Anyone heard of it?
Degrassi: The Next Generation continues the popular Degrassi franchise, and is preceded by Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, as well as The Kids of Degrassi Street. Rather than do a show focusing just on the (now adult) characters, the creators decided to stay true to the original series and retain its focus on the issues and challenges of real teen life, bringing in a slew of new teen actors to star in the show. Several characters from the earlier series reprise their roles on DTNG as parents or teachers of the new students and have plot lines of their own which tend to intermix with the stories of the younger generation.
Degrassi: The Next Generation details the lives of many different characters as they go through their high school years, and since the first season the characters have grown in many different ways. The show has dealt with many issues familiar to teenagers, such as body image, peer pressure, drug dealing, drug abuse: ecstasy, marijuana, prescription pills, ritalin, and cocaine, teen drinking, grades, college, stress, rape, child abuse, pedophilia, teen pregnancy, abortion, adoption and childbirth, sexuality, hate crimes, homophobia, puberty, cutting, death, school shootings, rumours, domestic violence, arrest, confession, infidelity, cancer, theft, mental illness, race relations, pornography, sex, oral sex, STDs, relationships, friendship, child molestation, pedophilia, dating, plastic surgery, religion, penis size, visible erections, poisoning, nocturnal emission, street racing, erectile dysfunction, exotic dancing, and school rivalry.
In the first three seasons, the show's theme song is sung by a children's chorus. In seasons 4-5, the theme song is performed by Canadian industrial/pop group Jakalope. For season six, the theme song is remixed, and stripped of the vocals.
Degrassi: The Next Generation continues the popular Degrassi franchise, and is preceded by Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, as well as The Kids of Degrassi Street. Rather than do a show focusing just on the (now adult) characters, the creators decided to stay true to the original series and retain its focus on the issues and challenges of real teen life, bringing in a slew of new teen actors to star in the show. Several characters from the earlier series reprise their roles on DTNG as parents or teachers of the new students and have plot lines of their own which tend to intermix with the stories of the younger generation.
Degrassi: The Next Generation details the lives of many different characters as they go through their high school years, and since the first season the characters have grown in many different ways. The show has dealt with many issues familiar to teenagers, such as body image, peer pressure, drug dealing, drug abuse: ecstasy, marijuana, prescription pills, ritalin, and cocaine, teen drinking, grades, college, stress, rape, child abuse, pedophilia, teen pregnancy, abortion, adoption and childbirth, sexuality, hate crimes, homophobia, puberty, cutting, death, school shootings, rumours, domestic violence, arrest, confession, infidelity, cancer, theft, mental illness, race relations, pornography, sex, oral sex, STDs, relationships, friendship, child molestation, pedophilia, dating, plastic surgery, religion, penis size, visible erections, poisoning, nocturnal emission, street racing, erectile dysfunction, exotic dancing, and school rivalry.
In the first three seasons, the show's theme song is sung by a children's chorus. In seasons 4-5, the theme song is performed by Canadian industrial/pop group Jakalope. For season six, the theme song is remixed, and stripped of the vocals.
January 13th, 2007 at 02:30am
