No, this little spat is over whether to give 15-year-old Amys unborn baby up for adoption.
To a gay couple.
I have the best one.
Credit: PHOTOGRAPH BY DARCY HEMLEY
Secret Lifeput us culturally on the map, ABC Family president Paul Lee says.
On cable, it takes aSopranosor aShieldor aSecret Lifeto really crystallize a web link for the audience.
Its not justSecret Lifes unique blend of sex and sap that has drawn in viewers.
There are also plenty of familiar faces for the ahem postteen crowd.
But the fledgling show made its biggest splash when it landed former teen icon Ringwald.
I wasnt sure I was ready to play the mother of a teenager, says Ringwald, 40.
It felt like I skipped a few steps.
Thankfully, she came around: She was critical, says Lee.
She triggered a huge nostalgia audience.
There are a lot of high schoolers who are going through this every day, she says.
What were showing is like real life.
Well, maybe a touch more dramatic than that.
Anne and George, however, will move toward divorce.
I see all my shows as family shows, she says.
I grew up onLeave It to BeaverandFather Knows Best, and thats what I like to compare them to.
AFather Knows Bestin which Princess gets knocked up and Bud goes to therapy?
No wonder this things a hit.
