I don't know if you know this about me, but up there with Sex and the City and Friends, two of my favorite television shows past and present are Dawson's Creek and Gilmore Girls. So every time the CW comes out with a new show, I secretly hope it will fill the void left after these shows were discontinued. While One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl do a pretty good job of keeping me satisfied, I couldn't help myself and had pretty high expectations for Life Unexpected, which premiered on the CW Monday night. It may still be too early to make a complete judgment, but this show is lacking the wit of Gilmore Girls, so it is already falling a bit behind. But it does contain some ultimate drama, and it promises to be heartwarming, so it has that going for it.Anyway, here is a short synopsis of the first episode. Lux, a soon-to-be 16 year old, has been bounced around foster homes for most of her life. But on the eve of this all important birthday she goes searching for her birth parents in the hopes that they will sign release forms and she can become emancipated. But then a judge refuses her emancipation request and, in a turn of events, leaves Lux in the care of her biological parents, radio talk show host Cate and never-to-grow-up bar owner Nate.
The show definitely has potential and did well in ratings, apparently beating all Gossip Girl airings from so far this season. I already knew Gossip Girl was in trouble, mostly because the fan base that seems large in number doesn't actually watch the show. We'll have to see if Gossip Girl will be able to find its footing when it returns in a few months, but for now I want to know if you watched Life Unexpected and if you agree that it is a show worth watching? I'm pretty sure I will follow the show, at least in the coming weeks, but one misstep and I will find other ways to spend my Monday nights.
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