South of Nowhere

Infobox Television
show_name = South of Nowhere


caption = "South of Nowhere" Season 3 Title Card
format = Teen drama
runtime = approx. 22 Minutes
approx. 44 minutes (two-part episodes)
creator = Thomas W. Lynch
starring = Gabrielle Christian
Mandy Musgrave
Matt Cohen
Chris Hunter
Eileen April Boylan(Season 2-3)
Danso Gordon (Season 1-2)
Austen Parros
(Season 1-2)
Rob Moran
Maeve Quinlan
Valery Ortiz
Aasha Davis
opentheme = "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)" The Donnas (Season 1)
"Wasted" L.P. (Season 2-)
endtheme =
country = USA
network = The N
first_aired = November 4 2005
last_aired = 2008
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 32
list_episodes = List of South of Nowhere episodes
imdb_id = 0462139
tv_com_id = 34170

"South of Nowhere" is an American television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and is one of six original series on The N. Two full seasons have been aired and part one of the third season has recently ended. The show will not be returning for a fourth season. Live webisodes were also created to accompany each episode in the season 2 storyline, and they can be seen exclusively through The N's website.

Overview

The show follows the lives of the members of the Carlin family (Paula, Arthur, Glen, Clay and Spencer) as they adjust to moving from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. One of the main focuses include the relationship between Spencer Carlin (Gabrielle Christian) and her out and proud friend, Ashley Davies (Mandy Musgrave).

The close friendship between the girls eventually led Spencer to question her own sexuality, a subject which created some controversy before the show's airdate. It was the first series on The N to deal with such a subject relating to the main characters, and the first television show ever to have gay teenagers as the top-billed characters.

South of Nowhere 3B season premiere is scheduled for October 10th, 2008 right after Degrassi.

"South of Nowhere" has received outstanding reviews from "TV Guide", "The Boston Tribute", "New York Post", "New York Daily News", "Entertainment Weekly", and "Variety". [cite web
url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117928765.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&p=0
title="South of Nowhere" review
last=Lowry
first=Brian
accessdate=2007-05-26
date=2005-11-02
publisher= [http://www.variety.com/ Variety.com] ]

Season 1 tagline:"It's not where you've been, it's where you're going."

Season 2 tagline:"Temperature's Rising..."

Season 3 tagline:"Got it all figured out? Think again..."

Background

Like other shows on The N, such as "", this show has tackled edgy and realistic subject matters for a teen drama like homosexuality, racism, abortion, adoption, homophobia, drugs, teen drinking, drug dealing, teen pregnancy, death, hate crimes, arrest, infidelity, condoms, college, domestic violence, stress, stepfamilies, peer pressure, sex, military and religion.

Each episode of "South of Nowhere" is half an hour in length with commercials (23–25 minutes of actual program); the pilot episode was one hour (approximately 46 minutes of actual program). The N initially ordered 11 episodes of the series. Many people thought that The N cut the season in half, but all they did was give "South of Nowhere" a four week break. The show returned to The N's lineup in January 2006 with the remaining episodes from the original order to air. During the break between episodes, interviews were shown with two of the stars, Gabrielle Christian and Matt Cohen, during commercial breaks.

The second season was originally set to begin on October 6, 2006, but was pushed up to September 29, 2006. Its season premiere followed the sixth season premiere of "". Ratings for the second season are up by 35% from season 1 and on November 17, the series reached a high among teens with a 2.16 rating.cite web
url = http://www.tomlynchco.com/news_story.asp?cid=11301056432145| title=The N's South of Nowhere Reaches a New Zenith'
work=mediaweek]

The network officially renewed "South of Nowhere" for a third season, and 16 episodes have been ordered.cite web
url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070216n01 | title=THE N GREENLIGHTS THE THIRD SEASON OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TEEN DRAMA SOUTH OF NOWHERE FROM THE TOM LYNCH COMPANY'
work=the futon critic ] Eight episodes aired from August 10, 2007 to September 21, 2007.

On February 27, 2008, it was officially announced on the N'sider podcast that "South of Nowhere" was to be cancelled after the end of season 3B. Fans of the show were devastated. Student groups formed across the nation in protest, especially from the UCLA campus. One fan in particular began a sit-in demonstration in the middle of the I-5 from Wednesday to Friday of February 12-15 2008.

On February 28th, an official announcement was made at the show's website that this will be the last season:

"Things change. It doesn't always seem good, but change they do. South of Nowhere has been a great journey. A show like this could not have existed ten years ago on youth oriented television or any television for that matter. But exist it does, because things change. I have loved my experience with The N for having the courage and vision to air South. I love the fans for allowing me to tell real stories about their lives. I love all of the producers, writers, directors, and crew who took the series into their hearts and participated in SON as more than a 'job'. I love the cast and how they dimensionalized the characters and created real people that you as fans could relate to and feel for as they reflected your own lives. I especially love Spashley. The name you gave to the two lead characters. To be able to create a show called 'Excellent,' 'groundbreaking' and 'impossible to resist' is rare. To create a show that touches the hearts and lives of a generation is a gift. Thank you for allowing me and Spashley into your hearts. And remember, things change, so there's no telling where the stories of Spashley will show up next.
Love and Respect,
Tom Lynch
Creator / Executive Producer"

Promos began airing in March 2008 stating the show would be returning April 11. However, on March 21, it was announced that the final half of the third season had been pushed back to the fall.

The second half of the season has already aired in France, and the French rips of these episodes are online. Efforts have been made to translate them in English for the pleasure of the American viewers.

Episodes

Cast

* Gabrielle Christian - Spencer Carlin
* Mandy Musgrave - Ashley Davies
* Matt Cohen - Aiden Dennison
* Chris Hunter - Glen Carlin
* Danso Gordon - Clay Carlin (Seasons 1-2)
* Rob Moran - Arthur Carlin
* Maeve Quinlan - Paula Carlin
* Austen Parros - Sean Miller (Seasons 1-2)
* Valery Ortiz - Madison Duarte
* Aasha Davis - Chelsea Lewis (Season 3, recurring seasons 1-2)
* Eileen April Boylan - Kyla Woods (Season 2-)Other Characters of South of Nowhere
* Lisa Pace
* Quentin Prescott Price - Boz (recurring seasons 1-3)
* Kate French - Sasha Miller (Season 3)

Music and media

Music

:"See Music from South of Nowhere for a full itemizing of the songs in each episode."

* The show's first season theme song was "I Don't Wanna Know (If You Don't Want Me)" by The Donnas.
* The show's second and third season theme song is "Wasted" by L.P.
* The song used in the trailers leading up to the show's airdate was "No Money Fun" by Oly.
* The song used repeatedly, including in the episode "The Morning After", is "Reasons to Fall" by Lauren Hoffman.
* The song used in early promos for season 1 is "Perfect Vision" by Montag.
* The song used in the first promo for season 3 is "Deep" by Ben Broussard.
* The song used in the promo for the last half of the series is "Goodbye" by Secondhand Serenade.
* The song used in the episode "Girls Guide To Dating" (also titled "Girls Guide To Dating Girls") is "Something In Me" by Katelyn Tarver.
* The song used twice ("Saturday Night Is For Fighting" and "The It Girls") is "Hollywood" by Conex. [cite web|url=http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/south/music.php?id=531&type=audio&episode=212
title=Ben's music on "South of Nowhere" site
accessdate=2007-06-18]

Media

"South of Nowhere" is available to download online on the "TV Shows" section of Apple's iTunes Music Store (not available in Canada) and the episodes are formatted for use with the Apple iPod. The show is also available for download on Amazon Unbox service and viewable on a compatible PC, TV, or portable video player.

Selected episodes, as well as the webisodes, can be streamed on The N's video service "The Click". Only current season episodes are available. Once a new season starts, it's updated with the new episodes. [cite web
url=http://www.the-n.com/theclick/theclick.php?categoryId=318358448
title="South of Nowhere" on The Click
accessdate=2007-06-18
publisher= [http://www.the-n.com/ The-N.com] ] However, this service is only available in selected countries. It is not available in Canada.

DVD Release

"Nickelodeon" and "Amazon.com" have struck a deal to produce DVDs of new and old Nickelodeon shows. Amazon will be making the discs, cover art, and disc art themselves. [ [http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-Nickelodeon-Amazon-CreateSpace/10375] ]

Season 2 was released on Sept 16th, through "Amazon.com". [http://www.amazon.com/South-Nowhere-Season-Disc-Set/dp/B001EHDSPW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1221658159&sr=8-2] Season 1 will be released on October 7th. [http://www.amazon.com/South-Nowhere-Season-Disc-Set/dp/B001EHDSPM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1221658024&sr=8-1]

References

External links

* [http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=531 "South of Nowhere" official site]
* [http://www.afterellen.com/TV/southofnowhere.html "South of Nowhere" cast interviews and episode recaps on After Ellen]