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"Hannah Montana" just may be Disneys most shameless attempt yet at corporate synergy and multitalented-star-grooming. The sitcom, which debuted on the Disney Channel in March 2006, stars Miley Cyrus, daughter of achy-breaky country star Billy Ray Cyrus (who co-stars as, yup, her dad), as a pop star done up in makeup and blonde wig to resemble such Disneyfied teen pop idols as Hillary Duff. Each episode includes at least one snippet of a Hannah Montana concert, and whaddyaknow, a heavily-advertised "Hannah Montana" soundtrack CD has been released the very same day the first DVD collection of "Hannah Montana" episodes lands on video store shelves. The Disney prefab machine has never been in fuller swing.
Which is a shame, as judging from the first batch of episodes, "Hannah Montana" might be a reasonably charming kid-friendly comedy, if not for all that blatant cross-promotion getting in the way....Read the entire review
