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infinitemonkeys

Why you should be watching Being Human.

Jan 25, 2010 04:13

I feel as though I should pimp Being Human to all and sundry. I had my doubts in the first week but it turned out that it was indeed just the sheer amount of exposition the writers had to get through to turn from finale to new story strands ( Read more... )

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leiliaxf January 25 2010, 04:21:36 UTC

I second your love of Being Human--a friend of mine turned me on to it when it started playing on BBC America. I love that it's smart, I love that there are consequences to actions. It's just...yeah. Brilliant. I don't know if season 2 has started yet over here--I need to check into that.

Never read any Nick Hornsby, although I did enjoy the movie High Fidelity very much.

infinitemonkeys January 26 2010, 00:46:01 UTC

It's a BBC America co-production so it will be on at some point soon.

As for Nick Hornby, he's a writer I like a lot, though in his desire to leave things as messy and loose-ended and ambiguous as life, he's made his books frustrating to read.

musesfool January 25 2010, 04:28:45 UTC

I will eventually catch up on Being Human! I just haven't gotten there yet!

cofax7 January 25 2010, 14:59:09 UTC

Yeah me too. I'm ... kind of overwhelmed at the moment.

infinitemonkeys January 26 2010, 00:47:47 UTC

I will not chastise you. I just think you would *love* Mitchell and George. It hits people in the Sirius/Remus place. And then there's Annie, who is a whole other level of fabulous. And an episode which is VERY SPECIFICALLY about the awesomeness of weirdo eighties music. And also a ghost called Gilbert.

vonniek January 25 2010, 04:46:24 UTC

I found the open ending to Juliet, Naked exasperating. Parts of the book were terrific (I thought Duncan was a spot-on creation -- reminded me quite a few of actual online people I know, down to the obsession about HBO shows and contempt for anything mainstream) but once Tucker and Annie met, it kind of fizzled off. Even without any awareness of its regional issues, I found it an unsatisfactory affair overall.

I have all of S1 of Being Human downloaded and I must get to it soonish! Of the people I know, I think troyswann (Salieri) is the biggest fan of the show.

infinitemonkeys January 26 2010, 00:51:49 UTC

Oh thank God you said it. I always wonder whether I am being some rube-like absolutist who demands proper endings that go somewhere. It didn't have to be definitive or anything, I just wanted to know what had happened to Annie after Tucker went home.

You're right about Duncan though. He is so incredibly like a fellow I work with that I constantly kept picturing him when I was reading the scenes between him and Annie.

Being Human this year is tremendous. The first episode I had a few issues with but last week felt back as if it was back on track. All I ask is that my favourite shows make me yell at the telly in a good way.

se_parsons January 25 2010, 06:31:37 UTC

I have season one on my TIVO at the moment and mean to get caught up shortly. Sadly, I can't get the newest ones to talk about THEM, but I will be able to talk about the show a bit.

Here is an obnoxious Supernatural Icon.

infinitemonkeys January 26 2010, 00:54:24 UTC

The icons are not obnoxious, nor is the fic -- and thank you for sending me enough shows that the fic makes sense. It's just that there aren't enough women to drag me into full-time watching, no matter how awesome Dean is.

se_parsons January 26 2010, 03:12:49 UTC

It is basically my only show that has a lack of women, so one among many doesn't bother me so much.

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infinitemonkeys January 26 2010, 01:00:04 UTC

I think you're right that this part of fandom is probably still alive and kicking. I think it's me that's drifted away from those vast, buzzing fandoms. It doesn't help that my first online fandom experience was in a big, buzzing fandom back when there were fewer fandoms to choose from and less ability to split into discrete groups devoted to OTPs.

I am constantly amazed that there isn't more of a fandom for Spooks or Being Human.

And I am amazed that there isn't a Boyband slasher fandom for Take That. Look at all the canon! The bitterness and rows! The rehab! The UFOs!

(if you've found one, please don't tell me. Like the thriving slash community based around Liverpool FC/the Spanish national team, I am glad it exists if that's what tickles the pickles of the young folk nowadays but I am probably happier not knowing.)

parthenia14 January 26 2010, 09:18:51 UTC

There's a nascent Being Human fandom, both on the LJ community and on the BBC blog itself; I think the official blog rather outdoes everything else right now and the only reason I don't go there to play is that I'd rather be unspoiled and I haven't made up my mind how the CENSSA videos play into all of that. I might start watching the older ones.

infinitemonkeys January 28 2010, 00:42:45 UTC

I've seen lots of people about the place, but it seemed as though there were more people playing in the fandom last year than this, and more people commenting. Maybe there were just more people on LJ then, who knows?

Last year the blog had sneak links to places where you could download whole episodes a day or two early. I miss that.