I know it might be unusual, but the "Out There" series are also showed in Poland, where I live. I think the series are absolutely great, although the actors are not fantastic, but fascinating. I really enjoy the scenes on the iron background, they seem so real while talking about what they feel and think.What is the best thing in the whole series? That they are addressed to teenagers but not done like the typical series for them (as "Dawson's Creek" or "Baywatch", etc.). There is no unnecessary nudity, no sex, no stupidity - more, Aggie Thackery and Miller McKee seems to be smarter that others. And in the same time, there are all those normal teenagers problems - school, dating, home and so on, and believe me or not: it's much more REAL than any of those "true life" series, American or Polish. Australia seems to be fascinating continent. The best thing I've learned? What wombat is. And now I know, that I just love Aussie accent. I'd like to thank the staff for not treating us like typical teenagers and making the series that is really worth watching AND not boring. Not boring at all.

While Australian television programming for young people is often extraordinarily good, "Out There" is a gem. Watching the embarrassed fumbling of Reilly as he tries to court Fiona is almost painfully true-to-life. Although Douglas Smith as Reilly Evans is ... ahem ... "a fox," his awkwardness as he tries to ask for his first date with his first crush is touching and bears the mark of true adolescent angst, with none of the cockiness we might expect from someone as good-looking as Smith, nor as exageratedly stupid as Reilly might turn out on an American sitcom. "Out There" seems to have the pangs of first love just about right. The presence of English girl Aggie (who can't understand Australian slang any better than Reilly) helps to accentuate the show's presumption that Australia is truly "out there," as is (from his own perspective) Reilly himself. Co-distributor Noggin ("the-N") has done the show a great injustice in the USA, however, by relegating it to a 1:00 A.M. time slot, when its target audience is presumably asleep. Meanwhile, Noggin is flogging to death Canada's recent entry in the war for American children, "Degrassi: the New Generation," by airing it upwards of fourteen times a week (almost all of the episodes being reruns). With all due respect to "D:TNG," which is a fine show, one would hope that Noggin would give "Out There" a chance to at least be SEEN by its target audience, who are, presumably tiring of seeing "D:TNG's" limited number of episodes being run to death seven days a week. Bravo to the makers of "Out There."

The acting isn't too great, but the plot is interesting. The stories aren't always, but it has potential. I saw the pilot one nite when I was up late and since then I've been watching when I catch it on.I'm trying to figure out what the poster vze58 means saying that shows like "Out There", "Even Stevens" and "Boy Meets World" are the reasons for teen pregnancies, single-parent children and divorce. The divorce just makes no sense to me. I think these shows are much too innocent and unrealistic in dealing w/ sex and I can't imagine they encourage teen sex. Would you rather young children watch Dawson's Creek and other teen shows where sex is seen as no big deal. THAT is what causes teen pregnancies and single parents. I just don't understand that poster's reasoning. Anyhow, from the episodes of "Out There" I've seen the characters have only dealt w/ crushes, not sex, so I don't see how it's bad for kids to watch.The lead actor of the show (Riley) does sometimes refer to girls as chicks and always has this little smile on his face during those interviews for like no reason. Other than that he doesn't bother me.

I loved it. The acting is wonderful. Reily (Doug Smith) is great, he portrays a very convincing "Thrown into the middle of nowhere city kid". Though Mr. Smith is a talented actor, I have to say that Richard Wilson is my favourite. His charector reminds me of one of my good friends (that might have something to do with the attatchment). Very talented. Very Hot as well! :). Jade Ewan is beautiful! Even in a interview, Doug Smith admits that he just a wee bit of a crush on her. She has a promising future ahead of her. I give it a 8 out of 10.thanx!! the dani