teen couples

Times are at their most desperate. New episodes of scripted television have become harder than ever to find.

Once a last resort, shows such as "Gossip Girl" have become an oasis in a reality TV desert. Any morsel of creative writing is worthy of time now that primetime is filled with a new, not-improved "American Gladiators," yet another season of "Flavor of Love" and a truly terrifying reality show called "The Baby Borrowers," where teen couples must care for infants, toddlers, adolescents and the elderly.