| No, I'm not a teenager, but I'll admit I've watched my fair share of teen-themed TV shows lately. Where else can you find a bunch of gorgeous young people (who rarely look or talk like they're actually in their teens) angsting about boys, girls, parents, school, or their alien superpowers, all set to a hip soundtrack? Wait, alien superpowers? Yup, with so many teen shows happening at the same time, they need to put some different spins on things, so 'Roswell - The Complete Third Season (The Final Chapter)' is about alien teenagers growing up among humans in New Mexico, 'Smallville - The Complete Fourth Season' covers the early days of Superman, and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Chosen Collection (40 Disc DVD Set) (Seasons 1-7)'--well, the title speaks for itself. We've compiled just a partial list of television shows that cover the teen scene. Dawson's Creek Created by Kevin Williamson of 'Scream' fame, 'Dawson's Creek' was a big hit for the WB. Yes, it suffered when Williamson left and the kids went to college, but the romantic triangles, squares, and other configurations of Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen captivated viewers and the soundtrack (sadly changed a great deal for DVD) was full of great songs. 'Dawson's Creek - The Complete First Season' 'Dawson's Creek - The Complete Second Season' 'Dawson's Creek - The Complete Third Season' 'Dawson's Creek - The Complete Fourth Season' 'Dawson's Creek - The Complete Fifth Season' 'Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)' Roswell Based on a series of young-adult novels, 'Roswell' lasted a mere three seasons. It told the story of three alien kids (Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, and Brendan Fehr) who grew up in Roswell, New Mexico and strike up romances with Earthlings (including Shiri Appleby and Majandra Delfino) as well as getting involved in cosmic struggles. Look for Emilie de Ravin of 'Lost' in the second season. 'Roswell - The Complete First Season' 'Roswell - The Complete Second Season' 'Roswell - The Complete Third Season (The Final Chapter)' Smallville In 'Smallville,' Clark Kent is a Kansas teenager who discovers he has Superman powers. Tom Welling stars opposite best friend Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) and romantic interest Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). Debuting in the fourth season is Lois Lane (Erica Durance). 'Smallville - The Complete First Season' 'Smallville - The Complete Second Season' 'Smallville - The Complete Third Season' 'Smallville - The Complete Fourth Season' Veronica Mars In the UPN's 'Veronica Mars,' Kristen Bell might not be one of the hip kids in her Neptune, CA school, but she's a topnotch operative in her dad's private-investigator business. Throughout the first season, Veronica tackles a number of mysteries, while one underlying puzzle--the murder of her best friend--slowly unravels. 'Veronica Mars - The Complete First Season' Buffy the Vampire Slayer In between kicking vampire butts, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) angsts over her boyfriends (including the subject of a spin-off series, Angel) and other problems at Sunnydale High School. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Chosen Collection (40 Disc DVD Set) (Seasons 1-7)' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fourth Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fifth Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Seventh Season' The O.C. Yes, there are parents in 'The O.C.' (Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan), but it's still a teen soap at heart, centered around their son, Seth (Adam Brody), outsider Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie), rich girl Marissa (Mischa Barton), her pal Summer (Rachel Bilson). The show careens between comedy and drama and is peppered by some of the smartest dialogue on TV. 'The O.C. - The Complete First Season' 'The O.C. - The Complete Second Season' Felicity Often compared to 'Dawson's Creek' when the series were both running (James Van Der Beek's title character made one self-mocking reference to their being like characters in 'Felicity'), 'Felicity' starred Keri Russell as a college student who's tossed aside her best-laid plans in order to follow a high school crush. The controversy over the actress's decision to cut her trademark curly hair rang far beyond the show's viewership. 'Felicity - Freshman Year Collection (The Complete First Season)' 'Felicity - Sophomore Year Collection (The Complete Second Season)' 'Felicity - Junior Year Collection (The Complete Third Season)' 'Felicity - Senior Year Collection (The Complete Fourth Season)' 'Felicity - The Complete Seasons One Through Four (Freshman - Senior Years) - Halfvalue.com Exclusive' Party of Five When a family suddenly loses its parents, the kids are forced to stick together to survive. Young actresses Neve Campbell and Lacey Chabert were the best-knowncast members until Matthew Fox, playing the family's 24-year-old patriarch, hit it big when he played the closest thing to a lead character in the smash hit 'Lost.' 'Party of Five - The Complete First Season' 'Party of Five - The Complete Second Season' Other Teen Shows 'Joan of Arcadia - The First Season' 'My So-Called Life (Complete Series)' |