Now that I am in college I really don't get that much T.V. watching time. However, a lot of my friends do. It seems the most popular teens and 20's shows are Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill and the new Melrose Place. I have seen Gossip Girl one time but only left it on for about 10 minutes. I just find shows like these today don't have much substance. The actors and actresses for the most part do a good job but they aren't memorable to me. I also feel that the material is unsuitable for the young audiences its reaching. All these shows involve people cheating on each other and people doing drugs and just really bad situations. I know that the 80s Bratpack movies weren't the cleanest but those were movies and younger audiences could only view them if their parents rented them or chose to take them to see them. I really think that these news shows also have an effect on self-image. It seems its all about getting the prettiest and skinniest fresh faces. Its not reality. 9o210's actresses were even criticized for being so thin in magazines. I don't know what's really going on with media for teen's today but I think I will just stick to my reruns of Full House and Thursday night's The Office.
I know what you mean. I don't get to watch mych t.v. myself but I know a lot of my friends who watch Gossip Girl and One Tree hill every week! I have never really been able to get into it either.
ReplyDeleteFull House is about as REAL life as you can get! I would also suggest throwing in an episode of Boy Meets World once in a while!
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