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  • I don't think this was ever posted. ExecProducer's Stephen Stohn letter to the fans about the finale, the cancellation, etc etc...Quote:

    End of Instant Star

    There have been so many rumours and misunderstandings about the end of Instant Star after 4 seasons.

    I want to be very clear that at the time we wrote, shot and produced the season finale for Instant Star Season 4, it was everyone's intention (including the broadcasters, the actors and the producers) to continue on through Season 5.

  • IAnd in fact it was everyone's intention that Season 5 would be the final season, and we would write storylines building to a finale at Episode 513.

    It was extremely disappointing to me, disappointing to the cast, and disappointing to our writers and production team when we found out that the series was cancelled and that Episode 413 would be the final episode.

  • If we had known it would not continue, doubtless the story for Episode 413 would have been much different.

    At the time when the series was cancelled, I wrote a post talking about it, and did not mention how it got cancelled—there were facts that could not be made public at the time, and indeed there was no pressing reason at that time to discuss publicly why the cancellation happened.

  • In fact, even my original post about this which did not go much further than announcing the cancellation and trying to make the best of it, caused enough upset that the post was removed from the degrassi.tv site (without my prior knowledge it was being removed).

    In any event it is important to me to set the record straight, and to make it clear that the cast are not to blame for the cancellation.

  • While I know that some cast members, including Alexz, have subsequently talked about how it was time to move on, those statements have been made looking back, and trying to make the best of what was at the time a disappointing situation. Yes, in retrospect for Alexz's career she now has the time to devote to completing her album which she would not have had if Season 5 had happened—and her forthcoming album is so wonderful

  • I have to agree with her devoting every waking moment to completing the album and making it even more brilliant—BUT at the time of the cancellation she had not yet signed the deal with Epic, so that was not a factor, and she was looking forward as we all were to Season 5. So it upsets me to read posts blaming her for the cancellation, when it was not on her shoulders at all.

  • With the passage of time, the change in format at The N has become public. Everyone now knows that almost all the other drama shows on The N were cancelled, and that The N has been introducing more comedies and reality shows in place of drama. Degrassi is a notable exception.

  • I understand completely the realities which led to the change in format at The N, and the people who run The N are fine, upstanding, responsible people and they are my friends. I know that they too were upset, but at the same time they made a business decision to change the format of the network, a change which they in their hearts felt was in the best interests of the network, and a change which I respect.

  • I have read posts saying why would it make any difference whether The N licensed Instant Star or not, saying that since it is a Canadian show and why should a decision by any broadcaster outside Canada make any difference. The reality is that producing a television series is extremely expensive, and the licence fees from CTV and The N were both vital components of the financing for the series.

  • It was simply impossible to replace the financing, in the short time we had to do so. We are extremely grateful for the support of both networks over the course of the 4-year run (and we all know that relatively few series run as long as 4 years).

    I have received hundreds (indeed probably into the thousands) of messages from fans asking Epitome to produce either a further season or a television movie which wraps up the storylines to Instant Star.

  • Please know that while I would love to do so—in fact I think that I probably more than any other single person involved with Instant Star was the most crushed by the cancellation—it is very difficult to imagine that we could find the financing to do so. "Very difficult" is not "impossible", but I have to say that it would be astounding at this point to find that we were able to find the financing produce further episodes or a movie.

  • In any event I hope this blog clears up most of the rumours and misconceptions. Even though there is no Season 5, I can say I am one of the proudest people on earth for the great work that everyone put into the 52 episodes and 20 or so webisodes that were produced of Instant Star--and the absolutely incredible original music (over 60 wonderful new songs) that found the light of day and a very enthusiastic audience, and will live on hopefully for a long long long time to come!

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  • I love this song !!!

  • i <3 instant star!

  • The actual reason that Instant Star was cancelled was because the N stopped funding the show. The other companies that funded it didn't have enough money without the N's help. So, it got cancelled. It had nothing to do with the writers or Alexz Johnson.

  • @IndianGirl231 Sounds like you know the truth, but I posted the exec-producer's blog over IS ending.

  • i really miss this show. </3

  • my favorite show ever i hope its not over

  • I will always love and miss this show

  • I liked the ending.

    They left it off where there's a story to be continued.

    It was clever because I sure as hell didn't want the end of the show to feel like the end of Jude's stardom, like idk Hannah Montana's ending.

    And who cares about Karma & Speed?? And about Tommy, he was dragging her down from day one and even if I was rooting for them. It was time for Jude to fly. <3

  • This is a cute song to serenade someone with! <3

    Oh, and Alexz decided she wanted to pursue her solo album. However, I'm totally team Juderman! <3

  • Hope it´s about John Hurt...

  • beautiful song

  • this is me and my girlfriends song =]

    I love you <3

  • @Live4theMoment4L love you too hun♥

  • agreed with sophiajunie they should have freakon let tommy stay with her and go with her .v.v

  • LOL... I feel you i miss it too

  • i miss instant star!!! they don't even play re runs any more teen nick is wack! they play the same degrassi episodes over and over again!

  • @HelloiMWithStoopiiT i know its so stupid i dont get it

  • does anyone now the song she sing in the episode when she hosting a kids charity

  • it's called perfect.

  • I think it's "How I feel" :)

  • perfect

  • @123456afk  she sings "perfect"

  • @123456afk Perfect

  • you mean when she goes in the classroom and writes a song with the kids?

  • This song is 1 of my most favorite songs of all-time. It is such an awesome and beautiful song. Love you Alexz Johnson and IS!!

  • i love this song so much

  • vote for alexz! i can't beleive she's losing to vanessa hudgens! vote once a day @ portraitmagazine[dot]net

  • luv you alexz

  • I have to agree with those that say she's underrated. I only knew her on So Weird and a little bit on Instant Star, I didn't think she did her voice justice, but I am now listening to her, she's really awesome for such low stardom.

  • Just wait until he album comes out, she's diffidently going to be popular... most of the stuff she's been on were either movies where she doesn't sing at all or teenybopper shows where she DOES sing. Just show all of your friends her actual music and she will be popular in no time...

    and Leah88V--- You have to be joking....

  • **her album**

  • They rushed the end of a truly awesome show...and is so doing ...ruined it beyond reparation cause they're not planning to do anything about it...sucky writers...what is alexz up to now?

  • she was in that lifetime movie "stranger with my face"; it premiered like a week ago

    i loveddit:)

  • I LOVE YOU ALEX

  • Most beautiful lyrics in a song, and the way she sings it...wow

  • dire fantastica è dire poco

  • This song is awesome and it reminds me of my best friend. She is always there for me and not only owe her so much I love being here for here too

  • NO SHE DOESNT DIE (=

  • LOVE THIS SONG!

  • i KN0O0OE THEEEY D0O0O.

    iT GETSS ALL CUNFUSEING.

    BUT , i MiSS DAT SH0O0OW.

    iT WAS MY FAVV,

  • 0O0OH UHMM iMMMA GiRL.

    && UHMM, MAAHH BAD.

    iT'S ALLL DiS YO0OUTUBE SHiT.

  • BEACUSE, iN ONE O0OF THHEE VIDE0O

    iT SAiD SHE DiED AFTER HER & TOMMY'S WEDDiiNG.?

    BUTUHMM, D0O YO0OH KNOE iF THERE

    MAKEiNG ANYMORE.?

  • did she die in the last episodee.?

    and whut happend.

    can you make the video showing

    whut happend. and why or how she dies?

  • no, she doesn't die

    from what i remember, tommy proposes to jude

    and she accepts

    but then she changes her mind and says that she needs to go on her own and "spread her wings" or something :S

    so then it ends with her going to paris or something by herself

    they don't get married after all.. :(

  • 0ohhh, ohhhk.

    thanksss alottt <3

    lol, i wish they woudl make another

    seassonn <3

    i lovedd duhh show

    i just missed leik the last couple

  • she goes to london, not paris :P

  • They are neqotiatinq a spin-off of speed and karma.

    So maybe we'll qet a little more of I.S characters but surely no more jude.

    In real life she qot siqned to EPIC so i cant wait to se what happens for her next :]]

  • london

  • london london LONDON!!!!!!!!

  • this was the best show ever! i miss it so much. i cant believe they left speed and karma homeless and jude in london and tommy just somewhere else. stupid writers.

  • @sophiajunie i know rite tat waz tha best show eva

  • @sophiajunie i knooow :( i miss this sooo much :( im sad 2 :( lol...i seriously miss this :(

  • @sophiajunie Forgive me if I'm off-base. I've only been privy to Season 1 & 2 on Netflix. Looking for a torrent for 3 & 4 (free? LOL) Perhaps the writers unsuccesfully played the corporate game and left things hanging in HOPE of being picked up for another season (5?). It failed, but to have wrapped things up would have made it VERY easy to cancel a popular show. Maybe?

  • @sophiajunie it was Alexz's decision to end the show. Not the writers.

  • @sophiajunie um, it wasn't the writer's fault. it wasn't alexz johnson's decision either. the network pulled the show after they finished filming the fourth season. they didn't get a chance to wrap things up.

  • london

  • Alexz Johnson is truly my idol. i hope my singing career goes somewhere. hopefully after i release my album it will xD

    its my dream to meet her one day...

  • I agree. :)

  • I Love His song

  • best alexz's song <3

  • jador gve cette chanson

  • This song is sooo cute!

  • season 3 episode 12 i think . when G MAJOR says that they own all of her music, and she sings on a rooftop

  • I love when she sings it on the rooftop! rebel girl! haha :)

  • I love this song :D :) !

  • does anybody know in what episode she sings this song?

  • i've seen it, but i can't remember, oh wait that doesn't help sorry

  • I think it's in the episode where there is a party for Jude 's mother in the second season but I'm not sure. I don't know the title of the episode in english because I'm French so the title is different sorry.

  • i love

    hey, if you feel the same way tell your friends about her music

  • <333333

  • amazing song ! <3

  • this is a very powerful song so meaningful.

  • Heck Yea

  • I love this song!

    it is amazing *___*

  • i still luv this song so much

  • i love this song so much.. and how she performs it.

    but the rooftop performance is the best.

  • this is the best song ever

  • I love this song =)

  • wow! this song is absolutely amazing!!

    The greatest person in the whole freaking world just sent it to me, and I am now crying =\

    Mary, I love you girk!

    No matter what I will always love you! Your are the greatest friend in the world...I would love to see people try and beat you...cuz i KNOW they couldnt..NO ONE COULD...Your a girk...from girktron...how can humans beat that! ;-) But in all honesty, it is funny that is our joke...cuz you are out of this world!! BFFL<333333333

  • aww i didnt mean to make you cry!!!!

    love you<33333333

  • everytime i listen to this song i feel like its a question and i just go, it hurts all over.

    i love her music shes incredible. song makes me cryyy. beautiful musiccc.

  • i luv this song....it's one of her best! oh who am i kidding, all of her songs are amazing! there excellent!

  • if someone can help it wud be much appreciated... i remember a song she sang, but i cant remember the name. in the episode where tommy and jude go for a 'working vacation' and sadie shows up. where jude gets jealous sadie... one of the earlier episodes... i cant remember the name of the song and its driving me nuts!

  • the song is called "it could be you"

  • thank u soo much!:)

  • lol no problem

  • The song would be HOW I FEEL

  • shorteegrl1987, it's not how i feel. It's called where does it hurt and you would know it was if you had watched the show.

  • I think she meant that the song reflects her feelings.

    :/

  • uwielbiam ta piosenke!! naprawde jest swietna. to az niemozliwe ze tak wielki talent jest w tak malym cialku...;p

  • An the n person is called an avitar or and avi. just telling you.

  • Totally Love this show and all the songs do any of you have a the n person?

  • this song is beautiful and im addicted 2 it INSTANT STAR IS A GREAT SHOW besides Degrassi of course

  • i love her this song and lil tommy Q!!

  • i heard that season 4 was the ending but they are going to do a spin off of the story with jude in london

  • Where did you hear that at? I would definitely like to know!!

  • They're not. Alexz is focusing on her music career now.

    If there is going to be a spin-off show, it'll be about Spied and Karma.

  • sry i dont remember where i heard that and it doesnt look to be true because i havent heard anything about IS in a long time

  • does she actually play the guitar? i love her this song and tommy!

  • Well IS wasn't supposed to end with season 4, the producers got news of IS ending with the fourth season when it began to end. If they had known sooner they would have for sure made it end better then it did. Without the cliffhangers and without Jude leaving Tommy for good, or for now.

  • i simply cant understand why jude doesnt stay with tommy when he was willing to do anything for her!! such a shock for me, a great ending and a real lesson for life =)

  • Dude,watch it with the spoilers,please. Not all of us have seen the whole show.

  • i love this song cause off the feeling in it. i'm a tommy fan he's the best!!!! no one wites songs bout relationships that come easy!

    x

  • i freakin love this song. its the best song ever!!!!!! i love instant star

  • love it!! i'm so sad she didn't stay with tommy.. they were so cute together!

  • Einer der schönsten Lieder die es gibt ;)

    Wonderful! Alexz rules :P

  • this song always makes me think of jamey singing it to jude

    i think hes A LOT better for her than tommy

    ~mi opinion

  • i agree and isnt zeplin like 13

  • This song makes me cry!!!

  • I L0ve This S0ng

  • so good and clear

  • This is such a beautiful song!! I LOVE IT!!!!

  • I love this song <3

  • this song is absolute magic. i love it

  • i need help.. does anyone no how to get hte karaoke version ASAP PLEASE.

  • This is when she was runnin in the last epidsode in season 3 n we didnt kno who she choosen yet.. tommy or jamie.. omg i love this song!

  • Favorite instant star song and that's hard to say because they all rock!

  • my favorite songg eveerrr.. i just got into this show like 3 days ago.. lol, how ive missed out on life without this show, its amazing!

  • FAVORITE ALEXZ SONG EVER!!!

  • This is my absolute favorite Instant Star song.

  • ohh whats up with that one girl in the newer episode?? Where she lies and says her boyfriend is back and jude comes over and nothing is wrong??? i was like whattt??? haha idk whats up with that girl but jude told her that they shouldn't hang out ne more which is good..but i have a feeling the girl will be back! ohh tommy is back! :)) lol sooo that a good sign>>>:)

    and now that i know what days it comes on i'm totally keepingn up with it! thanks for helpping me figure out when it comes on! :)

  • yea.. but you see the sad part is;That was the last season!! :( so we'll never know what happens after all of this... which is quite sad...:( oh well.. The show is amazing! and so are all of her songs!!! Especially this one!!

  • Noo Hunn! Season 4 Just started like june 2 or 3 one of them dates go on the -n they always show repeats.. its this season thats the last! Yea this show rox

  • oh.. lol i totaly knew that! lol thanks for the ^date!

  • Her name was Megan...I think. Ya she was kinda crazy....

  • this is the best song ever

    i absolutly love it

  • i simply LOVE this song. it's the only thing that can pick me up when i'm sad...

  • "Put your faith in me..."

    please... "where does it hurts?" ...everywhere...

  • who wrote this song for alexz ?

  • umm the writers

  • what one though, there are more than one && they've made songs on their own && together, but i wanna know what ones

  • oh then i dnt kno all i kno is that it wasnt alexz it was writers

  • I love this song ^.^

    It's so beautiful!

  • I love this song. I love how the beginning sounds so intimate with the acoustic guitar and then it slowly switches over to this hopeful tone with the drums and piano. Not to mention the lyrics are lovely. So beautiful! :)

  • oh well i think jamies ugly but not everyones the same : )

  • um jamie is ugly to myself and i think jude a tommy shoulod go out but kaiyaxrawr is right she should take a break with dating

  • i'm in love with jamie.

    i can't stand him sad.

    but at the same time...

    i liked speed and jude. XD

  • i cant wait for tonights episode i think tommy and jude r gonna kiss AHHHHHHH

  • HE WAS ACTIN LIKE A JERK OMG

  • omg i was way off but it looks like tommy miss jude still

  • i think he does too because he was wearing all that black clothing and being idiotic and then when they said sorry to each other he was back to the tommy we all know and love..lol.

  • Tommy isn't going to kiss Megan, but he'll kiss Jude at the end of episode 4X12.

  • well i didnt see that one i don't thin but i know they are goin to get back together.

  • i really wish they wouldn't. i've never liked the tommy/jude thing. but her and jamie? now that i can love! but then again, i'm rooting for zeppelin to make the thing with jamie work. so idk... maybe jude should just stop and be single for a while?

  • ive actually seen all the episodes meg is a crazy physco

  • except 413 the last episode which is called london calling

  • does anyone know what song is... wow im not even sure what episode its on or what its called the ends in a bunch of la la la la la la la its really mellow and gorgeos and it drives me nuts

  • could it be "that girl" from the first season?

  • oh new show come on every week day ( tuesday - thursday and 7:00pm

  • ok i think tonights episode when tommy comes back his going to kiss megan (judes friend)

  • i really like tommy but in the new season they make tommy a somewhat 'bad guy' and he is rude which is sad..cuz i really liked them together but i do think jamie and her aare cute but so is her a speed..lol..but speed has karma now! haha

  • He's always rude