Tonight is the big Premiere of this Motivational TV Show with Tony Robbins. I for one am really looking forward to watching it. I'm a big fan of his and I've never seen any of his programs that haven't lived up to their reviews, so my anticipation is really growing. Tomorrow, I'll let you know if it lived up to my expectations. Her's a Preview review by The Hollywood Reporter.June
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Breakthrough With Tony Robbins -- TV Review
By Barry Garron, July 26, 2010 04:40 ET
Bottom Line: Heart-tugging? Definitely. A breakthrough? That remains to be seen.
It would be a lot easier to know what to make of NBC's "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins" if it were possible to separate the actual breakthrough from Robbins' upbeat motivational patter. In the show, the two are intertwined, and viewers only can hope that the permanent breakthrough Robbins promises throughout the show actually will occur.
Robbins, among the best known of motivational speakers, has filled arenas and made a fortune parceling out such platitudes as "Confront your real issues" and "Exceed your expectations." In this six-episode series, he tries to apply this advice to people facing big obstacles.
In the premiere, Robbins takes on the desperate case of Frank and Kristen Alioto. Their dream of a destination wedding in December 2008 in lovely Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, turned into a nightmare that same evening. Just hours after the ceremony, Frank jumped into the pool, broke his neck and became a quadriplegic.
In moments, Kristen's role changed from wife to caretaker, her duties performed between bouts of crying. For Frank, life became a series of pills taken with meals.
Can Robbins turn things around for this unlucky but loving couple? He promises them "greater joy and freedom than you ever knew before." In return, Frank provides a commercial/testimonial for Robbins, one of the show's executive producers. "I know Tony's met with world leaders, and I know he's met with important people, but now he's taking time to talk with me." Magnanimous as that might seem, it is the raison d'etre for the show.
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