Is the show Skins appropriate?

Expect plenty of talk about sex and virginity, partial male and female nudity (some is blurred out), and lots of profanity (words like "t-ts" and "s--t" are audible, while "f--k" is muted). The series also touches on some serious subjects, like anorexia and peer pressure.
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Is Skins appropriate for 12 year olds?

(Mature Audiences Only) rating—the same one used for softcore porn on late-night cable, and one which explicitly states that the program is inappropriate for anyone under 17 years of age—as well as the continued existence of the grating and whiny Canadian cartoon Caillou, what is it exactly that makes the P.T.C.
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Why is Skins rated TV-MA?

Skins age rating and parents guide

The drama film is rated TV-MA, meaning that the content is for mature audiences only. The material shown and/or used in the movie is severe sex and nudity, mild violence and gore, mild alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and severe inappropriate language.
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Should you watch Skins?

It's a brilliant, original drama, full of warmth and wit and fun, still entertaining, still outrageous, and still far more grown-up than it ever let on. You can watch Skins now on All 4 or Netflix.
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Why do people like Skins show?

Though there have been many teen shows on the airwaves since Skins ended, there has never been anything else quite like it. Bold, quirky, raw and brave, it takes both its characters and its audience seriously in ways that the dramas that came after it have rarely bothered to attempt.
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What did Skins teach us?

"It taught me that it was okay to not have everything in my life figured out." "Skins gave me light on so many new perspectives. It taught me that it was okay to not have everything in my life figured out, and most importantly, it taught me to remove myself from toxic friends.
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Does Cassie from Skins have OCD?

Cassie is depicted as being eccentric and suffering from several mental disorders — most notably, anorexia nervosa — and multiple issues, including low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, and drug addiction, but is gentle-natured and friendly.
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What even is Skins about?

Skins is a British teen comedy drama television series that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of sixth form.
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How old do you have to be to watch Skins on Hulu?

You must be 18 years or older to sign up.
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What is Ackley bridge age rating?

Ackley Bridge - C4's highest rating 16-34 drama so far this year - The Forge.
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Does Skins have any nudity?

Company Pictures, the Brit production company which makes Skins for MTV, is “extremely surprised” by the show's U.S. furor. Especially as the first three seasons of the raunchier Brit version aired on BBC America virtually without controversy — albeit with nudity pixillated and swearing dipped.
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Why did Skins get Cancelled?

On June 9, it was announced that MTV had canceled Skins because it wasn't connecting to the U.S. audience, in addition to the controversy that went with it. Elsley defended the show's content as not so much controversial, "but a serious attempt to get in the roots of young people's lives."
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Did they remove Skins from Netflix?

Unfortunately, Skins is leaving Netflix in August 2020, so it won't be easy for U.S. fans to stream the seminal dramedy for much longer. There's still time, though, since each season has relatively few episodes and it's built to be marathoned.
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How old are teens in Skins?

"Skins" debuted to big ratings -- and even bigger controversy. The show, based on a similar British series, is being criticized for its portrayal of teenagers who openly dabble in sex, drugs, and alcohol. The show stars some actors as young as 15. One group calls it the most dangerous program of its type, ever.
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Why is the show Skins called Skins?

A specially-commissioned final seventh series is set to broadcast in 2013 which will feature the casts from its 2007–10 run. The show's name comes from the rolling papers known as "skins".
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Is the show Skins on Netflix?

Watch all you want.
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What is the age rating for 13 Reasons Why?

This series is rated 15 for strong violence, injury detail, sex, sexual violence, language, drug misuse.
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Is Skins based on a book?

Skins: The Novel is a series of novels that tie-in to the UK television show of the same name. Both novels are canon, as the official E4 site states that Skins: the Novel reveals "what the Skins lot got up to before their return to Roundview".
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What does Skins mean in slang?

slang a cigarette paper used for rolling a cannabis cigarette.
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Who told Cassie eating?

Scared and confused, Cassie calls Allan. She tells him someone keeps telling her to eat, and he implies she is imagining the texts because she is mentally sending them to herself, because she wants to eat. Cassie gives in and eats a burger.
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What mental illness are in Skins?

With plot lines about eating disorders, depression, and addiction, the show changed the landscape of teen dramas 10 years ago. Ten years after it first aired, Skins is still as relevant to the GIF-sharing teens of 2017 as it was to the T9-texting kids of 2007.
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How long did Cassie from Skins not eat?

“I didn't eat for three days so I could be lovely.” If you were a teenager growing up in the UK around ten years ago, you probably know that these words belong to Cassie Ainsworth, a 'first generation' Skins character. Cassie was kind, beautiful and her story line focused heavily on her having anorexia nervosa.
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