Degrassi

Degrassi is a Canadian drama franchise with over 621 episodes across all incarnations. It follows the lives of a group of teenagers who attend Degrassi Community School and face various challenges in life.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It tackles a lot of serious issues, like sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence, gang violence, child abuse, self-injury, murder, suicide, abortion, mental disorders, school shootings, and death.
 * 2) The theme song, "Whatever It Takes" is both catchy and inspiring. You can listen to it here.
 * 3) Good set designs, especially inside the school.
 * 4) Great acting, mostly from the teen cast.
 * 5) Compared to most films and TV shows where they cast young adults as teenagers, the teen characters were all played by actual teenagers.
 * 6) Likable and relatable characters, like Joey Jeremiah, Emma Nelson, Spinner Mason, Jimmy Brooks, J.T. Yorke, Toby Isaacs, Holly J, Clare Edwards, Alli Bhandari, and much more.
 * 7) Several cast members reprise their roles in recent episodes, like Spinner Mason, Emma Nelson, and Liberty Van Zandt.
 * 8) Plenty of good morals and heartwarming moments.
 * 9) Great character development, there are many bad characters who experience something that changes him/her, and they become better people.
 * 10) It sits perfectly in the middle between cynical and idealistic, having a fine combination of the two.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can be too preachy at times.
 * 2) Excessive amounts of queerbaiting.
 * 3) Some of the emotional moments are forced.
 * 4) There are some quantity over quality.

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