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This Is Summer
By Melissa Camacho,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Teens explore SF summer in brand-sponsored reality series.
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What's the Story?
THIS IS SUMMER is an Awesomeness TV streaming series featuring a group of teens living their lives to the fullest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Local high schoolers Jacob, Quinn, Reid, Sofia, Salem, Sophie, and Sawyer all have different goals, like going to college, performing, and pursuing a career in music. But throughout the summer, they make time to hang out with friends, explore romance, and pursue their creative outlets. Each member of the gang is making the most of their time off from school in his or her own way, but they all find ways to enjoy their time together before they go their separate ways in the fall.
Is It Any Good?
This lighthearted reality series offers a chance to watch good-looking teens with big personalities having fun in the San Francisco area. Each approximately 7.5-minute episode features cast members doing things like singing karaoke, skateboarding, shopping, and even recording an album. The hip music and iconic SF Bay Area locations add to the show's appeal.
As with most reality shows, there are lots of contrived moments, but this one is more tween-friendly than other teen-centered shows. However, This Is Summer also serves as an integrated advertising campaign for its sponsor, Hollister California. While this is revealed on the show's website and logo, kids may not pick up on the fact that what they're watching is as promotional as it is entertaining.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the ways TV shows and movies market products to children and teens. Parents: How can you help your kids identify these marketing practices?
How does This Is Summer integrate the products sold by its sponsor? Is it easy to spot when it happens?
How much of what goes on in this series is real? Based on what you see, were all the members of the cast friends before the show began? Are the activities they participate in pre-planned, or spur of the moment? How can you tell?
TV Details
- Premiere date: May 20, 2017
- Cast: Salem Davern , Sawyer Ikeda , Sofia Sanchez
- Network: Online
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: High School
- TV rating: NR
- Last updated: November 29, 2017
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