Lifetime Television

Founded in 1984, Lifetime Television is an American television network which is marketed towards women. It airs movies that feature women in lead roles, as well as sitcoms and dramas that are geared towards women. Its tagline, since 1995, has been Television for Women (infamously parodied on Family Guy as Television for Idiots and in pop culture as Television for Women and Gay Men).

Miscellaneous

Most Lifetime Original movies involve drama concerning a woman protagonist. Many of these made for television movies were made by the Lifetime network as part of a series that labelled them A Moment of Truth Movie. These movies tend to be alarmist, formulaic tales, such as . Lifetime characterizations tend to be thin and unvarying from movie to movie. A list of character archetypes that appear in Lifetime Original Movies follows:

Related Topics:
Made for television movies - A Moment of Truth Movie

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Good Girl - this is the innocent girl and usually the protagonist of the story who falls victim to one of the following situations: kidnapped, murdered, corrupted by drugs and/or alcohol, gets raped, becomes a gambler, becomes a prostitute, is being stalked, gets pregnant, or a variation of these themes.

Related Topics:
Protagonist - Alcohol - Pregnant

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Bad Molly - the "friend" who corrupts the Good Girl and urges her to have sex, drink, stay out late, lie, etc. The Bad Molly is sneaky, manipulative and is usually at odds with the Good Girl's Mom.

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Good Molly - the friend that tries to help the Good Girl but is ignored in the beginning and middle of the movie. (see Good Boy)

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Bad Boy - the cool older guy in high school who has sex with the good girl, rapes her, gets her pregnant, stalks her, threatens her or a variation of the above. But in the beginning he seems really nice, she really likes him and he always cons the parents. This type of character is meant to caution female viewers on the less than honorable intentions of many high school boys.

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Good Boy - the friend or lame dude who tries to help the Good Girl but is ignored.

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Mean Man - this character is a completely scary guy in appearance and behavior. He plays the part of the kidnapper, stalker or murderer. Lifetime has some of the best shady villains.

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Weak Mom - the mother who can't control her kids because she is naive or has her own issues going on.

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Dad - Yells a lot, tries to control his daughter's antics. But sometimes he can be involved in something shady himself.

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Mistress - Has an affair with husband and causes drama at home. Aka "Home Wrecker".

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Religious Mom - Preaches religion but does not realize her daughter breaks most of the 10 commandments on a weekly basis. This role was played perfectly in

Related Topics:
10 commandments - "She's Too Young".

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Younger Sister- she looks up to the Good Girl but is slowly becoming a Bad Molly because of the drama she is influenced by.

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• Of course, one can always throw in a curve ball episode, like when a boy is the victim, but that is rare. Other characters can be included depending on the episode such as "corrupt cop", "sneaky hooker" and/or "corrupt teacher."