Pretty Little Liars Research Paper

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We already brought you some interesting facts about Pretty Little Liars. But in case you haven't had enough, here are a few more!

Number Eight: The Book Characters Look Completely Different On Television

In some cases when books become movies or television shows there is some carry over when it comes to how the characters look. With Pretty Little Liars, that didn't happen. In the book world, Aria has black hair and blue eyes, Spencer has dirty blonde hair and green eyes, Hanna has auburn hair and brown eyes, and Emily is a strawberry blonde with green eyes. Emily is also bisexual and not lesbian.

Number Seven: None Of The Cast Members Are Actually Teenagers

The cast of the show may look like teenagers on screen, but all of them are actually well past their awkward teenage years. Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings) is 29, Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields) is 28, Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin) is 25, Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery) is 25, Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis) is 19, Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwaal) is 26, Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz) is 28, Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers) is 28 and Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) is 25.
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Rosewood is based on Rosemont, Pennsylvania, a suburb located near Philadelphia.

Number Five: Lucy Hale and Ashley Benson Knew Each Other Before Pretty Little Liars

Back before Facebook, there was the almighty MySpace. Somehow, Ashley Benson and Lucy Hale met on the site through mutual friends and then officially met at a party at Disneyland.

Number Four: The Book and Show Timeline Are Completely Different

Since the books came first, the show did not follow the timeline of the series very much. In the books, Alison's disappearance takes place the summer before the girls went into eighth grade, three years prior to the series beginning. In the T.V. show it only takes place one year earlier.

Number Three: Some Characters Are Based On Real

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