That means old ladies and backstreet pubs and endless cups of tea and NHS hospital wards. Just with — you know — gallons of blood flying about and inter-species supernatural sex scenes every 20 minutes.. The scripts might be delightfully observed and emotionally brutal, with Toby Whithouse putting in a compelling audition to become one of the giants of British drama, but how lovely to have something on our screens that is properly, brutally gory — and with promises that this year it gets even more extreme.
Want to find out what happens behind the scenes? Read about Daniel Martin's on-set visit in tomorrow's Guardian Guide. Being Human: five reasons why BBC3's drama is essential viewing. You already know it will be good What do you mean, this recommendation alone is not enough? It has a soon-to-be-stellar cast Being Human's principal cast represent a new kind of Brat Pack in British drama. It's a brand new idea As brilliant as True Blood, Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica have been, one was an adaptation, one a revival and the last something called a "reimagining".
It's a proper British success story The situations and the characters are truly British, meaning mundane and irresistible at the same time. Naturally, that means America wanted to get in on the action - ordering a US adaptation to air on the SyFy network formerly the Sci-Fi channel. We're not here to argue which version is better than the other - countless Redditors've done that for us.
We're aiming to differentiate the shows so folks can figure out which version works for them. Aside from the title of the series, there aren't too many names that stay the same in both versions. There are plenty of other characters with different names, but we wanted to get the core cast out of way first.
On the surface, the US and Uk versions of the characters are very similar - George is just as much of a lovable shy guy as Josh is and John is just as dark and seductive as Aidan.
However, as you'll see down below, the characters become drastically different throughout their shows. The first seasons of both shows start similarly enough - George and John are working at a hospital the same way Josh and Aidan are.
Eventually, the two roommates meet a ghost who joins their group, forming a proper trio. However, the US version of the show gets through all of that before its first season ends.
From that point, the series starts to go down a different path than the UK show. Ultimately, the pacing will either be something you love or hate based on your preferences. Swearing isn't as big of an issue across the pond as it is in North America. To wit, many Uk shows don't even censor curse words - meaning their viewers don't hear a symphony of beeps when they watch one of Gordon Ramsay's shows.
More swearing reflects another difference between both shows - their target demographics. The UK version of the show was aimed at young adult males between the ages of 18 to Gina Bramhill Woman as Woman …. Dylan Brown Seth as Seth. Ruari Mears Werewolf as Werewolf …. Amy Manson Daisy as Daisy. Toby Whithouse. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A werewolf, a vampire and a ghost live in a flat in Bristol.
Where's the punchline right? It's so much more complex than that and once you sit down and give it a chance, you'll see it was a great decision.
This is one of the best shows to grace the airways. Everyone needs to give this a go. You won't regret it. Meet Mitchell, George and Annie. Flatmates by day - undead by night. Comedy Drama Fantasy Horror. Did you know Edit. Trivia Annie Lenora Crichlow 's eyes are normally brown but they turn blue when she is visible to humans and turn violet when she is haunting.
Goofs Annie's headstone changes from season Unless of course her family had it changed when Owen confessed to killing her, but they never mention it. Connections Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 6 January User reviews 56 Review. Top review. The Brits know how to do TV. Drama, mystery, self discovery, angst and "desperation for relief" comedy is spattered through out this well written and acted show. In 2 very short runs 16 in all?
I care more for these unlikely group of supernatural misfits than all the seasons of "Friends".
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