The fifth season of Degrassi The Next Generation is now available on DVD. Season 5 is an exciting one that ends with the shows first graduation. The season starts with the character of Manny pursuing her acting career. Things go awry when she hooks up with the new kid at school Peter. Peter candidly catches her on video and shares his home movie with the majority of the school much to Manny’s dismay and she finds herself kicked off of the spirit squad. Paige is preparing for college, Banting is the university of her choice. She also finds that maybe her and her brother Dylan may have more in common than she realizes when she pursues a relationship with her female friend Alex. Marco’s and Dylan are still broken up, but before the season’s end Marco realizes he still has feelings for Dylan. Jimmy is still at Degrassi, trying to find his way in life after the school shooting left him paralyzed. He isn’t so sure that basketball is for him anymore and spends much of his time working on his art work.

Much of the fifth season includes a newly introduced group on campus named the Friendship Club. Friendship Club is a faith based organization that Spinner turns to after being shunned by his friends due to his involvement with the school shooting. He soon finds love with Darcy. There is one surprising departure during the fifth season. The character of Craig Manning decides to leave Degrassi to pursue his music career.

The fifth season of Degrassi the Next Generation is one for fans of the show who need to complete their collection of the series on DVD. The two biggest storylines of the season include Liberty’s pregnancy and Emma’s eating disorder. It’s a good season of the show and one fan’s of the series will enjoy owning on DVD. The four disc series includes all of the episodes from the show’s fifth season and a bonus DVD filled with extras. The set was released by FUNimation.

The bonus disc is chock full of extras. Bonus material includes deleted scenes, a blooper real, original auditions, character and cast bios, a Cassie Steele Interview, Degrassi Yearbook, and a MADD PSA which includes a Simple Plan music video and interview.

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