User Reviews

**** THIS POST CONTAINS MANY SPOILERS****

I have now watched the first 2 episodes. My husband only lasted through the 1st. I am a former member of a multi-cultural pop girl group. I was in the music industry, working towards "making it" for the better part of a decade. Had a deal. Toured. Recorded albums, the whole nine. I'm also a huge fan of Empire, even though they often ignore important details (such as SOPs for studio recording like needing to wear headphones while recording, for example). I still love the show. Couple that with my background and I was ridiculously excited about Star.

I am, thus far, incredibly disappointed. Very clearly there is a different writer, a different director, and probably a different producer from Empire. The writing is my biggest issue, though. So. Much. Unnecessary. Drama. There is NOTHING organic about the story. Everything escalates too quickly, nothing is properly developed, we don't really know how much time has passed since the first scene where we met Star, and the fact that these girls expect to make it overnight is insane. I hate that Star is a massive slut too. She would NEVER be taken seriously in the industry. It's a small industry, and everyone talks.

Episode one was worth the watch because the 2 original songs in the episode were FIRE. The performance at the house party was great, the one at the strip club made no sense. But, the songs were really amazing.

Episode 2 had one decent song. Decent, not fire. Once more there were insane ups and downs that made no sense. A secret relationship we're instantly supposed to care about between what's her face and that guy she met at a picnic, a pastor that may or may not be in a relationship with queen latifah, an imaginary performance full of vogueing that resulted in a surprise visit from parents who "don't care", the whole thing with the "drunk"/"dead" mom, and the twist at the end where the foster father is still alive?! COME ON!! Try a little. Just a little.

Concentrate on the music and on what goes into trying to make it. That in and of itself is enough of a show and comes with plenty of drama (watch any of the Making of The Band seasons for further proof).

Ultimately, I will watch episode 3. I'm still undecided. I really WANT to love this show, but I don't yet.

***may be spoilers*** I really like Star. It's different. The mix of Star, her sister and the little rich girl are entertaining. Jahil, and the athlete, both are men you can have a love/hate relationship with. They are so great at times and then they make the worst decisions and you just want to scream at them. Queen Latifah does an outstanding job of showing her feelings and being down to earth. Her relationship with her daughter evolves in a heartbreaking way. The daughter, herself, keeps you coming back to find out the outcome of her situations. I hope it continues as I look forward to traveling with the girls as they trudge to stardom.

At first, I was looking to see more similarities to "Empire", when really it took a different approach. Yes, we see how they were struggling and what happened within their past, but it's more surprising. It brings a lot of truth to the series and the music is amazing. Because, I like Empire's music, but I wouldn't listen to it on a daily basis. This gives off the vibes and obstacles, that comes with building a group, especially when half of the members are running away from something in their past. I loved it a 100% and cannot wait for more! My all time favorite character so far is Simone, because she's not trying to be like anybody else. She's outspoken and speaks her mind, when she feels as though her edge wise is needed. This will become one of my favorite shows.

My 3 goes to the Queen. Her singing in the first episode was amazing. I could watch a full season of just her. The other three 'singers' are terrible. I liked the back story for the first 20 minutes or so. After that, I lost complete interest. If I wanted to see a girl's crotch and tongue every few minutes I would sit in front of a mirror not the TV. Poorly done. Poorly thought out. Poorly performed (except for my girl Queen Latifa) It's a shame too because it had potential. If they had made the girls more 'hard luck' instead of 'hard up' and if they were really singing in the show, that would have made it leaps better. I won't be wasting one more minute on this show.

This show is really really good! Got me obsessed with it, no joke!!!! LOL! I makes you excited about the next episode. Although I am sad that it did end in a cliffhanger, and got canceled. I don't regret watching this show. Now I can use my imagination to see what is going to happen next. I heard there will be a movie that might come out to "wrap everything up" because i was scared for star's baby. LOL this show is sooooo funny!!!!!! WATCH IT.