Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Best friends Karma Ashcroft (Katie Stevens) and Amy Raudenfeld (Rita Volk) get mistaken for a lesbian couple by gay student Shane Harvey (Michael Willett) and nominated for Homecoming Queens in the aggressively progressive Austin high school. Karma is desperate to be popular and maintains the ruse. Karma is straight and pining for hunky Liam Booker (Gregg Sulkin). On the other hand, Amy is discovering her sexuality and her attraction to Karma. Opposing them is Amy's self-obsessed righteous step-sister Lauren Cooper (Bailey De Young).This has an appealing young cast. The characters are fun. The premise is digging into serious issues but at times, it threatens to treat it in less-than-serious ways. The best part continues to be the friendship of Karma and Amy. Lauren is a hilarious villain until she softened her edge later on. There is a good group of friends here. It could have continued after the three seasons but it's also a bit repetitive dealing with Karma and Amy's relationship.

This is one of my all time favourite shows this year, its short length episode makes you crave more. Really excited for the second season. I love the references to other shows of the current culture such as Glee in the first episode. I would give a 10/10 but the unnecessary censoring was a little weird. Got used to it after a couple episodes though. I'm on the edge on the whole 8 episode thing. It told a great story, felt like a film in parts. But I would've loved a couple more. But it worked with 8 so I'm not going to complain! Really excited for the next season coming real soon, cannot wait to see if this ever gets released on DVD. Deserves a much bigger audience. I love this series to bits!

Up until recently I was not aware of this show. While I was browsing amazon prime for something to watch, I stumbled onto this show, and I fell in love. Amy and Karma are great characters, characters that you can't help but to root for. And the battle between Shane and Lauren is both funny and charming. The story line is fresh and finally set in a more modern way of thinking. I believe for the most part that this is how high school is now. It was like this even when I left high school 4 years ago. There is absolutely nothing that I don't love about this show. I have watched the first season twice already and I probably watch even more in the time spent waiting for season 2.

Faking It is amazing at start , It's interesting funny, arousing and most off all heart warming. lesbian ruse clearly won't carry the show forever. That's okay, because other stories are also going on at this weird alt-high school. Mean girl Lauren (Bailey Buntain) gets no traction here. "In any other school in Texas, I would rule," she accurately grumbles. Hester's rulers include Shane (Michael Willett), a comedy-focused version of Kurt on "Glee." "Faking It'' starts off sounding gimmicky and ends up being rather sweet. In a good way. Amy (Rita Volk) and Karma (Katie Stevens) are besties at Hester High School in Austin, Tex., which rewards rebellion rather than conformity. Amy and Karma are harmlessly anonymous, a situation Karma burns to change. So when a series of offhand random remarks gets them tagged as lesbians, Karma persuades Amy to go along. They have a brand! They're popular! The plan creates a few dilemmas, of course. Like how to parlay their new popularity into, say, a boyfriend when it's contingent on their not being interested in boys. Yet many of the fundamental things still apply. Parents are oblivious and barely tolerable. Prom matters. There's still nothing like a hunky guy, in this case Liam (Gregg Sulkin). "Faking It" also has cartoonish moments. It is, after all, a comedy.But beyond the joke, the show's premise is encouraging: that being gay is no big deal. Besides, that isn't what "Faking It" is really about. The engine driving this show is female friendship, the kind strong enough I absolutely love this brand new show I hope everyone will to.