The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Amy/Shai #2 - Because with every ep, she continues to grow (in more ways than one)!

lalatina15 · 09-26-2008, 08:26 AM

WELCOME TO THE 2nd
AMY JUERGENS/SHAILENE WOODLEY
APPRECIATION THREAD

Amy rocks simple as that despite her circumstances.

Shailene - From "Shai" meaning "gift" in Hebrew. Also "Shai" meaning "from the fairy fort/palace in Celtic". "Lene" meaning "Illustrious".

Woodley - Of English Origin: habitational name from Woodleigh in Devon, Woodley in Berkshire, or some other place named with Old English wudu ‘wood’ + leah ‘clearing’, ‘pasture’
(from The Official Fansite)

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" .... Amy Juergens (2008)
"Cold Case" .... Sarah Gunden (1 episode, 2007)
Final Approach (2007) (TV) .... Maya Bender
Moola (2007) .... Ashley
"CSI: NY" .... Evie Pierpont (1 episode, 2007)
"Close to Home" .... Gaby Tursi (1 episode, 2007)
"My Name Is Earl" .... Young Gwen (1 episode, 2006)
Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV) .... Molly
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Felicity Merriman
"Jack & Bobby" .... Chloe Benedict (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
"Crossing Jordan" .... Young Jordan Cavanaugh ... (4 episodes, 2001-2004)
"The O.C." .... Kaitlin Cooper (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
A Place Called Home (2004) (TV) .... California "Cali" Ford
"Everybody Loves Raymond" .... Snotty Girl #2 (1 episode, 2004)
"Without a Trace" .... Young Clare Metcalf (1 episode, 2003)
"The District" .... Kristin Debreno (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Replacing Dad (1999) (TV) .... Little Girl

B/C Shai is one tough teen!
B/C she's got great fashion sense
B/C no one else could play a good Amy Juergens
B/C Shai is a nature freak!
B/C Shai has a cute laugh
B/C Brenda Hampton chose her

Because she is passionate about band.
Because she's sweet and shy.
Because she had the courage to go to the doctors on her own.
Because she's a nice girl. And boy's like nice girls! (Her father even said so!)
Because she's good looking.
Because she's gotta be smart to play the French Horn!
Because she's been playing the French Horn since the third grade.
Because she is funny also.
Because money doesn't matter to Amy when it comes to guys.
Because she stutters when she is lying or nervous about something.
Because she's new to the world of dating.
Because she's honest.
Because she has awesome fashion sense.
Because she is strong, despite the circumstances.
Because she eventually wants to go to Julliard.
Because she likes to stare at the moon.
Because when she cries, it makes us want to cry!
Because she's dealing with a lot for her age. We're proud of her.
Because her room is really colorful!
Because she has a butterfly on her door.
Because she made the best decision for HER.
Because she just wants to be normal.
Because she stood up for herself.
Because she went back to her old school.
Because she is handling the pregnancy without any help.
Because she is the sweet young girl who writes poetry about the moon and teacups.
Because she gets excited over $20.

What People Are Saying:

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Shailene Woodley

Foistering another pregnant teen on a (barely) post 'Juno' world could've birthed disaster. But ABC Family pulled it off with 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' thanks to Woodley's portrayal of a sophomore who gets knocked up at band camp. It's first season this summer scored 4 million viewers and made a star of the gawkly pretty 17 year old, whose character's tortured silences speak volumes. But she refuses to take credit for the growing audience:
"I think teens respond, honestly, to the fact that sex is mentioned."

- Jennifer Armstrong

Shailene Central
The Official Fansite

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Pics of Shai/Amy

Honorable Mentions:

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Amy: I thought that if I just lived here then somebody could watch the baby while I went to school, that it'd be better than daycare wouldn't it?
Anne: Someone like?
Amy: A housekeeper...

Amy: Ricky should help he is the father...

Anne: Oh he's involved, he said that he wants to be involved and legally he is Amy.
Amy: But mom, can't we keep him from being involved somehow?
Anne: No I don't think that we can. I mean he has said that he wants to be involved. He's made that pretty clear, we just don't know how yet.
Amy: But if I was married to Ben...
Anne: It won't change anything. You're stil gonna have a baby, Ricky's baby. Look I am on your side here, Amy, I am on your side. I am not trying to be mean by trying to get you to face reality but a baby is coming and it's not just enough to have a plan you have to act on that plan. So what is your plan Amy? Look I want to help you but I can't help you if you don't talk to me and there are no easy answers: you either get a job, go to school and get someone to help with child care or you think seriously about adoption but whatever choice you make it has to be what is right for your child, Amy, not just about what is easiest for you. You can't run away from this. You have to face the fact that you are half way through your pregnancy and the baby's gonna be here before you know it.

Amy: Mom, I think the baby agrees with you. I think it might be coming right now. Mom it's moving, it's really moving. I thought I felt it before but I wasn't sure. Now I'm sure.
Ben: Do you want me to call an ambulence?
Anne: It's okay, it's supposed to move. The baby's not coming right now but it is coming.
Amy: Mom, I don't think I can do this.
Anne: You can do this, Amy, you can. You have to.

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E15: That's Enough of That (1/26)

Amy: I'm Amy, I'm your mother, your birth mother. And uh, this is your grandmother, the mother of your birth mother, my mother. She was with me when we got to see you on the sonagram. And uh, we love you I love you and my mother loves you,,,my dad love you and my sister loves you and my whole family loves you and all my friends love you. And that's why we want to make sure you have the best home possible. The best family possible and uh, I'm gonna do whatever I have to do to make sure that happens for you. To make sure that you get all that life has to offer 'cause that's what my parents did for me. And because, well you're my son.

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E16: Chocolate Cake (2/2)

Amy: Everything will be okay. Everything will be fine once you decide that the decision to have the baby adopted or not adopted is my decision. And if I decide to have the baby adopted, I will decide who the parents should be and you will go along with that because it's not your life that has changed or will change, it's my life. And I don't even know if you really care about this baby or if you're just trying to impress Grace or Adrian or someone else. I don't think you even know how you feel about this child or if you really feel anything at all but I do and uh, if you think you love this child and you too want the best for him, let me do this my way. Don't you want what's best for your son, Ricky? Look, in my desperation to figure this whole thing out, I asked you to come over tonight just to see if there was any possibility of the two of us raising this baby together, helping each other out just for the sake of the baby. I realize that there are a lot of different types of families and we don't have to be married to be a family for this child, we could just be friends, do this together as friends, but uh, we're not friends and it's just not what's best for him, you and me, and you know that. And, I fully accept responsibility for letting things get too far with you on that one night at band camp. And I also fully accept responsibility of making all these decisions. So please, just go along with me, please?

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It's A Boy!

15 episodes ago we learned that fifteen year old Amy Juergens had gotten pregnant. Now the time finally arrived where we got to learn of the baby's gender in one of the coolest ways possible- via video message as well as text. Definately a moment to be cherished!

Augusta · 09-26-2008, 08:52 AM

Yay! A second Amy/Shai thread! We're on a roll

lalatina15 · 09-26-2008, 08:54 AM

Yes indeed!

The OP needs some help. All you talented people - feel free to contribute

Augusta · 09-26-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lalatina15 (View Post)

The OP needs some help.

That it does!

Ron_Beckett · 09-26-2008, 09:52 AM

Yae, new thread!

I can try to work on some stuff this weekend. Only problem is I won't be able to upload anything until Sunday because I left my jump drives back at my dorm and I'm at my parents for the weekend.

Got some more reasons to add though:

B/C Shai is a nature freak!
B/C Shai has a cute laugh
B/C Amy makes me/us like the french horn
B/C Brenda Hampton chose her

(I'll try to think of others later)

Augusta · 09-26-2008, 10:18 AM

Because Shai is both an actress and a student

Some suggestions for the OP:

- A place to add websites pertaining to either Shai herself or her character, Amy. Any official sites, imdb page on her, etc.

- Possibly a character bio and actress bio (I threw together a quick character bio on the Band Geek thread); a bio for Shai, I imagine could be found on her page over on imdb.com.

- A list of shippers (What, we don't already have one!

)

- Maybe Shai's filmography, a list of stuff she's done and if there are any other projects in the works aside from SL (again, can be found on imdb.com)

lalatina15 · 09-26-2008, 10:40 AM

Shai's got some pretty cool fansites out there... I should go dig up those links.

Calling all artists: DO YOUR THING!

There are also some character and actor bios of Amy and Shai on the ABC page... as well as, um, some other place I can't remember.

Do you see where my head is at?

Augusta · 09-26-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lalatina15 (View Post)

Shai's got some pretty cool fansites out there... I should go dig up those links.

Here are some that I found:

Officially Shailene Woodley [WWW.SHAILENE-WOODLEY.COM] The Official Fansite
SHAILENE CENTRAL - EVERYTHING SHAILENE WOODLEY
Shailene Woodley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ABC Family: Shailene "Shai" Woodley (Amy Juergens of The Secret Life of the American Teenager)

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Calling all artists: DO YOUR THING!

HAHA! Exactly! The only program I have is the old school Paint and that other one Ronnie introduced me to. But I have yet to get the hang of it at all, so... I'm totally talentless

Here is my contribution:

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" .... Amy Juergens (10 episodes, 2008)
"Cold Case" .... Sarah Gunden - 2006, 2007 (1 episode, 2007)
- Running Around (2007) TV episode .... Sarah Gunden - 2006, 2007
Final Approach (2007) (TV) .... Maya Bender
Moola (2007) .... Ashley
"CSI: NY" .... Evie Pierpont (1 episode, 2007)
- A Daze of Wine and Roaches (2007) TV episode .... Evie Pierpont
"Close to Home" .... Gaby Tursi (1 episode, 2007)
- Getting In (2007) TV episode .... Gaby Tursi
"My Name Is Earl" .... Young Gwen (1 episode, 2006)
- BB (2006) TV episode .... Young Gwen
Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV) .... Molly
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Felicity Merriman
"Jack & Bobby" .... Chloe Benedict (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Running Scared (2005) TV episode .... Chloe Benedict
- Valentino (2004) TV episode .... Chloe Benedict
"Crossing Jordan" .... Young Jordan Cavanaugh / ... (4 episodes, 2001-2004)
- Deja Past (2004) TV episode .... Young Jordan
- Pandora's Trunk: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Young Jordan Cavanaugh
- Blood Relatives (2002) TV episode .... Young Jordan Cavanaugh
- Digger: Part 2 (2001) TV episode .... Young Jordan Cavanaugh
"The O.C." .... Kaitlin Cooper (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
- The Ties That Bind (2004) TV episode .... Kaitlin Cooper
- The Goodbye Girl (2004) TV episode .... Kaitlin Cooper
- The Perfect Couple (2003) TV episode .... Kaitlin Cooper
- The Debut (2003) TV episode .... Kaitlin Cooper
- The Model Home (2003) TV episode .... Kaitlin Cooper
(1 more)
A Place Called Home (2004) (TV) .... California "Cali" Ford
"Everybody Loves Raymond" .... Snotty Girl #2 (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Raymond (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Party Dress (2004) TV episode .... Snotty Girl #2
"Without a Trace" .... Young Clare Metcalf (1 episode, 2003)
... aka W.A.T (USA: short title)
- Clare de Lune (2003) TV episode .... Young Clare Metcalf
"The District" .... Kristin Debreno (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Explicit Activities (2002) TV episode .... Kristin Debreno
- Cop Hunt (2001) TV episode .... Kristin Debreno
Replacing Dad (1999) (TV) .... Little Girl

MeganMila · 09-26-2008, 11:49 AM

OMG, she was little Kaitlin in the OC?! That's so weird...I didn't know that! Pretty cool.

lalatina15 · 09-26-2008, 12:05 PM

TYVM Ashley

Yup, those are the sites I was talking about. And thank you so much for your contribution!

Ron_Beckett · 09-26-2008, 12:12 PM

Thanks for contributing Ashley. LOL, you're still trying to get the hang of the new paint program hu. Took me a while too.

Man I so badly wish I hadn't forgotten my jump drives! I have a nice background idea for an art I want to make. Something that Mr. Juergens said has inspired me for it.

Guess for right now I'll just stick to making plenty of icons but I do plan to contribute other stuff as well.

Augusta · 09-26-2008, 12:17 PM

YW... that's about the extent of my abilities, really

Ronnie, yeah that program is super cool but totally confusing. I get frustrated quite easily, so... Someday I'll get the hang of it... *sighs*

Can't wait to see this project idea you've got kicking around in your brain!

Ron_Beckett · 09-26-2008, 02:23 PM

Yeah me too. Really a drag I don't have my flash drive to transfere pics over from my parents comp. to mine. And we don't have a rowder in the house so I can't open up my internet on my laptop.

For now though here are some pics of Amy (and her awesome fashion sense. There's just something about the layering that I think is really cool.):

KatlynLover_Girl23 · 09-27-2008, 09:04 PM

I found this bio for shai on TV.com if someone wants to use it for the OP

Born in Simi Valley, California, Shailene grew up with her parents Lonnie and Lori along with her younger brother Tanner. This hazel-eyed beauty with brown hair still resides in her birth place. Shailene attended Valley View Middle School and is currently homeschooled.

Her first role was on Replacing Dad (1999) as Little Girl. Shailene's most well-known role was Kaitlyn Cooper on The O.C.. She also made several appearances on Crossing Jordan as Young Jordan. Shailene currently starrs in ABC's new TV series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

When she's not acting or going to school, Shailene likes writing scripts and making home movies, scrapbooking, and taking pictures. She also enjoys trying new things like parasailing, bungee jumping, and stunt flying.

KatlynLover_Girl23 · 09-27-2008, 09:10 PM

These are websites for everything shailene

SHAILENE CENTRAL - EVERYTHING SHAILENE WOODLEY

Officially Shailene Woodley [WWW.SHAILENE-WOODLEY.COM] The Official Fansite


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