This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
Its been a decade sinceSkins, Britains controversial teen drama, premiered.
It achieved that rare feat: it got young people to watch and talk about it.
And, after seven years of drinking, drugs and general debauchery, it bowed out in 2013.
Skinswas a show always preoccupied with how things felt, rather than how they actually might have happened.
It made things choppy and turned a lot of people off.
But, when it was good, it was really,reallygood.
We were still two years away fromMisfitsand a year fromThe Inbetweenershere in the UK.
The First Generation
The genius of that first season was its disguise.
But, amidst this, it never forgot to be fun and provocative.
Skinsalways worked in symbolism, so one of the main characters would always die in this second run.
But, given a chance, this second generation was as rewarding as the first.
The Second Generation
It was different, more traditional, more American.
It also tackled topics such as autism, suicide, bipolar disorder, and coming out.
Few have attempted to mimic its unique perspective on youth since it aired, and no one should.
Honest and sincere to the last, it took a universal experience and tried to make sense of it.
