I’m generally on the fence about Glee. Some things it does well (like including diverse characters), some things it does really terribly (like tell consistent …
Teen Lesbian? I thought it was “just a phase”
TV teen drama
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …