Tag Archives: Skins

WATCH: Aliens Invade Britain In ‘The Swarm’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 3rd, 2012

Creative types always say it’s important, when embarking on a new project, to set yourself limitations and then work within them, if you want to succeed. By which logic this project, from a very hot little gang of British TV ...

Fraser’s Phrases: Class of 2012

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 26th, 2011

We spend a lot of time looking at archaic expressions here, but as we’re about to enter into an entirely new year, it’s a good time to refresh the vocab a little bit. So let’s have a look at some of the newer bits of ...

‘Skins’ Star Nicholas Hoult to Join ‘Jack the Giant Killer’?

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on February 15th, 2011

Deadline exclusively reveals that Nicholas Hoult is in talks to star in a chilling reinterpretation of the beloved fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk entitled Jack the Giant Killer.

The ‘Gossip Girl’-ification of MTV’s ‘Skins’: How America Regards the Working Class

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 11th, 2011

In the past month, we’ve been looking at a remarkable British Invasion of America’s entertainment industry. Superman is now a Brit. American TV networks are gorging on British comedies and dramas.

A Half-Century After the Beatles, Is Another British Invasion Underway?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 1st, 2011

Is this all some sort of post-colonial payback? Has a gang of rogue Brits suddenly descended upon Hollywood and replaced our American-born gods with UK ones?

‘Skins,’ ‘Being Human’ Remakes Score Record-Breaking Launches

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 19th, 2011

Guess all of the promos worked: MTV’s Skins, the U.S. remake of the British teen drama seen on BBC America, has proven a huge ratings success for the channel.

The Tellyvangelist – Jan. 17-23

By David Molofsky | Posted on January 17th, 2011

In this week’s Tellyvangelist — your weekly guide to all that’s British on U.S.

Look Ahead at 2011: UK TV Series Receiving American Makeovers

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on December 27th, 2010

Those bigwigs in Hollywood love their British telly. In a feverish race to provide fresh content to hungry American viewers, producers, writers, and executives maintain a watchful eye on the shows that are catching fire across the pond, ...

Watch: Two New Clips From MTV’s ‘Skins’

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on November 11th, 2010

As fans look forward to the forthcoming U.S. installment of Skins, Anglophenia hopes to sate your excitement with two sneak peeks.

Bryan Elsley Reveals More About MTV’s ‘Skins’

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on November 3rd, 2010

Since Entertainment Weekly debuted the official trailer for the forthcoming MTV installment of Skins last month, fans across the web have been in constant chatter, wondering what’s in store for the American remake.