The Stories (seasons 1 & 2)

The Stories is a polish Source Filmmaker animated webseries created by Peter Zajcu Zajac for YouTube in March 2015. It is based on the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise and takes place in an AU created by Zajcu. The series is developed entirely by Peter Zajac.

Plot
The plot of the series revolves around the animatronic characters from the Five Nights at Freddy's and Five Nights at Freddy's 2 games in their struggle to find and maintain relationships with one another, rediscovering long-buried secrets along the way and facing the consequences they bring.

Why These Seasons Suck

 * 1) Horrible and completely dreadful animation that's unbearable to watch in all aspects.
 * 2) Tons of animation mistakes that make it look like a project made by a beginner. Some of these include:
 * 3) * Clipping errors
 * 4) * Lighting errors
 * 5) * Shading errors
 * 6) * Audio errors
 * 7) * Character movement errors
 * 8) Bland characters with no personality. All the characters are the same animatronic but with different looks.
 * 9) * The only exceptions are Golden Freddy and The Puppet, who barely get sufficient screentime in this season.
 * 10) Generic and way too predictable plots.
 * 11) Since there is no dialogue, the storytelling is dull and hard to understand.
 * 12) Overuse of robot sounds from mh:awesomegames:Team Fortress 2 that get obnoxious and repetitive very quickly.
 * 13) * It also overuses FNaF jumpscare sounds and background music that don't work out well with the situation.
 * 14) One of the main reasons why the series was hated was the subplots regarding ships, the most controversial ones being Bonnie x Toy Chica and Foxy x Mangle.
 * 15) Despite it being aimed towards kids and young teens, it is questionable if the series is kid-friendly, some episodes even feature blood and jumpscares.
 * 16) It is never explained why the Toy animatronics are in the FNaF 1 Pizzeria until season 2.
 * 17) Balloon Boy is an incredibly unlikable character, far more unlikable than how it was in FNaF 2.
 * 18) The original first episode of the series 'Bomb Surprise' was deleted by Zajcu37 for unknown reasons, with it being replaced by 'Bonnie's Birthday' as the first episode.
 * 19) Many clichés and filler episodes that contribute nothing to the story.
 * 20) Numerous cringeworthy moments and childish humor that doesn't fit in well with FNaF.
 * 21) It was so bad that it gave Zajcu37 a bad reputation in the community for a long time until the release of season 3.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) 'Assistant' and 'Bad Dream', while not good, are passable episodes.
 * 2) Due to the success of the first season, Zajcu37 kept making videos of the series with a better reception from fans and the FNaF community.
 * 3) Overtime, Zajcu37's content and animation skills improved, notably in seasons 3 & 4.

Trivia

 * 'Bomb Surprise' was completely remade in the 3rd act of the season 2 finale 'The Final Plan'.