This show is a quite enjoyable show for the targeted audience.Although the acting does need a bit improvement,and a few episodes have their flaws,nothing's perfect. The show focuses on Sonny Munroe (Lovato) who gets the chance to be on her favorite TV show,So Random!Demi Lovato does a pretty good job portraying Sonny,even though her acting needs improvement.Sterling Knight,who plays Chad Dylan Cooper,in my opinion is one of best actors from this show.His character is a very arrogant actor So Random's rival show,and Knight does an excellent job. Overall I think children will enjoy this show a lot,and I recommend it for kids.
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greengrapey9 June 2009
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midream-night23 August 2009Not everything is funny in it, especially when they play the laughter.
But I laugh here and there, and when it has a good plot, I get excited
to know what's going to happen next. It's actually a really decent show.
Demi Lovato is a good actor, but can over-do it sometimes. It is kind
of cheesy, but it's a good show. One of the best shows on Disney Channel.
At best, 7/10.. It's worth watching and you get attached. I really like it. Chad and Sonny seem cute together, but I just find the character Zora to be really annoying. -
lauren_h72 June 2009as like other Disney channel shows they're cheesy, pointless and so not funny with a stupid laughter track on every sentence...
Well yes this is like this but i actually think its OK.
demi lovato over acts quite a lot but you can put up with it after a while.
i love the little girl who sometimes appears in it. She's the best and is really funny.
i think its kinda cheesy but a really good storyline. the script is well thought out and funny.
i also love the brightly colored decorated set and props.
overall a 7/10.. its worth watching and after a while you do get attached to the show. not the best show but OK .. decent like the title lol -
rebecca-fair-poulos15 February 2009I do not want to see this show die on the Disney Channel. I think it's one of the few shows in a good while which could have a good influence on young people... also, it's pretty darn funny!
Recently I found myself in a state of dissolution with the Disney Channel. Whenever I find myself flipping to the channel all I see were increasingly younger and oversexed teens (and even preteens) on shows that feel like they are written by people with the same condition. I am extraordinarily happy that I happened to turn on the television during the shows premier.
I found "Sonny with a Chance" completely refreshing.
The sketch with-in-the-show was immediately funny with ironic camp and legitimate humor--bringing back the simple and funny physical comedy "tween" shows have been lacking these days without feeling forced or dissonant.
I was not surprised to find the producer of the show was also the producer of the sketch show "All That" which aired on Nickelodeon. As has been frequently said, "the best comedy comes from the truth." Thus this show isn't filled with over dramatic prepubescent boys and girls trying to attract the opposite sex with sexist or otherwise offensive pick-up lines. It's a simple comedy that does it's job exceptionally well and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Just as "All That" was an SNL for tweens (which as I recall I found much funnier than SNL at the time), I see "Sonney with a Chance" being the "30 Rock" for the tweens of today (though doubtfully will be better than "30 Rock" at any time.)
I believe all of the actors do still need to find their groove, but that's actually true of every show I've ever seen. At the time of writing this, three episodes have been released. I'd recommend watching at least the first two and hanging on to the show from there to see it improve from what I think is already a show more than "solid."
A note, I have mentioned this as a show for "Tweens" but I, myself, am rapidly approaching my 19th year. -
victoriarocks9914 February 2009The pilot was horrible. Period.
However, Disney has a problem with that...maybe that's why they show 2 episodes at once. So I hung in there for the next episode.
It was funny. And unpredictable- I honestly did not expect the Sterling Knight to be the type of character he was, nor did I expect the show to end like it did. Usually Disney gets all their conflicts resolved by the end of the show, but obviously SWAC is going to be different.
And honestly, it was a thousand times better than the most recent season of Hannah Montana.
Here's hoping for more improvement from Sonny With a Chance! -
MsMovie9 February 2009The actors in this show have talent, there's no denying it - but the premise of this show and the acting and the scripting is just awful. This show's back story of a young woman who wants to be a star getting a part on her favorite show is OK, but the way it is written is dreadful. Unlike the Suite Life on Deck, which was pretty funny from the first episode - this was just painful and some of the "supposed" sketches from the fictitious sketch show "So Random" were pathetic and were seriously nothing that any kid of this day and age would ever watch or enjoy.
Disney, you finally came up with a total lemon unless you do some serious rewriting - I don't know what you were thinking with this concept, but the TV show backdrop is really not working! -
PlayMyMusic268 February 2009"Camp Rock" and "As The Bell Rings" were the only things I had ever seen Demi Lovato act in and I anxiously awaited the premiere of "Sonny With A Chance." I didn't set any expectations, I didn't want to be disappointed.
I'm going to have to give the BEST ACTRESS award to Tiffany Thornton who plays Tawni. I think she is probably one of the better actors in this series, she has great comic timing and she is very pretty, too. I don't have many complaints about her, if any at all.
And despite a personal love for Demi Lovato's singing and her person in general, I was not particularly fond of her acting. I think she is a wonderful actress but I believe she could be much, much better. She has specific scenes when she is a top notch performer, and others when she really needs help to make it believable. Her character is funny, though, and has a lot of great lines.
As for the character of Grady, played by Doug Brochu, I believe that he is very funny. Brochu is a wonderful actor and has seemingly good timing.
Sterling Knight as Chad Dylan Cooper is also a great actor, but I believe he could do better. I think that the Chad Dylan Cooper character could be written in to be funnier, because the show is a comedy.
The actress who plays Portlyn, Jillian Murray, is very, very funny and I hope she appears in more episodes, although she doesn't play a major role, I believe she is a good addition to the show and to the shows comedy.
Brandon Smith, as Nico, is a good actor and his character is very funny. But I believe he could be better, though. His character is very much a stereotypical Disney guy, same as the guys in Hannah Montana or Cory In The House. He's a guy that kind of gets really obsessive when it comes to girls, a bit obnoxious, if I might add. However, despite that, I think Smith is a great actor and Nico is a good character.
Allisyn Ashley Arm, Zora, is somewhat an obnoxious character. I think she is somewhat unnecessary when it comes to the show in general, but she is still a decent actress. She's somewhat hyperactive which can become very annoying after a while, but her lines are very funny and her delivery is excellent.
The show in general is very funny. It has great lines, along with some decent, yet mediocre, acting. I believe the writing, as well as the acting, could be more sophisticated and it was guided towards the younger crowd, which was something I wasn't expecting considering the actual plot of the show. The rivalry between the two shows, So Random and Mackenzie Falls, is somewhat stereotypical, one that you would see in any other television show when there is a rivalry between shows, and is somewhat predictable. I think the show's writing is very simple and they need to be more complex when they are writing. But it wasn't a bad show. It wasn't the best show in the entire world, but it wasn't horrible, either. I hope that the show evolves more and becomes a bit less predictable and more directed to all audiences, instead of just the younger crowd. -
lightningflash4311 February 2009I am a big Disney Channel fan...I absolutely love Hannah Montana and I think that Suite Life occasionally has its funny moments, and I was expecting great things out of SWAC. But I was dead wrong.
I watched the pilot episode and I was just stunned. The acting was horrible, it wasn't funny, and it was basically just painful to watch. The jokes are terrible...I think I smiled once because of how bad it was.
The characters are just plain weird and creepy (Zora..like seriously?)...the only ones I liked were the Mackenzie Falls people..I personally think that would have made a much better show on it's own. -
nadja-jevtic11 October 2010I've been watching the show for more than a year now, and I love it! It's so much fun. And the episodes just keep getting better! I love Demi Lovato, and she is very funny, the character Sonny is very different than any other character on Disney which is good. Tiffany Thornton is amazing. Tawni is really a character that we should hate, but I actually love her! She is very funny, and Tiffany did a great job. Sterling Knight has also done a great job, he's a good actor, but not as cute as everybody says. Doug Brochu and Brandon Mychal Smith are hilarious, I enjoy their adventures! As for Allysin Ashley Arm, she is good, but Zora is so annoying, though sometimes funny. The only thing I don't like about the show is that they made Sonny a singer, too! I mean, Demi is a great singer, and I love all of her songs, but I was hoping that they wouldn't turn Sonny into a singing star, as they do with everyone. So that's why I give the show 9 out of 10. Otherwise, perfect. Can't wait for the new episodes!
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The show has its ups and downs. When i saw the first episode, i had a chuckle then a laugh, then to a "i'm going to change the channel". This show is good, but it could be a whole lot better. Then it also seem like one of those shows where it would it only have one season. I'm just going to wait until it has more episodes, cause like many new shows, the pilot is always the worst episode, then it becomes better. Demi Lavato is a good actress as well as singer,but her acting in this show is a little over the top. If the show is a comedy show, put more comedy in it. I'm sorry to say, but the only good and semi funny show on Disney channel is probably "Wizards of Waverly Place" (my opinion). All this show needs is some more work, and funnier actors/actress and the ratings will surely go up. Overall the cast is good, the acting is good, but the plot needs a little work =]
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dthawks278 February 2009This new Disney Channel show (Sonny with a Chance) premiered tonight, and unexpectedly accomplished the impossible. It proved that it is actually possible to come up with something more stupid, more ridiculous, and less engaging than Nickelodeon's iCarly.
From the very start, the show opened with the worse writing (as if they hired a group of 5th graders), terrible unattractive characters, and just sent a message to America saying how less credible and cheap Disney Channel is becoming.
Don't get me wrong, though i am not a big fan of Hannah Montana and the Suite Life, I would say that those shows has its 'spark' and is written well for the young audience intended, but this new show that was just release is abysmal.
You would think since the producers are not starting fresh and are starring an already made famous Demi Lovato, that they would invest more money into a decent script. But no. Instead we are left with pure, unimaginative, immature crap.
All in all, this show is a complete let down. It did nothing but made my eyes burn and my television crap itself. I would very much prefer to watch Life with Derek, Dora the Explorer, and the History channel any day.
-- pure unadulterated garbage.
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khalifshirad12 August 2010Wow, i can't believe it. I thought that it will be the same Disney shows nowadays. But, the result is... a GREAT SHOW. Demi Lovato... She's Hilarious!, but... needs more realistic acting. She can be a little too hyper. Tiffany Thorton... I love her! Great acting that's what a funny character should be. Sterling Knight... Great! But, still just enough. Brandon Mychal Smith, Doug Brochu, their all just very fine, and Allison Ashley Arms... she is the weirdo kid that is fun to watch. Maybe, this is the best Disney show (by now). I hope that there will be loads of more fun in season 2 and more improvement. KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK!!!
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lisafordeay15 December 2021Sonny With A Chance is a 2009 TV show starring Demi Lovato,Sterling Knight and Tiffany Thornton. A up and coming starlet named Sonny Munroe(Lovato) wants to make it big on So Random as well as hiding her feelings for Chad(Knight) a heartthrob from a popular TV show called Summer Falls.
There is alot of funny episodes especially one where Sonny has to be in 2 places at once during a cinema trip and it was just hilarious. Another was the episode with the check it out girls. If your a fan of Demi Lovato do give it a shot. I'm glad that it's on Disney Plus now. -
bkoganbing9 February 2009The much heralded new Disney Channel television series Sonny With A Chance arrived and no one is going to confuse this one with classic TV comedy like MASH or All In The Family.
I will say this for it though. The premise is completely up to date and that premise is a young teen played by the Magic Kingdom's newest manufactured star Demi Lovato has her own YouTube like show on the internet where she's come to the attention of the producers of a Saturday Night Live Show for the teens. When one of the regulars quits, Lovato is asked to go on the show.
The method of obtaining attention is new, but it's really the old girl from the sticks gets a big break in Hollywood. It's certainly as old as A Star Is Born. Lovato is perky and spunky and she fits right in with the cast with the glaring exception of teen queen Tiffany Thornton.
Thornton is the Sharpay Evans of the show, the egotistical star who wants it all. There's also another series shooting on the same lot, a teen drama with a cast headed by Sterling Knight. For some reason I can't figure out, his crowd looks down on the other bunch. They're shooting a 90210 type drama and the way they act you'd think it was Citizen Kane. Still the rivalry promises to be grist for any number of plots should the show last.
And it will last, Disney shows always do. They run approximately three years and then go off the air. No reason to suspect Sonny With A Chance will be anything different. -
Finally, Disney is coming up with more original ideas for their shows, and incorporating better actors. Well, the title is pretty cheesy, Sonny is the main character, so like all Disney shows, it has to be in the title. The reason that i gave this show an 8 is because it comes off as a little rushed. On the first episode Sonny's all "O.M.F.G i can't believe i'm here!!!" but then in the second episode she acts like she's been there for a couple years and got used to it all. But, discarding that, it's a great show, showing that Disney could be fully revived someday. With that said, this show show is a great addition to the franchise. I really hope they continue for a couple more years.
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This show is an interesting show,it has a very good plot which is about a teenager going to work on a TV show set and all the wacky adventures that go on while she's there. Anyways, the show is very good and the actress Tiffany Thorton is by far, the best on the show. She always knows exactly when to do her cues and she has very good comedic timing.
Although, as for the other actors(excluding Allison Ashley Arm, who is very good too) they are horrible. Demi Lovato is okay at acting on the show most of the time, but there are some scenes where she overacts horribly and/or doesn't deliver the lines properly. I believe she is a good actress at heart because I saw her on Camp Rock and she was great, but in this show, it just seems like she's overacting a lot of times, but I believe she will get better as the show progresses. But the two all time, most horrible actors on the show are Brandon Smith and Doug Brochu. I don't believe anyone could describe in full detail about how horribly bad there acting is. Every single episode, and every single scene I see them in, they always are over acting. Both of them deliver there lines badly, and I think they need MAJOR acting lessons.
A lot of times they try to act funny when they say there lines, and they end up looking really stupid. So I think in their off time of the show, they need to go take some acting lessons or go to an acting school because their horrible -
american-beauty6019 February 2011Well, many of my friends kept telling me about how amazing this show is and I did not want to believe I would enjoy a cheesy Disney production anytime. Anyway I decided to try so I went to SonnyWithAChanceLand's Channel on the "You Tube" as my friends told me and I have to say I wasn't just surprised I was actually shocked. I couldn't believe it is a Disney show. I even went to its Wikipedia page to read more about it and was pleased by the high No. of viewers and the wild popularity of the show. Then I came here using the link and I can't believe I am writing a review about it. Disney has done a great job in hiring all these new kids to their payroll. They really have some quality people working there. This show does not only have talented cast, clever scrip, hilarious jokes, shinny set, it also has a breathtaking romance between the very cute Sonny Munroe and the extremely handsome Chad Dylan Cooper. I am so proud to say I am the biggest Disney fan from now on. I might even start to watch its new shows like "Good luck Charlie" and "Shake it up" although they don't really look as charming as this one. To be honest, I already have watched some episodes of the famous Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly place on mbc3 TV channel before. Both weren't bad but weren't good enough either to keep me watching. They have made me get the wrong idea of Disney cheesiness ever since. But still as I said they not bad at all for kids. Finally, this show will amaze you in every aspect except for its 1st and 3rd episodes. They were average. As for the rest, you'll never be disappointed.
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brigitte11116 March 2009There's too much cheesy over acting in this show. Demi Lovato is always smiling like crazy at everything. She looks goofy and annoying instead of cute or real. Everyone just seems over the top. I also think the actress who plays Tawni looks way too old. Like 25 or something. I will watch a few more episodes to see if it gets better. I always try to gives shows a chance. Ha, like the title! But I think the style will stay the same. It is to bad because it could be funnier if the acting was less fake.
It's cool to see teens in a sketch show but the sketches seem kind of too young for what they would come up with. The stuff isn't as funny as sketches teens would actually like or write. Anyway I hoped to like the show more than I do but it's too corny. -
speaksis24 April 2010I found SWAC one night when I was bored out of my mind and felt like watching some Disney Channel shows off Netflix. I found season one of Sonny With A Chance and decided to check it out for laughs and as a time waster. The first episode did just that, I didn't enjoy it anymore than I enjoy Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, or any other "good" Disney Channel shows. However, I chose to watch the second episode and soon found myself suppressing laughter to keep my parents from waking up. I ended up watching the entire season one and the first three episodes of season two in one night. I enjoyed it greatly and, though I was exhausted from getting very little sleep, I spent the next day reliving the episodes. Although i do enjoy SWAC, there are some areas where it could use a bit of help. The part of Sonny is played by Demi Lovato. She plays a smiley, bubbly girl. Her acting covers this easily, but wavers when it comes to the more serious, less comedic aspects of the show. Luckily the show is a comedy so Demi is generally good. Nico and Grady, played by Brandom Smith and Doug Brochu, are two classic Disney characters. They love money, girls, and food. They're the Disney Duo that we've seen in so many Disney shows. Like Demi, their acting is mostly good but does have a few flaws here and there. Zora, a strange and crazy character played by Allisyn Ashley Arm, is a 11 year old that stars on So Random! the SNL for teenagers that the characters act on. Although Zora can get a bit annoying at times, I usually don't mind her. Allisyn's acting isn't perfect in any respects, but she's a young girl and we can only expect so much. Sonny's rival So Random! star is Tawni, a blonde that's...well, a blonde. She and Sonny have a couple touching moments, regardless of their slight dislike for one another. Tawni is played by Tiffany Thornton. In my opinion, Tiffany is the best actress on the show. She's understandable, believable, and very funny. I usually don't enjoy her sort of character, but Tiffany really makes me smile. Chad Dylan Cooper, Sonny's love interest, is played by Sterling Knight, whom I'd hardly heard of until SWAC. He, like Tiffany possesses plenty of talent. His character is self-absorbed at times and yet really sweet at other points. His dynamic with Sonny is so incredible and cute, and their relationship isn't the normal Disney "boy meets girl. They're perfect for each other, but can't be together due to some secret (popstar, wizard, psychic, etc). Finally the girl comes clean and they live happily ever after". Instead both Sonny and Chad are in denial about their feelings. It's cute. In the end, SWAC surprised and delighted me. Looks like Disney finally found a good show.
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wafflespeedruns30 December 2018The only thing sonny has a chance of is making me cry
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Rasberriesluv778822 June 2009i think that this show is one of the best I've seen on Disney in a long time. tiffany or tawni is an amazing character; i love how her and sonny pretend to be enemies but in reality they have become the best of friends, its also thrilling and suspenseful to see what they say next shes a very complicated character but its fun to try and catch up to her. demi is very radiant and exciting in this show, some people say that she could do much much better but i say that she makes her character become herself and not a lot of actors and actresses her age can do that; its a pretty awesome gift to have if you ask me. nicos kind of the kid who gets all the girls in his dreams haha but in reality he tries to get as many as he can but many times does not succeed. gradys kind of refreshing he lightens up the scenes with his personality hes one of those chubby kids that always seems to put a smile on your face. sterling knight aka chad Dylan cooper is my personal favorite and i bet a lot of young teens could relate to him. he's a pretty sensitive guy but since he doesn't want anyone to know the soft side of him he acts like a jerk. he tries to deny that he has feelings for sonny but everyone who watches the show can tell he does. its amazing and a ton of fun to watch this show and watch these young people grow. the only thing that this show could use more of is new episodes maybe a new character or co-star and they need to get chad and sonny together all ready. who ever says this show needs more than it already has obviously has no idea what a good show is about. this is the perfect series for any age. the stiffness of the acting just adds to the excitement. everyone from sonny with a chance, keep on rocking that stage don't let any review tear your show apart; i for one have faith in you they're just bitter :)
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flatkramer0810 February 2009Wow, this show should seriously be called 'Sonny without a chance'. I really like Disney shows but this along with 'The Suite Life on Deck' is proof that they're heading downhill. The actors seem forced on screen and it was hard to watch. After a few minutes I wanted it to be over. It's attempt to be the "Next Best Thing" on Disney was poorly insufficient.
From just watching it I couldn't tell it was supposed to be a comedy. They had maybe one joke and it was toilet humor. It's one redeeming quality is Sterling Knight! I highly advised not watching this show and save 30 minutes of your life that would otherwise be wasted! -
Let me say out of everything I watched on Disney Channel, this was the most disappointing thing ever. If Disney Channel already has bad shows like Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place, why would they put ANOTHER bad show in the mix? Just what we need, another show about a girl who becomes some big thing with its stale jokes. I thought Disney Channel learned their lesson about lame shows like Hannah Montana and Phil of the Future. Apparently not, because Disney Channel has a lot to learn.
The show is about a girl named Sonny, who is played by Demi Levato. SWAC was only an excuse to make Demi her own show. Anyway, Sonny gets picked for a new role in a lame show called So Random, which is So Boring and So Repetitive. Sonny meets the stereotypical cast members there: A preppy female, two idiotic males, and an evil little girl. Reused ideas at its worst.
The shorts IN the show are more terrible than the show itself. Not only do the shorts have stale comedy and plot, but the themes of those shorts are just the most repetitive things I have ever heard of. Every theme song follows this pattern: A short description of the character, the name of the character, and the dumbest catch phrase Disney Channel can come up with.
In conclusion, SWAC is a gigantic bomb. Not only is it bad, but it's the most disappointing and unoriginal thing on the face of the Earth. Disney fan-girls, OPEN YOUR EYES! You think Disney Channel is making all these great shows. Sadly, you're not even watching them. You're just eating a slice of pizza instead. -
littlemisscheri1316 April 2009I, as well as many MANY others, all agree that the pilot was absolutely horrible. But as this show progressed, everyones acting became better and better. What I absolutely love about this is that it seems to have more of an ongoing plot. My favorite thing is the Chad/Sonny thing going on. This is the first original Disney Channel show in a while. This is also the first show with what seems like an ongoing romance. So, in a nutshell, this show is amazing :) It's about time Disney comes out with a show that doesn't have anything to do with keeping a secret (Wizards of Waverly Place, Thats So Raven, Hannah Montana). With every episode, it keeps getting better and better. I found myself counting down days until the next new episode. So yeah, go SWaC!