Round the Twist : Favourite Season?

Favourite Season?

What was your favourite set of round the twist actors and episodes? For those who haven't seen the show in a while round the twist had three different varients with different sets of actors.

First run (1989)
Second run (1992)
And the third which was the longest running (2000, 2001)

Me personally it'd be hard to choose between the first two because they're both about on par I think but If I HAD to choose one i'd probably choose the second series by a smidgen.

I like the 2000s round the twist and I think there's a lot of great episodes but there's just something about it that irks me and I can't quite figure out what it is. Overall I much prefer the older episodes, they just have a nice warmth to them, that classic late 80s early 90s Australian feel and were really creative, imaginative, witty and entertaining whereas the 2000s round the twist in my opinion sometimes gets a bit too weird and wacky to the point where it becomes a bit silly or disturbing, that's the best way I can describe it.

So... which one was your favourite?

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I'd pretty much agree with your summation.

I dislike Faye, Nell, Mrs. Gribble, and Tony in the later ones. They just feel wrong. Not as keen on the younger ones either.

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The difference for me with the later ones is.. no Paul Jennings who wrote the original short stories the first two seasons were based on. And he worked on the scripts for the original season as well (not sure about the second. He also wrote a behind the scenes book when he did the first show which should still be out there.)

So it really comes down to the first two for me. The second two are sort of like fan fiction to me because no Paul. And out of the first two, I really can't choose. "Nails" was just absolutely amazing.

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That's a good way to think of them, actually. As fan fiction goes, they're pretty good. I think it's the case with any reinvention, the original always has a bigger place in people's heart.

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