Comments on: Skins Sucks

By: Ty

Ty — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:41:41 +0000

This show is typical MTV garbage. Cookie cutter teen series (stereotypical roles with a stereotypical and predictable high school)that is both high exaggerated and unrealistic, but hey it has drugs so that’s supposed to relate to our generation right? No. The show generalizes all teens who use drugs as disconnected and distanced degenerates, ironically insulting our generation. Way to take the most shallow and generalized perspective on teen drug use and then glorify it in an outlandishly inaccurate trash program. The dialogue is reminiscent of Degrasse, except its like they decided to use the awkward outtakes and B material. Even the drug trips and highs portrayed are wildly inaccurate. Its almost as if this show is just a subliminal campaign to ward teens and parents away from drugs, which wouldn’t be a stretch for such a spineless morally deprived network like MTV. Lets get some things straight: teens fuck a lot, teens take drugs, but rarely will you find a teen populous that fits the ridiculous parameters that Skins sets. Absolute garbage television.

By: Axel

Axel — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:58:11 +0000

Skins isn’t for teenagers, it’s for mature audiences. The thing that went wrong here is what Skins has become, a teen-mania.

The first 2 seasons were great stuff, realistic characters and the ironic world that they’re living. The last 2 were pure CRAP! characters as false as an american school movie.

By: stacy

stacy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:32:48 +0000

The sex and drugs don’t bother me as much it’s just that I find the storylines terribly hard to believe, the acting is pretty awful, and who ever wrote this show clearly knows nothing about teenagers. Yeah they like sex and drugs- sure- but that is not all they think about and every girl is not a slut.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:27:45 +0000

This is an interesting post about ‘traditional media suckage’ – because TV is moving into ‘on demand’ services – it’ll be easier than ever to ignore programmes such as these. However I do fear that PR for such programmes will just shift to pimping a YouTube channel or iPlayer search. Until then Jess, stick to QVC or price-drop.tv for your entertainment hey? ;)

By: coolio

coolio — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:58:01 +0000

I found the first series different and refreshing, rowdy yet maintained a certain feel good, funny and down-to-eath texture to it. It felt like Skins was the kind of programme that could define or at least sum up our generation.

Series two felt like more of the same, only the characters were less cleverly played, falling more into stereotypes, the jokes less subtle and the plots more predictable and bland.

This latest series I don’t really want to discuss, as discussing would just acknowledge it’s value as a programme. This is something I really feel this abomination doesn’t deserve.

Skins has been a disappointment I will always remember; as far as one can be disappointed by TV anyway.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:12:52 +0000

Thanks for all the support; I don’t want to stifle others’ opinions if they see Skins as a good show.

The response I have had from many of my peers is that although they think negatively about Skins, they still watch it, as it gives an insight (realistic or not) into lives that we do not lead. As long as this is still the case, people will continue to watch Skins, regardless of how far the content is stretched.

Duane, I agree that it is incredibly irresponsible, however it has still somehow been re-commissioned. Whenever any programme has changed its cast, the audience will always cast a doubtful eye over them. Saying this, the acting is terrible and even though I say this, there is still a little part in my mind thinking, ‘is this actually what teens get up to?’ and ‘am i too sheltered to realise this?’ so I will end up watching the probable numerous repeats on Sunday afternoons.

Carys, the sexualised environment is, I agree, merely trying to get people to watch it. It’s clearly a ‘taboo’ that Skins’ writers are using again and again, but I feel like the last two series’ had covered it, and a lot better than they are trying to do now…!

Alex, I can’t believe you just owned up to having casual sex, you’re in a long term relationship! I hope that ‘we’ was a general ‘we’!

By: duane

duane — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:19:43 +0000

I’ve been saying the new series is rubbish since it aired

There was something about the first one which was a bit better. The cast was pretty good. Although i personally hate it

My teen years were pretty wild but definitely not that ‘glamourous’

I think its highly irresponsible and supremely uncreative of the programmers to allow that filth to infect the nations tv.

Its unrealistic. Even if teens do act that way – its a highly compressed pseudo-rendition of an aspect of teen life that shouldnt be put on a pedestal by marketeers who at the end of it all, are trying to harvest a cheap buck.

Bring back “why don’t you!”. Or get something creative and uplifiting on the box. Now!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:28:46 +0000

i completely agree with jess this season is totally overblown and unrealistic, even the worst behaved teenagers arent that bad, yes we do have casual sex and drugs in todays society but rarely in such high doses, Skins really need to rethink their script.

By: carys

carys — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:03:37 +0000

As a 26year old, I am oder than the target audience for skins, but would be the target audience of another program on at that time of night. I watch because as a program, it is adictive. Watching people hiding their issues and “acting” confident untill something happens and we then get to see the real character. The real character storylines are genuine, things that are happening in real life. But I don’t understand why they have to package it in a sex/drug fuel environment. Normal, “straight” people have he same issues and deal with them in much more productive ways than getting off it and shagging aound! I feel that the people behind the show might have had good intentions when first making the program, but might have got carried away when filming/writting it. I genuinely believe that whoever is behind the crazed sex scenes, or the wild house parties, missed out on something growing up. I think that they are reliving some miscapture youth, and are using the budget from the program to enusre that they never grow