Secret Life of the American Teenager

<p>Does anyone watch this show? My girls are obsessed. I sense an underlying (and sometimes very obvious) religious message. I wonder who underwrites this show?</p>

<p>I believe it is the same creators or writers as 7th Heaven. A little too sappy for my kids that did enjoy 7th Heaven at the beginning. As my kids got older, they thought the show was too predictable and unreal.</p>

<p>The show is very unreal, but I think its absurdity is part of the appeal.</p>

<p>I agree. It’s far too stereotypical and outrageous to be realistic… yet somehow i’ve gotten addicted. I think it’s kinda like the show Gossip Girl… people just love to watch drama and how people deal with it. </p>

<p>I find it hilarious that the prettiest girl in school is super religious and abstinent.</p>

<p>Yeah, the underlying religious tone is oddly disturbing. Plus the acting is horrific!!!</p>

<p>I can’t even imagine a group of kids like this in “real life”. And the father who wants his 15 year old son to get married? There’s a huge anti-abortion message. Gossip Girl somehow seems more “real”. I think we’ll later find out that this show is underwritten by a religious group. If a show is going to be religious in nature, I’d rather know it than having to guess.</p>

<p>My girls are big fans and the outrageousness is a big part of it. I’m hooked now too. I am a little concerned that the knight in shining armor theme might strike a chord with romantic young girls. It just never works out that way in real life but for impressionable girls it may seem appealing.</p>

<p>i’m a teenager.
i hate this show so much haha.
i love drama. i love unrealistic ridiculous drama. i love The O.C. (at least the first couple of seasons) and Gossip Girl.
but this show is just so…bad.
I mean you need a good storyline…or at least some good plot twists, some good acting</p>

<p>idk the show is just bad haha. its unrealistic, yes, but unrealistic in an “wow this is ridiculously stupid and idiotic” way rather than a “wow those actors are 20 and playing high school kids but whatever it makes good tv” way. </p>

<p>and I agree with BusyMomof4—the bad acting and random moral messages in the midst of a ridiculous plotline make even GossipGirl seem more “real”</p>

<p>i admit i’ve been watching this show. its TORTURE. i just want to know what happens. i wish I could just read a short plotline summary somewhere. haha, in fact I think I’m gonna give up watching it and just read what happens online.</p>

<p>Where and when is it on?</p>

<p>And I thought you were referring to the person behind that closed bedroom door…</p>

<p>haha wis75…much more boring that that…:)</p>

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<p>Surprisingly, there are people of faith even in Hollywood. Some of them are screenwriters, directors, and producers. Sometimes they make movies and tv shows that reflect their faith. It sounds like in this case the story is being told badly, and if so, it won’t last long.</p>

<p>I think this show was meant to be a summer show; I don’t know if it was intended to be a full series.</p>