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A vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost share an apartment in Bristol, England--it's not a joke, it's a supernatural TV series from the BBC! The smoldering vampire, Mitchell (Aiden Turner), struggles to change his bloodsucking ways; the werewolf, George (Russell Tovey), is a jittery guy who won't truly acknowledge and accept his curse; and the ghost, Annie (Lenora Crichlow), pines for her lost fiancé and has no idea what's keeping her tied to the living world. Over the course of the first season's six hour-long episodes, they face hidden secrets, a manipulative older werewolf, a vampire protégé out for revenge, mob prejudice, a doorway to the beyond, and an impending vampire takeover of the world. But the show's theme is right in the title, Being Human: the plot developments are really opportunities for the characters to grapple with fundamental human experiences, from dating anxiety to profound loss. It's unfortunate that expressing human nature all too often involves a lot of whining and mawkish emoting here, and the series has no coherent rules about supernatural powers (vampires can walk around in broad daylight, sometimes ghosts can be touched and sometimes they can't--basically, whatever's convenient to the current plot). None of this stops the passionate fan base of Being Human, who connect with the charismatic cast, the dramatic story arcs, and the nifty special effects (George's transformation into wolfdom is always a winner). The season 1 collection features plenty of extras, from deleted scenes to cast interviews and more. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Alternative Footage, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Russell Tovey plays the lovable George, battling with his double identity as a mild-mannered and geeky hospital porter who for one night a month is transformed into a flesh-hungry, predatory werewolf. Aidan Turner plays the good-looking and laid-back Mitchell who, in contrast to George, has the gift of the gab and an easy confidence with the ladies. But he is also a blood-sucking vampire struggling with going cold-turkey from the blood he craves. Completing the flat-share trio is Annie, played by Lenora Crichlow, a talkative ghost lacking in self-confidence and desperate for company. Annie is still pining after her fiancé, whom she was due to marry before the fatal accident that left her with her ghostly affliction - and who happens to be the landlord of their flat. The series follows the trio as they do their best to live their lives as normally as possible despite their strange and dark secrets. But with unwelcome intruders into their world, rumblings about an impending revolution from the vampire underworld and constant threats of exposure - on top of the usual issues faced by young people surrounding love, work and mates - the only thing they may be able to rely on in their heightened world, is each other. ...Being Human - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( Being Human - Series 1 )
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112 of 117 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm already a big fan of the show, but this is a review of the DVD, which is not only poor in terms of its extras, but has also significantly affected the quality of the show...
The soundtrack was incredibly important to my first experience of the show, and the majority of it has been changed or replaced by original score.
I planned to show the DVD to friends but will now suggest they use other means to watch so they can see it with the original songs.
When a DVD's faults actually reduce the emotional impact of the show.. 2 stars is generous...
The soundtrack was incredibly important to my first experience of the show, and the majority of it has been changed or replaced by original score.
I planned to show the DVD to friends but will now suggest they use other means to watch so they can see it with the original songs.
When a DVD's faults actually reduce the emotional impact of the show.. 2 stars is generous...
130 of 136 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a wonderful series, one of the best new shows, nay best shows period, that the BBC have ever aired.
This is a terrible DVD "complete" set, one of the very worst lack of efforts they've ever done. The BBC did an astounding job of producing extra material for this show for their website (short features filmed specially for the site showing some of the history of the leads prior to the show, actors filming behind the scenes diaries, etc) and for BBC 3 (the excellent Unearthed documentary and the pilot episode that started the whole thing). And NONE of it is on the "complete" DVD. On top of that, much of the distinctive music from the show which helped set the atmosphere has been replaced with bland stock stuff - come on BBC, nowadays when you strike a deal with a musician or their label to use their music in your TV show, you make sure that deal has the DVD release written in too.
I'm terribly disappointed. I'd have been better off taping the episodes and downloading the features from the website than buying this, because then I'd have a better package than this, and for less money.
This is a terrible DVD "complete" set, one of the very worst lack of efforts they've ever done. The BBC did an astounding job of producing extra material for this show for their website (short features filmed specially for the site showing some of the history of the leads prior to the show, actors filming behind the scenes diaries, etc) and for BBC 3 (the excellent Unearthed documentary and the pilot episode that started the whole thing). And NONE of it is on the "complete" DVD. On top of that, much of the distinctive music from the show which helped set the atmosphere has been replaced with bland stock stuff - come on BBC, nowadays when you strike a deal with a musician or their label to use their music in your TV show, you make sure that deal has the DVD release written in too.
I'm terribly disappointed. I'd have been better off taping the episodes and downloading the features from the website than buying this, because then I'd have a better package than this, and for less money.
58 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I love this show and am delighted to have it on DVD. It's a wonderful mix of the ordinary and extraordinary, with just the right amount of interaction between the human and inhuman. However, the problem is the way the DVD release changes the atmosphere of the show from the TV airing. One reviewer points out the substitution of different music, which presumably explains this. The other serious disappointment is the omission of the pilot episode, which is inexcusable given that episode one of the series builds upon it. For anyone sensible enough to get the series recorded off TV, I really wouldn't recommend the DVD, but clearly the rest of us have to put up with this disappointing DVD.
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Fab series, disappointing first episode
There are so many other series out there about vampires etc that you would think this kind of thing had been done to death (no pun intended!). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Emma W
AMAZING
How much do i love this show, I could watch it over and over an amazing buy, roll on series three, can't wait, money well spent
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Being just the best of British television
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being human bluray
i think this series is realy great an has perfect actors for the roles but we al know that!
this review is about what this bluray is lacking , it does not have the pilot... Read more
this review is about what this bluray is lacking , it does not have the pilot... Read more
Published 7 months ago by De Paepe Patricia
Excellent
Series was first class, and the whole family enjoyed it!!
Now we'll but series 2, probably series 3 too
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Now we'll but series 2, probably series 3 too
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Published 8 months ago by HMB
Being Human - Season One
The first series of BBC Drama "Being Human" is beyond outstanding.
The premise of the programme actually didn't appeal to me in the slightest- vampires, werewolves and... Read more
The premise of the programme actually didn't appeal to me in the slightest- vampires, werewolves and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by N. Wilson
This is love
Being Human is one of the best things to hit tv screens. It's sort of related to the whole 'vampire culture', but it came out before that took off and cleverly avoids the pitfalls... Read more
Published 13 months ago by AndyC
A vampire, a werewolf and a ghost walk into a bar....
... not a bar, but live together in a house in Bristol! Yeah, I thought it was a joke too.
I found this show being repeated around Christmas before season 2 was aired. Read more
I found this show being repeated around Christmas before season 2 was aired. Read more
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