Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Sexylocher Masterful Movie

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

b-ere-94 Safe to say, when Fresh Meat started to air it didn't take me too long until it caught my attention. In the beginning I found it a little uneven, but I still kept coming back because there was always a sense of potential with both the series as a whole but also with each individual character - if they were given the chance to evolve (thankfully, they got this chance). As the series progressed I found myself more and more invested in these characters. Sometimes the characters - or at least some of them - weren't even that likable depending on which season and storyline you're at. However, likability isn't something I'm always craving in television series (or films) - I would much rather have characters I don't agree with or even like as opposed to having characters that doesn't make me feel any emotions at all. The thing is, even though you might not always like these characters, you'll always recognize parts of them - either in yourself or in others around you.[...]Furthermore, if you don't recognize at least a part of yourself/others in these characters, you're in denial. The six students could be seen as heightened versions of people ALL OF US meet at university. For instance, look at JP. We have all met at least one person at university that reminds of him, or is that just me? That posh, rich "lad" that's often found using the phrase "banter" while not having to worry too much about his time at university because when he's graduating he'll still get a good job and living situation because of his privileged background (during the late revelation that the house also had a cellar, JP said the wonderful: "Now you tell me. And all this time I've been storing my wine in a rack, like some...ant"). I know I've met several JPs in my life. The same goes with the more pretentious versions of Kingsley I've been introduced to throughout the years, the insecure versions of Oregon I've come across and the Vods that are so sure of who they're it's almost a bit scary.For me personally, these six students are lovable idiots. They're messy and doesn't always make the right decision, but they're always human. They might tease and mock each other, even get seriously angry at each other at times, but no matter what they always find their way back to each other. Maybe above all, they defend each other from people outside of their group. I love how, no matter how eccentric or absurd the different characters might come across, there's also humanity to them. That's a beautiful aspect to a university-centered comedy-drama series, which is not something I see too often in that category of series. I've always had this lingering feeling that when you start university - and especially when you finish and leave - there's this pressure from both yourself but also the ones around you that you should be this very wise, grow-up person that knows exactly what to do next in life and that has a plan. That isn't always the case, at least not for a majority of people and when you leave university you're still young and there's so much time left to explore and figure out what you want in life. I think Fresh Meat really addressed these anxieties in an impressive way that felt very real and relatable.

dancing_ostrich From getting married on a whim, sleeping with the wrong people, showing up to dental school drunk and drilling through someone's face, etc. these students make stupid decisions again and again.

msbecca00 Although it's usually quite hard to find good things to watch on Netflix, I just so happened to stumble upon this show when I was ill one week and desperately needed something entertaining to pick me up. I was positively surprised. At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch it but when I saw the familiar faces of Jack Whitehall, Joe Thomas, Charlotte Ritchie and Kimberley Nixon I had to check it out. After the first episode, I was instantly hooked. It is set at the fictional Manchester Medlock University and follows a group of students who live together in a student house. The first character we get introduced to is Vod (Zawe Ashton) who is a straightforward, quite irresponsible person with intimacy issues but a good heart. Then we have JP (Whitehall), a posh, highly sexual person obsessed with seeming like an alpha male (but who is secretly insecure). We also get introduced to Kingsley (Thomas) whose mother is ill, and whom he's spent his pre-university time taking care of. He can be quite pretentious and selfish and is, in my opinion, the most annoying character of them all, but in a mild and tolerable way. Then we have Kingsley's love interest Josie (Nixon), a down-to-earth Welsh girl. Like Kingsley, she can be quite selfish at times but cares a lot about her friends. We also have Oregon (Ritchie) who is a bit posh like JP but tries to hide it a lot of the time. At times she can be a bit pretentious like Kingsley but is most of the time a nice and helpful friend. Last but not least we have Howard (Greg McHugh), who is probably the most unrealistic character but also one of the funniest. His bizarre actions and thoughts often made me laugh. Even though Fresh Meat is a comedy show it does have some drama too every now and then, but not too much like many American comedy shows do. It's just the right amount, which is one of the greatest things about it. Some of the moments really make the characters seem more human, and many of them made me like especially JP more. What I like about Jack Whitehall's performance as him is that he is able to make JP seem like both an extremely cocky, perverse person and a very endearing and sweet person. In fact, one of the best things about the show is the dynamic and friendship in the group. Even though they all have so many (funny) faults, you kind of wish you could be part of the group. It's hilarious to see the characters struggle with daily student life and a nice thing about the show is that even though there are sometimes story lines that continue for a longer period of time, there's usually always something new happening in each episode. The actors do a great job, even just the comedic timing of certain facial expressions is brilliant. The humour is often quite sexual but personally, I think it's funny and the show is about young students so I think it should be expected. The writing is great, and the jokes are absolutely hilarious. As for how realistically it depicts English uni life, I don't know as I'm still too young for uni and live in Finland, but the show kind of makes me want to go to uni in Britain. Even though they experience a lot of trouble they make it seem so fun and despite their setbacks, they always stay together like a family. It could be just me but I got quite attached to the characters and was ittedly sad when I finished watching the last episode. But, since it's now one of my favourite shows I will definitely re-watch it after a while. I definitely recommend this show!

brootforce Nothing generic about it. It is about a bunch of young people living together, but that's where the similarities with other shows end. Every character is unique. There are no stock characters. One could never say that J.P. is Barney, Howard is Ross, nopes. You can't. A lot of sitcoms use tried-and-tested characters and try to give a fresh perspective on an old formula. This show isn't one of them.The situations are new. The characters are completely original and so are the jokes.A must watch for everyone, especially for sitcom writers who can learn a thing or two about making a show from scratch.