Representation of youth in Misfits

In our theory lessons, we have moved from youth culture films to youth culture TV. We started off looking at programs from the past such as Grange Hill and Biker Grove. These programs were a influencial starting point for youth culture as it presented 'real' issues that teens were dealing with in a way in which that made it easily relatable. As times moved on, more and more shows started appearing that managed to successfully potray how the youth were seen. One of these programs is Misfits. Misfits is a program that revolves around a community center and a group of young people serving their time in community service. Each character involved accuratly potrays a different social group as well as showing another unknown side to them. For example, Kelly is a stereotypical chav but as the series goes on the viewer comes to realise she cares a lot about how people perceive her. Another example is Simon. Simon starts off as a creepy nerd who struggles to fit in but behind it all is extremely clever. Youth Culture is also shown through the main theme of the show, superpowers. Each character finds themself with a superpower that reflects their character whether it be the power of invisibility for a shy person or the ability to turn back time for someone who has made a life changing mistake. Youth culture is represented well in this program as it gives a more physical interpreatation of the different youth groups that are out there.