ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS WATCH PARTY

I have it on my spotify list as well

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

Aw this was such a great show. All the characters were so likeable, relatable, and real. So grateful to have found it through following your Patreon, Audrey. Like everyone else, I'm sad it got cancelled - I will always remember it fondly (and probably revisit the songs through Spotify). Both seasons were well thought out and heartfelt. At the very least they had a movie to wrap it up - and what a great job they did. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Winnie Chin

The series and movie were incredible. This was another treasure lost. So glad you did this, thank you. This will continue to be one of the top tier musical series created.

Koko

aw im so glad I could enjoy that with you <3

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

It took me till today to finally watch it . I didn't want it to end either! Your emotions are precious thank you for being so real ! Tbh I actually joined your patreon to watch the Zoey episodes with you hoping you would also watch the movie so thank you ! I had no other way of seeing movie !

heather Phillips

Yea it really was a wonderful heartfelt show! Yea I've totally watched all the Evil Dead and Army Of Darkness. Big fan! and no youre not rambling hahaah! I enjoy reading you commment

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

I totally cried through this movie along with you. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is one of my fave Christmas songs. But the original version is actually really sad and heartbreaking. If you've ever watched Meet Me in St. Louis... ugh... that whole scene. Also, I know some of the lyrics have been changed. They were originally for the movie and didn't fit a general holiday vibe, so yeah. If you've never watched you should ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY ). The few minutes before the scene are heartbreaking too, but yeah. So much emotion there. We watched the finale and the movie back-to-back, and omg I just wanted to hug you and all your big feels. Ugh, I'm such a sap that I cry through all the things (*especially* musicals--I'm not kidding I even cried through the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt musical episode. I don't understand my brain). You've mentioned Zoey being in Evil Dead a lot. I haven't seen that version, but I was wondering if you guys have watched the originals? If not, you guys should totally watch Evil Dead II (the first one is.... almost like a trial run of the second?). I was so sad this show got cancelled, but honestly I really liked that they wrapped it up. I know Zoey and Max kind of had a good wrap up in the finale, but this movie made me feel like everyone was going to be okay, and that was really nice to see. After my grandma died, I totally pulled a Zoey and tried to go huge on Thanksgiving and Christmas. My mom was the exact opposite so it was a really hard balance for us. But this just reminded me so much of that. I loved when her dad told her about all the imperfections of holidays. Not only do we kinda block out the bad stuff (though I have plenty of memories of those!) but as kids we're so focused on the whole magic of Christmas side of things that we don't see a lot of the adult stuff. We've always had a ton of kids in the family and now there's like no little kids left. Even as an adult with lots of kids around you get caught up in their excitement. But now with no one little around it's sometimes so hard to really dig down and pull that excitement back out. I don't know I'm rambling. I'm so glad you watched this show. I loved it from the first song. I think sometimes (especially in today's culture) it's really important to have positive entertainment and not just the more serious or scary or dramatic. There are days when I just don't have a lot of focus for serious plot because of stress and anxiety... so it's really nice to just escape. Omg this comment is going to go on forever, but in the ep Danny watched with you, he talked about how it kinda glossed over the hard parts of life and wasn't really as down to earth or as much of a struggle as most people's lives. It kind of reminded me of old hollywood, especially during like WWII. The movies, and especially musicals, became something of an escape of the harsher realities of life. It was a way to check out of all of that for a few hours and just focus on something happy and hopeful and kind of let you recharge your batteries. Personally, I think the world could use a little more of that right now. Shutting up now!

ashinscribbleland

Yea i wish he could have kept it. I feel like he was more intune with it and really felt like part of him

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

I agree that they did a great job of showing REAL life and how it's still beautiful while being "imperfect"

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

oh wow thats so sad! Your grandpa sounds like a very kind man <3

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

I’m gonna miss these characters so much and the show so many great messages from start to finish and it’s definitely something we could think about in our own life’s, to live more in the now and the ones we lose will always be there if we remember them. Really hope they continue it in some way but have loved the reactions thank you

Jake Sullivan

I really hope they make another movie one day 😢 Thank you so much for having these watch parties and I’m glad you enjoyed the series.

Callie

I lost my Dad in June. This series has been so therapeutic to me. Seeing Zoey and her family struggle helped me navigate my new reality. My family feels just as loss without my Dad as the Clarkes feel. I miss the show so much and keep hoping they will release more movies.

Melissa Dawn

See the moment that always makes me cry in the movie is when Max stops being able to hear Zoey's heartsongs anymore. You can see the innocence in Zoey's face and the heartbreak in Max's. It literally made me cry again. The family trauma and heartbreak I'm roughly able to emotionally detach so I don't cry, but that scene it's like I'm in it and I can't stop myself from crying. Like most of the times I try to watch the Cory tribute episode of Glee.

Turnip Crazy

Audrey I'm right there with you with the tears. I always say that my dad was my mom. Growing up he was the main source of love, cooking and warmth for me. It wasn't perfect, but when he died it left a huge hole in my life.I appreciated this series so much for willing to be whimsical as well as tackling those feelings of grief and I am so saddened it was canceled, but sharing it with you was very special, thank you for sticking with it.

Ashtara Levin

Also, the fans of the show rallied and wanted a conclusion. That's when Roku was awesome and made the movie.

Steph Stephens

I hadn't seen it until now and even though the show got me emotional, I didn't expect to cry as much as I did

Clay W

Yeah - one of the reasons might have been that there was a close to two month break (Which was horrible scheduling on NBC's part), but by that point it had hit ratings that were bad for CW (It used to be WB, the channel that aired Buffy in the 90s & 2000s) - so NBC was bound to cancel it.

Cody M

Just finished watching this movie and yep, I cried. Even more seeing you crying Audrey😭💔 Wish You Were Here will never not break me. It's such a haunting scene and as soon as they show that empty space at the table, I always lose it😭 Really loved this movie. It's so sad to know that this was the last we see of Zoey. I'll miss everyone so much, especially Moe and Zoey💔 Thank you so much for reacting to this wonderful show and for letting us be a part of the journey.❤️

Patrick Rivera

Her mom be willing to daye again so quickly does seem weird and kind of fast but at the same time when you care for someone who is ill when they pass away you feel kind of empty and lost without someone to kind of devote your time too in a way. My grandparents were together for almost 60 years and my grandmom had a lot of health issues was really sick for awhile before she passed and believe me my grandpa was devastated but he met someone probably within 6 months and was married within like a year and a half and some of my family were really upset but he said to my sister one time that when she died it was the most alone he had ever been and he didn’t know what to do without someone to spend his days with he grieved for a bit but he felt like he needed to find someone to give his attention to because he just couldn’t be alone after having a constant person for so long

Woh! Thats sad that so many people left on that episode dealing with racism!

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

So NBC cancelled the series - it was being shopped around for a couple months until Roku picked it up for a movie. The according to the creator, the third season was going to have Max having the power for the season. It wasn't renewed due to the ratings *tanking* - after episode 6, there was something like a 50% drop in viewers. Episode 6 was the one after Simon said the company was racist during the press conference. The ratings recovered a bit with episode 9 (where Zoey saw the medium), but they went further downhill from there. Basically the show ended up being way too expensive in the time of COVID (I remember reading one estimate that it cost an extra 20% to the budget of every show), and since Zoey was a musical show (a lot of extras + choreography + music rights) and on the bubble, it was cancelled. I loved rewatching this series with you. It was so good.

Cody M