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Zoey is a very popular girl at PCA and everything seems to be happening to her but she always can find the right thing to do to solve every problem. She is blond, she is Britney Spears' little sister and she is Chase Matthews' crush since the first season. Many reviews state that because of these reasons, this show is very bad.

It is not though! It is indeed not an accurate portrayal of boarding schools but it is just a TV series, not a documentary. Funny and entertaining it teaches young children to behave in the right way, to never lie and it reflects the importance of having good friends by your side.I do not see the difference between this series and Hannah Montana, Zack and Cody and other Disney Channel classics.

If we then talk about the cinematography then I would like to point out that it is quite bad, the acting is sometimes not realistic enough and at times the editing reveals to be too dull. I would give it a 6 mostly because of Jamie Lynn Spears' acting at times and because she should be aware at least by season 2 that Chase is in love with her! Girls are not that stupid!

However, I am 21 and enjoy watching some episodes after a rough day on dissertations and seminars as it is indeed quite funny and something positively different from the shows that are on today.

Right, where do I start? I cannot even imagine to comprehend this preteen pathetic excuse of a show. Picture this: a boarding school, where kids whose parents are rolling in money simply chuck them in there so as to jet around the world themselves. It could not get any more diabolic than this.

If you taught these kids, shall not even upgrade them to the term teenagers, because they hardly even act like sane homosapiens, were self-centered, think again. About 23 minutes choked full of their so-called problems, boy troubles, and the like.

The heroine of the show, of course, Mademoiselle Zoey, played by Britney's Polly Pocket Little Miss I'm All That sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, has obviously much to learn about acting. However, I will give her some face, because her superficial, one dimensional character, does not allow much room for depth. She plays Pacific Coast Academy's sun, moon and stars, crusader fighting for the plight of all women, equality of all genders.

Perfect in everyway, always with her two loyal sidekicks, Nicole, the daffy bimbo, who obviously has too much of Daddy's cash, and tough chick, Dana, who proves a hard nut to crack. Both left the show in seasons 2 and 1 respectively, not that I blame that. But horror of horrors, in comes Lola, who deems herself the greatest actress since Natalie Wood, with green feathers in her hair and fake tan. She is even more rude than Zoey herself, if that is even possible, and even more dumber than Nicole, and hell, we know that cannot be possible.

This show, like all the sorry excuses for television programmes Nickelodeon has been spewing out since 2000s, is a prime victim of stereotyping. Get girl next door and dense to her best friend's feelings for her Zoey, a great albeit inarticulate at times best boy friend, Chase, a cool, arrogant ladies man, Logan, a boy and clothes crazy girl, who is not very bright, Nicole, the one whom everyone thinks is weird just because she is extremely smart, the nerd, Quinn, the over-dramatic, annoying yet super thin, Malibu picture perfect model, Lola, and the tough yet soft inside woman, Dana. Now, where have I heard these characters before? I am sorry, but what is so wrong with having a personality? Just because Quinn is passionate about Science, and actually cares about her future and doing well in the academic aspect, in which the rest should be concerned about as well, she is "weird" and a "nerd"? Lola at the beginning of the series, proved to be a potential great character with her sassy ways and different outlook in life, Zoey just had to go, get out your pitchforks, burn her at the stake, she's going back to Weird Town and all that jazz. So much for womens rights. Unfortunately, Lola just became nothing more of another OC clone, in all its anorexic glory. Probably so as to not outshine her Mistress.

But hey, the 2000 generation of MySpace whores seem to love it with the Chase/Zoey typical fairytale romance, the tension between adamant, "hot" Logan and "kick-ass" Zoey or Dana, whichever to your liking, and the pretty people. Please, this show exists to remind us that people do not like realism, they prefer a pretentious, shallow and vapid lifestyle. Sorry to break it to you darlings, that will not happen, unless you have a major trust fund and parents to cushion you.

This is the absolutely worst show in the history of Nickelodeon. First of all, no boarding school has a Sushi Bar, Flat screen TVs, and gives every student a laptop. This makes the show so unrealistic, and boring. The plots are pointless, and incredibly boring. The actors are so bad, it makes me want to take my own life. I really hate the fact that in the show, Zoey is the most popular girl in school, and the prettiest, and smartest, and gets the best grades without doing any work. She never has any real problems, and every guy wants to date her. She is so perfect. There isn't anyone like that. Also, I hate that everyone would do anything for her, and everyone picks her for every team, or club. It is so annoying. Quinn is so obnoxious. Her experiments are pathetic, pointless, and fake. Chase is such a wimp. He says he loves Zoey, but if he told her, it would ruin their friendship. How pathetic. Michael tries to be funny, but he never accomplishes anything. Nichole is so perky, and screams a lot. She is never seen doing any work, or studying, but she is a straight A student. Lola thinks she is an actress, but she sucks (Excuse my language). Need I say more? I think no. For your own good, stay away from this show at all costs.

I'll admit that I watch this show whenever I get the chance to and whenever I wake up early enough (it's on kind of early for us here in Canada) but every time I do I get even more mad at it. I do like the wide variety of characters, but the show, to me, is too unrealistic for normal standards. The school is perfect, with its Sushi Bar (yes, a SUSHI BAR) and hardly any rules (for example, the guys seem to always be allowed in the girls' dorms - wouldn't happen). Anyways, what bothers me even more is that the main character Zoey (Spears) is perfect, also. She is SO popular, everyone in the whole school seems to know her and completely love her. Example, the episode with the exams. EVERYONE asks Zoey to help her, as if she is the only smart one in the school. Please. And the episode with the backpacks, amazingly, she makes about a hundred of them with those radio things in like what, less than two days...? It always seems like she has an idea for everything, and in the end the whole cast congratulates her and loves her even more. It really bothers me a lot.

Also, on top of that all, I have to say that the acting isn't all that great. Jamie Spears, in my opinion, didn't earn or deserve the main part in this show, if the show had to be made at all. When I first saw her in All That (1995), I thought that she actually had some talent. Well, the role of Zoey Brooks turned me off. She doesn't have much emotion or facial expression in what she says or does. In the very first episode, where she plays basketball, she isn't that good at all. And of course, the coach asks her to join the team and says she is "great". Also, in the episode with the school play, guess who makes the lead role? Yup, you guessed it. Zoey. She can't act, why did she make the lead? And, WHY does every boy want to kiss her? Is she really THAT pretty? And that Nicole (Alexa Nikolas), well she isn't anything special either. Kristen Herrera, even though she left the show, wasn't very good either. All the other actors are typical and somewhat boring. There isn't much going on. I'd have to say that the best actors on the show (my opinion) are Erin Sanders (Quinn) and Paul Butcher (Dustin). They are a little more believable. And I can't stand the fact that, and this happens all the time, The actors aren't true to the age group. They are made to look older than the average grade 8 student (I think they are in grade 8).

Overall, this show bothers me a lot. A lot of it makes you want to just scream "Yeah Right" when you are watching. And I know this is only a show, so pushing the limits is common and bound to happen, but this show sticks out for me. For grade 8 thirteen year olds, they are going to want to be just like Zoey, and they can't. Because Zoey is perfect. She goes to a perfect school, has perfect clothes, is so popular, the list goes on. Not any normal girl. I'm going to give this show a 5/10. Because even though it's as unrealistic as a tween show can get, there's something about it that wants you to keep watching it. I don't mind if I miss it, but if it's on, I'll watch it. 5/10.

Why is everyone giving a bad review?

I find Zoey 101 very entertaining. I mean yeah, its a bit unrealistic but isn't that like all kid shows? I always find myself laughing. If you are looking for perfect acting and a realistic show then leave. This is not an adult show so get over it. For a kids show, I give this a 10 stars. It is SO much better than Sam & Cat, Spongebob, and the other shows Nickelodeon produces now. It helps kids learn to help one another. Also, it is not just for kids but it can be for teens too. Chase, Lola, Zoey, Quinn, Michael, Nicole, Dana, and Logan all have a unique personality and I highly recommend to watch this show for a good laugh.

Overall, I give this show 9 stars. It is very disappointing that Zoey 101 is over .

If it was 3 years ago, I'd give this show a 10! This show used to be flawless. But when they took out Dana, it would've been a 9. And when they took out Nicole, it still would have been a 9. But in Season 4, iCarly just came out and I hated that show. But, when I saw the newer episodes of Zoey 101, I realized a different way of comedy. It was more childish than before. In the first 3 seasons, it was more mature, it was cooler. They changed the comedy and I hated the show. If I based the show on the 4th season, I'd give it a 2. If it was the first 3 season, a 9. So I commented a 7 fore the beginning and end. I was very upset how this is how the show ended: Stupid.

When I first watched Zoey101 with my sister we thought it was a piece of garbage. No one is that rich and lives at a dorm off the pacific coast. In the show, Zoey is a mega popular rich girl that everyone always go to her for advice. Zoey is always the one with the good idea and everyone agrees with her no matter how stupid her idea is. She is always perfect at everything including her perfect figure. And she is such a dietetic freak she talks about carbs like she knows what they are. When she sees that her friends are eating chocolate she confiscates it. And another thing that ticks me off is that she is always chewing a piece of spearmint every time you look at her. And everyone wants something do with her, for example in one episode that Logan guy bid $4,000 to have her and her friends cheer for everything he does in his pathetic life. And her friend Nicole is an overly perky freak that screams a lot.And Lola dresses like a hoochie Houdini lady. 80s called they want there bushy hair back.Might as well shave off the hair chase. This show sends a bad message to kids everywhere to make them think that if they don't have the latest I-Pods and designer clothes they will hate themselves.

This show is a big thumbs down.

We hate you Jamie Lynn,

Best wishes Ryan, and Kara L

This show is nice, pretty average and I like to watch it, but I can't really explain why. There are a few disadvantages in this show: 1.Prefection- I don't like the fact that Zoey is so perfect, especially in the first season. She's so nice, smart, funny and helpful and she can always solve the problems. A lot of times Nicole begs for her ideas (Once she even said- "If your ideas would be guys, I'd marry them"). Zoey can do everything! She makes amazing backpacks in a few days, helps the whole school with getting ready to the tests and so on. It seems like Zoey's the queen and all the rest of her friends are just little servants. For example, in one of the chapters in the second season, Zoey tells the boys dorm adviser that it isn't fair that she and her friends can't be on the boys' roof. How is this not fair? It's the *boys'* roof. And Jamie Lynn Spears is not a good actress, it's probably just favoritism because she's Britney's sister. Hopefully, she won't grow to be like her weird sister. Also, PCA is the perfect school. It seems like every student has a laptop (with PCA's logo, which is even on the bottles of drinks), the furniture are really nice and they even have a huge T.V. in the lounge. The actual studying is ly mentioned. All they do in this school is having fun, usually. And I don't think a boarding school has enough money for all the things that exist in PCA. Do you want to know why? Because No one/ nothing is perfect! 2. Chase- His little crush on Zoey is sometimes annoying. For example, in one of the chapters in the second season the viewers find out that Chase and Michael have a show in PCA. Logan and Zoey disturb their show, so Chase banishes Logan, but when Michael banishes Zoey, Chase says- "Dude!". He banishes his roommate but not Zoey? Please. His crush is also a little pathetic sometimes and it's pretty obvious what will happen between Chase and Zoey at the end of the show. 3. Reality- Zoey, Dustin, Chase, Quinn, Nicole, Lola, Michael and Logan (especially him) Can't be real people, because they're just a group of rich children who live in a fantastic school and don't have real problems in their life. Here are a few problems that were mentioned in the show: *Nicole concentrates on cute boys in her math lessons. *Zoey, Nicole and Lola can't get a tan. *The group has to run at sport's classes. *Zoey, Nicole and Dana can't get a scooter. These characters don't have real problems, And sometimes they aren't realistic! For example, in one of the chapters in the first season, Chase and Michael look at their computer (A laptop, obviously) and laugh from something they see in it. They said something like this: Chase- "That is so not real!" Michael- "It can't happen!" 13- 14 year old children don't talk like that. 13- 14 year old children aren't clones of Einstein, like Quinn. And most important- 13- 14 year old children aren't perfect like Zoey! But above all this, there's still something that makes me keep watching this show, but it wouldn't be so terrible if I'll miss a chapter. But there is a positive point for that show- Logan. Sometimes he's annoying but he also has good texts, once in a while. Like when Zoey told him to say something nice and he said- "Fine, You're hot in these jeans". For conclusion- Don't watch it unless a crazy fan of The Spears family/ Jamie makes you to!

For any fan of Nickelodeon who used to watch the network in the 80s and 90s, there was always something good on. You had entertaining acts like You Can't Do That on Television. You had weird but good shows like Pete & Pete. You even had cartoons that taught morals like Doug. But just like Disney, Nickelodeon has fallen down the tubes, limiting their demographic to shallow preteens and giving us poor excuses to come up with new, innovative shows. As I tried watching Zoey 101, I just shook my head in disgust.

The setting couldn't of been more fake than this one. Each character attends a boarding school called Pacific Coast Academy, boasting everything that a spoiled child wants. A sushi bar, laptops everywhere, flat screen TVs in every room, cool dorms to hang out, etc. The kids in this show are rarely seen in class and there doesn't seem to be any real teachers. It looks more like a place that you would spend on a nice summer vacation rather than to work and study while preparing for college.

The characters were also a factor that turned me off. Every episode consists of boy problems, situations that they caused themselves, and troubles that should be solved. Each character is a stereotype. Zoey (Jamie Lynn) seems perfect in anything she does, and each of her friends ask her for help when they feel they are in grave danger. Only leading her to have no other side. I've been through school and I can tell you, nobody is like that. Chase is dumb. Logan plays the arrogant tough guy. Quinn plays a nerd who is highly unrealistic in what she does. Michael is an idiot. Lola is a clone of Nicole. Dana is just well, a tough person. Why not use some originality? Something that is unique for these characters, and different from other personalities? Is being stereotypical the best the creators of this show can come up with? Instead, these actors are dull personalities with the sense in that there is a lack of creativity involving their roles. There is nothing here to be amazed or surprised at.

Not only that, but the show is clearly for the intent of aiming for kids of adolescence, facing a stage in that they must evolve from being a child to being an adult. Through that period they must learn to study on their own, make their own decisions, and do what's right for them. Zoey 101 contains nothing of those values. In this case, we are supposed to believe that looking good and having a stereotypical personality is all you need to succeed. I'm sorry, but that simply isn't true. People can't expect things to be handed to them like the actors in this show are and just let those things sit there. If I expect things in Zoey 101 to happen in real life, then I would be living in a fantasy world locked away in a dream house. Nothing in this show relates to those who face health and money issues. Neither does it relate to kids wanting to learn something meaningful.

So in conclusion, Zoey 101 is a show made by Nickelodeon that only falls flat on it's face. It displays a horrible message for kids and I highly think the show itself is simply inappropriate for them. Sure, it doesn't have morbid violence, but it teaches everything to make a kid act and look stupid. A horrible show, and should be forgotten with the rest of the garbage Nickelodeon has been making in recent years.

1 out of 10.

This show has a lot of good things about it, but also a lot of bad things. The location where it is set is extremely scenic, and I reckon thats pretty cool. The main storyline kinda drags on a bit, in fact over 4 seasons, but thats typical with this kind of show. The subplots in every episode that revolve around this main story can be pretty good though. The acting in season 1 is really bad, and I can understand why people who saw the pilot would give the show such a bad rating. However, it does get better, as the characters lose a little bit of their innocence in later seasons and mature. The biggest issue with this show is the stereotyping. This is particularly bad in the early episodes of the series, in fact all of season 1, where it is really easy to see the stereotypical geek and sports star in action. But if you watch the whole series and think about it, you will see that these stereotypes are actually challenged. I mean, Quinn and Logan start dating! I think thats a good example of where the stereotyping has been challenged. It may appear that Zoey is a little princess in the earlier seasons but the small things that you can pick up on as you keep watching, such as her actions in "Anger Management", contradict this. All in all, its an OK show. It may not be realistic but then again, half the things we see on TV these days aren't. Is it so bad for the target audience of this show to dream?

This show makes me(and many others) hate their lives. Let's face it, Zoey is perfect; she's bland pretty, gets good grades, everyone goes to her for advice, she's popular, she goes to an amazing school with amazing rooms. Reasons why I gave this show a 3: 1. The acting is horrible.Sometimes I just want to hurt the people who put these untalented actresses(especially victoria justice) on television. 2. The characters are unbelievable and mismatched. You have your typical popular girl. A peppy, shallow, stupid ,stereotypical, girl who is portrayed by a horrible actress. Then you have a typical jock guy who is somewhat normal and actually nice.Then the stereotyped smart girl who is a freak and obviously does not fit in with the perfect popular friends of hers. Then a stuck up rich pretty boy that would be happier gazing into a mirror all day. Then the wanna be actress who is played by another stinky actress. And last a normal nerd person guy. 3. The plot is boring, and lame. 4. I hate how spoiled these characters are. Can't they just be normal! 5. Everything ends up perfect for them, and we all are reminded of how much our lives stink.