6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
As the Bell Rings (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
The conversations occurring between class periods.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
The conversations occurring between class periods.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
As the Bell Rings is a Disney Channel sitcom focused on the apolitical, everyday social and personal dilemmas of high school students, consistently avoiding engagement with broader ideological themes or systemic critiques. Its narrative centers on lighthearted comedy and personal interactions rather than political discourse.
The series features a visibly diverse cast in its high school setting, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on lighthearted comedic situations rather than social critique.
Secondary
As the Bell Rings, a Disney Channel comedy series, does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consistent with its era and target demographic, the show focuses on typical high school experiences within a heteronormative framework, offering no specific LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This show is an adaptation of an Italian series, but it introduces its own set of characters that largely maintain the gender of their corresponding archetypes from the source material. No established character from the original series is portrayed as a different gender.
The show is a localized adaptation of an Italian series, featuring new characters created for the American version rather than recasting established characters from the source material. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
8.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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