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I freaking love Andi Mack! Disney has struck gold with that show. It definitely has much wider appeal and more mature themes. My mom and I are 24 and 56 years old and anxiously awaiting Season 2! They're so right about needing to find a program for their platform that will resonate and stick with you. I think they've achieved this with Andi. Lovely story, emotional weight, and so much heart. The nostalgia angle of it being created by Terri Minsky doesn't hurt either.

Did you hear that Disney Channel has rebooted Bug Juice?! This whole reboot craze is insane. Interested to see how this is gonna turn out.

"BUG JUICE! (It doesn't come in a jaaar) BUG JUICE comes from who you arrrre!" Haha. Funnily enough, I was never a fan of that show. Whenever it started I would turn it off, lol. I don't know why? I think the reality show aspect threw me when I was young. (Thanks for responding, btw! Yay!)

I agree. And Speaking of Buffy... Michelle Trachtenberg will always be Dawn and Alyson Hannigan will always be Willow to me. Oh, man. Now that you say that.. every member of the Harry Potter cast (even ones with minor roles like Dean Thomas played by Alfred Enoch who was on How To Get Away With Mudrer) will always be their HP character to me. Wow. Poor Daniel Radcliffe has it the worst, though. He's literally HARRY POTTER! I mean, we went how many years seeing his face attached to the name everywhere?!

This is great news! People are already calling The Bachelorette "The Blackelorette" now. As if it will suddenly only appeal to Black people...

Even Stevens: Favorite show of all time. Top notch comedy, writing and acting -- Especially for a Disney Channel show. Greatly influenced my sense of humor growing up. I didn't even realize this until I decided to rewatch the show in 2011 and absolutely died laughing. A lot of the material went over my head as a kid. It's actually sort of dry at times. As an adult, I have a different/new strong appreciation for it. Also, Shia LaBeouf was my first TV crush. Lizzie McGuire: Hilary Duff was my absolute idol growing up. I wanted to be her/Lizzie so bad. When I became a middle schooler, I felt so cool because I was "like Lizzie!" haha. Basically, the show holds an immense amount of nostalgia for me and is always comforting to watch. I could watch it over and over and not get bored. It's sort of a safe place for me to escape to. The Office: Obviously, just hilarious. The dry, mockumentary style will always kill me. Also, ya can't beat Steve Carell as Michael Scott. What a great character, haha. Boy Meets World: Another show I remember watching live on ABC in the late 90s and then watching reruns on Disney in the Early 2000s. It was never my favorite show, but I always watch it whenever it's on TV and I own the whole series on DVD. It's a show I like to return to from time to time. The Partridge Family: One of my mom's favorite shows growing up. We're best friends, so when I bought her The complete Partridge Family series on DVD, I watched like.. 20 episodes with her and I thought it was genuinely funny. I really enjoyed it and want to binge-watch it myself. I feel like it's always been in the shadow of The Brady Bunch. Which is unfortunate. I think it's way better, more "real" and much funnier. And last but not least... Endless seasons of competition shows like America's Next Top Model, please! I don't know why. I just get addicted to shows like that.

Nah, definitely! I'm sure people have valid reasons for not liking Rick/Michonne and might personally prefer them with someone else. But, for the most part.. I don't really see how you couldn't be okay with it objectively. There are really no other romantic interests for Rick or Michonne that make as much sense. Yep! People treat Michonne as if she's just there to be badass and is unworthy of love. BUT! If she has to be with someone... people suggested Tyreese at one point -- and now everyone suggests Morgan or Ezekiel. All Black guys. Again... transparent. That's why I actually like the changes made from the Comic to the TV show. In the comic, Michonne did stick to only Black guys. I like they way they switched it up. And you're right about colorism. People who try to act like they're not racist in any way say "I wouldn't mind if Rick was with Sasha or something! It's just Michonne that's weird." - WHY?! When has Rick ever interacted with Sasha in a romantic way or built a relationship like Rick/Michonne have? It's because Sasha is lighter, and more "traditionally pretty" than Michonne, who is dark skinned and has African features. I'm actually biracial myself and the product of a White Woman/Black Man. I was also born in 1993. Haha. So, yeah. I think in actual life that pairing might have been popular at the time. But was it shown on TV a lot? Idk. Obviously, being biracial is a huge reason why I like seeing Black/White couples represented, especially when they actually cast a biracial actor to play their child, too. We exist!! Which is why I'm a little confused by what you said there.. You want to see more Black Woman/Black Man? I feel like that's all you ever see! In movies, TV, commercials, etc. They frequently divide races in media. I'm not exactly a fan of the premise of shows like the Bachelorette, but it's still kind of a big deal imo. Although, I unfortunately feel like they probably did it just to seem "progressive" given the current state of the country. Especially by announcing it while Rachel is STILL ON the Bachelor. It's like... Seriously? You want a pat on the back for being "progressive" about 30 seasons too late? lol.

This is sort of true. I really hate that they even had to include the Jessie fling to begin with.. because those people with internalized racism are CLINGING to her! Saying "she never should've died!" "She could've been the love of Rick's life" "She's so much prettier than Michonne" "Michonne is nothing more than a rebound/booty call!" (which hurts my soul tbh) "Rick belonged with Jessie" etc, etc. When in reality, I think Jessie was Rick's belated rebound from Lori. Which is why after Jessie died, he was able to open up for real again. He never fully got Lori out of his system. Which is why they made a point to show Rick not put on his wedding ring in 6x10. Lori and Jessie were similar with the whole damsel in distress, housewife, safe/familiar image. Rick and Lori weren't equals and didn't exactly have the best marriage. In comparison.. Just look at what Rick/Jessie's "relationship" was like! He killed her husband, her son wanted to murder Carl and Rick, etc. Not very healthy. Yet people don't care. They still think Jessie would've been the better option. Which again, is very transparent to me. Because it makes no sense in comparison to what he and Michonne have built over the years. There are also so many people who insist Rick/Michonne came out of nowhere and they never saw it coming. I always say, that if it were White Jessie who dramatically showed up at the prison fence holding the basket of baby formula... people would've been shipping that immediately. Instead, people didn't even bat an eye. Pretty sad. I mean, all Jessie did was show up at Rick's house holding basket of toiletries, welcomed him to Alexandria, and proceeded to give him a haircut. That's all it took for people to be like "~OOOOHHH!~ They're gonna get together!! omg!" It sucks.

I searched for "Disney Channel" on here but there were so many unrelated results. I couldn't find an actual thread or community on here about it. If my creation of this topic is unnecessary and there already is a Disney Channel section on here, which I feel like there probably is... please redirect me to it? I'd hate to be redundant. I'm new to the site, lol. I grew up with Disney Channel circa 2000-2007. I was in 2nd-8th grade then. What era of Disney Channel did you grow up with? What are your favorite shows? I'll start! My all time favorite Disney show is Even Stevens. Which you can probably tell by my username and icon, lol. I think it's criminally underrated and one of the funniest shows ever, honestly. It could compete with "adult" comedy shows today and possibly beat a lot of them in quality. (Shameless promo: I actually have a blog where I'm ranking & reviewing every episode of the series. It's extremely difficult to find hardcore fans of the show in 2017 or people who'd be interested in reading in-depth reviews. So, just thought I'd put that out there in case any of you are interested! haha.) I think Shia LaBeouf is a gifted actor and was such a natural at comedy! I mean, he won an Emmy for his role as Louis! It's a shame that the show is often forgotten/not celebrated as much as others in the nostalgia craze. Another big one for me is of course Lizzie McGuire. In hindsight, it was actually a pretty flawed show with extremely dated clothes and pop culture references. But, still a classic in my book and gives me all the nostalgic feels! I've been dying to find a place online to discuss shows like this (which is obviously the main reason why I made my Even Stevens blog/decided to join this website) - So, please! Is anyone else in the same boat as me?! If so, let's get the ball rolling here! :)

Glenn Rhee on The Walking Dead. The wounds are still fresh. From time to time I'll think about that character and the way he went out and get extremely emotional. I was inconsolable when that episode aired! Just awfully devastating. Great character, a beacon of hope and kindness in a bleak world... gone. A death that was big for my generation growing up in middle school circa 2004-2007 was JT Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. The acting was actually pretty bad on that show, and kind of feels like a soap opera whenever I go back and watch old episodes. But, yeah. His death was massive and we all bawled our eyes out, lol. Another innocent, positive character who didn't deserve it. It's still talked about today!

Has anyone mentioned The Walking Dead yet? The new "power couple" of the show as of exactly a year ago is Rick & Michonne. The white male lead and the black female lead. The response has been mostly positive, but it definitely has been a little polarizing. I know people on Facebook tend to be very opinionated, and sometimes downright stupid and wrong... but a lot of the comments on there are very transparent. People claim the two characters "Have no chemistry," "don't work together" or they "like them individually, but not as a couple" or "were better as friends." And of course, the ever popular "Michonne is a strong independent woman who don't need no man!" - These are all predictable responses from people who aren't conditioned to seeing interracial couples on TV or aren't fond of interracial couples in general. Some of them are straight up open racists. Yet, others are blind to their internalized racism. They're adamant that Rick and Michonne are wrong for each other, even though they probably make the most sense out of every couple ever on the show. Rick, his son Carl, daughter Judith, and Michonne have been functioning as a family for years. But, as soon as the show decided to rightfully add the romantic element between Rick & Michonne -- suddenly people aren't okay with it and are EXTREMELY vocal about their dislike. Using words like "gross" "disgusting" "wrong" and "disturbing" to describe the relationship. Very transparent, indeed. Has anyone mentioned the fact that it's more socially acceptable to have a White Man/Black Woman TV relationship as opposed to Black Man/White Woman? I think it's very clear that it's more acceptable because it's still very much a White Man's world. People respect the White Man. So, if he decides to be with a Black Woman.. then it's okay! But, people don't exactly respect the Black Man yet. Sadly. So, if a Black Man wants to be with a precious White Woman??? Oh, hell no! Pretty sad. Also, can we talk about how the Bachelorette has cast their first ever lead of color in a combined 33 SEASONS between The Bachelorette and The Bachelor?! 33 seasons of nothing but white leads. Wow. Now, a Black woman has been selected to be the desirable person.. which is awesome. But, of course Facebook people who don't get it are like "Why does she have to be the first Black bachelorette? Why can't she just be a bachelorette?! Don't bring race into this!" - Oh, sorry we can't acknowledge that it's taken THIRTY THREE COMBINED SEASONS to have a person of color be the desirable lead?!?! Okay, wow. I went on a rant here. Sorry! I'm new, lol.

Shia LaBeouf will always be Louis Stevens from Even Stevens. Also, Hilary Duff will always be Lizzie McGuire.

I'm surprised no one has said "It's not my dream, Dad... It's yours." / "Son, you're throwing away your dream! No, Dad... I'm throwing away yours." Prime example @ 2:48: