The life of 15-year-old Lux who was abandoned in foster care takes an unexpected turn when she applies for emancipation and the judge makes her stay with her biological parents.The life of 15-year-old Lux who was abandoned in foster care takes an unexpected turn when she applies for emancipation and the judge makes her stay with her biological parents.The life of 15-year-old Lux who was abandoned in foster care takes an unexpected turn when she applies for emancipation and the judge makes her stay with her biological parents.
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Love this show!
Watched Shiri in 'Roswell', Kerr in 'Dawson's Creek' and wondered if they could pull it off as a couple. They do.
Shiri's character Kate is forced to face the child she gave up almost 16 years ago. Lux (Brittany) has spent those years bouncing through the foster home system and she's excellent as a young woman who struggles to fit into this new family.
Rafi is perfect as Bug, Lux's boyfriend who struggles with many issues himself.
I've not seen Kristoffer's previous work but he's great as Lux's father who's struggling to be a father as he grows up himself.
Each week's episode brings me to tears, sometimes of joy and sometimes of sadness - then I have to wait another week for the next episode!
I will be buying this on DVD - love this show!
Watched Shiri in 'Roswell', Kerr in 'Dawson's Creek' and wondered if they could pull it off as a couple. They do.
Shiri's character Kate is forced to face the child she gave up almost 16 years ago. Lux (Brittany) has spent those years bouncing through the foster home system and she's excellent as a young woman who struggles to fit into this new family.
Rafi is perfect as Bug, Lux's boyfriend who struggles with many issues himself.
I've not seen Kristoffer's previous work but he's great as Lux's father who's struggling to be a father as he grows up himself.
Each week's episode brings me to tears, sometimes of joy and sometimes of sadness - then I have to wait another week for the next episode!
I will be buying this on DVD - love this show!
I think they really really really need to bring this show back I am still watching 10 years on let's make it happen it helped me so much I was in a dark time and the show made me happy.
Life UneXpected from The CW is about a 15-year-old girl trying to get herself emancipated to get away from the foster care system.
Lux, played by Brittany Robertson (Swingtown) has been put through the ringer with with the foster care system and needs to get away. She needs to become emancipated.
Her biological dad, Nate "Baze" Bazile is played by Kristoffer Polaha (ad Men, Valentine, North Shore) and her mom, Cate Cassidy is played by Shiri Appleby (ER, Six Degrees, Roswell).
Through one turn or another Lux is put in the temporary custody of her biological parents (Don't worry, you'll see why).
~ Life UneXpected is written by Liz Tigelaar (Brothers & Sisters, What About Brian) and directed by Gary Fleder (Life on Mars, October Road).
These two have teamed up to bring quite the heart warming tale of a wayward like teen who rediscovers her biological parents. Neither live with each other and this tale of two different people, three counting Lux, hits nerves in a good way with this journey they are embarking on.
The plot pulls you in from the start and keeps you hooked. It has great interaction between characters. Nothing feels forced, everything flows.
The caveat: You need to like shows like this to appreciate it. That being said, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Lux, played by Brittany Robertson (Swingtown) has been put through the ringer with with the foster care system and needs to get away. She needs to become emancipated.
Her biological dad, Nate "Baze" Bazile is played by Kristoffer Polaha (ad Men, Valentine, North Shore) and her mom, Cate Cassidy is played by Shiri Appleby (ER, Six Degrees, Roswell).
Through one turn or another Lux is put in the temporary custody of her biological parents (Don't worry, you'll see why).
~ Life UneXpected is written by Liz Tigelaar (Brothers & Sisters, What About Brian) and directed by Gary Fleder (Life on Mars, October Road).
These two have teamed up to bring quite the heart warming tale of a wayward like teen who rediscovers her biological parents. Neither live with each other and this tale of two different people, three counting Lux, hits nerves in a good way with this journey they are embarking on.
The plot pulls you in from the start and keeps you hooked. It has great interaction between characters. Nothing feels forced, everything flows.
The caveat: You need to like shows like this to appreciate it. That being said, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Love the show. At the moment, there aren't many other shows like this on TV. Mainly crime, or shows like gossip girl, and although they are good in their own right, this adds something different to the mix. It is comparable to Gilmore girls, in my opinion. The acting is good and the script is fantastic. It is a family friendly show, early teens and adults alike can enjoy it.There have only been a few episodes of the show released, but I look forward to the next one each week. It's rare for me to anticipate the next episode for shows, as many of the better ones get cancelled so here's to hoping there are many more seasons to come.
The only episode I hated was the last episode. I wanted to be part of the characters lives for another couple of seasons and the abrupt ending really upset me.
The show managed to deal with really sensitive and emotional content without losing my interest. They were able to make me feel sorry, sad, hopeful, angry and helpless in many cases all in the same episode.
How a show this good can fall through the cracks and fizzle out after two seasons is beyond me.
I really wanted to go through the rest of Luxes journey to adulthood with her. I loved her character and am going to miss her.
The show managed to deal with really sensitive and emotional content without losing my interest. They were able to make me feel sorry, sad, hopeful, angry and helpless in many cases all in the same episode.
How a show this good can fall through the cracks and fizzle out after two seasons is beyond me.
I really wanted to go through the rest of Luxes journey to adulthood with her. I loved her character and am going to miss her.
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- TriviaBritt Robertson (Lux) and Shiri Appleby (Cate) became very close friends during the run of the show and in fact lived together for some time.
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