It is a performances centric movie

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Yes, I agree - some of Disney's "hits" have been complete flops - but this series is fresh, and instead at being aimed at younger children is aimed at teenagers. Regular injections of humour (usually between Tino and his mother, or Tish and Lor) keep the show afloat.

I have to admit, I didn't quite like "The Weekenders" when I first saw it. It seemed derivative and stale (just like "Recess"), and I turned it off. I rediscovered it on Disney channel, and I have to say, I was pretty off the mark. The voice-acting for the show is fantastic - everyone is really into their parts. The storylines deal with pre-teen type of stuff, from shooting pool and playing ball to hanging out at your first "clownless" party (brilliant!). Okay, so the seams are starting to show - Tino = T.J., Tish Gretchen, Carver = Vince, Lor = Spinelli. Thankfully, the show is happily surreal. There's a pizza parlor that keeps changing owners, so it keeps changing its decoration theme, too. Fun, fun, fun.

This is a wonderful show that many adolescents and adults can relate to. For the adolescents, it is very entertaining. Some of the other comments I read suggest how unrealistic the show is. However, it is a cartoon meant for entertainment value. It is not supposed to to be a true replication of true to life things for the entire 30 minutes. But then again, the overall themes are realistic and things kids can relate to: Being drawn to a more popular crowd just to find out it was NOT all you'd thought it would be; changing a look to impress someone of the opposite sex just to have them be less interested in you; being a child of a single parent house hold; trying to find something "fun" to do that everyone in your group will enjoy; etc. Many adults are likely to find the show refreshing, especially if they still have some "kid" left in them. I personally look forward to getting up Saturday morning and curling up on my living room couch with a blanket to watch this, as well as other Disney cartoons (i.e. Recess, Lloyd in Space, Teacher's Pet)after a long work week. I only wish Pepper Ann and Doug still came on Saturday mornings.The show is not for everyone, especially some adults, as indicated by some of the other comments. But if you are still somewhat a kid at heart and are lucky enough to have the free time to watch this show, it is worth treating yourself to it. Later Days!!!

Recently, TV cartoons have been trying to get more realistic grounding, an approach I'm not too happy with. Trying to take a more mature approach to action-adventure is one thing, but animation should try to present things not regularly seen in real life; they should take advantage of their status as cartoons (which is one of the reasons why "King of the Hill" has never done anything for me; unlike the hilarious and much underrated "Family Guy," it would lose nothing by being made in live-action)."The Weekenders," like fellow Disney cartoon "Pepper Ann," displays the weaknesses and strengths of this approach. Set in a beachside city and following the weekend exploits of four friends (Tino our "host," Carver, Lor and Tish), it's a long way from Hanna-Barbera's 1970s efforts but also tends to bring on its morals for that episode's stories (with a few exceptions like the show where Tino's mum meets a new man, most instalments contain two adventures) with the mentality of the worst kind of sickly family show, though admittedly without the sledgehammer effect of Filmation's shows. Tino's habit of doing an equivalent of Jerry Springer's Final Thought at the end of each story is also about as welcome and as necessary as an enema with an icepick, and the show also flirts with stereotyping even when it tries not to, such as with the running gag about the museum having foods of all nations.But (and here come the strengths) the show's clear good intentions ultimately don't get in the way of a desire to entertain; the four main characters are a lot more likeable than many of their liveaction counterparts (although the episode where they contrasted their real lives with the ones on a "Dawson's Creek"-type show seemed a bit self-important, Lor and company really are better value than Pacey et al), and the scripts are effective more often than not, which is to be expected given the involvement of "Earthworm Jim"'s Doug Langdale; extra stars for the other running gag about the pizza parlour that changes its theme each episode, and for a terrific theme song by Roger Neill and Wayne Brady.And any cartoon where Jennifer Love Hewitt makes a guest appearance is fine by me (it's not often someone does something like this on a cartoon that isn't "The Simpsons").Later days!