Used to be that I knew that I would like a DVD set of the four Blake Holsey seasons, but that was because of Mona The Vampire. Now I know it after being able to watch all of the episodes, mostly sans end credits, on You Tube. * An interesting mixture. The science is mostly weak in the science fiction, but as fantasy it is strong. Meanwhile, the concept of the series is a loop created by dabbling with the past while the loop was active, the loop has no beginning, tongue in the cheek SF. As with Raspberry Magic (2010), the quasi science typically comes as highlighting flaws that need to be cleared if local reality is to be worthwhile. This is a commonplace ploy and maybe is to be expected in much modern SF. School fashion. This has variations that allow it to be either good and proper or explosive wow or a fashionably untidy mess. The bio for the actress who plays female room mate of Josie-ex-Mona-the-vampire. A lot of the story is action in the science club, science kids and a teacher, and by the time that the series ended she was also in the third year of a four year degree course in education, followed by a higher degree, she is now believed to be a teacher at a school. And of course this choice of direction to head in is never a hint that this was a nice series for the young actors to work on? * I used to be suspicious about You Tube. I experience the pervasiveness of digital cameras as invasive. I note the feature films that show those who lack credibility being walked over by way of modern digital tools. Except this access to vintage television shows a different side. I first went to what for me was scary YT in order to try to recognise soundtrack songs on feature films. Lyrics search allows a lot to be traced, but scary YT allowed even more to identified. I next went to YT for information re understanding problems around my flat, such as a leaky tap. Then for computer problems such as how to set the memory speed and overclocking on my Asus machines. Then for questions of what is a balanced vegetarian diet, discovering a bit about Linseed and Hemp and B12. The 'download button' adds to the feel that YT is both practical and legal. I now have to consider YT as including a lot that I consider to be respectable and useful and I have not noticed so much of the scary side, though I have seen that it is there. As far as other broadcast type video on You Tube is concerned, I checked, via Linux Mint and FireFox, to see if there were indicators of other stuff that I would really like to get and found yes for all but Clarissa Explains It All seasons 2+. Just none of them had a download button. Switch to XP and the download button was there, but it was mostly fan video rather than full episodes. Still, now I know that if and when Shake It Up becomes available and affordable then I am likely to find it to be a must.

Strange Days At Blake Holsey High was one of the best TV shows I had seen in quite some time. Although I only became a dedicated viewer in 2005 I did watch it occasionally before that. Strange Days was a show that not only kept you in awe but in mystery too as you never knew who was truly the bad guy until you met Avenir in the end. Characters such as both Victor and the Janitor helped to keep this detail hidden until the end. From strange occurrences such as a sick school furnace to amazing finds such as reversed DNA, Strange Days At Blake Holsey High kept me watching for all 4 seasons. This show was great and I will dearly miss it in the future. I feel that there are some questions still unanswered such as what happened to Josie's clone. I hope in the future they may make a reunion episode so that all answers will be revealed. Until them I am saddened by the end of a great show.

Black Hole High(as it is known in the UK)is an excellent show. Dealing with the journey of adolescence at boarding school is hard enough without having a black hole in the middle of school. Edgy red-head Josie Trent and Science club friends Corrine, Lucas, Marshall and Vaughn along with professor Z try to discover the mysteries lurking beneath the walls and why strange events take place so often at Blake Holsey. Romance blossoms between Corrine and Marshall and Josie and Vaughn. But Josie is unsure whether to trust Vaughn as his father is Victor Pearson, the creator of Paradyne Labs. What is Josie and Vaughn's destiny? What will happen next to Corrine, Marshall and Lucas? How long can the science club keep their secret? Everything happens for a reason!

This show is awesome! I have been watching it since I found out I had the Discovery Kids Channel, and I now see it on NBC on Sat Mornings! I love that you can enjoy it and still learn something all in 30 minutes! lol. I sometimes dream that I am at school had Black Hole High! It is so cool! and I am part of the science team and everything. And I think Noah Reid is very cute! And in the episode called Reflections where Corrine goes on the other side of the mirror...he is so hot in Black, Marshall!! That is like what my dream guy looks like! lol. Watch it if you don't already!!! You're missing out! The Plot will keep you begging for more! They should have a Strange Days marathon...so i could tape all of them! lol. Toodles