Torchwood, Dr. Who and Buffy Lovers: Check out "Being Human"

[sabrinamari]

For mage_imbroglio's birthday, vgnwtch and her wonderful husband T. sent us the first season of the British series, "Being Human". The story centers on a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost living together in Bristol. It follows them as they grapple with the meaning of their own existence and slowly forge a strong friendship on which each of them must depend.

It's funny, gripping and dramatic. I like it because it takes the position that there is no escape, and dying is no excuse: it's still just one *!@* opportunity for growth after another.

Oh, and you can grow in wisdom and become empowered even after you are dead. Plus, there's a saucy, smart and resilient health care worker (a nurse) who shows up later in the series, and the werewolf and the vampire work as orderlies in a hospital. It brings together many of my interests very nicely.

There is a Wikipedia entry for the series, but I can't seem to link to it. You can probably find it if you want to know more.

Here's a link to one of the short "prequels" to the series, the one introducing Mitchell, the vampire:

Comments

[shaminin.livejournal.com]

That looks pretty damned entertaining. :) Mitchell is incredibly yummy.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

It's a really good show. The pilot episode, which comes before the six regular episodes, is also worth watching, but take note that two of the three regular protagonists are played by different actors. (They did the pilot, swapped out the vampire and the ghost, and then filmed the series.)

Wikipedia link is here.

Demons, on the other hand, is worthless trash. Don't bother. People comparing it to Buffy are on some kind of crack, it's like a bad joke attempt at being like Buffy. Frankly, it's much more like Hex was in terms of quality, which is to say, basically shit.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, thanks for the info and the link! Know where I can get my hands on the pilot?

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

I got mine from here, and the links still seem to be good.

Or I could just put that episode on a flash drive and bring it with me on Wednesday. >:-)

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Yes please! Thank you. (Happy...)

[elphaba-of-oz.livejournal.com]

Oh Sabrina, must you feed me more crack?!?