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A Fall of Primetime Secrets and Lies

If the season finale and marathon of Pretty Little Liars tonight isn’t enough to get your dark television drama fix, secrets, lies, and stolen identities will be taking over primetime this fall.  Here is the scoop on four fall shows that will keep you on the edge of your seat:

Revenge: (Premieres Wed. Sept. 21st 10/9c on ABC) Is a modern version of The Count of Monte Cristo with a female protagonist. It tells the story of Emily Thorne, a newcomer to the Hamptons who isn’t new to the area at all. Something horrible happened long ago that ruined her family and she is back for revenge.  Socialites never forgive and forget.

The Secret Circle: (Premieres Thurs. Sept. 15th 9/8c on The CW) Vampires and werewolves are out and witches are in. To my delight, Halloween is coming early this year with The Secret Circle.  Cassie Blake is a seemingly normal teenage girl who finds herself orphaned after a fire.  After moving in with her grandmother, she discovers she was meant to complete a mysterious circle of powerful witches. But, dark magic may be at play when she begins to speculate that the fire may not have been an accident.

Ringer: (Premieres Tues. Sept. 13th 9/8c on The CW) Taking place in New York, this seems a lot like an adult Gossip Girl. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as a woman on the run who after briefly reuniting with her identical twin sister assumes her identity when her seemingly perfect sister disappears overboard on a boat trip. However, with all of the secrets and lies the deceptively flawless Siobhan was hiding she is no safer as her sister.

The Lying Game: (Premiered Mon. Aug. 15th 9/8c on ABC Family) Twins and deception seem be a theme this television season. Emma and Sutton are two twins separated at birth that switch lives in order of pursue the mysterious identity of their birth mother, but there are many other secrets along the way. With Pretty Little Liars coming to an end it’s great that there is another Sara Shepard novel coming to the small screen.

Those Aspiring Don’t Have Cruel Intentions

Beware of the beautiful ones.  While some may say that I was seduced by the rich and powerful, I would say they were really more of an inspiration.  When one aspires to be a member of the New York City elite, it is easy to be mistaken for a gold digger or devilish debutante. However, an Aspiring Socialite is neither.  I suffer not from greed or deprivation, but from a more elusive “Diamond in the Rough” complex.

Aside from being Gossip Girl before the Gossip Girl, the popular 1999 film Cruel Intentions is the perfect example of why evil will never conquer high society.  For this reason, Cruel Intentions is required viewing for everyone who is on or aspires to the A-list.  As you probably already know, the film tells the story of fictional socialite Kathyn Merteuil played by Sarah Michelle Gellar who makes a bet with her stepbrother Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) to seduce the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon.)  After much scheming, backstabbing, and driving around in a vintage Jaguar 1956 XK140 Roadster, Sebastian ends up dead, Kathryn is exposed for the sick girl she is, and Annette drives away alone in Sebastian’s convertible Jaguar.  So let this be a lesson to all of us that luxury and cruelty just don’t mix.  Don’t stab your friends in the back because you see an opportunity to make it to the top.  You will meet them again on the way down.  Plus, you should never wear fur.