Has anyone watched Secret Life of An American Teenager

[karinothing]

Please tell me I am not the only one who has watched this horrific show. I need to talk about how ridiculous it is.

[pandora89]

LOL oh yes, I watched it years ago during my university days. I am unsure why I watched this show, it was awful.

[carmenere]

Oh man, I remember that show. It was so over the top. I did like Molly Ringwald, though.

[karinothing]

Ha. it is SO over the top. I have been watching it on HULU (don't judge). All of these characters are so horrible to each other. Why would any of them be friends or date each other? Ricky is pretty much emotionally abusive (doesn't want Amy talking to anyone, talking about their life, going out with friends, etc). It is shown as him being loving and wanting to keep their romance to themselves but it makes me uncomfortable. Plus he literally never speaks nicely to her.

[pandora89]

Sept 27, 2019 8:05:18 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Ha. it is SO over the top. I have been watching it on HULU (don't judge). All of these characters are so horrible to each other. Why would any of them be friends or date each other? Ricky is pretty much emotionally abusive (doesn't want Amy talking to anyone, talking about their life, going out with friends, etc). It is shown as him being loving and wanting to keep their romance to themselves but it makes me uncomfortable. Plus he literally never speaks nicely to her.

Also, the acting on this show is the WORST. 

[glencoco]

I hate how they are never DOING anything in the scenes!! Like if they’re at school, they don’t show them learning/in class, doing gym class or anything. They will just stand there and talk. Same thing at home, no one is ever watching tv or cooking dinner or anything, they just stand in a part of the house and talk. That has always annoyed me. Not to mention the awful acting and over the top drama.

[livinitup]

I started watching it because I thought it would be fun to watch Molly Ringwald in a mom role. That was disappointing. I followed along for a while but it dragged too much. Of all things, the thing that annoyed me the most was how Shawn’s Woolley (Amy- teen mom) constantly brushes her bangs out of her eyes. HaHa.

But since that role, I have enjoyed watching Shailene Woodley grow-up in new roles like the Divergent series and other movies. And now in Big Little Lies.

[twilightmv]

That show was written by space aliens, I’m sure if it.

[birdistheword]

Yes! It is so hilariously awful. I'm not convinced the writers have ever been teenagers or met teenagers.

[karinothing]

Sept 27, 2019 9:34:16 GMT -5 livinitup said:

I started watching it because I thought it would be fun to watch Molly Ringwald in a mom role. That was disappointing. I followed along for a while but it dragged too much. Of all things, the thing that annoyed me the most was how Shawn’s Woolley (Amy- teen mom) constantly brushes her bangs out of her eyes. HaHa.

But since that role, I have enjoyed watching Shailene Woodley grow-up in new roles like the Divergent series and other movies. And now in Big Little Lies.

OMG this drove me nuts. I kept wondering if it was something Amy did or something Shailene did.

[wowhead]

That show is so bad but I’ve watched the whole series at least twice.

[jellymankelly]

The fact that Shailene Woodley ended up being a legitimate actress after this train wreck blows my mind. The acting on this show (Shailene included) was straight up awful.

But I also couldn’t look away. I watched the whole series.

[Poeticxpassion]

I watched the whole series. I couldn’t give it up.

[pooh8402]

Yes I watched it like 2 years ago. I think I finished the 3rd season? And haven't gotten further.

It's total brain candy. And I'm like, these kids need some education.

[karinothing]

Sept 27, 2019 10:33:03 GMT -5 jellymankelly said:

The fact that Shailene Woodley ended up being a legitimate actress after this train wreck blows my mind. The acting on this show (Shailene included) was straight up awful.

But I also couldn’t look away. I watched the whole series.

I think she has commented on how horrible that show was lol.

[pugz]

Omg it was SO bad

[steph96]

I watched it in college. I didn’t have cable so I was watching it on some shady website. I ended up getting some terrible virus that killed my computer. Sooooooo not worth it!

[UMaineTeach]

Yes, it was the worst show I have ever stuck with. I couldn’t not watch until the end.

[TrickyBob]

The ending the was the worst. Allllll that for THAT?!

[pugz]

talking about bad teen shows....

I AM STILL BITTER THAT MAKE IT OR BREAK IT DIDN'T GET A LEGIT ENDING!

[pumpkin]

Sept 28, 2019 21:09:44 GMT -5 pugz said:

talking about bad teen shows....

I AM STILL BITTER THAT MAKE IT OR BREAK IT DIDN'T GET A LEGIT ENDING!

YES!!!!!

[Que?]

Sept 28, 2019 21:09:44 GMT -5 pugz said:

talking about bad teen shows....

I AM STILL BITTER THAT MAKE IT OR BREAK IT DIDN'T GET A LEGIT ENDING!

I forgot how much this bothered me until now.
I’m old, but I watched all these shows when I was pregnant and on mat leave, because I couldn’t handle shoes about crime and death and any mention of bad things happening to children lol.

Secret Life.. was so stupid, and I was so into it lol. See also: Degrassi, Veronica Mars, and Dawson’s Creek.

[lexxasaurus]

Secret Life was so bad. SO bad. Yet I watched the entire thing. I binged a lot of it after my surgery when I was stuck in bed and no matter how dumb it was, how bad the acting was, I was sucked in. Lol.
The end made me angry however. What? No.

[wambam]

I watched the whole thing but couldn’t remember how it ended. I just googled and what? She just leaves her kid to go to school? And Ricky is totes fine with that?

[lightbulbsun]

I watched it with my roommate in college. It was so bad, I didn't keep watching it after I graduated, so I think I missed the last two seasons.

[mrsjuleshs]

I watched the whole series and agree with everyone else on the acting.

[karinothing]

I am so glad I am not the only one who has watched this show. I agree the acting is bad but really I just want to know why everyone was so horrible to each other.

I think Jack was the only one semi normal and he still mainly sucks.

Also the entire storyline about Tom's mom letting him move in with a woman and her children just because they need a dad was a very uncomfortable storyline to me.