That awkward moment when you watch a show called 'Awkward' that isnt awkward at all.

Hello! Its been awhile eh? I know nobody visits anymore except for spammers so this time, I'm just blogging for myself. Sort of like a journal.

Sooo today I was watching this TV show called 'Awkward.' on MTV right, and I know.. I know... Its MTV. They're not exactly famous for producing quality TV shows, but this one.. this one is a gem.

It isnt a retarded reality show on MTV like Teen Moms, Freaky Kids in Beauty Pageants (I honestly dont know what the real title is hahaha) or Jersey Shore, but it is an actual, scripted TV show with professional actors and actresses. I stumbled upon it on MTV while channel-surfing today and because I recognised 2 of the actors (Beau Mirchoff who played Danny Bolen on Desperate Housewives and Ashley Rickards who played Sam on One Tree Hill), I decided not to switch channels and watch it for awhile. And I never switched the channel until the Awkward marathon was done. I believe I watched 3 episodes in one sitting on MTV earlier today. It was that good. Or, more like, I just liked it that much.

At first I thought it was gonna be a romantic-drama reality show like The Hills or something, but nope! It is actually a comedy-drama! I found some parts surprisingly hilarious and some parts were super awwwww-worthy. Especially for a TV show about high school drama. But then again, I'm starting to realise that I'm developing a guilty pleasure for high school dramas. It used to be acceptable back then to watch it, back when I was in high school, because it was so relatable? But now its quite frowned-upon to be so interested in high school drama shows at my age, because we've gone way past that petty drama age, with the cliques and jocks, popular bitches and nerdy wannabes, all that back-stabbing and gossiping hoo ha. But high school never really ends, does it?

What the creators of Awkward has brought to the table was a mature, relatable, cynical yet hopelessly romantic 16-year-old protagonist who.. yeah, pretty much stumbles through high school. Sounds typical, I know, but she brings a fresh perspective to situations with her voice-over narrations/thoughts. I'll be honest, what caught my eye at first was how hot Beau Mirchoff is (LOL I just cant help it sometimes :P) and the first few scenes I saw was of them being cute together! Before some shit happens la, as expected. But what kept me drawn to this show was the humour, whether it was her parents, her guidance counsellor, her best friends or even her own hilariously snarky thoughts, it was funny! It was entertaining. And it was relatable.

I'm not really good at writing reviews, but hey, maybe that 8.3/10 score on IMDB can be a little convincing eh? Once the marathon on MTV was over, I ran upstairs to my room, IMDB-ed this tv show and went on a torrent spree. I downloaded and watched the entire 12-episode season after that, and here I am, blogging! Because this show sparked up an old feeling of mine.. that old hopeless romantic in me that went missing for awhile.

Thats the thing about high school romance, it was the only thing high schoolers needed to worry about. Education back in school was easy, and the cramming and studying was only needed as we approached exams, but when it wasnt exam season, when we didnt have bitches to worry about, we had our crushes to crush on, boys to overanalyse and all that shit. I guess I kind of miss that, and the whole not having to worry about my studies bit. Because lets face it, uni has been sucking me dry, and i'm only halfway through my course. I miss being carefree. I miss the days where relationships were easy and not full of complicated blurred lines like "we're just dating", "its not exclusive", "it's an open relationship" and all that. I missed being a hopeless romantic! Because its better to have love and lost, than not to have loved at all right?

I guess what this show has done is brought back all the memories and carefree-ness and whatnot that I've missed. I guess thats why I do enjoy watching high school shows, to escape from reality and just focus on somebody else's fantasy. To indulge in watching someone else be hopelessly and romantically happy. With a cute boy too, haha. Because its fun and entertaining and it floats my boat. And I'm not ashamed of it, hehe :D

(And also frankly I think its because I am turning 21 in a few days and I don't think I am emotionally or mentally ready to grow up :'( Why can't I be a teenager foreverrrr whyyyyyy?? lolol)