Secret Life of The American Idiot

This past Monday and Friday I had the pleasure of doing background work on the Show, Secret Life of the American Teenager. At this stage in my career one does background work on various television shows and movies in the hopes of attaining the much sought after SAG voucher. So far I have worked the following shows:

*Hung- definitely the nicest set
*Easy A- the most fun set, even though I had to drive all the way out to OJAI :(

*Iron Man 2- the most A-List filled set, super long days though :D

*It's Always Sunny In Philadeplhia- easiest day, I even got to get my face painted!

*Secret Life of the American Teenager- possibly the most nonenoyable experience ever

Friday we filmed on location at a high school in Van Nuys. All the main actors were there, since I don't watch the show I was not that excited lol but it was still cool to see them! It's nice because they are all really humble and don't think they're "above" talking to the extras or hanging out on set rather than rushing to their trailers between takes. It seemed like we were all really back in high school, and they were the group of popular friends that knew each other since kindergarten. I got to talk to Darren aka "Ricky" for a bit, and he was very, very nice. I don't like how they are doing his hair though, he looks like a knock off version of Dylan from Beverly Hills, 90210.

BH 90210, now that was a good teen show. Not like most of the stuff they put on TV these days, including Secret Life. I mean it's from the makers/producers of 7th Heaven so what can you expect except cheesy dialogue and unrealistic situations. I wish television shows aimed at high schoolers today would stop trying to sound realistic and relatable and just go for something completely unique and different! Kids are in school all day, every day, when they come home they don't want to flip on the TV and see an extension of their boring school on screen (ahem, Secret Life.) That's why Gossip Girl is so popular, it gives you a look into the world of the rich and scandalous character of New York city. I would not praise it for it's groundbreaking writing or acting, but is it entertaining? You bet. Point is, we need shows today that make us either laugh, or think. Like Glee, this show is going to make show choirs HUGE again all over the country, not just in the Midwest.

I'm not trying to dis Secret Life, because at the end of the day would I trade places with any of those kids...yes. BUT since I have to stand around and watch them try to act their way out of a paper bag filled with boring dialogue...I will willingly accept my place as a hall walker for now ;)

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What I'm Watching:

I just watched "Rachel Getting Married" the other day. Many people had told me it was a terrible, depressing movie. But I loved it, actually. Sure, it was a movie to kill yourself to, but the acting was so raw and spot on. I totally forgot Anne Hathaway ever did Princess Diaries, her breakout role. The camera angles and cinematography created such unique visuals, you actually felt like you were there witnessing a woman's life break down. Thank god for indie film makers, right?

Go watch it. Now. :D