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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:12 pm | |
| - kcooper76 wrote:
- jaredofmo wrote:
- Well, tonight, SyFy's "Buman" surprised us with an original plot, which makes it look promising, but the overall tone was depressing.
what's happening on that show? Tonight, we had the vampires have a werewolf battle in a cage, with two very CG werewolves... And Josh inexplicably winning. A guy who was watching IMed me with "did we miss something?" |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:26 pm | |
| Posted this to another forum, but am adding it here. It's about the BBC original, and contains spoilers for the Series 3 finale. I'll hide the spoilers. - Quote :
- So,
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with the departure of Aidan Turner from the series,
a LOT of fans are saying how the show has lost its focus.
Which is?
"It's about a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost who live together!- Spoiler:
With Mitchell gone, it's lost its focus!"
Really?
"Yep! So I'm going to stop watching."
Okay, miss out on some good TV, because
that's not the point of the series. It was the premise for the first three series. (Well, the third has two werewolves.)
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The show has evolved its storyline over the past three years, adding Nina, and now good-bye to Mitchell. The premise in Series 4 will be very different from the previous three. I'm feeling that having a new vampire move in would be a wrong direction for the show. Especially since Mitchell says that vampires, by nature, want to feed and will kill, and their lives are not worth all of the ones they will eventually end. So, it has been established that a vampire who has killed will eventually kill again and again. (Adam might be an exception.)
With Mitchell, I felt his story arc was complete. There weren't a lot of storylines they could do that wouldn't feel forced or re-treaded. I loved the character, he was amazing! But in the end, he couldn't stay.
So, what is the point of Being Human?
Do I have to say it?
Being human.
It's always been about embracing humanity and all it means. Hellos, good-byes, death, sacrifice, love. It's just chosen the unique way to use supernatural characters to demonstrate it.
That's the point of Being Human, not the dynamic of the main characters. |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:06 pm | |
| And with our current talks about supernatural fiction mythos...
Bump! |
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SeaDevil
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:08 pm | |
| Can't wait till it comes back...!
(the BBC version, that is...) |
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:54 pm | |
| - SeaDevil wrote:
(the BBC version, that is...) Of course! I don't think I'm ever watching the remake again! |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:32 am | |
| http://t.co/dBwKZEnP
Russell Tovey is leaving Being Human. Seriously, without him and Aidan Turner, I don't see the show lasting much longer, unless the new cast members they've announced (new vampire character, Michael Socha's Tom the werewolf will be back, and Craig Roberts will at least reappear at some point) really step it up. |
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:30 am | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
- http://t.co/dBwKZEnP
Russell Tovey is leaving Being Human. Seriously, without him and Aidan Turner, I don't see the show lasting much longer, unless the new cast members they've announced (new vampire character, Michael Socha's Tom the werewolf will be back, and Craig Roberts will at least reappear at some point) really step it up. Wow...that is a bummer...and I didn't even realize that Aidan Turner actually left the show! |
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amckinney
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:56 am | |
| Well, series four started filming in September, so it's likely that George is there (at least) for all of the fourth series. I really wonder, though, if Toby Whithouse (series creator) shouldn't consider packing it in after this, or at least tying up the storylines with a final special or something. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the reaction is to the new vampire character.
Will feel strange without George. Russell is the only actor who so far appeared in every episode (as the vampire and ghost were recast after the pilot). |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:47 pm | |
| So, not only is Russell Tovey leaving, it's been announced that Sinead Keenan (Nina) will not even be appearing in Series 4. |
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Ronpur
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:30 pm | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
- So, not only is Russell Tovey leaving, it's been announced that Sinead Keenan (Nina) will not even be appearing in Series 4.
Just saw Russell in Sherlock(and being threatened by The Hounds of Baskerville, how ironic). I still haven't seen all of Series 2 yet.....need to catch up. |
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Just Scott
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:10 pm | |
| Just wathed the 1st episode of the 4th season..........I aint too sure how this season will pan out!
I'll leave it there as I don't want to spoil it for you guys. |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:43 am | |
| Who else is keeping up on Series 4? |
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:00 am | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
- Who else is keeping up on Series 4?
I'm loving it. I think the 5th episode was the best yet...how about you, Jared? |
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SeaDevil
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:09 am | |
| I keep up with it too, but I watch it on BBCA, so I've only seen the first two episodes. |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:12 am | |
| - kcooper76 wrote:
- jaredofmo wrote:
- Who else is keeping up on Series 4?
I'm loving it. I think the 5th episode was the best yet...how about you, Jared? It was pretty good, but I kept thinking Yvonne was icky. |
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:20 pm | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
- kcooper76 wrote:
- jaredofmo wrote:
- Who else is keeping up on Series 4?
I'm loving it. I think the 5th episode was the best yet...how about you, Jared? It was pretty good, but I kept thinking Yvonne was icky. Part of the reason why I really liked the episode was I starting out thinking that way...and as I watched it I came to care more and more about both of them and actually found it believable in the end. Also, I like Hal more each week...he may just be my favorite vampire character we've had on the show. |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:08 pm | |
| I quit watching the SyFy version (got up to Season 2, episode 6). There is little humor, it's dark and grim and revels in that. Also, the supernatural trio are just people who happen to share a home rather than actually friends. That's just not my type of show. The SyFy show would never have scenes like the one where George and Mitchell give Annie a card on the day she would have been married, or that scene in Series 4 where - Spoiler:
Annie and Hal surprise Tom with his first birthday cake.
It's these little lighthearted moments of these supernatural characters doing extremely human things that make me prefer the UK original. They balance out the really dark moments. |
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:26 pm | |
| Jared: do you think - Spoiler:
Annie is being replaced
at the end of this series? It feels like it's been set-up..kinda.. |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:08 pm | |
| - kcooper76 wrote:
- Jared: do you think
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Annie is being replaced
at the end of this series? It feels like it's been set-up..kinda.. I'm afraid so, but I hope not. - Spoiler:
I don't like Alex.
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:19 pm | |
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I'm afraid so, but I hope not.
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I don't like Alex.
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It's too bad, I wish it wouldn't happen  Alex isn't that interesting yet, you're right. Hopefully she'll develop further. Of course..whether she becomes more interesting or not, though, nobody could ever truly replace our Annie
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:03 am | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
I'm afraid so, but I hope not. So...thoughts on the finale? |
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:32 am | |
| This is still one of the boldest shows on televsion. - Spoiler:
The finale saw the last member of the original cast leave the show and also, she killed a baby.
Looking forward to Series 5. - Spoiler:
Tom and Hal have proved to be great characters, and while I'm not a fan of Alex, I do have to admit, she has potential. Plus, I wanna know more about the guys in grey who clean up after supernaturals.
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:23 pm | |
| - jaredofmo wrote:
- This is still one of the boldest shows on televsion.
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The finale saw the last member of the original cast leave the show and also, she killed a baby.
Looking forward to Series 5. - Spoiler:
Tom and Hal have proved to be great characters, and while I'm not a fan of Alex, I do have to admit, she has potential. Plus, I wanna know more about the guys in grey who clean up after supernaturals.
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I thought it was fantastic, for the most part. I'm fine with Alex at this point, they've put together a reasonably likable new cast, and you're right...potential is there.
I'm ok with Annie not having a goodbye scene with the group...you can't expect everyone to have a proper goodbye scene in the first place, but....NO MENTION of her in the final scene? I would have liked one. Also...are we supposed to forget that Annie already took care of her 'unfinished business' in series 1? In this episode, when she was asked what hers is, she didn't know.
Do we know there'll definitely be a series 5 at all?
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jaredofmo
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| | Subject: Re: BBC'S Being Human (And SyFy's remake) Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:16 pm | |
| There will be a series 5! - Spoiler:
It seems that Annie's unfinished business was reset when she came back from purgatory at the beginning of Series 3. However, in a behind the scenes video, they indicate that this was her unfinished business all along.
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I wonder.....how that will...work.. 