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 …
To Hell With Lazy Stereotypes!
Degrassi
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 …
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 …
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 …