While watching a recent episode of Privileged, in which the billionaire-playboy-next-door-turned-perfect-boyfriend won the heart of our heroine while her sweet and supportive best friend settled for the next best thing, I began to wonder: With so many shows serving up both the exemplary good guy and the brooding bad boy, is there some sort of pattern […]

Privileged Gets Its Groove Back
  Kelly Bedard

Though still plagued with problems of a frustrating nature, Privileged has somehow managed to find its way back to a place where it’s one of my must-watches of the week. There was a period there in the middle when all it did was make me mad but after this week’s episode I can proudly say […]

The First of a 2 Part Privileged
  Kelly Bedard

So apparently Rina Mimoun has a fear that makes Megan’s fear of lulls sound rational. Ms. Mimoun (Privileged’s showrunner) is apparently deathly afraid of Sam&Diane-syndrome. Based on the idea that ‘will they or won’t they’ tension is a lot more interesting than an actual relationship, the term refers to Cheers’ infamous “opposites attract” couple and […]

Privileged recovers some lost ground
  Kelly Bedard

Last night’s Privileged was the best it’s been in awhile. Rose got to shine brighter than Sage, Megan relapsed into “good person” territory, Will’s character was expanded to reveal more depth, we were given a break from the underwhelming character of Charlie, Everwood‘s Sara Drew guest starred and the audience finally got to see the […]

Privileged Defies The TV Rules
  Kelly Bedard

First let me say that this week’s episode of Privileged(“All About the Haves and Have Nots”) was oodles better than the last. Now on to my point. TV has rules by which most shows play. Rules about archetypes and morality and edginess and socio-economic statements and what couplings work best. Privileged, since it began, has […]

Privileged: my unexpected love
  Kelly Bedard

Privilegedis my unexpected new favourite show. I enjoy every single minute of it. And here’s why: 1) Megan. Despite being beautiful and charming, Megan is a type of protagonist one doesn’t see every day. Let me amend that, she is a protagonist one sees every day, just not on TV. Megan (played by Joanna Garcia) is awkward, but she’s […]

  Kelly Bedard

Taylor Townsend  As played by the wonderful Autumn Reeser, this beautiful, controlling, caring and at times delusional spitfire is the best thing about The OC’s 4th and final season and is in many ways the saviour of the show. Privileged There is so much more to this show than the typical CW rich teenagers bit. […]

  Kelly Bedard

Spot the differences- I dare you. After the buzz that last year’s premiere of Gossip Girl created, its home network, The CW, is doing all they can to replicate the effect (note that I didn’t use the word “success” because on a revenue, ratings, business level Gossip Girldidn’t deliver). Gossip Girl‘s second season is off […]