Wed 17 Jan 2007
Degrassi The Next Generation-Episode “Rock This Town” U.S. Premiere Friday, January 26th on The-N!
Liberty has always been my favorite character on Degrassi The Next Generation. I mean how could she not be? The only black girl, little Ms. Smartie Pants.
Liberty loved J.T. with all her heart and soul. It’s like she had an undying love for him even when they weren’t together, he loved her too. As much as she acted like she disliked him at times, her heart beat for him. They had a universal pull on each other and were always drawn together–for 6 seasons.
Watch The Youtube of JT’s Murder
Degrassi The Next Generation Kills Off It’s Comic Relief
Degrassi The Next Generation is killing off their one character who is known for injecting a little comic relief into the series. If you haven’t heard, six season veteran J.T. York will become the first Degrassi The Next Generation character to die of homicide. Well, that is if you don’t count Rick. Rick was killed by Sean during the school shooting.
Degrassi The Next Generation is one of the most dramatic teen television series’ in history. In six short seasons the show has dealt with topics such as date rape, mental illness, homophobia, abortion, anorexia, teen pregnancy, and believe me the list goes on.
Degrassi The Next Generation is a spin off of the 1980’s series Degrassi Junior High. Those crazy kids in the 80’s had their share of drama as well. One popular character on Degrassi The Next Generation was Joey Jeremiah. Joey injected much needed comic relief into Degrassi Junior High. He was more than just the funny guy, he knew how to be serious when he needed to be—similar to the character of J.T. York.
When the writers of Degrassi The Next Generation decided to write a school shooting into the series during the shows fourth season they carefully led up to Rick’s boiling point. Over time we saw him ridiculed by class mates when he returns to Degrassi and then he faces the ultimate humiliation and goes over the edge.
The murder of J.T. York screams ratings and shock value as promos have been promising someone will die. Even worse, the network basically created this tension in a mere handful of episodes–with a rather weak storyline. Perhaps this is there way of showing teens just how quickly things can get out of hand.
As annoying as he could be at times, Degrassi The Next Generation needed J.T. York. In a series where laughs or even moments that can trigger a smile are few and far between, this show is bound to have many darker days ahead.
J.T. was a long time character on the show, but outside of his big storyline with Liberty, J.T. hasn’t had too many big stories over the years. Here are a list of characters Degrassi could have killed off, and how.
Craig Manning-Many fans of the show thought Craig’s reckless drug use would lead to his demise. However, this wasn’t likely because he is one of the links between Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi The Next Generation being that Joey Jeremiah is his step-father. This show has scene four incarnations* and will probably keep going.
Mannie Santos-Mannie’s cocaine experimentation leads to an unexpected overdose.
Ellie Nash-Tortured by Craig’s rejection and a hard first year at the school news paper Ellie becomes the shows second suicide. (Character Claude committed suicide on the 90’s series Degrassi High)
Emma-Emma is another link between Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi The Next Generation so it’s unlikely they would kill her off, but if they did have her eating disorder return and allow Emma to succumb from anorexia it might prove to be a wake up call to young women just how serious this disorder is.
Paige-There really is no need for Paige to be a member of the cast anymore. Her storyline has clearly run its course. However, it would be an interesting storyline if Paige got involved in binge drinking at college and died in a drinking incident.
Darcy-One of Darcy’s Internet stalkers catches her off guard and abducts her and she meets her demise.
Spinner-Spinner seems to walk the line between good and evil. If anything bad happened to him, Jay, or Sean I don’t think many tears would be shed.
Degrassi The Next Generation-Episode “Rock This Town” U.S. Premiere Friday, January 26th on The-N!
Watch the behind the scenes info
(c) Dorrie Williams-Wheeler
“Grabbing my chest and collapsing on my bed because I just saw the Degrassi Youtube”
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