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TV/MA 'High School' teen drama shows should be set in college and centered around young adults or adults. (sopuli.xyz)
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Unpopular opinion, but R-rated “teen dramas” like Euphoria should just be set in college.

The characters don’t look or act like teenagers. They’re played by adults, doing adult things—clubbing, drinking, hooking up, and having way too mature relationships for high school. Yeah, some teens experiment, but not like this. If you removed the scenes at school, everyone would assume these characters are 21-25.

Character ages should make sense narratively. Nickelodeon and Disney shows like iCarly or Victorious worked because they were actually about teens, played by teens, written for teens. Even Spider-Man makes sense as a teenage story—he’s a kid juggling real responsibility. But with Euphoria, it feels like they just made everyone “15” for shock value.

If your show’s rated TV-MA and aimed at adults, just make the characters adults. It’d be more believable and way less creepy.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social -5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

doing adult things like clubbing, drinking and hooking up

If you didn't do these things in high school, that's a skill issue. There are under 18 clubs. Teens also notoriously like to sneak alcohol and get drunk at parties and also have sex.

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

There are under 18 clubs

Yeah, but these are lame.

A lot of clubs allowed entry at 16 if you left your ID at the entrance. You'd get it back if left before midnight. Or ... or you could just stay and leave your ID.

Then next week you just say "I fogot my ID last time" and they'd let you in again, keeping your ID.

I eventually got my ID back when I turned 18.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but these are lame.

So they have that in common with adult clubs.

[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 3 days ago

Haha, true.

But at least at that age adult clubs seemed cool

[–] Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you didn’t do these things in high school, that’s a skill issue

I didn't say kids didn't do these things. I said Hollywood shouldn't romanticise it or glorify it.

Do you think it's okay for minors to do drugs, drink and have sex with adults? Do you think? Parents are "villains" for justifribaly saying "your a minor this isn't ok"?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago

The incredulouness expressed in the main topic seems more like you're taking issue with the realism than glorification.

Showing these things is a reflection of reality. I don't think it is okay; but it happens in the real world. If you're trying to paint a realistic picture eith your story, you are going to include this kind of stuff.