You know you WATCH me xoxo

Who am I? I'll never tell. Gossip Girl. I watch this show religiously, but I am still a critic. Every monday I tune in to watch a series of events go wrong in the lives of these "teenagers". Their problems range from killing people, being drugged, and dealing with dating your best friend. Although the majority of America knows these types of problems don't frequently occur in the everyday lives of adolescents, thousands still tune in every week to watch them happen to others. It's not enough to say that Gossip Girl is the only show doing this. It's the whole CW network. It is impossible to watch a show on the CW without seeing some unrealistic plot that is magically solved in a hour or half hour time slot. I mean, realistically if I shot and killed someone and then confessed it to my friends, I would not be okay with it any hour later. I would need a serious dose of Dr.Phil amongst other remedies. I'm wondering why as a society we continuously watch shows that week after week have story lines broadcasting ridiculous issues but no story lines that address serious issues in the lives of teens? Although it is a lot more entertaining to watch the witty dialogue in Gossip Girl, then talking out drama with a friend, I'm wondering why the issues of STD's, divorce, eating disorders, and dating are not more prominently mentioned. Perhaps it is because those topics to bring in ratings, or do they? I guess we'll never know.