SLiDE

SLiDE is a 2011 Australian TV series focusing on the lives of five teenagers, set in Brisbane. Similar to Skins but set in Australia. The five main character are the nerdy Ed, his girl-next-door best friend Tammy, sexy newcomer Scarlett, angsty outsider Eva and school hunk Luke.


 * Abhorrent Admirer: How Phillipa is portrayed, for Ed.
 * Adorkable: Ed.
 * Betty and Veronica: Scarlett and Tammy for Luke. Scarlett is the sexy brunette looking for a casual hookup, Tammy the girl next door with Tsundere tendencies. Luke, the attractive playboy and Ed, the Adorkable boy-next-door for Tammy.
 * Bi the Way:.
 * Book and Switch: Scarlett pulls one  Caught out by Eva.
 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: Scarlett, but her parents don't seem to treat too nicely either.
 * The Casanova: Luke is certainly implied to be the high-school version.
 * Chekhov's Gun: Bonus points for the fact it comes back in an episode full of Chekhov references and allusions.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Phillipa.
 * Disappeared Dad: Tammy.
 * The Ditz: Scarlett.
 * Girl Next Door: Tammy.
 * Lonely Rich Kid: Scarlett. Especially in the first episode.
 * Lovable Alpha Bitch: Scarlett.
 * Missing Mom: Scarlett, whose mother sends her away to live with her father.
 * Mistaken for Gay: In episode six, a doctor thinks Ed and Luke are a couple.
 * Nature Abhors a Virgin: Ed's virginity is a major talking point in the first episode. By the end of the fourth, he's already slept with two girls.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity:.
 * Parental Abandonment: Luke's.
 * Promotion to Parent: Luke's older brother.
 * Rich Bitch: Scarlett.
 * Six-Student Clique:
 * The Head/ The Muscle: Luke
 * The Quirk: Ed
 * The Pretty One: Scarlett
 * The Smart One: Tammy
 * The Wild One: Eva
 * Spoiled Brat: Scarlett.
 * Stripperiffic: Tammy's costume in the fourth episode when she is the croupier in a private party.
 * Tsundere: Tammy. Both Ed and Scarlett point this out to Luke.