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South of Nowhere
File:South of Nowhere Title Card.PNG
Created byThomas W. Lynch
StarringGabrielle Christian
Mandy Musgrave
Matt Cohen
Chris Hunter
Eileen April Boylan (Season 1-2)
Danso Gordon
Austen Parros
(Season 1-)
Rob Moran
Maeve Quinlan
Valery Ortiz
Aasha Davis
Opening theme"I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)"
The Donnas
(Season 1)
"Wasted"
L.P.
(Season 2-)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes32 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 22 Minutes
approx. 44 minutes (two-part episodes)
Original release
NetworkThe N
ReleaseNovember 4 2005 –
present

South of Nowhere is an American television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and is one of six original series on The N. Two full seasons have aired and a third season has just begun. Live webisodes were also created to accompany each episode in the season 2 storyline, and they can be seen exclusively through The N's website.

The show follows the lives of the members of the Carlin family as they adjust to moving from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. One of the main focuses include the relationship between Spencer Carlin (Gabrielle Christian) and her new friend Ashley Davies (Mandy Musgrave) who is bisexual. The close friendship between the girls eventually led Spencer to question her own sexuality, a subject which created some controversy before the show's airdate. It was the first series on The N to deal with such a subject relating to the main characters.

South of Nowhere has received outstanding reviews from TV Guide, The Boston Tribute, New York Post, New York Daily News, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety.[1]

Season 1 tagline: "It's not where you've been, it's where you're going."

Season 2 tagline: Temperature's Rising...

Season 3 tagline: Think You Got it all figured out? Think again...

Background

Like other shows on The N, such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, this show has tackled edgy and realistic subject matters for a teen drama like homosexuality, racism, abortion, adoption, homophobia, drugs, teen drinking, drug dealing, teen pregnancy, erectile dysfunction, death, hate crimes, arrest, infidelity, condoms, college, stress, stepfamilies, peer pressure, sex, military and religion.

Each episode of South of Nowhere is half an hour in length with commercials (23–25 minutes of actual program); the pilot episode was one hour (approximately 46 minutes of actual program). The N initially ordered 11 episodes of the series. Many people thought that The N cut the season in half, but all they did was give South of Nowhere a four week break. The show returned to The N's lineup in January 2006 with the remaining episodes from the original order to air. During the break between episodes, interviews were shown with two of the stars, Gabrielle Christian and Matt Cohen, during commercial breaks.

The second season was originally set to begin on October 6, 2006, but was pushed up to September 29, 2006. Its season premiere followed the sixth season premiere of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Ratings for the second season are up by 35% from season 1 and on November 17, the series reached a high among teens with a 2.16 rating.[2]

The network officially renewed South of Nowhere for a third season, and 16 episodes have been ordered.[3] Season 3 is currently airing. Eight episodes will air from August 10, 2007 to September 21, 2007. The show will go on a brief hiatus then will return February 2008, finishing out the 3rd season.

Season synopsis

See also: List of South of Nowhere episodes

Season 1 premiered on November 4, 2005. It introduces us to the Carlin family, primarily Spencer who is the main character. It focuses on her adjustments to life in Los Angeles as opposed to her old home in Ohio. She makes new friends at her new high school, and her two best new friends quickly turn out to be Aiden and Ashley. By the end of the season, Spencer has developed a relationship with Ashley so deep that they will most likely be in a relationship beyond friendship into the second season.

Season 2 premiered on September 29, 2006. As stated above, 13 episodes were ordered by The N. Season two focuses on Ashley's relationship with a half-sister she just found out about, Clay and his pregnant girlfriend, and Glen being addicted to pain killers and Spencer coming out to her parents. Her dad is accepting, her mom isn't. Spencer and Ashley run away for the weekend after Paula (Spencer's mom) forbids them to see each other. At the end of Season 2, injured students are seen wheeled away in covered gurneys, after a drive-by shooting at the prom. It was left as a cliffhanger and a phone is seen ringing in what appears to be the Carlin's living room.

Season 3 premiered on August 10, 2007. The season starts only hours after the prom ended, in the hospital. Spencer's older brother Clay is pronounced dead, leaving behind his girlfriend Chelsea, who is pregnant. Aiden was shot in the heart, but survives. The new school year starts three months later. Spencer breaks up with Ashley because she skipped town for the summer and never called. She says their relationship is too painful for her. Ashley pleads, but Spencer doesn't give in. This leads Ashley to pursue Aiden out of loneliness. Spencer finds a new relationship with a fellow student named Carmen. Two episodes later they break up, because Carmen loses complete control and pushes Spencer against a wall after the subject of Ashley was brought up. Carmen moves to San Diego after Spencer wants nothing to do with her. At the mid-season finale, Spencer and Ashley reunite.

Cast

Main article: Characters of South of Nowhere

Music and media

Music: See Music from South of Nowhere for a full itemizing of the songs in each episode.

  • The show's first season theme song was "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)" by the female rock band The Donnas.
  • The show's second and third season theme song is "Wasted" by L.P.
  • The song used in the trailers leading up to the show's airdate was "No Money Fun" by Oly.
  • The song used in early promos for season 1 is "Perfect Vision" by Montag.
  • The song used in the first promo for season 3 is "Deep" by Ben Broussard.[4]

Media: South of Nowhere is available to download online on the "TV Shows" section of Apple's iTunes Music Store (not available in Canada) and the episodes are formatted for use with the Apple iPod. The show is also available for download on Amazon Unbox™ and viewable on a compatible PC, TV, or portable video player.

Select episodes, as well as the webisodes, can be streamed on The N's video service "The Click" from their official website.[5] However, this service is only available in select countries. It is not available in Canada.

References

  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (2005-11-02). "South of Nowhere review". Variety.com. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "The N's South of Nowhere Reaches a New Zenith'". mediaweek.
  3. ^ "THE N GREENLIGHTS THE THIRD SEASON OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TEEN DRAMA SOUTH OF NOWHERE FROM THE TOM LYNCH COMPANY'". the futon critic.
  4. ^ "Ben's music on "South of Nowhere" site". Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  5. ^ "South of Nowhere on The Click". The-N.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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