My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

Season 1

My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is an American comedy television series starring Oliver Hudson. The series premiered March 14, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It is based on the UK series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.
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13 Episodes
  • Pilot
    E1
    Episode 1PilotStruggling rock band SlipDog goes to the extremes to get their new demo tape played on the radio. Jace Darnell is the hopeful front man, Jace's bandmates include spaced-out guitarist Doc, punky bassist Joe, and dumb-jock drummer Danny.
  • The New Drummer
    E2
    Episode 2The New DrummerFeeling the need to add a missing element to SlipDog, Jace tries to convince a reluctant Sarah to contribute her DJ skills. She agrees to give the band a limited shot, but Joe is less than enthusiastic about the new addition. Meanwhile, the band runs into drummer problems when Danny becomes unavailabe due to a football accident. Luckily the ever-resourceful Sarah is able to produce a back-up drummer in the form of her friend Lucas.
  • Fame
    E3
    Episode 3FameAfter Slipdog plays a concert at a local school, three girls become obsessed with Jace and follow him everywhere and start intruding on the band's rehearsals and showing up to their gag uninvited causing tension between them and Jace.
  • The Road Gig
    E4
    Episode 4The Road GigSlipDog embarks on a road trip for a gig in Idaho, but rising tension among the bandmates culminates in a quarrel when they finally reach their destination. Things don't fare any better when they realize that the place that booked them has burned down and they are forced to play Potato Fest instead.
  • Pay to Play
    E5
    Episode 5Pay to PlaySlipDog gets a gig at a hot venue, but the band has to pay the owner unless at least 100 patrons come to the bar. Now it's up to the band to get the word out and make sure they get 100 music fans to attent but not without a few hitches. Meanwhile, Sarah is going stir crazy working her bland job at the unemployment office after Jace tells her that maybe its time to move on to something she truelly cares about and concentrate on SlipDog full time.
  • Inspiration
    E6
    Episode 6InspirationJace and the SlipDog members are unable to write any good songs. Meanwhile, Jace's father Eric is depressed because he did not succeed at music but manages an amplifier and guitar repair store. When Jace hears one of Eric's unfinished songs on an old audiocassette, he is finally inspired. At a concert attended by Jace's mother Gina, Jace invites Eric to come onstage and perform a piece with the band—the song from the tape.
  • The Yoko Factor
    E7
    Episode 7The Yoko FactorDoc meets pretentious performance artist Siobahn, who does not get along with the band and starts trying to change their sound. Meanwhile Lucas becomes exasperated with the conflicts and quits, leaving the band without a drummer again.
  • The Session
    E8
    Episode 8The SessionThe band rents a studio to record a song and in the process ends up recruiting the engineer Owen to be their new drummer. Meanwhile Siobahn interjects her unwanted opinions on everything finally causing Doc to break up with her.
  • The Competition
    E9
    Episode 9The CompetitionSlipDog competes in a "battle of the bands." and run into their former guitarist Dominic who used to date Jo, after the two start dating again Dom's band steals the song they were planning on playing, forcing the band to play a new one.
  • The Wedding Singers
    E10
    Episode 10The Wedding SingersAs a favor Sarah gets SlipDog to play at her friend's wedding. Then someone else hires them to play at another wedding. Soon SlipDog has acquired the alias Happily Ever After which they use to perform at numerous weddings and parties in between gigs because the money is so good. The band members even wear blue tuxedos and gowns. Doc objects constantly, especially after the band forgets about a gig to play at a wedding instead.
  • One Night Only
    E11
    Episode 11One Night OnlySlipdog gets their first concert at a decent venue, opening for a boy band called Boulevard Boys. Impressed by the Boys manager Allan and embarrassed by Dole's behavior the band hires Allan but find he's not as good as he seems.
  • The Betrayal
    E12
    Episode 12The BetrayalAfter their outstanding performance at the Boulevard Boys concert Jace goes on an ego trip wanting to perform at bigger venues and refusing to play certain jobs, frustrating the band. Jace decides that the band should go on a much needed break but soon feels betrayed when he visits a club and is surprised to see Sarah and the rest of the band playing jazz songs such as ""Stormy Weather"" onstage without him. They don't understand Jace's feelings of betrayal, which he discusses with his mother Gina who he thinks is also being betrayed when he spots his father with another woman. Although the mood is tense at SlipDog's next show, the band plays better than ever before, even playing a rock version of ""Stormy Weather,"" but only after Jace makes a shocking announcement. Soon Jace gets a shock of his own when he meets a representative from a major record label.
  • The Deal
    E13
    Episode 13The DealThe band travels to Seattle to meet a record label exec. Unfortunately, Doc's former girlfriend Siobahn works at the label and informs Doc that the company wants to sign a contract only with Jace, not Slipdog, forcing Jace to make a choice
Cast of Season 1
  • Oliver HudsonJace Darnell
  • Kevin RankinDoc
  • Lauren HodgesJosephine Delamo
  • Emmanuelle VaugierSarah Nelson
  • Rick OvertonDole Greyson
  • Michael Des BarresEric Darnell
  • Shannon TweedMom
  • Kris LemcheLucas Zank
  • Brian DietzenOwen
 
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