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  1. 08-Jul-2010 #1
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    UK folks... "Misfits" sound fun/interesting...

    Starts this Saturday...

    When five young outsiders on community service get caught in a strange storm they quickly discover that they have developed superpowers. Kelly, who gets judged her on her chavvy appearance, gains the ability to hear peoples' thoughts; shy Simon turns invisible whenever he is ignored; Curtis, who is filled with remorse for his crime, turns back time when he feels regret, and anyone who touches the Alisha falls in lust with her.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_%28TV_series%29
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  2. 08-Jul-2010 #2
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    well since Amy Pond got her crack filled iv been missing a bit of sci-fi on a saturday so hopefully this will keep me going for a while
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    I watched this, I thought it was shite, to be honest. Skins with super powers.
    Kill 'em All
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost Of War View Post
    I watched this, I thought it was shite, to be honest. Skins with super powers.
    Oh
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost Of War View Post
    I watched this, I thought it was shite, to be honest. Skins with super powers.
    ^This, a thousand times this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hellsing View Post
    ^This, a thousand times this.
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    looks like i will have to get my weekly sci-fi fix somewhere else then
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    I'll have a squizz at the first episode, but the idea of "Skins with superpowers" doesn't fill me with interest. Also, being that it's a bunch of "ruffians" with ASBOs and living on a council estate, it sounds like it could be ... I don't know ... a bit throat-shovey, a bit hmmm ... like, it's as if the only young people in Britain are ASBO kids on estates according to these shows.

    I'll take The Inbetweeners over Skins any day of the week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post

    I'll take The Inbetweeners over Skins any day of the week.
    now thats quality....cant wait for series 3
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    Quote Originally Posted by fartpants View Post
    now thats quality....cant wait for series 3
    Not seen it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Not seen it...
    You're missing out, it's one of the funniest things that's been on TV in the past few years.
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    Agreed - Neil, you have to check out The Inbetweeners. It's ruddy good fun.

    Initially I was a bit "pfft, Skins rip-off" when I saw the trailers for it around the time of Skins series 2, but then I saw clips on TV now and then and it made me laugh, so I caught up on series 1 before 2 aired, and then saw series 2 and it's ruddy good.

    It's painfully realistic at times, and far better for it. The characters aren't a bunch of overly serious and self-involved emo kids who are intensely self-aware about being on a 'cool' TV show - the cast reflects, far more accurately, exactly what the vast majority of Britain's teenagers are really like, and it's both hilarious and cringe-worthy at the same time.

    I have watched The Inbetweeners and sat there thinking "I've done that" or "I know someone just like that" or "that's awfully familiar" ... both in terms of fond memories, but also in terms of the stupid things you do as a teenager that you look back on and just cringe about.

    So really, The Inbetweeners is the anti-Skins.

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