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MTV Making American Version of “Skins”

According to the Baltimore Sun, MTV will attempt to bring British teen sensation “Skins” to American television sets in 2010. The cable network reportedly won a bidding war to remake the series, which is a controversial show that takes a no-holds-barred approached to depicting lives of a group of British teens.

Senior Vice President of Series Development for MTV, Liz Gataley, said that in order to preserve the authenticity of the show, MTV will unite two teenagers who have never met before to write and star in it.

Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, the father-son team that came up with the concept for the original ”Skins” will be producing the American version of the show as well.  The two have already done focus groups to learn about the teenage experience in an east coast city like Baltimore .

MTV has only committed to making a pilot, which, if successful, may lead a full series.

The Twitterverse seems to be outraged that Americans would try to remake such a well known series:

  1. Adelaide Elizabeth
    addtastic MTV is making a version is Skins and it’s going to be set in Baltimore! I don’t know whether to be pissed or excited.
  2. regina pattz
    regi_veggie @Skins: THE US AND MTV ARE GOING TO RUIN SKINS! I am american and i dont approve!
  3. Dajonay
    HausofMind MTV? American Skins? WHY? British tv is better than American. And I’m American! BBC America!
  4. Riane
    therealriane ok mtv, you’ve already ruined the radio, let’s not remake skins and further crush my heart.
  5. Ansis Sy
    ansis_aldrich There will be an American version of Skins? and it will be by MTV. I wonder how it’ll go.
  6. uɐıʇsıɹɥɔ
    redeks mtv is doing a u.s. version of @Skins?! at least they’re trying to keep it authentic. brian elsley is still involved as writer and producer.


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  • Jeepsocali79
    I do not like the direction MTV is going.. Sex, drugs,lying to family and drinking?!?? Making it look cool.. I am totally against this show.. Yes I understand a lot of kids so these things but this just glorifies it..
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