Archive | January 1, 2010

Degrassi Mini Episode Review: Searching For Sinder3lla Part 1 and 2

[WARNING: THIS MINI REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS...ALSO, This is my first review of the mini.  CLICK HERE to see my RE-REVIEW of Searching for Sinder3lla.]

I’m starting to see a disturbing pattern when it comes to Degrassi minis…they’re becoming lame.  What is the deal? Is Stefan not producing them anymore? I refuse to believe he’s in charge of such mediocrity.

Searching for Sinder3lla’s problems are twofold: first, the story isn’t engaging.  Declan sits down at a computer and realizes by reading what’s on the screen, the person who sat there last (their username is Sinder3lla) is the girl of his dreams.  So he and Sav are now on a mission to figure out who Sinder3lla is.

Secondly, TeenNick has decided to break this mini up into multiple parts.  I’m reviewing Part 1 and 2 now, and there’s definitely at least one part (probably two) left to go.  I seriously don’t understand why they’re segmented, when the parts give me no reason to care what happens next to begin with.

Searching for Sinder3lla Part 1

Sinder3lla....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Declan and Trish are in the M.I. lab finishing up a conversation, when she kisses him and leaves (if this mini were to fit into Degrassi’s continuity, it would’ve happened sometime before episode 909 “Waiting for a Girl Like You”).  Declan sits next to Sav, who jabbers on about something, while Declan stares at the screen in front of him.  Reading the content on the screen, Declan declares the girl who used the computer before him the “girl of his dreams,” and wants to find out who she is.

They know her username is Sinder3lla, but they can’t find out who she is because her login session times out.  At that point, Clare, Connor and Dave walk into the lab and Sav tells Declan they should get the genius niners to help.

The dialogue between Declan and Sav just isn’t interesting, and on Sav’s end he comes off as being a guy that’s trying too hard to be the “funny sidekick.”  Basically, Part 1 doesn’t make me say “OH MAN, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!”  I don’t even care if I find out who Sinder3lla is.

SEARCHING FOR SINDER3LLA PART 1 GRADE: F

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Searching for Sinder3lla Part 2

Dave (in the middle) looks bored...that basically sums up this mini so far.

Part 2 basically consists of Clare and Connor searching all over the internet for possible clues to Sinder3lla’s identity.  The only thing they can come up with is that Sinder3lla has an assortment of user accounts on various websites, but keeps all information on the web about herself private…so they still don’t know who she is.  Then Dave suggests that Declan and Sav ask gossip guru extraordianare Chantay for help (she happens to be standing outside in the hallway chatting).

Once again, it’s just a flat, uninteresting two minutes.  This didn’t warrant being a “part” of its own.  It wouldn’t have been any better, but Parts 1 and 2 should’ve been merged together that way I wouldn’t have a reason to yell at TeenNick’s stupidity.  First they wasted everyone’s time because they felt the need to air Ghost of Degrassi Past over a span of two weeks (STUPID), and now this…someone PLEEEASE tell them to use their heads.

SEARCHING FOR SINDER3LLA PART 2 GRADE: F

Degrassi Every Episode Ever Marathon WEEKEND Schedule

Below is the the schedule for TeenNick’s Degrassi marathon for TODAY, Friday 1/1/10 through EARLY Monday morning, 1/4/10.  I figured I’d post it in case you’re waiting to watch a specific episode and wanna know when it airs.

TeenNick goes back to a semi-normal schedule at 6am on Monday, but the Degrassi Marathon will continue during the weekday (Mon-Thur) from 5pm – 1am (EST).

The schedule below begins with every episode airing starting today at 3pm. NOTE: All of the times are Eastern Standard Time.  And I’ll also be randomly tweeting about Degrassi throughout the weekend over at the official Degrassi Blog Twitter.  My tweets are also showing up in the column on the right side of this blog.

Friday 1/1/10

Season1
3pm: Parent’s Day
3:30pm: The Mating Game
4pm: Basketball Diaries
4:30pm: Secrets & Lies
5pm: Coming of Age
5:30pm: Rumors & Reputation
6pm: Friday Night
6:30pm: Wannabe
7pm: Cabaret
7:30pm: Under Pressure
8pm: Jagged Little Pill

Season 2
8:30pm
: When Doves Cry Pt 1
9pm: When Doves Cry Pt 2
9:30pm: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
10pm: Karma Chameleon
10:30pm: Weird Science
11pm: Drive
11:30pm: Shout Pt 1

Saturday 1/2/10

12am: Shout Pt 2
12:30am: Mirror in the Bathroom
1am: Take My Breath Away
1:30am: Don’t Believe the Hype
2am: White Wedding Pt 1
2:30am: White Wedding Pt 2
3am: Careless Whisper
3:30am: Hot for Teacher
4am: Message in a Bottle
4:30am: Relax
5am: Dressed in Black
5:30am: Fight for Your Right
6am: How Soon Is Now?
6:30am: Tears Are Not Enough Pt 1
7am: Tears Are Not Enought Pt 2

NOTE: THEY REPLAY SEASON 2 STARTING AT 7:30am

7:30am: When Doves Cry Pt 1
8am: When Doves Cry Pt 2
8:30am: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
9am: Karma Chameleon
9:30am: Weird Science
10am: Drive
10:30am: Shout Pt 1
11am: Shout Pt 2
11:30am: Mirror in the Bathroom
12pm: Take My Breath Away
12:30pm: Don’t Believe the Hype
1pm: White Wedding Pt 1
1:30pm: White Wedding Pt 2
2pm: Careless Whisper
2:30pm: Hot for Teacher
3pm: Message in a Bottle
3:30pm: Relax
4pm: Dressed in Black
4:30pm: Fight for Your Right
5pm: How Soon Is Now?
5:30pm: Tears Are Not Enough Pt 1
6pm: Tears Are Not Enought Pt 2

Season 3
6:30pm: Father Figure Pt 1
7pm: Father Figure Pt 2
7:30pm: U Got The Look
8pm: Pride Pt 1
8:30pm: Pride Pt 2
9pm: Gangsta, Gangsta
9:30pm: Should I Stay or Should I Go
10pm: Whisper to a Scream
10:30pm: Against All Odds
11pm: Never Gonna Give You Up
11:30pm: Holiday Pt 1

Sunday 1/3/10

12am: Holiday Pt 2
12:30am: This Charming Man
1am: Accidents Will Happen Pt 1
1:30am: Accidents Will Happen Pt 2

2am – 4am (NO EPISODES)

4am: Take On Me
4:30am: Dont Dream Its Over
5am: Rock and Roll High School
5:30am: Its Raining Men
6am: I Want Candy
6:30am: Our House
7am: Power of Love

NOTE: THEY REPLAY SEASON 3 BEGINNING AT 7:30am
7:30am: Father Figure Pt 1
8am: Father Figure Pt 2
8:30am: U Got The Look
9am: Pride Pt 1
9:30am: Pride Pt 2
10am: Gangsta, Gangsta
10:30am: Should I Stay or Should I Go
11am: Whisper to a Scream
11:30am: Against All Odds
12pm: Never Gonna Give You Up
12:30pm: Holiday Pt 1
1pm: Holiday Pt 2
1:30pm: This Charming Man
2pm: Accidents Will Happen Pt 1
2:30pm: Accidents Will Happen Pt 2
3pm: Take On Me
3:30pm: Dont Dream It’s Over
4pm: Rock and Roll High School
4:30pm: Its Raining Men
5pm: I Want Candy
5:30pm: Our House
6pm: Power of Love

Season 4
6:30pm: Ghost in the Machine Pt 1
7pm: Ghost in the Machine Pt 2
7:30pm: King of Pain
8pm: Mercy Street
8:30pm: Anywhere I Lay My Head
9pm: Islands In The Stream
9:30pm: Time Stands Still Pt 1
10pm: Time Stands Still Pt 2
10:30pm: Back In Black
11pm: Neutron Dance
11:30pm: Voices Carry Pt 1

Monday 1/4/10

12am: Voices Carry Pt 2
12:30am: Bark at the Moon
1am: Secret Pt 1
1:30am: Secret Pt 2

2am – 4am (NO EPISODES)

4am: Eye of the Tiger
4:30am: Queen of Hearts
5am: Modern Love
5:30am: Moonlight Desires

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