Fantasy Teen US Drama

If you had to pick your own fantasy cast of a teen US drama, who would make the short list? Here’s what I’d go for: The hot, rich and troubled leading lady Serena van der Woodsen. Unlike your average melodramatic teen heroine, Serena most of the time ends up in trouble while trying to do good so she’s not as annoying as the standard drama queen rich girl. Apart from her bodily and wardrobe aesthetics, her hair is a product of the divine. I could watch it for hours. The hot, not so rich and/or troubled leading man This is a tough one. Dan Humphrey is too much of a prejudiced inverse snob, Lucas Scott was too much up his own arse and don’t even get me started on Ryan Atwood, so I’ve gone back in time to the downtown, boy next door, nice-guy Brandon Walsh. The Wing Man The … There’s more

Why So Series: Life On Mars

Show: Life On Mars Starring: John Simm and Philip Glenister. Channel: BBC ONE Genre: Best described as a sci-fi police drama First Aired: 9th January 2006 Concluded: 10th April 2007 The Story: “My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident, and I woke up in 1973. Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever’s happened, it’s like I’ve landed on a different planet. Now maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.” And so it began, one of the most greatest TV shows the BBC has produced in years. Sam Tyler (Simm, of Doctor Who/The Devil’s Whore fame) is our tortured protagonist. One moment Sam is a rising star in bureaucratic politically correct British Police Force, the next he’s lying flat on his back in a warped corrupt Manchester City. Oh and it’s 1973. Sam is a great principal character. He’s a … There’s more