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High School Musical 2 hit the airwaves on Friday, and the world will never be the same. Just ask any tween...
Molly at Buzz Sugar reports on the remarkable numbers put up by Disney’s High School Musical 2.
Friday night's premiere of "High School Musical 2" on The Disney Channel brought in 17.24 million viewers, which makes it the most watched basic cable program ever. Yes, you read that right - ever. Not only that, but it was the most watched Friday night television program in five years. So I'm guessing it wasn't only tweens and their parents watching those spunky kids dance and sing their hearts out. I'm totally curious - did you watch High School Musical 2?
I’m a little stunned by those kind of numbers – but then again, it has been the talk of the elementary school crowd since the kids have been back to school.
Deb over at NiceDeb is something of a High School Musical Expert, and she found the buildup to the premiere pretty exciting:
I know a little something about this, because I have six kids, and four of them are girls. And all four girls loved The High School Musical, and were looking forward to High School Musical 2, with much anticipation.
My twelve year old got invited to a High School Musical 2 Party, Fri. night, where they all dressed up as their favorite character to watch the movie. My 9, and 15 year olds had friends over for sleepovers. We ordered pizza, and spread out a big blanket on the floor of the loft, and let them scarf on Pizza while they watched. The Munchkin, (my seven year old) is going to a High School Musical birthday party, tomorrow.
To say that these movies are popular, is a gross understatement.
So, what is the big deal with these made-for-TV extravaganzas? Parents tout the wholesome action and catchy music.
AnneBadger appreciates the safe viewing for her family:
As a mom, I have a responsibility to make sure Rachel is not watching stuff too old for her. The first High School Musical was so cute, so when she wanted to watch the second one, I took a chance…All in all, it was a good movie. It reminded me of the Dirty Dancing movie without the bad language or inapropriate innuendos.
I’ve heard High School Musical compared to Grease for the ‘tween set. Back in my tween days, we just had Grease. And we liked it that way. And our parents liked it that way, too. We didn’t worry about all that inappropriate content and bad language. We memorized the dance moves and lyrics, the unsanitized versions, thank you very much. We marveled at those black spandex pants and practiced the high-heeled cigarette stomp-out. We turned out just fine.
We did. Shut up.
Anyway, what I’m saying here is that High School Musical and its sequel are not Grease.
Kitty-chan goes ahead and breaks it all down for those of us who are a bit mystified by this whole HSM franchise in her hilarious entry, All About The Shoes Baby:
I watched the premiere of High School Musical 2 last night, along with my son and two of my adorable nieces. There was, predictably, much support for the right side of the blatant class warfare, and much swooning over the clean-cut, sharply-pressed teen stars.
If you watched it, you don’t need me to summarize; if you didn’t watch it, I’m sure you don’t care to hear the basic plot details anyway. But here are the crucial stats and highlights, from the point of view of my living room television audience…
I will say that the choreography and music from High School Musical 2 is well-done and catchy. I appreciate a good dance number. So, let’s hear it – did you watch it? What do you think about this whole phenomenon?
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Jenny Lauck announces a dance off. You’re all going down.
