90210, The OC and more recently Gossip Girl -- American Television has a long and sordid history of teens behaving badly. Unfortunately, the Brits have one-upped us when it comes to tales of teenage debauchery.

If you're an Anglophile such as myself, you may have heard of Skins airing on Channel 4 (those UK TV networks have really creative names). This teen drama makes anything us Yanks have done look tame in comparison.

Take this promo for the first season:

There's a reason the show has been described as "Dawson's Creek on crack."

Today, the show's Season 1 DVD has finally been released in the US.

The show has garnered more buzz thanks to the recent success of Slumdog Millionaire (which pretty much made the Golden Globes its bitch) which stars Dev Patel, a member of the core cast of Skins.

Those of you who aren't willing to shell out for the DVDs can find reruns of the show on BBC America at odd hours of the morning.

-Nick

"His name is Mad, Mad Twatter, and he wants my bollocks." - Sid, Skins