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The pilot for ''J.O.N.A.S.'' is confirmed to have aired once as a sneak preview on Disney Channel Asia in 2008. There is no evidence to suggest that the pilot episode for ''J.O.N.A.S.'' was broadcasted outside of Disney Channel Asia. No footage of this pilot has been found. | |||
==Reason for Change== | ==Reason for Change== | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 21 July 2022
A poster for the Disney Channel TV series Jonas.
Status: Lost
In 2007, a pilot for the Disney Channel TV series Jonas was filmed. At this time, the show was titled J.O.N.A.S. This original pilot had a completely different premise from the final show.
This pilot featured the Jonas Brothers as secret agents, and they played concerts as a cover to keep their work secret. They worked for the organization J.O.N.A.S. which stood for "Junior Operatives Networking as Spies." They tried to keep their agent work hidden from their mother and their younger brother Frankie. The Jonas brothers' real life parents played the parents in this version of the show. Additionally, John Ducey, who plays their father in the version of Jonas that made it to air, originally had the role of the head of J.O.N.A.S.[1]
In an interview with Radio Free Entertainment, Chelsea Kane (then Chelsea Staub), revealed that the character of Stella was a writer for a teen magazine who does not realize the brothers are secret agents. She goes on dates with all three of the brothers without them knowing. She then writes about this in her magazine column. While describing the show, she said;
"So pretty much the entire show, it's all of us lying to each other, and kind of everything backfiring, and us getting caught in awkward situations. It's really funny. It's a little confusing, but…"[2]
Airing
The pilot for J.O.N.A.S. is confirmed to have aired once as a sneak preview on Disney Channel Asia in 2008. There is no evidence to suggest that the pilot episode for J.O.N.A.S. was broadcasted outside of Disney Channel Asia. No footage of this pilot has been found.
Reason for Change
The premise of the show was changed in 2008 to be more grounded in reality. The version of the show that made it to air features the brothers as famous singers and follows their adventures at school and with their friends and how they balance these two parts of their lives. The concept was changed because after the release of Camp Rock, the reality series Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, and the film Jonas Brothers: the 3D Concert Experience, the brothers were too popular to imagine as anything other than heightened versions of themselves.
References
- ↑ An Los Angeles Times article that mentions the original premise of the pilot. Retrieved 20 Jul '22
- ↑ An interview with Chelsea Staub on the show. Retrieved 20 Jul '22