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When the composer's slight-of-hand allows the players to be excused, the New York Philharmonic diffuses through the city.... Characters are established rather ordinarily, through their interactions with one another and the monotony of the city. They and their doings are, however, lifted up in the suspense and dramatic tension found in the breadth and depth of the classical pieces themselves. Thus, the characters and notes form a bond; loss, forgiveness, survival, and fate all ring around both elements. And at the convergence of the musical genius spread through four centuries and the individuals in the symphony? Rodrigo. A character study reinforced by the harmony of its soundtrack.

An interesting yet awkward blend of good characters and cheap humor; potential rests in the main protagonists' interactions with their weekly scenarios, which provide interesting commentary, as well as back story. The show's attempts at laughter, with a few exceptions, weigh it down, however. In a sense, a lower Big Bang Theory of imaginative misfits.

A blurred, drug-induced mixture of childhood innocence and cringe worthy maturity propelled by randomness, violence, and the artificiality of baby music. All-in-all, an MTV masterpiece.

Clever, comedic explorations of fragile parents and misguided teenagers that converge at the innocent happenings of a 12-year-old boy. A satisfying commentary on social cliques.