everything on tv is very adult-oriented. where r teen shows?

[aijalon18]

there are like no shows for teens and younger people anymore. all the shows seem to be geared towards older people. there's no 90210, OC, felicity, dawson,freaks and geeks, 70s show,buffy, veronica mars, popular, roswell. i miss them

 

[gameboy 11]

iCarly, Drake And Josh, Avatar, Hey, Arnold!, The House Of Imaginary (etc, etc, etc), Oprah, That's So Raven!, The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody and then there is Hanna Mon-freakin'-Tanna, which isn't too bad of a show!

Ellen and at least 50 other shows are aimed/geared at kids...

What tube are YOU watching? That's a good place to start!!!

 

[falconfan]

There are entire channels (plural) that are aimed towards kids, teens, and young adults

 

[sunoftheskye]

I have no idea what you're talking about. There is more programming for teens now than there ever was.

Ever heard of the CW?

 

[Linxus87]

As previously stated, Teen Nick is in place for the preteen/teen audience. Then there's Disney shows.

I think you're referring to teen dramas though, so CW and The N are your friends (though, The N is subscription if you don't have digital cable or satellite).

 

[aijalon18]

true there is gossip girl but thats it. there are no other teen shows on the network. smallville and supernatural are more scifi. all those shows on nickelodeon mentioned above are kiddie shows. even the ones with teen characters. they have childish themes that are really silly and comedic. i don't get the hostility. there's very little that deal with real issues on none of the major networks.

 

[G-Lexington]

Well, here's the thing. I don't think teens want to be thought of as "separate and distinct" from the adult audience. Most teens want to look like an adult ("But, Mom, all the other kids wear makeup!"), act like an adult (or their impression of same - "You're acting like a child!" is a big put-down in teendom), and in every way possible appear as an adult. Without all that messy "responsibility" that comes with adulthood, obviously.

Because of that, it's tough to market directly to teens. Take 16 magazine. The average reader of that? 13. It isn't a magazine FOR 16-year-olds. It's a magazine for 13-year-olds who want to BE 16-year-olds. Twelve seems to be the magic age when kids start trying to push their age forward. Basically they spend about seven years trying to reach a certain age, and then the rest of their life trying to hold on to it.

Because of that, anything that you think would be aimed for teens ends up being watched by pre-teens ready to BE teens. So shows like Degrassi High (is that still on?) is meant to show high schoolers, but I bet it's watched by mainly 13-year-olds.

Lex

 

[pianodude]

How about ABC family? Kyle XY is a pretty good show...I'm not sure about their other new programs, but they also show re-runs of 7th Heaven, Boy meets World, Everwood, Full House, Gilmore Girls, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Sister Sister.

 

[gameboy 11]

I forgot about Teen Titans. That's definitely aimed at Teens...I don't know if it's on anymore, but it was awesome. Cool characters and even cooler character designs...

My fav was Starfire. She was THE epitomy of the sweet, animal lover but could kick ass and take names when need be!

 

[Just_Believe18]

there are like no shows for teens and younger people anymore. all the shows seem to be geared towards older people. there's no 90210, OC, felicity, dawson,freaks and geeks, 70s show,buffy, veronica mars, popular, roswell. i miss them

Those were shows during your teenage years. There are plenty of shows for the new teenagers. Why not enjoy the adult shows that match more your age as you obviously cannot relate to the new teen shows?

 

[gameboy 11]

Those were shows during your teenage years. There are plenty of shows for the new teenagers. Why not enjoy the adult shows that match more your age as you obviously cannot relate to the new teen shows?

Good point! LOL