There’s something magnetic about Parenthood. The family drama now in its fourth season is something like an hour-long counterpart to Modern Family. Following three generations …
The Catharsis of Honesty
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Happily Every After
Last week I finally watched the fourth and final season of The O.C. This was a series I watched with my mom when I was …
Meta-pop
I’ve been debating with myself this week about whether or not to wait a couple weeks until the season finale of Awkward before working through …
On Grief
For a remarkably sad, depressing season, the sixth series of Skins ends on a surprisingly uplifting tone. Too uplifting, a little voice in the back …
Huge Gaps in Teenage Sexuality
Coming across this post on Jezebel reminded me of one of my favourite moments of teen television that I have discovered relatively recently. The summer …
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 …
It’s Awkward.
Last week brought the season finale of MTV’s latest teen show, Awkward. It wrapped up smoothly, and predictably at the winter formal dance, after a …
A New Stage of Life, and a New 90210!
90210 was never a high school show. The sexy story lines, and extravagant plot devices (often relying on exorbitant spending on the part of …