Behind The Ears: The History of SO WEIRD - Disney Channel’s Darkest Show
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- It’s time to get weird! This episode of Behind The Ears takes a look at the history of the Disney Channel Original Series SO WEIRD!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:19 “Weird” Origins
2:00 Disney Says “Yes”
2:20 Writing the Pilot
3:30 Finding the Cast
5:51 Shooting the Pilot
6:50 Jon Cooksey & Ali Marie Matheson
7:47 So Weird Premieres
8:17 Original Music
10:13 A Unique Show
11:28 Guest Stars
12:26 Season 2
15:19 Season 3
18:28 Original Season 3 Plans
19:18 Reruns
20:22 So Weird on Disney Plus
20:49 Conclusion
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I like your videos but when you play music with actual words in the background the same time and volume level you are talking it's difficult to understand. Especially for those who are sensory sensitive. But I do enjoy them! Thank you!
Hi! This is Kathie from The So Weird Podcast. What an amazing, well-edited video! You managed to talk about all the essential information from the show in less than 30 minutes, what a feat! I think my favorite part was the use of old interviews and commercials. This is the video to point to when people ask "What is So Weird about and why is it special?"
KathieSeesPhotos Thanks so much, Kathie! It was actually REALLY hard to say everything I wanted to say about the show in under 30 minutes. I actually had to edit down my original narration for this episode to make sure the video wasn’t too long! 😂 I love this show so much, and I’m relieved that other So Weird fans are enjoying my little video! 😊
Do you think Disney channel will make a Reboot So Weird??
@@nealsmall9316 I hope not. I love the original and hope they keep it that way
@@chevyimpala67winchester34 Same!!! Do you think alot of people don't remember this show? I have a couple friends that like Disney and I asked if they remember a show a called So Weird and they had no idea what I was talking about
@@nealsmall9316 it's a shamed some don't remember it. I think most move on caused it's old classic show. Hopefully you can show your friend this show soon. But I always had special place for this show in my heart ❤️ thank God you can rewatch it on Disney plus!
Nickelodeon had “are you afraid of the dark” at the same time this was airing. Man, I loved the 90s. These shows were actually scary/good
They were both the cause of many a nightmare when I was little! 😂 But now I love them!
Werd And goosebumps
Right? I’m re watching show weird because I have bad acids reflex and it’s making me so happy I didn’t know bees were animals lmao I thought they were bugs this whole time . I’m sitting here introverting and learning a lot from a 90’s kids show. Love old school Disney now it’s just full of nonsense
I remember always saying I couldn't wait to grow up so I could stay up and watch all these great 90s shows. I loved them so much but man I regret saying that "I wanna grow up" shit lmao.
@@annmarie6870 ...insects are animals...bugs are a type of insect, bees are a type of insect. All are animals...
This was my absolute favorite show from 10-13 years old. I adored how dark and unique it was. The acting and the storyline were superb.
Fascinating !! We miss it direly
I couldn't remember if this was an actual show I watched as a child or if it was a fever dream. Thank you so much for this ❤
Rebecca Perkins Thank you for watching! So happy to help you rediscover this special show! 😊
Is it weird i felt the same 😩😩 one day the theme song kept playing it my head and when i looked up the lyrics i was like OMG hidden gem
Girl. I felt the same way until I started watching it on Disney +!
I finally looked it up everyone remembers are you afraid of the dark but no one remembers this show and I started to think it was one of those Berenstein bears type of things and maybe it didn’t happen like this Shazam movie and it was a Mandela effect thank God it wasn’t
@@kimwhatmatters4085 i remember loving this show when it came out back then its a shame season 3 was so bad
Nice job! I was a story analyst for Disney Channel at the time and wrote the "Vampire" episode (S2, E22). I thought you might be interested to know that, if I recall correctly, the show was originally titled "Too Weird" when it was in development. I think I even had a VHS of the pilot with that title on it.
Oh wow! That’s amazing! Vampire is one of my favorite episodes! That must’ve been an exciting time to work at Disney Channel. So glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!
@@BehindTheMagic Thanks! Glad you liked Vampire. I stumbled upon the So Weird podcast a while back and learned they didn't care for it, but it's got a pretty high IMDb rating, and I've come across several fans over the years. I was just a writer for hire, of course and had to work within the parameters set by the producers, but I had a great story editor (Kevin Murphy, who went on to Desperate Housewives, Caprica, Reefer Madness, etc.) and a lot of fun doing the various drafts. They let me name the girl vampires after my mom and niece, so that was nice. Great to see that people still care about the show, and I hope its Disney+ availability is exposing it to a new audience too.
@@yancyskancy vampire is one of the best episodes! Great job
A lot of the episodes didn't make sense in terms of plot. It's better than the show on Disney Channel now. It couldn't exceed 65 episodes. Only 2 of the cast member were in all 65 episodes.
omg really
Glad to know after so many years that I wasn't the only one disappointed with season 3. The show changed so much once Fiona left. Never felt the same. Fiona sought out the paranormal while Annie just stumbles into it from week to week.
Oh, there are MANY who didn’t like the third season. As a kid, I didn’t notice the change in tone as much. But as an adult? It’s jarring. And I totally agree with your Fiona VS Annie comparison. Poor Alexz Johnson. She didn’t have very much to work with.
I have to agree. As a kid, I watched season 3, but didn’t notice it wasn’t as good after Fi left. Years later, I’m rewatching it on Disney plus, and it doesn’t compare to seasons 1 and 2. I really wish it would’ve been allowed to go darker.
I agree. It actually seems like this was the moment when Disney started to make their stars do both acting and singing. Annie was OK and some of the songs are pretty catchy, but the whole singing angle seemed to make it more "family friendly" rather than get darker, like you would expect a series like this to progress to.
Yup
Couldn't agree more. There wasn't much of an ongoing story worth pursuing after season 2.
This was the first thing I put on when Disney+ came out
Me too!
Same!
Ok I just have to say, i remember this show as a kid and my sister liking and talking about it. but I never paid attention to it because i didn't get it. But years later now in my late 20s I rewatched it on Disney + and I have to tell you its one of the most interesting and lowkey the greatest show I've ever watched. Hands down. They don't make shows like this anymore, and just has that charm to it. I could sort of see why they might've called it a lil too dark for Disney, but this show is woke in so many ways. I absolutely love it.
How in the world is it "woke"? If anything it shows how great shows were before woke garbage. There's nothing woke about it.
@@iRocky_ Wow you got triggered real quick.
@@iRocky_ It was woke af. The main character is a loud and assertive young lady who bravely faces the supernatural. Her mother is a single-mother career woman, her whole family adapts to her career. And the show often addresses Fi's Irish roots. As well as generational trauma between immigrant parents and American-born children in Fi's Irish grandfather and her mother. Guess someone wasn't paying attention.
It was ahead of its time
@@iRocky_ Just because you like something doesn't mean it isn't "woke," you're just in denial
It’s on Disney +!!!!!
dopp nett Yup! It was the first thing I watched when it launched!
Behind The Ears watching it now
@@BehindTheMagic finished it..as a finale for a season 3 it's ok.. as a series it's bad. So Weird Season 4.. Fi, an adult, is a full-blown reporter uncovering new paranormal information in a world when paranormal is
normal and everyone knows.
@@badbunny9116 Do you think So Weird wasn't a Popular show on Disney? I asked people about the show a couple years ago and they were like I don't remember the show
@@nealsmall9316 it was very popular in the sense of community not by viewers. Let’s say that what happened was that the show lost its viewers with season 3. After season 2, which supplied a conclusion to the whole story, the last season came out with a lighter tone and people just wasn’t interested in watching the show anymore. Mind, most of the fans at the time of the air were people much older then anticipated, as usual. That’s why shows struggle. I remember watching an episode on New Year’s Day, and thought it was new, we didn’t see the ball fall and my parents got angry.
Hey Behind The Ears, Jimmie from The So Weird Podcast here! I saw this video the day you released it and I thought I had left a comment, now realizing I hadn't! DUDE! I've watched this like 6 or 7 times already! The first time, I wailed! Like literally, sobbing with tears flowing down my face. This show has changed my life (as you may know lol if you listen to the podcast)... you touched on EVERYTHING pretty much and it was amazing to see everything So Weird so intelligently expressed and explained like that! To have been a fan since literally day one when So Weird starting airing, 20 something years later... it's such a gem, such a reward to bask in other fans appreciation and love for this magnificent, heartwarming, human, and very nostalgic show! Thanks for not missing anything! I love it!! I hope you decide to touch on So Weird more in the future! I love your love!!
-Jimmie
JustJimmie This makes me so happy!!! Thank you for your kind words! And I’d definitely be up for making more So Weird videos in the future! 😊
@@BehindTheMagic YES!!
I used to look forward to going online and looking at the website. So weird will always hold a special place in my heart.
Lindsey Cassella It’s a very special show!
Wow, did they have the actual Fi’s website back then?
I love this show so much I thought I was the only person who remembered it! Thank you for unlocking a childhood memory the song Rebecca is a classic
in an interview on the So Weird Podcast, the executive producer explains they were fired because they took the show too dark for Disney's liking, and what was aired was rewritten. He also explains they were not allowed to shoot an episode they wrote for season 2 because of subject matter. and the actress playing Fiona quit the show so the next producers had no choice of writing her out
I watch this show as a kid! It was always one of my favorites, I kept waiting and watching for it. (Dvd anything!)I now have a kid myself and I am sharing So Weird with him on Disney plus. I’m so glad to see again and to be able to share it with my son!
Carissa Ten Eyck That’s so awesome that you’re sharing the show with your son! Hope he’s enjoying it!
Is it still on Disney plus?
I am not the biggest fan of season 3 either, but I do wonder why Cara left the show when it was in its prime? I don't think she has done anything noteworthy since then. Hopefully she didn't have a bad experience on the show that forced her to leave. Anyway, I'm rambling, but thank you for this wonderfully nostalgic video!
Maybe she wanted to take a break from acting. Acting can be a lot of work and requires a lot of time. She was still a teenager, so maybe she wanted to finish school and pursue other things.
It seems she wanted to see what other work's she could do, these days sadly she's even retired
Absolutely fantastic! I had goosebumps (not the show) at several points. I love how you used the soundtrack under the video, the way you touched on key elements (both behind the scenes and what happened in the show), and your use of archival footage. It was so much fun to watch, and I definitely will again!
Thank you so much! I’m glad it was fun to watch! It was fun to make! 😊
This is one of my favorite Disney shows, and I'm SO happy it's on Disney+ now! Although I'm kind of in the minority. I LOVED season 3! I liked the lighter tone, and Annie's character was awesome. But I also would've loved to have seen what would've happened if Fi stayed.
Sometimes it is good to have a change with shows. I didn't hate Annie, but it blew my mind that the main character left. It's like could you imagine the Disney executives what was going through their minds because it's a big gamble to lose the star, especially when a show is based on Fi's experiences? I don't think it was Alexz Johnson's fault that fans might've not been receptive to season 3. She seemed like a nice girl. I can understand why possible Cara Delizia left because I know that sometimes when you feel it's done, then it's done. Alexz Johnson should've gotten her show because her energy and portrayal wasnt right for so weird. It would be better to have a Hannah Montana type show for her.
“ there are many people who never forgot about the the series” Meeeee I talk about this show all the damn time because Disney just acted like it never happened and I’m like wtf I know I’m not crazy this was my fav freakin showwww I loved it!!!! And I was so heartbroken when the show ended and to not ever find it again… I’m so glad that you made this video it with me no I’m not the only one who cared about the show. Also, I’m literally going to get Disney+ now just to watch it. I didn’t know that they had it on there. That’s the only reason I am going to get Disney+ because nothing else really interest me but if they have this on it, I’m gonna get it because this show was top-tier. I even learned the theme song to the show I loved it.
I used to watch this every night at 12:00 midnight in summer 2002 never missed a night. Randomly thought of it couldnt remember the name and found this. Crazy brings back old times. Especially my grandfather died in august 2002 and he lived with me at that time. It always stuck with me.
I remember watching this show along with Black Holsey high , foreign exchange and of course goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark? , still an horror junkie
I love so weird it’s a great show. Probably one of disney channel most underrated but darkest Disney channel shows ever made. But I only love the first two seasons, but the third and final season was lackluster it lost its charm from there.
Agreed on all points!
The comment about being for the whole family is so funny - my parents would watch it with me, even my mom who didn't like "scary stuff". I was watching it at my grandparents one time, and my grandfather sat down to watch it, even asking if that was Mackenzie Philips on TV as the mom.
I loved watching So Weird back in the day. It was back when Disney was going through an edgy stage. When I found out the original season 3 was going to be a lot more darker and scarier I got mad. They went with a lighter tone because they thought the third season would’ve been too dark for kids and they probably thought the parents would complain. The third season would’ve been the final one. Back then Disney only allowed a limited number of seasons to each show which was only three seasons. That explains why they didn’t mind jumping the shark. The reason they brought in the Annie character was the actress who played Fi left the show and the head writers also left after Disney told them they didn’t like the darker and scarier tone.
I was around 6 years old when So Weird was airing. I remember them playing it late at night when I was supposed to be asleep. Truly nostalgic looking back
I miss watching So Weird very much, because it gave me 💡s about believing in supernatural theories. It also gave me the facts about paranormal stuff that doesn't exist in reality. 😢
It definitely appealed to the inner “weirdo” in all of us!
@@BehindTheMagic Is that right? It's such a shame that So Weird cancelled.
I love and grew up with all of these shows! I still watch So weird! Of course once Fi leaves the series kind of loses my interest.Thank you for making these awesomely nostalgic videos!
Holistically Holly Thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed!
Cara Delizia was in 40 episodes of the show. I stopped enjoying after they ended Liv & Maddie.
You should definitely watch “Secrets of Sulphur Springs”, it’s a current Disney Channel show that just wrapped it’s 2nd season.
It’s a mystery drama series that’s often compared to So Weird! It’s about these two kids who find a portal inside a haunted hotel and it travels them through time.
There’s also a Season 3 coming too 😉
I love Secrets of Sulphur Springs, So Weird, and the Mysterious Benedict Society (even if it's different from the books).
What's crazy is everybody was leaving to pursue other things that didn't pan out
Thank you sir, finally someone talk about this show! I love this show! I remember watching this as a kid. I had no clue they had redo the episode of banshee that Fi was willing sacrifice her life for her grandfather. Then again that's Fi' for you. Now it make me wonder, how would it play out if they did stick to the original episode? But I love it either way. Ahh sweet memories! I always feel like after Fin left the show it should ended I didn't care for Annie nothing personal she's didn't rub me the right way. I always thought season 3 was mistake but I know they try their best in season 3 in So weird but it just didn't work out for those who love Fi. Kinda wish Season 2 Fi did get say goodbye to her family now... if Fi did stick around for season 3 Fi going to hell would been the best show ever to rescue her father! Oh man wished we could seen it. We need So weird zoom reunion 😍
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It was truly a one-of-a-kind show. I agree, a SO WEIRD reunion would be incredible!
Came back to relive this in it's entirety. Beautiful job again! Always "Keep The Faith and Never Give Up on So Weird!"
Awwww, thanks so much, Jimmie! So glad you enjoyed it enough to watch it again! Keep the Faith!
"Rebecca" is just so sad. 😭
"The Rocket" is one of my favorites because it involves time travel and Clue, Fi & Jack were all important in the episode and Molly was still there.
I love those episodes too!
I was obsessed with this show (and Erik von Detton!) when I was younger, and I recently started watching it on Disney+ with my husband. It’s fun to rewatch it from the point of view of an adult. And I can connect with the characters more, because my dad was killed by a drunk driver in June of 2011.
Obsessed is the word
This was my favorite show as a kid, wasn't such a fan of the 3rd season. So cool I found this video
Now Here's One I've been looking forward to!! :D
Another Great video! The amount of work you put into it really shows and it amazing how much you've covered on the show's history. I can tell your enthusiasm drops a bit when you started talking about the third season, Haha. :D
Going by what you said. So Weird aired during a transition period of eras for Disney Channel from the early years of Zoog and Famous Jett Jackson to Hanna Montana and Even Stevens. Basically the turn of the century. Had a quick look, and it seemed shows like Are you Afraid of the Dark and Goosebumps pretty much wrapped up towards the end of the 90's. So maybe dark shows were out and it seems So Weird may have been a bit late to that party. Hence why like you said the third season changed so dramatically.
At Disney has started to change their line up a bit more with Shows like Andi Mack for example. It seemed to be the first Drama show Disney has done since So Weird. Dealing with family issue and what not with fantastic actors and writing. And Gravity Falls has been a fantastic resurrection of the supernatural on Disney. Even though it's animated. The creator did the right thing by going all out and wrapping up before any outside interference can happen. Played it safe hence why the show is soo satisfying to watch. At least So Weird up on Disney Plus now so that's something to take away from all of this.
Again, Awesome video and looking forward to what you make up next. ;)
So glad you enjoyed it, JT! Yeah, it was kinda hard for me to talk about season 3 objectively. I think it’s pretty obvious in that section that when I say “the fans were disappointed” I’m really saying “I was disappointed.” 😂 And I intended to mention Gravity Falls in this video, but it was getting a bit long, so I had to leave it out. Let me know if you have any suggestions for a future video! 😊
I don't blame you for being disappointed. I tried to give the third season a chance when I first watched it. Started out OK but by the time I got to the halfway point, I was like "yeah this is weak". :( Especially episodes like Grave Mistake, what started off as a potential ghost murderer turned out to be a equivalent of a slightly annoying graffiti artist. That's cool you wanted to mention going Gravity Falls but I understand about keeping the time limit. As for suggestions for future videos, How about Herbie the Love Bug Franchise? There's like 5 films, 1 TV movie and a mini TV show. A Character that can be really underated. Hope this helps. :)
All of the shows mentioned were definitely my introduction to the world of horror - and it's a passion that has persisted (I'm 30 now and still a lover of all things horror) ❤️
Also -- the theme song to So Weird still totally SLAPS 😍
That’s so awesome! And YES, who could forget that iconic theme song?? I feel that even people who don’t remember the show somehow remember the theme song!
It really annoys me that Disney wasn't big on throwing reruns once a show ended in the early 2000s. I probably started watching Disney around late 2002 and can bearly remember this show. But seriously if Disney had given us more reruns more people would know shows that where aired in the late 90s. This also happend with Lizzie mcguire which was my favorite show they probably stopped rerunning the show like a year after it ended so the newer gen never knew about it. Unlike Nick which actually did reruns of many of there shows which Is the reason many weren't forgotten.
AGREED. I kinda wish Disney Channel would do a “Nick-At-Night” style programming block that played shows from this era. Most of their primary audience would be in bed by that point, so why not play some stuff for us older people? They used to have a block called “Vault Disney” that played shows and movies from the 50s and 60s. They could bring that back and add shows like this to the mix! I’d definitely watch!
Disney Channel literally took off reruns of Sydney to the Max and Gabby Duran about 2 days after their series finales aired.
I hate how Jessie keeps hogging the reruns, they should DEFINITELY do a late-night rerun block or something with older shows and shows that recently ended.
Thank YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I'm so great full for this. Thank you so much for putting in the leg work for me to figuring all of this out for me
Thank YOU for watching!
I hate when they kill shows like this then never bring them up and I'm really glad I remembered this one. So weird sparked my interest in the arcane.
THE GREATEST TRAGEDY! SEASON 3 had an OP storyline that luckily we have a detailed info for what the ending and entire seasons plan would have been and the directors even just popped in for "the so weird" podcast which only gets like a few hundred views to thousand etc and they even got Annie. But greatest tragedy!!! The last season was going to be DARK DARK DARK And be fully plot driven SUCH A SHAME Molly and jack didn't get a chance to finally BELIEVE FIONA! They would HAVE TO once rick returns from the dead since he was stolen from his body before the car would have killed him thus creating a loop hole. Fi going to hell, the theme song being a surprise preminitoin this whole time "getting hotter the deeper i go this girls walked through fire and ice, etc. .she went to hell to get her dad and the last episode of season 2 before the SUPER dark season 3 would have been The dad SAVING fi still from dying over the building but soon after the demon would then attack rick in anger and hed fall off the building and they would fall through the ground floor which would lead fi to belive she. lost her dead FOREVER and season 3 she would have been in ANGUISH! I do not belive in alternate realities but this show makes me WISH there is a reality to be able to watch it. SEASON 3 even had the demon lacky known as bricrui will o the wisp possesing Fiona as the the final possesion , he already got her brother and mom in the second season , brother was S1 finale, Mom was S2 , FIONA would have been possesed in S3 and it would need the FAMILY WHO NEVER BELIEVED HER to finally get involved! Oddly enough the closest we get to the annoying skeptic but lovable jack seeing the paranormal all happen in S3 , He sees the tower of babble rock Glow and mess up languages but moves on , which is ODD because he was ADAMIT there is no such thing as the supernatural. And SO SAD we didn't get to see jack be revealed as the KNIGHT reincarnated by his own choice to become fionas brother and protect fiona , and IT GETS CRAZIER.... There is an ALIEN sub plot that S3 would have wrapped up as well, The aliens NEED fiona as demons exist in their realm to and the big bad evil spirits want to concour the UNIVERSE to tip the scales from good to evil , and fionas job is to tip the scales from evil to Good, so both are fighting a medium level balance to end the war, Fi would have saved not only HER DAD, but HER WORLD, and HER UNIVERSE! --- She was the CHOSEN ONE... season 3 is like.. WHAT THE HECK DID THEY DO man after she left, it was clearly now blond hair , pop singer teen disney idol , the first before hilary duff and hannah montanna.... This show needs a reboot!
What a fantastic retrospective!! I'm pretty sure I only watched this show during that time period where the show was in rerun, but it was fun staying up after midnight watching the spooky and emotional Fi episodes, and then relaxing with the lighter Annie episodes in the afternoon. We all wanted a Fi season 3 of course! Maybe in a different form someday.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, I’d be totally down for a reboot of the show, as long as it kept the emotional feel of the original AND gave us the season three we all wanted!
I hope Disney will give us a reunion someday, whether a TV show or a DCOM. But they would absolutely have to set the tone right
I couldn't stomach goosebumps cuz the acting was so terrible. Are you afraid of the dark had good enough acting to fool 6 year old me apparently xD but God help me I loved so weird 🥺🥺🥺🌈✨️💗 such a damn good show
I was rewatching So Weird on disney + and i came to youtube to see if there was any cast interviews and your video popped up and I am so glad I watched! Awesome videos btw. NEW SUBSCRIBER
Hooray!!! Thank you so much for subscribing! So glad you liked the video! 😊
Ahh so they also made the show for adults; that would explain why it's more enjoyable now. I thought I forgot this show cause it sucked..
So Wrong!
It was The X Files for kids. I LIVED FOR IT. I watched the first maybe 2 episodes of season 3 and I was just done.
I met Mackenzie Phillips and Henry Winkler on the same day. This show was my childhood, and they were genuinely the sweetest celebrities! I couldnt afford to pay for Henry Winkler but he still talked to me while I waited for my nieces and brother. Mackenzie gave us a discount because we had pictures she didn't, and an even bigger discount when my niece embarrassingly commented something like "we're not made of money". I came home and read her autobiography in three days. Some episodes freaked me out badly when I was a kid, but then hearing about her real life I was way more freaked out.
I think that part of the reason DeLizia wanted to do leave to do other things because Disney was pushing for a lighter Season 3. I don't think she wouldn't have left if it had kept to the original ideas. I always respected her for choosing to leave if the show went a different direction as it did because apparently Disney didn't like Dark at the time. I believe when producers were switched was her final decision
I could never forget this show. It came out when I was 7 and I would watch it religiously. I discovered it at a time when I was still trying to come to terms with death and dying as I had lost my grandmother to cancer. It was a really unique thing to have Disney tell me that there were others out there that knew what I was feeling at the time.
The soundtrack was a banger I love it Every time I listen to the soundtrack I get a lot of Silent hill vibes from the soundtrack a lot It was the major banger every time I listen to it when I wake up 😂 lol
I loved this show! It was so mysterious and I thought it was so cool that she had a laptop. I could only use the Internet on the weekends.
Excellent documentary! I used to love this show. Glad to hear it's on Disney+
I loved this show and would’ve loved season 3 had Cara stayed did she really want to leave or was there more behind the scenes with that? I mean it would’ve been one more season I guess the child in me still wanted just one last season the right way
When they re aired the show with Annie Thaylynne played by Alex Johnson was awesome and it made me cry
1 of my fav shows, along with goosebumps, and are u afraid of the dark
I loved this series! Season 1 was amazing, season 2 was amazing, and season 3 was amazing too. I wish Fi didn't leave in season 3 though I loved Annie cause she was hella awesome in the series. I just wanted Fi to stay so that she and Annie could be best friends and help each other with the supernaturals together. Annie would have helped Fi rescue her dad and Jack would have helped them too. I would love a season 4 where Fi, Annie, Jack, Molly, Clu, Irene, Ned, and Carey returns and with Jack as the knight in shining armor helping Fi rescue her dad and Annie helping them out. I just want the three of them being major roles and have Rebecca show up again to tell Molly the truth.
Another mandela effect. It was called that's so weird and I dont care what anyone says. So many people remember it being called That's So Weird.
James p.l Whoa, that’s TRULY so weird! The Mandela Effect would’ve been a cool topic for the show to explore! What’s REALLY weird is that there WAS a show called “That’s So Weird”. According to Wikipedia, it was a Canadian sketch comedy show with teenagers. Maybe that’s what confuses people?
@@BehindTheMagic nah I grew up watching this show and I remember the logo even use to say it. I had a few friends when I asked about it and they said you mean that's so weird with fi? I'm like yes!!
I'm having the Mandela effect right niw the actor's are wrong my memory of the whole show was a little girl who played in the movie rose red.
@@qwertyasdr8810 same people for my false memories, just different name of the show.
Yeah I remember it as "that's so weird"
Gahh I am loving your videos. This show spoke to little 8 yr old me on such a deep level
I saw it as a teen with Czech dubbing around 2001, it was a really great show. Songs like the Rock and Rebecca gets to me even today.
Love those songs too! So good!
I’m from Mexico and watched this show in FoxKids Latinoamerica, I never thought it was from Disney. Unfortunately I never saw the final but when I saw it on DIsney Plus I hit the play button.
This is still in my top 3 favorite shows of all time. It was so good!
I’m so happy you did this. I loved this show and I always wanted to know how it ended. Thank you
Ikr 🤩
they should have a zoom meeting reunion
That would be amazing!
Yes! We need zoom so weird Reunion!
I remember seeing a teaser for this on my 'My Favorite Martian' VHS, Which you can watch right here: ua-cam.com/video/3TKD06BVgzo/v-deo.html On top of the subject what was that reptilian gargoyle creature seen at 0:22? and what episode was it in?
That’s from the season 1 episode “Strangeling”! It’s a dragon that comes to life from the cover of a book of magic spells!
I loved this show and I still love this show
I didn’t have this show as a kid but Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and Are you afraid of the dark, Goosebumps was a good one I watched as a kid. So glad that I’m able to watch So Weird now on Disney +
Where can I read the original script for season 3??
Unfortunately there were no actual scripts written for the third season, but Jon Cooksey revealed in an interview what season three would’ve entailed if Cara DeLizia hadn’t left the show! Wish it would’ve happened!
If anyone doesnt know so weird is on disney +
I loved this show soo much as a kid I named my first daughter Fiona.
Wow! So awesome!
''It's been cancelled. Disney Channel only ever makes 65 episodes of their shows (same with Jett Jackson), so they'd never planned to go beyond that. If it ever comes back, it would be as a movie.''
I remember watching this show as a kid alone when i felt BRAVE 😂 it was my x files 👻👽
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Video was informative till sometime in the end where it began weeping. Disney must have done injustice but it is more kid friendly so focuses on such shows and it may have to ignore this one. It atleast doesn't align with post 2000 Disney shows. Disney does prefer so weird. I know it from the channel only may be through re air or jetix. But each show on Disney is special in it's own way like Hannah Montana who leads double life.
Excellent video. It literally gave me goosebumps. So Weird is my favorite childhood series, and is in large part, responsible for my tv tastes as an adult. I still love a good supernatural series, with tight knit characters and compelling drama. So Weird had it all!! It is bittersweet revisiting the series when you think about everything it could have been if Cara hadn’t left, but I just try to remember everything it gave us. Two seasons of the best television ever aired on Disney channel. I’m just glad I was alive in the 90’s to experience it first-hand. Again, truly phenomenal video!
The intro with all the show title cards... oof... my nostalgic heart. Edit to add: And also a reminder of the crush I had forgotten about. Awww
It was also one of the best TV Show
Why did you have to remind me about those damn Animorphs? 😂😂😂
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AMAZING video! You did such a good job of showing what makes this show so awesome, tying the songs into the clips, and talking about how emotional and realistic it was apart from the paranormal stuff.
"After a fantastic two-season run, So Weird was over......... aaaaat least that's what probably should have happened." LOL! That was hilarious and I couldn't agree more!
Also, big thank you to Lee Gaither for suggesting the pilot should be darker. Otherwise we might have had three whole seasons of what we got in season 3!
Crimson Hourglass Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it! And yes, Lee Gaithersburg deserves MAJOR props! 🙌🏾
Ugh, my phone auto corrected “Gaither” to “Gaithersburg” for some reason 😂
This show felt like a Serial Experiments Lain of American kid's shows to me. I mean, the two shows aren't similar at all (I mean AT ALL) but both had that Emo vibe before people were calling it "Emo". I hated what they did replacing the main character in this series, however, but I still loved this show and I... think I remember liking that they brought her back for the ending...?
I LOVED this Show when I was a Kid ❗❗❗🤙🏿
It’s the best!
It would be cool if Disney money hungry a*** would to sell the rights to the show to some like Netflix where they can remake it, but with the intent to keep the original plot store from season one and two
I re-watched a few eps across all three seasons recently on Disney plus. It was worth it! I hadn't seen full eps since either their original air or syndication shortly thereafter - so basically in 20 years. The only episode I remember from growing up was "nightmares" from season 2.
Two things that really stuck out to me in a good way that I didn't remember at all. One is the role of music in the show. Mackenzie Phillips sings several songs on the show (basically an album's worth) and the actress who replaces cara in season 3 also contributes some. Then there are contributions and several script references to artists of the time. Notably SHEDaisy. And Jack has a damien jurado poster in his room in one scene. That is a deep cut! Pretty indie rock reference there, I was impressed.
The second is the serialized story telling which gets stronger as the show progresses and ultimately culminates at the end of season 2. On its face the show may appear episodic. Going into a different town every week and dealing with whatever supernatural situation: vampires, banshees, sirens, telepathy, portals etc. But as the 2nd season continues it focuses more on the family and particularly what happens with Fiona's Dad. I am not going to crown it as some Shakespearean feat in story telling, but I was impressed how invested I was in the Fiona's dad plot/subplot. I genuinely wanted to know what happened by the time I got to the middle of season 2.
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It be nice if they made a So Weird movie of them 20 years later, and Cara Delizia returned as Fi, and like Cara's life, make it where Fi got married and had kids, and Cara's Husband and kids guest star, have Patrick Levis wife and kids guest star, and Jack has a wife and kids too, and this time, their all into the paranormal together. That be a nice movie.
They should just release the 3rd season as a graphic novel or something
Wow! I had no knowledge about this show, seeing how I didn't grow up with it but it seems interesting! I love it when a show has respect for it's viewers. :) I also love the songs especially Rebecca! This has been my favorite video of yours! 😊💖
This show was a huge part of my childhood, and for some reason, I could never remember the name.. why can I remember "are you afraid of the dark".. but not "so weird"???🤯
The music!
I always really enjoyed So Weird, it was a fun show. Didn’t like when Fiona was replaced though, then it got too weird for me. 😆
Old video but could you make a video about the other shows that didn’t make the jump to Disney+ like In a Heartbeat or the Jersey? I’m so curious on both of them but can’t find much history about them.
I don’t know if you do requests but I was wondering if you could do an episode on H2O Just Add Water because I was always interested in where the idea for that show came from and just why it’s held up so well
Amazing job!The only thing I would add is the Earth 101 Thanksgiving episode where it was promoted as an episode of the gang going to visit Fi and all we got was a stand-in and voiceover at the every end. 9 year old me cried so much that we didn't really get to see Fi again. And where did you get the decent quality behind the scenes footage???
poufsouffledoodle Thanks so much! Ooohh, that episode annoyed me too! I don’t remember watching it as a kid, but I can just imagine how disappointed kids were back when it first aired! And all of the behind the scenes footage comes from old Disney Channel commercials I was able to find on UA-cam! 😊
Yeah I have to agree about Earth 101. What a letdown!!! :( I remember the So Weird Podcast talking about this episode how Aliens were built up as this great force. Only for this episode to air and just chuck it out the window. The whole thing with Fi coming back was probably a ploy to put into the ad just to get more viewers to watch the show again. Really shows how much the So Weird really couldn't work without her.
Wait... I could have swore there was a So Weird movie. With another girl that they didn't explain where she came from... Did this not happen?
Amazing show! They need to release uncut footages and/or directors commentary episodes
I had a crush on Cara when I saw her on So Weird back then in 1999 when I was in the 3rd grade
Thought the Mom looked familiar did a little digging and realized it's Barb from Orange is the new black. Lol.
One of the best shows on TV for us kids in the mid 2000s, togheter with Goosebumps and BlackHole High
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This was epic! I had forgotten about this show. I needed this dose of nostalgia tonight haha
Glad I could provide that nostalgia for you! 😊
This video is better than the entire third season. Thank you
Haha! Well, I can’t say I disagree there! 😜 Thank you so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed!
My childhood!
The Riemann Breaker Mine too! Those were the days!