The first episode of The Secret World of Alex Mack premiered Oct. 8, 1994. The show starred Larisa Oleynik as a Californian teenager who gains superhuman powers after being doused in a chemical called Gc-161. The show (which also features a young Jessica Alba), replaced Clarissa Explains It All in Nickelodeon's Snick Saturday night programming block, and ran for four seasons, before Oleynik, who described herself as "burnt out" by the show's success, walked away from a fifth season offer, a feature film and - in her words - "a ton of money." But let's not dwell on what might have been.
- 10/8/2014
- PEOPLE.com
As much as "The Secret World of Alex Mack" was known for a girl with melting powers, the Nickelodeon show was also constantly associated with hats. However, as Thomas W. Lynch explained in HuffPost TV's "Alex Mack" retrospective, the hats almost didn't happen.
Laura Slakey, the costume designer on "Alex Mack," revealed why she thought the hats were appropriate for the character.
"I had the feeling when I read the script for the pilot that Alex felt there was nothing special about her," Slakey told HuffPost TV in an email. "She was definitely not one of the 'popular' girls. I really understood and related to the character."
Slakey felt like Alex would dress differently to express her individuality and was inspired by the way her father dressed in the 1960s. "I sort of felt that Alex dressing in some of these thrift store shorts and striped shirts and hats from...
Laura Slakey, the costume designer on "Alex Mack," revealed why she thought the hats were appropriate for the character.
"I had the feeling when I read the script for the pilot that Alex felt there was nothing special about her," Slakey told HuffPost TV in an email. "She was definitely not one of the 'popular' girls. I really understood and related to the character."
Slakey felt like Alex would dress differently to express her individuality and was inspired by the way her father dressed in the 1960s. "I sort of felt that Alex dressing in some of these thrift store shorts and striped shirts and hats from...
- 11/30/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
As much as "The Secret World of Alex Mack" was known for a girl with melting powers, the Nickelodeon show was also constantly associated with hats. However, as Thomas W. Lynch explained in HuffPost TV's "Alex Mack" retrospective, the hats almost didn't happen.
Laura Slakey, the costume designer on "Alex Mack," revealed why she thought the hats were appropriate for the character.
"I had the feeling when I read the script for the pilot that Alex felt there was nothing special about her," Slakey told HuffPost TV in an email. "She was definitely not one of the 'popular' girls. I really understood and related to the character."
Slakey felt like Alex would dress differently to express her individuality and was inspired by the way her father dressed in the 1960s. "I sort of felt that Alex dressing in some of these thrift store shorts and striped shirts and hats from...
Laura Slakey, the costume designer on "Alex Mack," revealed why she thought the hats were appropriate for the character.
"I had the feeling when I read the script for the pilot that Alex felt there was nothing special about her," Slakey told HuffPost TV in an email. "She was definitely not one of the 'popular' girls. I really understood and related to the character."
Slakey felt like Alex would dress differently to express her individuality and was inspired by the way her father dressed in the 1960s. "I sort of felt that Alex dressing in some of these thrift store shorts and striped shirts and hats from...
- 11/30/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
With a penchant for hats and a wry smile, Larisa Oleynik squinted and pointed her way into the hearts of kids growing up in the 90s as the titular character on Nickelodeon's "The Secret World of Alex Mack."
The series, created by Thomas W. Lynch and Ken Lipman, ran from 1994-1998 on Nickelodeon and was a cornerstone of the network's Snick block of kid programming.
"It's funny because for a period of time it was very uncool to be Alex Mack, and so I'm glad that it's like cool and retro," Oleynik said with a laugh. "It's come back around ... I still get people asking me to turn into a puddle. It's kind of funny and cute ... I think [the powers] were, for me, more of a metaphor for all the weird changes you go through in that time in your life."
Now, 18 years after the show's premiere, Lynch discusses the secret origins of "Alex Mack,...
The series, created by Thomas W. Lynch and Ken Lipman, ran from 1994-1998 on Nickelodeon and was a cornerstone of the network's Snick block of kid programming.
"It's funny because for a period of time it was very uncool to be Alex Mack, and so I'm glad that it's like cool and retro," Oleynik said with a laugh. "It's come back around ... I still get people asking me to turn into a puddle. It's kind of funny and cute ... I think [the powers] were, for me, more of a metaphor for all the weird changes you go through in that time in your life."
Now, 18 years after the show's premiere, Lynch discusses the secret origins of "Alex Mack,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
With a penchant for hats and a wry smile, Larisa Oleynik squinted and pointed her way into the hearts of kids growing up in the 90s as the titular character on Nickelodeon's "The Secret World of Alex Mack."
The series, created by Thomas W. Lynch and Ken Lipman, ran from 1994-1998 on Nickelodeon and was a cornerstone of the network's Snick block of kid programming.
"It's funny because for a period of time it was very uncool to be Alex Mack, and so I'm glad that it's like cool and retro," Oleynik said with a laugh. "It's come back around ... I still get people asking me to turn into a puddle. It's kind of funny and cute ... I think [the powers] were, for me, more of a metaphor for all the weird changes you go through in that time in your life."
Now, 18 years after the show's premiere, Lynch discusses the secret origins of "Alex Mack,...
The series, created by Thomas W. Lynch and Ken Lipman, ran from 1994-1998 on Nickelodeon and was a cornerstone of the network's Snick block of kid programming.
"It's funny because for a period of time it was very uncool to be Alex Mack, and so I'm glad that it's like cool and retro," Oleynik said with a laugh. "It's come back around ... I still get people asking me to turn into a puddle. It's kind of funny and cute ... I think [the powers] were, for me, more of a metaphor for all the weird changes you go through in that time in your life."
Now, 18 years after the show's premiere, Lynch discusses the secret origins of "Alex Mack,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
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