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Miscellaneous | December 29, 2008 | Comments (18)

If you haven’t seen Team America: World Police, shame on you. If you have, you know it’s got one of the most offensive musicals ever. “The gays and the straights and the whites and the spades, everyone has AIDS!” Well I’m finally catching up on Season Two of “Skins,” a British show that doesn’t amount to much more than light entertainment, but which has enough bits of hilarity and good little “moments” that I’m utterly addicted. Anyway, over the weekend I caught an episode which I think tops Team America in the offensive musical department.

This video is cut chronologically from the episode, so it actually starts with rehearsal of the final number. Doesn’t much matter as far as enjoyment of the clip goes. And the only bit of context you really need to know for it all is that the chick up in the light rafters in the beginning who’s envisioning herself in the lead, and who later shows up on-stage as the lead when the show is put on for reals, is a psycho stalker of the lead actor who sort of All About Eves her way into the role.

Boys and girls, “Osama! The Musical.”

“Now that’s an ending!” …I love Chris.

(I think I’ll miss the Boogie Woogie Bagel Boy most of all.)


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Comments

Oh, that's fucked up. And glorious. I think I'm going to have to start watching - that's some It's Always Sunny level of offensive.

Posted by: Marra at December 30, 2008 11:22 AM

Awesome. I was in the market for something to fill the holiday television black hole of crap, and I think this should serve nicely.

Anyone else get a Johnny from Karate Kid vibe from the lead blonde guy? You know, aside from the British and gay elements.

Posted by: HB at December 30, 2008 11:45 AM

That was so good, I pffftteded a little coffee on my screen.

Posted by: admin at December 30, 2008 12:02 PM

At best i would say it was mildly amusing!

Posted by: gilp at December 30, 2008 12:28 PM

a British show that doesn't amount to much more than light entertainment

how far into season 2 are you?

i love this show--especially Chris, Sid, and Cassie--and i thought the first season was totally morally bankrupt--which is saying a lot coming from someone like me--but the second season made me cry almost every episode. maybe it's because i'm way too old to watch this show. or maybe it's because i actually like all of the characters--and i can't say that about most of the shows i watch--and i got way too attached to those kids.

wow, my sentence structure sucks.

Posted by: pq at December 30, 2008 12:48 PM

This show is all kinds of awesome. It also has the protagonist from Slum Dog Millionaire. Good times.

Posted by: Helen at December 30, 2008 1:23 PM

I love Skins, although I've gotten kinda bored with it as of the last few episodes. The first time I saw the trailer for Slumdog Millionaire, I said, "Hey, it's Anwar!"

Posted by: Nadha at December 30, 2008 2:24 PM

What-the-ever-loving-fuck was that?!

Posted by: courtney at December 30, 2008 2:55 PM

Skins is a masterpiece. The first season was definitely comical but the second is like a swift kick in the balls, it won't hurt at first but in about 15-20sec you will be bawling on the floor.

Posted by: Dave at December 30, 2008 4:28 PM

We love Skins. The second season is a real sucker punch, though. Lots of tears. I love that the kids look and act like real kids and not some Hollywood plasticized version of reality.

Posted by: lorent at December 30, 2008 5:13 PM

...hmmm. I still like the AIDS musical better.

The pope has got it and so do you; C'mon everybody we've got quiltin' to do!

Posted by: popejenn at December 30, 2008 5:35 PM

I'm not sure I'd even call the first season "light entertainment", but yeah, the second season definitely piles it on. I let the last few eps pile up on my DVR because I didn't want to feel so depressed at Christmas!

My favorite TV critic, Alan Sepinwall stopped reviewing the show right before this episode and for a while I honestly thought it was because he was so offended by the musical! (Of course, he later admitted he had just gotten behind on viewing the show.) I thought it was awesomely offensive, though.

Posted by: Emily at December 30, 2008 5:41 PM

i don't want to spoil anything for Seth, but the scene with Tony & Sid at the dance club and the last 2 episodes of series 2 turned me into a big ball of snotty tears.

up until this episode i think Skins was basically light entertainment. i was kind of shocked that they aired a show targetting teenagers with so few consequences in series 1, but i think they made up for it in series 2. unfortunately BBC America but the episode summaries for series 2 on the series 1 shows, so i kind of knew what was coming.

Posted by: pq at December 30, 2008 6:06 PM

I lost interest in Skins during season 2. I think it really went off the rails and ended up all over the place. It seemed like the writers really didn't know what to do with their characters.

Posted by: csb at December 30, 2008 6:20 PM

I'm so ronery....

I wish more than ever that I had BBC America. This was one of the most awesomely offensive things I've ever seen.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at December 30, 2008 8:03 PM

Awesome show.

Anna - it comes out on DVD 1/13/2009

Posted by: Brian at December 30, 2008 11:56 PM

Perhaps not as offensive as Osama and the bagel boy, but what about "Springtime for Hitler" from The Producers? That was hilariously offensive the first time I saw it. Is anyone watching Summer Heights High on HBO? The musical Mr. G is producing about a school student who overdosed on E is pretty good and includes giant E tabs. Sadly, the students aren't dressed in the tabs they only dance around with them to some very poor lyrics.

Posted by: Iwantsprinkles at December 31, 2008 4:18 AM

I think one of the best things about Skins was that they did show teenage behaviour without a lot of consequences (in S1 and in S2, the most serious issue is related to an underlying medical condition) because seriously, millions of teenagers act out on drugs and sexuality, etc. and experience no consequences. They're lucky but that's how it is. So many TV shows feel they have to have the moral lesson in there (pause to acknowledge LifeTime channel's dedication to this cause), and it just makes teens laugh at the lesson so it's completely ineffective.
BTW, in subsequent eps of Skins that stalker chick becomes even scarier. She is truly one of the most terrifiying teenage characters I've seen in a long time.

Posted by: PaddyDog at December 31, 2008 11:46 AM