On the plane to Japan, I was watching a series from the UK called Skins. During the holidays it's always slim pickings for quality TV so I got my partner to get me the entire season of the Skins. Despite it's porno alluding name, The show is on Channel 4 in the UK and is teen drama set in the coastal town of Bristol. It's funny, edgy and incredibly sexy. The show has lots of sexual situations, drug/alcohol use and pretty much everything a teen shouldn't but probably is doing.
Definitely not a boy anymore! Hubba Hubba!
Besides Nicholas the cast is stellar. The stereotypes are all included (top left working right and down): conflicted foreign kid, cool guy, geek, gifted musician, Miss Tease, gay boy, anorexic , class clown druggie, rich bitch and generic black guy.The stories in the beginning highlight each of the characters and then towards the end of the series pulls together into a an unreal finale. The twists and turns of the series kept me glued. The unexpected results of the story arcs, I found really respects us viewers.
Before I started watching the show, I thought I was going to get the OC (first season, when it was still good). Sure there are similarities but after watching the entire 9 episodes, Skins isn't the new OC, it's better.
Better yet season 2 starts in February! Here's the trailer for it.
