Being Human - tougher than you think

Sunday, January 25, 2009
By Lee
So, after a long, long wait since last February’s pilot, that was the first episode of Being Human. Did you like it? I did. It was creepy and funny; well-written, and unflinching. It was darker than I expected, actually; definitely veering more toward drama than comedy. Nice to see a show debut so strongly, with such a clear sense of its own aims, identity and - crucially - ability.

For those Not In The Know, the basic pitch of Being Human is: a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost share a house in Bristol. All they want is to be normal.

Bloody complications ensue.
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7 studio notes:

January 26, 2009 4:17 AM wcdixon

Sounds like a great jumping off point...

January 26, 2009 2:15 PM meastwood

Now as a rule I tend to avoid BBC3, being somewhat beyond the demographic, but I may make an exception for Being Human now you mention it!

Mark

January 26, 2009 8:16 PM MISA

Hello!
It is interested very much.
Please link to this site.
http://drama-animation-free.blogspot.com/

January 26, 2009 8:35 PM Good Dog

Fella, you're back!!

Sorry, given this is the internet, I should say, "your back!"

So, Being Human. On Sunday night opposite Lost. Unlucky.

Should I watch it on iPlayer? BBC3 seems to be the channel for numpties.

And hey, you got a comment from MISA too. Best to ignore.

January 26, 2009 10:26 PM Lee

I checked out MISA's blog. Couldn't make head or tale of it, sadly; the video could do with subs.

Being Human - yeah, check it out. I don't spend a lot of time tuned into BBC Three these days, but it gets cut some slack in the drama department on account of Bodies, three years ago though it may have been. It helps a bit if you saw the pilot last year, but it's not essential, especially with the amount of retooling and recasting that went on between then and now.

The scheduling was unfortunate, but Being Human will get plenty of repeats (tonight, for example), and Lost only just edged it out in the ratings. In multi-channel terms, it's going to be big, I think.

January 28, 2009 1:51 PM Robin Kelly

Although I prefer the original pilot, I liked it and will keep watching.

Some of the comedy felt a bit tacked-on and sitcommy which made the dark ending a bit of a jump.

February 04, 2009 3:35 PM Rich Baldwin

The show is, so far, great. I think this show is definitely a drama, and feel that the comedy bits add a nice constrast and make the emotional range truer to life. It's going to be interesting to see how the arc develops out in the total of six episodes available.

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