Have now watched FOUR SKAM remakes over the past couple of weeks and sorry to all the "some remakes fixed what didn't work in S2" people, but OG Noorhelm stands undefeated for me. When it comes to chemistry, physicality, angst, and that overall sense of teen obsession, they still take it.
SKAM Italia - The only William (that I know of) that gets the benefit of his girlfriend confiding in him about her sexual assault and his reaction is...exactly the same as the Williams who are told by their brothers that their gfs cheated on them? Uh...okay.
SKAM Germany - So, instead of just ghosting Vilde and texting her invites to try to get Noora to come to parties, this William decides to keep having sex with her until Noora snaps and agrees to go out with him if he dumps Vilde and stops encouraging her to get a boob job. Lovely.
SKAM Austin - It's...fine, but forgettable. In large part because the Noora and William are absolutely bodied by how much more entertaining the Chris/Vilde/Sana are. A few casting changes might've gotten them a S3, tbh.
SKAM Netherlands - Okay, these two are sweet and lovely. But BARELY a Noora or William. Which is probably why they're my faves after the OGs. But it's also kind of hard to buy this artsy weirdo as the school's #1 fuckboy, and sticking to the OG plots starts to feel very perfunctory, because they simply do not fit who these characters are. And omg, it took me a solid 30 minutes to get through that wedding dress scene because I kept having to walk away out of embarrassment.
Okay, France up next.
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favorite shows!
— STRANGER THINGS
why do i love it?
the 80’s vibes, the supernatural borderline horror, the well-written and developed, lovable characters and their dynamics, the mystery, the coziness provided by the backdrop of a small town like hawkins.
who are my favorite characters?
steve harrington, nancy wheeler, dustin henderson, max mayfield & jonathan byers
+ bonus; the party ranked:
1. dustin
2. max
3. lucas
4. eleven
5. will
6. mike
favorite season?
season 2! because all the characters really come into their own & the plot is there. we get babysitter steve we get LUMAX & jancy finally gets together, i just didn’t love ep8…but it WAS important in el’s development it just could have been a lil shorter…also i love the fall vibes! and now you i love season 3 as well, so it comes very close! season 3 is great because of the nostalgic summer 2019 vibes & ELMAX happens, but some of the character dynamics are thrown…it’s the beginning of mike’s asshole era…BUT WE GET ROBIN! the whole scoops troop plotline was so good & steve carried…also it’s just peak 80’s & the vibes are immaculate.
favorite ship(s)?
jancy, lumax, byler, jopper, steddie, ronance & elmax
bonus:
favorite villain? demogorgan
favorite friendship? steve & robin, steve & dustin, el & max, dustin & lucas, mike & will (s1-2)
beloved side characters? bob newby, murray, eddie munson & karen wheeler
started watching in 2018.
— SKAM (NORWAY)
why do i love it?
the authenticity and warmth of it, the norwegian language and lifestyle, the rawness and realness it exudes, the way it is written and filmed, it’s real and lovable characters and the ships! the 2016 nostalgia that is borderline cringe and the coziness of oslo. the relatability to the teenage experience.
who are my favorite characters?
isak valterson, noora amalie sætre, william magnusson, sana bakkoush & even bech næsheim.
what is my favorite season?
season 3! isak-centered <3
favorite ship(s)?
evak, noorhelm, yousana. i am also an eva+jonas AND eva+chris truther.
bonus:
favorite remake? druck (up to s3). mia+alexander my beloveds.
favorite friendship? isak & sana, isak & jonas + the entire girl group!
started watching february 2021.
— SKINS
why do i love it?
the UGLY ASS WONDERFUL 2010’s style, the gritty reality, the characters, the writing and the directing, the character-centered episodes, the soundtrack, the ships, the BRITISHNESS of it all, the raunchiness & the immortal 2010’s teenage experience that will echo throughout history forever.
who are my favorite characters?
rich harbeck, cassie ainsworth, grace blood, mini mcguinness, chris miles & maxxie oliver.
favorite season?
season 1 & season 5.
favorite ship(s)?
HARDBECK! chris+jal, mini+alo, sid+cassie & naomily.
bonus:
favorite generation? 1 & 3.
started watching october 2020.
— GILMORE GIRLS
why do i love it?
it feels like real life, but warmer. the writing, the references, the characters, the small town of stars hollow, the comfort it provides, the depiction of a mother-daughter relationship, the coming of age aspect, the coziness i feel when watching it, the la-la’s and the theme song.
who are my favorite characters?
lorelai gilmore, paris geller, rory gilmore, luke danes, jess mariano, lane kim & kirk gleason.
favorite season?
season 3.
favorite ship(s)?
LITERATI, luke+lorelai & rory+logan.
started watching october 2021.
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Thoughts on Skam (OG)
After more than a year I finally finished watching the original Skam. Maybe it’s because I watched 5 remakes in a row from prior to it, but I fully admit I checked out of Noora’s season early on. I know the OG is widely considered the best version of Skam, but honestly, I disagree. I wouldn’t even put it in my Top 3.
Season one was okay. It was the basic first season. Those of ya’ll who remember my posts from 2020-2021 know I don’t really care much for the first two seasons of a given Skam (Execept for Austin and NL since those only did the frist two seasons.). This was no different. It is the baseline. I’d need to reatch to get my exact feelings down (I’m not doing that.), but I liked it as much as I can like any version of season one nowadays.
Seasons two through four were done better in the remakes. No version of season two will ever top Skam España‘s season three and no version of Noorhelm will ever surpass or be as good as Norandro. I just don’t see it happening for me. I spent most of Noora’s season snarking to myself and waiting for it to end. Season three? I enjoyed it more than season two, but Druck did it better. Best I can say it that I like the main couple more than France’s, but that’s a low bar to clear.
Which brings me to season four. Outside of France Skam just can’t seem to do a good Sana season. Season four is honestly France’s best season and if not the best it’s the second best (Though I haven’t seen their 9 and 10 yet.). I remember liking that Druck allowed their Sana to call out the bullshit happening to her, but not much else. OG’s was honestly kind of boring. Sana and Yousef were kind of cute together, but that didn’t amount to much. I’ll give it points for actually focusing on Sana but that’s something to be expected.
Overall though? I’m not sure if it’s because of burnout (Again, I watched NL, España, France, Italia, and Druck over the course of more than a year with little breaks between them.), if I’m just that biased in other version’s favors, or if the OG is overhyped but the OG was a letdown for me. Looking over my previous post this is honestly the most negative I’ve been about Skam. It might honestly be my least favorite version of the 7 I’ve seen.
Next up is WTFOCK. I still have seasons 9-10 of France, 7-8 of Druck, and season 5 of Italia to watch but I’m not really feeling the mood to return to any of them right now. I dunno. I’m kind of exited to get to know a new cast. I’ll start it on Monday and I think I’ll go back to seasonal thoughts for it. See ya’ll next week!
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Hey, New video on my channel for my 1K Subscribers! (Skam + remakes)
Thank you so much.
[Now with English, French, Spanish and Italian subtitles. I would love to have others langage available for this video and others, so if you want, you can ask me the transcript of the video to translate it in your langage. / Lyrics of songs and dialogues]
Hello, nouvelle vidéo sur ma chaîne pour mes 1k abonnés ! (Skam + remakes)
Merci beaucoup.
[Maintenant avec sous-titres français, anglais, espagnol et italien. J’adorerais mettre à disposition plus de choix en matière de sous-titres sur cette vidéo ainsi que toutes les autres, donc si tu peux traduire dans une autre langue qui n’est pas disponible, ça serait super. Je peux faire parvenir, en me demandant, les transcripts des vidéos pour pouvoir traduire plus facilement. / Que ce soit les paroles de chansons ou les dialogues.]
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It’s really amusing how many different ways Senne’s name is pronounced online:
There’s sen, seen, senay, seenay, sanay, sin, sinna, etc.
Frankly, there are so many valid options that it makes one doubt oneself.
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