Category Archives: Skins
Season (Series?) Finale: Skins – “Eura/Everyone”
“Eura/Everyone” March 21st, 2011 “Is that why I’m here? To tell stories?” In reviewing last week’s penultimate episode of MTV’s Skins, “Tara,” at The A.V. Club, I sort of offered my general take on the show thus far: while it … Continue reading
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Skins – “Chris”
“Chris” January 31st, 2010 Last week, I stressed the need for there to be something approaching textual analysis of the U.S. Skins, given that the hype has threatened to overwhelm the show itself. However, that made a lot of sense … Continue reading
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Skins – “Tea”
“Tea” January 24th, 2011 In the midst of the growing controversy surrounding Skins’ sexual content and allegations of child pornography, which Matt Zoller Seitz does a tremendous job of breaking down over at Salon, the show itself is being lost. … Continue reading
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Ch-Ch-Changes: Thoughts on January’s British TV Invasion
Ch-Ch-Changes: January’s British TV Invasion January 19th, 2011 While television in general has become inundated with adaptations of British series, or shows about adaptations of British series, or shows which have been imported from Britain, the past few days have … Continue reading
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A Public Service: Lowering Expectations for Skins Season 3
Lowering Expectations for Skins Season 3 August 7th, 2009 Earlier this year, British hit Skins returned to television with a third season in a way that few shows have done before. Gone were every single original cast member save some … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Skins – “Everyone”
“Everyone” Season Two Finale This summer, I stopped in to review the first two episodes of Skins, a British series which aired this Fall on BBC America. And then, promptly, I completely abandoned the series – it was not out … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Skins – “Tony” and “Cassie”
“Tony” and “Cassie” Season One, Episodes 1 & 2 It’s not abnormal for British series to be imported to the states these days: in fact, Showtime’s recently wrapped Secret Diary of a Call Girl was one example, having aired its … Continue reading
