gobluespartyon; You sound like a snotty teenager, you've replied with the same nasty, immature comments to every person that disagrees with this type of filth on tv. This is the exact type of behavior parents are trying to keep their children from emulating. This show is garbage and glorifies all that is wrong with today's youth.
Yes, as parents we know some teens participate in this behavior but the entertainment industry has contributed to the "teen sex is fine, drugs are cool" mentality. You keep claiming that is baseless- you're wrong. Do some research, plenty of studies have been done on the matter.
I have a 16 year old son and even he thinks this show is pathetic and will be a bad influence. As for pushing "morals & ethics" on you- Everyone imparts their own version of morality on others. It just depends on who's standard of morals you wish to draw from. My family will not be sinking to the level of "Skins" or MTV's moral standards. Several sponsors have pulled their advertising from "Skins" including Taco Bell, Wrigleys and GM, Bravo! I hope more will soon follow. Take away the almighty dollar & the show will be canceled soon.

Just what teens need....more ideas to f**k themselves up

I am a retired school teacher. Some shows on TV are horroifying. They promote meanness, vindictiveness, sexual promiscuity, irresponsibility, violence, bullying, selfishness and negativity toward anything, and anybody. All of these things are spilling over into real life. Yes, I blame TV and the irresponsible people who think up these reprehensible shows, those who produce them and the advertisers who sponsor them. I also blame the clowns in Washington. More importantly. I blame parents who don't have any qualms about what kind of trash they allow their kids to see, hear, and experience. They let their children run all over over them, because they don't set boundaries, or, if you will, rules, and stick to them. I blame violent parents-voilence does indeed beget voilence: in the heart, i the mind, in the home, in the neighborhood, in the community and so on. The parents have MUCH more important things to do then sit with their children and read to them, or play games with them, or clean the house with them, help them with their schoolwork or try to explain how our world got this way, and why we are leaving it to them like this. I don't llive in a June Cleaver world. I live in this real one, and it is very sad. I'm sure there are people who feel the way I do.

Skins,Jersey Shore,Teen Mom. MTV=Moron Television. Enough said.

I knew from just seeing the promo's for this show there was absolutely no way I would allow my tweens to watch.
I trust their judgement and rarely have to censor their entertainment but come on MTV this one is just far too much!

To egslugbug...Not all teenagers just some...

MTV has gone the toilet and even though I don't think this show will do the original justice, it may bring back what televisions are supposed to have: shows with actors who portray characters with (somewhat of a ) depth and not just "reality". Obviously kids who watch this should be smart enough to know right and wrong and that this is a story blah, blah that bullshit.

oh no! a show on television themed around rebellious teenagers. gasp! what a concept. MTV does not contribute to the moral decline of youth in todays society, it simply reflects the reality of what it is like to be a teenager. It's crazy to assume exposure to this specific type of program will influence your kids to lie, rebel, and party as a teenager, when most likely, they're going do it anyway....because thats what teenagers do.

Why are parents just saying this about the Skins? I gues they dont care about The Jersey Shore cast and Snooki giving makeovers to 11 year old girls. Or teenage girls getting pregnant. What is the world comig to

I love reading comments like "should be banned from TV" and "contributes to the moral decay of our society". You good parents are hysterical. Do any of you remember how Elvis was going to cause every teen aged girl in the world to become pregnant and rock and roll was the music of the devil? If you want to read your bible and and hold church services while these evil shows are on, I say more power to you but don't start pushing your values on everyone. Some of us have managed to watch Jackass and the Wildboyz without ever committing a crime or injuring ourselves. My kids have always been free to watch whatever they want to on TV because I do this rare magical thing called teaching them right from wrong. They know that TV is TV and they know not to do stuff just because they saw it on TV. Yeah, I know that is a strange concept to most of you but it's worked great for me. None of my kids have ever lit themself on fire or been to jail or anything, amazing.