being Human

**alinda** · 02-20-2011 02:32 AM

Hey gang, I have discovered a new show ( new to me) and wanted to know what you all think of it, if youve seen it and for my english friends....how is it you never told me about this showI love it! to death!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman/

**lophophoras** · 02-20-2011 06:03 AM

The American version has been playing on the Scifi channel for about three weeks now. It is pretty good.

**alinda** · 02-20-2011 06:40 AM

My charge nurse had only just told me there is an american version.....
but alas I am in love with the britsh humor you see...how or why we need an american one
will have to be explained, I think I usually always prefer an original to a copy.

**DoctorDodge** · 02-20-2011 07:02 AM

Well, i've talked about it quite a bit Linda, and love the original to death, so I got apprehensive when, just a few weeks after an american version starts, someone starts a forum about BH!

Glad to hear you love the UK version, though. That reminds me, i still haven't watched last week's ep yet! Need to sort that out asap!

**alinda** · 02-20-2011 07:10 AM

Isnt the show fab? The priest who is out to rid the world from the pure evil that these 3 beings represent

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**DoctorDodge** · 02-20-2011 07:55 AM

Ah yes. That's what i really love about the show: how it truly explores what being human and being a "monster" really is. I think one of my favourite episodes is in series 1 when Mitchell

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The priest has his reasons for what he does beyond the usual "vampires and werewolves are evil to God", and i think that's great, since i think sometimes religion is all too easily attacked on its own these days in films and tv series, but yes, he certainly is one of the more horrific characters in the show, i think. I remember at the beginning of series 2 where

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Oh, and I also love the show for the fact that, instead of being angsty, tortured, whining little wimps, vampires in this show are full blown drug addicts and Mitchell's just trying to "kick the habit", essentially. The fact that all of this is balanced with some really great comedy makes this one of my favourite shows at the moment!

**alinda** · 02-20-2011 08:09 AM

You have listed a few really epic shows....yesterday was a marathon bh day on satilite tv here, prior to the series
new show which I sadly fell asleep before it came on.

I agree on all your points however, those shows were awesome

**pathoftheturtle** · 02-20-2011 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by alinda

My charge nurse had only just told me there is an american version.....
but alas I am in love with the britsh humor you see...how or why we need an american one
will have to be explained, I think I usually always prefer an original to a copy.

Yeah, it's daft -- most shows don't get remade because they're not good enough to bother. They only remake the ones that are too good to top.

**alinda** · 02-20-2011 11:54 AM

hahahaha

precisely right my friend, and with this show...they certainly have that recipe correct (imo)

A couple of things... its over cool that the charactures both the vampyre& the werewolf work in a hospital...where else??

also, I have view the us version thanks to hulu and a found computer in my hospital with speakers, I still like the BBC show better.

**OchrisO** · 02-20-2011 01:42 PM

I was pretty wary of the American version because I had already seen and loved the original, but I am actually enjoying the American version quite a bit.

**DoctorDodge** · 02-20-2011 02:28 PM

Well that's good to know. I'm not keen on checking out the remake any time soon though, especially since the 3rd series of the original is currently being so brilliant. Tonight's episode in particular was fantastic!

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**Yaksha** · 02-20-2011 04:28 PM

i have only seen about 3 episodes of the UK version but i have to admit it was pretty good. I have seen the US version and i like them both equally. But i am sort of inclined to the US version cause Sam witwer is one of my favorite actors

**Gris** · 02-22-2011 10:24 AM

I never saw the UK version, but stopped watching the American version after 3 episodes. It just seemed extremely boring, and overall very whiny, to my wife and I.

Do you guys recommend the UK version?

**ICry4Oy** · 02-22-2011 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Gris

I never saw the UK version, but stopped watching the American version after 3 episodes. It just seemed extremely boring, and overall very whiny, to my wife and I.

Do you guys recommend the UK version?

I'm lol'ing because that's exactly why I quit watching the UK version

**OchrisO** · 02-22-2011 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Gris

I never saw the UK version, but stopped watching the American version after 3 episodes. It just seemed extremely boring, and overall very whiny, to my wife and I.

Do you guys recommend the UK version?

I don't really see either version that way, but i think that if you see the US version that way, it is likely that you will see the UK version that way as well. The werewolf in both is certainly whiny.

**mystima** · 02-24-2011 07:33 PM

I don't seem to remember the 'werewolf' having family in the UK version...although i have seen a few of the UK versions via Netflix. I haven't seen all of the eps for the UK version...does he have a family that visits him or is that something the American version just threw in there?

**DoctorDodge** · 02-24-2011 08:32 PM

He did have a family, but they weren't really shown in the UK version, at least not as far as i can remember. So it sounds like the US version is taking its own direction. Could be interesting, i 'spose. Although i still think "Aidan" is too obvious a name for a vampire to have. That's one thing i love about the UK version - yes, the vampire can appear badarse sometimes, but most of the time he aims to be ordinary and blend in, and that's more believeable with a surname like "Mitchell"!

**alinda** · 02-25-2011 08:17 AM

I dont care....I'm just amazed that I found a TV show I love....This show is lmost as good as a book, and funny!

whoot!

**Darkthoughts** · 02-25-2011 11:17 AM

It's something I randomly catch an episode of and love, but never remember when it's on. I've pre-ordered the complete season 1-3 boxset from Amazon (UK version).

**Yeah Sure Whatever** · 02-26-2011 07:15 AM

We saw the first episode (US version) and while it was interesting, I was instantly turned off by the vampire being up during the day. I think we'll give it a shot though for a few more episodes anyway!

**Brainslinger** · 02-26-2011 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by DoctorDodge

Well that's good to know. I'm not keen on checking out the remake any time soon though, especially since the 3rd series of the original is currently being so brilliant. Tonight's episode in particular was fantastic!

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When they showed the snow scene at the end of series 2 I groaned a bit inside.

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However, the route they took was really interesting wasn't it?

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As for George's family, apparently

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As for the name of the American version of the vampire 'Aidan', that's actually the British actor's real name. It was a bit of a homage to him. I'm avoiding the US version. To be fair, it might be good, I just don't really see a need for it to be remade since we speak much the same language. (That goes for the other way round too, i.e. UK remakes of American shows.)

Sure there are some cultural references that might blow over each others heads, but I'm sure there's enough plot to get what's going on. I can follow most American shows just fine and it didn't take me long to work out the differences in terminology. And enjoying the variety for that matter.

**DoctorDodge** · 02-26-2011 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Yeah Sure Whatever

We saw the first episode (US version) and while it was interesting, I was instantly turned off by the vampire being up during the day. I think we'll give it a shot though for a few more episodes anyway!

Well, it was something that was done for the UK version, although to be fair, vampires being killed by sunlight is a relatively recent addition to vampire mythology, at least as far as vampire legends go! It's a little change i can forgive, at least. Especially since they don't sparkle in the being human universe and in fact are blood addicted monsters like they should be! I recommend the UK version, since, let's be honest, the originals are usually the best!

And darnit, i should've remembered the British actor's name is Aidan Turner! (Although to be honest, i rarely notice the names of a lot of actors on my favourite shows, although Russell Tovey who plays werewolf George is rapidly becoming one of my favourite actors in British tv right now, not just in BH but also from what i've seen of Him & Her as well as his appearances in other shows, since he's usually decent in all of them.) Well, as nice a tribute as it makes, it's still a bit of an uncommon name to hear. I think it would've been a bit more faithful in spirit to have the vampire given a more ordinary name, but since i've still yet to see the remake, i can't truly judge it on how faithful it is just yet. I plan on checking it out, though. Maybe when the current UK series has finished. I doubt the remake will suck as much as the Life on Mars remake did!

**alinda** · 02-26-2011 06:43 PM

I've just finished watching another brilliant episode, Mitchell has managed to bring Anne back from pergotoryto the land of the living where she just happens to be dead.

**DoctorDodge** · 02-26-2011 07:06 PM

You forgot the most important thing, Linda.

He goes through all the effort of getting her out of purgatory, and where does he bring her?

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**Brainslinger** · 02-27-2011 05:10 PM

I just saw the latest UK episode, the one with

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Very amusing!

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I'm going to pop over and watch the web series Becoming Human in a bit.

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