I never got a chance to watch this show when it aired on BBC so I cant really judge the quality of this show compared to its predecessor. I can however judge the craptastic pile of vomit that it is on US TV.
I used to have a love affair with Vampires, not the silly, kiss on the neck romantic type of love affair. The kind that has to do with Vampires being freaky, superhuman and kicking ass! I wasnt ever a big fan of the black and white bat/human hybrid vampires, but I remember distinctly when I saw The Lost Boys and the rest was history. I believe for me the best Vampire/Werewolf crossover has been the Underworld series, and anything in that general vein and style. Shows like Being Human & Teen Wolf have officially turned supernatural lore into One Tree Hill with fangs, which isnt as cool as it may sound.
I blame the success of these boring shows on the hype of Twilight, yes Twilight. Teen angst meets fantasy to create films that help put me to sleep better than rain noises and 3 Tylenol PM's. Being Human adds a social aspect to try and create stories about the characters that are less about their troubles and more about their HUMAN side, which to me just spells out BORING.
Oh look, its 3 generically attractive people to appeal to most of the public's most superficial side in order for us to put out a show that can be cheaply made and covered up with emotional storylines hiding the lack of real supernatural lore. I cant bring myself to support this kind of crap, I have a huge list of TV shows and movies I feel the same way about and you can be certain you will hear more about from me on this blog!
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