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RISE
March 27, 2018  | By David Bianculli

NBC, 9:01 p.m. ET

 

The plots and characters in these opening episodes of Rise, a new Jason Katims drama series revolving around high school life, are a little too pat and predictable thus far. But the idea of doing a Friday Night Lights kind of series, with a musical theater program replacing football, has lots of promise, even with Glee already exploring that territory. Watching high schoolers sing “Shine” at last Saturday’s March for Our Lives rally tells you all you need to know about the passion and power of music in young hands, and throats.

 
 
 
 
 
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