A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

[TheOtter]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I personally feel that in S3 and S4, Stephanie is less of a main character, and that Sportacus is the main character with everyone being a secondary character.

Really? I felt the opposite. It seems like Sportacus only appears to 'save the day' and doesn't actually do anything else or have any character development, with a few exceptions. And I thought that the new seasons focused on Stephanie (again, with exceptions) too much, with only a few episodes dedicated to other characters.

[Spongey445]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

Okay, so now that i have re-watched the whole show i can give more an informed opinion. First, I can't exactly blame people for some opinions, at least if they saw the 3/4 eps around when they aired, and they had been a fan for awhile. when you're attached to something for awhile, a new version will be criticized a tad more especially if there any changes like there is here.

Overall, I'd put them on the same level as the other reasons./ There's plenty like, but plenty of flaws. The "bigger is better" problem was there before in some episodes, it mostly started in Season 2. It was just more noticeable with less episodes and also the whole Stephanie mask thing, Which is dumb but not THAT big a deal. I do agree she was a bit flatter which is a problem.

As for the rehashing, it's a problem but again, it happened before like how Friends Forever has the same conflict as Lazy Scouts and frankly isn't as good. It doesn't excuse episodes like Princess Stephanie though. I think they mostly did the best job they could and we did get some great ones, like First Day of Summer, my favorite episode of the whole show.

Thankfully, none of the episodes were too bad. Even the weakest from S3/4 "New Kid in Town" is mostly harmless. So overall, they are mixed but i would still call them good,as there aren't that much more flawed than the other seasons. I guess the problem is there they could have fixed this issues, especially in Season 4 which i think is weaker than Season 3.

But ah well. Nothing's perfect.

[Pickelhaube808]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I personally feel that in S3 and S4, Stephanie is less of a main character, and that Sportacus is the main character with everyone being a secondary character.

[Spongey445]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I'll give even further thoughts on this issue when i have re-watched these eps, as I'm not up to this era. But I will say the show wasn't exactly perfect to begin with and some of the problems did exist before in some way.

[Glanni's Girl]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I don't like how Summer Is The Season ends, but I like the rest of the song.
I like how Chloe had the balls to go right up to the camera too :)

[Shakeitpiggy]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

Summer is the Season lol. Don't think I'd throw that one in the time capsule.

The episode however...

[UnLearnEd]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

Summer is the Season lol. Don't think I'd throw that one in the time capsule.

[TheOtter]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I don't like season 3 and 4 because Julianna is the ONLY Stephanie for TV... The songs LACK luster... Most of the episodes were just repeated stuff from season 1 and 2 only with less class... I'm a Robbie Rotten fan but it seems to me that season 3 and 4 he's putting on weight and can't move around as well as he use to, that was before he was sick so there's no excuse... and what happened to Trixie's voice? It's like swapping out the voice of Barney Rubble from the Flintstones

I just plain stopped watching after Lazytown season 2

Lackluster? You would consider 'Summer is the Season', 'Let's Go To The Moon', 'The World Goes Round and Round' and 'We Are Number One' all lackluster?

[Stingy]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I agree to a post beforehand. It's the Stephanie recast that really triggered the full Season 3+4 rant. All because she's not Julianna. I'm still telling people in comments sections, grow up. Change needs to happen, Sheldon. And mostly it's for the better. Seasons 3 and Four had some really great songs in there and really underrated episodes too. No one gave it a real chance and decided they didn't like it in advance, which is going REALLY low.

I agree that there are underrated episodes, good songs, and that people who dismiss it without giving it a chance are not being fair. But there are valid reasons to consider seasons 3 and 4 worse than the others, and it's not as simple as an immature dismissal of "Chloe is not Julianna." It's important to not get too caught up in fanboy/girlism and be blind to flaws.

[RecipeForStephanie]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I agree to a post beforehand. It's the Stephanie recast that really triggered the full Season 3+4 rant. All because she's not Julianna. I'm still telling people in comments sections, grow up. Change needs to happen, Sheldon. And mostly it's for the better. Seasons 3 and Four had some really great songs in there and really underrated episodes too. No one gave it a real chance and decided they didn't like it in advance, which is going REALLY low.

[xXx_LI_xXx]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I kind of liked Little Pink Riding Hood, where Robbie stole Sportacus' spare outfit and wore it. It's basically Sportafake 2.0. I don't think I really dislike the series though...

[Shakeitpiggy]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I honestly find many of the season 3 and 4 episodes way more enjoyable than the earlier ones.
Especially season 4. I can't even decide which of those are my favorites, because they are all so incredibly great.
I really enjoy Chloe as well and I absolutely can't understand the big negativity towards her. But worst of all; y'all think season 3/4 songs aren't as good?
Jesus. I seriously think compared to season 3/4 songs, season 1/2 songs are really lame. Like I couldn't listen to a season 1/2 song
for 2 days without getting sick of it, while season 3/4 songs get me hooked for months without losing their grace. That's a BIG point where they improved in my opinion.

Little things bothering me are the instruction parts in s3 songs, Trixie's puppeteer/voice change and the weird mask Stephanie puts on from time to time. But like, that's really it.

(I grew up with seasons 1 and 2 as well)

In terms of overall episode, definitely prefer S1 and S2. There was definitely more thought put into them. Still some enjoyable episodes and moments in 3 and 4 though (first day of summer takes the cake out of all 4 seasons). Song wise though, the best songs are quite evenly spread throughout the entire 4 seasons (My top 3 are The world goes round and round, Man on a Mission and We are number one). I find a lot of season 1 (Stephanie only) songs to be too Euro-pop for me (except I do love Always a way based on lyrics alone, and Galaxy because that one just works for some reason).

[RockinRobbie]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

Of course not Stingy! :icon_lol:

[Stingy]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I'm feeling anxious to go for 3+4 from what I have heard. I want to say I have seen every episode but....I just hope if they aren't good they don't spoil my enjoyment of the show. Having said that I did enjoy the season 4 Ziggy's birthday episode. The song was really catchy has to be one of my faves

They're fine and they won't cause you dislike what you already like, so I encourage you to do so. Also, don't forget about LazyTown Extra!

[RockinRobbie]

Re: A general dislike for season 3 and 4?

I'm just about to finish series 2 (yea, it's taken me a long time) and I'm feeling anxious to go for 3+4 from what I have heard. I want to say I have seen every episode but....I just hope if they aren't good they don't spoil my enjoyment of the show. Having said that I did enjoy the season 4 Ziggy's birthday episode. The song was really catchy has to be one of my faves