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Last November, around the time that Bolt came out, I was offered with a night's notice a phone interview with Miley Cyrus. Despite my completist habit of seeing pretty much all theatrical releases in a given year, I decided to make an exception with Miley's 3D concert movie, an exception which had now come to haunt me in the most unexpected of ways. To my luck, the film happened to be instantly available through Netflix, and so I sat at my computer for 75 minutes, confirming all that I had been told the previous spring: it was a fine flick for her fans, and equally harmless and pointless to anyone else.

Anyhow, Ms. Cyrus stood me up, but I bring up that story for two reasons: one, to pad my word count, and two, to assure you that I know I am not the ideal audience for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, that I know that you know this, and that you know already whether or not you're interested, pumped, and/or psyched -- and chances are that if you are any of those things, then you won't be disappointed.

It seems most TV series can be watched online for free now, so why not also stream episodes of a program like ABC's Wonderful World of Disney? Sure each episode is actually a feature-length Disney-made film, but a TV show is a TV show. Fortunately, Disney seems to agree, as they're putting this summer's crop of WWoD films online for free. Typical of Disney, though, and unlike ABC.com's library of episodes, each film will only be available for a limited time. Basically, each title will screen on ABC on Saturday night, then it will be up on Disney.com (specifically the WWoD page) the following week, from Monday through Friday only. Currently, Finding Nemo, which appeared on WWoD June 7, is being offered.

Other movies on the schedule this summer include Monsters Inc., Freaky Friday, The Haunted Mansion, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Peter Pan will be the last to air and then stream, during the first week of August. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the one movie making its world premiere on the program, Camp Rock, will also (or is it only?) stream for 24 hours on June 23, on a separate page, after airing a few times on ABC and ABC Family the weekend prior.

I really don't get the appeal of being, or wanting your kids to be, a big star and celebrity -- well, besides the greed. Essentially, these kids give up most of their childhood, start working at a very young age, lose most of the benefits of a private life out of the spotlight, and have to try and figure out who they are while continually getting buzzed up and knocked down. They usually head from great young careers into varying degrees of adult turmoil and image-shedding. Nevertheless, there's always the new, fresh young things. This time around, it's the Jonas Brothers, Kevin, Joe, and Nick, who are already doing better than their predecessors, those awkward Hansons.

First, there is their music, a concert special next month, and an upcoming spy comedy TV show for Disney, called J.O.N.A.S. (Junior Operatives Networking as Spies) -- which could very well become a feature if it's popular. Topping that off, The Hollywood Reporter has posted that they're also working on a music movie called Camp Rock. The flick is currently filming in Toronto, and could very well be the next High School Musical. It stars the brothers as members of a group called Connect 3, and they're "celebrity guest counselors at a prestigious summer camp for aspiring musicians." It's also kind of like the musical Cinderella -- this young girl wants to spend her time at the camp, but can only be there if she works the kitchen. One of the pop stars hears her voice, and he sets out on a mission to figure out who she is.

Helmed by Matthew Diamond, the music feature will air on the Disney Channel next summer. President of entertainment at the channel, Gary Marsh says: "This is an extraordinary opportunity for us to... launch them into the stratosphere..." Let's hope they know how to survive in the next layer of the Earth's atmosphere.