The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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TV Tonight: The Secret Life of the American Teenager Returns
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is one of those shows I just can't quit. Sure, the show's made me roll my eyes plenty of times over its two seasons, and it still hasn't lived up to Greek in my personal ABC Family series power rankings, but it's also succeeded in sucking me in completely to the world of Amy, Ricky, Ben, and the rest.
And now, with the show's third season premiering tonight, I'm even more curious to tune in than usual.
Buzz In: What Teen Show Best Captures Your Own Experience?
The New York Times recently ran a story comparing the portrayals of teenage life in Gossip Girl, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and the British show Skins. As I read through the reporter's description of each show, I wondered which teens, if any, see themselves represented in these three seriously different shows. Though they're fun to watch, none of these three shows quite captures my own teen years.
Link Time! 8/14
- Lost's Hurley belts "Mustang Sally" with the Band from TV. — TV with MeeVee
- Check out this nifty little chart that helps everyone keep track of the many projects of the busiest boys in Hollywood (a.k.a. Apatow's entourage).
Buzz News Roundup, 7/18
- ABC Family has ordered 13 more episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- According to Variety, Don Cheadle will get to star in and produce a movie he has long wanted to make: a drama based on the memoir Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South America's Strangest Jail.
- Will Ferrell and friends will be poking fun at both racism and split personalities in the movie 2-Face, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- The LA Times wonders if the Emmys are out of touch with what viewers are watching.
- AdWeek has the story of how the Project Runway legal battle went down in court this week (short story: no decision yet).
- A Chinese artist is suing DreamWorks over what he says is an "insulting" depiction of China's national symbol in Kung Fu Panda, Variety reports.
- According to Pitchfork, Jarvis Cocker is working on music for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's forthcoming film.
- Billboard has the news that Jimi Hendrix will be the next musical artist to be used for Guitar Hero.
Link Time! 7/3
- Cinematical points us to two places where we can find new images from the next Harry Potter movie.
- In an effort to make me sob uncontrollably, TV Squad revisits the final six deaths on Six Feet Under.
- TV with MeeVee wonders if America's Got Talent hit rock bottom with Busty Heart the other night.
- The Underwire has a video tribute to Kermit Love, who designed the costumes for Big Bird and the Snuggle teddy bear, among others.
- Popwatch is literally confused about whether or not Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a real movie, and I can't say I blame 'em.
- Give Me My Remote found that The Secret Life of the American Teenager really, really wasn't for her.
- In honor of the Fourth of July, Tuned In tries to think of TV shows set in various states. Wyoming, anyone?
- I absolutely adore BellaSugar's Bella Donna this week: Mae West.
First Look: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager has a clunky title and a premise disconcertingly close to that of Juno. But it also has Molly Ringwald, and for that alone, I want to check the show out when it premieres July 1.
The show is, at face value, the story of Amy (Shailene Woodley, aka the first Kaitlin Cooper of The OC), a band geek who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant.
Other Search Results
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox has a repeat of American Idol
- NBC has a repeat of Law and Order and is new with Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Dateline
- CBS has repeats of How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with The Bachelorette and Here Come the Newlyweds
- The CW has repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
- TNT in new with The Closer and Raising the Bar
- TLC is new with Jon and Kate Plus 8
- ABC Family is new with The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Bravo is new with Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
- Showtime is new with Weeds and Nurse Jackie
- Late-night highlights include Zach Galifianakis on a repeat of Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Tom Hanks on a repeat of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC; and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on a repeat of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox has repeats of House and Lie to Me
- NBC is new with I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and Dateline
- CBS has repeats of How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with The Bachelorette and Here Come the Newlyweds
- The CW has repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
- TNT in new with The Closer and Raising the Bar
- TLC is new with Jon and Kate Plus 8
- ABC Family is new with the season premiere of The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Bravo is new with Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
- Showtime is new with Weeds and Nurse Jackie
- Late-night highlights include Samuel L. Jackson, Emeril Lagasse, and Iggy Pop & the Brighton Port Authority Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Cameron Diaz, Johnny Strange, and Pete Yorn on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC; and John Leguizamo, Nick Cannon, and Sonic Youth on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below you can also add Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Everwood: Season Two, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season Two to your queue.
First Look: 10 Things I Hate About You and Make It or Break it
When I was putting together my Summer TV top 10 list, I couldn't choose just one ABC Family show to include. That's because the network has two new shows coming out over the next few weeks that seem like they could give old favorites like Greek a run for their money.
One of them is Make It or Break It, a show about an elite group of teen gymnastics champions whose world gets shaken up when a new hot prospect gets discovered — on a playground, no less — and comes to train at their gym.
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