4x12 GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMENT

I realize that the Instant ster concept is geared toward teenage girls, but as a mature, successful and hard-working 23-year-old woman, I'd say this is one of the most electric story lines I've seen in a 30-minute televisie program in a long time. This is not to say that it stands alone in quality TV programming, but it certainly stands alone in its genre. I feel that the message ends up amounting to so much meer than simply the realistic portrayal of teenaged rock star's life. The characters written for Jude, Tommy, and the rest of the cast handle situations that perplex men and women far...