• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Search for love and identity fits teens and older.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–16

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  It's a coming-of-age drama, and growing up isn't always pretty. A main character dabbles with drug use; friends betray each other; some get married impulsively and just as easily divorce.
• Violence:

  Angst-ridden teens and twentysomethings are more likely to launch into angry tirades instead of shootouts and the like -- though some punches are thrown, and a gun is actually pulled once.
• Sex:

  These are sometimes-amorous (read: horny) college kids, so adjust expectations accordingly. In fact, Felicity makes it a goal to lose her virginity in the first season. Nevertheless, the subject is treated with a certain girly romance, not Jackass-like crassness. Still, everyone seems to sleep with everybody else in an incestuous circle of friends, and issues like infidelity and unwanted pregnancy are addressed.
• Language:

  Mild (a few sprinklings of "hell," "damn," "jerk," etc.). The most overused word is the ubiquitous "hey," which fans tally for every episode.
• Consumerism:

  No major sales push for labels, unless pop songs are the commodity, as the show's soundtrack is rife with chart-topping hits.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Given that the show takes place during the college years, a time of rife experimentation, alcohol and drugs do make an appearance. Occasionally they're the center of action, as when one of the characters drops out of school and chases a hard-partying lifestyle.

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