When I first watched Degrassi, I was hooked. It was real, and I related easily to the characters. The kids felt realer to me, and was easier to sympathize with. But after Season 6, it all went downhill.
I think it should've ended right after J.T. died. I'll admit I was a big fan of his, but when Degrassi merged with Lakehurst, everything went downhill. I think that they just simply ran out of issues to cover and repeated them. But when they did, they presented it like juicy drama or gossip from a tabloid magazine. The kids stopped looking like real kids, they started looking like the cookie-cutter Hollywood type in typical teen shows.
Degrassi was a great show. After it got handed to The-N or Teenick or whatever, it just fell down amongst the rank of clichéd, typical teen garbage.
If you want to enjoy Degrassi in it's prime, I suggest you watch the older episodes.
I think it should've ended right after J.T. died. I'll admit I was a big fan of his, but when Degrassi merged with Lakehurst, everything went downhill. I think that they just simply ran out of issues to cover and repeated them. But when they did, they presented it like juicy drama or gossip from a tabloid magazine. The kids stopped looking like real kids, they started looking like the cookie-cutter Hollywood type in typical teen shows.
Degrassi was a great show. After it got handed to The-N or Teenick or whatever, it just fell down amongst the rank of clichéd, typical teen garbage.
If you want to enjoy Degrassi in it's prime, I suggest you watch the older episodes.