It’s so fun to be known for my obsession with teen television, because sometimes friends come along and recommend some absolute gems. My Mad Fat …
My Mad Fat Diary: Review
2013
Parallel Narratives, an Echo of Teen Drama Past
Wow, despite all these half ideas floating around in the back of my mind, time seems to have gotten away from me and it’s been …
Canadian Boom: YTV Teens at the Turn of the Century
For many, the concept of Canadian Teen Television is completely wrapped up in that decades old stalwart Degrassi. Through many renamings, revivals, and recastings, it …
To Hell With Lazy Stereotypes!
Of all teen television shows that have graced the small screen, Friday Night Lights is special. There are so many little things that set it …
The Importance of Parents
I generally write and reflect on teen television, sort of ignoring that sister genre, the teen movie. I tend not to review films, partly just …
Save Me, Ralph!
(Some spoilers ahead) Wreck It Ralph, 2012’s Disney Animated Classic, is set in an adorable arcade world where video game characters come to life after …
Wait for your Happily Ever After moment
Teen television is often contradictory in its message. In particular, when romance is involved, shows about young people tend to endorse the idealized “happily ever …
Adaptation: Fantasy Lifestyle From Page to Screen
Teen television is one of my favourite genres. It is a niche of TV storytelling I find fascinating and rich and one I persistently return …
Super Secrets
Lately I seem to be watching a lot of supernatural teen drama. This particular niche of genre cross-overs features teen characters who are somehow supernaturally …
An Ocean Apart
Every review I try to write about a British teen TV show seems to inevitably come back to the things British series do (or do …