David Brooks has a good column in today’s Times about how pointless it is for high school seniors to get worked up about college admissions. Doesn’t he watch the WB? Everything is a big deal when you’re a teenager. And the college admissions process rivals the senior prom for the most nail-biting saga on any teen TV show. Remember on “90210” when Andrea decided to pass up the Ivies? Remember on “Buffy” when Buffy didn’t know where she’d get in, and then she and Willow both decided to go to UC Sunnydale? And did you see the size of that college library? I’m assuming Clark and the rest of the gang on “Smallville” will soon wind up at Smallville U, and new friends will arrive.
College is a time of huge cast changes. What can be more tumultuous than that?
Totally. College admissions gets hyped up so much on teen shows. Can we say Saved by the Bell? “I’m so excited…” That also reminds me that I guiltily watched Dawson’s Creek to the bitter end, following them as they went to college. (Thankfully the writers didn’t contrive the same college for all of the characters.) But yeah, it’s funny to look back at the whole college admissions time of my life, and be like, what was the big deal?
Ha ha: “Doesn’t he watch the WB? Everything is a big deal when you’re a teenager.” The WB is my hero. Watch the Frog.