Degrassi season 10
| Degrassi | |
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| Season 10 | |
 Degrassi Season 10 DVD | |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
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| Original network | MuchMusic (Canada) TeenNick (United States) |
| Original release | July 19, 2010 – April 22, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth season of Degrassi premiered in Canada on July 19, 2010, concluded on April 22, 2011, and consists of 44 episodes. Degrassi is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. Previously known as Degrassi: The Next Generation,[1] the suffix "the Next Generation" was dropped this season, due to the original next generation of students having all been written out. With the start of the tenth season, the series has survived longer than the nine-year gap between Degrassi High's telemovie School's Out, and Degrassi’s premiere episode "Mother and Child Reunion".
Although only two school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, season ten is set from the fall semester through the first term of the spring semester, in which the years it aired. Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers. This season depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as domestic violence, dysfunctional families, self image, bullying, sexual harassment, gender identity/transsexualism, teenage pregnancy, online predators, homophobia, school violence, divorce, religion, kidney failure, self-harm, alcoholism, sexual identity, financial difficulties, running away and relationships.
This season doubled the order of episodes, and switched to a telenovela/soap opera format, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 24 episodes.[2][3] Production for the season began on March 26, 2010[4] at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario. This was the first season not to air on broadcast television. It is also the first season to have simultaneous airings in Canada and the United States.[5] This was the earliest start to a season. In the US, the first 24 episodes of season ten were promoted as Degrassi: The Boiling Point, while the final twelve episodes of the season were promoted as Degrassi: In Too Deep.[6] The fifth Degrassi dedicated soundtrack, Degrassi: The Boiling Point, was released February 1, 2011.
Cast and characters
The tenth season features twenty-four actors who receive star billing with sixteen of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include:
- Raymond Ablack as Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari (33 episodes)
- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair (33 episodes)
- Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson (20 episodes)
- Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne (26 episodes)
- Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie (25 episodes)
- Jahmil French as Dave Turner (29 episodes)
- Judy Jiao as Leia Chang (2 episodes)
- Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone (4 episodes)
- Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros (13 episodes)
- Landon Liboiron as Declan Coyne (9 episodes)
- Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black (19 episodes)
- Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson (27 episodes)
- Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards (35 episodes)
- A.J. Saudin as Connor DeLaurier (20 episodes)
- Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari (31 episodes)
- Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton (24 episodes)
Beginning this season, Stefan Brogren is the only original cast member to still appear in the series.
Joining the main cast this season are:
- Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres (26 episodes)
- Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy (27 episodes)
- Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa (19 episodes)
- Cory Lee as Ms. Oh (25 episodes)
- Jordan Todosey as Adam Torres (25 episodes)
- Spencer Van Wyck as Wesley Betenkamp (28 episodes) (promoted after appearing in a season nine episode)
Half-way through the season, recurring actors Shannon Kook-Chun and Daniel Kelly who play Zane Park (13 episodes) and Owen Milligan (12 episodes) were promoted to the main cast while Jamie Johnston and Judy Jiao departed.
The nine actors from season nine who did not return this season were:
All left the series except for Scott Paterson, who made a guest appearance in the season and Shane Kippel who made a guest appearance in season 14.
Crew
Season ten was produced by Epitome Pictures in association with Much/CTV. Funding was provided by The Canadian Media Fund, RBC Royal Bank, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund: Mountain Cable Program, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit.
Linda Schuyler, co-creator of the Degrassi franchise and CEO of Epitome Pictures, served as an executive producer with her husband, and President of Epitome Pictures, Stephen Stohn. Brendon Yorke is also credited as an executive producer, and Sarah Glinski is credited as a co-executive producer. David Lowe and Stefan Brogren are the producers, and Stephanie Williams the supervising producer. The casting director is Stephanie Gorin, and the editors are Jason B. Irvine, Gordon Thorne, and Paul Whitehead.
The executive story editors are Duana Taha and Matt Huether, the story editors are Michael Grassi and Cole Bastedo, and Lauren Gosnell is the story coordinator. Episode writers for the season are Cole Bastedo, Sarah Glinski, Michael Grassi, Matt Huether, James Hurst, Vera Santamaria, Shelly Scarrow, Duana Taha, and Brendon Yorke. The director of photography is Alwyn J. Kumst, and the directors are Mario Azzopardi, Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw, Sturla Gunnarsson, Eleanore Lindo, Samir Rehem, Stefan Scaini, and Pat Williams.
Episodes
The first run, of 24 episodes, began after the feature-length film Degrassi Takes Manhattan in July 2010, and ran for six weeks.[7] This is also the first season that the episodes aired on the same nights in Canada and the United States, with the exception being the first week, when the United States was one day behind Canada. This is the first time that the opening credits have been revised halfway through the season, and was repeated for season 11 and 12.
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Canadian airdate | US airdate | Production code |
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| 1 | 189 | "What a Girl Wants" Part One | July 19, 2010 | July 20, 2010 | 1001 |
| 2 | 190 | "What a Girl Wants" Part Two | July 20, 2010 | July 21, 2010 | 1002 |
| 3 | 191 | "Breakaway" Part One | July 21, 2010 | July 22, 2010 | 1003 |
| 4 | 192 | "Breakaway" Part Two | July 22, 2010 | July 23, 2010 | 1004 |
| 5 | 193 | "99 Problems" Part One | July 26, 2010 | July 26, 2010 | 1005 |
| 6 | 194 | "99 Problems" Part Two | July 27, 2010 | July 27, 2010 | 1006 |
| 7 | 195 | "Better Off Alone" Part One | July 28, 2010 | July 28, 2010 | 1007 |
| 8 | 196 | "Better Off Alone" Part Two | July 29, 2010 | July 29, 2010 | 1008 |
| 9 | 197 | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" Part One | August 2, 2010 | August 2, 2010 | 1009 |
| 10 | 198 | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" Part Two | August 3, 2010 | August 3, 2010 | 1010 |
| 11 | 199 | "Try Honesty" Part One | August 4, 2010 | August 4, 2010 | 1011 |
| 12 | 200 | "Try Honesty" Part Two | August 5, 2010 | August 5, 2010 | 1012 |
| 13 | 201 | "You Don't Know My Name" Part One | August 9, 2010 | August 9, 2010 | 1013 |
| 14 | 202 | "You Don't Know My Name" Part Two | August 10, 2010 | August 10, 2010 | 1014 |
| 15 | 203 | "My Body Is a Cage" Part One | August 11, 2010 | August 11, 2010 | 1015 |
| 16 | 204 | "My Body Is a Cage" Part Two | August 12, 2010 | August 12, 2010 | 1016 |
| 17 | 205 | "Tears Dry on Their Own" Part One | August 16, 2010 | August 16, 2010 | 1017 |
| 18 | 206 | "Tears Dry on Their Own" Part Two | August 17, 2010 | August 17, 2010 | 1018 |
| 19 | 207 | "Still Fighting It" Part One | August 18, 2010 | August 18, 2010 | 1019 |
| 20 | 208 | "Still Fighting It" Part Two | August 19, 2010 | August 19, 2010 | 1020 |
| 21 | 209 | "Purple Pills" Part One | August 23, 2010 | August 23, 2010 | 1021 |
| 22 | 210 | "Purple Pills" Part Two | August 24, 2010 | August 24, 2010 | 1022 |
| 23 | 211 | "All Falls Down" Part One | August 25, 2010 | August 25, 2010 | 1023 |
| 24 | 212 | "All Falls Down" Part Two | August 26, 2010 | August 26, 2010 | 1024 |
| 25 | 213 | "Don't Let Me Get Me" Part One | October 8, 2010 | October 8, 2010 | 1025 |
| 26 | 214 | "Don't Let Me Get Me" Part Two | October 8, 2010 | October 8, 2010 | 1026 |
| 27 | 215 | "Love Lockdown" Part One | October 15, 2010 | October 15, 2010 | 1027 |
| 28 | 216 | "Love Lockdown" Part Two | October 22, 2010 | October 22, 2010 | 1028 |
| 29 | 217 | "Umbrella" Part One | October 29, 2010 | October 29, 2010 | 1029 |
| 30 | 218 | "Umbrella" Part Two | November 5, 2010 | November 5, 2010 | 1030 |
| 31 | 219 | "Halo" Part One | November 12, 2010 | November 12, 2010 | 1031 |
| 32 | 220 | "Halo" Part Two | November 19, 2010 | November 19, 2010 | 1032 |
| 33 | 221 | "When Love Takes Over" Part One | February 11, 2011 | February 11, 2011 | 1033 |
| 34 | 222 | "When Love Takes Over" Part Two | February 11, 2011 | February 11, 2011 | 1034 |
| 35 | 223 | "The Way We Get By" Part One | February 18, 2011 | February 18, 2011 | 1035 |
| 36 | 224 | "The Way We Get By" Part Two | February 25, 2011 | February 25, 2011 | 1036 |
| 37 | 225 | "Jesus, Etc." Part One | March 4, 2011 | March 4, 2011 | 1037 |
| 38 | 226 | "Jesus, Etc." Part Two | March 11, 2011 | March 11, 2011 | 1038 |
| 39 | 227 | "Hide and Seek" Part One | March 18, 2011 | March 18, 2011 | 1039 |
| 40 | 228 | "Hide and Seek" Part Two | March 25, 2011 | March 25, 2011 | 1040 |
| 41 | 229 | "Chasing Pavements" Part One | April 1, 2011 | April 1, 2011 | 1041 |
| 42 | 230 | "Chasing Pavements" Part Two | April 8, 2011 | April 8, 2011 | 1042 |
| 43 | 231 | "Drop the World" Part One | April 15, 2011 | April 15, 2011 | 1043 |
| 44 | 232 | "Drop the World" Part Two | April 22, 2011 | April 22, 2011 | 1044 |
Reception
Ratings
In Canada, more than one million viewers tuned in to watch the first four episodes.[8]
Accolades
Degrassi was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Best Drama Series category, alongside Brothers & Sisters, Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, and the winner True Blood.[9][10] These awards, honouring works that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues, were announced March 19, 2011.
The two-part episode "My Body Is a Cage", centering on transgender character Adam's struggles with his family over his gender identity, won a 2010 Peabody Award for presenting its subject in a manner that "neither trivializes nor overdramatizes its subject".[11] It also received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award in the outstanding children's program category, alongside iCarly, Victorious, Wizards of Waverly Place, and winner A Child's Garden of Poetry.[12]
In the 26th Gemini Awards, Linda Schuyler, Stefan Brogren, David Lowe, Stephen Stohn, Stephanie Williams, and Brendon Yorke, won an award for best children's or youth fiction program or series, for producing Degrassi. Directors Phil Earnshaw and Pat Williams were nominated for "My Body Is a Cage (Part 2)" and "All Falls Down (Part 2)" respectively, for best direction in a children's or youth program or series, "All Falls Down (Part 2)" would win. "My Body Is a Cage (Part 2)" would win a Gemini for Jordan Todosey (Adam Torres) in best performance in a children's or youth program or series, however the writer, Michael Grassi, lost to an episode of Spliced, an animated series, for writing in a children's or youth program or series.[13][14] At the 2011 Young Artist Awards, A.J. Saudin was nominated as a Recurring Young Actor in the Best Performance in a TV Series.[15]
DVD releases
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References
- ^ The Canadian Press (July 15, 2010). "'Degrassi' tackles transgender storyline". CTV News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen (March 18, 2011). "Tweet 48730418761048064". Twitter. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ Richard Huff (March 12, 2010). "Testing soap-y waters: Nickelodeon to use 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' to try out telenovelas". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "Degrassi Season 10 Starts Shooting March 26". DegrassiBlog.com. March 6, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ Stephen Stohn (March 19, 2010). "Tweet 10745657024". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Degrassi: In Too Deep". TeenNick. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ Stephen Stohn (March 19, 2010). "Tweet 10718739322". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Channel Canada (July 16, 2010). "Degrassi Wins Timeslot with Key Demo of P12-34". BBM Canada. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. "GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS NOMINEES". Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. "Ricky Martin, Russell Simmons, '30 Rock' among GLAAD Media Award Winners in New York". Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ The Associated Press (March 31, 2011). "'Degrassi' wins prestigious Peabody Award for episodes about transgendered teen". The Canadian Press. Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ "outstanding children's program 2011". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ "26th Gemini Awards Nominee List" (PDF). Gemini Awards. August 3, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Gemini Awards Presented in Drama, Children's or Youth, Comedy and Variety Categories" (PDF). Gemini Awards. August 31, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations". Young Artist Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season 10, Part 1 DVD". CD Universe. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Degrassi: The Next Generation, Season 10 Part 1". amazon.ca. 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Degrassi: The Next Generation, Season 10 Part 2". amazon.com. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Degrassi: The Next Generation – Package Art and Bonus Items for 'Season 10, Part 2' DVDs". tvshowsondvd.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Degrassi: Season 10 Part 2". amazon.ca. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Degrassi: The Complete Season 10". amazon.com. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Degrassi: Season 10 Part 1 & 2". amazon.com. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
External links
| The Kids of Degrassi Street | |||||||||||
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| Degrassi Classic |
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| Degrassi: The Next Generation |
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| Degrassi: Next Class | |||||||||||
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