Saturday, 16 May 2009

Skins [2007]


Taken from IMDB.
Given 8.9/10.
A group of British teens tries to grow up and learn about love and life with little adult supervision. Sid tries to be everyone's friend and usually ends up on the short end of the stick. He is mostly manipulated by best friend Tony, whose girlfriend Michelle he is in love with. Tony is one to try anything once, including every girl he meets. He manipulates not only Sid and Michelle but anyone else who will let him. Anwar is just looking to lose his virginity. Maxxie is along for the ride and dealing with his homosexuality. Cassie is in love with Sid but has some mental issues. The parents are trying to grow up too and the teachers are being their friends and lovers so they only have each other.

My thoughts [Season One]: As a season its good, heart warming and certainly takes you on a ride. I found it took me a while to get into it, but once I was in I was really in. I found myself in love with the characters, finding none of them predictable, but the drama was good, it was real, it was stuff that life is made of and I was moderately impressed with it as a whole. As a series I think you need to be able to say you've watched it all just once at the least. Whether I'd watch it again or not is another question. But once is enough for now.
[Season Two]: Season two is better then the first, it begins six months after the first ends and again is very real, full of drama and the characters still loveable and easy to relate to.
[Season Three]: [UPDATE] Clearly the best out of the three seasons. I found I liked the characters more, the story more and enjoyed it a hell of a lot more then the other two. Definately the best, enjoyable and very addictive.
Verdict: Watch it even if its once and to fill some time, you won't be disapointed.

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