slave2moonlight wrote:
I noticed this too last week. It was weird to see it again. Though it might mean some other old stuff will get aired again, I suspect it is an attempt to focus Disney Channel more towards girls now that they have XD, a channel aimed at boys. I said this would happen some time back, but was scoffed at for it. Wouldn't be too surprised if So Weird came back on here, but I won't hold my breath for the return of any old shows. I just hope we see some more DVDs of this stuff too. Again though, won't hold my breath.
I don't think Lizzie should be blamed for current Disney Channel. It was a good enough show to fit in well with old Disney. Honestly, it doesn't look the same as the current Disney Channel shows, and that may prevent it from staying on long this second go-round. But, anyway, as I was saying, I don't think the current shows are Lizzie's fault, I think the decision to go tween was made a bit before. Yeah, Lizzie was one of the first shows, but I don't think it was the cause of the decision. And I'm not sure if Raven was the first of the big, overacting, goofball comedies, but it's the earliest I can remember and that seems a more worthy place to lay blame for how cheesy current Disney CHannel shows are.
I remember Disney Channel making "So Weird"'s third season significantly lighter than the previous two. Originally, the main character was supposed to go to Hell and find her dad. That was seriously a dark children's program, and it used to scare me when I was a kid. And I loved every minute of it.
Also, I don't think Lizzie McGuire had anything to do with DC's wanting to become a more kid-friendly channel. Like S2M, I lay the blame on That's So Raven, which I still enjoyed. Even that is a million times better than what's on the station now.