Monday 24 January 2011

"Personal insights quietly acknowledged"

To view Skins as a literal representation of modern adolescence is to declare a blizzard when only a few interesting snowflakes have fluttered before your eyes. To be sure, there is noise and bombast to be found in this series. It’s not a perfect show. Skins has always been messy, inconsistent, exasperating, lazy, over the top, fails to live up to its potential, lacks subtlety, etc. et al.  Yet, it is precisely because of these flaws that the show astonishes. It presents its truths without announcement, declares its emotions without pleading, and explores its characters and their stories without fear of failure or need to please. It’s comfortable with not knowing and pushing on.
Beyond the controversial storylines what truly distinguishes Skins, and has made it such a hit with fans and critics, is the show’s relentless pursuit of authenticity (in all its glorious imperfections) of modern adolescents. With its propulsive, kinetic and unpolished tone Skins breathed new life into a genre that has always threatened to suffocate itself and elevated the art of teen melodrama in the process.

In other news, interviews over interviews over interviews over interviews, and some other endearing stuff.

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