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 …
Parallel Narratives, an Echo of Teen Drama Past
Reflections
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Talking Pregnant… Again!
I feel like I keep coming back to television’s depictions of teen pregnancy over and over again. It is a narrative that seriously shows up …
The Age of the Teen Daddy
In the movie-length finale of Degrassi High, “School’s Out,” Joey Jerremiah cheats on his girlfriend Caitlin with Tessa Campanelli. The bullet points of this love triangle are …
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 …
Is Appropriate Cliché an Oxymoron?
The Older Man. It’s such a cliché, it’s no wonder my first reaction to Julie Taylor sleeping with her T.A. irked me. In fact, it …
Experiencing Tragedy
I have no idea how common it is for teens to cope with tragedy. While high school students no doubt regularly fall victim to traffic …