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...love in life began as jokes. But then, slowly, somewhere between puberty and freshman year, they turned serious. Dead serious. Take, for instance, the Xanga page I curated until well after I was legally an adult. Then, there’s the first six seasons of “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” Also my wardrobe, generally. And learning, and then regularly using, the NATO phonetic alphabet. Even my firm belief that, even though I didn’t live in a glamorous alternate universe or have creepily perfect teeth like Kristen Bell, I am, in fact...
...care for an alcoholic grandmother, Tabitha (Jessica Walter, best known for playing another boozy matriarch, Arrested Development's Lucille Bluth). Like Brenda and Brandon parking their Chevy Chevette in the high school lot next to BMWs and Porsches in the 1990 pilot, new siblings Annie (Shenae Grimes of Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Dixon (Tristan Wilds of The Wire) arrive as all-American kids trying to fit in among some of the wealthiest, most entitled teens in the 50 states. Along with Kelly, the Peach Pit and its jovial counterman Nat (Joe E. Tata), Shannen Doherty is also back...
...normal life by day but at night dons a blonde wig to perform as a famous pop star (Hannah). It's a role that has turned Cyrus into a real-life TV star and Hannah Montana into a monster hit among a generation of tweens too young for Degrassi and too old for Dora the Explorer. "In Miley we found the perfect girl to carry off this part," says executive producer Michael Poryes. "She has a kind of strength and sweetness that make her character appealing, an unmistakable something that makes you believe she's a star...
...aware of their homosexual attractions no longer need endure the baleful combination of loneliness and longing that characterized the childhoods of so many gay adults. Gay kids can now watch fictional and real teens who are out on shows like Desperate Housewives, the dating show Next on MTV and Degrassi (a high school drama on the N network whose wild popularity among adolescents is assured by the fact that few adults watch it). Publishers like Arthur A. Levine Books (of Harry Potter fame) and the children's division at Simon & Schuster have released something like a dozen novels about...
...kids of Degrassi High spend so much time learning about important social issues it's a wonder they have time left for geometry. In its fourth season this Canadian young-adult soap tangles with sexually transmitted disease, mental illness and cheating--oh, plus the aftermath of last season's school shooting. But Degrassi's frank, melodrama-free writing and well-chosen cast--who, shockingly, actually look and act like kids--save it from earnest afterschool specialdom...