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Following the Jonas Brothers guest appearance on the Disney Channel Series ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' for an episode "[[Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas]]", development for a TV series starring the band began. |
Following the Jonas Brothers guest appearance on the Disney Channel Series ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' for an episode "[[Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas]]", development for a TV series starring the band began. |
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The original concept for the TV series was about the band playing concerts as a [[undercover|cover]] while working as government [[espionage|secret agents]] to save the world and was entitled ''J.O.N.A.S.'' (an [[acronym]] which stood for "Junior Operatives Networking as Spies"). At the same time, they tried to hide their double lives from their mother and Frankie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jonas2-2009may02,0,4301397.story| title=Jonas| author=Robert Lloyd| work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=2008-01-09}}</ref> Meanwhile, Stella, ignorant of the Jonas' double lives, dated each of the famous brothers without informing the others and reported the details in her [[teen magazine]] [[ |
The original concept for the TV series was about the band playing concerts as a [[undercover|cover]] while working as government [[espionage|secret agents]] to save the world and was entitled ''J.O.N.A.S.'' (an [[acronym]] which stood for "Junior Operatives Networking as Spies"). At the same time, they tried to hide their double lives from their mother and Frankie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jonas2-2009may02,0,4301397.story| title=Jonas| author=Robert Lloyd| work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=2008-01-09}}</ref> Meanwhile, Stella, ignorant of the Jonas' double lives, dated each of the famous brothers without informing the others and reported the details in her [[teen magazine]] [[column]]. Said Staub, "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."<ref name="radiofreestaub" /> She described the concept as, "like ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' and a little of bit of ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''. There's going to be fun action sequences and still be a sitcom".<ref name=radiofree /> |
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The original ''J.O.N.A.S.'' pilot was shot in 2007, but the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] impeded progress.<ref>[http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/151404 Roanoke.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120908133459/http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/151404 |date=September 8, 2012 }}</ref> However, Disney Channel Asia aired part of it during the sneak peek 2008. Instead, Disney Channel filmed a mini [[reality show]], the 2008 [[List of Disney Channel Original Series#Disney Channel Short Shows|Disney Channel Original Short Series]] ''[[Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream]]'', which followed the Jonas Brothers on a concert tour and premiered May 16.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream | url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/jonas-brothers-living-the-dream/EP01058570 | publisher=zap2it.com | access-date=2009-05-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082116/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/jonas-brothers-living-the-dream/EP01058570 | archive-date=May 23, 2009 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> A few weeks later on June 20, 2008, the Disney Channel Original Movie ''[[Camp Rock]]'', in which the brothers starred as the fictional band "Connect 3", debuted.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jonas reality show: The episodes! | url=http://www.tigerbeatmag.com/dailydish/jonas-brothers/2008/05/13/jonas-reality-show-the-episodes/ | publisher=TigerBeatmag.com | date=May 13, 2008 | access-date=2009-05-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612011315/http://www.tigerbeatmag.com/dailydish/jonas-brothers/2008/05/13/jonas-reality-show-the-episodes/ | archive-date=June 12, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Jonas Brothers also released ''[[Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience]]'', a [[Disney Digital 3-D]] concert film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44747|title=Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience|date=June 4, 2014|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2014-12-08|archive-date=May 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115052/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44747|url-status=dead}}</ref> "After this rush of releases, the Jonas Brothers became too popular to imagine them as anything but more dramatic versions of themselves," explained executive producer [[Michael Curtis (TV producer)|Michael Curtis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/44149057.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ|title=Television: Jonas Brothers channel inner Monkees|website=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=2014-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210203216/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/44149057.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ|archive-date=December 10, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "The spy concept was very big and very ambitious and it started to not feel quite right. As the band got bigger and bigger, doing a show that captured more of their real lives and trying to turn that into a more grounded, real version of what they might be doing became more interesting to do and more fun to do.".<ref name="northjerseyjonas">{{cite web|url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/01/lz1c01jonas185957-disney-backing-them-again-jonase/?&zIndex=91703|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203051327/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/01/lz1c01jonas185957-disney-backing-them-again-jonase/?&zIndex=91703|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|title=Disney backing them up again; Jonases promoted into a sitcom|work=U-T San Diego|access-date=2014-12-08}}</ref> "It is now about us being a band and balancing a normal life," Nick Jonas told Access Hollywood.<ref name="buddytv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/jonas/jonas-brothers-hit-the-small-s-26154.aspx?pollid=3001630&answer=3005551#poll3001630|title=Jonas Brothers Hit the Small Screen with J.O.N.A.S., SNL Appearance|access-date=2014-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120328/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/jonas/jonas-brothers-hit-the-small-s-26154.aspx?pollid=3001630&answer=3005551#poll3001630|archive-date=May 17, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The title of the series changed from ''J.O.N.A.S.'' to ''JONAS'', dropping the acronym but remaining in all capitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jonas2-2009may02,0,4301397.story|title='Jonas'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=2014-12-08}}</ref> The pilot for the actual show was eventually filmed in September 2008.<ref name="Julie"/> |
The original ''J.O.N.A.S.'' pilot was shot in 2007, but the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] impeded progress.<ref>[http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/151404 Roanoke.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120908133459/http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/151404 |date=September 8, 2012 }}</ref> However, Disney Channel Asia aired part of it during the sneak peek 2008. Instead, Disney Channel filmed a mini [[reality show]], the 2008 [[List of Disney Channel Original Series#Disney Channel Short Shows|Disney Channel Original Short Series]] ''[[Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream]]'', which followed the Jonas Brothers on a concert tour and premiered May 16.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream | url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/jonas-brothers-living-the-dream/EP01058570 | publisher=zap2it.com | access-date=2009-05-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082116/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/jonas-brothers-living-the-dream/EP01058570 | archive-date=May 23, 2009 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> A few weeks later on June 20, 2008, the Disney Channel Original Movie ''[[Camp Rock]]'', in which the brothers starred as the fictional band "Connect 3", debuted.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jonas reality show: The episodes! | url=http://www.tigerbeatmag.com/dailydish/jonas-brothers/2008/05/13/jonas-reality-show-the-episodes/ | publisher=TigerBeatmag.com | date=May 13, 2008 | access-date=2009-05-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612011315/http://www.tigerbeatmag.com/dailydish/jonas-brothers/2008/05/13/jonas-reality-show-the-episodes/ | archive-date=June 12, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Jonas Brothers also released ''[[Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience]]'', a [[Disney Digital 3-D]] concert film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44747|title=Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience|date=June 4, 2014|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2014-12-08|archive-date=May 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115052/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=44747|url-status=dead}}</ref> "After this rush of releases, the Jonas Brothers became too popular to imagine them as anything but more dramatic versions of themselves," explained executive producer [[Michael Curtis (TV producer)|Michael Curtis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/44149057.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ|title=Television: Jonas Brothers channel inner Monkees|website=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=2014-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210203216/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/44149057.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ|archive-date=December 10, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "The spy concept was very big and very ambitious and it started to not feel quite right. As the band got bigger and bigger, doing a show that captured more of their real lives and trying to turn that into a more grounded, real version of what they might be doing became more interesting to do and more fun to do.".<ref name="northjerseyjonas">{{cite web|url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/01/lz1c01jonas185957-disney-backing-them-again-jonase/?&zIndex=91703|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203051327/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/01/lz1c01jonas185957-disney-backing-them-again-jonase/?&zIndex=91703|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|title=Disney backing them up again; Jonases promoted into a sitcom|work=U-T San Diego|access-date=2014-12-08}}</ref> "It is now about us being a band and balancing a normal life," Nick Jonas told Access Hollywood.<ref name="buddytv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/jonas/jonas-brothers-hit-the-small-s-26154.aspx?pollid=3001630&answer=3005551#poll3001630|title=Jonas Brothers Hit the Small Screen with J.O.N.A.S., SNL Appearance|access-date=2014-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120328/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/jonas/jonas-brothers-hit-the-small-s-26154.aspx?pollid=3001630&answer=3005551#poll3001630|archive-date=May 17, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The title of the series changed from ''J.O.N.A.S.'' to ''JONAS'', dropping the acronym but remaining in all capitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jonas2-2009may02,0,4301397.story|title='Jonas'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=2014-12-08}}</ref> The pilot for the actual show was eventually filmed in September 2008.<ref name="Julie"/> |