If you google "Being Human" you just get ontological debates

[usuallyhats]

I was reading SFX this morning over breakfast, as I am wont to do, and I found a rather dismaying piece on Being Human. Apparently the series is a reboot rather than a continuation, and both Annie and Mitchell have been recast, no news on with whom yet but younger actors were mentioned (sigh). The thing I liked the best about the pilot was the chemistry between the three leads so this makes me a bit not happy. It seems it will be a bit more BBC3 friendly, and I should probably be less judgy but this is the channel that brought us Dog Borstal, after all. They're also redoing the vampire mythos stuff (Adrien Lester's role is also being recast), which I think is a better idea: there wasn't anything wrong with what they were doing with it, but it did run the risk of constantly reminding me of the vampire groupies from Buffy's Lie To Me. Something more interesting would be good, but basically as long as they don't sparkle or anything we're fine.

In better TV-related news, Tom Baker presenting Have I Got News For You on 31st October! I thought last week's was rather lacklustre; hopefully this one will be better.

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[velvetfascism.livejournal.com]

Tom Baker presenting Have I Got News For You on 31st October!

*punches the air* Yes! :) Thanks for the heads up.

[usuallyhats]

You're welcome!

[wondygal.livejournal.com]

I haven't actually seen Being Human yet, but I heard about the recast and took the clue from everyone else and am sad.

Really I am just commenting because you mentioned Buffy and I wanted to mention I'm yay-ful that you read the comics (don't you? I suddenly forgot where I got that from), because I think I don't know anyone that does and sometimes I want to taaalk about them.

[usuallyhats]

I do! I'm always a bit behind because I rely on borrowing them from someone at work, but I really like them and am v. curious to see where the whole future thing is going.

[tigerpixie.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! That's not very good!

What the hell on younger actors? Those two were great, awesome FABULOUS! The girl that palyed Annie was my favourite :(

I am a sad bunny now

[usuallyhats]

I think the "younger" thing might be part of BBC3-ifying it - but it's also possible I misunderstood, I'm not really at my best in the mornings.

Yeah, the original actors were great. It looks like the one who played Annie is in a few things at the moment, so maybe she was just too busy, but still. Sadface.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

In better TV-related news, Tom Baker presenting Have I Got News For You on 31st October!

O Rly?!?!?!?! o_O

[usuallyhats]

Yep! According to SFX anyway. Hurrah!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Wow!!

[sundayave.livejournal.com]

Ahh well that's crap about Being Human. I loved the sparkly trio :(.

[usuallyhats]

Yeah, the rapport between the three of them was what really sold it, I thought.

[ghostpaw.livejournal.com]

I'd heard about Annie and Mitchell being re-cast and was Not Impressed - the chemistry between the three was much of the appeal of the show and Guy Flannagan is teh sexx0rz. But 'younger actors'? Those two are only in their mid-twenties, ffs, who are they casting, children? They're going to turn it into fucking 'young-adult' Buffy-lite and wreck it, after all our hard work campainging to get it picked up >:(

[usuallyhats]

Exactly. Besides, we've already had a young adult Buffy-lite and much as I enjoyed it, I'd prefer Being Human the way it was.