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Listen, I know my way around a college-set romantic drama.<\/p>\n
In fact, I\u2019d consider myself a connoisseur of the genre and all of its equally fulfilling relatives: coming-of-age dramas, comedies and romance dramedies that are set in big cities, port cities and small towns and specifically<\/em> take place in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It\u2019s a very niche flavor of television I so frequently and unapologetically devour that I have to regularly remind myself to broaden my horizons and watch something from this decade.<\/p>\n So when I came across my latest TV binge, it was as if I had found a show that satiates my need for heartfelt \u201890s- and aughts-era storytelling while still being entirely modern.<\/p>\n Enter: Off Campus<\/em>.<\/p>\n Created by Louisa Levy and adapted from author Elle Kennedy\u2019s book series of the same name, Off Campus <\/em>follows aspiring composer Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and NHL-bound hockey player Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), as they fake a romantic relationship born out of a deal to help each other get what they want: Hannah wants her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston) \u2014 an artistic, Matty Healy-type \u2014 to notice her, and Graham needs Hannah to help him pass his philosophy class so he can continue to captain Briar University\u2019s hockey team. Of course, it isn\u2019t long before their fake feelings give way to real ones.<\/p>\n The series, which was renewed for a second season<\/a> ahead of its May 13 premiere, has catapulted to No. 1 worldwide among Prime Video\u2019s TV shows<\/a>. It\u2019s also effectively infiltrated every fiber of my social media algorithm \u2014 from X to TikTok to Instagram to Threads, where fans can\u2019t seem to get enough of Hannah and Garrett, and the rest of the show\u2019s charming ensemble.<\/p>\n After endless hours of scrolling, I have unearthed an assertion within the Off Campus <\/em>fandom: The show is actually quite nostalgic. How, you might ask? Well, there are a few examples. Let me break them down for you.<\/p>\n\u2018Garrett Graham is for the Nathan Scott girlies\u2019<\/h2>\n