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Shortland Street (1992)
It's Not Ground Breaking But It's Decent
Okay, sure it's not an amazing drama and the acting can be a bit sketchy at times but you have to appreciate it for what it is. It's a low budget, New Zealand made, get it done quickly soap drama.
Despite the fact that at times they sway from character to character and some of the twists are a bit excessive, it can't be beaten.
There is nothing I would rather watch on a weekday evening at 7pm than Shortland Street simply because the drama is actually well written and entertaining to say the least. For the fact that it has such a low budget and that it has been running for over 15 years gives a sign of it's cultural significance within New Zealand. It's a short piece and it's plot is always interesting and easy to follow, so you could start to watch it at any stage in your life.
Don't knock it, even though it isn't the best - it's worth what it is.
Life as We Know It (2004)
Entertaining and Honest
When this show first aired on Television, I decided to flick it on to see what new Teen Shows are being aired lately. I was over The OC and nothing new seemed to be grabbing my attention, so this one was a Diamond in the rough. It was honest, giving near enough and an accurate retelling of what life is like for us teenage guys, and the means of attaining it (and by 'IT' I mean sex) While not many of us actually end up doing our teachers, we do think about it a lot as this show implies... I thought the dialog was witty and immature enough to keep it real. My only serious problem with this show was that it got canceled, and stopped being aired in my country! I would have liked to see slightly more than the seven episodes aired here and a second season would have been something I would enjoyed immensely.