Year Of

Like Bump this show has so much heart. I found the characters were quite subtle and well drawn and all the young actors although inexperienced, really made it watchable. I teach kids and there were so many moments that rang true. I laughed out loud so many times.

Life can get so complicated for kids and the pressure on them to work, study and keep it all together, especially when they're living half of their lives online, can be immense. This show tackles all that pretty gracefully. It reminded me of some of the best moments of Heartbreak High which was a must watch for me in the 90s

Would highly recommended watching it with your older teenagers as there are some confronting issues, although these are sensitively handled.

I really liked this show! I found it such a great mix of heartwarming, sadness, drama and comedy all wrapped up in one. It's nice to see a realistic depiction of high school in Australia.

I found the characters really intriguing and was sucked into their world. While it's been a while since I was in high school it brought me right back to those days and all the feelings that come along with growing up. The excitement of new loves, the challenges thrown your way, heartbreak and figuring out who you are are all things we experience in high school and "Year Of" dives right into.

I binged the whole season in a few days and ready for season 2!!

I can see what they are trying to do but it just doesn't quite get there IMHO. At points I've grappled with whether what's happening is a realistic depiction but then again who am I to judge.....overall I enjoyed watching it enough but it isn't groundbreaking. I do feel they capture the struggles and flightyness (sp?) of teens yet teen dramas have been done a lot so yeah the bar is high (and also it is a pastime of mine to critique fodder like this haha). First impressions: teens on drugs partying meh seen it before, I was almost not going to watch beyond ep 1.... Then it gets heavier and then I was like am I in the mood for this downer content? Alas I watched on.... Now I've watched the whole first series. Yeah I'll forget it but I'll probably still tune in to S02 if/when it comes around.

This show was AMAZING!! I've already recommended it to a few friends who loved it too.

Great characters. Exciting stories and a fresh take on the Australian high school experience. Ever since Skins, we've been craving a show that shows young Australians as they truly are, and this series pulls it off with grit.

The writing is fast and funny, the performances are really genuine and the aesthetic feels truly representative of my high school experience. It's also super funny.

All in all, quit your jobs, divorce your partners, put your kids up for adoption, do whatever you need to make time to watch this.

Based on the promos, I thought this show would be too teen-focused for me, but I gave it a go anyway since it'a Australian and, after four episodes, have been pleasantly surprised. Being a lot older than the teens in the show, at first I was a bit nonplussed by their relentless and sometimes destructive energy. But after a couple of episodes they start to grow on you as you get to know them.

I'm up to episode four and am not entirely sure where the story is headed but it's fun to follow along and see what happens, without being tied down by expectations of a specific plot style. It has some very touching moments interspersed with funny bits, as well as some quite confronting scenes.

Although it's set at the same fictional high school as Bump, it doesn't seem to be a spin-off, as I could only detect one common character - and that a minor one. I think it benefits from that, as spin-offs rarely succeed, being constrained by what has gone before, and the expectations of watchers of the previous show.

Overall, so far good entertainment and looking forward to finding out what happens next.

I find it best to space out the viewings on this one rather than binge them. It gives it time to sink in.

But the episodes are quite short (which I also like), so two at a time works for me.