Skins + MTV = Controversy

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I think the cast and crew of that show are making assumptions that real teens do a lot of sex and drugs. I'm 19 and I don't do any of that stuff, does that make me uncool?

There isn't a facefalm picture that's enough to describe this, there really isn't.

This show has been in the UK for years and nothing bad has happened as a result. I think you'll find that if a teenager is gonna do drugs or drink or whatever, they're gonna do it whether or not a TV show includes those themes. After all, it's not like they'd be ignorant of the existence of drugs without the TV telling them about it

I have to agree. When I was a teen, no such show existed but that didn't stop us from indulging. The TV show geared toward teens of my generation was Happy Days, which included no sex or drugs but it did have one character jump over a shark while waterskiiing. None of us decided to jump over sharks. (But we did decide that "jump the shark" would make a great addition to popular idioms. Your welcome ).

Parents should view this show as an opportunity for discussion with their kids.

I have seen the British version (years after it aired, I assume) and I found it to be extremely well done. The situations and their outcomes were plausible and the characters seemed like real humans, not two dimensional stereotypes. And I'll take Asp-Z's word for it that there has been no actual fallout in terms of how teens conduct their day to day lives. I have no hopes that the MTV version will be anywhere near as good. The U.S. has a terrible track record of taking awesome British TV shows and making inferior versions. Sorry about that.

Now that's where the real controversy should be, coz you is speaking truth! Let's hope they stay the hell away from Peep Show, Inbetweeners, and Misfits is all I can say about that!

No but do you have AS? People without AS may indulge in this type of lifestyle.
Many teens sleep around and take drugs. An Aussie skins would be more realistic but really really explicit.
I've noticed the UK are pretty liberal with how they show sex in films and TV. Then again so is Australia.
If parents don't want it on TV then they shouldn't watch it.
Child porn? Really? I thought 16 was the age of legal consent over there?

american versions of continental things are usually heavily watered-down yet they still get complaints from the bible belt.

I certainly hope you're not referring to The Office,
or else we shall duel with pistols at dawn!

And people wonder why society has gone down hill.

TV reflects culture. And culture reflects TV. I think the internet has a bigger influence because there is no censorship that cannot easily be overcome as far as the way sex and life in general can be portrayed. People are affected by what they feed their mind whether it is real or not. It is part of human nature that we cannot avoid. Not to say that someone is going to duplicate what they get interested in, but the influence of the subconcious mind remains.

ftw! qft!

When I was growing up in the sixties TV presented a view of life that was pollyannish in nature. An answer to a question often required a visit to the library. It was easier to shelter children from the harsh and deviant reality of the world in those days. Secrets, are largely, no longer possible.