GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

GazerRise Fantastic!

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

qasdfghj I really enjoyed this show. It was very pleasurable to watch. Though at first appearance it has the feel of a show like One Tree Hill, the plot is considerably more substantial and mature. The characters have as much depth and intrigue of the excellent characters on "Freaks and Geeks" but represent a different subset of the student body.The storyline is stimulating and keeps you on the edge of your chair throughout all of the episodes - well done. The issues raised are intriguing, but never turn dark and deeply negative. There always ends up being resolution and a way to pull out. I really like that... it creates a show that is easier to watch. It's a good family show, and made me empathize with parents more once it was over. I would give it 10 stars. Also, I personally didn't mind that it ended abruptly... it was well worth a watch. Just don't expect much resolution at the end.

NakedSalad The show 'Life As We Know It' was very unusual as compared to other American televisions shows, because for once, it was well written and wasn't a piece of mindless crap.The characters in show are very realistic, I'm a 15 year old myself so I could relate to all of the characters.The show, for one, reflected the tastes of real teenagers with Kelly asking, "Have any of you heard the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs CD?", the character Dio saying, "I'm listening to Interpol" and with the character Johnathan saying, "V for Vendetta is my favourite graphic novel".The show showed 'indie' culture which is popular amongst most teenagers and adults. Usually on American teenage shows, they talk about hip hop and R n'B which I couldn't care less about.This show was especially good with the characters stepping out of a scene and telling you their current thoughts about a situation. The actors were incredibly amusing and great in those scenes, one of the best parts of the show.If you have watched it, you'll know that the main plot is about the characters and their virginity's, the only thing that is on any teenage mind. It explored how they all felt about sex and their relationships very realistically, I have even heard some of my friends saying exactly what the characters have in the show.This show deserved a second season, it deserved 10 even. It may have not done so well in America, but it got a lot of fans here in Scotland. I think that the show should make a second season only available to the Uk, as the show reflected our teenage life's so perfectly, despite the actors being 20 when their characters are 15. Hey, I can pass for 18 and I'm 15.I would recommend anyone to watch this show, and if the creators are reading this, please, please make a second season. The actors were ace, the soundtrack is great, the pop culture mentions are completely accurate to the indie world amongst teenagers, the thoughts and dialogue were great.The only flaw of this show was, that it only got one season.

moneyman369 Well my friend got me into Life As We Know It ...I found the show to be extremely addicting, I mean as a sophomore in High School I think the show is just genius, well first of all the show is all very true of what a guy goes through in High School and the intensity gets to be very high throughout the show. The show would make you say things like "o my god" or "wow" or "damn". The show is clean, has a great plot, and its really easy get into the show. After you watch it for a while you start to feel that your actually in the show its just plain amazing....I am just so sad that the show stopped playing...I really hope it just started up again..I have the DVD, but the ending....its just not complete, you guys need to finish the show.

liquidcelluloid-1 Network: ABC; Genre: Teen Drama; Content Rating: TV-14 (for frank, pervasive sexual content, language); Classification: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4); Season Reviewed: Complete Series (1 season) For those, like myself, who view "Freaks and Geeks" as the godfather of the high school series, "Life As We Know It" is an intriguing pinch on the arm. Created by "Freaks" producers Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, "Life" doesn't quite recreate the magic of "Freaks", but it does come to the material with the same level of knowledge about its subjects and respect for its characters and audience. It is much better than the average Fox or WB teen drama.Based on Melvin Burgess' novel "Doing It", "Life", delves into that recently network discarded demographic: teenage boys. More specifically, the hormone-driven slavery to have sex that occupies the minds of teenage boys. And "Life" does something else: it gives these boys their balls back. After being neutered for years on other teen drams our heroes here aren't feminized, sensitive, wimps falling in love. They are carnal, but not 1-dimensional jerks.Balancing all of this are Sean Faris, Jon Foster and Chris Lowell as our three leads. The success and believability of the show rests on their shoulders and they carry the load all the way to the show's premature end. Faris' Dino is the school jock who breaks up with his girlfriend Jackie (Missy Peregrym) (both of whom have their own equally devastating family problems) and ends up the seemingly last person in school to have sex. Lowell's Johnathan finds himself in a sexual relationship with his best friend, Deborah (Kelly Osbourne) who isn't the type of girl he picture himself with, and Foster's Ben gets the most unbelievable storyline of them all.The other girls are fully realized as well and given roles more complex than they would be on another show. More care and heart is put into this show than simply a desire to parade around scantly clad teens for titillation's sake (I'm looking at you, Fox). Jessica Lucas stands out in the experience "American Pie" role. But the big surprise here is Kelly Osbourne who makes a star turn from reality show brat to near pitch-perfect actress. Osbourne is a revelation.Because Sachs and Judah are involved "Life" becomes a rare place to see former "Freaks" alumni: Becky Ann Baker, Samm Levine, Busy Phillips & Natasha Melnick appear in guest starring roles, the former two limited to a single line per episode. It's hard to believe these people can't get work in anything but a Sachs/Judah production.The show is visually stylish with an effectively used gimmick: a time-freezing effect that allows the boys to break the fourth wall and deliver their inner monologue in a way that manages to be different from "Malcolm in the Middle" and other character-narrated shows. These aren't Golly-Gee "Saved by the Bell" teenagers either. What they say is dialog written like adults and put in the mouths and spun by teenagers.Sachs and Judah have gone against the grain in creating a teen series that is stylish, edgy, humorous, intelligent and honest to the point that it might be uncomfortable for the older audience demos. When the show moves away from school and into the home it begins to suffer. An original beat comes as Dino learns that his Mom (Lisa Darr, "Popular") is cheating on his dad (D.B. Sweeney). It takes the traditional gender blame roles for a ride, but Dino's outwardly emotional reaction feels unrealistic for the character. Wouldn't a guy like this push the emotions down until it exploded at a later date instead of whining and crying melodramatically all the time? That would be more authentic. The show's craziest story involves Ben having a secret affair with a hot young teacher (Marguerite Moreanu). You'd think that after "Dawson's Creek" turned this story into a parodied cliché of the high school series Sachs and Judah would have known better.It amazes me that intelligent, working adults can't miss "One Tree Hill" or "The OC" but when a good teen series comes along - like "Freaks", "Undeclared" and now "Life as We Know It" - they can't be bothered. "Life" managed to pull my attention from "The Apprentice", which was a feat by itself, capturing high school life the way it is now. The casting lessons learned on "Freaks" are once again applied successfully: get a great cast, let them bond and improvise and the show will spring together from that. If "Life" is a more tradition teen/high school series than Paul Fieg or Judd Apatow's were, that only puts it in a genre where it is head and shoulders above the competition. If ABC had the guts or confidence they would have thrown some of that "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives" money into this, put it up against any other teen/high school drama on the air and challenged them to an open street fight. They could have really made something out of this. If they wanted to.* * * / 4