Topic: Being Human

[addicted2dvd]

I was told on more then one occasion I should check out the series Being Human. Well since I do not have a multi-region player I found and downloaded the first season from online.

It came in a zip file that included...
- 1.00 Pilot
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Episode 3
- Episode 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6

I know that a lot of the UK series are short. So I am guessing that the above is indeed the entire first season? Also I didn't see anything on a second season available for download yet. Has the second season started yet? or is there even going to be a second season?

I am hoping to be able to start watching this series a little later today. Will be sure to let you know what I think here in the thread.

[snowcat]

Thats the complete first season Pete, Season 2 begins transmition in the UK on the 10th of Jan I believe.

...I also hear there is a 13 episode American version in production.

[addicted2dvd]

Cool.... Thanks

[MEJHarrison]

Great to know a second season is on the way.  Wonder how long it will take BBC America to air it.  I don't typically watch that channel, so I don't know if they air over here right away or after a long period of time.  I know the first season was towards the end of summer last year.

[addicted2dvd]

Well... I watched the first episode. So far I like what I seen. I think they did the werewolf good. And I like the girl that is the ghost. Not so sure what I think of the guy that is the vampire. Like most they play with the vampire legend some.  I see this one that he can be out during the day... even if he doesn't really like the day light... it don't seem to harm him. And I seen him drinking if not eating... so he can at least drink other things then blood.

Anyway I am looking forward to checking out the next episode. But first I told Britt I would watch a couple episodes of Spectacular  Spider-Man with her. From there we will see what I pick to watch next.

[Najemikon]

Is that the pilot you watched, Pete? Because they changed the cast and possibly some other points for the series proper.

[DJ Doena]

Like most they play with the vampire legend some.  I see this one that he can be out during the day... even if he doesn't really like the day light... it don't seem to harm him. And I seen him drinking if not eating... so he can at least drink other things then blood.

Do you know this Vampire Characteristics Chart?



(it's huge)

[addicted2dvd]

yeah... that was the pilot I watched... listed in the zip as [/i]1.00 - Pilot[/i]. I hope they didn't change the girl that played the ghost. I liked her on it.

[addicted2dvd]

Like most they play with the vampire legend some.  I see this one that he can be out during the day... even if he doesn't really like the day light... it don't seem to harm him. And I seen him drinking if not eating... so he can at least drink other things then blood.

Do you know this Vampire Characteristics Chart?



(it's huge)

Pretty cool... but yeah think I seen that somewhere before.

[DJ Doena]

yeah... that was the pilot I watched... listed in the zip as [/i]1.00 - Pilot[/i]. I hope they didn't change the girl that played the ghost. I liked her on it.

Yes, they changed her. But the new one is pretty cool, too.

[Najemikon]

Afraid to tell you that the only retained cast member was Russell Tovey as the werewolf. Now it's all personal taste of course, and I didn't see the pilot properly, but I do like Lenora Crichlow as the ghost. Check out the Wikipedia page for info and pics...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_%28TV_series%29

Oh yeah, and that chart needs Duckula on it! Actually, Pete, have you ever seen Count Duckula? Marvellous stuff!

edit: just missed Karsten's post, but I think Lenora deserves a chorus...

[Tom]

I had seen one episode via "grey channels". I'm not sure anymore, but I think it was the first pilot episode. I didn't like it all that much.
But now I am curious to watch the series, but as I have seen, the DVDs and Blu-rays of Series 1 do not include the first pilot. And as a completist this is just a big no-no for me. Maybe a later release will include it. I can wait.

[addicted2dvd]

Thanks Jon... I can't wait to check her (Lenora Crichlow) out on the series. Going by the picture alone... very nice

[addicted2dvd]

I see that this series is fairly cheap but not available on R1... is the R2 set region free by chance?

[Tom]

I see that this series is fairly cheap but not available on R1... is the R2 set region free by chance?

According to the contribution notes sadly no.