Talk:Teen drama

Merge with soap operas?

I'd recommend merging this article into soap opera, as I don't think any "teen drama" can exist without being considered a soap. 67.84.253.86 (talk) 23:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

That makes it a subgenre if anything. OrangeAipom (talk) 08:45, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Reorganizing sections

I've moved the history section to the United States section because it's only a history of teen dramas in the U.S. so I think it makes more sense to be there. I've also created a Teen dramas by country new section heading because that's what that was starting to look like anyway and that way it's easier to add information about teen dramas in other countries. If someone doesn't agree with my changes, feel free to change it back, but I think this is a better structure for the article. I'll leave a note at WikiProject Television asking for opinions and help to source the article. --Cattus ^talk 19:27, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Rewrite

This article needs to be written, and I strongly suggest that Teen film is merged into this article. IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 00:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

History

I'd strongly disagree with the notion that it only emerged as a genre in the 90s. There are numerous examples of drama made for a teenage audience from the 70s and 80s; I can primarily think of those in the science-fiction genre, that being my main interest, but a common theme is the development of moral attitude and an exploration of revolution.

Weren't dramedies of the 70's, e.g. Happy Days or What's Happening!!, predecessors to later teen dramas with one significant difference? The 70's shows often reflected segregated, working class white or black environments. But the post-Reagan era cultivated a view of white upper-middle class or wealthy lifestyles for a large swath of their teen characters in a romanticized base. People of color, particularly black or Hispanic, were excluded or given secondary token characters when allowed to portray a teen in these areas of luxury, privilege and power. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.10.219.165 (talk) 01:40, 12 January 2015 (UTC)