Home of the Brave have probably been high school students at some time or another. Young Americans is a visually arresting series, beautifully photographed with a competent, attractive cast and stunning sets and locales. The program focuses on a group of guys attending a prestigious boarding school that apparently serves as an entry into the fabled Old Boys' Network. Of course, all these lurid goings-on are rather poorly explained. Also, the more sensational, edgy flourishes in the script are sanitized considerably.
Nobody drinks, smokes, doses, or cusses.
It does hold the distinction of being Fox's classiest, most ambitious reality series ever, but hey, there there was nowhere for the network to go but up. Sure, they're all neat, creative kids. But there's nothing here to explain why Cutler feels compelled to continue feeding our nation's fascination with its teenagers.