Just saw an advance screening of American Teen, and it reminded me how much I LOVE high school-themed stuff--so I'm starting a list. And don't gimme any of that High School Musical garbage--I'm talking about the good stuff, that really gets you in the gut or makes you feel great--my list so far:

Friday Night Lights (movie and TV show)
Freaks & Geeks
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the early years!)
Dazed & Confused
Go Tigers! (great doc on high school football in Ohio)
Footloose (take that, system!)
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Watts!!)
Breakfast Club (defined the genre)
Pretty In Pink
Sixteen Candles (Ringwald kick here...)

More?

And why is it these stories are so gripping? I think it's cuz I was unpopular in high school that these stories still resonate--like part of me wants to relive it to be someone else vicariously, and part of me has to watch like when you slow down to see an accident on the freeway...and sometimes it's just nice to see the nerd win. I was pulling so hard for the geek in American Teen! They say you always see yourself as who you were in high school, no matter how old you are. Anyone else find that to be true?

FReak and Geeks was a truly great series. Too bad it didn't last longer, but that's about what I've come to expect from network television.

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A-freakin-men, brother.