Being Human - BBC Show

[Dangelus]

I watched the standalone episode they made last year and really enjoyed it.  Looks like it got picked up as a series:

Being Human
         
"Comedy / drama series about three twenty-something housemates
     trying to live normal lives, despite struggling with unusual
     afflictions - one is a werewolf, one is a vampire and the other
     is a ghost."


Check it out if you can!

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

[robbo1510]

It is actually filmed in my home town of Bristol, and only a mile or so down the road. I remember seeing the massive "search lights" shining at night and wondered what was going on. Now I know!


Arri lights mounted on a crane after finishing a day's shoot of Being Human. (College Green, Bristol, UK)

[robbo1510]

Watched the 1st episode last night. A really good show & the soundtrack isn't bad either. Definately worth checking out.

[Geekyfanboy]

Has anyone been watching this.. how far along is it in the UK?

[X]

It's a six or so episode series and I saw them all. Loved them and the wife loved them. Also saw the pilot with the different cast and loved that as well.

[Geekyfanboy]

 I've been wanting to check it out...

[ChadH]

I managed to catch some of this show over the weekend. It wasn't what I was expecting, which is good because I was expecting something mediocre. Instead it proved to be very engaging. I can't help thinking that if the concept had been attempted on a U.S. network the result would have been fairly poor in comparison.

[ElfManDan]

Has anybody seen the trailer for the American version of Being Human on SyFy. It looks almost scene for scene in the trailer. It looks like a British show, but I know it's not. Which makes me ask why are they remaking this? Why not just show the original which is awesome?

[M-5]

Has anybody seen the trailer for the American version of Being Human on SyFy. It looks almost scene for scene in the trailer. It looks like a British show, but I know it's not. Which makes me ask why are they remaking this? Why not just show the original which is awesome?

I wish I knew why they had to make an American version.  The British version was great!  I'll give the American version a shot.

[ElfManDan]

That's what I figure too. I'm not assuming it's gonna be bad, I'm not expecting much either, but I'll watch and see. My whole thought on it is that it must be cheaper to reair a show here rather than to completely remake it, so why remake it?

[M-5]

It just doesn't make sense.

[X]

That's what I figure too. I'm not assuming it's gonna be bad, I'm not expecting much either, but I'll watch and see. My whole thought on it is that it must be cheaper to reair a show here rather than to completely remake it, so why remake it?

Studies have shown that accents can be a turn off to some people and that some of the plot points won't carry over to the audience of another country. Most people like to have something familiar about their programming. Even if they haven't been to every place that a show takes place in, having customs and settings from their country seems to help a show sell better.

Ask yourselves, with all of the Law and Orders, why did they need a Law and Order UK? Why does every country need their own show based on Wipe Out? Why does every country need their own Idol and X-Factor?

It's really a case of local feeling comfortable.

This is also why Merlin failed on NBC here. Great show, but Americans have a fantasy of Europe that doesn't always meet expectations.

It can also be because they want to change a few things. American shows run far longer than most UK shows. One normal US season  would more than cover the entire three series run of the BBC show. Not to mention that the series has already run on BBC America. So for Syfy to get anything out of the show, they might as well do it themselves.

I won't even go deep on the fact that the content of post watershed UK shows aren't something that gets shown on most US tv channels without some serious editing.

When you factor all of that in, it makes plenty of sense.

[Feathers]

I won't even go deep on the fact that the content of post watershed UK shows aren't something that gets shown on most US tv channels without some serious editing.

I've no reason to doubt it, but this always surprises me.

[X]

I won't even go deep on the fact that the content of post watershed UK shows aren't something that gets shown on most US tv channels without some serious editing.

I've no reason to doubt it, but this always surprises me.

The US is very prude when it comes to sex. You can kill babies on tv, but nudity or partial nudity and profanity is a big no no.

[ElfManDan]

The US is very prude when it comes to sex. You can kill babies on tv, but nudity or partial nudity and profanity is a big no no.

Have you seen the original show and the trailers for the SyFy version? Cause it looks like the same show exactly with different actors.