Audiences 18-34 enjoy The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and the proof is the 3+ million viewers who regularly watch it Monday evenings on ABC Family.
Previous Volume 1-3 DVD releases played out teens going through pregnancy and a young mother’s frustrations. Volume 4′s plots move to cougar dating, therapy, baby birth, parental mistakes, sexuality, reality vs hopes, custody, money and more. Personal relationships broken, rekindled, reconciled are explored along with motivations, insecurities, and forgiveness or not.
As a parent and grandparent, I wish The Just Say Me Campaign where girls swear off sex remained in the forefront longer. It had the ability to influence teens and spread a strong positive message. Too bad the show decided to script life as dull without boys being around and ended the fad as quickly as it began. It’s not all sex. The writers of The Secret Life should expand story lines and reflect more of life. A move in that direction is needed. Adding new characters to expand a circle and life experiences beyond sex can open so many possibilities.
Here’s a clip called “Gossip”.
The cast of The Secret Life of the American Teenager has
* Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens, high school teen and new mother
* India Eisley as Ashley Juergens, Amy’s mature younger sister
* Daren Kagasoff as Ricky Underwood, child-abused father of Amy’s baby
* Francia Raisa as Adrian Lee, Amy’s slutty school rival
* Kenny Baumann as Benjamin Boykewich, Amy’s boyfriend whose life Ricky and Adrian complicate
* Molly Ringwald as Anne Juergens, Amy’s mother and estranged wife of George
* Mark Derwin as George Juergens, a cheating husband still in love with his separated wife
* Megan Park as Grace Bowman, high school teen with Christian values
* Greg Finley II as Jack Pappas, minister’s step son, high school jock and ex-beau of Grace.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Volume Four, multi-disc set includes special features Behind the “Secret” Scenes Interviews (Mikaela, Allen Evangelista, Amy Rider), Shooting Hoops (Daren Kagasoff and brother Justin, Greg Finley), Megan Talking to Canada, Music Scoring, and Cast on Family. Extras include a sneak peak at Ashley Juergen’s Secret Diary. It is available in stores and on the internet June 15, 2010, lists at $39.99.
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