Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Skins: Tony (S1E1)

So we have another British implant on American television and can I just say how excited I am? I posted up a yt video of their theme song "Lina Magic" by 3D Friends and in it you can see the clever advertising that MTV used. Mostly scornful messages by haters who don't think that the US version of Skins will be as amazing as the UK one. I don't doubt that for a second, but I never watched the UK version so I'm pretty freaking excited to say the least to watch the American version.

Wait let me go back to the network that this is playing on: MTV. Music Television. Not so much as known for the music videos that it used to have on 24/7 but for being the brainchild of such shitastic shows such as Jersey Shore and the extremely awful Hard Times of RJ Berger. So if Skins is anything like that, I'm definitely not going to continue on with the next episode...WOW. MTV, Hard Times was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. In. My. Life.

So right now, Skins has two (bad) things going for it.

  1. American version of the insanely popular British Skins. Can it match up? Or is it going to be amazing, kind of like the American version of The Office? Or will it go down the drain with other British remakes like Viva Laughlin...
  2. On one of the strangest networks on television, which shows everything from teen moms and "guidos" to jackasses. Where is Skins supposed to fit in here?

So ready or not, let's get started. :) I want to see if this show can deliver all the drugs, sex, and scandals that it's set out to do.

A) The teenagers in this show are strange. It's an American show yet these teenagers aren't acting what people define as an "American teenager." They're like this svelte Euro-American mixture which gives them this air of arrogance, smugness and charm that most teenagers lack. They're like out of the awkward teen phase (for the most part) but not yet mature adults. It's extremely strange.

B) Tony, the main character in the first episode, popular, wiseass, jerk, and loaded with teenage angst character. All positive attributes but is it believable, I mean, he's wearing tight jeans, a cropped leather jacket, and gelled hair...and the fact that HE'S TOO PRETTY, not to mention his pre-puberty choir voice (but the song that he sings is pretty freaking hilarious)!!!!! Metrosexual anyone? Kind of reminds me of Christian from Clueless. Anyone feel me on this one?

C) That "Life Skills" class they have is the SHIT! I wish they had that at my school. It's like a Home Economics but filled with sexual symbolism left and right. Did you know all those peen shaped vegetables in the display? But the live rabbit. Ergh.

D) On Wikipedia it said this was filmed in Canada (like almost all the movies in Hollywood) but they don't actually deem a destination for where the show is supposed to be set.

E) They use weird slang. Is it Britsh? Because I'm not sure it's American either...I think I need to put on closed captioning or something...

F) The clothes are out of control weird. I get they're trying to be hipster and cool, but while red tutu dress and combat boots work for 6 foot tall models on the covers of Vogue, they don't work on strung out teenagers...trying to hard to be cool...something I despise!

Can I just say this first: THE MUSIC IS FREAKING AMAZING. Well, yes, this show is debuting on MTV but I'm already loving the music. No lame Top 40, but instead some nice alternative dance music (is that even a category??).

Now comes the bad news:
A) Boring. *yawn*

B) I can see why they're so many haters out there.

C) The trailers, pictures and reels all look so much more badass than the real show.

D) Lastly the plot is typical...they're trying to be out there by saying DRUGS AND SEX but...I didn't see any of it. I saw a PG-13 teen movie in 45 minutes.

But here's the truth. Yeah, I'll keep watching it (maybe reviewing it...not sure about that one) and maybe it'll get better. Well it better get better, it has a lot to live up to. I'm going to watch the British version as well, compare it side by side perhaps?

Oh Skins, I shall see you next week...

1 comment:

  1. NOOOOOOO> WATCH THE BRITISH VERSION. BETTER CAST, BETTER LINES, BETTER EVERYTHING. Season 1 of the brit Skins is so damn good.

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