2021 saw the world begin to reopen and with it So Weird content was prominent in plenty of on and offline ways. Let’s take a look!
Sent a get well video to Mackenzie Gray as he went through physical therapy
Embraced Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Were impressed with s2 of Are You Afraid of the Dark’s reboot
Received an official copy of Rick and Rachel’s Twin Code (Everyone say, “Thank you, Jon Cooksey.”)
Freaked out (in a good way) when the Twin “Behind the Ears” promo was uploaded in Better-Than-144p-Quality
Uncovered remnants of Fi’s old site
Completed #SoWeird20 as The River turned 2 decades old
Hosted its first ever script reading
Then went on to do 3 more live script reads
Interviewed executive producer and showrunner Ali Marie Matheson
Reviewed Secrets of Sulphur Springs and AYAOTD’s s2
Celebrated its 5th anniversary with an interactive livestream
So Weird as a show was featured in:
USA Today as one of “The 20 Best TV Shows on Disney+ Right Now”
Retropond’s “Top 5 90s Live Action Creepy Kids Shows”
A 2000+ word Vulture piece that dived into “10 Essential Episodes”
ET Online as one of the “22 Reasons to Sign Up For Disney+”
America: The Jesuit Review about its use of faith and sacrifice
Decider’s “Best Halloween Movies and TV Episodes to Stream”
The official Disney+ Hallowstream list
Regarding the cast, well…
Patrick Levis returned to movies in The Man from Nowhere
Mackenzie Phillips co-launched the podcast America Recovers and attended Chiller Theatre Expo
Jewel Staite wrapped s2 of Family Law after attending Galaxy Con for a Firefly reunion
Erik von Detten was interviewed by E! News and welcomed his second child
Alexz Johnson was a guest on Survival of the Artist Show to walk through her career and discuss artist-parent balance
Kyla Pratt returned to Disney Channel for a prime time airing of The Proud Family Movie
Dave Squatch Ward uploaded a Mother’s Day tribute song
Belinda Metz shared pics from her Disney days on IG Story and told her followers to stream So Weird
Dionne Warwick continued to be the icon she is in a 60 Minutes interview, as a surprise guest on Saturday Night Live, and collaborator with Chance the Rapper on a new song
Elsewhere… State Senator from Delaware, Sarah McBride, tweeted about Erik von Detten and asked if anyone knew So Weird. She even linked the theme song! And Saturday Night Live featured Brink! during Weekend Update.
All of this (and tons more) kept the fandom going through a year filled with uncertainty, and we’re grateful for every moment.
We’re also grateful for you. Your interactions through likes, tags, reblogs, retweets, follows, and listens helped keep us connected over a show so many of us felt alone in watching.
So Weird and its fandom have come a long way in 20 years because of that outreach and we’re all not so alone anymore.
Wishing everyone a happy New Year, let’s keep the faith in 2022. 👽
