love at 15

-best part in the video...the cymbol crash!

there is this show called, 'the secret life of the american teenager,' and it is revolved around 15 year old amy getting pregnant...stereotypically at band camp. that is what this show is...one big stereotype.
teenagers having sex at band camp.
the drummer being the bad boy.
christians being judgmental and preachy.
the jock being stupid.
the cheerleader being a tease.
the younger sister doing anything she can to get attention.
good girl getting pregnant.
when i first watched the premiere last year, i was intrigued, i watched that one episode in disgust of what they were putting on television and how unrealistic this show really was.
what got me was the cheerleader...grace, a purity-ring wearing-perfect family- anything done that is slightly wrong is a sin-dating the head football player- christian. the portrayal the writers made christians in this show the first season was absolutely ridiculous.
in one episode you have this 15 year old marching into an abortion clinic screaming at the receptionist saying what amy is doing is a sin in the eyes of god, and that she is a murderer....it was not only terrible writing, but terrible acting.
did i mention her boyfriend is a christian too, but is having a hard time staying pure and he explains his religion using words like; regret, smite, and judgment, nowhere does he say grace, mercy, and forgiveness.
besides that story line there are so many other plots happening it is hard to keep your head on straight.
some story lines are completely bogus and some are pretty accurate...i applaud those specific story lines, because you don't see them that often that aren't completely off base...cheating parents for instance and foster care just to name a few.
i decided to give this show another shot, so i kept watching it and the acting was still terrible, but what do you expect these actors...who are the correct age for their roles, have never really acted before...give them time.
as the first season went on, amy started accepting more and more that she was pregnant and that the world around her was falling apart, except one thing...or person, ben.
ben is the only reason i watch this show. he is optimistic, kind, doesn't have a lot of friends, kinda geeky, a romantic, and along with amy has had his fair share of hardships...losing his mom.
out of all the relationships not only in this show, but on any show, ben and amy's relationship is the most real. yeah, they're fifteen and people say 15 year old's can't fall in love...i disagree with that, but that's me.
i know it is a tv show and it isn't real, but watching these two stick it out through all the crap 15 year old's have to go through is amazing...did i also mention ben is not the father.
tonight was the season premiere of the second season and in this episode ben and amy get married. yes, very unrealistic, and not the best decision ever, but watching the scene where they say the vows and ben puts the ring on her finger, it was filmed beautifully and really refreshing that they put this great of relationship in the hands of teenagers, it is like the writers have hope in teenagers in that teenagers know what love feels like, but gets judged by adults saying they haven't lived long enough to know what love is.
second season is going to be way better then the first season now that the actors playing their characters know their characters really well. the acting has gotten much better and the stereotypes have simmered down dramatically.
i am rooting for ben and amy, i just hope the show doesn't make teen pregnancy look easy, they haven't yet, but we will just have to see.