Being Human: UK show that might appeal to undead fans

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IMNOTHERE

Sunday, March 8, 2009 2:13 PM

(Er, sorry, that should have been "fans of shows about the undead...")

OK, its a bit late seeings as "Being Human" has just finished its first run in the UK, but it has been a big success, so it will probably be on continuous loop on BBC3 for the rest of the year and/or get "promoted" to BBC2 - plus its been recommissioned for a second series. This is the UK so we're talking about 6 episodes per series. (If it sounds vaguely familiar, there was a pilot a year or so back).

Basic premise: a vampire and a werewolf want to hang on to their humanity, so they get jobs and rent a house in Bristol* - which turns out to be haunted by a lovelorn ghost.

It's sometimes billed as a comedy drama, but its more drama than comedy - pretty dark and gory (some naughty bits) I'd say that its the closest that the UK has got to doing something Wheedonesque.

File under "if we can produce stuff like this, what the frak went wrong with "Torchwood" and "Demons"?

Worth catching if it comes to a series of tubes near you. Only danger is that they've made full, 1-hour episodes (no commercials on BBC) so it might get edited to shreds if the US buys it.

The website is http://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman - but beware spoilers.

NB: As you may notice from the website, BBC3 is a channel aimed at an imaginary target audience of people with a physical age of 19-30 (so they can watch stuff about sex) and a mental age of 12 (so they need patronising with special yoof programs with lots of txting and OMG! LOL!). Fortunately the produers of Being Human have so far managed to avoid that pressure in the show itself.

(* Bristol: a fine English city packed with cultural and industrial heritage, including a very nice bridge and historical docks, but which - for some reason - is funnier in that sentence than "Whitechapel" or "Edinburgh" would have been).

WAKEUPSOON

Sunday, March 8, 2009 2:41 PM

I really love this show, it has its funny moments, but primarily its a Sci-fi Drama. && I love it. Awesome to hear that Season 2 has been commissioned .. I like seeing Bristol on the tele. Tehe.

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CITIZEN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ImNotHere:
(* Bristol: a fine English city packed with cultural and industrial heritage, including a very nice bridge and historical docks, but which - for some reason - is funnier in that sentence than "Whitechapel" or "Edinburgh" would have been).

Bristol: Short for "Shit hole".

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IMNOTHERE

Sunday, March 8, 2009 9:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
Bristol: Short for "Shit hole".

See, there was I, essaying to convey to our cousins across the pond that Bristol was a slightly incongruous venue for supernatural intrigue without casting unjust aspersions upon the good burghers of that town, and you come out with that.

Sigh.

Anyway - I just thought it was rhyming slang for boobies (Bristol and West -> breast).

CITIZEN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 9:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ImNotHere:
See, there was I, essaying to convey to our cousins across the pond that Bristol was a slightly incongruous venue for supernatural intrigue without casting unjust aspersions upon the good burghers of that town, and you come out with that.

Sigh.

Anyway - I just thought it was rhyming slang for boobies (Bristol and West -> breast).

I've been to Bristol.

I went out drinking in Bristol.

I Know about Bristol.

In other news being human is very good. was the last one the season finale?

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WAKEUPSOON

Sunday, March 8, 2009 10:57 PM

Yeah, the last one was the finale ... but it'll be back!

My Dad's from Bristol, and his description of the place was pretty much the same as those above.

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CORNCOBB

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:11 AM

Being Human: a wonderful, wonderful, fantastic, shiny, awesome show. Pure gold.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

MAI

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:03 AM

So there were only 7 episodes? Or was there a new one this week as well? If so I missed it. :( Love the show. I want a pet werewolf of my own now. :P

CITIZEN

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
So there were only 7 episodes? Or was there a new one this week as well? If so I missed it. :( Love the show. I want a pet werewolf of my own now. :P

6 episodes, most British series are 6 episodes.

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MAI

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:41 PM

Oh well there are 7 listed, but maybe they counted the pilot.

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