{"id":9406,"date":"2013-06-08T11:20:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T09:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=9406"},"modified":"2013-06-08T11:20:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T09:20:42","slug":"awkward-tv-series-modern-hilarious-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/awkward-tv-series-modern-hilarious-entertaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Awkward TV Series: Modern, Hilarious, Entertaining"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Awkward’s trio: Brett Davern, Ashley Rickards and Beau Mirchoff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don\u2019t watch MTV. I am, however, on the constant lookout for a fun comedy, and I\u2019ve caught this little gem thanks to IMDB\u2019s suggestions (which sometimes work well.)<\/p>\n

Oh, I used to watch MTV growing up, when it wasn\u2019t all about reality shows and pop or rap music.<\/p>\n

Jenna (Ashley Rickards) isn\u2019t in the in-crowd.\u00a0 She\u2019s just a normal (the meaning of which is open to interpretation) teenager living with her young parents who had her when they were in high school.<\/p>\n

She has two best friends, Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) and Ming (Jessica Lu), and a blog where she can share all of her angst and other feelings, along with her huge crush on the popular cutie Matt (Beau Mirchoff , Danny Bolen of Desperate Housewives<\/a>, season 6).<\/p>\n

So when Matt has sex her in the closet at the end of camp (and takes her virginity), she is over the moon.<\/p>\n

But it seems like Mattie only hooks up with her in private, and this starts bothering her. Add the recent attention of Jake (Brett Davern), Matt\u2019s best friend \u2013who doesn\u2019t know Matt is with her \u2013 and things get a bit more complicated.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t worry. Awkward is hilarious. It has its cliches, but it has mixed those up with great humor. For instance popular bitch\/cheerleaders\u2019 captain, Sadie (Molly Tarlov) is an \u201coverweight\u201d girl who has \u201cbought\u201d her popularity.<\/p>\n

The stupid blonde cheerleader, Lissa (Greer Grammer) is obsessed with religion and tries to be celibate while dating Jake.<\/p>\n

While Matt is friends with Sadie, he sees her as the bitch as she is and he is into Jenna, and not the cheerleader squad.<\/p>\n

Our lead girl loses her virginity at camp, under very unromantic circumstances \u2013 but Matt keeps hooking up with her. He likes her, but he doesn\u2019t know how to go about dating an \u201coutcast\u201d, so he screws up things big time.<\/p>\n

Jake is a total sweetheart. He\u2019s nice, fun, romantic and a virgin. Not exactly the popular jock we\u2019re used to seeing.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got to love Jenna\u2019s parents, only 17 years older than her. Her dad (Mike Faiola) is pretty cool and mature enough, though her mother Lacey (Nikki Deloach) is obsessed with popularity and her daughter\u2019s wardrobe.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019re the typical gatherings, but also some decent plot \u201ctwists\u201d, like the author of the letter (-a mysterious anonymous letter listing all Jenna\u2019s faults and tips on how to improve them.)<\/p>\n

There have been a lot of shows set in high schools, but none really went out of their way to use uncensored language this much. Sure, it gets beeped a bit \u2013 but the stuff they talk about and how they talk about tend to sound more natural than other \u201cteen\u201d shows out there.<\/p>\n

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The great thing about Awkward is that it is unpretentious, honest, light and pretty funny with lots of laugh-out-loud moments. And it\u2019d be a shame to dismiss it as a teen\/MTV show.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019ve got to love the way Jenna blogs…<\/p>\n

Awkward is currently in its 3rd season, and rated at 7.6 on IMDB (voted by over 17,800 users).<\/p>\n

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Other Comedies I Recommend:<\/b><\/p>\n

Coupling<\/a><\/p>\n

Spin City<\/a><\/p>\n

Will & Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

3rd\u00a0<\/b><\/sup>Rock from the Sun (first season)<\/a><\/p>\n

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