Why is skins us so bad

Series five and six introduced us to even more new characters, but by the time Skins had turned into Goodfellas, it was time to just switch off your television and go and do something less boring instead. How Skins went from teen noir to soapy despair. The original cast of Skins. Photograph: Channel 4. I agree about American Chris — he is so unlikeable. Also Daisy was pretty pointless. I liked Tea, though. Have you seen the latest series of British Skins?

I love it! I watched all of the most recent British Skins series and it was mostly good. Is the US Skins finale worth watching would you say? If only for cheap laughs… or is it really bad? It was so awful. US Tony is a mannequin, and hi is so little and thin, anyone can beat his ass, and he supposedly is the leader of the group… In the party of ep 1, I remember british Michelle hiding behind Tony during the fight, but US Michelle is fighting side by side with Tea and Daisy JAL.

That is so a cliche in american series. Eura or Effy kinapped herself. Stanley and Cadie sang in a concert. Is this a Disney series? You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Am I being way harsh, Tai? If so, tell me in the comments. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Skins changed all that.

It first aired 10 years ago today, and it took the radical step of considering what young viewers might want and aspire to by actually thinking about and consulting young viewers. It told the story of a group of mates in Bristol who were leaving school, who slept with each other, went to parties, drank a lot, smoked weed, and talked like the kids they were. They were exaggerated and comic, but believable nonetheless: the characters were dealing with losing their virginity, eating disorders, school trips, sexuality, divorce, friendships, and not feeling good enough for your peers.

The actors were largely the age of the characters they played and the writers were not much older, which explains why it frequently felt alienating to anyone over the age of It was smart enough to add to the fantasy by turning all of the parents into feckless idiots with no idea what their kids were up to, because they were so consumed by the dramas of their own making.

Much of the controversy around its early episodes criticised its portrayal of sex, bad language, and explicit drug use.