{"id":598,"date":"2014-09-17T05:40:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T10:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/?p=598"},"modified":"2014-09-16T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T22:58:48","slug":"red-band-society-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/2014\/09\/17\/red-band-society-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Band Society &#8211; Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/red-band-society-fox-e1410907357860.jpg\" alt=\"red-band-society-fox\" width=\"668\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/red-band-society-fox-e1410907357860.jpg 668w, http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/red-band-society-fox-e1410907357860-300x147.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/red-band-society-fox-e1410907357860-624x306.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><br \/>\nIt is entirely possible that the strength of this show may be the reason I find it hard to tune into week after week. \u00a0Watch the promo and you will find this is a well acted, heart tearing show about teenagers dealing with life-altering illnesses and the hospital caregivers who somehow help them cope with these life changing events.<\/p>\n<p>Starring\u00a0\u00a0Octavia Spencer (\u201cThe Help,\u201d \u201cFruitvale Station\u201d), Dave Annable (\u201cBrothers &amp; Sisters,\u201d \u201c666 Park Avenue\u201d) with a selection of very talented young actors as the patients, the clips already available on the FOX website show scenes that tear at the heart-strings, and characters with strength, and grit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.foxfdm.com\/fox\/embed-iframe.html?videourl=http:\/\/link.theplatform.com\/s\/fox.com\/IpKH9_MkCV2H?mbr=true\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhat I hope to find when I tune in is a strong sense of humor and selection of lighter moments that balance the intense plot lines that the show will obviously feature.<\/p>\n<p>The fact the show is narrated by a boy in a coma does offer some hope that the lighter side of life will be featured just as prominently, but the gallows sense of humor is not for everyone, and most of these clips from the first episode seem to lean towards the darker side.<\/p>\n<p>All of that said, what keeps catching my eye, and drawing me back to wanting to watch this new show is the clearly character-centric feel of the promos and pitch. \u00a0Some much of the most compelling drama comes not from the ticking clock in the operating room, but the trials and tribulations of the patient before they even make it to the operating table.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Twelve-year-old narrator CHARLIE (Griffin Gluck, \u201cBack in the Game,\u201d \u201cPrivate Practice\u201d) is in a coma and introduces us to this band of unlikely friends, including the \u201cnew kid,\u201d JORDI PALACIOS (Nolan Sotillo, \u201cProm\u201d), a 16-year-old who comes to California to seek out treatment at the renowned hospital. What Jordi soon discovers is that it\u2019s not his illness that\u2019s going to change his life, but his new friends. Also at Ocean Park is LEO ROTH (Charlie Rowe, \u201cNeverland,\u201d \u201cPirate Radio\u201d), the 16-year-old, charming and independent \u201cleader\u201d of the group. Leo\u2019s best friend is DASH HOSNEY (Astro, \u201cThe X Factor\u201d), a 16-year-old \u201crebel\u201d with a big personality, who is determined not to let his cystic fibrosis stop him from living his life. Also on the ward is 15-year-old \u201cknow-it-all\u201d EMMA CHOTA (Ciara Bravo, \u201cBig Time Rush\u201d), Leo\u2019s on-again-off-again girlfriend who is coping with an eating disorder. Rounding out this group of patients is KARA SOUDERS (Zoe Levin, \u201cArrested Development,\u201d \u201cThe Way Way Back\u201d), a \u201cmean girl\u201d cheerleader who shares a room with Charlie. Although her heart is failing, she is realizing for the first time that she actually has one and begins opening it up to her new friends.<\/p>\n<p>The pediatric ward is run by NURSE JACKSON (Spencer), a caregiver with a take-no-prisoners approach to helping these teens get the most from their lives. Little do they know that she puts her own life second, and her stern manner hides her incredible heart that secretly makes their lives more ordinary. Overseeing much of their treatment is DR. JACK McANDREW (Annable), the country\u2019s top pediatric surgeon. Also attending to the patients is the na\u00efve and gullible Nurse BRITTANY DOBLER (newcomer Rebecca Rittenhouse), who allows the teens to get away with things they probably shouldn\u2019t. These mentors\u2019 lives are more complicated than they seem. They are the guiding force for these teens, but in their own personal lives, things might not be so easy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLike\u201d RED BAND SOCIETY on facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedBAndSociety\">facebook.com\/RedBandSociety<\/a>. Follow the series on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedBandSociety\">@RedBandSociety<\/a>\u00a0&amp; join the discussion using #RedBandSociety.<br \/>\nSee photos and videos on Instagram <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/RedBandSociety\">@RedBandSociety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is entirely possible that the strength of this show may be the reason I find it hard to tune into week after week. \u00a0Watch the promo and you will find this is a well acted, heart tearing show about teenagers dealing with life-altering illnesses and the hospital caregivers who somehow help them cope with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,25],"tags":[896,904,900,895,903,905,894,157,893,899,898,902,891,45,901,907,897,892,906],"class_list":["post-598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","category-television","tag-666-park-avenue","tag-astro","tag-back-in-the-game","tag-brothers-sisters","tag-charlie-rowe","tag-ciara-bravo","tag-dave-annable","tag-fox","tag-fruitvale-station","tag-griffin-gluck","tag-los-angeles-ocean-park-hospital","tag-nolan-sotillo","tag-octavia-spencer","tag-popartsplace","tag-private-practice","tag-rebecca-rittenhouse","tag-red-band-society","tag-the-help","tag-zoe-levin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":601,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598\/revisions\/601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.popartsplace.net\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}