Comments on: MTV Plans To Adapt UK Series ‘Skins’ For US TV

By: Laurel

Laurel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:33:58 +0000

I just screamed. no joke. this is the worst thing i have ever heard. FUCK MTV. skins is my favorite show and it air in the US on BBC America anyway! the last thing we need is for mtv to fuck it up. wow. this is bullshit.

By: alice

alice — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:05 +0000

noooooo
this will be crap, why do they haveto do this???

By: dannnni

dannnni — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:48:53 +0000

this sucks.

By: Mare

Mare — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:02:01 +0000

This is the WORST!….Skins is just a terrific show, it’s original, brazen,honest! MTV will definitely turn it into crap!..

By: mari

mari — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:58:59 +0000

what is wrong with america? why do they alway do remakes of fantastic tv shows?
the office was greate ,then you make a us vertion that is wery lame.
or my favorite series Qeer as folk, where the us vertion took away all that was scandaleus, fun and cutting edge, and made it boring and flat.

why do they want to destroy skins as vell i love that show?

skins RIP
/mari ,sweden

By: Presh!

Presh! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:47:29 +0000

NOOOOOO!!!! Pleaseeeee!!!!! NOOOOO!!!! >: (

It’s not the Brits’ fault that they keep churning out better TV shows than Americans.. so please spare ‘Skins’ from the butcher knife!!!!!!!

Sigh.. Know what? Instead of remaking shows, people should just stop being lazy and actually use their brains to try and develop the next great show. Stop buying rights to remake!!! Just use the money to get better writers, that’s all. Pssshhhh.

By: Ana S.

Ana S. — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:44:44 +0000

MTV should stick with what it knows… reality tv

By: Colette

Colette — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:58:58 +0000

They better not show this in the UK, cos there would be a serious backlash against them.

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:24:17 +0000

@Sarah — “I used to watch undressed when I was in high school. It was horrible.” True, the show may have been bad but it was bad in a fun way, plus ‘Undressed’ was one of the first shows to show honest depictions of same-sex love on basic cable. I can’t hate that show.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:07:50 +0000

MTV has very little original programming that can be considered good. I used to watch undressed when I was in high school. It was horrible. Even I knew it then. I stopped watching the channel all together three years ago.

By: meh

meh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:00:04 +0000

Oh Hell No! They’ll just turn it into The Hills!!!

By: davidsask

davidsask — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:12:37 +0000

I am so angered with this news. The creators of the show from UK really sold their souls with their decision. $$$ always wins out. I agree with you that of all the so called bidding wars? that the show should have at very least went to more adult cable carrier to give it any possible? justice. i almost wish it would epic FAIL as all the kids now say!

MTV SUCKS!

By: rossy

rossy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:59:40 +0000

Instead of bitching about “how awful a US version of the show will be”… DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
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Email MTV with your concerns – HELL! Threaten to boycott the channel/show if they do this. MTV used to be a great network by giving us great music videos, but those days are LONG GONE! Why it still exists is beyond me, but than again, I no longer watch it.
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Most likely nothing will come from sending emails since I doubt they care about ANYTHING but advertiser revenues (rather than viewer concerns). At least, you’ll have TRIED!

By: mimi

mimi — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:13:23 +0000

im officially boycotting MTV.

By: alejandro

alejandro — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:47:15 +0000

OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY OH WHY OH WHY!!!!!!!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:47:15 +0000

Soo basically MTV is going to try and create a fictional teen version of the Real World… wait, don’t they already have a show sort of like that? I believe it’s called THE REAL WORLD. Why oh why can’t they just leave well enough alone. Seriously, the Brits practically invented acting, they’ve certainly been performing longer than we have. We’ve already killed enough of their shows over the years. And seriously MTV needs to change its’ name already… because I never see actual MUSIC on there anymore!

By: rambo

rambo — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:24:11 +0000

i do agree that this is probably not a good idea. theres no way mtv will be able to do this series any justice, but looks like well have to wait and see eh? other than my friend im the only other person i know that has seen skins and absolutely loved it, so i do feel very protective about so many other people getting in on my little treasure but oh well. that being said i FULLY intend to attend any sort of casting process they may have for this series. im glad to hear that theyre still sticking to the whole open audition thing.

funny story, a few weeks ago i saw mitch hewer (maxxie) on the subway here in la. i wanted to say hello and tell him how much i love skins, but it was rush hour and probably woulda been awkward. caught him checking himself out in the window the whole time. hahahaha

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:46:33 +0000

Boo! But at least if it sucks it really does not have a thing to do with the real version. I have hope that this is such a stupid idea out of the gate that it won’t really have any terrible effect on the franchise.

By: Apples v 2

Apples v 2 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:12:42 +0000

oh jesusussususussususususus i may kill myself. well not really, but the original (cast *cough*) was amazing! I can not believe this.

By: Kash

Kash — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:39:26 +0000

I was hoping beyond hope that this would NEVER happen. Still, there’s a small, VERY SMALL, part of me that prays that this American version won’t make me want to rip my hair out.
And yes, what would they call it?

By: Matty Worth

Matty Worth — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:09:04 +0000

What are they going to call it? “Papers”? The whole double entendre will be lost. Shame. Also, it will suck.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:47:09 +0000

Why cant america just show original shows, why do they have to butcher all the cool shows. they will ruin this with their political correctness! It will become some pg fairies and rainbows but with a touch of the hills crap! uggh!

By: Gaby

Gaby — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:30:13 +0000

BTW when is the new season of Skins suppose to come out in the UK? Anyone Anyone!

By: Gaby

Gaby — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:29:11 +0000

I love this show…and when I heard MTV was making a US version of it….Im just lost for words. This show SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE. MTV have you seen the show? It won’t be the same without the original characters AND it won’t be the same cause everything GOOD has to be censored. I say leave the show alone and start showing more music instead of more stupid shows

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:19:21 +0000

While a US version could be okay (but I doubt compare to the original) it wouldn’t work on MTV. It’ll be way too censored and not have the same feel at all to the originial. I agree with you Trent that if we have to have a US version Showtime or HBO should do it.