teenage angst, teenage dream.

ive been watching these teenage drama shows, and i have come to a realization that no matter what year it is, the issues faced by all teenagers seem to be shared world wide, to grow up watching tv shows where the characters are exposed to the problems that we face in our own lives make it the relation to the characters all the easier, i understand that the show it self is fiction unless said otherwise, but the one thing that makes it real are the problems/issues that they're facing, the issues we see on TV are the cold hard truth,

i came to this epiphany recently after watching my collection of Dawson's Creek which was filmed in the mid 90's til the early millennium, and like a friend mentioned before, just as soon as Dawson's Creek wrapped up, The OC begun to air which is proving that regardless of the eras the issues faced in every show are all the same. Theres always boy problems, girl problems, family problems, a loss or a gain, a failure or an achievement. In these shows we watch we find the relation to the show to be a reality, i say this because for me i can say that some of the shows i watched have helped me understand some of the problems i went through easier, disregarding the fact that we're not as cool as these kids on TV nor we live in awesome mansions.

To the writers/producers of such shows, you have amazing skill to be able to hit so many people with the realization of such issues.. Atleast now I know, in whatever issue im in, surely someone else across the globe has/is going thru the same thing and im clearly not alone in the problematic side of life.