:britain::siren:[Highlight]SERIES TWO IS SHOWING NOW SUNDAYS AT 9PM BBC3[/highlight]:britain::siren:
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Being Human is a British television supernatural drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey and Aidan Turner as three apparent twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to live a normal social life, despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire respectively.
It is one of the most popular shows on BBC’s iPlayer and the creator Toby Whithouse has said he is thrilled that the BBC has decided to commission a second series.
The first episode of the second series premiered on BBC Three at 21:30 on 10 January 2010. The BBC have announced that a third series is to be made.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_sRd2spBo0[/media]
[highlight]Characters[/highlight]
[b]John Mitchell[/b] (Aidan Turner) is a quiet, calm vampire who works as a hospital porter. He often wears dark clothing, rings and fingerless gloves. Irish by birth, he was originally bitten by Herrick (the antagonist) during the First World War when he stumbled upon him and several other vampires who were picking through piles of bodies for anyone living to feed on. Mitchell agrees to become a vampire in exchange for Herrick leaving the rest of his men alone. After 'converting' Lauren into a vampire, Mitchell, infuriated at himself, decides to give up the blood, his attempt at 'Being Human' once more. He looks out for George, his werewolf friend, particularly around the full moon when he transforms. At several points, he faces a conflict of emotions as he debates whether to 'convert' people dying around him to prevent their deaths. In the 1960s, Herrick gives Mitchell the opportunity to kill a young girl that they have lured into their car. Mitchell shows guilt and anger at the easiness of the kill and lets her go. He tells Herrick that she escaped, prompting the suspicious Herrick to say he will keep a closer eye on Mitchell.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Got6Mp8jhQI[/media]
In his early years as a vampire however, Mitchell was quite a hero among those that knew him. Stories of his exploits are still spoken of among Herrick's men. These seem to be a cause of great guilt for Mitchell who asks Herrick in Episode 5 to stop their retelling, preferring to be forgotten. Like other vampires, Mitchell has enhanced strength and smell, and his eyes turn completely black when he has blood-lust or when he wills it; though it appears that he is slightly weaker when he abstains from drinking blood, he can survive without it. His image can't be captured on film and he has no reflection in mirrors.
Mitchell has himself admitted that he is over 100 years old. Although he can survive daylight, his eyes are overly-sensitive to natural light, prompting him often to wear sunglasses outside in the daytime. Mitchell has attempted several times to abstain from drinking blood, once with the aid of a fellow vampire called Carl on in 2000. At this time, Mitchell showed an extreme addiction to blood, as well as heightened aggression, lack of control and extreme panic due to blood withdrawal
[b]George Sands[/b] (Russell Tovey) is less socially adept than Mitchell, despite having an IQ of 156 and being able to speak French, German, Italian, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian. He became a werewolf when on a holiday to Scotland he went out for a walk with an American tourist, getting lost prior to being attacked by a werewolf who kills the tourist and scratches George, who survived when the rescue services found him. It is later revealed that the werewolf who attacked him is a man called Tully who comes looking for him so that he no longer is alone.
George resents being a werewolf, so much so that he is essentially in denial about his condition, often referring to it as 'that thing that happens to me once a month'. He sees his wolf side as an entirely different entity, never using 'I' or 'me' to describe it, only ever 'it'.
[highlight] WARNING THIS PREQUEL IS GORY[/highlight]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpBFXaoe0N8[/media]
After becoming a werewolf, George left his family, his job and his fiancée, afraid of hurting them. He works alongside Mitchell as a porter in the local hospital, unable to hold down a more permanent job due to his monthly transformations, which are extremely painful. George is also Jewish and wears a Star of David pendant. The pendant is able to hold back one or two vampires, but in greater numbers it becomes less effective; Mitchell is apparently immune to it due to the personal connection between him and George. It was mentioned in the pilot, however, that George is a lapsed Jew as he believes the faith frowns upon someone turning into a werewolf.
[b]Anna "Annie" Clare Sawyer[/b] (Lenora Crichlow) is an insecure ghost who haunts the house she and her fiancé lived in while she was alive, and is unwilling to leave it. Annie appears in the clothes she was wearing when she died which change subtly depending on her state of mind.[ In publicity photos, to highlight her condition Annie is shown with a glowing, transparent effect, but in the series itself she has no such effect, appearing just as corporeal as the other characters around her. It was believed that Annie simply 'fell awkwardly' down the stairs but it is revealed that Annie was pushed by her fiancé, Owen, after he found a thong in her possession. He confronted her, and he pushed her down the stairs to her death. Owen then flushed the thong down the toilet, causing the rattling in the pipes.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INCxWBxSgSM[/media]
Annie's ability to be seen and heard by normal people depends on her state of mind, although supernatural creatures such as werewolves, vampires and other ghosts can always see her. Annie also seems to be able to teleport short distances. When Annie discovers her cause of death, she becomes a poltergeist, which allows her to move objects without touching them and turn machines on. At first, it seems that she can't control these newly found abilities, which only activate in times of extreme emotional distress (along with her teleportation).
However, in episode five, after resolving the issue that was keeping her here on earth, the door to death appears for Annie; but before she goes through it, Mitchell is stabbed, and she decides to stay to help him. Because of this, she missed her chance to leave and has to stay on earth in her state. She can now hear dead people, teleport further distances, and has greater power with regards to her telekinesis, which she describes as "a whole, new skill set".
In Series 2, Annie is confronted once more with the 'Door to Death' but this time voices come from inside and through radio/tv sets, who tell her they need her there. When Annie doesn't go in the Door again, and escapes aided by George, she can no longer be seen or heard by anybody but Vampires and Werewolves.
[b]Nina[/b] (Sinead Keenan) is a senior staff nurse at the hospital in which Mitchell and George work, with a fiery and strong manner that can be intimidating. She initially views George as a bumbling, arrogant fool, but falls for him later after seeing his more caring side with the patients. When they start going out, Nina reveals burn scarring over a large portion of her stomach. While Nina and George eventually fall in love, George struggles with having another person in his life he can potentially hurt and tries to distance himself several times. However, their fates become entwined permanently in the series 1 finale, when George inadvertently scratches Nina during a transformation, passing the werewolf curse onto her as well. Her and George so through tough times during the first episode in season 2, which concludes with Nina revealing her scratch marks to George and that she is now a werewolf as well, during an arguement. In episode 2 of the second series, Nina and George try to make things work, however Nina leaves George upon discovering that he helped a vampire who killed his own lover escape the country.
William Herrick (Jason Watkins) is a socially powerful vampire, who "recruited" Mitchell during World War I. In the first series, he is the leader of a Final Solution-style movement in which the human population of the world would either be turned into vampires or farmed for blood. To blend in with the human population, he works as a police sergeant, and his vampire coven operates under the auspices of a funeral parlor. His cold, calculating personality is a stark contrast to Mitchell's compassionate character, and he often finds Mitchell's struggle to control his bloodlust and blend in with humanity both amusing and offensive. Before he is able to fully execute his plans, however, George tricks him into agreeing to a showdown with Mitchell. In actuality, George manages to get Herrick alone in a small room during a full moon, where Herrick is killed by George's werewolf form.
Owen (Gregg Chillin) is the landlord of the property occupied by the three housemates, and Annie's ex-fiancée. He was the man who killed Annie by pushing her down the stairs after an argument. After the murder, Owen immediately turns to his new girlfriend, Janey, whom Owen had been having an affair with during his relationship with Annie. After an unsuccessful attempt to haunt Owen and Janey, Annie later confronts him with George and Mitchell, revealing their true nature and telling Owen a secret about what happens upon someone's death. This secret, which is unheard by the viewer, drives Owen mad and compels him to confess his crime to the police so that he can be kept safe from 'them'.
Lauren (Annabel Scholey) was a vampire turned by Mitchell in the pilot episode, who once worked as a nurse at the hospital. Abandoned by Mitchell after being turned, Herrick took her under his wing, and while she resented what Mitchell has done to her, she also reveled in the vampire culture. Mitchell attempted unsuccessfully to convince her to give up drinking blood, but she aided Mitchell and his friends in escaping the vampire headquarters. Once safe, she pleads with Mitchell to kill her with a stake through the heart, which Mitchell does reluctantly.
Seth (Dylan Brown) is Herrick's primary henchman. He and Mitchell are rivals in the first series, as Seth was the one who was caught beating up George on the night that he and Mitchell met. Seth is seen as more impulsive and sarcastic than Herrick, although he does fall in line when the situation calls for it. In episode 5 of the first series, he is killed by Lauren as Mitchell and his friends try to escape the vampire compound.
Janey (Sama Goldie) was Owen's girlfriend and fianceé after Annie was murdered. She owns a nearby tanning salon, and Annie often seethes at her "orange" appearance along with her shallow and somewhat dense personality. After discovering how she died, Annie attempts to warn Janey of Owen's violent side, but is thwarted when Owen discovers the two of them and dismisses Annie's presence as a figment of Janey's guilty conscience for their affair while Annie was still alive.
Josie (Clare Higgins) was a former girlfriend of Mitchell's during the '60s. Though diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, she resists Mitchell's attempts to recruit her for Herrick's movement and warns him of Herrick's plans.
Bernie (Mykola Allen) is a schoolboy who lives in the neighborhood. After Mitchell scares away a group kids bullying Bernie, the two become friends, and Mitchell becomes somewhat of a father figure to Bernie. Unfortunately, a turn of events involving a vampire porn/snuff film DVD cause both Mitchell and George to be accused of pedophilia by Bernie's mother, and the ensuing riots result in Bernie being hit by a car and rendered comatose. Michell ends up turning him into a vampire to save his life, but is wracked with guilt about condemning him to the life of a vampire.
Tully (Dean Lennox Kelly) is a werewolf who encounters George and offers to mentor him through his condition. He is much more comfortable with being a werewolf than George, and a combination of his "seize-the-day" outlook and clever advice on handling the condition wins George's trust. However, George pushes Tully away when he discovers that he was the one to attack George, and was only trying to befriend George to combat his own loneliness.
Ivan (Paul Rhys} is a 237 year old vampire who together with his consort Daisy travels the world as a war tourist. It is this pursuit that has brought him to Bristol to witness the aftermath of William Herrick's death. He makes his debut on the show in the first episode of Series 2.
Daisy (Amy Manson) is Ivan's consort. She convinces Ivan to indulge their appetite for visiting hot spots by coming to Bristol, although her main motive seems to have been to visit her ageing daughter. Daisy seduces George in episode 1 of Series 2.
[QUOTE=Butthurter;19718913]Vampire porn.[/QUOTE]
I actually saw the full version they filmed for it(don't ask how) the poor guy had to sit there nude pretending he was humping an invisible vampire then be drained of blood.
Reminds me of this somehow:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renkin_3-ky%C5%AB_Magical_%3F_Pok%C4%81n[/url]
Note that I'm not a weeaboo, simply that I've just so happened to have seen this clusterfuck of "WTF?".
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;19719021]Reminds me of this somehow:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renkin_3-ky%C5%AB_Magical_%3F_Pok%C4%81n[/url]
Note that I'm not a weeaboo, simply that I've just so happened to have seen this clusterfuck of "WTF?".[/QUOTE]
Whatever that shit is it doesn't have shit on being human(WHICH HAS GOT A THIRD SERIES CONFIRMED BEFORE EP3 OF SERIES 2 HAS EVEN BEEN SHOWN AGFHHRUA)
A friend of mine is actually an actor in this show, he plays as the character [i]Lloyd[/i].
I haven't fully watched the first season yet, but I have watched half of it and am keen to watching the rest soon.
Oh right, I'm not sure wether you have heard of CenSSA. It's ok source of official material for fans of the show to see before the initial airing of other new episodes.
Right here: [url]http://censsa.co.uk/[/url]
[QUOTE=GreenDolphin;19719057]A friend of mine is actually an actor in this show, he plays as the character [i]Lloyd[/i].
I haven't fully watched the first season yet, but I have watched half of it and am keen to watching the rest soon.
Oh right, I'm not sure wether you have heard of CENSSA. It's ok source of material for fans of the show to see before the initial airing of other new episodes.
Right here: [url]http://censsa.co.uk/[/url][/QUOTE]
Holy shit. i love lloyd and his lisp
[QUOTE=Thead Teckub;19718943]I actually saw the full version they filmed for it(don't ask how) the poor guy had to sit there nude pretending he was humping an invisible vampire then be drained of blood.[/QUOTE]
I know you said not to ask.. but how?
[QUOTE=Butthurter;19718913]Vampire porn.[/QUOTE]
There is much in common, after all.
Looks British.
I've seen season 1 + the pilot and i preferred the pilot
Is that AVGN?
[sp]I know it's not him, but they look similar[/sp]
I watched the first season and I loved it.
Thanks for this thread. Reminded me to watch the last episode on iPlayer.
I've posted this before, but it feels relevant.
What is a man?
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[QUOTE=Pilotclan9404;19719236]I know you said not to ask.. but how?[/QUOTE]
It's called recording the show with a Video player.(it was shown thrice and longest when mitchell does his bloodlust bit)
That and i knew a few people who did camera junk and bullshite.
Best fucking show on TV right now.
Is this airing in the states? It looks amazing!
Are we human? Or are we [B]Dancers[/B]?
:smug:
I love this series!
Especially the ambiuity of the Professor Jaggart.
[QUOTE=V8Firebird;19724639]Is this airing in the states? It looks amazing![/QUOTE]
BBC america shows it apparantely,
SyFy is making a shite remake which will be the red dwarf pilots all over again. just watch it on BBC America.
@ Sgt. Niallr My bets are on that lucy mitchell's making a move on being Jaggat.
The second series is really dark so far but I really like this show. The characters are really likeable.
[QUOTE=Thead Teckub;19725120]BBC america shows it apparantely,
SyFy is making a shite remake which will be the red dwarf pilots all over again. just watch it on BBC America.
@ Sgt. Niallr My bets are on that lucy mitchell's making a move on being Jaggat.[/QUOTE]
Damn. The one channel I don't have.
[QUOTE=kizza55;19728766]The second series is really dark so far but I really like this show. The characters are really likeable.[/QUOTE]
It picked up in ep2. the terry wogan/news host thing was fucking gold.
The first series was the best.
Although I'm still following this series, it's pretty crap.
[QUOTE=~ZOMG;19783616]The first series was the best.
Although I'm still following this series, it's pretty crap.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully it will pick up in this episode with mitchell becoming vampre keeng and shit.(if you didn't guess from the obnoxious LONG LIVE THE KING shit in the next time trailer and shit.)
Sorry to bump. but the finale - OH MY GOD. POOR ANNIE. OH MY GOD. TEARS.
And
Here
Comes
[highlight]HERRICK[/highlight]
I liked this show.
Putting that out there.
I thought this was some discussion thread regarding humanity :raise:
Shouldnt this be in the TV section?
Watched it last night, they killed off Annie :'(
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