wizards of waverly place

                    
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original television series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009. A film adaptation of the series, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 28, 2009; In 2010, the film adaptation won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings with magical abilities competing to win sole custody of the family powers. Further main cast includes Jennifer Stone, María Canals Barrera and David DeLuise. In June 2010, Disney Channel renewed the series for a fourth season. Gomez confirmed in an interview that the fourth season will be the show's final season.
Production:
The series was created and as executive produced by Todd J. Greenwald, who began developing the show after working as a writer and consulting producer during the first season of Hannah Montana. The show is produced by It's a Laugh Productions and Disney Channel Original Productions. The theme song, "Everything Is Not What It Seems", written by John Adair and Steve Hampton, is of techno-pop style and is performed by Selena Gomez & the Scene.[citation needed] The series is filmed at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.
Seasons 1-3.Season 4:
For the first three seasons the show used the same title sequence. The song is called "Everything Is Not What It Seems" by Selena Gomez. In this it shows Alex, Justin, Max and Harper in the morning before school. Alex is using magic to change the clock. Justin used magic to trap Alex in a mirror. Max uses magic to change an orange into a cupcake. Harper is not a wizard so she uses no magic at all. It ends by Alex, Justin, Max, and Harper leaving the sandwich shop.In the fourth season of the show the title sequence has changed. The song is the same although slightly altered. In the title sequence they show a crystal ball where the characters appear. In the crystal ball, they show small clips of the show which includes the actor the name reads. Although it is a clip, the actors don't speak as the music covers the voices. At the end all 6 characters (Alex, Justin, Max, Harper, Theresa and Jerry) who are included in the opening sequence appear. Alex waves her wand and the logo "Wizards Of Waverly Place" appears.
Reception:
The show debuted on Disney Channel on October 12, 2007 after the premiere of Twitches Too, gathering 5.9 million viewers. In February 2009, the episode "Helping Hand" broke the record for the largest audience in the 7:00 PM (Eastern Time) time period on the Disney Channel, with a total of 4.5 million viewers. In January 2010, "Wizards vs. Werewolves" one-hour special episode became the series' most-watched episode with 6.2 million viewers, surpassing the 6 million viewers of "Paint By Committee" episode In 2009, the series was the top scripted telecast for teens between the age of 9-14 (1.63 million/6.7 rating) and second in kids 6-11 (1.81 million/7.4 rating), which was only slightly behind “The Suite Life on Deck” (1.82 million/7.4 rating.)The "Wizards vs. Angels" one-hour special episode, became season 4's most watched episode until now, with 5.13 million viewers.
Episodes:
Season     Episodes     Originally aired
Season premiere     Season finale
1     21     October 12, 2007     August 31, 2008
2     30     September 12, 2008     August 21, 2009
Film     August 28, 2009
3     28     October 9, 2009     October 15, 2010
4     TBA     November 12, 2010     TBA
Cast:
Main
* Selena Gomez as Alex Russo
* David Henrie as Justin Russo
* Jake T. Austin as Max Russo
* Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle
* María Canals Barrera as Theresa Russo
* David DeLuise as Jerry Russo
Awards and nominations:
Year     Award     Category     Work     Outcome
2008     Alma Award     "Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Television Series"     Jake T. Austin     Nominated
"Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series"     Selena Gomez
Imagen Award    "Best Actress - Television"
2009     Image Award    "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special"
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[40]     "Favorite TV Actress"     Won
Young Artist Award     "Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress"     Nominated
Primetime Emmy    "Outstanding Children's Program"     Cast     Won
Alma Award    "Special Achievement Comedy - Television - Actress"     Selena Gomez
María Canals Barrera     Nominated
Imagen Award    "Best Actress - Television"     Selena Gomez
2010     Image Award    "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special"
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[46]     "Favorite TV Show"     Cast
"Favorite TV Actress"     Selena Gomez     Won
Teen Choice Awards    "Choice TV Actress: Comedy"
"Choice TV Show: Comedy"     Cast     Nominated
Primetime Emmy     "Outstanding Children's Program"     Cast
"Outstanding Children's Program" (for Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie)     Won
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards     "Fave TV Show"     Nominated
"Fave TV Star"     Selena Gomez     Won
British Academy Children's Awards     "BAFTA Kid’s Vote: TV"     Cast
2011     Image Award     "Outstanding Children's Program"     Nominated
"Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special"     Selena Gomez
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards    "Favorite TV Show"     Cast
"Favorite TV Actress"     Selena Gomez     Won
"Favorite TV Sidekick"     David Henrie     Nominated
Teen Choice Awards     "Choice TV Actress: Comedy"     Selena Gomez     Won
"Choice TV Show: Comedy"     Cast     Nominated
Imagen Award    "Best Young Actress/Television"     Selena Gomez     Won
"Best Supporting Actress/Television"     Maria Canals-Barrera     Pending
Primetime Emmy]     "Outstanding Children's Program"     Cast
"Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-camera Series"