So season two of Being Human has begun on BBC America. I must admit that I’m fond of the show, though I’m trying not to become too attached after the debacle that was the final season of Robin Hood.
If you haven’t seen it, a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost move into a house… wait… that sounds too much like a setup. Oh well, what can you do? They’re really not turning any new ground here. The three undead all wish to live normal lives amongst the normal people who all seem to suffering from an extreme case of douchebaggery (yeah, yeah… the monsters are really us), and every other undead seems to revel in their condition and can’t understand any need to feel “normal”, but the characters are fleshing out nicely. The shows follow a familiar curve, of course. They are doing well blending in with society and the >poof< something happens which forces the monster into the limelight. wash. rinse. repeat.
…but it’s still a fun show, and I like it…
It’s also funny to see how they blur out the naughty bits when the werewolves change… it’s blurred to the point of comedy!
okay, a couple of points to make here:
1) Werewolves are NOT “undead”. (“The three undead…”) They are, depending on the author, either (a) a breed distinct from Homo Sapiens (and unable to breed with them), (b) a recessive mutation (family line, etc) of humans or wolves (thus able to breed with their non-were counterparts, but not always producing a werewolf), or (c) a human or wolf infected with the disease “Lycanthropy” (leading to that whole “bitten by a werewolf makes you a werewolf” thing). But in any case, they are not undead.
2) The werewolf transitions in the original BBC versions (before being “modified” for our FCC) are unblurred….
🙂
That’s true… that’s very inconsiderate of me. I apologize to all the werewolves out there.
I assumed that the Beeb showed things unblurred and that the comical level of blurring was an american censor sort of thing. I mean I’ve spent time in Europe and the people are even naked in the yogurt commercials for crying out loud…