Tuesday, August 18, 2009

"Degrassi: The Next Generation" [Moore-Schuyler, 2001] Season 1 [Jul.- Oct. '02]

This extraordinarily dour and quasi-realistic Canadian (De Grassi was originally a street in Toronto) comedy-drama, (aimed at teens, no less), has been around for some 8 years and is one of the most popular shows of its genre in all of Canada-- if not at the top. And indeed, it is clearly rather accessible, given the huge amount of popularity it has attained here in the U.S. as well. But what do we really have here, in the show's very first season? Well, like all dramas, this one being pretty much the archetype of its genre, it takes a bit of time for it to really "grow on you". But once it does, its realism may well strike a nerve, but what really matters here is how much you are able to take it seriously, how untransparent it is as a whole. Don't believe the hype-- not all of it, anyway. Grade: B PLUS
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  1. Jon BonesteelAugust 20, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    Since I don't watch much actual TV, this is completely foreign to me, but it sounds like a commercialized offshoot of "Freaks and Geeks", which gets high marks up here.

    I'd be interested to hear your take on "The IT Crowd" as well.

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