Oh man… This is a surprisingly tough question because the show was all kinds of crazy. It was a Ryan Murphy show that aired from 99-01 and was, basically, about Brooke McQueen (popular, head cheerleader) and Sam McPherson (‘loser’, unpopular blah blah) and their hate for one another. And how that changes when their single parents meet on a cruise and fall in love. Chaos ensues, food fights, boot camps, a musical episode, as well as a surprising amount of touching moments. Also insanity. Jane Lynch is in there for one ep, too.
They attempted to tackle serious topics too, like trans/gay rights, cancer, eating disorders. Sometimes things got bogged down with teen drama, obviously. But honestly, it’s just a dumb, fun show? And it gave me the Brooke/Sam pairing, and some awesome friends, and I’m forever grateful for that. I’d say check it out, but expect silliness. Oh, but the show ends on like… a massive cliffhanger? Huge. Which produced a lot of really great fics, but is somewhat infuriating.
As for why I like it so much? The show just created a lot of great memories for me through fandom. It was the first fandom I really got into again after Willow and Tara. I just have so much love for the characters, and Brooke and Sam are just so… perfect for one another, it makes me cry at night.
Also Carly Pope and Leslie Bibb are goddesses so….
Question of Smoke 