I finished watching "Popular", the second season yesterday afternoon.
There were many, many pleasures to this TV series, with some fascinating characters, some riotous dialogue, and a very good cast.
One surprise I had was learning that Tammy Lynn Michaels, who brilliantly portrayed queen-bitch-of-the-universe Nicole Julian, is none other than the current "wife" of Melissa Etheridge.
The series was termed a "dramedy", and it lived up to the drama part of the term in the second season as the shows became more serious, and better because of that seriousness. The zippy one-liners still got flung and the "messages" weren't as in-your-face as they were, at times, in the first season. It's target audience was always teenagers but there is a great deal to be treasured by us more "mature" viewers, too.
Sadly, the show ended on a rather upsetting cliffhanger and was cancelled after having been promised a third season.
Sigh. Still and all, the two seaons on DVD are well worth having and treasuring.