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Being Human
- Metascore80
- 2008-2013
- 5 seasons
- BBC America
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- TV-14
A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost live in a flat in Bristol. Where's the punchline, right? Wrong. It's so much more complex than that, and once you sit down and give it a chance, you'll see it was a great decision. This is one of the best shows to grace the airways. Everyone needs to give this a go. You won't regret it.
- Metascore80
- 2008-2013
- 5 seasons
- BBC America
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- TV-14
A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost live in a flat in Bristol. Where's the punchline, right? Wrong. It's so much more complex than that, and once you sit down and give it a chance, you'll see it was a great decision. This is one of the best shows to grace the airways. Everyone needs to give this a go. You won't regret it.
It's the Beginning of the End for the British Being Human
With the show's original roommates dead and gone, Michael Socha's endearing werewolf, Tom, is now the senior member of the supernatural household on Being Human. The Derby, England, native teases the hairy situations faced by Tom, vampire Hal (Damien Molony) and ghost Alex (Kate Bracken) in the British series' final six episodes, which premiere Saturday at 10/9c, BBC America.
BBC Cancels the Original Being Human
BBC has canceled Being Human, the network announced Thursday.
Weekend TV in Review: Fringe Exits, Being Human Returns, Walking Dead and More
So much coming and going in the volatile, fragile world of fantasy/horror TV. Once again, we're bidding adieu to Fox's freaky Fringe (Friday, 9/8c) for a month.
BBC America's Being Human Returns With Major Cast Changes
BBC America's Being Human — the beguiling original version of the vampire/werewolf/ghost roommate supernatural drama — is back on Saturday. But it's not the same old. Tortured bloodsucker Mitchell (Aidan Turner) is gone staked by his wolfman buddy George (Russell Tovey) in last season's shocking finale. And there is more shakeup and tragedy to come. The show's creator...
Ask Matt: Downton Abbey's Meanies, Remakes, Touch, Grey's Anatomy and More!
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I'm one of the last people one would expect to watch Downton Abbey, but after hearing the endless raves about it, I made it through the first season on DVD during a weekend, and a new episode is now one of the highlights of my TV-watching week. However, my question is about the "mean girls" (i.e. Thomas and Miss O'Brien). Sure, it's always fun to have a couple of mustache-twirling villains to root against, but unless I missed something, I guess they're supposed to be bad just for the sake of being bad.
Ask Matt: Fringe Frenzy, The Killing, and More
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Ask Matt: Glee Project, Summer Finales, Strike Back and More!
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: Regardless of who wins, I have to say that watching The Glee Project this summer has been a total pleasure. I can't remember another reality competition where I was actually rooting for every contestant, and if Ryan Murphy wanted to add the entire final four to the Glee cast, I don't think I'd mind. But beyond the competition aspect, I love how the show gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how Glee is written and choreographed each week. As a bona fide TV nerd, that's the kind of stuff I find fascinating, and it's given me a new respect for the hard work the regular cast must put in. What are the chances of The Glee Project getting a second season, and what do you think of the ...
Matt's TV Week in Review
There will come a time when we tell future generations about the good old days when serialized soaps blanketed the daytime TV landscape — the way prime time once was overrun with Westerns, variety shows and big-ticket miniseries, among other fondly remembered, now-faded formats. The latest death knell, not unexpected but still a shock when it sounded, came late this week when ABC confirmed that the venerable, iconic All My Children and the similarly long-running One Life to Live had been taken off life support. Word of their demise had circulated for some time — AMC takes its final bow in September, One Life to Life will soldier on until January — but it's still a jolt to the system when confronted with the unmistakable signs than an era is ending. Changing viewing habits and economics have conspired against scripted daytime dramas in favor of cheaper-to-produce talk/lifestyle shows. Just as the remnants of variety TV can be found in the results shows of reality competitions American Idol and Dancing With the Stars, soap intrigues have been upstaged by celeb-reality high jinks: the plastic casts of Bravo's various Real Housewives shows, the debauched antics of Jersey Shore, which is being spun off while the daily soaps dwindle to a mere few...
Matt's Weekend Picks: April 8-10
Being Human (Saturday, 9/8c, BBC America)So much crisis to contend with in the finale to the excellent third season of the original (and superior) version of the supernatural thriller. Mitchell has committed the ultimate no-no in vampire world — he's been arrested — and given that the episode title is "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet," there's even more desperation in his need to learn how the revived (and now evil again) Herrick survived the sort of werewolf slaughter that has been predicted for Mitchell. Meanwhile, Nina fights for her life after Herrick's slaughter at the B&B and Nina encounters Lia in Purgatory as she seeks to avert the dire prophecy. Elizabeth Taylor Tribute (Sunday, Turner Classic Movies, starts at 6 am/ET)For 24 consecutive hours, TCM celebrates the film legacy of Elizabeth Taylor with...
Roush Review: Being Human and More Weekend TV
A few nights ago, when Modern Family's Cameron-as-Fizbo tried on a court jester's shtick for size, Mitchell offered this dour rejoinder: "There goes the theory that an English accent makes everyone sound smart." I don't think it's Anglophile snobbery that has me celebrating the return of Being Human to BBC America's lineup Saturday night, while being left as cold as a cadaver by Syfy's spotty remake. The original is simply a much better show. Want more Matt Roush? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Better acted, for sure, and it's not just a matter of dialect. There's an intensity to the British original, even when it's going for droll humor, that's lacking in the shrill and...
Ask Matt: Relationships on Bones, Fringe, Office, Glee
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: After watching the last 10 minutes of last week's Bones play out, I was left disappointed and heavy by what happened (which was a big bummer after watching the wonderful Friday Night Lights finale beforehand)...
Ask Matt: Being Human, Closer, Bones, Cape, Spartacus and More!
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I know you like the BBC version of Being Human, as do I. So I am curious if you have seen any previews of Syfy's version of Being Human. Are we looking at an Office-like success or a Coupling-like failure? I will take a peek. However, I am so in love with the original version, I am not sure if I can accept this version. — Pam Matt Roush: I'm with you, Pam. I've seen three episodes ...
Syfy Cancels Stargate Universe
Following the cancellation of Caprica, Syfy has axed Stargate Universe, the network announced Thursday. Stargate Universe, the third show in the franchise after...
Poll: Which Remake Are You Excited For?
American television often looks across the pond for inspiration. Though the U.S. version of a British hit can be very successful (The Office, Three's Company), more than a few have gotten lost in translation (anyone remember Life on Mars or Coupling?). But several seem very promising this winter season: teen drama Skins, Matt LeBlanc's Episodes and Being Human, in which a vampire, ghost and werewolf live together in semi-harmony. So which remake of a British show are you most looking forward to?
Syfy Sets Premiere Dates for Being Human, Other Series
Ghost Hunters International will kick off Syfy's winter schedule, followed by the Friday debut of Merlin and the U.S. remake of Being Human, the network announced Monday. Ghost Hunters International will debut Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 9/8c. Fellow spooky series Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth will premiere in...
Matt's TV Week in Review: Premiere Week Edition
This week's column is dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Ida Blankenship, Don Draper's hilariously cantankerous executive secretary on Mad Men who died at her desk, "like she lived, surrounded by the people she answers phones for," according to Roger Sterling's snarky instant eulogy. Her former swain/boss Bert Cooper saw a bigger, more admiring picture: "She was born in 1898 in a barn, she died on the 37th floor of a skyscraper. She's an astronaut." Also, according to Roger's apparently unpublishable memoirs, a one-time "queen of perversions." Randee Heller's spot-on performance of this old-school gatekeeper, a relic of a time before feminism was on anyone's radar...
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
Being Human9/8c BBC AmericaAnother stellar season wraps up with a showdown at Lucy and Kemp's research facility. Mitchell races to find his George and Annie and save them from Lucy's macabre experiments, but with his heart rapidly blackening with rage, George and Annie may need to save Mitchell from himself or risk losing their friend forever as the sophomore season concludes.Read on for previews of America's Got Talent, Fred: The Movie, Bill Burr: Let It Go, College Football and SNL.
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010
Persons Unknown9/8c NBC Fans of this tense mystery can expect answers tonight during the two-hour finale. After spending so much time in captivity, the abductees finally get a taste of freedom when their van crashes and provides an escape opportunity. But, as it turns out, returning to their normal lives isn't as easy as it would seem. And perhaps the Program's not done with them yet... Read on for previews of Being Human, Meteor Apocalypse, The Wish List, the Little League World Series, The Time Traveler's Wife, Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam.
Matt's Weekend Picks: August 13-15
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH (Friday, 10/9c, Starz)More scheming, brawling and tragic treachery afoot in the pivotal fifth hour of this sprawling historical melodrama, as Waleran (Ian McShane) plays political games to further his goal to become Archbishop of Canterbury. Meanwhile, as the town of Kingsbridge prepares for another attack, the conflict between sort-of-brothers Jack and Alfred leads to ruin...
Scoop on Being Human's Second Season
A beguiling British mash-up of Friends and The Vampire Diaries, the charming Being Human (Saturday, 10/9c, BBC America) returns for its second season with the increasingly darker and more harrowing adventures of a trio of roomies who just want to fit in despite being a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost...
Roush Review: Weekend Roundup (Who, Human and Mad Men)
Even for a busy summer, this is one hectic TV weekend. (And that's true even if you're not at Comic-Con.) It kicks off with Starz's The Pillars of the Earth (see review here), a throwback to the classic historical-epic miniseries, and continues Saturday as the latest reboot of BBC America's Doctor Who comes to a spectacular season finish while making room for a new season of the offbeat Being Human. And the jewel in the crown: AMC's Mad Men, returning Sunday for a fourth season in sensational form.Some thoughts follow...
On Syfy, Fantasy Lite
"In this job, there's no such thing as no such thing." That clever quip gives us summer Syfy in a nutshell. As spoken by Warehouse 13's glib Secret Service hero Pete Lattimer (the genial Eddie McClintock) to his foxy partner Mika Bering (Joanne Kelly) while both are plastered to a Victorian ceiling by some anti-gravity device or other, we are served the fantastic with a side order of whimsy, with very little ever taken seriously...
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009
Househusbands of Hollywood9/8c Fox Reality The shakiest couple so far seems to be Katherine and Danny — a point reinforced when they go house hunting tonight. And the Grant-Jillian vibes aren't much better at a dinner party you'll be glad you didn't attend. But Darryl and Tempestt seem pleased with each other and their new tattoos, and Billy finesses Lisa's inebriated friends charmingly. And Charlie? His marriage is a mystery (his wife isn't on the show), but he's a proud papa as he bonds with his two favorite Ryans: his son and Ryan O'Neal.Read on for previews of Being Human, Stranger with My Face, Mayweather/Marquez 24/7 and MADtv.
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
Bill Engvall Show9/8c TBS For three seasons now, Bill Engvall's sitcom has been addressing the quirks of married life and family dynamics. Consider it the Engvall Angle. These are nice little perspectives on domestic tug-of-wars, such as the up-and-down battles over lowering the toilet seat. Or shaving a beard, as is the case tonight. It gets hairy in the Pearson household when Susan demands that Bill cut off his post-fishing-trip beard. Bill stands up to her and refuses, which is never a good move for a husband, no doubt. And it'll be a close shave for brainiac Bryan when he takes a cue from Trent and begins tormenting Lauren.Read on for previews of Househusbands of Hollywood, Being Human, The Terminators and Country at the White House.
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, July 25
Kings8/7 CT NBCThe first season wraps up tonight as all the double-crossing and family dysfunction come to a head. Jack plans to officially take the throne following his father's "death," but chances are the transition of power won't go smoothly for him. Silas, who, as it turns out, is very much alive, seems to have been inspired by David's prodding and will not allow himself to be overthrown. So who will win in this royal rumble for the throne? — Brie Hearn Read on for previews of True Jackson, VP, Being Human, Primeval and Malibu Shark Attack.
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