So I’m up late and watching TeenNick (formerly known as The N). One show you can always count on catching is Degrassi. My best friend got me into this show maybe last year. Before that, I had seen one or two episodes but I wasn’t a fanatic or anything. But now that I’m all caught up on years of episodes, I have a lot of respect for Degrassi. Of course I am referring to Degrassi: The Next Generation for those who remember the original from back in the day. This show brings a lot of the diversity that American shows lack. In this one high school, there is a fair mix of people from every ethnicity and economic background and yet they are brought together by those common adolescent issues. Plus. Degrassi has launched the careers of it’s Canadian actors in the US such as Drake, Shenae Grimes (90210), Lauren Collins (Take the Lead), and most recently Nina Dobrev of the CW’s Vampire Diaries. I’ll have to admit the new group of kids seem to be mild in comparison to the school shootings, rape, drugs, mental illness, lesbian love affairs, stabbings, STDs, and so on that the first New Generation kids went through. But the good news is new episodes start October 9 and apparently “It’s About To Get Real”. We’ll see Degrassi. Don’t let the legacy die with this new generation lol.
Tags: canadian tv, degrassi, degrassi season 8, degrassi season 9, degrassi the new generation, drake, lauren collins, nina dobrev, shenae grimes, teen nick, the n
October 3, 2009 at 6:50 pm |
lol don’t forget the teen pregnancy
December 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm |
degrassi is drama with Emma Manny jay alex pagie sean ashely jimmy marco Spinner .hazel elli toby libary j.t carig NEW kids alli clira mia danny lakehutrs sav any holly j blue johhoy.