Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation (later renamed Degrassi for seasons ten through fourteen) is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. It is the fourth series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High. Like its predecessors, the series follows an ensemble cast of students at the fictional Degrassi Community School who face various challenges often seen as taboo such as sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence, gang violence, self-injury, suicide, abortion, mental disorders, death, and many other issues. The series was initially created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore, and is produced by Epitome Pictures (a subsidiary of DHX Media) in association with Bell Media. The current executive producers are Schuyler, her husband Stephen Stohn and Brendon Yorke. The series is filmed at Epitome's studios in Toronto, Ontario, rather than on the real De Grassi Street from which the franchise takes its name. Degrassi: The Next Generation has been a critical success and has often received favourable reviews from Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times and AfterElton.com. In its initial years, it was frequently the most watched domestic drama series in Canada, and one of the highest-rated shows on TeenNick in the United States. In 2004, one episode received just under a million viewers in Canada, and over half a million viewers in the US. The series has won numerous awards, from the Geminis, Writers Guild of Canada and Directors Guild of Canada, and internationally from the Teen Choice Awards, Young Artist Awards, and Prix Jeunesse. The series premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001. During the ninth season in 2010, the series moved to MuchMusic. The tenth season marked a change in production style, which saw the series become a telenovela, a daily soap opera-style format, during the summer months, while the rest of the season aired during the standard fall-spring schedule on a weekly basis. The thirteenth season reverted to a weekly schedule and, part way through, moved to MTV Canada. The series has been syndicated on cable television, and episodes are available on DVD and in new media download formats from Puretracks, the iTunes Store, and the Xbox Live Marketplace. Internationally, Degrassi: The Next Generation has been highly successful in the US, where it was broadcast on TeenNick, as well as being broadcast in 140 other countries. The Next Generation aired its final episode on August 2, 2015, after MTV Canada and TeenNick announced the show's cancellation. However, in January 2016, a sequel series, titled Degrassi: Next Class, was announced for broadcast on Family Channel in Canada and streaming on Netflix in the United States as well as all other countries where the service is available (excluding Australia, France, and Canada until later 2016).

Year:
2001
4,188 Views

Paige:
[in Ms. Hatzilakos' office] I don't need my parents to protect me. I'm only telling the truth. I was inappropriate with Mr. Oleander and I'd like to transfer out of his class, immediately.

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
It's the only media immersion class offered in grade 11. You will fail the course.

Paige:
So I'll repeat it next year.

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
Every grade 12 credit is taken, Paige, for university applications.

Paige:
Well, then maybe I should just transfer schools entirely, now.

Principal Daphne Hatzilakos:
It's May! Transferring so late, chances are you can't complete the academic year. You will fail entirely.

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
[to Paige] Have you really thought this through? You should be getting set for university, not acting like you're in kindergarten.

Principal Daphne Hatzilakos:
Mr. Simpson!

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
I'm sorry, but I'm not buying what she's selling. Anything I saw didn't look too one sided.

Principal Daphne Hatzilakos:
You saw something?

Paige:
Leave it, sir. Please leave it.

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
No, I can't. [to Matt] I trusted you with my kids. My kids trusted you, including her.

Paige:
Please stop it. Can we just stop?

Matt's Advisor:
Students often have feelings for their teachers. You just took your feelings too far. We can help.

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
Okay, I'm not going to sit here and watch this.

Paige:
I don't care if I fail! Can we just finish this now, please?

Archie 'Snake' Simpson:
Daphne, whose side are we on, huh? The students or the teachers?

Principal Daphne Hatzilakos:
I need to know what you saw Archie. How can I make a decision if I don't know what you saw!

Matt Oleander:
We had...

Principal Daphne Hatzilakos:
There's a lot at stake here.

Matt Oleander:
We had a relationship.

Paige:
What are you doing?

Matt Oleander:
We were seeing each other outside of school. It shouldn't have happened. I take full responsibility.


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