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Post by Rockerbaby on Apr 23, 2015 4:14:28 GMT
I really like this article.
I think it does a great job of summing up the show and why it deserves recognition today. I particularly like the way they described Fi at the end of the article, and what they said about why the show could be enjoyed by people of various ages.
And, hey, those gifs look familiar! =]
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Post by Kathie on Apr 25, 2015 4:00:25 GMT
yay another recent article about So Weird!!!
it's funny how they just take gifs from wherever lol
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Post by LittleDuck on Apr 25, 2015 15:48:22 GMT
It makes me so happy to see other people remember and discuss So Weird.
And yeah, it's become common practice for sites like buzzfeed and bustle to just take gifs from tumblr. One of the many reasons why true journalism is a lost art-form.
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Post by Rockerbaby on Apr 26, 2015 4:39:06 GMT
Haha. I don't really mind that they didn't credit or anything, honestly. Gifs are a good way of showing little snippets of what a show was like. When they're used in excess in clickbait articles, though, that can be very annoying.
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Post by Mischievous Monkey on Sept 29, 2015 2:46:49 GMT
The article is titled "7 Reasons Why Disney Channel Should Do Its Own Version Of The Splat"
It makes some great points, but my favorite is number 4.
"Sadly, Disney has given up on making dramas, and it is a shame because they were really good at making dramatic shows for tweens. So Weird was the best of the bunch by far, and it still has a cult following today, but In a Heartbeat, The Famous Jett Jackson, and Flash Forward were excellent shows as well. While all of the shows were comedic at times, they felt far more balanced than the the light comedies Disney offers now."
It was published on September 27 and was written by Sabienna Bowman (@sljbowman).
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Post by Kathie on Sept 29, 2015 5:14:39 GMT
Great find!!! I sooo love that So Weird is mentioned on these popular blog sites.
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Post by Kathie on Sept 29, 2015 5:17:06 GMT
"Sadly, Disney has given up on making dramas, and it is a shame because they were really good at making dramatic shows for tweens. So Weird was the best of the bunch by far, and it still has a cult following today, but In a Heartbeat, The Famous Jett Jackson, and Flash Forward were excellent shows as well. While all of the shows were comedic at times, they felt far more balanced than the the light comedies Disney offers now."
I like the "it still has a cult following today" hmmmm
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Post by Mischievous Monkey on Sept 29, 2015 6:20:42 GMT
I caught that too. It gives me some hope.
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Post by thebossapplesauce on Oct 30, 2016 10:58:22 GMT
I just stumbled across this article and I don't think I've seen it posted here yet. It features some that are obvious and have been talked about here... like The X Files, Supernatural, and Gravity Falls... it also mentions Buffy and Doctor Who, which are two shows I'm personally in love with and glad they made the list. I also love The Vampire Diaries but I'm surprised that it made the list. Though, thinking about it, the author is right... Fi would fit in perfectly with the Mystic Falls gang. Two shows not on this list that I feel should be is Twin Peaks. I've actually been wanting to a crossover fic but haven't really found the inspiration... also Ghost Whisperer.
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Post by JimmyTheTVFanatic on Oct 30, 2016 15:13:33 GMT
It's a very interesting list of suggestions. I wonder if the author of that article knows or already has an account on this message forum? I remember watching Eerie, Indiana back then and I'm glad to see it's mentioned. Now I think about it, I've also thought about other sci-fi shows to make note of:
Big Wolf on Campus - a high school teenager gets bitten by a werewolf only to become one himself (ala Teen Wolf). Basically a parody of supernatural/pop culture tropes over the years (somewhat dated considering it came out in the late 90s)
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High - A group of students and a teacher form a Science club that investigate on all sorts of paranormal activity. It sort of does have a Doctor Who feel to it (it does have a bit of time traveling in some episodes). For a live action show geared towards children, this was pretty story driven. It's ashamed it didn't last long though.
The Zack Files - Some of the actors who went on to do Strange Days also were featured on this show. Unlike the former, Zack Files mostly consist of self-contained episodes with three friends encountering paranormal superstition.
Dark Oracle - a pair of siblings who discover a comic book that can predict every moment that will happen down the road (ala FInal Destination). Only lasted 2 seasons, and I believe it was made by the same producer that did Degrassi: TNG series.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Surprised the author didn't make mention of this show, considering a lot of people that grew up on Nickelodeon in the 1990s talk about this show to this day. A group of teenagers known as the Midnight Society would gather around in a campfire, telling various ghost stories and other folklore. Pretty self-explanatory.
RL Stine's the Haunting Hour - The most recent half-hour horror anthology for kids, made by the same producer responsible for Goosebumps and the short-lived Nightmare Room series. Was on the Hub for awhile and I think it might have cancelled when the network rebranded into Discovery Family.
I might have missed a few programs but those are the ones that came to my mind.
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Post by Kathie on May 19, 2017 3:33:16 GMT
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Post by LittleDuck on May 20, 2017 14:26:06 GMT
That's so awesome!! And I concur, So Weird is the greatest supernatural show aimed at kids (or in general) for all of the reasons the article discusses.
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