We all have that series that marked a before and after during our adolescence, either because it helped us cope with our problems or because it allowed us to escape during that difficult time. At youth productions They are not always given the merit they deserve for keeping us company, but they always come to light when we share the series that had the most impact on us during that period between 10 and 20 years.
We know that, seen in retrospect, some subjects were not treated correctly, since they are all daughters of their time but, even with their defects, the affection we have for them does not disappear. What’s more, they must have done something right too if even the new generations go to them, They rediscover them and enjoy them for the first time as we did at the time. How lucky you are to live them from scratch.
‘Friends’ (1994-2004)
To those from the 90s, the 2000s, the 2010s… If there is a series that has managed to be the most watched and loved generation after generation, that is Friends. Having just completed its 30th anniversary, we look back, review its best episodes and we realized that, no matter how much time passes, we will always be able to identify with the comings and goings of this group of six friends who were just trying to find their place in life, in love and at work.
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (1997-2003)
In case you can’t tell from the chosen image, some of us were more team Spike than Ángel (which is why we understand James Marsters when he says what to do this scene traumatized him). But no matter which team we were on, we were all obsessed with this teenage vampire slayer with great taste in fashion. Nothing better to hook teenagers than a series of young people who face supernatural events.
‘Dawson grows’ (1998-2003)
In five years many things can happen, such as something as important as leaving adolescence behind and beginning what will be the rest of your life. In the fictional town of Capeside, Joey and Pacey discovered what it was like to come of age with all that it entails: its love affairs and friendships and the difficulty of finding your place in the world. There we also met Katie Holmes already Michelle Williams.
‘Gilmore Girls’ (2000-2007)
Where they lead us, we will follow. Autumn has begun and, with it, the perfect time of year to rewatch the entire series. It is because of them that we know that snow can be smelled, that a marriage proposal has to be made with 1000 yellow daisies and that the best name for a dog is that of a famous person like Paul Anka. They made some questionable decisions, but only to teach us that sometimes that’s how life is.
‘Lizzie McGuire’ (2001-2004)
Lizzie McGuire’s high school stories would not have been the same without that little drawing of herself representing her conscience. It only had two seasons, but also a film that marked the millennials even more than the series itself. If Barcelona will always belong to the Cheetah Girls, Rome will be that city in which Hilary Duff He gave a concert in the Coliseum itself, knowing that this was what dreams were made of.
‘One step forward’ (2002-2005)
Just like those with supernatural themes, movies and series about singing and dancing are another safe bet, especially for younger audiences. It was thanks to this dance school that we discovered some very young Beatriz Luengo, Mónica Cruz, Miguel Ángel Muñoz and Pablo Puyolwho delighted us with great musical numbers, some great songs (Sambameahem) and, of course, lots of romance and gossip.
‘One Tree Hill’ (2003-2012)
In Gilmore Girls We lost Tristan, but it was to gain Lucas Scott. The actor Chad Michael Murray He had to leave the series when they cast him as the protagonist in One Tree Hillso we don’t take it into account. The series showed the lives of two teenagers (yes, those in the photo are supposed to be young people, typical of the 2000s) with a secret: they were both children of the same father. A high school and basketball drama that marked a generation so much that has already announced a sequel.
‘The OC’ (2003-2007)
We won’t lie, we watched it for Seth Cohen, which is why we’re so excited to see him again. Adam Brody in the new Netflix comedy series Nobody wants this. In 2003, we moved to Orange County, California, to live the life of Ryan, a suburban boy taken in by a rich family. In his new life and new school, the protagonist made some enemies, but he also found his best friend and the love of his life.
‘Zoey 101’ (2005-2008)
Our vision of the series has been forever tainted by the mistreatment that Alexa Nicolas suffered at the hands of Jamie Lynn Spears behind the scenes, which was discovered many years after production ended. But, oblivious to all this, during the summers of the 2000s, we enjoyed seeing the campus life of this college student and her group of friends, although the best part was always the surprise romance between Logan and Quinn.
‘H2O: Just Add Water’ (2006-2010)
If we have all wanted to play mermaids on the beach in summer, it was because of them. We never discovered the answer to how they showered if every time they touched the water they turned into mermaids, and we know that would be a hassle, but we can’t help but envy that they could swim miles under the sea and that they had magical powers. In addition, the series also gave us one of the most hated villains of all time: the unbearable Charlotte.
‘The boarding school’ (2007-2010)
How many deaths had to happen at that school for parents to take their children out of there and close the school forever? Secret passageways, girls who talked to ghosts, Nazi experiments on children… Everything happened at that boarding school. It was only three years, but it seemed like much longer that we were hooked on both the teachers’ stories and those of the students, young and old (Paula was the best).
‘Gossip Girl’ (2007-2012)
The reality is that what the gossip queen did was bully the young people of the Upper East Side, but the 2000s were like that and gossip got the better of us. What started with some rich high school students who wanted to go to the best universities ended with a group of friends in which, after six seasons, everyone had already hooked up with everyone (adults almost included), there had been toxicities everywhere and the friendships and relationships had been broken and mended millions of times. And we swallow it all with pleasure.
‘Physics or Chemistry’ (2008-2011)
In Spain you cannot talk about high school series and not mention this one, and not only because great actors and artists such as Úrsula Corberó, Javier Cano, Maxi Iglesias either Angy Fernandez. Physics or chemistry It was a chaos of troubles, friendships, parties and so on, but instead of in a posh school like in Gossip Girlin a public one. Of course, this one dealt with more serious topics such as teenage pregnancy or the discovery of sexuality during those difficult years of youth.
‘The Vampire Diaries’ (2009-2017)
In the 2000s, the love triangle was very popular. And if it was with siblings in between, much better. Let’s not talk about whether these were vampires obsessed with the protagonist because she was the doppelgänger of a love from the past that already came between them. Another of those series that, seen through today’s eyes, didn’t make much sense (what was Klaus doing falling in love with a 16-year-old girl whose only thing was worried about going to the high school dance?), but we will always have him dear.
‘Glee’ (2009-2015)
Seen from today’s perspective, it had its dubious plots, but it cannot be denied that the idea of the series was very good. With the little musical culture that a teenager may have acquired in his few years of life, glee He discovered a thousand songs for us with his covers and their performances in inter-school competitions and, furthermore, he made us understand that there is nothing wrong with being different from others, quite the opposite.
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