Though countless 텔레비전 shows over the years have highlighted the everyday exploits of sexually-active teenage characters, only a select few of them have ever managed to capture what being a teenager actually feels like. Shows like Gossip Girl and Dawson's Creek may be good, soapy entertainment, but I certainly didn't know anyone who looked, talked, 또는 acted like Blair Waldorf when I went to high school.

Thankfully, 엠티비 lately seems to be making a conscious effort to trend toward 더 많이 realism-based programming aimed at younger demographics (contrived reality shows like Jersey 육지, 쇼 어 aside),...

Jenna Hamilton (played 의해 Ashley Rickards) was an average teen loser. Awkward and 로스트 not knowing how to deal 또는 what to do with life. Her two best 프렌즈 are Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) and Ming (Jessica Lu). Tamara being very confident with her thoughts and feeling towards everything. Ming being a confusing but bright character. All start out as single drama free high school girls. Being high school girls they have the typical "mean girls, 퀸 bees, poplars, 또는 whatever 당신 decide to call them in your world. The mean 퀸 암캐, 암 캐 is a girl named Sadie (Molly Tarlov) captain of the cheerleading...

The new 엠티비 series Awkward. is an irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life, as seen through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton, played 의해 Ashley Rickards (One 나무, 트리 Hill). Like many things in high school, a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding that is blown way out of proportion, leaving Jenna to deal with a new not-so-fun stigma, while at the same time managing the other daily drama that comes with being a teenager. From a secret relationship with a 인기 guy, to being undermined 의해 a mean girl, and parents who just don’t get it, Jenna’s...