FOX
Fox's FRINGE has been relegated to the Friday death slot, so it's more than likely going to be Fringe's last season. The mythology of the show has gotten pretty complicated this season, so i can see why the ratings have taken a dive, but i still love the show.
Running Wilde has been effectively canceled, and it will be airing its last episode December 28th. Fox has also canceled The Good Guys - its last episode will be December 10th.
Fox has picked up Christian Slater's new series Breaking In, a workplace comedy rumored to be replacing Running Wilde.
CBS
Medium has also been canceled by CBS. It will air its last episode 1/21.
SYFY
Syfy will be premiering Merlin's third season on January 7th at 10 pm. This is a great show that aired its first season on NBC. It's a BBC import staring Anthony Head from the Buffy television series.
Syfy also will be premiering their new show Being Human on Monday, January 17th at 9 pm. This is a remake of the BBC show of the same name about a werewolf, ghost, and a vampire living together. In this version, they live together in a Boston brownstone.
Syfy will air the Christmas episodes of Eureka and Warehouse 13 on December 8th.
Showing posts with label Being Human. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Being Human. Show all posts
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Being Human isn't as easy as it sounds
Being Human: Season One
Episodes 1+2
BBC
This is a BBC Three supernatural drama-comedy about three friends who are sharing a house in Bristol and trying to live a normal human social life despite being a vampire, werewolf, and ghost.
Annie Sawyer is a ghost who haunts the house in which she and her fiancee lived when she was alive. Annie can only be seen by humans depending on her state in mind, but she can always be seen by supernatural creatures.
John Mitchell is a vampire, who has been one for many years. He must control himself at all times as vampires are dark creatures by nature, and prone to feeding on humans. He can survive in the daylight, but is sensitive to light.
George Sands is smart, but socially awkward. He is a werewolf, human most of the month, but during the full moon transforms (very painfully) into a werewolf. During this time his senses are stronger than a normal human's. He's in deep denial about being a werewolf.
This show has the right mix of comedy and drama, and explores what being human is all about. The framing of the show - supernatural characters attempting to be human, allows us to see humanity though a different light. The three main characters, Annie, Mitchell, and George, are all very compelling each with their own character flaws and strengths. The writing on the show is top-notch, and the show has been nominated for a British Academy of Television and Film award for best drama.
The first couple of episodes introduce a few supporting characters, human , vampire and werewolf and eventually start introducing various threads that seem to be building towards a war between vampires and humans.
It's a pity the first season is so short as the show has a lot of style, and the characters have a lot of charisma, and their flaws make them more human.
The show is so popular that SyFy has ordered a 13-episode first season of a U.S. remake, which is supposed to air sometime next season.
4 stars out of 5
Episodes 1+2
BBC
This is a BBC Three supernatural drama-comedy about three friends who are sharing a house in Bristol and trying to live a normal human social life despite being a vampire, werewolf, and ghost.
Annie Sawyer is a ghost who haunts the house in which she and her fiancee lived when she was alive. Annie can only be seen by humans depending on her state in mind, but she can always be seen by supernatural creatures.
John Mitchell is a vampire, who has been one for many years. He must control himself at all times as vampires are dark creatures by nature, and prone to feeding on humans. He can survive in the daylight, but is sensitive to light.
George Sands is smart, but socially awkward. He is a werewolf, human most of the month, but during the full moon transforms (very painfully) into a werewolf. During this time his senses are stronger than a normal human's. He's in deep denial about being a werewolf.
This show has the right mix of comedy and drama, and explores what being human is all about. The framing of the show - supernatural characters attempting to be human, allows us to see humanity though a different light. The three main characters, Annie, Mitchell, and George, are all very compelling each with their own character flaws and strengths. The writing on the show is top-notch, and the show has been nominated for a British Academy of Television and Film award for best drama.
The first couple of episodes introduce a few supporting characters, human , vampire and werewolf and eventually start introducing various threads that seem to be building towards a war between vampires and humans.
It's a pity the first season is so short as the show has a lot of style, and the characters have a lot of charisma, and their flaws make them more human.
The show is so popular that SyFy has ordered a 13-episode first season of a U.S. remake, which is supposed to air sometime next season.
4 stars out of 5
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