TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Shannon Levy (irondragonsll) The show was one of the best i've watched on t.v having to deal with teenage problems and such. At first I only watched it to see Missy Peregrym (Jackie). I watch her stuff because she's my favorite actress. I typed her name in on you tube video search and on the 2nd or 3rd page the show popped up. I immediately fell in love with the episode i watched but couldn't find episode's 1-6.After looking on this site I found Life as we know it, but the airing date and such was in 2010. I'm curious to whether they are continuing the show somehow and I really hope that they do.If you have any information on if its coming back or not please do tell!!

jill1223 I can see why this show was cancelled. Thats not to say it was that bad unfortunately the writers chose to start the series with two story arcs that were clichéd and tired - the affair with the teacher - done numerous times before most prominently in Dawsons Creek. The fact this one was more believable in that the teacher at least looked a lot closer to the students age doesn't really matter. The second the affair with the coach kind of pathetic. This show did improve as it went on and the stories moved away from these clichés. The acting was reasonable with Kelly Osbourne the surprising standout. However to compare this show in quality to either My So Called Life or Freaks and Geeks is a joke - both of these shows are a standout in the teen genre demonstrating something rarely seen - originality. That said it was better than the rubbish that didn't get cancelled such as the OC and One tree hill.

stupid_star19 Life as we know is truly the best show I have ever seen. It relates to teenagers. It portrays what life is really like for us. No nonsense crap that show how "perfect" life is. This show is amazing. Who ever canceled it is a fool.The three main character are yes, hot as hell, but they also are fabulous actors. Jon Foster is Ben, the cute, smart, funny, shy boy that has problems talking to girls his own age. Sean Foster is Dino, the hot, girl magnet that he is. Chris Lowell is Johnathon, with that fabulous smile and eyes, who can resist him. These are the boys of Life as We Know it. They make mistakes and we a given insight into their characters, all in all which makes us love them even more.The story line is one of the best I have ever seen, and the fact that it provides comical relief makes it the BEST! In my opinion, Life as We Know it should be something ever teenager and young adult should see. I believe everyone will find something to love about this show.

liquidcelluloid-1 Network: ABC; Genre: Teen Drama; Content Rating: TV-14 (for frank, pervasive sexual content, language); Classification: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4); Season Reviewed: Complete Series (1 season) For those, like myself, who view "Freaks and Geeks" as the godfather of the high school series, "Life As We Know It" is an intriguing pinch on the arm. Created by "Freaks" producers Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, "Life" doesn't quite recreate the magic of "Freaks", but it does come to the material with the same level of knowledge about its subjects and respect for its characters and audience. It is much better than the average Fox or WB teen drama.Based on Melvin Burgess' novel "Doing It", "Life", delves into that recently network discarded demographic: teenage boys. More specifically, the hormone-driven slavery to have sex that occupies the minds of teenage boys. And "Life" does something else: it gives these boys their balls back. After being neutered for years on other teen drams our heroes here aren't feminized, sensitive, wimps falling in love. They are carnal, but not 1-dimensional jerks.Balancing all of this are Sean Faris, Jon Foster and Chris Lowell as our three leads. The success and believability of the show rests on their shoulders and they carry the load all the way to the show's premature end. Faris' Dino is the school jock who breaks up with his girlfriend Jackie (Missy Peregrym) (both of whom have their own equally devastating family problems) and ends up the seemingly last person in school to have sex. Lowell's Johnathan finds himself in a sexual relationship with his best friend, Deborah (Kelly Osbourne) who isn't the type of girl he picture himself with, and Foster's Ben gets the most unbelievable storyline of them all.The other girls are fully realized as well and given roles more complex than they would be on another show. More care and heart is put into this show than simply a desire to parade around scantly clad teens for titillation's sake (I'm looking at you, Fox). Jessica Lucas stands out in the experience "American Pie" role. But the big surprise here is Kelly Osbourne who makes a star turn from reality show brat to near pitch-perfect actress. Osbourne is a revelation.Because Sachs and Judah are involved "Life" becomes a rare place to see former "Freaks" alumni: Becky Ann Baker, Samm Levine, Busy Phillips & Natasha Melnick appear in guest starring roles, the former two limited to a single line per episode. It's hard to believe these people can't get work in anything but a Sachs/Judah production.The show is visually stylish with an effectively used gimmick: a time-freezing effect that allows the boys to break the fourth wall and deliver their inner monologue in a way that manages to be different from "Malcolm in the Middle" and other character-narrated shows. These aren't Golly-Gee "Saved by the Bell" teenagers either. What they say is dialog written like adults and put in the mouths and spun by teenagers.Sachs and Judah have gone against the grain in creating a teen series that is stylish, edgy, humorous, intelligent and honest to the point that it might be uncomfortable for the older audience demos. When the show moves away from school and into the home it begins to suffer. An original beat comes as Dino learns that his Mom (Lisa Darr, "Popular") is cheating on his dad (D.B. Sweeney). It takes the traditional gender blame roles for a ride, but Dino's outwardly emotional reaction feels unrealistic for the character. Wouldn't a guy like this push the emotions down until it exploded at a later date instead of whining and crying melodramatically all the time? That would be more authentic. The show's craziest story involves Ben having a secret affair with a hot young teacher (Marguerite Moreanu). You'd think that after "Dawson's Creek" turned this story into a parodied cliché of the high school series Sachs and Judah would have known better.It amazes me that intelligent, working adults can't miss "One Tree Hill" or "The OC" but when a good teen series comes along - like "Freaks", "Undeclared" and now "Life as We Know It" - they can't be bothered. "Life" managed to pull my attention from "The Apprentice", which was a feat by itself, capturing high school life the way it is now. The casting lessons learned on "Freaks" are once again applied successfully: get a great cast, let them bond and improvise and the show will spring together from that. If "Life" is a more tradition teen/high school series than Paul Fieg or Judd Apatow's were, that only puts it in a genre where it is head and shoulders above the competition. If ABC had the guts or confidence they would have thrown some of that "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives" money into this, put it up against any other teen/high school drama on the air and challenged them to an open street fight. They could have really made something out of this. If they wanted to.* * * / 4