We have settled into the era of nostalgic retellings of the media moments reaching 20 and 30 year anniversaries. Last year marked 20 years since …
Broadcast TV Nostalgia: Revisiting a Scene-Setting Era of the Teen Drama Genre
My So-Called Life
Chase Spring: How Heartstopper could help Angela Chase realize she deserves better than Jordan Catalano
There are so many parallels between where My So-Called Life leaves off and Heartstopper begins. The reflected feelings of attraction to someone who can’t help …
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 …
Milestones and Meaning
I’m not great at anniversaries. The 10 year anniversary of Mean Girls came and went along with dozens of write ups and Buzzfeed quizzes, while …
Friend – shipping
Shippers have been around since long before the internet provided online community space that facilitated their congregation and naming. Cheering for romantic relationships, and particular …
On Pointe
My latest teen drama discovery is also, I’m delighted to say, my first Australian program. (I feel like I should get an English-speaking world TV …
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 …
‘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 …