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Will You Be Making Regular Stops To NASHVILLE? Would You Give The Premiere A Thumbs Up?
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ABC’s highly-touted new primetime soap, in the veil of a dramatic music series with a country flair, Nashville, finally premiered last night at 10EST/9CST!
If you tuned in, the show follows Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton), who was once the hottest singer in town, but whose career is at a crossroads and seemingly stuck in neutral, or a decline! Rayna’s record company tells her they need her to drop her upcoming solo tour and open for young country crossover upstart bitch, Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere)! But we also learn that troubled Juliette has an addict of a mother, and some other major troubles!
Meanwhile, against Rayna’s wishes, her powerful daddy, (Powers Boothe) lures her husband, Teddy (Eric Close) into throwing his hat into the mayoral race! And we learn that Rayna’s bandleader, Deacon (Charles Esten) – with whom she shares a romantic past – is considering a job offer from none other than connivving Juliette! But as in any good soap, there is a mighty little cliffhanger that might help our fading starlet, Rayna! That is when Nashville newcomers Scarlett (Clare Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio) perform at an open mic night an original song that just might revive Rayna’s stalled career.
Of course, there was much more to the first episode then detailed above including the appearance of former General Hospital star, Jonathan Jackson (Ex-Lucky) as Avery Barkley, but we want to throw this out to you! What did you think of the premiere of Nashville? Do you think the set-up offers twists and turns that will keep you coming back each week to see how the story progresses? Would you give the series premiere a thumbs-up? Or, a thumbs-down? Weigh-in!
The Music City soap opera is back featuring notables, Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital) and Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light), when its returns now to its new home AXS TV. The cable network is now set to rebroadcast all six seasons of the country music drama originally on ABC.
Nashville kicks-off on AXS TV on Monday, September 30th and airs weekdays and weeknights at 2pm ET and 11pm ET. The show, which debuted back in 2012, a brings to life the tremendous highs and devastating lows of the cutthroat Country scene, as a group of artists struggle and strive to make their way in the town known as Music City. The series stars Connie Britton as Country Queen Rayna Jaymes, an industry icon fighting to stay on top as a new generation of up-and-coming musicians – led by talented but troubled songstress Juliette Barnes (Panettiere) – light up the charts.
GH’s Jonathan Jackson played by Avery Barclay, Charles Esten played Deacon, Claire Bowen played Scarlett and Eric Close played Teddy Conrad, plus more were in the standout cast. Nashville aired on ABC from 2012-2016, and then was picked up by CMT for its final two season through 2018.
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In addition to its captivating plots and unforgettable performances, Nashville brings the realism to life with special guest appearances by an impressive roster of Country music megastars including Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Thomas Rhett, and Trisha Yearwood, among others; as well as rock trailblazers Steven Tyler and Elton John; pop standouts Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson; and many more.
Greg Drebin, AXS TV’s Head of Content and Marketing said in a statement, “As the premier destination for music-themed content, Nashville is a perfect addition to our network. With its unique blend of world-class storytelling and talent, with real life music legends and musical performances, we are confident that Nashville will be a huge hit with our audience. The addition of Nashville is another significant step in our strategy to enhance AXS TV for both viewers and advertisers.”
AXS TV is a leading television, streaming, digital, and social music and entertainment brand owned and operated by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. AXS TV’s programming celebrates music’s rich history and keeps its audience current on what’s happening in music today with non-fiction docs, live concerts, music news and information, reality shows, and well known programs including The Big Interview with Dan Rather and The Top Ten Revealed. AXS TV is also home to TNA Wrestling, one of the world’s top wrestling brands. Multi-platform AXS TV is available on television in all 50 states and across Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and streaming through its FAST (free-ad-supported-streaming television) channel. AXS TV has a vast reach on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok. For a full list of providers and territories, please visit axs.tv/subscribe.
Are you looking forward to seeing Jonathan Jackson, Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton and more in this encore of Nashville? Comment below.
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Hayden Panettiere Reveals Filming ‘Nashville’ was ‘Traumatizing’; Writers Used Her Personal Struggles with Addiction, Postpartum as Storylines
Nashville and former Guiding Light star, Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GL) opened up about her final seasons on the ABC country music primetime drama, where the show touched too close to home for the actress who played lead character, Juliette Barnes.
In an interview with The Messenger, Hayden shared that during the run of the show from 2012-2018, she feels that the writers, more often that not, pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines.
Hayden said on the years she spent filming the series that it was “also very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.”
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Previously, the actress had shared that her dependency on alcohol and opioids as a teenager led to her dependency in her adult life. In addition, Nashville told the story of Juliette’s postpartum depression, which also mirrored Panettiere’s experience who went through the same thing when her own daughter was born.
Explaining what went down behind the scenes, Hayden recalled: “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, (and then) Juliette dates a football player. And then they turned her into an alcoholic. Then they turned to her leaving her daughter and going to this crazy (place) in Europe, and it was very obvious.”
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The actress added, ‘They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”
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Hayden added that she didn’t have time to care of herself and the pain she was going through physically and emotionally, so she tried to watch mindless TV and shows to help her calm down. Panettiere also felt that when she knew she had to go back to the set of Nashville, she did, “anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much (as I did) on Nashville.”
Hayden is set to make three upcoming appearances of her A Conversation With Hayden Panettiere live series in New York on February 23 and Washington D.C. on February 24.
So, do you think the Nashville writers literally stole creative ideas for the character of Juliette Barnes based on Hayden’s personal struggles? It certainly on paper seems so. Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
He won five Daytime Emmys as General Hospital’s Lucky Spencer and now actor and musician, Jonathan Jackson is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom this fall, when he reunites with some of the cast of the former ABC primetime music city drama, Nashville.
Jackson shared on his Instagram, “This has been in the works for a while, and I’m thrilled to announce that the NASHVILLE cast and I are reuniting for a special UK tour this October. I’m excited about this!”
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On Nashville, Jonathan Jackson starred for six season as Avery Barkley before the series concluded in the summer of 2018, after it moved from ABC to CMT for its final two seasons.
Joining Jonathan on the Nashville reunion tour are his former co-stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio. The fab four will play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, and Cardiff, as they tour the UK.
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If you are in the UK and wanted to get your tickets early, the presale is already underway. The general sale tickets will become available tomorrow on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Go to Gigs and Tours.com to purchase.
With GH’s 60th anniversary just a few weeks away, do you wish somehow Jonathan Jackson was brought back just for even a little while to reprise his role as Lucky? Would you like to see the ‘Nashville’ tour here in the states? Comment below.
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I give it a thumbs up with hesitation because I really hope they give Jonathan more dialogue and a storyline where they’re not using his character to enhance other characters and their storyline. He is the BIGGEST reason I’m watching and to waste such a huge talented actor/singer with 5 daytime Emmys, who has worked with some of the industries premier actors such as Al Pacino, Robin Williams & Hilary Swank to name a few, is not using his abilities to make the show shine for us JJ fans I would feel a huge disappointment and let down. But I will continue to watch in hopes of seeing JJ act and sing more.
I give it a thumbs down. It honestly bored me half to death. I couldn’t enjoy it at all. The promos were the best thing about the series, truthfully. I would give this ’til the mid-season break, and then it’ll likely be over. I saw nothing good about it, realistically.
I am very sad to say this but I gave it a Thumbs down 🙁 I was board and most of the good parts were in the preview. Johnathan to be honest was forgettable and seemed more like an extra rather then a cast member. It was also kind of predictable. I really hope it gets better because this was one of the shows I was really looking forward to watching.
I think it lacked chemistry between the leads – I just didn’t see it. Neither of the two main female leads were believable as big country music stars. Hopefully it can develop as the series moves on so I’m willing to continue to watch for now, but it doesn’t even hold a candle to Dallas!
I only watch GH on ABC!
That is sad– ABC has very great shows ..
The prime time soap Revenge is off the charts as are others of the new season shows..
This season is a great season for ABC shows including GH !!
Most soap stars are boycotting ABC/D and only watch GH.
I agree with Linda! I will not put more money in the pockets of ABC/D by watching any of their programming except GH! There are plenty of entertaining shows on the many other channels we have access to! ABC/D is run by idiots!
I don’t care what ABC puts on I will not watch.They slapped us in the face cancelling our soaps knowing there where not giving the real ratings on them.We know millions more are watching but we’re not suppose to talk about it and ABC knows it to.So I hope ABC flops like a fish out of water.They don’t care about us we don’t care about them.
I loved NASHVILLE. Connie Britton is amazing and the series promises to tell some good stories very well. I do hope I will be enjoying NASHVILLE as I have DALLAS, KNOTS LANDING and REVENGE in the past and present.
I think the show is well made, features strong performances, and integrates the music very well. This is quality television with some characters I want to know better and spend time with.
Agree! I loved every minute of it. I don’t even care that it is on ABC, I only watch GH, Revenge & now Nashville. Sorry, boycotters, but love my soaps, day or night. Anyone recognize Rayna’s sister, I think she was on Loving way back.
I like Nashville ..
I like the story ..
The singing is awful, terrible!
I can only hope there will be 95% story and 5% singing, then it will really be a great show.
I told the other half that as long as it doesn’t turn into the Country version of Glee, I’m good. In the beginning, I loved the story on Glee, but the singing… not so much.
I did find myself liking one of Connie Britton’s songs & the duet towards the end of the show,though… so I might be able to deal with a 75-25 split.
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Not watching anything on ABC but GH.ABC is nothing but a cheap daytime talk channel now running there guest from one show to the other.
I won’t watch anything on ABC except GH. But I did notice the commercials and ABC just crammed the premiere down our throats. I can’t wait to see the ratings.
My new show is Chicago Fire.
I’m on the fence. The first show was a bit dull, but that is to be expected. They have to introduce characters, set up relationships and hint at things to come. Was not a fan of the singing, the songs were good, just not perform well. I will watch it again but if the pace doesn’t pick up a bit it will not last too long.
I did not watch Nashville but my brother watched the first 15 minutes and said he was bored to tears. From what I understand, the show’s ratings really tanked its 2nd half hour so that does not bode well longterm.
Loved it! And JJ’s part gets bigger, he’s singing an Elvis Costello song next week for the show.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started watching it live, but within the first fifteen minutes I was so frustrated I left it to my DVR to tape for watching at a later time. It was a disappointing snooze fest for me. I hope when I go back to watch the rest it will pick up and gain my interest. I really want to like this show. We’ll see…
I still haven’t watched the premiere, but from the short synopsis above, I’m in! I was up late last night studying for one of my midterms, and working a full time job at DISH can sometimes eat into my TV time. I’ve been looking forward to Nashville, mostly because of Connie Britton, so I was surprised to read so many mixed reviews online today. I know that I have the premiere saved as a part of my Primetime Anytime recordings on my Hopper, so I’ll get around to watching it while I eat breakfast tomorrow morning. If this episode isn’t what I was expecting, then I won’t give up on it, at least not until the fourth or fifth episode.
I haven’t watched yet either, but I do know it sometimes takes 2-3 episodes to really get rolling, so I’ll at least give it that. But that is all, if it doesn’t suck me in!
I didn’t need any more than one episode of Revenge to get me hooked on that show.
I thought it was good and has potential. Thumbs Up!
Yes, there are several underlying stories under the main one! People, give it a chance, forget that it is ABC! Maybe if they see we are loving their nighttime soaps-who knows? But a soap is a soap is a soap! We love them! Support SOAPS.
I just watched online today and I enjoyed it. It was nice to see JJ again, and I am looking forward to his singing on the show.
Doesn’t interest me at all.
No ABC for me except GH. They have destroyed themselves while they decimated daytime.
ABC could care less if or if not you watch their prime time soaps lol
You are missing out on some really really good shows/entertainment and again ABC could care less about your boycott., it does ABC/D no harm, none at all..
Nashville has to be given a chance, I think it will be very good once it moves forward, it seems to have had a slow opening, but I think it will be much better in the next shows .. I will watch again..
I am so happy that you watch the worst of all the broadcast networks. It you notice, ABC does care about the people that have jumped their ship. All theirs shows are at the bottom except 4. That is not a good sign and from what I have been reading the music is bad and so was the story. To each his own.
No way not watching.
I was underwhelmed by the pilot, but will watch a few more episodes to see if it grabs me. I hope JJ has a bigger role in future episodes, and sadly, every time I see Connie Britton, I’m looking for Kyle Chandler. Damn, I miss Friday Night Lights.
Did not watch it. I have zero interest in country music or supporting ABC/Disney in any programming other than GH. I even gave up Modern Family. Now it is CBS only in our household, unless OLTL gets back on the air or at least a wrap up tv movie.