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  • ABC
  • Oct 7, 2004
  • ABC
  • Oct 7, 2004
Life As We Know It

Summary "Life As We Know It" was a show about high school life in Seattle, shown through the eyes of three teenage boys. Dino is the jock with secret sensitivity; Jonathan is an artist who sees life through a camera lens; and Ben is the A-student who will still never make his parents happy. The three are fast friends, and always talk about their...

  • ABC
  • Oct 7, 2004
  • ABC
  • Oct 7, 2004
Life As We Know It
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 7, 2004
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Summary "Life As We Know It" was a show about high school life in Seattle, shown through the eyes of three teenage boys. Dino is the jock with secret sensitivity; Jonathan is an artist who sees life through a camera lens; and Ben is the A-student who will still never make his parents happy. The three are fast friends, and always talk about their...

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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
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22% Mixed
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22% Negative
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90
Aug 7, 2014
A sly, sweet look at high school, “Life as We Know It” is so good that you immediately make room on your shelf for the cult-fave DVD because you know this is the kind of show that gets canceled after five episodes.
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75
Aug 7, 2014
Maybe Dino's immature and occasionally unlikable, but I'm ready for a TV teen who isn't a better, more knowing human being than I am.
By Gillian Flynn FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 7, 2014
Depending on your memories of high school, ABC's new drama... is either one of the most honest or most troubling small-screen depictions of teen angst. [7 Oct 2004]
By Sarah Rodman FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 7, 2014
A try at a male "My So-Called Life," with a heaping helping of "Dawson's Creek" on top. [7 Oct 2004]
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 7, 2014
If all teenage boys think about is sex, sex and more sex, then the producers and writers of "life as we know it" have captured the teenage boy perfectly.
By Scott D. Pierce FULL REVIEW
37
Aug 7, 2014
It makes one of the worst first impressions in TV history. Seldom has a show worked so diligently to make you hate its characters so quickly.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
30
Aug 7, 2014
Problem is, all the supposed 16-year-olds look like they're 25 (actors playing the sexy lead couple are both actually 24). Maybe it could be called Well-Muscled Smarmy Young Adults Try to Talk Dirty. [7 Oct 2004]
By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

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