Being Human
Feb. 20th, 2008 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kingandyOoh.
Have just watched the new BBC fantasy drama, "Being Human", which despite the advertising did not turn out to be a sitcom - though it is witty, in the same way The Empty Child was witty, or Blink, while at the same time being thoroughly grown-up. It takes itself seriously - but not in a po-faced way, it's more that it treats the subject matter with respect and maturity. It is Buffy for the British adult; it's what Hex should have been.
UK residents can watch the first 60-minute episode here, thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded.
Have just watched the new BBC fantasy drama, "Being Human", which despite the advertising did not turn out to be a sitcom - though it is witty, in the same way The Empty Child was witty, or Blink, while at the same time being thoroughly grown-up. It takes itself seriously - but not in a po-faced way, it's more that it treats the subject matter with respect and maturity. It is Buffy for the British adult; it's what Hex should have been.
UK residents can watch the first 60-minute episode here, thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded.
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Date: 2008-02-21 01:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-21 01:50 am (UTC)Must sleep.
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Date: 2008-02-21 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-21 01:04 pm (UTC)No biscuit for you.
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Date: 2008-02-21 09:40 am (UTC)Rather enjoyed it, and if it doesn't get a series (and Phoo Action does), there's no justice.
Phoo Action
Date: 2008-02-21 12:42 pm (UTC)Re: Phoo Action
Date: 2008-02-21 12:56 pm (UTC)On the one hand, I'm glads it's got a series, TV needs a 'WTF' factor, but it was utterly awful (though I couldn't look away). I suspect Jame Hewlett being a popular meeja-hoor helped it get comminsoned though.
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Date: 2008-02-21 11:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-21 12:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-21 01:22 pm (UTC)