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American Heiress

(Rated TV-14, Drama, Starring Alicia Leigh Willis, Race Owen, AnnaLynn McCord, Where to watch: MyNetworkTV)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    English telenovela is rich with campy melodrama.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Extreme, soap opera-style character types: sweet but spoiled, vengeful and evil, slutty and greedy, etc. Lots of backstabbing, manipulating, and so on.

  • Violence:

    Machine gun-firing guerillas; patricide; a scary plane crash resulting in one dead person with a little bit of blood. In one scene a father hits his adult son with a folded newspaper.

  • Sex:

    One Paris Hilton-like character is famous for an Internet sex tape. She's very promiscuous, is seen in bed with men, wears very revealing clothes, and acts in a sexually provocative manner. Plenty of bed-hopping in general.

  • Language:

    "Hell" and "damn," plus lots of words like "slut" and "whore."

  • Consumerism:

    Extreme materiaism -- the main family lives in an elaborate mansion and owns a private plane. Much of the drama centers on who gets inheritance money.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    One son was in drug rehab in the past. Celebratory drinking of champagne.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About American Heiress

Parents need to know that this nighttime soap opera might attract teen viewers due to its focus on the fantasy-like world of the super rich. But because of the show's mature material, most parents will want to keep younger viewers away. Storylines revolve around an adult son who plots to murder his father and a young woman who is constantly seeking sex partners (several scenes show her in bed, obviously naked, and there's plenty of frank talk about the pursuit of sex). Family members are cruel to each other, in typical soap style.

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  • Families can talk about what's appealing about soap operas and telenovelas. How are these shows similar to real life? How are they different? Do you prefer soaps that go on indefinitely or ones that have a set ending point? Why are there so many evil people on these shows? How is this show similar to and different from Spanish telenovelas?
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