South of Nowhere

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South of Nowhere

"South of Nowhere" Title Card
Format Teen drama
Created by Thomas W. Lynch
Starring Gabrielle Christian
Mandy Musgrave
Matt Cohen
Chris Hunter
Eileen April Boylan

(Season 2-3)
Danso Gordon (Season 1-2)
Austen Parros
(Season 1-2)
Rob Moran
Maeve Quinlan
Valery Ortiz
Aasha Davis
Opening theme "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)"
The Donnas
(Season 1)
"Wasted"
L.P.
(Season 2-)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 32 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time approx. 22 Minutes
approx. 44 minutes (two-part episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel The N
Original run November 4, 2005 – present
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

South of Nowhere is an American television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and is 7one of six original series on The N. Two full seasons have been aired and part one of the third season has recently ended. The show will not be returning for a fourth season. Live webisodes were also created to accompany each episode in the season 2 storyline, and they can be seen exclusively through The N's website.

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[edit] Overview

The show follows the lives of the members of the Carlin family (Paula, Arthur, Glen, Clay and Spencer) as they adjust to moving from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. One of the main focuses include the relationship between Spencer Carlin (Gabrielle Christian) and her out and proud friend, Ashley Davies (Mandy Musgrave). The close friendship between the girls eventually led Spencer to question her own sexuality, a subject which created some controversy before the show's airdate. It was the first series on The N to deal with such a subject relating to the main characters.

South of Nowhere has received outstanding reviews from TV Guide, The Boston Tribute, New York Post, New York Daily News, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety.[1]

Season 1 tagline: "It's not where you've been, it's where you're going."

Season 2 tagline: Temperature's Rising...

Season 3 tagline: Got it all figured out? Think again...

[edit] Background

Like other shows on The N, such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, this show has tackled edgy and realistic subject matters for a teen drama like homosexuality, racism, abortion, adoption, homophobia, drugs, teen drinking, drug dealing, teen pregnancy, death, hate crimes, arrest, infidelity, condoms, college, domestic violence, stress, stepfamilies, peer pressure, sex, military and religion.

Each episode of South of Nowhere is half an hour in length with commercials (23–25 minutes of actual program); the pilot episode was one hour (approximately 46 minutes of actual program). The N initially ordered 11 episodes of the series. Many people thought that The N cut the season in half, but all they did was give South of Nowhere a four week break. The show returned to The N's lineup in January 2006 with the remaining episodes from the original order to air. During the break between episodes, interviews were shown with two of the stars, Gabrielle Christian and Matt Cohen, during commercial breaks.

The second season was originally set to begin on October 6, 2006, but was pushed up to September 29, 2006. Its season premiere followed the sixth season premiere of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Ratings for the second season are up by 35% from season 1 and on November 17, the series reached a high among teens with a 2.16 rating.[2]

The network officially renewed South of Nowhere for a third season, and 16 episodes have been ordered.[3] Eight episodes aired from August 10, 2007 to September 21, 2007. The show is on a relatively long hiatus and will return in Fall 2008, finishing out the 3rd season.

On February 27, 2008, it was officially announced on the N'sider podcast that South of Nowhere was to be cancelled after the end of season 3B. Fans of the show were devastated. Student groups formed across the nation in protest, especially from the UCLA campus. One fan in particular began a sit-in demonstration in the middle of the I-5 from Wednesday to Friday of February 12-15 2008.

On February 28th, an official announcement was made at the show's website that this will be the last season:
"Things change. It doesn't always seem good, but change they do. South of Nowhere has been a great journey. A show like this could not have existed ten years ago on youth oriented television or any television for that matter. But exist it does, because things change. I have loved my experience with The N for having the courage and vision to air South. I love the fans for allowing me to tell real stories about their lives. I love all of the producers, writers, directors, and crew who took the series into their hearts and participated in SON as more than a 'job'. I love the cast and how they dimensionalized the characters and created real people that you as fans could relate to and feel for as they reflected your own lives. I especially love Spashley. The name you gave to the two lead characters. To be able to create a show called 'Excellent,' 'groundbreaking' and 'impossible to resist' is rare. To create a show that touches the hearts and lives of a generation is a gift. Thank you for allowing me and Spashley into your hearts. And remember, things change, so there's no telling where the stories of Spashley will show up next.
 Love and Respect,
Tom Lynch
Creator / Executive Producer

Promos began airing in March 2008 stating the show would be returning April 11. However, on March 21, it was announced that the final half of the third season had been pushed back to October 2008. The second half of the season has already aired in France, and the French rips of these episodes are online. Efforts have been made to translate them in English for the pleasure of the American viewers.

[edit] Episodes

See also: List of South of Nowhere episodes
Season Episodes Premiere Date End Date
Season 1 11 November 4, 2005 February 3, 2006
Season 2 13 September 29, 2006 December 22, 2006
Season 3 16 August 10, 2007 December 2008

[edit] Cast

Main article: Characters of South of Nowhere
For other uses, see Characters of South of Nowhere.

Other Characters of South of Nowhere

  • Lisa Pace

[edit] Music and media

Music: See Music from South of Nowhere for a full itemizing of the songs in each episode.

  • The show's first season theme song was "I Don't Wanna Know (If You Don't Want Me)" by The Donnas.
  • The show's second and third season theme song is "Wasted" by L.P.
  • The song used in the trailers leading up to the show's airdate was "No Money Fun" by Oly.
  • The song used repeatedly, including in the episode "The Morning After", is "Reasons to Fall" by Lauren Hoffman.
  • The song used in early promos for season 1 is "Perfect Vision" by Montag.
  • The song used in the first promo for season 3 is "Deep" by Ben Broussard.[4]

Media: South of Nowhere is available to download online on the "TV Shows" section of Apple's iTunes Music Store (not available in Canada) and the episodes are formatted for use with the Apple iPod. The show is also available for download on Amazon Unbox service and viewable on a compatible PC, TV, or portable video player.

Selected episodes, as well as the webisodes, can be streamed on The N's video service "The Click" from their official website. The only episodes that are available is the current season. Once a new season starts, it's refreshed.[5] However, this service is only available in selected countries. It is not available in Canada.

[edit] Awards and nominations

2007 Wave Awards Favorite Mobile Dramatic Series Won
2007 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2006 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Show Nominated

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (2005-11-02). South of Nowhere review. Variety.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  2. ^ The N's South of Nowhere Reaches a New Zenith'. mediaweek.
  3. ^ THE N GREENLIGHTS THE THIRD SEASON OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TEEN DRAMA SOUTH OF NOWHERE FROM THE TOM LYNCH COMPANY'. the futon critic.
  4. ^ Ben's music on "South of Nowhere" site. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
  5. ^ South of Nowhere on The Click. The-N.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.

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