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2008 Summer TV Preview: The Secret Life Of The American Teenager

By Kelly West: 2008-06-30 22:12:19
2008 Summer TV Preview: The Secret Life Of The American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1
Premieres: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EST
Network: ABC Family
Creator(s): Brenda Hampton
Starring: Sheilene Woodley, Molly Ringwald, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Kenny Baumann, Daren Kagasoff, Greg Finley, Megan Park, Jorge-Luis Pallo, John Schneider, Josie Bissett
Website: ABCFamily.com

The Secret Life of the American Teenager is a new ABC Family series that centers on Amy, a shy girl who gets herself pregnant while away at band camp. Amy has to figure out how to tell her maybe-boyfriend (not her baby’s dad) Ben as well as her parents. Fortunately, she has the support of her friends Madison and Lauren to help her get through it. Amy’s mom (played by Ringwald) is going through her own drama when she learns that the man she’s married to is cheating on her.


Despite not having been a fan of Hampton’s previous creation, 7th Heaven, the trailer (below) definitely sold me on giving the pilot a shot. Yeah, it looks fairly touchy-feely and the title is entirely too long (seriously, can we just start calling this show Secret Life or “that show about the pregnant teenager”?) but I think the premise has potential. Rather than creating a normal family drama and then eventually having one of the kids get pregnant, why not get right to it and start the series out that way? Plus, I’m a fan of ABC Family’s Greek and hope Secret Life will turn out to be another semi-guilty-pleasure.




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  1. Savannah Says:

    omg! i think i'm getting addicted to this show! i've only seen the first episode and it is realllyyyyy gooodd!




    amy is sssoooo BEAUTIFULL!!!!!!

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  1. Savannah Says:

    omg! i think i'm getting addicted to this show! i've only seen the first episode and it is realllyyyyy gooodd!




    amy is sssoooo BEAUTIFULL!!!!!!

    :]



    write back to me!
    freehugs1113@yahoo.com

  1. Michelle Says:

    OMG dis show is gunna b awesome. 1st eppi n I loved it....Grace is a lil sterotypical but I like her n I liked Jack but he cheated so.......cnt wait 4 nxt week....n Ben/Amy thing is so cute.....I think he'll stick wit her even when he finds out.....

  1. marisa Says:

    omg i loved this show it is the best cant wait till next week
    i think this is the best show of 2008 except for one tree hill lol
    and amy is so pretty

  1. marisa Says:

    omg i loved the 1st episode it is so awsome cant wait till next week
    and amy is so pretty
    this is my fave show LOVE IT !!!!!
    i give it a 10

  1. Johanna Says:

    I have nothing to say about this show except that its the best show i have ever seen in my life. im 100 percent addicted to it just from the first episode. it really captures the concept of the teenage years. amy is gorgeous and the show is such a hit. I LOVE IT

  1. Victor Says:

    Amy is freking hot :]
    Even do im 14 i love this show.
    i give it a ten billion tums up.
    love u shailene woodley or amy both names are pretty but nothins is prettie as u

  1. Courtneyyy. Says:

    Okayy. Im going through my teenage years and parents all say that "these years are hard". This show is totally awesome and i think it is going to show us teens how hard it would be to have a child at our age. I thnk more teens should watch it. Male and Female. My Mom and i watch it together and since its such a good show we use that time as mother and daughter time. (: I really love the part of Ben. I can only hope that my boyyfriend would stick with me through hard times like that. Im an adopted daughter by my father and I think that Ben should adopt Amy's baby. (: That would be really sweet. I think Ben would do something like that for Amy. I mean hes already joined band. (:

  1. bethanyy Says:

    i didnt get to watch it last week, but from what i hear its really good. i cant wait to watch it when its on :)

  1. krista Says:

    hey! i really like the serious the secret life of the american teenager. it was great. i really like amy's hair so could u take more pics to show your hair. thanks! i would love to play your part in that movie!

  1. Brooke Says:

    Well as a teen I think this show rocks. It's totally addicting and shares the complete and total life of all teenagers. I love how it shows the varieties of people. I mean I'm a christian so I wouldn't really be able to relate personally to Amy, but I've had and have friends in situations like this, and I can relate in that way. I hope that it really shows how hard it is to be a mother at this age, let alone how hard it is just to have a kid. I also agree that lots of teens should watch this show. I am also only fourteen just like her, and I totally dig her and Ben, not Ricky. I've only one episode but I'm hooked. I loved 7th Heaven, and now I love this. Thanks Brenda Hampton! =]

  1. Eileen Says:

    Wow I think this show is really great. I go to High School and the show really captures how students relate to this show. There are Sluts,Jocks,Preps,and most importantly a pregnant teenager. Two thumbs up.

  1. Tori Says:

    I lovee this shows!! It si amazing and i only saw the first episode i can not wait untill the next episode otnight!!it is my new favorie show!!!
    :-):-D:-):-D:-):-D

  1. Krissy Says:

    I love this show its awsome i can not wait for the next episode i mean the plot pulls you in and wont let go of you best show ever

  1. CeL Says:

    I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  1. cloeey<3 Says:

    oOoOoHHhh...ive watched both episodes already and i loves it soo much..its one of my alltime favorite shows now..(along with one treehill, degrassi,wildfire,and the hills)but aniways im goin to be an eighth grader this year then high skool.and even tho im not ther yet..i think this is one of the only shows that actually captured stuff that really happens lik wat its really lik..im only in junior high and most of the guys hav sex on their mind and talk about it sorta..and some girls too but its like wayy more out in the open like how the show shows it..making out is totally normal now at my age well at my skool aniway..but most adults dont get..most think we are still super innocent and some are but alot of just bein in skool makes u not..sexual tension is ther and talked about all the time..getting pregnet at a young age is bad and will ruin alot of things in ur life..this show will capture the really bad points of it witch is good to sho the chicks who think sex is so great..that it can be really bad at a young age..im just glad a show is finally out to sho and tell it lik it is..teenage social life..well the things that are big and talked about the most seem to be..sex..whos going out with who..sports..making out...sexual tension..and those moments teens are gonna think will be so great lik she said it prolly wont be lik how it is in movies..movies make it look lik its a really awesome pleasure..and some things concerning the opposite sex will be but not sex at a young age..and im glad it actually comes out and talks about it...we need a show lik this in the middle..like i lik disney and all but its still involving issues we all passed in 4th 5th and 6th grade..then thers old shows...thers only a few in the middle..and this one tells it lik it is..aniways loves the show..cant wait till next week..

  1. margurita solomon Says:

    me enchanta, nessicto !

    escriben mi

  1. margurita solomon Says:

    me enchanta, nessicto !

    escriben mi

  1. Melissa Says:

    This show is by far the best teeager show i have ever seen. Every one knows some one their school who has had sex. And this show is like totally like a really high shool prob. ITS AMAZINGG!!. love it. i wish i could go more in depth about, but i can it's self-explanatory. They did an amazing job on, well hehe from what i have seen. have it set up to record. you never want to stop watcing it. i wish it was on like EVERY NIGHT!
    =D

  1. Maya Says:

    OMG!!!! This show is so totally awesome! I want to see the next one as soon as possible!!!! It is so cool b/c I have a bff that did it @ a VERY young age and thank goodness she didn't get pregnant but maybe this will knock her to her senses that having sex isn't the best thing in the world. I love the show and wish that it came on every nite! Bye!!!!!
    =D

  1. camille Says:

    i love this show soo much! its amazing.

  1. lela Says:

    omg i love this show so vdont call me on a tuesday at 8 cuz my phone will b off and ill be in front of the tv watching it i watched all the eposodes so far and im addicted if someone bothers me when its on i go crazy lol I LOVE THIS SHOW!

  1. shelby Says:

    wow
    this show is thee bessttt show ever!
    i cant wait until next tuesday.i love how it shows what teens really go through and how hard it can be.its soooo intense and i hate that they play soooo many commercials when its on it makess me go bannaaas!
    haa.
    amy is reallyy prettyy likkee wow.
    rickyy is a player,but so far he doesnt seem that bad...
    adriene needs to be nicer,and less slutier...
    ben is soo cute!
    grace is reallyy prettyy but she needs to loosen up when it comes to her parents
    jack is stupid.he had sex with adriene and grace still thiks it was only a kiss.
    and amys 2 friends...i know their trying to help and all but they really dont know what shes goig through and need to back off.
    i love this show and its my new favorite show :]
    ohhh and amys little sister ashley is reaallyy cool ttoo(:

  1. natalie<3 b2m2 Says:

    i flippin love this show...
    i like it soo much
    it the best .....i watch it over and over ...
    and every one is hecka pretty...
    ricky is hot but i hate his personality
    amy is pretty and i hella wanna meet her
    and grace is great
    amy's sister is hella nice to keep that and help her sister
    and ben is a retard but he's a good BF
    aha
    i give it a ten million and 1

  1. madge Says:

    i enjoyed this

  1. Marie Says:

    OMFG! Best show ever! I love it so much! im so addicted! shes my age and all. BEN IS HOTT! SO IS RICKY

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