zuluisgrate-549-603417 MTV seems to make a business model of carving out niches. In the 90s when teen dramas were sweet, fairly straight edge affairs, MTV came out with darker, edgier content such as Beavis & Butthead. Now in the age where mainstream TV studios are desperate to make shows as dark & gritty as possible, MTV has gone the other way by creating incredibly sweet & endearing shows such as this & Awkward.The show follows two teens who fake a lesbian relationship to increase their popularity / notoriety in their local school, until sparks fly when they kiss to prove the relationship is real to their peers, and one falls head over heels for the other. What follows is how she handles her unrequited feelings whilst her friend attempts to get with the popular boy in the school. Everyone can relate to the idea of unrequited love as a teen, & the very likeable characters create a scenario where you are routing for a happy resolution for everyone involved.

xTrinch Where do I even start? In the beginning of the series, the story develops way too quickly. It felt forced and rushed. Every story require some background, and this one was just so superficial.It's also pretty unrealistic and I don't think the writers really cared about making it such. An extremely accepting high school in the US. Really? There are several unrealistic plots throughout the series as well.Things are over exaggerated and over simplified. I'm not sure how this has gotten any positive reviews.The acting isn't outstanding from any of the cast, and Katie Stevens does not look anywhere near 15 years old.

Jhscheergirl92 I love this show it is so funny and they speak like high school kids not like high school would speak if their lives were written by college grads. I think they are writing about something that could be real just in a quirky way. Telling a story about someone that could be unsure of their sexuality because of loving someone just not knowing exactly what type of love they have for that person it just happens to start by 2 girls pretending to be gay. Also, the main characters in the show just seem like very real very like able characters. They seem to be two teenagers going through the real life issues just like I said a few more quirky issues then the average high schooler. I think this is an awesome show and I've not seen another show like it so it's an original and great show which is very few and far between nowadays.

Not Jim This series is still in its second episode and I find it quite enjoyable, but I don't know whether I should be outraged by it or not.On one hand, I feel like it could be an attempt at representing the LGBTQIA community (or at least homosexuals) in a show that feels light and portrays an acceptant society; on the other, I fear it might be just exploiting an under-represented group to create humorous situations. The series itself is fun, its fast pace and short episodes are quite successful at catching one's attention and the situations the characters are put in are a mix of uniqueness (due to the alternative setting they find themselves in) and typicality of teenage drama shows.Considering the girls are neither actively lesbians (at the beginning, at least - Karma is probably bisexual, Amy COULD be a lesbian), nor too familiar with the queer community, the misconceptions seem to be justifiable, but it worries me that people who don't have considerable understanding of queerness might take them as true.The story has a lot of potential to become an inspiration to teenagers who are struggling with their sexual identities, but it needs to be developed with caution, considering our society isn't as acceptable as the girls' school.