The Best Years: It's like Degrassi but awesomer
 

Okay, so in 11 minutes on The N/Noggin, the third episode of The Best Years is coming on and the topic is "Sam competes with Kathryn at sorority pledge time."

re: thread title

blasphemy!

I loves Degrassi, lord knows I do..... but I'd kill it dead if it stood in the way of The Best Years!

Best quote so far: "I'm sorry.... I thought sorority was Latin for sisters.... not bitches."

It's online too.

http://www.the-n.com/theclick/?title...ryId=991933407&

Awesomer?

DIRTY RUSHING!!!! I LOVE IT!

I agree, but I'm about to watch this The Best Years.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

But I still agree with Blutang...Degrassi comes on before the Best Years for a reason! This show is alright, but college was nothing like this for me and they certainly weren't the best years, I don't know who started that crap. I have a hard time relating, but I Tivo it!:)

I thought the title of the show (The Best Years) was a play on words, since Samantha's last name is Best. I do like this show, although I agree that it's unrealistic. I just think the ridiculous rivalry between Samantha and Kathryn is entertaining.

LOVED that! And yes, this is a great show. Then again, I pretty much live everything that's on the N.

Something "awesomer" than Degrassi?? Wow, I must watch. But what is this N channel? I'm out the loop :(

Uh, the channel that Degrassi plays on.

*forcing the sarcasm out of my voice*

Seriously, "The-N" is a variation of "Noggin" which is distantly related to Nickelodeon (I think.)


You know, I didn't even catch that Sam's last name tied into the show. Good call. So, what'd you think of the end of the "sorority episode"? Think the truce will last?

I really like this show too. ...by the way, Shannon in NOT that attractive. I hate her hair. ugh

I don't think it'll last. Kathryn's "you will lose every time" comment plus the fact that she sabotaged Sam's chances of getting into the sorority makes me think there is no way they will keep the truce. Maybe they'll stop pulling stupid pranks on each other, but I don't think they'll ever really get along.

And I am so mad that Shannon got Devon!

i watched online. good show. great episode! but by no means awesomer than degrassi. :p

Oh ok. I've never heard of that channel. I've never watched the newer versions of Degrassi. I used to watch it back in the late 80s/early 90s. When I used to watch, it was on a Canadian channel that we used to get. So like I said, I'm quite out the loop. But thanks for explaining it to me, despite your sarcasm ;)

Ooooh, you were talking old school Degrassi. When Spike was still Spiked. :D It's so funny, my sister was hooked on that show, and now I'm hooked on the newbies. I had no idea there was an original until she walked in a screamed, "SPIKE!!!" ;)

Sen, you'se a lie! The Best Years is not more awesomer than Degrassi:TNG!!!

FYI: old seasons of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High (the classics) are available from Netflix. Or, you can randomly happen upon them in Best Buy - like i did. :p

Yes the heck it is! :)

Okay, so maybe I am biased because The Best Years has a higher likelihood of a hot dude with dreadlocks stepping out of the shower. THAT ALONE makes it awesomer!

ETA: I will admit that nothing is more awesome than old school Degrassi.

Ok, I think The Best Years is better than recent episodes of Degrassi: TNG. I think the Degrassi storylines have gotten kind of stale lately. Not to mention that it seems to have more to do with Paige now than anyone else, and she isn't even at Degrassi anymore.

UMM hell yeah! that dude is yummy! can i say that was 90% of my draw to giving the show a shot? (cause college-based shows tend to be a bust.... and D:TNG is turning that way. i mean, when the handicapped start walking again, you know youre scraping the bottom of the barrel.)

but yeah D:TNG is my shiz and it would be awesome if they reaired some of the original Degrassi because ive never seen it.

Jimmy's walking again?????

last summer they were airing "classic" degrassi i guess as filler space. after fresh prince and random times during the day. if you have digital cable or satelllite check the listings. i'm sure they still show an old school episode every now and then, however it might be at 3:00 in the morning. :o

and YES. devon (is that hisname??) is not fine but fione. where were the brothas like THAT when i was in college?

Well the commercials lead you to believe so... this is my and my sister's prediction.

i dont give a durn what his name is, but he could come over to my room anytime! and my room has no dress code... so yeah, that towel draped around his waist will do just fine...

(ok dont spoil it here i know the boy must wear clothes in the rest of the show... darn writers!)

but yeah i dont see "Best Years" being better than D:TNG. I think that's what the N was going for with "South of Nowhere." and i dont think thst show went ANYWHERE.

Probably out cheating on their girlfriends like they were at my school. :rolleyes: That's what happened with every single one. *grrr*

But for real, I don't like the slack way he holds his mouth, but still....mmmmm....praise God for the creations, eh? :cool:

I had no idea this was a Canadian show. I started reading these posts and realized I am weeks ahead in this series, and decided to check out the production info - it's even filmed in Ontario. Donn't worry I won't spoil it ;).

I came across this show quite by accident: I was bored and channel surfing. I think I caught the very first episode, and have been hooked ever since.

Did anyone else notice the cameo of Jay from Degrassi on the episode of Bel Air High Cynthia was watching?

yes!! i cracked up at that.

i may have to retract my statement - cause i watched last night and concluded:
1. the writers are smart enough to know that hey, maybe Devon isn't supposed to be a shirt-wearing kinda guy. (and im OK with that)
2. scenes of shirtless Devon > scenes of dressed Devon.
3. maybe this show COULD be better than D:TNG. i'd be really surprised, as we know college shows dont really hit it big.
4. i actually sat through "South of Nowhere" and it wasnt THAT bad. but since i havent watched it before it didnt hold my interest all that much. its just a little slow.

Yeah, and Manny was in one of them too. I'm trying to figure out, aside from the girl who is the star of the show going to CU, why them watching the show is so important in the show. Clearly it's a parody of itsself but whats the point?


P.S. if i had a dollar for every freshman resident i had JUST LIKE CYNTHIA... i'd shoot myself. oh wait... i DID have residents like Cynthia and it makes your job THAT.MUCH.MORE.STRESSFUL!

People still watch Degrassi? Let alone the Noggin channel. WoW, having only basic cable for 3 years has really put me behind the curve.

OMG..... I am watching this week's ep.......

tld, we are ------->here<---------


This show also gets bonus points for adding supporting characters and actually keeping them around! I can't believe that Sloane and Beau were back again and that Shannon from the first ep is still around as Devon's chick.

By the way what in the HELL is wrong with Shannon's hair?

Oh HELL no Shannon shapped the pure D crap out of Samantha!

OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!

It takes me through so much in an hour!!!!!

aren't they so mismatched as a couple? aside from their whole sports thing in common... and she aint even that fly!

that's what I said!!! she got more bumps in her hair than her whole body. straight up and down, nassatall for DAYS!!! looking like some reject 80s cheerleader!

hell yeah she did! but come on, Sam stepped to her hardcore and didnt back it up. You cant get in girl's face, throw the first punch, then get slapped like that! and Shannon walked right out of there without looking back! that's a bad byotch if i ever saw one!

and what college has co-ed showers? reminds me of the co-ed bathrooms in Ally McBeal... with the keychain flushing?

Yah! Other TBY addicts that I can rant and b*tch with! :D

Ok, let me say that if I was Sam, I would have been kickin' Shannon's a$$ all up and down that bathroom.

~ and secretly...I was hoping for Sam and Noah to get together. :)

I think Noah's going to be gay, personally.

no way! i only have room for one gay Noah in my TV heart!

no seriously, that would be too predictable... if anything, Sam and Noah will stay friends. im glad they got the weird "what if" out of the way.

i think bel air high is making fun of degrassi. when i first heard the title i thought it was going to be a saved by the bell knock off, but the DTNG stars popping up in it make me think it was more a parody of degrassi.

anyone notice Amy from degrassi in Sam and Noah's business class? i found that amusing.

Poor Cynthia! :(

And I immediately thought of you Senusret I when at first Dawn thought Noah was gay - I was thinking "how did he know?" lol

http://bestyearsonline.net/gallery/a...830335_400.jpg

*sigh*