Skins

The mainstream media has finally put Skins U.S. on its radar… too bad most of what they have to say is old news.

The New York Times and New York Post are clearly a little behind the times in reporting concerns that fans of the show have been voicing for months. Twitter, blogs, and other social networking sites have already cycled through fan backlash concerning stricter restrictions in the U.S. for the raunchy Skins UK storylines, as well as the transformation of the fabulously gay Maxxie character into the equally fabulous lesbian character, Tea. Seems like the same complaints will go round and round until the premiere silences the haters.

One good thing that comes of the New York Times story is another interview with creator Bryan Elsley, where he repeatedly squashes the same old questions with the same old answers:

Said Elsley, “When you do things the fans don’t like, they really turn on you. When characters die in the show, there’s trouble. When people have the wrong sexuality or sexual behavior, there’s trouble. And when you bring the show to America, there’s trouble.”

Sounds like Dude’s getting pretty tired of all the haterade. We definitely sympathize. One cool revelation is Elsley’s dish on the origins of a couple of popular Skins UK characters.

Of his son and Skins co-creater, Jamie Brittain, Elsley says, “Jamie wouldn’t mind you knowing that he is, in fact, (Skins UK character] Sid. And he would take great pleasure in telling you that his ridiculous, shout-y Scottish dad is in fact me.”

Ha, we knew it!

Source: New York Times, New York Post