Having never been subject to the "teen phenomenon" that is Channel Fours "Skins" I thought tonight I would try to watch an episode. After the first quarter of an hour I smacked myself repeatedly in the face for an equal amount of time. This was far far preferable to the previous demi hour. How has this made it to a commisioning editor let alone a second series!!!!??? Seriously, if you find yourself enjoying this, try smacking yourself in the face, you wont know youve lived. Anyone else got any activities that are preferable to watching skins??
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its a good programme
no
Youre an idiot. If you like girls in pants watch hollyoaks, at least that accepts that its total shit.
youre an idiot
youve made a judgement based on one epidode of a continious series, yes its trashy and exagerrated but it is still a very well made program
Well made??!!!
No its a totally obscene waste of fucking money when there is probably a miriad of genuinely brilliant programmes that got turned down or cancelled to fund this festering shallow turd.
Skins is genuinely brilliant
fo' real?
are you pulling my plunger?
'brilliant' is surely a bit over the top, no?
why dont you list the reasons why you think it is genuinely 'brilliant'? It's friday afternoon, im in work, and i could do with a chuckle.
i'd rather
break my banjo string and let it bleed all over my dogs face. the then get fruity with said dog.
Ratings and stuff
This series isn't as good as the first methinks.
i'm still amused by your name
SOME CACAU WILL FIX THAT
^ WONKY
the girls
who play Effy and Pandora are quite possibly the two of the shittest actresses ever allowed on tv.
Claire made me watch it last week.
I was almost crawling into the oven and switching it on and closing the door.
Its like what I imagine it'd feel like to have your parents do a striptease in front of you.
I lol'd
^this, exactly this!
^My thoughts exactly, beautifully put
Indeed
Its a middle aged male writers wank fantasy of what he wishes his teenage years were like. Full of hot lesbian drug dealers and the such. My teenage years were full of spots and sad wanks.
its obviously exagerrated and over the top
but I think alot of the situations and feelings are quite real, slagging it just seems pointless its obviously not a high brow work of art but its pretty enjoyable
its a valid point but
Thats just it though. I like my shit tv, my trashy escapism (I watch neighbours) but this is just painful, and SOOOOO much money thrown at it.
I have
tried smacking myself in the face and it is not very fun. I much prefer watching Skins, thanks.
Practice
Youre not trying hard enough
It is pretty awful
the second one
im sorry, but it truely is awful.
I watch it but
It is a bit shit
I'd rather attack small kittens than watch Skins
it makes me want to die.
I saw my first episode this week.
I'm not entirely sure what was going on. It all seemed like it was trying to be a bit surreal and failing.
I love it
watch it every week without fail, sometimes twice! I remember a couple of weeks ago in one episode they played Pavement, Animal Collective, Modest Mouse and Battles.
Really glad Sid and Cassie have got back together. It's going to be interesting where the series goes from here though.
My bet is there will be some sort
of party, and some people will get drunk and there will be a teenage relationship drama somewhere.
you forgot the drugs
then foals will pop out of nowhere and play a secret party and it'll be amazing n stuff.
And in Global Hypercolour
Thanks
it's actually alright.
As long as you don't take it too seriously.
^this
it passes the time when there nothing else on tv and you cant sleep
was a bit embarrassing this week
that posh girl using the term "Spliff" as a quantitative. Horrible
It's pretty brainless switch-off silliness to lol at.
But I think it might be scientific fact that anyone who thought the idea of the bouncer's screen play being funny and/or good actually has problems and may need a helmet.
i dontg think Effy should prance around in her underwear
she's FIFTEEN and i don't want to feel like a paedophile :(
She would totally get it though.
HEY LOOK AT ME!
I CAN HATE POPULAR STUFF BEYOND REASON!
I'M CULTURAL!
Is the apprentice good?
I've never watched it, but my bro says it's the best thing on tv, but I'm not sure I want to get into it, if you know what I mean
Yes, yes it is.
Or it will be, if they vote RogerFedererMan off next week.
Awful programme.
And I haven't even seen it, I can tell from the horrid, horrid adverts.
i'm glad to read that other people feel like this
i was starting to think i must be missing something, but it makes me cringe whenever i watch it. hugely surprised at how successful it is.
brainless pulp is one thing (i love my fair share of it to be sure), but it's the pretending to be so cutting edge that gets me.
I watched it a couple of weeks ago.
The one with Bill Bailey in it. It was quite amusing for a few minutes, but then it just disappeared up its own ass.
...
I'll base my view on this show on the answer to the question "which of these characters could I imagine being friends with or even having a good time down the pub with". The answer is that I would garrotte myself within 5 minutes of meeting any of them.
That means the show is utter gash and now I'm off to get some serious drinking done with Bunk and McNutty! Fuckin' peace!
*McNulty
...
*McNutty reference to the way which Bubbles pronounces his name.
You lose 10 Wire Points, n00b!