Stuck on Skins

To me, being sick means napping at all hours, surfing the net for no particular reason, reading until my eyes bleed, and 'discovering' for the 100th time that there's nothing good on TV.

Luckily, being sick also means catching up on all those TV shows already on DVD that I've been meaning to watch.

Skins 

I just finished watching Season 1 of the British teen drama Skins and I must say, I was quite impressed. Sure, it features all of the characters found in your typical teen drama (the princess, the nerd, the popular one, the loyal sidekick, the party animal, etc) and all the familiar ingredients (love triangles, peer pressure, rebellion, self-esteem and body issues, etc), but with a lot more sex, drugs, and illegal activities to boot.

What I like about the show — and what makes it stand out from the typical teen drama — is its blunt British humour, its sometimes surreal sequences, how each episode focuses on one character, how every character has a dysfunctional family, and how the characters actually look like teenagers. Sometimes brilliant and sometimes bizarre, Skins is certainly entertaining.

All of the Skins videos on YouTube have had their embed functions disabled, so click to watch the Skins Season 1 trailer.

On to Season 2. Stay healthy my friends!