''Life Unexpected'' is an American

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television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with

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and

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and broadcast by

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. Created by

Liz Tigelaar Rachel Elizabeth Tigelaar (born October 4, 1975) is an American television writer, Television producer, producer, and author. She has worked on the series ''Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), Brothers & Sisters'', ''American Dreams'', ''Once ...

, who served as an executive producer with

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and

Janet Leahy Janet Leahy is an American television executive producer and writer, whose name is often associated with prestige television. She has worked in both capacities on the AMC drama series '' Mad Men'' and won a WGA Award for her work on the show. Bio ...

, the series stars

Britt Robertson Brittany Leanna Robertson-Floyd (née Robertson; born April 18, 1990), known professionally as Britt Robertson, is an American actress. She has appeared in the films '' The First Time'' (2012), ''Tomorrowland'' (2015), '' The Space Between Us'' ...

Shiri Appleby Shiri Appleby is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/ UPN science fiction drama series '' Roswell'' (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series '' ...

Kristoffer Polaha Kristoffer Polaha is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles on television as Jason Matthews in ''North Shore (2004 TV series), North Shore'', Nate Bazile, Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile in ''Life Unexpected'', and Henry Butler in '' ...

, and

Kerr Smith Kerr Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American actor. He began his career with a recurring role as Ryder Hughes on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1996–1997). Smith had his breakout with a main role as Jack McPhee on the WB teen d ...

. Set in

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, the story follows Lux Cassidy, a teenager who was given up at birth and has spent her life in foster care who finds her biological parents, Nate Bazile and Cate Cassidy. Wishing to become emancipated, Lux is instead given in to their custody. While ''Life Unexpected'' received mostly positive reviews, it struggled in the ratings and was canceled by

in 2011.

Plot

Lux Cassidy (

) has been through the foster care system for almost her whole life. Cate Cassidy (

) gave birth to her at 16 but gave her up for adoption after Social Services promised her that the baby would be adopted quickly. But the baby had heart problems (ventricular septal defect) and needed countless surgeries, so she was not a desirable candidate for adoption and ended up in the foster-care system and group homes. Just before her 16th birthday, Lux petitions a court to become an

emancipated minor Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a minor before attaining the age of majority is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from responsibility for their child. Minors are norma ...

, but she learns that she must get signatures from her unknown birth parents. She locates her father, Nate Bazile (

), who operates the Open Bar inside a building his father gave him. "Baze" lives like an overgrown frat boy above the bar with two roommates: his childhood best friend Math (

Austin Basis Austin Lee Basis (born September 14, 1976) is an American actor. Early life and education Basis was born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, where he attended Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School. While majoring in t ...

), a high-school teacher; and Jamie ( Reggie Austin), who also works at the bar. However, even when he signs the papers, Baze discovers that he is already bonding with his newfound daughter, and realizes that she has his eyes. Baze introduces Lux to her mother Cate Cassidy, co-host of the "Morning Madness"

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show at

radio station K-100 and Baze's former

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from high school. Lux has been listening to Cate's voice on the radio for as long as she can remember, so she feels an instant connection to the mom she's never met. Baze takes Lux to meet Cate, who is shocked and saddened to learn that Lux has grown up in foster care instead of the real adoptive home she had been promised her baby would have, and she's reluctant to commit to her daughter. Eventually Cate wants to be a part of Lux's life, and she shows that she really does care. When a judge decides that Lux isn't ready for emancipation and unexpectedly grants temporary joint custody to Baze and Cate, they agree to try to get past the awkwardness. Because of her radio-host job and suitable house, Cate is given primary custody of Lux. Ryan Thomas (

), her radio-broadcast partner and fiancé, also bonds with Lux and is sometimes better able to reach her than her parents, because he's faced issues similar to hers. As the series progresses, Baze becomes more responsible and works harder to get the bar and the loft apartment in shape so it's fit for Lux to stay with him sometimes; eventually he sets aside a corner of the loft for her bedroom. Their close bond is causing slacker-esque Baze to prove that he can come through for Lux and provide support and love. As for Cate, she constantly disappoints Lux, but she does mean well, and Alice (

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), producer of her radio show, often serves as her much-needed confidante. Ryan breaks up with Cate, but eventually they reconcile and the engagement is back on. He also relents a bit towards Baze after the two have drinks and Baze explains that all he is to Cate is Lux's father. However, by the end of the series, Baze and Ryan are good friends. Baze's bar is owned by his father Jack (

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), who considers Baze a disappointment, but softens towards him somewhat in later episodes, due to Lux's entrance in their lives. Baze himself later buys the bar. Also seen is Cate's four-times-divorced mother, who had convinced Cate to give up Lux; and Baze's level-headed, understanding mother Ellen ( Susan Hogan). Both love Lux when they meet her, though Ellen seems to have the stronger grandmotherly bond with her. Lux had been attending Longfellow High, a rough high school in Portland, but Cate enrolls her at Westmonte High, the alma mater of herself, Baze, and Math, and the institution at which Math currently teaches. At first infuriated, Lux soon adapts and makes friends, among them popular Jones Mager (

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) who is the quarterback like her father was. Meanwhile, she wonders how friends from her old life might fit into her new one. Tasha Siviac has been her best friend since she was seven (they met at Sunnyvale, the foster-care home), and Lux hopes to stay in touch with her, her boyfriend Gavin, and Lux's own first boyfriend Bug, who has been in trouble with the law; this might imperil Lux's new life with Baze and Cate. Lux's longtime social worker Fern Redmund is instrumental in helping Cate and Baze get their parental rights reinstated and helping the three become an official family. Fern thus becomes a family friend. At various times Baze incurs Cate's wrath by sleeping with Cate's younger sister, Lux's Aunt Abby, a neurotic therapist and yoga practitioner. Baze also sleeps with Ryan's sister Paige after a drunk incident in season two. Lux meets a young man, Eric Daniels, at Baze's bar; after she goes on a date with him she discovers that he is her new teacher. The second season deals with this affair, which ends when Eric leaves town when Cate and Baze threaten to call the police if he doesn't resign his job and leave Portland; Cate and Ryan's new marriage and attempts to conceive; and Baze's relationship with coworker Emma Bradshaw who has a son, Sam. Later Tasha becomes more a part of the family's life after she strikes out on her own. Bug and Gavin disappear, Bug having left town after Lux rejected his marriage proposal. Cate miscarried her child with Ryan because of a condition she developed after having Lux. Lux being the only child she would ever have created a stronger bond between mother and daughter, and Lux finally realizes that she has a real mom who loves her and won't let anything or anyone harm her. After nearly giving in to desire, Baze breaks up with Emma after learning from Lux that Emma had had an affair with his dad. It didn't happen when Baze was going out with her, but it meant his dad cheating on his mother, and he decided that he could never be with Emma without thinking of his father. The show then fast-forwards two years to Lux delivering the commencement speech at her graduation. It is revealed that Ryan and Julia are together and have a young son from their affair, and that Baze and Cate are finally together as a couple. Math and Alice are married and expecting. Jones also kisses Lux, revealing that they end up together, and Tasha is seen happy for them. At the end, the family and friends take a photo together.

Cast

Lux Cassidy Lux Cassidy is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the CW television series ''Life Unexpected''. She is portrayed by Britt Robertson. The result of a teenage pregnancy, her mother gave her up for adoption. However, she has a hear ...

Megan Charpentier Megan Charpentier (born May 26, 2001) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as the feral child Victoria in the horror film ''Mama'' (2013), as the Red Queen in '' Resident Evil: Retribution'' (2012), and for her role as Gretta Keene ...

as Young Little Lux Cassidy *

as Cate Cassidy *

as Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile *

as Ryan Thomas *

as Matthew "Math" Rogers *

Ksenia Solo Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natash ...

as Natasha "Tash" Siviac *

Emma Caulfield Emma Caulfield Ford (born April 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as former demon Anya Jenkins on the supernatural drama television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–2003), which earned her a no ...

as Emma Bradshaw *

Arielle Kebbel Arielle Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has starred on several television series, including ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003–2004), ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017), ''Life Unexpected'' (2010), 90210 (TV serie ...

as Paige *

as Jones Mager *Lucia Walters as Fern Redmund *

as Alice *

Rafi Gavron Raphael Pichey Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is a British actor. He had supporting roles in the films ''Breaking and Entering'' (2006), '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008), '' A Star Is Born'' (2018), and the series ''Life Unexpected'' (20 ...

as Bobby "Bug" Guthrie *

Shaun Sipos Shaun Sipos (born October 30, 1981) is a Canadian actor, known for playing Jack on the series '' Complete Savages'' (2004–2005), David Breck on '' Melrose Place'' (2009–2010), Eric Daniels on ''Life Unexpected'' (2010–2011), Aaron Whitmor ...

as Eric Daniels *

Landon Liboiron Landon Liboiron (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2013–15). Early l ...

as Sam * Reggie Austin as Jamie *

Alexandra Breckenridge Alexandra Breckenridge (born May 15, 1982) is an American actress. She began her career with supporting roles in the teen comedy films '' Big Fat Liar'' (2002) and ''She's the Man'' (2006). She later played reporter Willa McPherson in the FX ...

as Abby Cassidy

Background

Creator Liz Tigelaar came up with the idea for the show in 2007 and developed it with director Gary Fleder. Tigelaar and Fleder pitched the show, then titled ''Light Years'', to

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who accepted it, selling the show to

. In September 2008

ordered the show to pilot. After the pilot was ordered, ABC dropped the show for financial reasons. The show was picked up by

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. The pilot was filmed in January 2009, written by Tigelaar and directed by Fleder. Both served as executive producers.

announced the series in January 2009 under the working title of ''Light Years'' because the main character Lux's name means Light. According to Tigelaar, the title "tested way too sci-fi" and it was changed to ''LUX'' in April. Soon changed again into ''Life Unexpected,'' the series was promoted at the CW

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in May as ''Parental Discretion Advised''. That June, the network reverted to the name ''Life UneXpected'', highlighting the name of the main character in capital letters. Initial advertising for the series in fall 2009 listed it without the capitalized "X", which became the final version.

Production

While the show is set in

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, most of the filming was done in

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, British Columbia. Many external scenes were filmed in Portland, including the many bridges, MAX Lightrail, China Town Arch, Portland's Amtrak Union Station, and other Portland locations. Scenes of Westmonte High were filmed at

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in North Vancouver and H. J. Cambie Secondary School in

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. The exterior of Baze's bar is located on

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and the Ironworks Building in Vancouver. North Shore Studios, formally Lionsgate, was used as the primary studio for season one while Coast Mountain Film Studios housed the show for the second and final season. The show premiered on

on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010. The series was picked up for a second season for an initial thirteen episode order, which premiered on September 14, 2010 airing on Tuesdays at 9/8c (following '' One Tree Hill)''. In October 2010,

ordered two additional scripts. In November 2010 The CW declined to order the back 9 episodes for the show's second and final season, leaving the season's episode count at 13. Members of the cast campaigned to save the show. On December 6, 2010 series creator, Liz Tigelaar made the TV show's cancellation official via

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''One Tree Hill'' crossover

In an attempt to improve ''Life Unexpecteds ratings by attracting '' One Tree Hill'' viewers,

aired a crossover event involving both programs on October 12, 2010. Beginning with ''One Tree Hill'' installment "Nobody Taught Us to Quit",

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(

Bethany Joy Lenz Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012). She also star ...

) and Mia Catalano (

Kate Voegele Kate Elizabeth Voegele ( ; born December 8, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She made her musical debut in 2003, with the release of her extended play ''The Other Side''. She performed numerous local live shows to promote the ...

) traveled to Portland (where ''Life Unexpected'' is set) to perform at the Sugar Magnolia Music Festival hosted by K-100. Haley and Cate meet in the crossover and are "surprised to learn that they share a similar back story smothers." "Music Faced," the ''Life Unexpected'' episode of the crossover, also featured

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...

Ben Lee Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He app ...

and Rain Perry whose song "Beautiful Tree" serves as the series'

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Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2010–11)

The series was renewed by The CW for a second season on May 20, 2010. It was also moved to Tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m.

Reception

Critical response

The first season of ''Life Unexpected'' scored a 69 out of 100 on

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. The series has garnered mostly positive feedback, with many reviews favorably comparing the show to the critically acclaimed series ''

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'' and ''

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''. Maureen Ryan, from the ''

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'', stated that the show "recall the good things about shows like ''Gilmore Girls'' and ''Everwood''," and similarly, Hank Stuever from ''

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'' called it "a pleasant mix of a little ''

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'' hipitude and a lot of ''Everwood'' glow." Furthermore, the ''Chicago Tribune'' review called ''Life Unexpected'' a program "that parents and their older kids could enjoy together without feeling condescended to," and ''

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s Matthew Gilbert states that "the show works, in its own hokey, feel-good, alt-soundtrack way." Show writer Liz Tigelaar (who has also worked on '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''

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'', and ''

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''), has received much praise. A review in the ''

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'' called Tigelaar's writing smart and insightful. Similarly, Randee Dawn, from ''

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'' stated that Tigelaar "has a delicate, spot-on feel for dialogue." ''The Futon Critics Brian Ford Sullivan singled out writer Liz Tigelaar and director Gary Fleder for adeptly exploring Lux's perceived lack of love in her life. On a less positive note, a review in the ''

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'' by Paige Wiser called the show "somewhat predictable" and ''The Posts Stuever adds that ''Life Unexpected'' "burns off its most interesting plot twist ..in the first 20 minutes."

Ratings

Accolades

''Life Unexpected'' was nominated for " Choice TV Breakout Show" at the

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Broadcast

In Canada the show premiered on the

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channel

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and on the

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channel YTV Canada. In Europe the show premiered on E4 for the United Kingdom from September 19, 2010, on

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for Germany from January 4, 2011, and on

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for Ireland from August 2011. In Oceania the show premiered on MediaWorks' C4 for

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from October 2010 and on

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for Australia from November 5, 2011. In India the show premiered on

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from February 2013.

Home media releases

The two seasons were released together on

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in Region 1 on April 5, 2011. It was later released in Region 4 in 2012.

References

External links

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