I actually think this show is pretty good, especially considering it's on MTV because no one really expects to see a show with much of any soul on MTV. I know it's a copy off of a British show, so they don't really deserve credit, but I love how the show is set up, with each episode focusing on a different character.
The characters are not great and sometimes they're a little over the top, but they're certainly more thought out than you would expect from a teen show. They are also realistic enough that I can sometimes see myself or one of my friends in the characters.
The show gained a ton of controversy for showing teenagers doing drugs, drinking, and having sex, without backing it up with a lesson like an after school special. That being said, this is not Degrassi. It is much more honest. It doesn't exactly glorify immoral behavior, there is the occasional negative consequence, the moral lessons on here are much deeper than, "don't do drugs, don't have sex!!!" The themes are more like messed up relationships, depression, etc. Which shows that kids that partake in these kinds of things are good people too and not just lost soulless sinners.
The acting is sub par a lot of the time, but the issues and the dialogue are most often much more believable and much easier to relate to than all of the cheesy teen shows out there. Because of that, I really respect the show.
So for being real, and not just preaching to the kids, I give this show props. I also would like to say that the humor is good, the music is good, and most of the dirty things that go on are done some what tastefully...sometimes...lol
The characters are not great and sometimes they're a little over the top, but they're certainly more thought out than you would expect from a teen show. They are also realistic enough that I can sometimes see myself or one of my friends in the characters.
The show gained a ton of controversy for showing teenagers doing drugs, drinking, and having sex, without backing it up with a lesson like an after school special. That being said, this is not Degrassi. It is much more honest. It doesn't exactly glorify immoral behavior, there is the occasional negative consequence, the moral lessons on here are much deeper than, "don't do drugs, don't have sex!!!" The themes are more like messed up relationships, depression, etc. Which shows that kids that partake in these kinds of things are good people too and not just lost soulless sinners.
The acting is sub par a lot of the time, but the issues and the dialogue are most often much more believable and much easier to relate to than all of the cheesy teen shows out there. Because of that, I really respect the show.
So for being real, and not just preaching to the kids, I give this show props. I also would like to say that the humor is good, the music is good, and most of the dirty things that go on are done some what tastefully...sometimes...lol