Comments on: Who’s Watching Cable’s Teen Anti-Heroes (I Am!) http://www.ypulse.com/whos-watching-cables-teen-anti-heroes-i-am Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ypulse Essentials: ‘Eclipse’ Leads ‘Teen Choice’ Nominations, Millennial Bloggers, Summer Concert Sales Struggle | Ypulse http://www.ypulse.com/whos-watching-cables-teen-anti-heroes-i-am/comment-page-1#comment-26353 Ypulse Essentials: ‘Eclipse’ Leads ‘Teen Choice’ Nominations, Millennial Bloggers, Summer Concert Sales Struggle | Ypulse Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=8921#comment-26353 [...] teens (New York Magazine champions the realistic teens on Showtime's "Hung." This reminds me of Anastasia's earlier post on anti-hero teen characters. Plus pregnancy plots abound on teen television bringing up different [...] [...] teens (New York Magazine champions the realistic teens on Showtime's "Hung." This reminds me of Anastasia's earlier post on anti-hero teen characters. Plus pregnancy plots abound on teen television bringing up different [...]

]]> By: Friday Forum: Teen Movies Need More ‘Kick-Ass’ Girls | Ypulse http://www.ypulse.com/whos-watching-cables-teen-anti-heroes-i-am/comment-page-1#comment-12487 Friday Forum: Teen Movies Need More ‘Kick-Ass’ Girls | Ypulse Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:09:15 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=8921#comment-12487 [...] show jumped the shark awhile back), Alex Dunphy, the brainy younger sister on "Modern Family" or the edgier teens on cable shows. Diablo Cody, who wrote "Juno," is the writer behind "The United States of Tara," which has great [...] [...] show jumped the shark awhile back), Alex Dunphy, the brainy younger sister on "Modern Family" or the edgier teens on cable shows. Diablo Cody, who wrote "Juno," is the writer behind "The United States of Tara," which has great [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.ypulse.com/whos-watching-cables-teen-anti-heroes-i-am/comment-page-1#comment-3747 Jennifer Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:17:45 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=8921#comment-3747 Another adult-oriented show that had some amazing teen characters and story lines was Swingtown. I thought it was sort of a shame that people may have not tuned in to the show because of perceptions that it was racy or sleazy, when in fact it was a really interesting slice of 1970s family life, with equally intriguing teen and adult characters. Too bad the show didn't last. On the flip-side, it's unfortunate that not all teen shows have equally nuanced parental story lines. Poor Molly Ringwald has to struggle with a cheesy script on "Secret Life of the American Teen." The goofy slapsticky portrait of the parents is really grating. Another adult-oriented show that had some amazing teen characters and story lines was Swingtown. I thought it was sort of a shame that people may have not tuned in to the show because of perceptions that it was racy or sleazy, when in fact it was a really interesting slice of 1970s family life, with equally intriguing teen and adult characters. Too bad the show didn’t last.

On the flip-side, it’s unfortunate that not all teen shows have equally nuanced parental story lines. Poor Molly Ringwald has to struggle with a cheesy script on “Secret Life of the American Teen.” The goofy slapsticky portrait of the parents is really grating.

]]> By: Superhero Fiction http://www.ypulse.com/whos-watching-cables-teen-anti-heroes-i-am/comment-page-1#comment-3735 Superhero Fiction Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:49:11 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=8921#comment-3735 I agree (I think) that is is refreshing to see some of this moral complexity of a good novel tiptoeing its way into TV; ditto the superhero realm, which at its best is about how we use our HUMAN powers, for good or evil. Hooray for shades of gray! I agree (I think) that is is refreshing to see some of this moral complexity of a good novel tiptoeing its way into TV; ditto the superhero realm, which at its best is about how we use our HUMAN powers, for good or evil. Hooray for shades of gray!

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