#teen tv shows

[spuffybot]

I just saw a list called “Urban Fantasy Bingo” that listed tropes that in my experience are not found in Urban Fantasy. Instead they described what I’d consider Teen Paranormal Romance/Drama which usually combines aspects of the teen genre (love triangles, extreme small town / highschool pride, no one ever goes to class) with specific supernatural elements like mysterious disappearances, strange things happen here, and some kind of chosen one element.

Teen Paranormal Romance / Drama usually takes place in a small town with a secret supernatural history, it involves a small group of friends bonded by their trauma, a wiser older person who serves as their “parent” or guide, and a plethora of evil baddies they have to defeat in order to save the town.

Urban Fantasy on the other hand is typically an urban setting (big city, small city, doesn’t matter) and while it can focus on teens it more often focuses on characters in their 20s. Tropes look like a protagonist who has a loose connection to the supernatural but gradually becomes the most powerful person on the scene, love triangles, a tenuous connection to law enforcement that allows them to be involved in solving supernatural crimes, etc.

I’d consider shows like Angel, Lucifer, Lost Girl, and True Blood to be Urban Fantasy.

But now I’m wondering…am I wrong? Has the definition evolved with the explosion of teen supernatural media? What do you guys think?

[daily-spooky]

[dirtbagdefender]

[homosherb]

“i thought you hated straight couples??”

how DARE YOU assume i would EVER mean them

[ashleyeveerson]

Haven't been able to think about anything other than the victorian/edwardian/WW1 twink and his 80's punk almost-boyfriend for a week, send help

[h0stileleaf]

Rewatching the OC

I decided to rewatch through the OC and here are some thoughts I had on S1E1:

Love how the first scene the just had "CHINO" spray panted across a wall behind the actors to show that they were in Chino. Think that's funny.

How did that cop know that they were stealing that car? They drove by after the window had been smashed and it would have just looked like a guy standing next to a car since it was kinda dark. Also where did the other two cop cars come from so quickly???

How is Trey (the older brother) only looking at 3-5 years for 1) stealing a car 2) crashing said car 3) having a gun in his pants while stealing said car 4) having pot in his jacket while stealing said car and 5) having multiple priors??? Like sure he's white but this was a poor area and he had multiple priors. Would have thought more like 10-15 for a "light" sentence. Maybe I just don't know the avg. sentences for this stuff.

Also I feel like there's a better way to steal an old car like that other than just smashing in the window. He was begging to get caught.

Ryan says social security is theorized to run out by 2025... is that true? I need to do some research on that...

Also, love how the writers went "we'll make him really smart and we'll show that by him saying the same edgelord type of 'nothing matters, society sucks' philosophy we find online from other teenagers! Perfect!"

Sandy telling a kid he just met that he's stupid and weak feels a little weird but maybe that's because I know these characters

We are only 3 mins in... yikes.

Love the early 2000s mens wardrobe. Ryan's hoodie and leather jacket slays. And his slutty little almost choker necklace? Bring that fashion style back, please men I'm begging you.

Oh good. Mom's exposition time is here to tell us his dad's also in jail.

We finally reached the theme song and I am so grateful for it. This song slaps so hard. Top tier 2000s teen show intro.

Malewife Sandy with his wife being the primary breadwinner. Iconic, esp for the time.

Ryan and I smoke the same brand of cigarettes. Fun fact.

"Who are you?" "Whoever you want me to be?" SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

He had a lighter, why not just light her cigarette normally. Rizz is through the roof.

He's trying so hard to look tough, its so funny.

Love Sandy. He's so funny. His facial expressions are great.

His white wifebeater tanktop is so iconic. I bought one when I first saw the show because I loved his outfits despite the fact that I was (and still am) a chick.

Seth is also so funny.

But the fact that he named his boat after a chick he's never spoken to before is wild. Makes sense for a teenage boy though.

Sandy's so good to Ryan. The tie scene is so sweet.

I forgot everyone thinks Ryan's from different places.

How is Marissa gonna say she doesn't know if Ryan is a cousin or a poolboy when she was the once who decided he was the cousin???

Ryan is so unbothered it's funny. Some dude's sobbing in the bathroom. Not his problem.

The All American Rejects song really adds to the time period of this show.

This show really did not prepare me for what high school parties would be like. Maybe I just didn't grow up in the right tax bracket.

I did have to skip the part where Seth yells at him at the party. It kinda hurts to watch. A necessary evil tho.

I am sad Ryan got his ass handed to him but to be fair it was like 5 vs 1.5 (Seth only half counts)

L friends leaving marissa passed out on her back on her back porch. Take her back with yall. Damn.

Ryan is so lucky no one was out to see him carrying a passed out girl to his bed. Also how did she grab around him if she's so passed out??? Whatever.

"He has a family Sandy. It's not up to you to decide if they're good enough." Except he didn't? Ryan literally called him asking for help because his mom kicked him out and her boyfriend beat him up. Sandy didn't decide shit. L wife.

The breakfast scene is so funny. Just the way the wife (idk her name) was put in the position to immediately feel bad about kicking him out as he pulls like a kicked puppy act. Comedy gold.

Seth PUT THOSE CONCRETE GRIPPERS AWAY

Seth and Ryan's friendship is so cute. He met this dude like 24 hours ago and he wants to go visit him in Chino. Adorable, we love positive male bonding here.

Good news, Marissa survived. And she didn't even look hungover. Good for her. I mean other than the douche-y boyfriend.

Thank goodness Sandy stuck around after dropping Ryan off because there's no way that boy would have called him for help again. He would have just tried to figure it out. Bless his heart.

This show slaps so hard, can't wait to finish rewatching it because high key I don't think I ever actually finished it the first time.

[feelsforsterek]

[will80sbyers]

Shelter on Amazon prime has well written characters and an interesting story. There's a black latino guy that is THE main character, a black girl as a protagonist, a lesbian girl as a protagonist, a lovely dorky but genius guy that you are going to love a lot... there are lots of wlws involved, there is a non binary black character that's important to the plot, A LOT of plot twists, it deals with really heavy topics like abuse on children but it's also funny at times so it's not all heavy and the kids are written like actual real people and not just gen Z caricatures... beautiful relationships between the characters, beautiful scenes of platonic friendship and mutual support, lots of action and drama but in a good way, there are queer relationships actually happening on screen that are the main focus!! It has literally everything you could ever want and it's actually pretty damn good!!! GO WATCH IT NOW PLEASE 🥺

[warhysteria]

master shake dying or being miserable montage

[checkered2]

Happy Easter! 🐰🥚

[teenwolfiedit]

TEEN WOLF (2014) I.E.D - 4.05 dir. Jennifer Lynch.

[transmasculinizing]

i am open to criticism (but u have to be nice about it)

[dirtbagdefender]

[batcavescolony]

I see a lot of people upset about William Kaplan being dead and no one mourning him cus Billy stole his body and I just don't see it that way. The kid in Wanda Vision is Billy Maximoff, The teenager at the Bar Mitzvah is William Kaplan, the Teen that got taken to the hospital after the wreck is neither and both Billy Maximoff and William Kaplan. That Teen went home with the abilities of Billy Maximoff, to the home of William Kaplan, with memories of neither and lived there for three years. He cares about Rebecca and Jeff, he lied to the to protect them from pain, they are his parents. He wants to find Tommy, he has magical powers, he wants to know who he is. All of these things are true. I wouldn't say William Kaplan is dead he just doesn't remember, like Agatha wasn't dead when he was Agnes, she just didn't remember.

[sprolden]

remember that scene in skam when isak & even are both kissing girls at a party but the entire time theyre doing it theyre making eye contact with each other across the room. that was deranged. we need more of that energy in media i think