5 TV High School Classes that took WAY too long to Graduate

June 20, 2011 5:00 pm     Posted in Entertainment, HaHa  Heidi - Bridgewater State University g+ page


By Heidi

There are a lot of inconsistencies between real high school and the way high school is portrayed on TV shows. For example, the fact that TV high schools let students chill aimlessly in the hall every 10 minutes or how they obviously never have any homework since their fictional lives are way too action-packed to have time for anything like that.

But, regardless of the unrealistic differences, we watch and try to relate to these shows… although, it’s pretty hard to relate to a certain class of fictional high school students when none of them ever seem to graduate.

When Ryan Murphy, the producer of Glee, announced that he would be graduating the cast of the show and bringing in new people, I was a bit surprised, but definitely relieved. Yes, the characters we’ve all come to know and love will be missed, but would you really want them to be 3-year super-seniors?

Check out some of the other shows that decided to make their students stay back over and over again for the sake of high ratings.

Do you think it’s okay for shows to “graduate” and replace their original cast, or would you rather see the cast of your favorite show stay in high school forever? Do you remember any other shows whose cast members never seemed to grow up?

6 Comments on "5 TV High School Classes that took WAY too long to Graduate"

  1. Jacey says:
    Mon, 20th Jun 20116:11 pm 

    And to answer the question, I guess I'm kind of torn on whether or not graduating them is better. Obviously they can't stay in high school forever, but I like shows like One Tree Hill, or Boy Meets World, that graduate the characters but then follow them along in their college lives, so we still get more of the characters we've grown to love! I feel like Glee wouldn't be the same without the original cast :(

  2. Jenna says:
    Wed, 22nd Jun 20118:39 am 

    And Luke and Skills coach the basketball team at Tree Hill High…

  3. Ashleigh says:
    Thu, 23rd Jun 20117:00 pm 

    I think Glee will probably have a spin-off show with Kurt, Blaine, and Rachel in NYC together. I think that could be really good because they're audience favorites and my favorites anyway

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