SummaryMaking the Band -- the start of O-Town -- the brainchild of teen-pop Svengali Lou Pearlman, the former manager of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Equal parts the Monkees and MTV's The Real World, the show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a boy band, from their first audition to the signing of their first record deal. T... Read More
❮ Making the Band
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Mar 24, 2000
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Generally Favorable
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
47% Positive
8 Reviews
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35% Mixed
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3 Reviews
Nov 28, 2019
83
"Making the Band" is "The Monkees" meets MTV's "The Real World" and "Road Rules." What a concept...The big surprise is, it works. [24 March 2000]
Nov 28, 2019
60
A stylish mix of candid documentary film and talking-to-the-camera interviews, the show looks like "The Real World" for a reason; it has the same producers. Musical scenes of the auditions and of dance and vocal practices become sharply edited mini-music videos; another producer is MTV.
Nov 28, 2019
50
For those who can't stomach the syrupy sounds of today's boy bands, consider this your warning. The program is full of the kind of sugarcoated songs that dominate today's pop charts. [24 March 2000, p.C07]
Nov 28, 2019
50
This show looks less like a TV series and more like an attraction at Disney World. ("Hey boys and girls, it's Testosterone Land!") [24 March 2000]
Nov 28, 2019
25
Stranger things have happened, but it's going to take some powerful wizardry to whip Making the Band into must-see TV. [24 March 2000]
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