In a lot of ways, I’m an uncomplicated TV viewer. Yes, after the fact, I will analyze and critique and categorize tropes and storylines and …
Mean Girl Nemesis
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A Stars Hollow Timeline
For better or for worse, I have once again immersed myself into the Gilmore Girls‘ world of Stars Hollow. (For better because it’s a fantastic …
Oh The Earnestness!
I came across Vulture’s Teen TV bracket by chance last week, stumbling onto a link and spotting those 4 words I could not possibly avoiding …
Life Lessons After Class
Although teen television is generally set in or around a high school, rarely does the educational role of that environment take centre stage. As a …
Damn that Adorable Donna Reed Dress
It’s a fantastic first fight. Having dated for several weeks, Rory and Dean get into it over the stereotypical gender roles represented by the quintessential …
How Cell Phones Kinda, Sorta, Ruined Teen Television
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Talk
Today as I sat knitting, with the Gilmore Girls as company, I was reminded of a topic I’d meant to write about a few months …
Six degrees of Rory Gilmore
I know I’m not the only one who gets a kick out of recognizing actors from one show when they pop up on a different …