Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this teen drama's themes revolve around adhering to personal values in the face of temptation, threats, and adversity. Some adults occasionally behave inappropriately and even illegally, but others are involved parents who think deeply about what people need to reach their best potential. The music from each episode is marketed at the end of the show and via the show's Web site. This could be a draw for many teens, but it might give some parents pause.
Sexual
Content
Smooching and melodramatic relationships; nothing graphic.
Violence
Threats by thugs are all verbal; main characters have car theft, battery, arson in their pasts.
Language
Occasional use of words like "bitch," "hell," and "damn."
Social
Behavior
Many characters are overcoming checkered pasts and learning to make responsible choices.
Consumerism
Music is marketed during the end credits and is for sale via the show's Web site.
Drugs / Tobacco /
Alcohol
Some characters own a nightclub, some drink socially.