Teen sex show fails to charm
Probably the most interesting thing about ABC's new drama, "life as we know it," is the name. Or, more accurately, how ABC landed on it. I'm not saying it's a good name, but "life as we know it," premiering Thursday (at 9 p.m. on Channel 10), tells you just how silly Hollywood can get. The show is based on Melvin Burgess' novel "Doing It," about teenage...
Teen Sex Show After 20 years, I'm still waiting for better TV,
More networks, more swearing -- why not more good shows?
The first time I covered the fall TV season, there were 21 new series on three networks. Some shows were good, some were awful. Only two lasted the entire season. One was put out of its misery after three weeks. That was in 1979, way back when cable wasn't a factor and Fox, WB and UPN didn't exist. This is my 20th anniversary as a TV critic, the 20th time I've previewed the new fall TV shows. Every year I get excited; most years, my hopes are dashed. In the...
Western Daily Press: Big blast after Brother teen sex show
A WEST mother whose 18-year-old son last night had sex on television as part of reality show Teen Big Brother has slammed TV bosses as "irresponsible".Channel 4 is today braced for a torrent of complaints after Weymouth youth Tommy Wright slept with fellow contestant Jade Dyer. Tommy's mother Christine was left in a state of shock after hearing her son had sex on camera. She said: "I am surprised Channel 4 allowed this to happen....
Teen Sex Show INSIDE TRACK
Dummies a smart move for store Crash Test Dummies' Ellen Reid, Brad Roberts and the rest of the band rode into town the other day to sign autographs and do the publicity thing at the new Strawberries record store on Boylston Street. We know their music, but didn't recognize them without their white face masks. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Pols fail to slide into Opening Spring officially arrived in Boston at 2 p.m. yesterday when Nancy Kerrigan lobbed a dying quail to Red Sox...
Teen Sex Show TO CONTROL TEEN SEX, SHOW KIDS YOU CARE
The siren song of sex rings out everywhere teenagers look: Blue jeans slide down to bikini territory, Swimfan seduces at the movie theater, video-game vixens and e-mail spam turn the home computer into a danger zone.In this environment, how can parents hope to keep teens from tossing virginity aside like an old pair of socks? New research suggests they may have more control than they think. Close relationships and clear expectations can help parents drown out the "everybody is...
