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Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:33 pm
by rossybee
Anyone watch it? About teens in UK.

According to IMDB it's an 18 but the latest series are toned down a little.

Suitable for a teenager?


/the joys of parenthood :roll:

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:58 am
by campbell
Watched the first couple of seasons a few years back.

As a grown up I felt it was a bit edgy, though loved it ... still in touch with my teenage experiences I guess ;-)

Lost interest when the cast changed, however.

In some ways I'd say it's pointless unless it's a 15 - I believe it was aimed at teenage audiences, FFS...

No idea what it's like now of course. But I doubt it covers much that your average 12 yr old doesn't already know :shock:

Good luck ! Oh and watch a couple yourself...obviously ;-)

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:06 am
by graeme
I think you should expressly forbid them from watching it. That way they'll enjoy it so much more when they disobey you and watch it anyway. :)

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:09 am
by rossybee
graeme wrote:I think you should expressly forbid them from watching it. That way they'll enjoy it so much more when they disobey you and watch it anyway. :)
haha that's pretty much where I'm at :D

Sophie is nearly 15 and assures me its not that bad and that all her pals watch it :roll:

I did draw the line at her 11yr bro watching tho...

ETA - I suspect the 18 rating is pushed on by showing drug use, I've no real issue with this, I fully intend on her watching trainspotting as an educational tool soon :wink:

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:48 am
by ClarkyBoy
I think it covers some good issues that are totally useless for an over 18 audience, but the 15-18 age range can probably identify with,

however, this season seems a little darker and grown up - seems to have lost the mad/fun aspect of the previous ones :-(

ahh... trainspotting :-) best modern British film!

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:38 am
by BiggestNizzy
Never got skins, it seemed to be full of annoying bellends or kids as they are also known

ClarkyBoy wrote:ahh... trainspotting :-) best modern British film!
You will like this then. Very very not safe for work, I won't embed it either :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOw6iwf0I1g

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:25 pm
by Corranga
rossybee wrote: I fully intend on her watching trainspotting as an educational tool soon :wink:
Trainspotting absolutely should be used for this purpose, at 15, shouldn't she have already seen it though - maybe that's just the Whitfield schooled portion of me coming through ;)

Re: Skins - E4 tv show

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:26 pm
by rossybee
Corranga wrote:
rossybee wrote: I fully intend on her watching trainspotting as an educational tool soon :wink:
Trainspotting absolutely should be used for this purpose, at 15, shouldn't she have already seen it though - maybe that's just the Whitfield schooled portion of me coming through ;)
She's at the Johnnies, so that's an education in itself :damnfunny