So this summer, I've been making the most of the sun by ... staying inside and watching a TV show called 'The Secret Life Of The American Teenager'. Having a monthly subscription to LoveFilm, I couldn't find anything I wanted to watch so settled for this teenage drama. Although I'm sure it is an extreme exaggeration of what most American high school students experience, I was hooked from the start and have been watching (way too often) the episodes available.
Without giving away everything, the show follows a group of American teens with their not-so-secret lives (ironically). The main female character is Amy Juergens, who is pregnant at fifteen by Ricky Underwood after 'one night at Band Camp' and the episodes follow their ups-and-downs, as well as their friends. Talk about sex takes up an enormous part of the dialogue, and the program focuses heavily on high school relationships, peer pressure and dealing with teenage parenting, marriages, break-ups (and divorces!).
Although perhaps the story lines were a little too unrealistic in parts, I was pleased to see that the high school stereotypical characters - jock, nerd etc - were given other aspects to their personalities. For example, Ben Boykewich - one of Amy's love interests - appears rather nerdy at the start. However, he is attractive and makes (a lot of) his own mistakes, allowing us to warm to him. It was good to also see that Jack Pappas - a footballer - who would usually be depicted as a womanising jock, only had one or two partners whilst he tried to maintain his dedication to Christianity and constantly battle to win back his 'real love', Grace Bowman.
Favourite Episode: Hedy's Happy Holiday House (it's all about Christmas!)
Favourite Character: George Juergens (Amy's father) or Tom Bowman (Grace's brother) - they get the funniest lines
Hope you liked my review - check the show out if you're interested. If you don't mind something that's a little corny which isn't too serious, you may like it!
Thanks for reading x
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