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De Grassi (other)
'' Degrassi'' is a Canadian teen drama television franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. From 1979 to 2017, there have been five main series. Degrassi may also refer to: ''Degrassi'' franchise * '' The Kids of Degrassi Street'', the original television series (1979–1986) * ''Degrassi Junior High'', the second series in the franchise and the first to feature recurring cast members and storylines (1987–1989) * '' Degrassi High'', the third series in the franchise and a direct continuation from ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1989–1991) * '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (later titled ''Degrassi'' from season ten), the fourth series in the franchise and revival of the previous series with a new generation of characters (2001–2015) * '' Degrassi: Next Class'', the fifth series in the franchise, a direct continuation from ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2016–2017) Music * Degrassi (band), a Scottish indie rock band * "Degrassi", a song by American pop rock band Lemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their adolescence and confront an array of social issues. The franchise is composed of five main series: '' The Kids of Degrassi Street'', '' Degrassi Junior High'', '' Degrassi High'', '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', and '' Degrassi: Next Class'', and a variety of supplementary media, including television movies, documentaries, companion novels, non-fiction books, and soundtracks. The first three series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise were produced by Hood and Schuyler's company Playing With Time and broadcast on the CBC. ''The Kids Of Degrassi Street'' (1979-86), which is unrelated to the other four series, evolved from a series of standalone short films about children. ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987-89) marked a transition into teen dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler, (; née Bawcutt; born February 12, 1948) is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She is a co-founder of Playing With Time, Inc. (with Kit Hood), and of Epitome Pictures (with Stephen Stohn), the production companies involved with the franchise over its 40-year-long history respectively. Born in London, Schuyler immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1950s. As a school teacher, she began creating short films, and formed a creative partnership with television commercial editor Kit Hood. In 1979, Schuyler purchased the rights to adapt the Kay Chorao book ''Ida Makes A Movie'' into a film, of which ultimately became the genesis of ''Degrassi''. Schuyler also created '' Instant Star'', another commercially successful Epitome production. Schuyler has received multiple awards and accolades for her work. In 1994, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Hood
Christopher Hood (24 March 1943 – 20 January 2020) was a Canadian television editor, director, writer and producer. He is best known as the director and co-creator of the ''Degrassi'' franchise alongside Linda Schuyler, including the series ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'', ''Degrassi Junior High'', and ''Degrassi High,'' the latter two of which established the franchise's popularity and longevity. Career Christopher "Kit" Hood was born in London England in 1943, the son of Robert Hood and Eve Jennings, a writer of children's books. Hood worked as a child actor, then as a film editor with Walt Disney Productions in London. In 1969, he emigrated to Canada. In Toronto, he was a freelance editor of television commercials when he met Linda Schuyler, a grade 8 teacher-turned-filmmaker who was looking for an editor with advanced technical skills. In 1976, they founded Playing With Time, Inc., a company which specialized in educational films and documentaries. Their first film to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kids Of Degrassi Street
''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' is a Canadian children's television series and the first in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. It follows the lives of a group of children living on De Grassi Street in Toronto. It originated from a series of standalone short films that aired on CBC Television annually starting with '' Ida Makes a Movie'' on December 8, 1979. The CBC ordered five more episodes in 1982, effectively turning it into a television series. While considered the first entry in the franchise, it is unrelated to the other four series, which focus on teenagers attending middle and high school. It is notable for featuring several actors who would later star in ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High'' playing different characters. Development Linda Schuyler, a seventh and eighth grade teacher at Earl Grey Senior Public School in Toronto, formed the company Playing With Time with Kit Hood in 1976. At the time, Schuyler had been teachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi Junior High
''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian television series and the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of '' The Kids of Degrassi Street'', it debuted on CBC on 18 January 1987 and ended after three seasons on 27 February 1989. The series also debuted on PBS in the United States on 26 September 1987 and ended there on 15 April 1989. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's Playing With Time, Inc, Kate Taylor of WGBH Boston also served as the show's executive producer, and the series was produced in association with the United States Corporation for Public Broadcasting with participation of Telefilm Canada. The series centred around an ensemble cast of seventh, eighth, and later ninth gradeThe ninth grade, which is considered the beginning of high school in North America, was added to the junior high in the show's third season as a creative decision. students attending the titular D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi High
''Degrassi High'' is a Canadian teen drama television series and the third series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. A direct continuation of ''Degrassi Junior High'', it debuted on CBC in Canada on November 6, 1989 and ended on February 18, 1991, consisting of a total of 2 seasons and a total of 28 episodes. In the United States, it debuted on PBS on January 13, 1990. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's company Playing With Time, Inc. Kate Taylor of WGBH served as an additional executive producer. The series follows the same Toronto-based ensemble cast from the previous series, now having graduated to high school, as they face most of the same issues as its predecessor, except with the addition of more controversial and extreme issues and challenges, including abortion, cancer, death, suicide, and AIDS. Like the previous series, it was jointly produced by Hood and Schuyler's Playing With Time and Kate Taylor of WGBH-TV Boston, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation
Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry Technology Next generation often means a new state of the art: * AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture (other), AMD products * Next Generation Air Transportation System, the Federal Aviation Administration's massive overhaul of the national airspace system * Next Generation Internet (other), various projects intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet * Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies * Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node * Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft * NextGen Healthcare Inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next Class
Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Literature * ''Next'' (Crichton novel), a novel by Michael Crichton * ''Next'' (Hynes novel), a 2010 novel by James Hynes * ''Next'' (play), a play by Terrence McNally * '' Next: The Future Just Happened'', a 2001 non-fiction book by Michael Lewis Music Performers * Next (American band), an R&B trio * NEXT (Korean band), a South Korean rock band * Next (Chinese group), a boy group Albums * ''Next'' (ATB album), 2017 * ''Next'' (Journey album) or the title song, 1977 * ''Next'' (The Necks album) or the title instrumental, 1990 * ''Next'' (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album) or the title song (see below), 1973 * ''Next'' (Sevendust album), 2005 * ''Next'' (Soulive album), 2002 * ''Next'' (Vanessa Williams album), 1997 * ''Next!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi (band)
Degrassi is a Scottish indie rock band. Degrassi are based in Edinburgh. The band formed in late 1999, with the initial line-up consisting of Scott Smith (guitar) and Michael Branagh (drums/vocals) with Stephen McColl and Stuart Turner on guitar and bass. They recorded a session in 2001 which was aired on BBC Radio 1's ''Evening Session'', and were subsequently invited to perform a Peel session at Maida Vale. By this point, McColl had left the band as work commitments forced a move to New York and then London, however he played on two of the four tracks recorded at Maida Vale. Bass guitar on the remaining tracks was played by Chris Bathgate, formerly touring guitarist for Ganger, and latterly live bassist for Arab Strap and now frontman for Edinburgh outfit Sans Trauma. Soon after this Peel Session, Chris Bathgate took on guitar and additional vocal duties and Tom Nicol was recruited on bass to help the duo of Branagh and Smith. Shortly thereafter, Bathgate departed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon Demon
Lemon Demon is a musical project and band created by American comedian and musician Neil Cicierega in 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. Most Lemon Demon music is performed solely by Cicierega, who is the project's sole official member, but a full band is usually assembled for live performances. Cicierega previously released instrumental music and several remixes of video game music under the monikers "Trapezoid" and "Deporitaz" in the late 90's and early 2000's whilst frequently active on Adventure Game Studio. History Neil Cicierega released three instrumental albums under the name "Trapezoid", which was changed retroactively to Deporitaz as an existing band called Trapezoid demanded that he change it. On the change to Lemon Demon, he said: "Eventually I started experimenting with singing, and once I felt ready to do that full time, I christened myself Lemon Demon and went into it head on." Since 2003, Cicierega has released seven full-length albums as Lemon Demon. In 2005, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attilio Degrassi
Attilio Degrassi (Trieste, 21 June 1887 – Rome, 1 June 1969) was an archeologist and pioneering Italian scholar of Latin epigraphy. Degrassi taught at the University of Padova where he trained, among others, the epigraphist Silvio Panciera, currently on the faculty of the University of Rome "La Sapienza". As an epigraphist Degrassi was extremely influential, not only in collecting and publishing inscriptions, but also in defining the discipline and training some of those who would become its leading practitioners. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1958. ''ILLRP'' Especially influential was Degrassi's work ''Inscriptiones latinae liberae rei publicae'' (abbreviated ''ILLRP''), a collection of Latin inscriptions from the Roman Republic that appeared between 1957 and 1963 in two volumes. ''ILLRP'' "largely replaced" the first volume of the ''Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum'' and was accessible to scholars and students alike. The ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
