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Degrassi: Next Class (2016)
Well it tries to "go there"
I watched this season with both hope and some trepidation. Having been a fan of Degrassi TNG since season 1 I actually had low hopes for the 'remix'. Let's face it;the franchise has been in decline since season 6 or 7. However that didn't keep me from watching from time to time.
To begin, I actually really like the updated theme song and overall look and feel of the show. I'm not sure where Linda Shuler (sp) & co. got the cash infusion, but even the lighting is better. I also love the increased attention to tech. Being a tech writer, I can appreciate their efforts. I know kids don't necessarily speak in Instagram or "facerange" speak, yet it's a sort of inside joke to us techies.
The issues are typically Degrassi 'ish'. Let's face it, the show has always bordered on preachy-corny, occasionally hitting the mark, but for some reason, like a well worn comfortable shoe, we always come back.
I'm hoping Degrassi can find a new niche and audience in Netflix, its rare for a series to ever get to 15 seasons. It probably wouldn't be possible if all the previous seasons weren't underwritten by the Canadian government (true story, check their end credits sometime). But we love you Degrassi and hope we can all reinroll as "niners" next season.
The Last American Virgin (1982)
Unusual history for an American teen film
Although this film is often dismissed as either a conglomeration of other popular films of the days or a blatant ripoff of more popular films such as Porky's. There is much more than meets the eye here.
First, as other reviewers have previously submitted, this film has a dramatic twist about two-thirds of the way through. Second, the soundtrack is fantastic. Some great examples of songs from one of musics greatest eras.
Many fans have no clue of the history of this film however. It is a nearly shot-for-shot remake of an earlier Israeli film set in the 1950's known as Lemon Popsicle with a few scenes from a film from the same producers, Golan and Globus added in. If any film is 'ripping off' another here, it would most likely be the American (although, in reality, Canadian made Porkey's)