Juno's wholesomely misguided little sister

In the shadow of teen pregnancy maven Diablo Cody's Juno stands the The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a new "teen drama" (I HATE that phrase; it's redundant) from the makers of 7th Heaven.

It looks like Juno all over again... well, minus the snarky dialogue, soundtrack full of quirky indie pop, and talented actors. Okay, so maybe there isn't much in common except for the whole pregnant high-schooler... but you should probabaly ask me if I intend on watching this blatant ripoff of a movie that I love so dearly? I'll get to that.

Here's a fact: I, among thousands of girls in the WB generation (for lack of a better term, don't judge), watched the religious propaganda that is 7th Heaven... religiously. It wasn't particularly well written, but Aaron Spelling always provided us with generic happiness and plasticine smiles.

So, yeah. I'm going to tune in. Hopefully it won't be a complete waste of time, but if it is, at least we all get to see Molly Ringwald become ravaged by time.

Is anyone else getting a Zoey 101 vibe at the 25 second mark? Let's all draw comparisons to Jamie Lynn Spears. Go.


The Secret Life of The American Teenager premieres July 1 on ABC Family.