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The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
Skip it
In a sea of poor shows on ABC Family, The Nine Lives of Chloe King is another poor addition to an already poor network. With a clichéd plot and poor comic relief, this show needs to be canceled and brought back with a better plan. ABC Family continues to target the teen audience with atrocious shows and, according to the ratings successes Secret Life and Pretty Little Liars, is working. Without giving away a big chunk of this disorganized plot; Chloe King, a teen girl, discovers that she's some kind of 'cat person' with nine lives and a 'destiny'. She then gets hunted by some secret organization. Sound bad yet? Let's review the shows with this plot-mold: Nikita, hunted by a secret organization; Heroes, people with superpowers hunted. There are countless others and this show brings nothing new. Skip it, unless you like poor science fiction dumbed down for teenage girls, who make up the main audience for ABC Family.
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
If you're looking for a good crime drama, keep on walking
Pretty Little Liars is rated extremely higher than it's worth. Nothing more than a piecemeal book series like the films, Pretty Little Liars is a mediocre attempt by ABC Family to make intelligent programming. With nothing more than an "attractive" female leading cast, the acting lacks to the point where Shay Mitchell, who plays Emily Fields, only tugs and pulls on her hair in a whining voice to convey angst, distress and anger. The drama is anti-climactic and the story, while believable and forward thinking in the books, is clichéd and pointlessly underacted by the cast in the show. They try to convey grittiness by adding a yellow and blue tint over everything. This show doesn't deserve your attention.