Episode Summaries
Season 1 & 2
Photo Credits for the following pictures: The N, Instant Star (Official Site) and DLS
Season 1
Episode 1: Even Better Than The Real Thing(Song By:U2):
Jude Harrison rockets to fame. She wins the Instant Star competition.She beats Eden Taylor. Jude meets her hot producer Tommy Quincy a.k.a Little Tommy Q from the 90's boy bad "BOYZ ATTACK." Jaime(Jude's best friend) wants to be more than just Jude's friend. Tommy wants Jude to change her song. Jude finds herself falling for Tommy.( Air date in the US: July 1,2005)
Featured Song: 24 Hours, Pick Up The Pieces
Episode 2: Come As You Are(Song By:Nirvana):
Jude trys to land the cover of "SOLID" magazine, New faces of Rock Issue. Hip Hop Mogul Darius Mills owns the magazine. Tommy and Darius have unresolved issues. Darius plans on giving the cover to Eden Taylor. Jude meets an old friend of Tommy's. (Air date in the US: July 1,2005)
Featured Songs: Let Me Fall, Millionaire, Get Loose
Episode 3: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind(Song By:Nirvana):
Jude is suppose to preform her new song "I'm In Love With My Guitar" to her classmates at school. Jaime doesn't like Jude's song.Jude's classmates plot against her and stage a walk out during her song. Sadie finds out a secret about her dad.(Air date in the US: July 8,2005)
Featured Song:I'm In Love With My Guitar
Episode 4: Hey Sister(Song By:D.O.A):
Tommy threathens to quit and Jude wants to find a way to make him stay. Jude hatchs a plan to go to the farm and come up with a new song in the process. When Jude and Tommy reach the farm and start to think of songs, an unexpected vistor comes to see Jude. Jude is jealous of Tommy and Sadie.(Air date in the US: July 15,2005)
Featured Song: It Could Be You, I'm In Love With My Guitar
Episode 5: You Can't Always Get What You Want(Song by:The Rolling Stones):
Hip hop superstar "Shay" comes to G major and wants Tommy to produce his song. Jude finds Shay to be her new love interest. Tommy isn't happy about this.Kat kisses Jaime. Jude sings a duet with Shay for "Waste My Time." (Air date in the US: July 22,2005)
Featured Songs: Waste My Time, Down and Out, Millionaire
Episode 6: Kiss Me Deadly(Song By:Billy Idol and Generation X):
Jude and Shay are making the video for the song "Waste My Time." For the video Shay and Jude are suppose to kiss, but Jude hasn't had a real first kiss before.Darius doesn't like Shay and Jude together. Jaime kisses Kat. (Air date in the US: July 29,2005)
Featured Song: Waste My Time
Episode 7: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend(Song By:The Ramones):
Jude invites Shay to her school dance and to have dinner with her family. Shay was offerd a world tour but doesn't know how to tell Jude. Tommy and Shay have and argument. Tommy shows up at Jude's house and Sadie invites him for dinner. Tommy breaks the news to Jude about Shay's tour. Tommy and Sadie go out and Sadie sings to Tommy.Jude soon finds out what the number 1 rule on tour is. (Air Date in the US: August 5,2005)"
Featured Songs: Your Eyes, Down And Out
Episode 8: Unsweet Sixteen(Song By:Wakefeild):
Not all birthday wishes come true. Jude's sweet sixteen is here and Tommy finds himself falling for Jude. Shay ruins Jude's birthday with the worst news ever. Jude and Tommy share a kiss in the alley, but Tommy finds a way to still work with Jude on her album and keep things professional between them, by saying "It never happened." Kat and Jaime are official, but haven't told Jude.(Air date in the US:August 12,2005)
Featured Song: Time To Be Your 21, Your Eyes, 24 Hours, Waste My Time
Episode 9: Won't Get Fooled Again(Song By:The Who):
Jude finds out her dad's secret. Jude is still mad at Tommy. She then writes an amazing song that describes how she's feeling about her dad. Tommy thinks the song is about him. Jude then levels with Tommy. Jude's dad is kicked out. Jaime and Kat still haven't told Jude about thier relationship.(Air date in the US: August 19,2005)
Featured Song: Skin, Your Eyes
Episode 10: Lose This Skin(Song By:The Clash):
Jude misses her dad alot. Jude is looking for a band to come on tour with her. Jaime is the manager of the band "Speiderman Mind Explosion" and they end up going on tour with Jude. Jaime tells Jude he is dating Kat.Jaime and Jude get tattoos. Jude comes in between Jaime and Kat. Jaime misses Kat's fashion show. Jaime and Kat break up. (Air date in the US: August 26,2005)
Featured Song: Me Out Of Me
Episode 11: All Apologies(Song By:Nirvana):
Kat is really mad at Jude and Jaime. Boyz Attack comes and asks Tommy to do a reunion. Jude and Eden are being forced to do a duet. Jude bails on the duet and ends up singing with boyz attack. Kat trys to forgive Jude. (Air date in US: September 9th, 2005)
Featured Songs: Pick Up The Pieces, Shatter Me, Happy Baby
Episode 12: Train In Vain(Song by:The Clash):
Jude's album wraps up.Tommy says that he doesn't want to produce Jude's next album. Jude will do anything to make him stay.She sells her contract to Darius Mills to obtain Tommy's aborted solo album, which was half done. Jude thinks that if Tommy doesn't want to be her producer anymore, maybe she could be his.Tommy is furious with Jude. Tommy kisses Sadie.(Air date in the US: September 16,2005)
Featured Songs: That Girl, Frozen
Episode 13: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?(Song By:The Clash):
Tommy sets up a small club tour for Jude. Shay comes back and asks Jude to come on tour with him. Jude asks Jaime to go on tour with her, but she can't pick between the club tour or the Shay tour. Jude finds out that Tommy and Sadie are going out and is really upset. She asks Tommy to choose between her and Sadie. Jaime ends up not going on tour with Jude.Tommy accepts Sadies's offer to go to Italy with her. Jaime and Jude kiss.(Air date in the US: September 23,2005)
Featured Song: Temporary Insanity
Season 2:
Instant Star Speacial: (Premires in the US: January 27th 2006 at 9pm on the N.)
Theres going to be cast interviews with Tim Rozon,Laura Vandervoort,Kristopher Turner.The cast memebers will give a tour of the Instant Star Set and will give a behind the scenes look at how scenes are created for the show. Alexz Johnson preforms 2 songs from the first season and 2 songs from the second season with Speiderman Mind Explosion. Tyler Kyte,Ian Blackwood,and Christopher Gaudet do a roleplaying skit. Wes "Maestro" Williams (Darius Mills) hosts the Backstage Speacial.
Featured songs: Let Me Fall,Skin,Another Thin Line, My Sweet Time.
Episode 1 : No Sleep Til Brooklyn Part 1(Song By: The Beastie Boys):
Jude finally returns from tour exhausted and not getting any sleep.Darius owns G major. Tommy has no time for Sadie when she returns from Europe because he's too busy trying to please Darius. Darius and Jude clash over the musical showcase. Darius wants her to sing a cover song "Stupid Girl." Jude goes against Darius and preforms "My Sweet Time" at the musical showcase. Darius kicks her out of the party. Tommy and Sadie break up when Sadie forces him to choose between her and his job. Jaime tells Jude that he loves her. Tommy and Jude get in a fight and Jude finds out that her album is tanking and their jobs on the line. (Air Date in the US: Febuary 10, 2006 at 8:30pm on the N)
Featured Songs: My Sweet Time, Stupid Girl, I'm Gone, 24 hours
Episode 2 : No Sleep Til Brooklyn Part 2 (Song By:The Beastie Boys):
Jude is still exhausted and hasn't gotten any sleep since returning from her tour.Jude regrets what she did at the musical showcase and is willing to do whatever Darius wants her to do.So Darius makes her preform at the Instant Star Finale.She preforms a "Space" number. Jaime breaks up with Jude because he thinks that she's changed and because she didn't back him up when he lost his job. Sadie and Tommy get back together. Jude goes blonde. Tommy tries to tell Jude that he really missed her when she was on tour, but she falls asleep.(Air Date in the US: Febuary 17,2006 at 8:30pm on The N)
Featured Song: Stupid Girl, Superstar Satellite
Episode 3: I Fought The Law (Song By:The Clash & Green Day):
Jude has an interview with a Radio Shock Jock. She is humiliated on the air and SME makes fun of her. Jude isn't able to record Over-Rated because she lost her singing voice. Kat comes back and gives Jude a fake I.D. which gets them into "The Chain." Jude soon meets Patsy Sewer, they start drinking and vandalize a bilboard. The cops catch and them and they are arrested. Sadie auctions Tommy off for a date with a Sorority girl, so that she has a better chance of getting in.SME does a show with Patsy and Jaime gets a job at G major as an A&R Rep. Things are tense between Jude and Jaime. Jude preforms at the Shock Rock Concert and everyone is throwing stuff at her and booing her off of the stage. Humble Howard guest stars. Jude and Jaime reflect on thier relationship.(Air Date in the US: Febuary 24,2006 at 8:30pm on the N)
Featured Song: Over-rated, Never Enough, Pick Up The Pieces
Episode 4: Miss World (Song By: Hole)
Jude has been kicked out of the studio for 4 months, but convinces Darius to let her have 3 hours of studio time to work on a bootleg with Tommy. Tommy and Jude don't end up recording the bootleg in the studio because they ran out of time. Victoria brings her divorce lawyer to family dinner and is trying to gain control of Jude's trust. Jude is trying to find a new place to write and jam. The band finds a space and Jude signs her trust to her mother. Tommy records the bootleg at the rehearsal space. Jaime and Patsy kiss. Everytime Jaime trys to get Patsy into the studio, she disapears. Patsy destroys Jaime's jacket.(Air Date in the US: March 3, 2006 at 8:30pm on The N)
Featured Song:Not Standing Alone
Episode 5: Viciousness (Song By: Lou Reed)
Jude's song "Fade To Black" is being featured in the movie "Visciousness." Kat and Jude walk in on Victoria and her divorce lawyer kissing on the couch. Tommy trys to compete with Liam by presenting for G major investors, but doesn't do well in the presentation. Jude and Kat struggle to keep their friendship because there is a lot of jealousy. Kat and Jude mess with Jaime's car and Kat goes to the premire with Mason. Tommy stands Sadie up and goes to a party with Chaz and gets drunk. Tommy shows up at Sadie's and trys to apologize. Sadie finds other girls' phone numbers in his jacket. Jude and Kat decide not to be friends anymore.
(Air Date in the US: March 10,2006 at 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Fade To Black, Pick Up Pieces
Episode 6: The Jean Genie (Song By: David Bowie)
Jude and SME are participating in a charity called "Demin Jackets for Hope." Tommy designs his own jacket too. Jude and SME break the record for highest bid. Speed has a thing for Jude. Tommy advises her not to romance within the band. Speed wants to leave the band, but then Jude and Speed talk and he comes to the auction. Sadie is audtioning for a musical but Tommy trys to discourage her. Portia gives Sadie voice lessons. Sadie ditches Tommy at the auction. Portia warns Sadie about Tommy. By the end of the episode Jude and Speed kiss making their relationship official.
(Air Date in the USA: March 17, 2006 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Anyone But You, Latin Quarter, Pick Up The Pieces, Natural Diaster
Episode 7: Stranger In The House (Song By: Rick Springfield)
Sadie and Tommy's relationship is on the rocks. Tommy misses Sadie's preformance, but Jude covers for him. Jude and Sadie plan a surprise party for their mom's birthday. But Jude decides not to invite Don, and Don ends up taking Victoria to New York for her birthday. Sadie finds Tommy at work with a bunch of models and accuses him of cheating on her. Jude pushes Tommy into a hot tub because she thinks that Tommy cheated too after talking to Kwest and Portia. Jaime and Liam bond over music at a concert. Patsy is trying to record a demo with G major.
(Air Date: April 7th, 8:00 pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Natural Disaster, Latin Quarter, Never Enough, Over- Rated
Episode 8: Personality Crisis (Song By: New York Dolls)
Jude is nominated for the Covergirl award. Speed isn't acting like the ideal boyfriend, so Jude asks Mason to go to the awards with her. Sadie is trying become an actress and gets a professional photoshoot done that is very expensive. At the awards Speed pretends to be with Sadie. Jude kisses Mason on Stage. Jude finds out that Mason is gay. Jude loses a earring and trys to find it. Stacey Farber and Aubrey Graham guest star. Tommy is still angry with Jude.
(Air Date: April 7th 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Who Am I Fooling, Not Standing Alone
Episode 9: Hallelujah (Song By: Jeff Buckley)
Its Jude's 17th Birthday. Tommy and Jude are at war. Jude fires Tommy off the album. Jude wants to have a drama free birthday and decides to have a small birthday gathering at Caveman Days. Jude goes to the rehearsal space to find Tommy locked in and she gets locked in with him. They write a song together and Tommy reveals how he really feels about her. Speed and Jaime walk in on Tommy and Jude lying down on the couch.
(Air Date: April 14, 2006 at 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Not Standing Alone, Liar Liar
Episode 10: Problem Child (Song By: AC/DC)
Jude says "School is For Losers" and fails a music test which is published in the school newspaper. Darius finds out and takes her to an elementary school for publicity. They hand out instruments and Jude answers their questions. Jude gives bad advice to one girl and Tommy calls her on it. Jude goes back to make things right but finds that the kids are copying her bad habits. She writes a song with the class. Jude is trying to get Tommy back on her album. Tad Thompson who is working on Judes album cover quits because Jude won't do a photoshoot with her naked in mud. Instead they use a picture of the class Jude wrote the song with for her album cover.
(Air Date: April 21st 2006 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: How I Feel
Episode 11: Mother's Little Helper (Song By: The Rolling Stones)
Victoria put the Harrison home for sale. Don proposes to Victoria and they get married and flee to Europe. Sadie goes on shopping spree and spends a lot of Jude's money. Tommy is back on Jude's album. Sadie is trying to get a job at G Major as a receptionist. Sadie tells Jude she spent the money and returns as much stuff as she can. Stuart moves in. SME plays a prank on Tommy and Tommy retaliates. Jaime ruins Speeds guitar.
(Air Date: April 28, 2006 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: How Strong Do You Think I Am?
Episode 12: When I Come Around (Song By: Green Day)
Jude's album is about to be wrapped, but Darius and Liam feel like its missing something. They pull off "Anyone But You" from the album. Tommy wants Jude to record a song she wrote on tour, but she is having difficulty recording it with Tommy. SME gets asked about making their own album. Jude and Speed break up. Jude reveals to Tommy that she wrote "White Lines" about him. Tommy and Jude kiss in Darius' office after they wrap the album. Tommy gives Jude a new journal.
(Air Date: May 5th, 2006 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: Not Standing Alone, Anyone But You, White Lines
Episode 13: Date With The Night (Song By: Yeah Yeah Yeah's)
Tommy asks Jude out on a date. While Jude is preforming Tommy is talking to a very mysterious guy. Tommy shows up late to the restaurant and tells Jude he's leaving and won't be coming back. Jude chases after his car screaming his name. Jude skips out on her release party the following night and goes to see Mason in Barrie and gets drunk with some guy. Tommy goes to Montanna to see a little girl. The guy at the bar takes pictures of Jude drunk and send them to her with a blackmail note wanting money. Jude hits the Number 1 Spot with "My Swee Time"
(Air Date: May 12th, 2006 8:30pm on The-N)
Featured Songs: My Sweet Time, There's Us, Another Thin Line
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