Line #15 Series/InstantStar


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3	''Instant Star'' was a Canadian SoapOpera and TeenDrama created by Linda Schuyler (the same woman who created ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration''). Lead character Jude Harrison, an amateur singer-songwriter musician, wins an ''Series/AmericanIdol''-type competition and recording contract and is instantly thrust into the world of celebrity and fame. She has to overcome problems with both her personal and professional life, such as her parents' divorce and maintaining her career and pleasing her record label.
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5	The show, like ''Degrassi'', is very much like a SoapOpera, oftentimes outdoing ''Degrassi'' with completely outlandish plots and characters. But also like ''Degrassi'', it is balanced with a teenage realism and feel. The soundtrack to the series is pure teen pop, which pretty much makes this show the ultimate GuiltyPleasure. It aired on Creator/{{CTV}} in Canada and on Creator/{{Noggin}}'s teen block, The N, in the United States.
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8	!!This TV show has examples of the following:
9	* AdamWesting: Creator/StaceyFarber and Aubrey "Drake" Graham guest starred as themselves on one episode. The show has also had fun with the Degrassi cast members in some commercials, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTHfFfyYZXY this one.]]
10	* TheAlcoholic: Patsy, which leads to [[KilledOffForReal her demise]].
11	* AlphaBitch: Karma, the newest Instant Star acts like this towards Jude.
12	* AnimalWrongsGroup: Jude had red paint thrown at her while wearing a fur coat by a PETA CaptainErsatz group.
13	* BittersweetEnding: Jude accepts a record contract in London, and the future looks bright for her -- unfortunately, she breaks up with Tommy and chooses her music over him.
14	* BoyBand: Tommy was part of Boyz Attack, an old 90s boy band. He doesn't like to be reminded of that, as he's moving on to be a top producer.
15	* BreakTheCutie: The instant fame Jude gains comes with a lot of heartache. The first season was especially rough on Jude, with being dumped publicly and her parents divorcing.
16	* CoolBigSis: Sadie, towards Jude.
17	* DivorceAssetsConflict: Jude and Sadie's parents divorced in the second season and this was the cause for much stress for Jude.
18	* FieryRedhead: Jude. Actress Alexz Johnson's hair is naturally blonde, though, and in Season Two, she went with the blonde look.
19	* TheJailBaitWait: Jude and Tommy, Jude was 16 at the beginning of the series and had an attraction to Tommy and Tommy was fighting his attraction to her, but once she turned 18, they decided to pursue the relationship.
20	* KilledOffForReal: Patsy, due to driving drunk.
21	* LeftHanging: The show's fourth season was planned to be the end, but a lot of plot threads weren't closed, most likely leaving those open for a possible fifth season. It didn't happen, sadly.
22	* LoveTriangle: Jude, Tommy and Jamie. This was the driving force for much of the show.
23	* MeaningfulName: [[Music/TheBeatles Jude and Sadie Harrison.]]
24	* MusicIsPolitics
25	* PassThePopcorn: Jude is seen eating from a bowl of popcorn while Tommy talks to a bandmate with whom he doesn't get along.
26	* PutOnABus: Jude's friend Kat appeared sporadically in the second season before heading out on a LongBusTrip.
27	* RockIsAuthenticPopIsShallow:
28	** The earnest punk rocker Jude ends up winning the Instant Star competition (an ''Series/AmericanIdol''-type show) against her Eden, a typical pop princess complete with big hair and an affinity for the color pink. Eden then becomes a rival to Jude in the first season.
29	** Later on after Eden gets PutOnABus, Jude gets a proper rival in the form of Karma, another pop singer to leans into the ContractualPurity aspect of TeenIdol-dom.[[invoked]]
30	* ShipSinking: The two main ships, Jude/Tommy and Jude/Jamie, were torpedoed in the last season, much to the fans' chagrin.
31	* ShowWithinAShow: The Instant Star competition, which is obviously modeled after ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
32	* StraightGay: Instant Star winner #2 Mason, who is a [[GayCowboy country music singer]].
33	* {{Yandere}}: Megan, in the show's fourth season.

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