Let’s be honest. We all have that one show that no one knows we watch. That show that when someone enters the room, we change the channel really quickly. Well, we asked our writers to put their guilty pleasures out in the open, and with some of them, we couldn’t help but laugh. Check out their responses below.

‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ ‘ Tessa Millman



I hate to admit it, but I’m always keeping up with the Kardashians. From afar, it’s easy to bash on the entire series, claiming the characters like Khloe and Kourtney are just examples of brunettes who clearly should be blondes. However, sit down for five minutes to watch a little bit of an episode, and mark my words: you will find yourself three hours later (still) on the couch hooked on the seventh episode you’ve seen, just that day. While the entire clan of Kardashians may appear to be an ‘out of this world’ family, the situations they are placed in can trace back to different parts of our lives that normally go unnoticed.

A simple sibling rivalry between Rob and Kim seems trivial and hilarious, until of course, we find ourselves within our own sibling rivalries. Although there is no way to compete with having Bruce Jenner as a stepfather, or a mom like Kris pulling modeling jobs for one of her younger daughters out of thin air, beneath the star-struck family you may even find yourself smitten with each and every character that somehow relates to your own family in a way. I hate to be clich√É©, but seriously, don’t knock it till you try it.

‘The Secret Life of an American Teenager’ ‘ Alyx Rimberg

‘Secret Life’ is honestly my guilty pleasure. Don’t be so shocked, you all love it. A show filled with multiple teenage pregnancies, what more could one ask for in life? Although outwardly many of us hide our secret obsession for the show, the consistent drama, ridiculous plotline and the horrific acting keeps us all enthralled, waiting for the next drama to unfold.

Personally I think that watching each character fall in love with each other’s boyfriends, then accidentally getting someone pregnant, is drama enough. However, ‘Secret Life’ tops off its season with a twist: a conniving jealousy plot. The two ‘star-crossed lovers’ discuss marriage, hoping to get a reaction from their real, true love. I don’t know about any of you, but compared to this show, my life looks like a piece of cake.

I always feel like after this show I can honestly say on a day that feels like the worst day, ‘Well at least my life has not come to this; I’m not pregnant.’ Although many mock the nonsense of the show and claim it is a waste of time, they lie. You can never be above this kind of drama ‘ it’s so ridiculous that you almost have to know what the screenwriters have planned next.

‘Secret Life’ is the perfect summer show or the perfect late-night watch. For those of you who also love the show, nothing to be embarrassed about because you’re not alone.

‘Arthur’ ‘ Sara Mutnick

It is time for me to come clean and admit that I’ve got a little guilty pleasure that comes on PBS at 4 p.m. on weekdays. This guilty pleasure is none other than ‘Arthur,’ an educational and inspirational cartoon series about a spectacle-wearing aardvark named Arthur Read and his daily interactions with family and friends in his hometown of Elwood City. From the very first moment that Arthur begins, I am automatically spellbound by the catchy and upbeat theme song ‘Believe in Yourself,’ which was recorded by Ziggy Marley.

Every episode contains two 11-minute stories ‘ each conveys a powerful message and teaches a valuable life lesson. With the help of spunky animal sidekicks such as Buster Baxter (rabbit) and Francine Frensky (monkey), Arthur usually finds himself in some sort of exciting adventure. With 185 episodes recorded so far and a brand new season set to air on Oct. 11, there is certainly plenty of Arthur to go around. And I said, ‘Hey! I’m not the only teenager who still watches, Arthur’s got a Facebook page with 624 fans!’

‘Degrassi’ ‘ Morgan Beach

Gossip. Secrets. Seduction. Only a few words to describe this juicy, drama-filled teen soap opera. Let’s face it ‘ almost everyone has seen at least one episode of ‘Degrassi’ in their lifetime. It’s nearly impossible to ignore when it plays every time you turn on the TV. The show dominates the TV schedule on TeenNick, where every day is a ‘Degrassi’ marathon.

The show reached a whole new level of virtual reign during the most recent season of ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation,’ which premiered a new episode every weekday night for six straight weeks. Its trailer presents the cast as different characters within a carnival, which is the perfect metaphor for the intriguing and mouth-dropping affairs that take place at Degrassi Community School.

The event kept fans glued to the television, causing ‘Degrassi’ to be a crucial element of the past summer. The show has everything it takes to have viewers fully immersed in the world of rumors, scandal, sex and heartbreak. ‘Degrassi’ exposes the lives and secrets of its characters through story lines so addicting you may even find himself singing its theme song. Soon enough, you will realize you have seen every episode three times over. Some fans may miss classic episodes from the series’ beginning including characters Ellie, Marco and Jimmy. Yet the new cast continues to become involved with many intense, and even risqu√É©, situations.

There are no limits to where ‘Degrassi’ goes, revealing plots that will leave you asking, ‘Did that really just happen?’ The show isn’t afraid to cross the line of controversy, which offers endless possibilities for everlasting drama. Even after nine years and 212 episodes, the show continues to entertain us with extreme situations and interactions between its characters. Right when you’ve been shocked with the unexpected marriage between Spinner and Emma, ‘Degrassi’ introduces a transgender student facing bullying within the school. If there was a TV series to last forever, ‘Degrassi’ would not fall short of achieving it.

‘Golden Girls’ ‘ Vincent Parisi

As soon as those first few piano chords play, you can’t help but chime in with the music and right away associate that song with one of the funniest sitcoms ever on television. I’d like to thank the ‘Golden Girls,’ not for being friends, but for providing me with endless hours of pure laughter. Four old broads living together under one roof may not sound like the ideal comedic setup, but throw in raunchy, demeaning put-downs from Sophia (Estelle Getty), the eldest of the foursome, and mix that in with middle-aged women’s desires to still have sexual relations, and you have a recipe for success better than any cheesecake these ladies have ever eaten. Throw in sitcom veterans Bea Arthur, who plays the always-clever and quick-witted Dorothy, and Rue McClanahan as the sultry southern vixen Blanche and you’ll understand why this show lasted seven seasons.

And as 2010 is commonly being referred to as the year of Betty White, clearly the creators of the show knew what they were doing when they hired her to play na√ÉØve, dim-witted Rose more than 25 years ago. Still almost 20 years after the show went off the air, you can catch mini-marathon reruns all week long, every morning and every night, on not one, but two separate channels! These girls will forever be golden.

‘Buffy’ ‘ Sean Cronin

Joss Whedon’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ debuted in 1997 and ended in 2003, and has been in syndication ever since. I started watching in 2000 and was amazed by the show. It was a funny, scary, action-packed, sci-fi, fantasy, high school drama. The show had it all. Luckily, my friends told me to keep it quiet because ‘Buffy is a girl show,’ and so it became a guilty pleasure. Over the years I caught up on episodes through reruns and followed the series and its spin-off ‘Angel’ until their ends. I wound up buying a season on DVD and, as a guilty pleasure, it was the only disc on my rack that I hid before having someone over.

I got my 14-year-old sister into Buffy two years ago and she loves it. She’s bought the entire series on DVD. Buffy is a strong female protagonist who is funny, likable and can kick your ass. I still watch episodes when they’re on, and it’s still a guilty pleasure because now they run on the LOGO network. LOGO states that it is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender viewers.

Try getting away with that in a frat house.

‘Say Yes to the Dress’ ‘ Emily Wallerstein

TLC is home to many TV favorites ‘ documentaries on overweight people, babies being born, makeover shows, cupcake shows, people with disabilities, etc.

That being said, there is only one show on TLC that really stands out for me. ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is a 30-minute show about shopping for a wedding gown with newly-engaged brides of all different shapes and sizes. Taking place at the famous Kleinfeld’s in New York City, the show centers around the hilarious staff helping each bride find the right dress for her big day.

Each episode usually revolves around a theme and showcases three or four brides during their appointments. Some brides-to-be bring some of the most absurd entourages, which always leads to awkwardness and hilarity. The best part of each episode is when the veil is placed on the bride and she has found her dress. She cries, her mom cries, her grandma cries, everyone cries, I cry ‘ she has said ‘yes to the dress!’

‘Jersey Shore’ ‘ Will Oliver

There’s almost no point in calling ‘Jersey Shore’ a guilty pleasure anymore. What started as an embarrassing addiction has turned into a normalcy in our television diet.

What would our Thursdays be without the guilt-free guilty pleasure that has us all hooked?

Nearly everyone watches ‘Jersey Shore,’ but most people are still ashamed to admit it. No one knows why, but there’s something strangely addicting and intriguing about watching the ‘Jersey Shore’ eight get hammered and cause ridiculous drama over and over again. Whether you would like to admit it or not, the characters have grown on all of us to the point where we are tuning in week after week and, in turn, making them filthy rich. ‘Jersey Shore’ is the closest thing that I have to a guilty pleasure, and I don’t feel too guilty about admitting it ‘ not a bad situation if you ask me.

‘Sex and the City’ ‘ John Wood

Guilty pleasures are a lot like making a joke in good taste. It is a mix of jest, as well as a sense of shame, but it is also an intimate connection with the ones we love. HBO, home of ‘Sex and the City,’ has recently been the source of groundbreaking television and hasn’t had a single miss-fire in over a decade, with the exception of ‘Arli$$.’

Ladies, if you’re reading and have yet to catch on to the phenomenon, the entire collector’s edition is only $150 for 48 hours of sexy, thoughtful television. This HBO comedy, based on the columns of Candace Bushnell, is set in Manhattan and revolves around Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three friends. Carrie is a neurotic and poignant narrator, who works at the fictitious newspaper New York Star. Each episode is structured around her train of thought while writing her weekly column.

The narration is anything but trite; it is the perfect balance of insight and fantasy. Some scenes might make you uncomfortable, they shop a lot and gee whiz, that Samantha sure likes sex, but that’s just the surface. If you’re wondering why this would be relevant to a male in the 18-24 demographic, consider the opposite sex for a moment. What does society expect from single (and married) women and where does that leave the rest of us?