What Goes On

***What Goes On*** is an original series created by Noggin, originally planned to air during its nighttime programming block for teens, The N. The show is a coming-of-age drama that stars an ensemble cast of five high schoolers.

Noggin LLC produced 10 episodes of the show, which were scheduled to premiere in late 2007. However, the show was pulled from the schedule before a single episode aired, and it never made its TV debut. All of the episodes were eventually leaked online in mid-2008.

## History

The show was cast in November 2005, and filming took place in Philadelphia in April 2006. (source)

## Summary

The show is an ensemble drama that explores the lives of five teenagers growing up in a typical suburban neighborhood, called "the Block." According to the show's original press release, it "takes an honest look at the journey of adolescence — figuring out who you are in the context of who you were and who you want to be."

## Cast and characters

* **Brady Carter** - A 16-year-old rowing champion, played by Ian Nelson. Charming and outgoing, Brady is the guy that all the girls want and all the guys want to be. Underneath his charisma lies the true struggle that all boys face: figuring out how to be a man. He and his older brother, Noah, are deeply affected by the loss of their brother Justin.
* **Dia Keating** - A mixed-race Indian-American girl, played by Shaila Vaidya. She was Brady's longtime girlfriend. On the outside, everyone thinks they know who Dia is: the "smart girl," but on the inside, Dia knows that's all a sham. Her journey is to reconcile others' expectations of her with who she is in reality. She has poor eyesight but is afraid that glasses will make her look nerdy.
* **Ethan** - Brady's gay next door neighbor and good friend, played by Zachary Booth. Ethan is out with his sexuality and proud. He thinks coming out is "so 1999," so his orientation is not an issue, but actually having a relationship with another guy is a totally different story. He is sometimes emotionally vulnerable.
* **Meghan** - The moral compass of the Block, played by Laura Bottrell. She is the coxswain of the rowing team, and she is good friends with Dia and Ethan. She is the first to help the others with advice when they need it, but she is insecure about herself, especially about being overlooked by guys.
* **Coral** - Meghan's stepsister, a troubled and emotionally distant girl who is new to the Block. As Coral connects with Brady and his brother Noah, she must learn how to live life: how to move beyond the pill-popping cliche and let happiness in.

## Episodes

There were 10 episodes made.

* **Water: Part 1** - Brady is suspended from his rowing team after he vandalizes another team's boathouse.
* **Water: Part 2** - Brady grapples with his future and wonders if rowing is what he wants to do in life.
* **Constellations** - Brady, Ethan, and Coral sleep under the stars at a golf course.
* **Bruised** - Brady gets a bad bruise from a fight with Ethan's new date.
* **Blue** - Dia wants to start wearing blue contacts and reveals that she has bad eyesight but doesn't want to wear glasses.
* **Roadtrip** - The Carters take a roadtrip, but a fight between Brady and Noah causes them to lose the car keys and strand themselves in the middle of a farmland.
* **Reflection** - Meghan reflects on her past relationship with Justin. With a little help from an unusually generous Brady, she comes to terms with how she still loves him but needs to move on.
* **Cobblestone** - A special episode that follows the five Block members in the big city. Brady tries to find the perfect music CD; Dia wants a fake ID; Ethan seeks relationship advice from a hairstylist; Meghan goes to a baseball game escorted by a strange shark mascot; and Coral reconnects with her city roots.
* **ID** - Brady and Coral go to a boring documentary screening. Dia uses her fake ID to buy alcohol, but when she gets drunk, she accidentally says terrible things to Brady and Coral.
* **Boxes** - Brady decides to take a scholarship to a boarding school, and Dia decides to visit India with her mother.

## Links

* Futon Critic article
* *Hollywood Reporter* article, which briefly mentions the show's planned debut