By Gina Brindisi, Staff Writer, Emerson College
ABC Family has become home to overly dramatic shows, wild plot lines, and comedic acting—but who is to say that’s such a bad thing? After all, ABC family did earn the title of #1 Cable T.V. Network for Females between the ages 12-34 in 2012. It also currently boasts the title of #1 Scripted Television Series in 2012 for Females 12- 34, thanks to their hit show Pretty Little Liars.And Pretty Little Liars certainly has its fair share of wild drama, unbelievable scenarios, and less than subpar acting. Yet, it is still a historic hit for ABC Family.
This wild and longstanding success of Pretty Little Liars seems to be uncharted territory for the network. Many of the shows ABC Family produces are quickly exhausted. It often seems like the network doesn’t know when to throw in the white flag. The best example of this: The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The show began in 2008 with noble intentions. It was supposed to shed light on a pressing issue: the difficulties piggybacked onto teen motherhood. Initially, it did just that. You would watch as a pregnant Amy Jeurgens tried to balance school and friendships while trying to determine what she should do with the child and the father. However, by season three the show began to take a turn for the worse. Pregnancy hit more high schoolers, the scenarios became unrealistic, and the drama dominated the show, loosing the original intent and much of the audience.
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ABC Family has become home to overly dramatic shows, wild plot lines, and comedic acting—but who is to say that’s such a bad thing? After all, ABC family did earn the title of #1 Cable T.V. Network for Females between the ages 12-34 in 2012. It also currently boasts the title of #1 Scripted Television Series in 2012 for Females 12- 34, thanks to their hit show Pretty Little Liars.And Pretty Little Liars certainly has its fair share of wild drama, unbelievable scenarios, and less than subpar acting. Yet, it is still a historic hit for ABC Family.
This wild and longstanding success of Pretty Little Liars seems to be uncharted territory for the network. Many of the shows ABC Family produces are quickly exhausted. It often seems like the network doesn’t know when to throw in the white flag. The best example of this: The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The show began in 2008 with noble intentions. It was supposed to shed light on a pressing issue: the difficulties piggybacked onto teen motherhood. Initially, it did just that. You would watch as a pregnant Amy Jeurgens tried to balance school and friendships while trying to determine what she should do with the child and the father. However, by season three the show began to take a turn for the worse. Pregnancy hit more high schoolers, the scenarios became unrealistic, and the drama dominated the show, loosing the original intent and much of the audience.
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