Thats one fucked up crew. Seriously.. hot mess
MTV Skins is one of the most pathetic recreations I have ever seen. Saw it once and even if they offered me like 200lbs of tofu ice cream I’d no thanks it.
I am a purist but I am also stedfastly loyal.
I can and I have seen recreations and appreciated them.
MTVs Flesh isnt getting squat.
My joy is that the Parents of America are finger pointing.
Parents Television Council has thrown down some high faluting gunt totin’ stuff
On January 17, the Viacom-owned cable network MTV aired a teenager-based drama, ‘Skins.’ The episode included all manner of foul language, illegal drug use, illegal activity as well as thoroughly pervasive sexual content,” PTC President Tim Winter said in a letter sent to the chairmen of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees and the Department of Justice. “Many of the actors appearing in the show are below the age of 18. It is clear that Viacom has knowingly produced material that may well be in violation of [several] federal statutes.”
“Since it is not necessary for Viacom or MTV to distribute the material in order to be in violation of the law, we call upon your committees to immediately investigate Viacom and MTV for the production of this material,” Winter said in the statement. “Furthermore, we urge you in the strongest possible terms to compel the attorney general to mount an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether the production of ‘Skins’ has violated federal law meant to protect minors from exploitation.”
I actually want to laugh. This could be the ticket to off the air!
This could be court time and jail time and well truth is none of that will happen but MTV is going to have to scale it back.
HA!
had they only adapted it properly and not mimc the BBC show so closely perhaps this wouldnt have happened.
It shows me that America is not ready for such brash honesty.
Mom and Dad get nervous unless its hidden behind the hedges.
I have no sympathy Im not going to cry freedom cuz the show freakin sucks and any bad to fall upon it is ok with me.
Just get rid of it.
On the flip side Season 5 of BBC Skins is almost up!
Hurray!