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Italic textThe article states that all of the series were produced by Epitome, but it appears to me that Epitome only produced ...The Next Generation. All the others were produced by Playing With Time, Inc. and only distributed by Epitome. Is the production company really worth mentioning, though? User: Tellybelly
- Playing With Time should be worth mentioning, as it was a repratory (sp?) company of actors that was started by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. Epitome grew out of PWT when the older company broke up in the 1990s Tpanarese 20:34, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
OK Stay with me here.
Joey admits in an episode of DTNG that he's 34. Which by proxy makes Spike between 33 and 35
Emma is in grade 10, so she's 15, meaning Spike had to be between 18 and 20 when Spike had Emma
But how could that be since in DJH Spike is around 13, can anyone explain this 7 year wrinkle in time?
Spike had Emma when she was fourteen. That would make her about 30. andrew... 04:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
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"It is believed to be the most successful rebroadcasting of a Canadian series to American TV. It is among the most popular teen dramas in the U.S., with a fanbase nearly as large as other popular shows of that type (The O.C., One Tree Hill)."
The first of these two sentences doesn't seem implausible, but "it is believed" is a weak way to proprose such possibility. Who believes it to be the most successful rebroadcasting of a Canadian series... and what reason do they have to believe this?
As for the second statement quoted above, I find it hard to believe. Degrassi is a Canadian kids show - popular among young people in Canada and with a cult following among adults elsewhere. It is broadcast on The N in the US. Fox's The OC, by way of comparison, is a massive hit on a major broadcast network in the United States (and broadcast in over 35 countries internationally). How many households in America can even watch The N compared to the number of households that can watch the FOX network? For this reason alone, I think a statement suggesting they have similarly sized fanbases is very questionable. The rest of the article seems great, but without some evidence, I think these two sentences should be eliminated from the article. Scola 06:54, 17 October 2005 (UTC) Degrasssi is the bestttttttttttttttttttt
[edit] Spoilers
I removed the references to recent fifth season events in D:TNG in the D:TNG section, as they explicitly illustrated the events of Liberty's pregnancy and JT's following actions - while these are perhaps issues worthy of inclusion, the names shouldn't be mentioned, in the interest of allowing people who have never seen the show or do not regularly view it to read this page without explicit spoilers (in my opinion the pregnancy section should be cut down immensely as well, or else a spoiler warning tagged onto it.). The reason I did it, though, is that names are not directly linked to the homosexuality, rape, or school shooting issues in the D:TNG section - why should we include names for the most recent events, which are most likely to spoil people? Rarr 03:57, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No film version has been planned
I have removed the comment that said, "recently a film version of Degrassi has been planned" as one has NOT been planned or announced. TruthQuest July 25 2006
[edit] Somewhat profound?
What in the world does "somewhat profound" mean? As in: "The Degrassi: The Next Generation series has had a somewhat profound effect on the language of its fans in the US..." Has the effect been profound or not? If so, it should be described as just profound. If not, it should not be described as profound at all, but maybe something like "some effect". Nasch 20:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kevin Smith...
This article should be moved to the Degrassi: TNG page as it relates soley to that show and could lengthen the article regarding Kevin Smith in the pre-existing "Rise to Fame" article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.229.204.47 (talk) 14:41, 14 January 2007 (UTC).
- It doesn't relate solely to DTNG. At the top of the paragraph, it describes his love of the ORIGINAL series when he first saw it on PBS in New Jersey and how it made him a fan of the ORIGINAL series when it aired. At the bottom of the paragraph, it notes his continued love of the series for years to come which is reflected not only by his guest appearances on DTNG many years later, but also by trivial references to the show in his movies. Amchow78 04:05, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Kevin Smith belongs in the Next Generation section for sure. He was a guest appearance there and not in the original series. If he LOVED the original series, WHO CARES. There's plenty of fans of the original series who aren't mentioned in Wikipedia. It should be moved to the next generation, or just be deleted altogether. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.67.39.128 (talk) 19:04, 20 March 2007 (UTC).
- If his fandom was what lead him to become involved with the show, however briefly, then it should me mentioned. Chewbacca1010 23:49, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
