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 …
An Ocean Apart
Rants
A Season Too Far
Single season series like My So-Called Life and Freaks and Geeks are often described as having been cancelled prematurely, before their time. Granted, both proved to be …
What Next?
I have entered a stage of life where I should be setting off, starting up, getting going with my life post-education. This is also a …
Dawson’s Angst in Moody Creek
There was a phrase in my thesis that got snipped by my editors. Of all the cuts and changes that I had to make, this …
Freaky Friday-ed
It’s a fairly common phenomenon on teen dramas to witness a parent-child relationship that is characterized by some form of role reversal. This can mean …
How American TV Might Harm Canadian Youth
I have never been particularly worried about cultural dominance by American media. Canadians share so much with our Southern neighbours, it’s never felt like a …
Covering your bases, or mixing your messages?
I don’t normally post about content I’m working with in my thesis, partly just because I have a whole thesis to work through that stuff. …
On the Tragic Failure of MTV Skins
In principle, Skins has fantastic potential to be adapted to a new place, a new cast, a new style. In fact, that’s what Skins is …
Rory and Jess: A Literary Romance
All great teen TV romances force viewers to choose factions. Brenda or Kelly? Angel or Spike? Dawson or Pacey? Summer or Anna? Duncan or Logan? …