Hey guys! It’s Ashley Leggat!
I need all Life With Derek fans help for a special 10 year anniversary surprise!
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Hey guys! It’s Ashley Leggat!
I need all Life With Derek fans help for a special 10 year anniversary surprise!
Check video for more info.
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¡Hola chicos! ¡Soy Ashley Leggat!
¡¡Necesito toda la ayuda de los fans de Viviendo con Derek para una sorpresa especial por el X Aniversario!!
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First off, you still pass as Casey Macdonald (you’re like a vampire in that sense, never aging!) I can’t believe its been 10 years either :O
Favourite memories… dasey wise:
1. Derek stepping up for Casey’s defense when Truman was caught kissing Vicky
2. Casey coming to Derek’s defense when he was going to fight with “The Fridge” and was even willing to sit on the floor for him 😉
3. The zombie dance (hello, best chance of seeing a touchy feely dasey)
4. Derek looking like he enjoyed seeing Cheerleading Casey perform 😉
5. When Derek busted Lizzie’s soccer coach and did the most epic confrontation
6. When Casey wore Derek’s clothes when he took everything from her room (she had her mom and sister for options but still chose to wear his clothes ;P )
7. Wrestling in the bathroom (total UST)
8. When Derek decided not to go to Spain (seemed like Casey’s verge of crying changed his mind fast, and he admitted he’d miss her)
9. When Derek acted as a “fair godmother” for Casey during their junior prom and offered to take her
10. Can I include the scene in the movie where Derek took you from Nico and danced the night away? Cause that made everything!
Also was the daisies on Casey’s computer planned? I mean come on, Down with Derek and Dasies… you guys are too much 😛
Life With Derek symbolized the end of my Family channel era. After watching shows like Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, Kim Possible, Flight 29 Down etc… my last chance to enjoy Family channel before I grew out of it and vowed the end of a classic childhood was through Life With Derek. It was truly the last show I ever watched on Family and the reason why I would wake up at 7 a.m. to catch an episode or stay awake till 11.
It was a show that was definitely Canadian and a lot of fun to see with so many dynamics. The Dasey idea was something I caught onto when I was older (I was only about 9 when it came out and I think it would be concerning if I caught it then lol!). This is also a show which is internationally recognized and even helped me further connect with a pen pal/best friend of mine.
So thank you for being a part of a show which ended my childhood era and opened up doors for new opportunities and mind sets 😉 This show would not have been the success and classic it is regarded as today, without you all.
My favorite moments were Dasey haha. The Party where Derek and Casey are locked in the bathroom and get in a shampoo fight, when Casey joins his band, when they sneak out of the house together, etc
Back then I looked forward to the show for entertainment and it was more real to see a blended family become blended and not be perfect. I also had online communities I was apart of that made the show more fun to watch because we would discuss things and point things out to each other. I still remember getting excited when a new commercial would air and we would describe it to each other because it wasn’t online haha. Or when a new photo would be online and we’d be like, “oh my god wwhat’s going on in that episode?”
Good times. 🙂
When I saw this post I immediately stopped what I was doing and took a breather. Life with Derek is a part of me that will never fade. The character of Casey in particular was written so realistically, that I never felt that I couldn’t relate to something she was feeling. I must say that you brought her to life and delivered your lines so perfectly that I must clap my hands in applause at your acting. The show was one I grew up on and the it was the first time I saw a blended family on television. The show hit ground with me by portraying a family that wasn’t perfect and the complexities of having to adjust to a whole new family dynamic. I have to say my favorite parts of the show was watching Casey build bonds with her new family, individually. She had a special relationship with each member of the family.I have such fond memories of watching certain episodes and I cherish those. Also, the comedy in the dialogue was spot on and there are times re-watching that I double over laughing.
Now, let’s get to Derek and Casey…the ship that never sailed that every human who watched the show shipped. As you can probably tell by my username I am a hardcore Dasey shipper. Can you blame me? They had wayyyyy too much chemistry for me to see them as just siblings. The relationship between those two was three dimensional. They were around the same age and completely utterly despised the other. Casey was a smart, awkward, over-thinking control freak (ahem, in the best way possible) while, Derek was a popular, lazy, ball of sarcastic obnoxiousness (in Casey’s words).
How could you not fall in love with them? I loved watching their relationship grow. I still feel my heart flutter when Derek shows signs of really caring for Casey. Derek was never one to show his feelings and when he did for Casey, it was beautiful.
As for favorite Life with Derek moments?! I can’t decide! They’re too many!!! I do have a favorite Dasey moment which is in the episode “Truman’s last chance”. The scene where Casey is crying after seeing Truman kiss Vicky (the dreaded icky Vicky) and Derek is ignoring her and when he realizes she’s crying his whole demeanor changes. When it comes down to it he will never stand for Casey being hurt. The “Male code blue” episode stands as when of my all time favorites. Casey was like “you’re fighting over me?”. Could it maybe have been more than a bro code….or was Derek just jealous….hmmmm.
Lastly, I love you so much Ashley and I can’t wait to see what Life with Derek surprise you have for us. I can’t believe ten years have passed. I’m now 18 and I miss the show so much it hurts. By the way you can still play 16 easily Ash!
Love,
Kimberly V.
First of all, oh my Godness. How come it is Life with Derek’s 10th anniversary?? Ok, well, I’m going to try!
1- “Battle of the Bands”, cause I just love listening to Ashley singing and the end of the episode is pretty cool.
2- When Derek meets Kendra. (I liked this couple!)
3- “Fright Night” makes me laugh A LOT.
4- When Derek decides not to go to Spain with his mother.
5- “Not so sweet sixteen”, cause it’s so sad, but so cute at the end..
6- “Happy New School year” when Derek wants to go to Vancouver with Sally.
7- All episodes with Trumain and Casey.
8- The last on still makes me cry a river.
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Well, I started watching Life with Derek when I was 12.. When I think about this sitcom, the first thing that comes to my mind is my sister and I on the sofa waiting and waiting ultil mid night to start the show. It was such a family thing nad we always got too anxious every single night. Every year, we loved it more and more and more. This show made us laugh, cry and lerarning A LOT about Canada too.. (I’m from Brazil, as Ash knows).
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Nowadays, this shows means even more things to me. Thanks to it, I had the chance to talk to Ashley and realized that nothing is impossible. NOTHING. I am really thankful for all you guys made for us and speccialy for me. I love you til the end of world and more!
Love all of these posts!!!