Skins - Vol. 1
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Actor: April Pearson, Hannah Murray, Mike Bailey, Nicholas HoultBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 425 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC
DVD Reviews of Skins - Vol. 1
DVD Review: Something must be said.
Summary: 5 Stars
Something must be said for a TV series that makes you feel so involved that you want to go out there and do all the things portrayed in each episode. You feel alive, dirty, sexy, drunk, high, you feel everything that they feel. Skins is the representation of teenagers today. Whether you believe the drug abuse, child abuse, self abuse, friendships, relationships, parties, raves, duffs, people characters actually is a true representation is irrelevant. What is relevant is that everyone can identify to the characters in one way or another. Skins makes you believe in what is Real. It is a Sensation. DVD Review: BEST SHOW EVERRRR!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This show is absolutely amazing and addictive. I wish half of the American shows I watch could go where this show goes almost every episode. Worth watching!!DVD Review: Simply Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Rarely do you see a teen drama (or TV show for that matter) with such strong and instant character development. My friends pushed me into trying this series. I expected what you are probably expecting: shallow characters being pushed into cliche situations to the token theme of drugs, sex, and violence. And while there is certainly a fair amount of drugs, sex, and violence... there's also a riveting plotline and a great balance of comedy and drama.
The characters from Skins really come to life, and each one (well Maxxie really gets the short end of the stick in Season 1 but all the others...) get a thorough character examination. You know what they love, what they hate, and you'd be suprised how Skins skirts the predictable checkbox character profile.
I begrudgingly watched the first episode, and about 30 minutes in I was hooked. I made it halfway through Season 1 in a single night because it really hooks you on what is going to happen next.
I also find myself applauding the writers and directors because they seem bound to follow the story wherever it leads, no matter which characters, come, go, die, live... lead character or not, they are all subject to the will of the plotline.
As for it's US appeal... it is going to be a bit shocking to those who aren't familiar with British TV. It's certainly not for kids, and most Americans would consider in inappropriate for teens as well. If it were a movie in the US it would be rated R for sure. That being said the graphic content is organic for the most part and belongs in the plot. For the most part it's got enough mainstream appeal for the target audience on either side of the pond.
I'm so glad I listened to my friends and gave it a try! I think you will be too!
DVD Review: Skins is My Bloody Fave Show from Across the Bloody Pond
Summary: 5 Stars
As I saw "Skins" on BBC America,I Was Bloody Stoked when they showed it On Sunday Nights And I've Both Series of that Show,That's Why I bought the 1st Series Of "Skins" on DVD bEcause I Bloody Heart that show!!!.It bloody Sux when they Didn't have the final Scene on Episode 9 when the Cast Sings "Wild World" by Cat Stevens But hey,@ Least I got 2 see Cassie and Sid Sittin Next 2 each other on the Bench.
The Unseen Footage of Each Episode Was Bloody coool & Even the video Diaries too,It feels Like Sunday Nights When I Watch "Skins":Series 1 On my Portable dvd player & I can't w8 2 get Series 2,SKINS KICK ARSE!!!!
DVD Review: Great except no cat stevens scene
Summary: 5 Stars
Gives you scenes too risky for BBC America. Nice deleted scenes, called "ancillary plotlines" for some reason. Only bummer is the final scene of episode 9 is cut out so no cat stevens montage. Kind of a big bummer because that scene was superb, I thought.
Description of Skins - Vol. 1
Skins. A brand new British drama follows a group of raucous teenagers who get high, get drunk, get laid and get up for their A levels. They really grab life by the balls and give it a twirl. Tony (Nicholas Hoult, About a Boy) is the best looking boy in town. His sidekick Sid is less successful with the ladies, much less until bonkers anorexic case Cassie turns up. But Sid's in love with Michelle, the school fittie, who goes out with Tony, of course. Then there's sassy musician Jal, party animal Chris, Maxie and best mate Anwar, who manages to combine the pills, the thrills and the spills with his faith, well sort of.Sex, drugs, yearning, frustration--all the ingredients of adolescence are made freshly vivid in the first series of this topnotch BBC series. Skins follows a gang of British schoolmates, including Tony (Nicholas Hoult, About a Boy), whose alpha-male cockiness starts to curdle into nasty self-absorption, gradually alienating his insecure girlfriend Michelle (April Pearson) and best friend Sid (Mike Bailey); Anwar (Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire), who struggles to balance his Muslim faith and his friendship with Maxxie (Mitch Hewer, Brittania High), who's gay; musical prodigy Jal (Larissa Wilson), who resents that her father favors her brothers over her, while Cassie (Hannah Murray) and Chris (Joseph Dempsie) try to escape reality with anorexia and pharmaceuticals. Skins could have been just a catalogue of hot-button issues, but sharp writing, fluid direction, and a charismatic and deeply engaging crew of young actors make this one of the best shows about teenagers ever made. Each episode centers on a different kid--a character who was never more than peripheral or a stereotype in previous episodes suddenly bursts into three dimensions, expanding your grasp of their flailing, hungry world. Divorce and the loose mores of contemporary life have left these kids with few restrictions; watching them slam into problems they're ill-equipped to handle makes for riveting television. Forget the airbrushed, designer-dressed kids of Dawson's Creek or Gossip Girl. Skins is both more real and more exciting. The extra features on Skins - Vol. 1 includes a series of video diaries by the characters that feel a bit forced, but the "ancillary storylines"--mostly deleted scenes--are more enjoyable, particularly a series of interviews with a hapless career counselor. --Bret Fetzer
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