It's been said before, this show is highly unrealistic. I liked this show when it first came up in 2005. Even then, I KNEW that PCA is beyond unrealistic. I've never been to a boarding school before but a boarding school like PCA doesn't exist. No boarding school has a sushi bar, flat screen televisions, and laptops for each students.
What I liked about the show is that while it isn't believable, I am able to escape reality. Yes, the show isn't the best but it helps me escape from the harsh reality and enjoy living in a fantasy.
The thing that bothered me about this show is Zoey's character, I didn't realize it before but this girl is a big Mary Sue. She is little miss perfect. I couldn't relate to her. In fact, NO ONE could ever relate to her. Who would? She is too perfect-she is smart, pretty, kind, and almost everybody gets along with her. Every boy wants to date her. It is ridiculous because it tends to be exaggerated.
I didn't notice it before but people here have pointed out that Zoey is always right and that she is always the leader. Now that people have mentioned it, they're right. They are doing re-runs of the show yesterday and was able to see it in a new light. Wow, this show is so boring. That's because Zoey has no flaws.
There are some things that I disagree with, the characters are seen studying, opening their textbooks, and being inside a classroom. BUT they only show them doing these Occasionally. Most of the time, they just hang out in the lounge.
I hated the treatment of Quinn and Stacy in this show. They are both weird girls that get treated badly. Sure Stacy is a chatterbox and talks too much but she doesn't deserve to be treated like crap. Quinn's characterization is just awful. They assume that every nerds are weird and such.
Anyways, those are my two cents on the show. I enjoyed the show when I was around 13 since that was when the show first came out. I liked it but I did notice a lot of flaws in the show.