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Season seven premiered on The N two months before its CTV debut;<ref name="s7" /><ref name="s7N" /> it wasn't until the thirteenth episode that Canadian viewers were able to watch an episode before American viewers. The N aired the season in two separate blocks, airing the first seven episodes between [[October 5]], [[2007]] and [[November 16]], [[2007]], before putting the show on [[hiatus]] until [[February 8]], [[2008]].
Season seven premiered on The N two months before its CTV debut;<ref name="s7" /><ref name="s7N" /> it wasn't until the thirteenth episode that Canadian viewers were able to watch an episode before American viewers. The N aired the season in two separate blocks, airing the first seven episodes between [[October 5]], [[2007]] and [[November 16]], [[2007]], before putting the show on [[hiatus]] until [[February 8]], [[2008]]. The N aired 718, "Another Brick in the Wall" before 717, "Talking in Your Sleep." They aired in the correct order on CTV.
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| ShortSummary= Everything is going well for Paige, and this happy streak continues when she hooks up with her roommate Griffin. But the next day when Paige finds that Griffin left his wallet in her room, she puts it in his room and sees tons of pills. She does not know what they are, but can't help feel curious. When she has Marco help her, she realizes that the code on one of the pill bottles is the HIV cocktail. She can't help but want to know why Griffin would have sex with her but not tell her about this. She also can't help being scared. Meanwhile, Jane and Darcy become friends after exchanging secrets, but Jane doesn't know how to be a good friend.
| ShortSummary= Everything is going well for Paige, and this good streak continues when she hooks up with her roommate Griffin. But the next day when Paige finds that Griffin left his wallet in her room, she puts it in his room and sees tons of pills. She does not know what they are, but can't help feel curious. When she has Marco help her, she realizes that the code on one of the pill bottles is the HIV cocktail. She can't help but want to know why Griffin would have sex with her but not tell her about this. She also can't help being scared. Meanwhile, Jane and Darcy become friends after exchanging secrets, but Jane doesn't know how to be a good friend.
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Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 7
Season 7
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Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 7 intertitles
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCanada CTV
United States The N
Original releaseOctober 5, 2007 –
Present
Season chronology
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6
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Season 8
List of episodes


The seventh season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on January 142008, and will contain twenty-four episodes.[1] Degrassi: The Next Generation (also known as D:TNG, DTNG, Degrassi:TNG, or simply Degrassi) is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Season seven takes place during the second semester of the 2006–2007 school year,[2] and continues to depict the lives of a group of high school children and college freshmen as they deal with the some of the challenges and issues young adults face such as rape, cancer, bullying, career choices, and family problems. Production took place between April 2007 and December 2007.[3]

Season seven is airing on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. in Quebec) on CTV.[1] In the United States, this season airs on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on The N, a digital cable network aimed at teenagers and young adults.[4] Season 7 actually premiered in the States three months before it began broadcasting in Canada, on October 52007.[4]

Viewing figures for season seven have not been as high as previous seasons; as of March 312008, figures were down to 314,000 viewers,[5] a forty-six percent decrease from the season premiere, which was watched by 585,000 viewers.[6] Despite the decrease in viewers, however, reviews for the season have been of praise, rather than criticism.[7][8]

Cast

The seventh season had twenty actors receive star billing. Continuing in their roles from the previous season, the students were portrayed by Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash, Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks, Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone, Shane Kippel as Gavin "Spinner" Mason, Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart, Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi, and Cassie Steele as Manuela "Manny" Santos.[9] As the adults in the series, Stefan Brogren played the part of Archie "Snake Simpson, Melissa DiMarco played Principal Daphne Hatzilakos, and Amanda Stepto played Spike Nelson. Brogren and Stepto had played the same characters in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, two of the preceding series in the Degrassi franchise.[10] Charlotte Arnold, Mazin Elsadig and Paula Brancati were introduced as Holly J. Sinclair, Jane V. and Damien Hayes respectively, who are new students to Degrassi Community School as a result of the recent closure of their former school, Lakehurst. Dalmar Abuzeid, Marc Donato , and Nina Dobrev, portraying Danny Van Zandt, Derek Haig, and Mia Jones, respectively were promoted from recurring cast members to the main cast list.[11]

Returning in their recurring roles were Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs, Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin, Steve Belford as Jesse Stefanovic, Linlyn Lue as Ms. Kwan, and Jennifer Podemski as Ms. Sauve.[12][13] Raymond Ablack, Marc Minardi, Samantha Munro and Scott Paterson were introduced in recurring roles as former Lakehurst students Sav Bhandari, Lucas Valieri, Anya MacPherson, and Johnny DiMarco. Nathan Stephenson also joined the roster of recurring cast members as Griffin, the new roommate in Ellie, Marco and Paige's apartment.[13][14]

Stacie Mistysyn, who portrayed Caitlin Ryan in the earlier incarnations of Degrassi, as well as seasons one to five of D:TNG, guest starred in episode eight, "Jessie's Girl".[15] Jake Epstein, who had regularly appeared in the series between seasons two and five as Craig Manning guest starred in the fourteenth episode, "Bust a Move, Part Two", which also featured a guest appearance from Shirley Douglas as Smithdale University's Professor Dunwoody.[16][17] English pop singer Natasha Bedingfield will appear in the season finale performing "Unwritten" and "Pocketful of Sunshine".[18]

Crew

The season was produced by Epitome Pictures in association CTV. Funding was provided by The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, the Canadian Television Fund and BCE-CTV Benefits, The Shaw Television Broadcast Fund, the Independent Production Fund, Mountain Cable Program, and RBC Royal Bank.[13]

Linda Schuyler, co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, is the co-executive producer of season six with Epitome Pictures' president, Stephen Stohn. Brendon Yorke also serves as an executive producer. David Lowe is the producer, Stefan Brogren is the creative producer, and James Hurst the executive creative consultant. Vera Santamaria is the executive story editor, with Duana Taha serving as the junior story editor. The editor is Stephen Withrow, Stephen Stanley is the production designer, and the cinematographers are Gavin Smith and John Berrie.[13]

As of March 31, 2008, the writers for the season include Nicole Demerse, Brian Hartigan, Matt Huether, James Hurst, Aaron Martin, Kate Miles Melville, Vera Santamaria, Duana Taha, and Brendon Yorke. Directors of the episodes include Phil Earnshaw, Eleanore Lindo, Stefan Scaini, and Pat Williams.[13]

Reception

As of March 2008, the seventh season of D:TNG is not faring as well as previous seasons. The first twelve episodes have averaged only 455,000 viewers, compared to the same number of episodes in season six, which averaged 500,000 viewers.[19][20] The first episode of the season achieved the highest figures so far, with 585,000 viewers.[6] This progressively dropped over the forthcoming weeks from 446,000 viewers on January 28, 2008,[21] to 407,000 viewers on February 11, 2008,[22] and continued to spiral down to 314,000 viewers on March 17, 2008.[5]

At the half-way point in the season, the mass media were still reacting strongly to the season. Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Region Record praised the show for "remaining consistent … [in] its ability to shock and surprise in a way that never lets us [the viewers] down … Shenae Grimes, whose complex portrayal of a young woman in mental pain — and the conflicting emotions that entails — makes her depiction not only believable, but to those who have had similar experiences, entirely relatable."[7] Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star also had praise for the season, commenting that "the way that it has managed to deal with aging — which has been the destruction for many of its peers, and the level of honesty and attempted authenticity has always set Degrassi apart. The fact that show has always cast actors within a year or two of their characters' ages has always helped."[8] AfterElton.com, a website which focuses on the portrayal of homosexual and bisexual men in the media, and owned by MTV Networks' Logo cable television network, named the character Marco del Rossi as one of the "Top 25 Gay TV Characters".[23]

Episodes

Season seven premiered on The N two months before its CTV debut;[1][4] it wasn't until the thirteenth episode that Canadian viewers were able to watch an episode before American viewers. The N aired the season in two separate blocks, airing the first seven episodes between October 5, 2007 and November 16, 2007, before putting the show on hiatus until February 8, 2008. The N aired 718, "Another Brick in the Wall" before 717, "Talking in Your Sleep." They aired in the correct order on CTV.

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References

General
  • Ellis, Kathryn (2005). Degrassi: Generations - The Official 411. New York, NY: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4165-1680-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Degrassi: The Next Generation Premieres on a New Day, Jan. 14". CTV.ca. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ The-Mary and The-Seth (2007-01-26). "Linda Schuyler Created Degrassi For You". The N (Podcast). Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ City of Toronto Film and Television Office (2008-01-07). "2007 Production List" (PDF). Toronto, ON. pp. p. 16. Retrieved 2008-03-31. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ a b c The-Mary (2007-09-07). "THE DEGRASSI PREMIERE IS MOVED TO OCTOBER 5TH!". The N. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  5. ^ a b Brioux, Bill (2008-03-19). "Mercer Tops CBC Winter Numbers". TV Feeds My Family. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  6. ^ a b Brioux, Bill (2008-01-23). "The Degrassi Myth". TV Feeds My Family. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  7. ^ a b Rubinoff, Joel (2008-02-01). "Keeping it real". Waterloo Region Record. Waterloo Region, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  8. ^ a b Mudhar, Raju (2008-01-03). "Same old Degrassi – but darker". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario: Star Media Group. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  9. ^ Ellis, pp. 52–3, 56–57, 64–65, 68–71, 74–75, 78–81, 84–85
  10. ^ Ellis, pp.42–49, 90
  11. ^ Jancelewicz, Chris (2008-01-07). "Q&A: 'Degrassi:TNG's' Nina Dobrev Talks Mia". AOL Canada. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  12. ^ Ellis, pp. 66–67, 76–77, 86–87, 89–90
  13. ^ a b c d e Linda Schuyler (co-creator, co-executive producer); Yan Moore (co-creator); Stephen Stohn (co-executive producer). Degrassi: The Next Generation - Season 7. Epitome Pictures. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |date2= ignored (help)
  14. ^ "Actors". CTVglobemedia. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  15. ^ Vera Santamaria (story, teleplay); Aaron Martin (story); Phil Earnshaw (director) (2008-02-08). "Jessie's Girl". Degrassi: The Next Generation. Season 7. Episode 8. The N. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Peesker, Saira (2007-12-11). "Epstein set for real-life graduation". CTVglobemedia. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  17. ^ "Shirley Douglas guest stars on "Degrassi"". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  18. ^ Warner, Tyrone (2007-12-05). "Natasha Bedingfield talks 'Degrassi'". CTVglobemedia. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  19. ^ "Degrassi: The Next Generation 100th episode" (Press release). CTV. 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  20. ^ Bailey, Patricia (2007-03-27). "CTV ups its order for Degrassi". Playback. Toronto, ON: Brunico Communications. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  21. ^ Brioux, Bill (2008-01-31). "jPod gets jPasted". TV Feeds My Family. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  22. ^ Brioux, Bill (2008-02-14). "MVP Needs Performance Enhancement". TV Feeds My Family. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  23. ^ Jensen, Michael (2007-11-29). "Readers' Choice: The Top 25 Gay TV Characters Revealed!". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved 2008-03-31.

External links

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