UK Skins: Because American Televison Just isn't as Cool

     So, first off, I'd like to thank you guys for reading this blog! I have received a lot more views than I intended to, and I appreciate that quite a lot, especially since this page is so new. I hope that you guys enjoy my attempts at writing, and if not, I would love to know what I can work on (I actually said something along these lines at the end of the campus tour I gave today, so my inner tour guide decided to resurface for this post). Also, if you have a blog you'd like me to check out, I'd love to hear about it. One of my jobs involves making phone calls for my school for five hours. During those five hours, I have two computer monitors, and Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc. are encouraged, so anything new on the internet is intriguing to me.

    Lately, I have been watching the UK version of skins on Netflix. This is awesome for a variety of reasons.

1. It's on Netflix. No commercials, no waiting for the next episode, no money lost on my part thanks to my beautiful roommate and bestfriend, Danielle (pictured below), who lets me use her family's Netflix for free (and doesn't judge my eccentric taste in films).

2. It's from the UK. The accents are beautiful, the censors are low, what's not to love? My borfriend even enjoys watching it with me, mainly for all of the nudity and drama (as much as I will never admit this to him ever, he is super fun to watch Skins with).We tried to recreate this show in America to no avail. We are just simply not British and badass enough to pull it off.

3. The characters are so beautifully written. Things happen like they would in real life, and it is almost impossible (at least for me) to tell what is going to happen next.

4. The dialect and the words that they use. Shagging. Knickers. Telly. Spliff. Everytime Cassie says "wow" or "lovely", her trademark phrases. Everything they say sounds so flawless, especially with the aforementioned accents.

5. It's the one show where the writers bring in a new cast of characters every two seasons and I still love the new characters (almost, Cassie is still my favorite) as much as the originals.

6. Two of my new favorite fashion icons, Cassie and Effy. Cassie's ethereal-childlike-I-don't-care-what-anyone-thinks and Effy's dark-but-never-over-the-top styles are perfect for their characters, and perfect for their audience to draw inspiration from.  Although their tastes differ greatly from mine, after watching so many episodes of this show, it's impossible not to incorporate some of their awesome style choices into my own wardrobe.

 
Basically, this show is ridiculously addicting, and you should definitely check it out! I am almost through Season 3, and it is still amazing.