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midnightsjane I saw the premieres of Ringer and The Secret Circle last night. I'm not 100% certain that Ringer is a soap opera at all, but Secret Circle looks like Vampire Diaries with witches instead of vampires and werewolves, in other words, TEEN SOAP OPERA in all capitals. Both shows are likely to revolve about relationships (which a lot of men will refuse to watch), but there is a chance Ringer may not devolve into a plotless mish-mash of who's sleeping with whom this week. At least this week, with possibly one or two exceptions the people acted like real people might behave. There is no chance whatsoever that in Secret Circle any of the characters other the heroine and possibly her new best friend will act anything like human beings, especially not her boyfriend (the current one with whom she is "destined to be" and any others during the run of the show). ( Spoiler )One's certainly solely about playing on emotions, the other may be about telling a story. That's a big difference.
The Secret Circle is for fans of (largely artificial) adolescent angst or for laughs. Ringer might appeal to a wider audience.
midnightsjane I saw the premieres of Ringer and The Secret Circle last night. I'm not 100% certain that Ringer is a soap opera at all, but Secret Circle looks like Vampire Diaries with witches instead of vampires and werewolves, in other words, TEEN SOAP OPERA in all capitals. Both shows are likely to revolve about relationships (which a lot of men will refuse to watch), but there is a chance Ringer may not devolve into a plotless mish-mash of who's sleeping with whom this week. At least this week, with possibly one or two exceptions the people acted like real people might behave. There is no chance whatsoever that in Secret Circle any of the characters other the heroine and possibly her new best friend will act anything like human beings, especially not her boyfriend (the current one with whom she is "destined to be" and any others during the run of the show). ( Spoiler )One's certainly solely about playing on emotions, the other may be about telling a story. That's a big difference. The Secret Circle is for fans of (largely artificial) adolescent angst or for laughs. Ringer might appeal to a wider audience.