In a lot of ways, I’m an uncomplicated TV viewer. Yes, after the fact, I will analyze and critique and categorize tropes and storylines and …
Mean Girl Nemesis
Rants
As a Sex Educator: Please Watch Heartbreak High!
There is so much to rant about in this show (in a good way, I swear!) and my brain is pinging with all the endorphins …
A Stars Hollow Timeline
For better or for worse, I have once again immersed myself into the Gilmore Girls‘ world of Stars Hollow. (For better because it’s a fantastic …
Why is Dawn so freaking annoying?
There is no secret: Dawn is annoying. People don’t like her. She’s an annoying character, an annoying story devise, an annoying sister. (Background for the …
Alternate Timelines… or, How Can I Chop Garlic If I Can’t Remember Learning?
It’s a completely recognizable trope on television (not over used, really, but common enough) to take an episode to glimpse into an alternate version of …
Friend – shipping
Shippers have been around since long before the internet provided online community space that facilitated their congregation and naming. Cheering for romantic relationships, and particular …
Damn that Adorable Donna Reed Dress
It’s a fantastic first fight. Having dated for several weeks, Rory and Dean get into it over the stereotypical gender roles represented by the quintessential …
Teenage Punchline
Maybe it’s the moodiness, but teenage characters seem to shine far better in drama than in comedy. In teen dramas, teens are often allowed the …
How Cell Phones Kinda, Sorta, Ruined Teen Television
Back when I was a teenager, ten years ago, although cell phones were common in the outside world, they had yet to infiltrate the walls …
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 …