The word obsession is used all too much with gamers, in fact I bet you can look up any gamers blog and find the word, obsessed, addicted, fascination, fixation or any other word with similar meanings somewhere in the writing. Well this is one of those blogs, except I won’t be writing about gaming this time; I am writing about a TV series I stumbled upon a couple of months ago, called Degrassi. 

I’m disappointed in all my Canadian friends for not telling me about this show sooner. I feel it’s your duty as Canadians to spread the word about the pure awesomeness of Degrassi.  For those of you that haven’t got a clue on what this show is about, I’ll give you a short run down:

Degrassi is about a bunch of Canadian high school kids that struggle with everyday teenage problems.  It’s not like 90210, or Save by the Bell- its way better and in a league of its own! Just like most high schools it’s divided into cliques- you have the nerds, the freaks, the preps and the bullies.  The story line can range from serious matters like teen rape and pregnancies or hilarious stuff like boners and wet #$*#&% ( I’m bleeping this word just in case it’s inappropriate ).  I had no idea you could even say the word boner on basic cable. 

Anyway, for me this is a discovery of a lifetime, not only did I find a show I love, but I found out Degrassi: The Next Generation has been airing since 2003. Do you know what this means? It means I got to watch all eight seasons back to back, with over twenty episodes in each season.  I know some of you can relate to how awesome it feels when you find an old series that you become obsessed with and then realize you get to chill out all day and watch it with no delays.

JB mentioned there was an original Degrassi that never aired in the US, but he use to come straight home from junior high so he could watch it every afternoon.  Considering that teenage drama never changes no matter what the year, I’m sure it will be just as interesting as the new one.  I can’t wait to start Netflixing all the seasons once I return back to Cali.
Has anyone watched this show before?  Did you get into it as much as I did?  I’m actually looking forward to discussing the characters with another Degrassi fan, like myself… Stone? BigVixXen?