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I was all set to ramble on about a different thing which is awesome, but then I discovered that there’s a torrent up for the first season of The Secret World of Alex Mack.
What? I couldn’t have been the only kid who rushed home after school to watch it, right?
In the fine tradition of Marvel heroes from the 1960s, a thirteen year old kid gets drenched in chemicals and develops superpowers. In this case, telekinesis, energy bolts and, my personal favourite, the ability to turn into a talking puddle. (Really. Becoming a talking puddle is a far more useful talent than you would have gathered from watching Superfriends.) Naturally, her neurotic older sister convinces her not to report it to anyone. (“Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you – I’m going to need you for my first Nobel prize.” I’ve always liked Annie – there aren’t enough bitchy female scientists around.) So, armed with her new powers, Alex goes on to face many life and death threats, such as basketball games and history midterms and having to get a part time job.
It’s got some of the quirks common to shows aimed at a younger audience. The adults, especially those associated with the Evil Corporation (tm), tend to be more caricatures than developed characters, and there’s a sense of being isolated from the outside world. (Of course, if anyone remembers being thirteen, both were subjectively more or less true.) Also, the theme song has a tendency to get stuck in your head.
It’s silly and fun and, rewatching now, still interesting. Although whenever she stands in the same shot as her parents, I find myself thinking that Annie has a *suspicious* resemblance to Rodney McKay.
A couple episodes, for people who either don’t torrent or don’t yet trust me…
The Solo – Alex’s best friend makes it into the school talent show… thanks to her “help.” High school with superpowers is so full of drama, and we should remember that the soul of an artist is like a delicate flower no really. Anyway, this ep is a good introduction to the basic premise of the show and the characters.
A Cold Day In Paradise – In which we see that I continue to be fond of characters with no fashion sense at all. Alex’s powers have gone haywire, and just when her parents have invited a reporter over for dinner! Oh no! But mostly I picked this one because I giggled quite a bit over the scene involving soup.
Science Fair – Vince, professional evil minion, has watched too many bad scifi movies, and the utterly ridiculous security measures he set up will have you shaking your head. Er, I mean, I should probably give reasons *to* watch. Well, Annie builds a ion beam accelerator out of two pop bottles, masking tape, and silver spray paint, and that is *talent*.
What? I couldn’t have been the only kid who rushed home after school to watch it, right?
In the fine tradition of Marvel heroes from the 1960s, a thirteen year old kid gets drenched in chemicals and develops superpowers. In this case, telekinesis, energy bolts and, my personal favourite, the ability to turn into a talking puddle. (Really. Becoming a talking puddle is a far more useful talent than you would have gathered from watching Superfriends.) Naturally, her neurotic older sister convinces her not to report it to anyone. (“Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you – I’m going to need you for my first Nobel prize.” I’ve always liked Annie – there aren’t enough bitchy female scientists around.) So, armed with her new powers, Alex goes on to face many life and death threats, such as basketball games and history midterms and having to get a part time job.
It’s got some of the quirks common to shows aimed at a younger audience. The adults, especially those associated with the Evil Corporation (tm), tend to be more caricatures than developed characters, and there’s a sense of being isolated from the outside world. (Of course, if anyone remembers being thirteen, both were subjectively more or less true.) Also, the theme song has a tendency to get stuck in your head.
It’s silly and fun and, rewatching now, still interesting. Although whenever she stands in the same shot as her parents, I find myself thinking that Annie has a *suspicious* resemblance to Rodney McKay.
A couple episodes, for people who either don’t torrent or don’t yet trust me…
The Solo – Alex’s best friend makes it into the school talent show… thanks to her “help.” High school with superpowers is so full of drama, and we should remember that the soul of an artist is like a delicate flower no really. Anyway, this ep is a good introduction to the basic premise of the show and the characters.
A Cold Day In Paradise – In which we see that I continue to be fond of characters with no fashion sense at all. Alex’s powers have gone haywire, and just when her parents have invited a reporter over for dinner! Oh no! But mostly I picked this one because I giggled quite a bit over the scene involving soup.
Science Fair – Vince, professional evil minion, has watched too many bad scifi movies, and the utterly ridiculous security measures he set up will have you shaking your head. Er, I mean, I should probably give reasons *to* watch. Well, Annie builds a ion beam accelerator out of two pop bottles, masking tape, and silver spray paint, and that is *talent*.
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(Let me know if you liked it, after. I'm curious...)
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Oooh!
~Kate
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I check for torrents occasionally, but as of yet, no luck. (There's a site here (http://www.xanga.com/ClassicNick) that has a few episodes from various seasons, but that's the best I've found.)
I don't know about the website with the pirated disks - there was someone who used to sell them on ebay, but it looks like they've been shut down. I wonder if they're related... *shrugs*
Sorry I can't be of more help. If you find something, let me know! :)
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I have a couple of episodes from season 3 and 4... somewhere. I'll track them down and let you know which ones. :D
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http://www.torrentspy.com/download.asp?id=748380
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*dls, excitedly*
I've found the CDs with my shows - I'll upload the s3 and s4 eps in the next couple days for you.
Thanks again!
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I'll continue looking/track them back down. Hopefully very soon!
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I have episodes 3x13, 3x23 and 4x01 -- if there's any of those you'd like, I'll upload them for you. (Also, I'd be made happy if let me know where I can find 1x11. I dl'd the torrent with it missing, too.)
:D
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Just in case you're still looking
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i need episode 3x23 and 2x04 if any body have tham that's work good then please let me know because i download them and this 2 episode won't work for me the 3x23 it said file error missing or some thing but i did it many time and still got the error. really appreciate i have every other episode except for them 2 so if any want any thing just let me know thanks
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torrents..dls... anything!!!
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There's also a currently active torrent for the second season, which you can find through isohunt.com.
Unfortunately, I don't have immediate access to my episode collection, so I can't help you with seasons 3 and 4. But the files are out there, so hopefully they'll be put up again eventually.