Growing Up Degrassi: Television, Identity and Youth Cultures edited by Michele Byers With a Preface by Geoff Pevere and an Introduction by Mary Jane Miller This is the first collection of its kind to explore one of the most widely recognized series in Canadian television history. Sixteen essays bring together scholars and fans of Degrassi…

Degrassi: The Next Generation Offers Honest Portrayal of Gay Teens by Matthew Weiss, August 10, 2005 Not everything is tamer in Canada. CTVs Degrassi: The Next Generation, a Canadian based teen drama set at Degrassi High School, is a young, gritty soap opera shown in America only on The N (Nickelodeons teen sister channel). In…

Director gets a dream kiss on ‘Degrassi’ By MARISA GUTHRIE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Filmmaker Kevin Smith is well past sweet 16 – he turned 35 a few weeks ago – but until recently he had never been kissed. On screen, that is. But in a dream-come-true scenario, he gets to lock lips with his…

Media Alert – Monday, August 29, 2005 – What’s on at the EX today! – Pizza Nova Kids Loonie Monday TORONTO, Aug. 28 /CNW/ – Degrassi 25th Birthday Bash The EX is hosting Degrassi’s 25th birthday at an exclusive event at The Bandshell. The cast from all four Degrassi shows will be on hand to…

Degrassi: The Next Generation – Jay and Silent Bob do Degrassi details Snoogans! What are Jay and Silent Bob doing in Canada? Rewind. what are they doing at DEGRASSI? One major perk to being a director is that you can live out your fantasies. Kevin Smith’s fantasy? To be featured in a three episode arc…

Last Updated Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:02:10 EDT CBC Arts ABC’s two freshman hits Desperate Housewives and Lost were among the shows honoured by the Television Critics Association this weekend at its 21st annual awards. The U.S. and Canadian association named the dark suburban satire Desperate Housewives its program of the year. Lost, which tells…

Degrassi: The Next Generation Wins Prestigious Television Critics Association Award Toronto, ON (July 24, 2005) – CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation bested four American series to win “Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming” at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards in Los Angeles last night. The original CTV production beat out fellow nominees SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora…

FUNimation has sent us some information on Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi, a new title that has a lot of people talking. Kevin Smith is a huge Degrassi fan, and jumped at the opportunity to appear on the series in a three-episode arc. FUNimation is releasing the disc in two versions; rated, and unrated…

The ABC series “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost” dominated the 21st annual Television Critics Association Awards in Los Angeles. “Housewives” was named program of the year in the Saturday night ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, while “Lost” won the outstanding new program award and won for outstanding achievement in drama, Zap2it.com reported Sunday. The outstanding comedy…

By KATE AURTHUR Coming out, school shootings, self-mutilation: the Canadian series “Degrassi: The Next Generation” is known for aggressively taking on every teenage issue. In Canada it’s shown in prime-time on CTV, a broadcast network aimed at audiences of all ages. But in the United States, “Degrassi” is on N, a cable channel that aims…