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Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on SyFy

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Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Weren't the characters in the British version just orderlies? The Americans are a nurse and in premed. I wonder why the career "upgrades".
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Weren't the characters in the British version just orderlies? The Americans are a nurse and in premed. I wonder why the career "upgrades".

Well there's a few changes. In the British version vampires have no reflection, Annie can touch things and we've seen nothing of George's family.
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Ugh, I think I got a year's worth of whiny, self-pitying emo crap (with insipid pop songs to make things all the more intolerable) in just that one episode. Sam Witwer and Mark Pelligrino are watchable but the other actors are atrocious. That's it for me, I'd rather watch V, which may be nonsense but at least the characters don't make you want to strangle them.

The attempts at humor fell horribly flat (did someone actually mention the Bobsy Twins?) and the attempts to be "hip" were painful to watch. The oh-so-kewl vampire den was particularly cringeworthy.

Bottom line, vampires and werewolves are played out. I'm not at all interested in going over the same old ground yet again. I hope the ratings for this go straight into the toilet next week to teach skiffy not to steal bad premises for shows. If you're going to steal, steal something good! :rommie:
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Weren't the characters in the British version just orderlies? The Americans are a nurse and in premed. I wonder why the career "upgrades".

Well there's a few changes. In the British version vampires have no reflection, Annie can touch things and we've seen nothing of George's family.
I wondered because those careers are a little more high profile, which runs counter to them staying under the radar a bit because of their "conditions".
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Weren't the characters in the British version just orderlies? The Americans are a nurse and in premed. I wonder why the career "upgrades".

Well there's a few changes. In the British version vampires have no reflection, Annie can touch things and we've seen nothing of George's family.
I wondered because those careers are a little more high profile, which runs counter to them staying under the radar a bit because of their "conditions".

Yeah, especially since it seems Aidan is drinking blood from hospital supplies. Whereas Mitchell says that doesn't help.
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

That's it for me, I'd rather watch V, which may be nonsense but at least the characters don't make you want to strangle them.

Whoa whoa whoa... Everyone that has watched V has wanted to kill Tyler.
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Look at me, I'm gushing! Could it be that this is one of the few remakes that ends up better than the original?

Yes.

I loved it.
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

It's paced for a less british audience.

It's been a while.

Are they squashing the two pilots together?
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

I liked it but Im a sucker for werewolf dorks(I watch Sanctuary just for Henry )
that said there's a lot here that had me a bit bored b/c its all so familiar to other similar shows Ive seen in the past, so i hope they can come up with some new twists.

is werewolf dork Jewish in the british version?
 
Re: Being Human: "There Goes the Neighborhood, Part 1" - Jan. 17 on Sy

Yes he is.

Which just goes to show what they knew about the original when they decided to make the US version. I read an interview where they said they were going to make one of the characters Jewish to make the conflict more interesting than the usual Christianity cliches.
 
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