Don't give in: ABC Family series about sex-crazed adolescents needs 'Life' saver

By Mark A. Perigard / Review Monday, June 30, 2008 - Added 2m ago The Secret Life Of The American Teenager: D Diablo Cody is rolling in her grave right now. Oh, right. The Academy Award winning scribe responsible for the critically acclaimed teen pregnancy comedy “Juno” isn’t dead - yet. She’s due for a stroke when she sees how “7th Heaven” creator Brenda Hampton has twisted her idea. In the one-hour drama “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” (premiering Tuesday night at 8 on ABC Family), 15-year-old Amy (Shailene Woodley) discovers she’s pregnant after a quickie at - are you ready? - band camp. The nod to “American Pie” is probably unintentional, although “Secret” is often campy at all the wrong moments. You meet Amy’s many classmates early on in a long, sweeping sequence set in their high school. Each one is obsessed... [read full story]