Rec and Warning - Skins - Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery when done poorly

Left -awesome. Right -strange guy trying to tear his shirt off.

There are so many reasons why the US version of "Skins" is a mockery of the original, and going over them all would take far too much time, effort and energy. Plus it would be depressing. So instead, I'll just demonstrate why the US version of "Skins" sucks by explaining why the first season UK version is pretty freaking awesome, if cracktastic.