Every Witch Way

Every Witch Way is an American/Canadian telenovela-formatted teen sitcom that originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 1, 2014, to July 30, 2015. It was the American version of Grachi, a successful series on Nickelodeon's Latin American counterpart.

Plot
Emma Alonso moves with her father Francisco to the suburbs of Miami, Florida, where she attends Iridium High. She later learns that she is a witch, and is also the "Chosen One", having great powers and abilities of her generation. Emma barely makes it through the school year with the help of Lily, the school nurse who is Emma's guardian; Andi Cruz, her best friend; Daniel Miller, a mutual crush, and the rest of the Sharks, Iridium High's swim team. There are obstacles along the way, too, including Maddie Van Pelt, the leader of the Panthers, a trio of the school's most popular girls, who is a newly profound witch, and Daniel's ex-girlfriend.

Why It's A Cursed Witch

 * 1) Even though the show is based on Grachi, this is almost very unfaithful to the original series as it sometimes seems like a ripoff of Wizards of Waverly Place, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
 * 2) The characters are cliched and unlikeable.
 * 3) *Emma is your normal/relatable main protagonist but done poorly (similar to Tori Vega from Victorious), and a Mary Sue, and uninteresting as she can do all these spells because she is the chosen one.
 * 4) *The mean girls and the villains have no personalities or motivations other than to steal Emma's magic.
 * 5) **As Maddie serves no purpose in the plot to be Emma's rival, she is also a spoiled possessive mean girl.
 * 6) * Daniel Miller does not seem to have a personality. He just seems like a boring crush.
 * 7) This series has unexplained bad acting, with many actors showing zero emotion and coming off as stale.
 * 8) In turn, it spawned a spin-off called WITS Academy, even though nobody wanted it.
 * 9) *WITS Academy was also still not that good, and didn't improve much over this series. That was also very clear, considering it only lasted for 1 season of 20 episodes over not even a month, making it the most short lived Nickom ever.
 * 10) As with most Nickcoms, the special effects are terrible.
 * 11) *Additionally, the CGI for the magic looks very cheap and fake.
 * 12) The majority of jokes in the show aren't that funny.
 * 13) The plot is very cliche, even though it isn't the worst part of the show.
 * 14) The pun in the title is not really that clever.
 * 15) It's difficult to comprehend what is happening in an episode because the pacing is so fast.
 * 16) The cast of this show, especially the lead Paola Andino, had been wasted.
 * 17) The character development is minimal or more rather, nonexistent in the show.
 * 18) There was a crossover with Talia in The Kitchen, another bad Nickelodeon sitcom. Unexpectedly, it was as awful as both shows were and did not try to improve basically anything.
 * 19) Emma, Jax, and Daniel love triangle rather felt forced and poorly executed.
 * 20) In spite of its best efforts, it fails to be dark and serious.
 * 21) As it had 4 seasons and 85 episodes, it was obviously rushed. It was released in less than two years.
 * 22) The final episode, despite being decent, ended on a cliffhanger note as Andi gets trapped in a liquid case on her way to the academy. This was a really unsatisfying way to end the episode and series, and despite being continued in WITS Academy, it's really an insult to anyone who didn't know a spin off even existed.
 * 23) It almost felt like a insult to the original series that this was based on.
 * 24) * Furthermore, it seems they only made it to ride on the success or popularity of Grachi.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The sitcom isn't as bad as some Nickelodeon shows.
 * 2) The show includes some likable characters, such as Emma's best friend, Andi Cruz, and Jax.
 * 3) Although they were mediocre and sometimes lackluster, seasons 3 and 4 were slight improvements over the first two.
 * 4) The theme song is pleasant to listen to.
 * 5) It may be enjoyable to some people.
 * 6) It's a relief there is no laugh track since they overuse it in a lot of Nickcoms.
 * 7) Some good or decent episodes like it's final "A Girl's Sacrifice", (which was a decent way to end the series, despite WIACW#16.)
 * 8) The concept was interesting.

Reception
The series received mixed to negative reviews from critics, audience, and Grachi fans alike. Though despite the positive reviews and fans, it was considered to be one of the worst Nickcoms ever made. It currently holds a rating of 5.2/10 in IMDB and 90% on Google.