Features
Wednesday, January 11 2012
The Best Television Shows of 2011
The small screen offers up the usual suspects, proving once again that, with a few exceptions, what's good on today's prime time schedule will stay that way until the next best-of list.
Friday, July 23 2010
"Being Human"... Even When the Monsters Win
The BBC series Being Human chronicles the attempts by three roommates -- one a vampire, one a werewolf, and one a ghost -- to live decent, normal lives in a world inhospitable to them. But who are the real monsters?
Reviews
Friday, February 24 2012
'Being Human' Reveals What's Human in Monsters
Survival has long been a theme in Being Human, one reinforced in this season premiere by a second "supernatural trinity", living parallel lives to the originals', in Southend-on-Sea.
Tuesday, May 10 2011
The So-Called Normal and Monstrous Collide in Another Great Season: 'Being Human Season 3'
Being Human remains a nearly pitch perfect fictive universe with characters we care about and, show for show, far more unforgettable set-pieces than most of what's on television.
Friday, February 18 2011
'Being Human' Season Three Premiere
As preposterous as this sounds, Being Human benefits from being reasonably self-aware as well as intelligent in the questions it asks.
Tuesday, September 21 2010
'Being Human: Season Two' Is Darker, Slower -- and Worth Watching
A rather welcome post-Buffy, anti-Twilight sense pervades this show, and there are strong parallels between Annie and True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse.
Wednesday, July 28 2010
'Being Human': More Human than Humans
Even dead concepts can be awakened with new blood pumped into them.
Blogs
Wednesday, July 27 2011
TV Highpoints and Lowpoints of 2010-2011... Number 9
PopMatters continues its 10-day countdown of some of the high and lowpoints of the 2010 to 2011 TV season. This time up... the superlative BBC drama Being Human and the oh-so-sad, watered down SyFy version of the show.
Friday, January 21 2011
Déjà Vu is Often Part of Being Human
Syfy might have to imagine greater to distinguish their series from the BBC’s, but they’ve chosen a worthwhile story and seem to be committed to a high-quality production. Is Being Human a story worth being told twice, especially when the remake premieres days before the original’s third season? Yes.
Tuesday, April 13 2010
Monsters and Mundanes: Being Human Series 2
We are all monsters, even if we don’t have fangs.
News
Sunday, July 25 2010
Monster trio begins second season of 'Being Human' on BBC America
If you think the concept of "Being Human," the BBC's surprise hit series about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost sharing an apartment, sounds…
