O-Town - Making The Band 1x01 Pilot Episode [Part 1/3]

[@ZaheerMusic]

If by some miracle anyone sees this in 2023 I hope to connect with similar souls..o town music is a significant part of my growth. As a man in his 30s now who had his own music success that I couldn't wuote capitalise on. Hoping to connect with like minded souls who still love o town

[@theroadislong]

I remember watching this show on tv. It's great to go back and watch it now that we all know how everything turned out in the end.

[@TaliAsh47]

So nostalgic. I remember watching this from the very beginning and loved watching them develop. I loved O-Town so much. This brings back so many memories.

[@whitneyallison2469]

I remember watching this show religiously when it was on, I even remember being part of a group where you watched an episode and then went onto a forum and "critiqued" the epidsode. Ahh, the days of Angelfire and having to record the show on VHS to watch over and over again. Those were the days.

[@deurkdigler8169]

@LORD STINGER lol

[@ladydonna773]

Whitney Allison yasssssssss!!!!!!!!

[@markvgarcia]

I have a bunch of episodes recorded on VHS still and I used to break them out every so often but now thanks to otownhq I can cast them to the tv now. Technology is a beautiful thing.

[@dancemachine1919]

so many memories!!! i can officially say i've been a making the band fan from day 1 and i'm fairly certain that i've seen every episode. as great as the formation of o-town is, i gotta say the catchphrases coined by diddy were something else haha

[@31webseries]

If I remember correctly Ikaika was the only one who had the good sense to split the second he saw that contract.

[@Vizzy285]

Wow loved this show Friday evenings. This show is the reason why I got highlites in my hair lol

[@perishwicky1541]

I remember watching this show when it was new

[@musiclover_kb4913]

Here's the thing I never understood. By this point, Lou Pearlman should've been in jail. Why were people still trusting him to create boy bands despite what he's done to NSYNC and Backstreets at this point.

[@2sexclusive]

Because regardless of what Lou did as a shitty conniving greedy manager he had an ear to scout talent anyone with money could have done the same thing but it’s less than likely they would have succeeded like Lou there was many other boy bands out around the same time of BSB and NSYNC but they never had a #1 album in the country so they trusted him in that sense the man hunt for Lou happened in 2006 because of the Ponzi scheme he played not the lawsuit from the infamous BSB AND *NSYNC

[@laminage]

He still had alot of "Juice" in The Industry, and at one point he was worth 300 Million, he also owned Pizza Restaurants, TCBY Yogurt Stands and the like. Also after the success of Backstreet Boys, and N'Sync he felt that third time was the charm. Yet alot of Boy Bands don't make it. One True Voice in the UK where their Manager was Pete Waterman who since the 1980's was the Man with The Golden Hand who launched the Careers of so many Groups with his Partners Matthew Stock and Scott Aitken. Rick Astley, Princess (Say I'm Your Number One), Kylie Minogue and Banarama. Members of 911 and Atomic Kitten were discovered on a Show he Hosted called "The Hitman & Her" as dancers. He was so big that Simon Cowell followed him around like a Punk. They didn't make it. Then there was a Fellow named Sean Conlon in a 90's Boy Band called Five who tried to come back on The Voice UK but nobody turned their chair around for him, same thing with Daniel Pearce on The X Factor who was in One True Voice, he didn't get to do the Live Shows so you know nothing is guaranteed.

[@lislovesya9307]

they're still rich so uummm.... lol ntm

[@TaliAsh47]

This show started in 2000. Unfortunately, BSB was the first to try filing law suits but that was around 2002 or so. So about this time is when BSB was probably trying to fight him on a lot of things. He wasn't actually convicted til 2008.

[@TaliAsh47]

@BNO97 ! I know Nsync did as well. But I know that BSB was the first to sue. Nsync followed suit. Also, I said around 2002, not that it was 2002. I don't exactly know the exact year it started, but I do know that he was not convicted until the late 2000's.

[@kaywalker5810]

I used to watch it with my kids. I just found out that my SIL's cousin was a finalist on this show. He went on to be one of the Chippendales, and now he is an MC in Las Vegas. Wild!

[@2009gussguss]

Are you talking about Bryan? I love that guy!

[@eMCizzle1]

I remember Jackie Salvucci and his sister from Popstars Season 2!

[@paigemann5157]

I forgot how absolutely corny these were but I’m totally in my feelings rn watching these back 😂

[@ashleyking1146]

Went down a rabbit hole and ended up here and can honestly say, I’m glad I made it here. These were the days! I loved this show & even saw o-town in concert back in high school when they came to my city. It’s a shame the music climate was changing and boy/girl groups were being phased out. If this show had came out about a few years earlier, O-Town could’ve been up there with the some of the best. Definitely not *NSYNC or BSB level of course but they’d be in the conversation for sure 😂

[@donmonteiro6830]

the dude at 1:07 didnt he audition for popstars 2 with his sister?

[@gottalovebri]

So “making the band” was originally Lou Perlmans thing & Diddy continued it. interesting.

[@Eriecowson1878]

Making The Band 1 Was Before Diddy Took Over

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

5:30 black dude on the right of the split screen has an incredible voice

[@Eriecowson1878]

Making The Band 1 Was Before Diddy Took Over

[@gailcontr3ras]

awww this is seriously making me cryyy omg lovve them so much

[@meganelizabethwv]

i saw him as well.. he signed my playbill and i have a pic with him.. my inner 12 year old was so happy! lol

[@broadwaymike92]

My friend saw Ashley Parker Angel in Hairspray!

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

Michael I. Haber Worst anecdote ever.

[@mikehunt7360]

Your the goat for posting this

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

2:26 the exact moment Lou Pearlman fell in love with Ikaika

[@annielle2]

I can't believe Ash was younger than me here...:DD

[@cca405]

Dan was always my favourite

[@mixboy79]

The first season was a family show on ABC lol then it got hood as fuck and went to MTV for the remaining time

[@LarryBanks85]

I love this ❤️

[@rosajessica7405]

Ugh! Seeing Lou Pearlman on this makes me cringed and wanna 🤮!

[@RaySchwarz.]

Who is the radio announcer at the beginning who says "Lou Pearlman, the mastermind..."?

[@jatedkris]

kid cruz from xl 106.7 orlando

[@musique1o1]

I remember meeting O Town way back when. Trevor was a MESS, and good time 😂

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

You had sex huh

[@NENE-xx9xd]

Ikaika is a old soul. Boy bands just wasnt his thing.

[@janesays1278]

But he did forma boy band right after he left the show. He just knew that something was off with Lou and the contract. You don’t have to be an old soul to trust your gut and get out of a bad situation.

[@MistahSlick1978]

Lou Lou lol

[@tyshondrabarnes7631]

That LOOK PIDDY GAVE CHOPPER IN ROOM AFTER WALKED OUT IN ADDITION, LOOKED EVIL AS HELL

[@FoneArc]

I’m pretty sure this show inspired American Idol.

[@wolepyro9779]

Hmmm since season 1 making the band has been bad luck 😝

[@Victoriaistalented]

People were so geeked to get a deal with bad boy they had a better chance in life if they would have met the wizard of oz smh.

[@nsls8223]

no diddy.. get it?! lol

[@pensacolian211]

I loved Ikaika. It's a shame he ended up leaving. I stopped watching after that. Sorry to any of Dan's fans, but I just didn't like him.

[@JSDWAYNE]

Ikaika left was bcuz he (Lou) was making sexual advances towards him (Ikaika) off camera.

[@nme.00104]

@@JSDWAYNE remember it too, he was wanting him to live in his house, offering to buy him a car, cover his bill's etc. and saying to keep it a secret between the two of them. a mess! he was always up to no good, *lou,

[@franarevalo0510]

Lou Pearlman en uno de sus intentos fallidos de crear a los nuevos Backstreet Boys

[@brentamania89]

Lou was a terrible person

[@LinusKnight]

are there better quality versions of this to stream anywhere? t o r r e n ts? im so greatful this youtube channel is available dont get me wrong

[@donmonteiro6830]

watching this show and wanting to be in a group myself i quickly realized they wanted a group with "stereotypical" looking men wasnt for me. i would need to have both girls and guys in one group to complement my feminine nature. i feel i have a balance of masculinity and femininity but i wouldnt work in a all male band. so sadly i never went to the auditions. if it were now a days i would have more of a chance cause of the whole gender fluidity.. i wanna be in a group where the girls are sexy but tomboy ish and the guys are hot but have a flamboyant side also.

[@sandra123830]

how ironic that first 2 seasons was made by Lou Pearlman and the next 2 seasons was made by P Diddy and they both turned out to be assholes lmao

[@ygwaltgmb]

I see why they took this and gave it to Diddy these 1st 2 seasons were snooze fest 😂😂