Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell
TV-G | 20 August 1989 (USA)

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    SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
    Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense
    Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
    Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
    Kirpianuscus The characters, after decades, are the best part. because it was one of the most popular series of its period. easy, funny, lovely, proposing good young actors, memorable characters, hilarious stories and a soft version of high school life. short, pure delight. maybe, because its impact was more than powerfull, expression of the force of seduction of the stories of a teacher, his students and their ordinary problems, dilemmas, personalities.
    BeaconSky 'Saved By the Bell' focuses on a group of pretentious, entitled and shallow high school students whose repugnant behavior is always somehow justified at the end of the show. Deceptive, lying, cheating, insulting and rude behavior all forgiven by a hug and an 'I'm sorry' at the end of the episode only to do it all over again the next episode. The message this show sends? It's ok to behave reprehensibly as long as you say you're sorry afterwards. Keep impressionable kids away from this show.
    irehawk You should know that both ableist and ageist are considered worse than both racist and sexist.I know they wanted to include Screech Powers, the nerd, into the original class, but unfortunately, not only Screech is poorly related to the original class, Screech is poorly related to entire Bayside High School completely. I also know they wanted to include Dustin Diamond, who plays Screech, into the original class, but unfortunately also, Dustin is poorly related to entire original SBTB class castmember group. Bayside is considered an ableist type of co-ed public high school permanently and the entire original SBTB class castmember group is considered an ageist type permanently also.Here are the correct options: * If they want to include the nerd in the original class as part of entertainment, then it should be in public co-ed high school which is not considered an ableist, unlike both Bayside and Valley and that either an actor or actress, who plays a nerd, should be at the same approximate age level as the other castmembers.* If this has to be in Bayside, then the nerd should never be included in the original class as part of entertainment and the entire castmember group of the original class should be at the same approximate age level correctly also.* If they insist on a nerd in both Bayside High and original class, then they should increase the 6 teens into 8 teens. The 8 teens should be 4 boys and 4 girls and 2 out of the 8 teens should be nerds (one boy and one girl) and both that actor and actress, who played the nerds, should still be at the same approximate age level as the other castmembers.Right now, not only Dustin Diamond who played Screech is having the worse real-life problems, actors Mark Paul Gosselaar (Zack), Mario Lopez (Slater), Lark Voorhies (Lisa) and Dennis Haskins (principal Belding) are having some of their own real-life problems. Well, luckily both actresses Tiffani Amber Neilssen and Elizabeth Berkley (Kelly and Jessie) are having their own successful real lives than the rest of the original SBTB cast members.It also has been revealed that the entire original SBTB crewmember group, except for Executive Producer Peter Engel, is considered both permanent ableist and ageist.I'm sorry, this Bayside place is considered both a permanent ableist and a permanent ageist, even that Valley place also, and both of these places are not for both Dustin and his Screech role to be included at all. I prefer TNBC Hang Time instead, TBH, IMO.
    BoyWiththeGreenHair I find it rather surprising how many positive reviews Saved by the Bell has received, overall, as I had been under the assumption that the show was almost universally hated. I've never really cared for the program; even as a child I could not quite understand the public's love of it. Watching the show as a kid, I was under the impression that the six main characters "ran" Bayside High School, with the faculty wrapped around their fingers. I never found the material to be that funny and I would raise an eyebrow at some of the plots' lack of realism. Returning to this show as an adult, I am no less baffled.Please do not misunderstand, as I am all for nineties nostalgia. I grew up in that era. It only strikes me as odd that this program has survived into syndication along with its unsuccessful spin-off, while other worthy programs, such as 'Life With Louie,' 'California Dreams,' or 'Wonder Years' seem to have fallen by the wayside, occasionally revived but ultimately forgotten. I don't associate 'Saved By the Bell' with the good days of the nineties, as many others apparently do.All I can really see is a show that appears to have been hurriedly put together without much thought with substandard performances by mediocre actors. Jokes delivered are often dead-pan and one-liners too often seem uncreative or not natural enough in their delivery. Compare the cast of SBTB's stilted performing with the almost flawless comedic work presented in the first two seasons of Nickelodeon's 'All That.' I don't doubt for a second that Josh Server, Kel Mitchell, and Lori Beth Demburg could wipe the television screen with Mark Paul Gosslar, Dustin Diamond, or Mario Lopez any day of the TV schedule's week, with the exact same material. OT, 'All That' is what I think of when I think of "nineties nostalgia," not 'Saved By the Bell.'But, its not just the actors or the dialogue... the whole show seems so removed from real life that it is hard to accept it as quality entertainment. I understand that television sitcoms need not be too concerned with being "realistic" as, say, 'Law and Order,' but how are we supposed to relate to characters who are but stereotypical caricatures of high school clique-members? They are almost always compelled to "do the right thing," without ever questioning their actions. I am all for moralistic episodes, but in real life, when a kid finds a used "joint" in their school high school restroom, its no big deal and most likely they'll go on with their lives and stay the heck away from drugs, unlike Zack and Slater, who vow to hunt down the poor soul with the gall to smoke pot in their vicinity. None of the characters are relatable, nor does there seem to ever be a reasonable explanation for their actions.For a person with severe depression or a person who is suffering great personal loss, 'Saved By the Bell' is a show for you, just like 'Full House' or 'Who's the Boss' is a show for you. It is light and not occupied with the harsh realities of the real world. But, for anyone else, I am surprised that the stilted performance by the actors and the frightening removal from reality has not set more viewers to changing the station, as I continuously find myself compelled to do.