British TV is preparing the way for the return of their amazing series Skins which will debut its 4th season next month. As you may recall, an entirely new cast of players was announced around this time last year for the show’s 3rd season … a move that was not initially well-received. The original cast of Skins (which included Dev Patel who went on to star in Slumdog Millionaire and Nicholas Holt who went on to star in A Single Man) was so beloved that any notion of a new cast was frowned upon. IMHO, the new cast only added to the show’s richness and provided just as much entertainment. The “new” Skins players were featured in an issue of Nylon magazine earlier this year and the show itself got enough attention that MTV is planning a US version for airing here in America (an idea I vehemently oppose). In any regard, a new season of Skins is nearly upon us … here is the first group promo pic from the new season:
I cannot believe it’s been almost an entire year since the last season aired in the UK. I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the series online on You Tube as it aired overseas but now, because of You Tube‘s new policy of restricting international video, I don’t think I’ll be able to watch along so easily this time around. I understand that this upcoming 4th season of Skins will be the last to feature this cast of young players (the original cast were only featured in 2 seasons as well) and that an entirely new cast will be featured in season 5. I love this show so much. BBC America airs Skins in its full, uncensored version here in the US but they do so months after it debuts in the UK. After the jump, check out individual promo photos of the Skins cast in all their neon-colored glory …
No lie, Skins is one of my fave shows right now. I’m actually rewatching the first 3 seasons to gear up for season 4. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to gain access to the new eps as soon as they air in the UK cuz I really don’t want to wait months for the eps to air on BBC America. If you are a fan of Skins, I’m sure you’re just as excited as I am for the upcoming 4th season … if you’re not familiar with the show, I strongly urge you seek and check it out. It’s an amazingly well written, well acted and very entertaining series. Any Skins fans out there? What do you think of these new promo photos?
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SKINS FAN HERE !!
if its starts airing again try to down from eztv.. its bittorrent.. they put it up a day after airing in the UK.
omg. i just can’t wait.
a short series by the same producers called misfits is awesome as well. rather more fantasy/sci-fi but fun nevertheless.
oh and i adore luke (freddie). and merv (thomas) and mike (sid skins 1&2) on twitter are hilarious as well..
happy new year. xo
YESSSSS!!!! TRENT, lets have a SKINS PARTY!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!
I totally agree, The US version of SKINS will totally suck!
love naomi and emily they are the reason i watched it first but its good.haven’t seen the previous seasons though.thanks for posting
YES!
I was just thinking about this yesterday, the new year ALWAYS = Skins for me!
I suppose I better dig out my dvd and watch the last episode of the last series, since I left it out of my re-watching marathon in the summer (the ending kinda sucked), I need reminded of what actually happened!
EEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkk!!!!! I am SOOOO stinking excited for this!!!
I agree with all your sentiments.. the initial horror of a new cast, but I fell in love with them just as much. And I’m not even going to bother with the MTV Skins. Ugh.
So so so stinking excited :)
If you figure out a way to watch it, please let us know! I’m obsessed and don’t want to wait for BBC America either!
@Christina and anyone else who is interested — Shoot me an email at pinkisthenewblog @gmail.com and I’ll kept you informed if I figure out a way to watch the eps ;)
The eps can be seen right after airing through normal channels. BitTorrent as someone mentioned, and newsgroups are the two easiest ways to get it.
Usenet guide is at http://www.mantup.com.
There are numerous bittorrent guides out there, including setting up a feed so that it automatically downloads the new episodes as they come out.
Cheers
Skins party!!! lol. When I was studying abroad in London and I went to a skins party. It was FANTASTIC! Gez I love this show! Season 1 and 2 was better than 3 in my opinion but I still adore the show.
SKINS. SKINS. YAY
Though I cannot for the life of me get past episode 3 of season 3 because I miss the old cast too much.
I usually watch on surfthechannel.com. Pop ups always happen, but with firefox they don’t show up, thankfully
Trent thanks for reporting on SKINS.,…im sooo excited about the new season…FYI you can watch the episodes on CASTtv.com, they usually have the episodes on there two days after they air it in the UK.
Are there any gay characters amongst the new cast?? Loved Maxie in the first two seasons.
TRENT: sidereel.com is your new best friend!!! its how i watched the entire series of skins after your recommendation here in the US, and I also catch up and discover many new shows on it, sidereel seems to have it all. YOUR WELCOME!!!
Paul – yep, two of the girls.
I LOVE Skins! Actually Trent you’re the reason I started watching Skins. I saw your post about the third series last year with the new cast so I watched the first series and FELL IN LOVE!! Skins is AMAZING!!
@Katie – Thanks!
ohhh i cant wait to get my weekly dose of freddie again, yum
OH EM GEE! I LOVE LOVE LOVE SKINS! Cannot actually wait for Season 4! Also met Jack O’Connell (Cook) and Luke Pasqualino (Freddie) when I was out in Bristol… Such amazing guys!
Sidereel and greatstufftv are the ways that I watched skins last series. They’re the best sites I’ve used to catch up shows. Excited for a new series to start, I was just wondering when it was going to start up again when I found your post :-)
Its almost always up on Megavideo.com around 11 or 12 the night its aired :)