British TV is so much better than ours sometimes
12.28.2008
I’ve been turned onto this show “Skins”. It’s a British TV show about a bunch of teenagers. I have a hard time with a fair analogy because it’s not as preppy as “90210″ or silly as “Saved By the Bell”. It’s more like “21 Jump Street” without the crime or “Daria” but live action or “Fame” but less gay or “Degrassi” but less Canadian. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, it’s a lot like “Degrassi”. The biggest difference from “Skins” and all those shows is that none of them had the amount of cursing, drug use or nudity that “Skins” does. And “Skins” has a lot. Plus it’s really funny and the stories are consistantly really good. Some of those other shows had stories just as good, from time to time…except for the cursing, drug use and nudity. Netflix it, both seasons. You’ll like it I’m sure.
I could not agree more. Brainiacs, Top Gear, The Young Ones…. need I say more? Plus, you can look at all the American shows that are direct copies: Weakest link, The Office to name just a couple.
Coupling, My Family, and Robin Hood were probably my top 3, Footballers Wives was a guilty pleasure as well. I miss my BBCAmerica
AV Club has a nice list of British imports:
16+ British Shows
Sounds great–I’ll definitely have to check it out!
Yes thank you I would like to borrow it.