The Skins Bandwagon

I wanted to punch everybody who had a status related to Skins yesterday night. "Omg Jershey Shore and then Skins! So excited!" The US version of Skins is exactly like the UK version, right down to the script, which they modified to be more Americanized and that was about it.

I started watching Skins after I saw Slumdog Millionaire and fell in love with Dev Patel. I found out he was part of the show and I watched the first episode out of curiosity. I then became borderline obsessed because not only is Skins a highly addictive show, but it's brilliantly written. Although they are partying and doing drugs left and right, the characters of Skins are amazingly complex and developed throughout the show so they represent bigger ideas related to the youth generation. For example, Tony represents control, manipulation, and egocentrism. But after his accident at the end of the first season, he has to reinvent himself, finding out that his leadership of the group is just as effective without his manipulative ways. Cassie represents vulnerability and love, and serves as a contrast to her male counterpart, Sid, who represents innocence, kindness, and the underdog in all teenagers.

Although the makers of the UK Skins themselves came to the US to remake Skins, I know it's not going to be nearly as good because they aren't even doing a show based on it. It's just the same show with different actors, following the same plotline. Trying to recreate something amazing is never going to be up to par.

I just know that everyone is going to be newly addicted to Skins and Skins fever will take over the entire freaking country; everyone oblivious to the brilliance of the UK version. So just watch the UK Skins because it quite possibly the best drama TV show ever.

From left to right: Sid, Chris, Cassie, Jal, Anwar (Dev Patel!), Maxxie, Tony, Michelle