Degrassi_season_11

<i>Degrassi</i> season 11

Degrassi season 11

Season of television series

The eleventh season of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi, formerly known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, premiered on July 18, 2011, concluded on May 18, 2012, and consists of 45 episodes.[1] Although only three school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, part one of season eleven is set in the final term of the Spring semester, while part two is set in the fall semester to the first term of the winter semester in the years it aired. Writers used a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted were modern for their viewers. The first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen, juniors, and seniors as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as gang violence, parenthood, transphobia, homosexuality, drug use, dysfunctional families, mental disorders, adoption, organ transplantation, crime, bulimia, alcoholism, sex, drug abuse, and murder.

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45 episodes were ordered for this season,[2] and it continues the telenovela/soap opera format that began in season 10, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks.[1][3][4] Production for the season began on March 14, 2011, at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[1][5] In the US, The first 29 episodes (part 1) were promoted as Degrassi: Now or Never, while the last 15 episodes (part 2) were promoted as Degrassi: New Beginnings.

Cast

For the first half of the eleventh season, twenty-five actors receive star billing with twenty-one of them returning from the previous season. Returning cast members include:

Joining the main cast this season are:

The only actor from season ten who did not return this season was Landon Liboiron as Declan Coyne.


For the second half of the eleventh season, twenty-four actors receive star billing with nineteen of them returning from the first half. Joining the main cast are:

The six actors from the first half of season eleven who did not return were Raymond Ablack, Charlotte Arnold, Argiris Karras, Shannon Kook-Chun, Jajube Mandiela, and Samantha Munro. All left the series except for Charlotte Arnold who guest starred in the last two episodes.

Crew

Season eleven was produced by Epitome Pictures in association with Bell Media. 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. Stefan Brogren was series producer, while David Lowe is credited as producer, 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 Cole Bastedo, Michael Grassi, and Ramona Barckert, and Lauren Gosnell is the story coordinator. Episode writers for the season are Ramona Barchert, Cole Bastedo, Sarah Glinski, Lauren Gosnell, Michael Grassi, Matt Huether, James Hurst, Shelley Scarrow, Duana Taha, and Brendon Yorke. The directors of photography are Alwyn Kumst, Mitchell T. Ness and John Berrie, and the directors are Stefan Brogren, Phil Earnshaw, Sturla Gunnarsson, Eleanore Lindo, Farhad Mann, Samir Rehem, and Pat Williams.

Reception

Degrassi was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Best Drama Series category, alongside Pretty Little Liars, Shameless, Torchwood: Miracle Day, and winner Grey's Anatomy.[6][7][8] These awards, honour works that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues. At the 2012 Young Artist Awards, both Cristine Prosperi and A.J. Saudin won awards in the Lead Young Actress and Recurring Young Actor in the Best Performance in a TV Series categories respectively, both sharing with another in their category due to ties.[9] It also received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award in the outstanding children's program category, alongside Good Luck Charlie, iCarly, Victorious, and winner Wizards of Waverly Place.[10] At the 1st Canadian Screen Awards Degrassi won the award for "Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series".[11] In addition, Charlotte Arnold and Jahmil French were both nominated for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for their performances in "U Don't Know" Part Two and "Smash into You" respectively, also nominated were two performances from season 12,[12] and winner, and fellow Degrassi actress, Melinda Shankar for her performance in How to be Indie.[11]

Episodes

The first 29 episodes ran in July to September 2011 for a total of seven weeks. This season again aired episodes on the same nights in Canada and the United States. The summer season began with a two-episode premiere, and an hour-long special aired between the summer and winter seasons. This season continued the tradition from season 10, that saw the opening credits revised halfway through the season to reflect the changing cast. The last 15 episodes ran from February to May 2012.

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DVD releases

Season 11, Part 1
Set details[16] Special features[16]
  • "Meet the New Kids"
  • "The Gallery Shoot"
  • Set Tour, Parking Lot Tour
  • "From Rehearsal to Shooting"
  • "Goodbyes"
  • Deleted scenes
  • Bloopers
Release dates[16][17]
CanadaUnited States Region 1
May 29, 2012


Season 11, Part 2
Set details[18] Special features[18]
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Bloopers
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Webisodes
Release dates[18][19]
CanadaUnited States Region 1
October 16, 2012


Complete 11th Season
Set details[20] Special features[20]
  • "Meet the New Kids"
  • "The Gallery Shoot"
  • Set Tour, Parking Lot Tour
  • "From Rehearsal to Shooting"
  • "Goodbyes"
  • Behind the scenes
  • Deleted scenes
  • Bloopers
  • Webisodes
Release dates[20][21]
CanadaUnited States Region 1
December 3, 2013

References

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    Stohn, Stephen [@stephenstohn] (March 25, 2011). "same format! New eps Mon -Thur, repeated om Fri!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Michael (March 25, 2011). "Degrassi Season 11 – 'nuff said!". Red Hot Much. MuchMusic. Archived from the original on March 27, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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    Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. "23rd Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees". Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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    Goldberg, Lesley (June 2, 2012). "GLAAD Media Awards 2012". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
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    "Award Recipients announced June 2 at the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco". GLAAD. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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    "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations". Young Artist Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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    "Outstanding children's program 2012". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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    "1st Canadian Screen Awards Presented in Drama, Children's or Youth, Comedy and Variety Categories" (PDF). Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
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    "1st Canadian Screen Awards: Television / Digital Media Nominations" (PDF). Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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    Aired as separate half-hour episodes in broadcast syndication
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    "Degrassi Season 11: Part 1 (2012)". amazon. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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    "Degrassi Season 11 Part 2". Echo Bridge Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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    "Degrassi: Season 11 Part 2 (2012)". amazon. October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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    "Degrassi Season 11 Part 2 - Echo Bridge Entertainment". Echo Bridge Entertainment. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
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    "Degrassi Season 11: Complete Season". amazon. December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
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