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The played out teen genre

I just watched the pilot for Starcrossed and I can't believe I was able to finish the episode. It started out alright with a little girl helping a little alien boy. Then with a fast forward 10 years later we were suddenly in a teen genre that was all too familiar. As soon as the show mentioned a 'sector' I groaned. I love new books or shows that are different, and I will read or watch something recommended to me. Unfortunately, as soon as something becomes a hit in the teen scifi/fantasy genre, there are many copycats. First the vampire genre was a big hit, and there were vampires everywhere, and now the recent topic is the post apocalyptic world where you must choose something at the age of 16. I find that amusing since you're not considered an adult until you reach 18 or 21 for the majority of things. Why would that change in the future?

Keywords/Phrases:
*Sector
*Social Suicide
*Sorting

*Main character is either 16, or about to be 16 and the plot centers around their 16th birthday
*The love interest boy is in the 'wrong crowd' (vampire, alien, poor, whatever)
*High school cliques are mentioned

I just couldn't get into the show because there were so many cliches. Maybe it got better, but I didn't try to watch any more episodes.

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