So Weird

Plot synopsis:
=== Season 1 ===
The season began with Fiona Phillips on tour with her famous rocker mother Molly, brother Jack, a skeptic, bus driver Ned, his wife Irene, and their son Clu. Stringing together all of Fi's paranormal encounters was her search to communicate with her father, who died when she was three years old. Fi first "encountered" her father in the second episode titled "Web Sight" where an unknown force sent her internet articles warning her of the future. From alien invasions, time warps, and ghosts, Fi faced 13 episodes worth of paranormal activity. Also encountered: one powerful tulpa, a Bigfoot, angels, and more significantly, the Will o' the Wisp. The season finale featured Jack becoming possessed by a hyperactive Scottish will o' the wisp, also known as a Spunkie. The Spunkie told Fi she could save her brother from his control by speaking his one true name, which was only seven letters. Fi found the spirit's one true name, Bricriu,therefore saving her brother. Bricriu had offered to protect Fi from evil spirits who had battled her father and had also offered to give her contact with her late father in return for being allowed to possess her brother. She thought he was lying therefore rejected his offer. He reappears in later episodes to keep her away from other spirits and people who claims are a threat to her, depending on how one reads it, this may be seen as evidence he was telling the truth, but this is questionable at best, especially since in one episode he tried to prevent her from talking to a person who knew her father and wanted to give her information.
=== Season 2 ===
The second season was even darker than the first, playing out over twenty-six episodes. The premiere picked up with Molly taking time off the tour to record an album. Fi and friend Candy meet a medium who is proven to be a fraud. However, the one who uncovers the fake is actually a medium himself who aids Fi in contacting her father through music on his old guitar.
The character of Clu was reduced during the season, as he went off to college, and his brother Carey was introduced to fill in the gap. Many legendary creatures surfaced within the season, including vampires, werewolves, banshees, trolls, sirens, and merfolk. In a pivotal episode, Fi learned that her father investigated the same kinds of supernatural events that Fi did. In fact, this was exactly what led to his death. Upon learning this, Fi is angered by her mother's deceit in covering up the truth about her father. Molly was eventually possessed by Bricriu, the same Will o' the Wisp as Jack was in season one. Fi discovered that Will o' the Wisps or other dark powers, though not necessarily Bricriu himself, may have killed her father, resulting in the accident that police had assumed took his life. In this episode Bricriu tried to kill a former firefighter who had been present at Rick's car crash and was aware that Fi's dad had been dead, with no apparent cause, before the car crashed. Following this episode, Fi had further contact with her father, as the answer to a troll's question - Faith - was revealed on her computer and a plethora of cell phones. Fi briefly time traveled to her third year, when her father was still alive, in episode 13, Fountain.
The season ended with Fi discovering her father's twin sister received encoded messages from him in her sleep. The messages led Fi to a rooftop where she was attacked by a three-headed demon and saved by the ghost of her father. He left her with a message that the spirit world was angry with her and would try to stop her investigation about the paranormal. At last, Fi got the proper farewell to her father that she had been searching for. Many DeLizia fans consider this a proper, if not entirely fulfilling, finale.
=== Season 3 ===
After skewing somewhat dark and intricate in its second season, the show was forced into a lighter tone for its final batch of episodes. Cara DeLizia left after the first episode, which introduced family friend Annie Thelen. Fi had yet another encounter with Bricriu. In this episode her family turn into plants and animals and Fi has to go to Bricriu for help in saving them. He does and then he convinces her to give up investigating the occult to save her family, whom the spirit world threatened because of its anger at Fi's intrusions. Fi, who still didn't trust Bricriu even though he claimed he was trying to help, trapped him in a floppy disk. The attraction to the occult, manifested in the ring her father gave her, was passed on to Annie as Fi went to live with her aunt. Molly moved the family to a new, brightly colored house.
Annie's story arc was the mystery behind a spirit guide that followed her in the form of a panther. Her character was also musically talented, and episodes featured more of her singing than that of the older Mackenzie Phillips. The season's stories were a far cry from previous episodes, playing such plots as being sucked into a painting (which directly followed an episode of people being sucked into photographs), a stone from the Tower of Babel that caused xenoglossy and a detention class that never ended. Cara DeLizia never reappeared in the season, however Fi was still prevalent in many episodes via e-mail. She made a brief appearance in the episode "Earth 101" by a lookalike, and in the final episode, although in the final it was only a rerun clip from the first episode of the season. The mystery of the panther was solved: when Annie was three and living in the Amazon she saved a young tribesman at risk to her own life. His tribe, in turn, saved her and his father took on the form of the panther to always protect her as thanks for her selfless act.

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Review:
So Weird is like a PG-version of "The X-Files".
It explores paranormal phenomena but in a way that is still suitable for younger kids.The first and second seasons were good and entertaining.
Instead of Cara DeLizia as Fi, we see Alexz Johnson as Annie.
The explanation is that Fi moved away to live life as a normal girl, while Annie, as an aspiring singer, has decided to join Molly on the tour.
Coincidentally, Annie just happens to be interested in paranormal phenomena...
The only difference is that Annie can sing.So while Alexz Johnson is a talented singer and actress, the third season (unlike the first and second seasons) is just plain silly with ridiculous story lines and one-dimensional characters.
Annie's fascination with an invisible panther that she believes protects her does not have nearly the depth of Fi's unfulfilled longing for her deceased father.
In addition, the sibling rivalry between Jack and Fi is absent.While references to Fi are made several times in the third season and we see Molly hug Fi (probably not Cara DeLizia) from a distance in the Thanksgiving episode, this show's third season just isn't as good as the first or second seasons.That is why I call So Weird "a tale of two shows.".
When So Weird first started on the Disney Channel, I was afraid that it would be like most everything else they air; silly storylines, bad special effects, no real sense of suspense or drama and aimed at little kids.
Scenes like the one in which Fiona comes face to face with a ghost, or where the ghost looks out at her from a photo on her computer screen were very well done and even managed to give me a slight case of the creeps.The show continued to turn out some excellent episodes, with the best being (in my opinion) Angel, Rebecca, Lost, Medium, Mutiny, Banshee, Strange Geometry and Twin.
There were a few silly episodes, Simplicity, Boo, Troll and Shelter, but even those were fairly well done.Then for the third season, they replaced Cara DeLizia as Fiona with Alexz Johnson as Annie Thelan, switched to a different co-production company and apparently hired a bunch of grade-schoolers to be the new writers.
None of the third season episodes have any suspense or drama at all and you can see every plot twist coming from a mile away.Where Fiona used to search out the supernatural, Annie just kind of blunders into it week after week.
In an incredibly weak attempt to keep the character of Fiona active on the show, Annie has to e-mail her for advice about every single problem she encounters.
Of course you never see her, they just use her name.The first episode of the third season had Fiona in it to explain why she was leaving and to hand the show off to Annie.
The first episode with Annie as the star, Talking Board, had me groaning at how incredibly bad it was.
Since then, the third season has produced maybe three decent episodes, Voodoo (which went way overboard with the special effects), Exit 13 and Still Life.
It's as if they suddenly told the writers "Make every story so simple that even a 5 year old can understand it." While watching the episode Grave Mistake, anyone over the age of 8 will figure out the twist in the first five minutes and spend the rest of the episode wondering how the characters in the show can be so dumb as to not get it.Disney had a good thing going in the first two seasons of So Weird, but they ruined it.
The first two seasons revolve around Fiona "Fi" Phillips a 13-year-old who lives on the road with her musician mom Molly, her brother Jack, and the roadie Bell family.The show is surprisingly dark for a kids show and each show is eerie and original with Fi finding new and mysterious things in every town she comes to.
The original cast had amazing chemistry together and you really could feel the family element.While Alexz Johnson as Annie did a okay job in her role it changed the whole feel of the show.
more like a kids show then a good supernatural show.
Unlike Fi, Annie tended to stumble into the situations she encountered as opposed to Fi who often went looking for the paranormal.
Also, the family thing no longer existed with Annie like it did with Fi...
The only really good thing about season 3 was there was more music.
Though for GREAT So Weird music see the last episode of the second season (Molly's concert) is the best show to watch.Speaking of music, this show has great music.
This show has the drama (like the death of Rick-Fi's father) and the individual sibling disputes (between Jack and Fi), the problems a star (Molly) goes through, and the mystery (obviously from the adventures that Fiona drags Jack and Clu into in each episode.) The show also has talented actors (not to mention EXPERIENCED) like Erik von Detten who has acted several times previous to "So Weird" and Patrick Levis who did an excellent job in the episode where he has to face his fears of losing his sis and mother after losing his father and when he was taken over by the spirit of Spunkie.
I really like "So Weird."  The scripts are good and the actors have nice talent.
I mean this show shouldn't be on Disney, no offense, Ijust think it should be on like the Sci-Fi channel or something.
It's about a unique fifteen-year-old girl(newcomer Cara DeLizia) who lives on a  tour bus with her sarcasticolder brother (Brink's Patrick Levis) and her musician widowed mother(One Day At A Time's Mackenzie Phillips) this girl is   into aliens,vampires, ghost and the works of the paranormal, and she alwayssearches for the weird things that happen where she goes..
So Weird is one of Disney's best made shows ever!
I have been watching Disney try and duplicate what they did with So Weird but have never got close.
The show had a perfect blend of weird stuff, action, awesome plot, and music that all mixed to create a lot of times a very emotionally powerful punch.
Cara Delizia the actor who plays Fiona is brilliant.
The main character is Fiona and in the later seasons, Annie, Who are very into the paranormal and love solving the mysteries about the strange things that happen.
Molly is the typical loving mom/pop starwho writes cool songs with bizzare lyrics and haunting melodies.
the newgirl Annie is smart and recourceful like Fi, but she lacks a lot of thedrive that Fi has.
SO WEIRD was a show played in Disney Channel whose principal characters were Fi, a 14 years old teenage; Jack, Fi's sister; Molly, a widowed-star; and the Bells.
Fiona Phillips (Cara DeLizia) started her first season really good, it was a show.
The second season started better, this time it talked deeper about Rick, about Molly's childhood and warnings to Fi, trying to stop her.
Disney would consider this season to be kind of "dark", and when they got known the third one was going to be worse, they tried to cancel the show.
First, instead of Fi, came this girl, Annie Thelen (Alexz Johnson) replacing her in episode Lighting Rod (the first of the 3rd season).
So Weird's real 3rd season would have contained this:In the original ending of "Twin", Rick would have told Fi that she was on the right course, and that she should continue in investigating the paranormal, and that it was her destiny.
- There was to be a Bermuda Triangle episode where Fi gets pulled into an alternate reality where her father never died, she had a little brother, and the Phillips-Kane Band was still together.
But, what is weird is that when Annie signed for So Weird, she did for 1 season, no soundtracks but, what is really interesting, a movie.
An interview was made to Cara DeLizia last year by an important Maryland magazine, and in this, Cara showed herself pretty interested in coming back (if it was possible, though a movie might never been recorded).So well, I'd tell the fans to keep the faith, and to remember: Life is SO weird..
its scary powerful and good acting love the monsters and the wow acting again its one of the best series i have ever seen it has every thing you need for a series i would give so weird 10 out of 10 because it is so good in every way plot so there you have it!!!.
I actully loved the first two seasons of this show, but when they brought that Annie girl in I practically broke my t.v.
I would have liked the show to last longer with Fi, but with Annie I'm glad it's gone..
Each and every cast member plays their part perfectly - Fi with the mysterious, but fun outlook; Molly with being a part-time star, part-time mom; Jack being the suspicious older brother; Clu as the radical friend.
If you want to watch a show with all of the above, or your looking for a teenage show about the unexplained, then "So Weird" is for you..
I was a little too young to be into the show when it aired, but I think I remember a few episodes and now I'm extremely anxious to watch even just one episode.
I hope they will be making another season of it, because then I would be happy.In other words, I love the storyline and plot of this show.
If you would like to sign a petition to get it back, go here: www.PetitionOnline.com/sss4e/petition.html Please help So Weird if you really love it!
i have seen all three seasons of so weird and loved each and every one of them........
i believe that we are lucky to have seen the show and have it on now if disney/ abc will bring it back on the air that would be great...........i believe that we need to push them until they return the show back on the air......and not with new episodes but the old ones are the best and nothing would make me more happy then to see this done......lets band together to do this and lets get it back on the air..............
Rock on and carry on people lets work to get the show that brought disney fame in my opinion back on the air............
The story lines are great, i love the parnormal, its the best show, well one of them but its number one out of the three best shows.
I wish they could have kept Cara, but I liked Alexz(Annie) too.
Fiona was by far better than Annie, but I can accept the latter.
I thought they wrote the scripts well enough that the paranormal phenomona was realistic.The only thing I'm disappointed with is that Cara DeLizia left in the third season.
the show WAS great until "Annie" (alexz johnson) arrived.
cara delizia is an awesome actress,her character Fi wuz definitley one of the best things about the show.
we see the will o the wisp for the 3rd time and Annie (alexz johnson) shows up.
A fan of So Weird since the beginning, I found Cara DeLizia's chemistry with the rest of the cast awesome; I was moved to tears during the stories with her father.
And Disney's lame attempt to draw in the preteen crowd with Alexz's singing ( which I might add, sounds like a cavity waiting to happen) is yet another drawback.
This show is really good, it is very entertaining and interesting to watch.
Maybe one day Disney might get it in their heads to put all three season of this awesome show on DVD.
I am 33 years old and I love to watch this show with my kids (or without them, for that matter).
A mix of the X-files and Twilight zone only with real facts about paranormal backing it up.A truly great show.More Shows like this should be made..
One of the most cool shows I have ever watched, The 1&2 season are real good but the 3 season is the a hard one to watch, I hope Disney does a better job in Season 4, I have to say Fi (Carla) does a good job act and you don't see her play too much.
The Younger Actor of Fi and Annie are real great.
Even if the Third Season was flat but still good, I don't see Annie too much.
Disney's think the 1 and 2 season was better but all there were good to watch..
I think that this show is one of the better shows on Disney.
So Weird is about a girl (Fi) and her life on the go with her mother (Molly) who sings in a rock group.
I love all the seasons, and both Fi(Cara Delizia) and Annie(Alexz Johnson) are great actresses.
The songs they sing are wonderful like "In the Darkness","To Dream About You","Never Give Up", and "Cause Your Watching Over Me".
Trust me watch it and if you like dark scarier episodes watch an episode from season 2.
If you like lighter episodes watch an episode from season 3.
If you want a typical weird episode watch an episode from season 1!
It was fun to watch a girl around my age discover paranormal phenomena and I enjoyed the story line of her searching for her father.
The third season Disney took Fi out and replaced her With Annie  [Alexz Johnson ]  The show wasn't as serious , but the third season was meant to be fun not serious.
I really enjoy Alexz's singing and The story line of the panther that follows her is intresting although they never showed the panther as often as they did Fi's dad.
I have seen every aired episode so far and still wait for the last two episodes of the third season.The characters are realistic.
Fiona [Fi] Phillips is a fourteen year old girl who is intrested in paranormal things and she is serious, kinda, sporty, and is really nice.
Anyone who is fair enough to watch at least ten episodes should find it a fun Adventure/fantasy/sci-fi family show..
Anybody who watches it will fall absolutely in love with Fi (Fiona) Phillips and her family, and the rest of the crew.
So Weird was a good show, like all of the old Disney Channel shows.
But i stopped watching it when Annie replaced Fiona.
I watched one episode with Annie and she was horrible so i decided to stop watching it.
Fiona was more interesting than Annie.
Fiona had a reason why she was searching for the paranormal--she was searching for her father the whole time.
Sure, the panther made things a little interesting, but she didn't have the same love for paranormal stuff as Fi.
The first two seasons of the show were not that great but the third was cool because they brout Alexz Johnson on the show and she is very talented.
I think this show and The Jersey were the two shows i couldnt stand to watch and only watched them when there was nothing better on the T.V. First of all Fi just annoyed me, she was so whiney and to be honest I felt like she was always trying to get attention by using her deceased father as an excuse, Jack, the level headed child in the family was annoying too no offense but i just don't like Patrick Levis but I feel like Fi took the spotlight and Jack which had suffered the same loss got pushed back in the shadows, Now, the third season when Annie was introduced on the show i felt like Fi's mom had a better relationship with her because of the music thing but the whole mysterious panther that followed Annie around was just stupid, The show never had an ultimate point and didnt answer the questions like would the freaky stuff ever end and at points it was just cheesy.
Half of the stuff that happened to the cast would not have gone unnoticed like it did usually like the episode when the family was at a county fair and they got turned into circus freaks Come on some one other than Annie would have realized it.
Dont get me wrong I love Disney Shows and this could have been an excellent show but some things were taken too far and didnt answer some questions..
Unlike Britney in the MMC So Weird will get Annie nowhere in her singing career.
but it could be a great TV series to watch with families, if only the scripts were brushed up on.
This is a very good show for the whole family to watch.Although I could admit they could do better with the scripts.But otherwise it is a wonderful show,with a GREAT cast!
Being a aspiring Teen actress/singer and having met Alexz Johnson (Annie Thelen) before,I understand the value a good cast,and I believe that Alexz does a wonderful job of playing her part (A cute yet kick-butt type of girl with WONDERFUL voice also!)While,Fi (Cara Delizia,from the 1999-2000 seasons.)Did a good job she,lacked the 'fun element',she was a opinionated and somewhat over-serious girl.But,I realy miss Clu (Erik Von Detten from the 1999-2000 seasons.) Who played the part of a cute,funny and funky best friend type just perfectly!Yet,even after all the change the show has been through in the last year,it still remains a very good show!.
"Hey, lets make a show with a weak pop band that always discovers paranormal stuff.""Yeah, that's a good idea, but it's a kid's show, so lets make sure the supernatural stuff isn't scary or realistic.""And on a side note, we can't afford to lose a lot of money, so lets hire the cheapest writers we can find, and actors who'll work for peanuts.""Won't that cut down on quality?"
The first two seasons of the show centered around Fiona Phillips, a girl with the ability to attract the paranormal wherever she goes.