"South of Nowhere" (2005) TV series 2005-2008

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Tommy Lynch

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

4 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's not where you've been, it's where you're going (season 1)

Plot:

A family moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, where they find themselves unprepared for the city's fast pace, and the overcrowded public school that their three teenagers will attend.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | High School Student | Lesbian Sex | High School Rival | Basketball Player

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Gabrielle Christian	...	Spencer Carlin / ... (41 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mandy Musgrave	...	Ashley Davies / ... (40 episodes, 2005-2008)
Maeve Quinlan	...	Paula Carlin / ... (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Matt Cohen	...	Aiden Dennison (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Chris Hunter	...	Glen Carlin (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rob Moran	...	Arthur Carlin (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Aasha Davis	...	Chelsea Lewis / ... (30 episodes, 2005-2008)
Austen Parros	...	Sean Miller (28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Eileen April Boylan	...	Kyla Woods / ... (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Danso Gordon	...	Clay Carlin (25 episodes, 2005-2007)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

In reality the actress that plays Spencer Carlin, Gabrielle Christian, is 3 years older than Chris Hunter, the actor who plays her on-screen big brother Glen Carlin.

Quotes:

Spencer Carlin: [after almost kissing Ashley] I can't, not like this.

A good bookend to Degrassi

The-N has developed a reputation for being a network aimed toward Teens that is not afraid to push the envelope in telling their stories the way life is. Degrassi, the network's most popular show, is another example of this type of truth in storytelling. It has never sugar coated the truths that some teens live, no matter what the subject may be. And because of that, it has won awards.

Following in this tradition, we now have South of Nowhere. It is a story of a family uprooted to Los Angeles. The three brothers and sisters now have to deal with a life that is far different from what they were used to.

So far, the show has dealt with racism, questioning sexuality, and fitting in. And no, it is not afraid to deal with these subjects honestly.

So far it has been very careful to offer both sides of a story where two opinions exist. The sibling's parents come from both sides of the spectrum, one being very liberal, the other conservative.

I don't believe it is the producer's intent to push a specific agenda for teens, as much as it is to provide them with an honest look at the typical teenage existence, which from what I remember, is not as cut and dry as some would like it to be.