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 …
How Cell Phones Kinda, Sorta, Ruined Teen Television
90210
Parallel Narratives, an Echo of Teen Drama Past
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 …
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 …
Maturity vs. Sexuality
Last week as I was taking the train in to Toronto I overheard a fellow passenger make the following pseudo-biological claim: “It’s natural for girls …
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 …
‘Tis the Season
Christmas-time has always been a magical season for me. Not the baby Jesus miracle kind of magic, but the walking in a winter wonderland kind …
Teen Lesbian? I thought it was “just a phase”
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 …
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 …
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 …