英文比较好的请直接看原文吧 我觉得我的翻译可能有偏颇~~
CNN: The "Liars" are in high school but they attract an adult audience. Were you thinking about that when you came up with this, or did you stumble into a broader audience by accident?
Shepard: It was a little bit by accident. When I was putting this together the really popular book series was "Gossip Girl," and "Gossip Girl" is a lot of teenage people acting like adults. That was sort of the trend that was going on, teenagers living with these adult situations.
I didn't want to write another "Gossip Girl," like a social drama. I wanted it to be deeper, and a mystery, and scary. When I started out, the main problems were things that I saw as a teenager. Hanna is bulimic, and I certainly knew people who went through that. Emily struggles with her sexuality, and again that's something that comes up as a teenager. Aria gets involved with her English teacher. I actually knew of somebody in high school who got involved with her English teacher. It was kind of a rumor, but I have a feeling it was true.
It's dealing with family and friends and love and sexuality and all of that, and I think adults are interested in that, too. I try to keep it pretty juicy and fun. I don't think either the shows or the books are overly "teen."
CNN: The "Liars" are in high school but they attract an adult audience. Were you thinking about that when you came up with this, or did you stumble into a broader audience by accident?
Shepard: It was a little bit by accident. When I was putting this together the really popular book series was "Gossip Girl," and "Gossip Girl" is a lot of teenage people acting like adults. That was sort of the trend that was going on, teenagers living with these adult situations.
I didn't want to write another "Gossip Girl," like a social drama. I wanted it to be deeper, and a mystery, and scary. When I started out, the main problems were things that I saw as a teenager. Hanna is bulimic, and I certainly knew people who went through that. Emily struggles with her sexuality, and again that's something that comes up as a teenager. Aria gets involved with her English teacher. I actually knew of somebody in high school who got involved with her English teacher. It was kind of a rumor, but I have a feeling it was true.
It's dealing with family and friends and love and sexuality and all of that, and I think adults are interested in that, too. I try to keep it pretty juicy and fun. I don't think either the shows or the books are overly "teen."
