kingandy: (Default)
kingandy ([personal profile] kingandy) wrote2008-02-20 11:05 pm

Being Human

Ooh.

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.

[identity profile] wulfboy.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Double plus good. I hope that it gets a series or two and that they are as good as the pilot promises to be.

[identity profile] wulfboy.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
promises to be is not what I meant. I meant "as good as the pilot was it had promise" or some such.

Must sleep.

[identity profile] endis-ni.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Must not pet the nice werewolf. Must not pet the nice werewolf.

[identity profile] ed-fortune.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly, the pretty Werewolf is gay in real life.

No biscuit for you.

[identity profile] ed-fortune.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, was going to post about this on Tuesday, but forgot about it until I saw it again after Torchwood.

Rather enjoyed it, and if it doesn't get a series (and Phoo Action does), there's no justice.

Re: Phoo Action

[identity profile] ed-fortune.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think it was ever a strip, but it certainly does look like it's come straight out of Deadline.

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.

[identity profile] jacob-xiii.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, I shall have to watch that sometime soon. It would make for a quirky World of Darkness campaign too :D

[identity profile] diegoliger.livejournal.com 2008-02-21 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
yes 'twas very good indeed. well written, well acted and understated. Wants more please.