The finale of the Syfy channel supernatural drama adaptation of Being Human closed out what I would consider to be a confusing yet successful first season with their season finale. In the finale, titled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Me Killing You,” we had confrontations and truth come to be.
SPOILERS ARE ABOUND if you haven’t seen the Being Human episode on the Syfy channel yet…
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When the Syfy Channel launched an American version of Being Human, I was confused considering the original was still on. I was confused even further when they seemed to replicate the outline of the original series’ story.
My confusion stopped when I watched the show. It has to be one of the best dramas on the Syfy Channel, and if it’s not, then it will be.
Being Human has averaged around 1.8 million viewers per episode and has been marked as the Syfy channel’s “most successful winter season scripted series in six years.” It’s also the most female viewer skewed show for the network, ever, with 53% of the audience being women.
Being Human stars Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington and Mark Pellegrino and is about three roommates, vampire Aidan (Witwer), ghost Sally (Rath) and werewolf Josh (Huntington), eeking out as normal a life as they can, despite the obvious.
I’d love to give showrunners all the credit for the success, that being:
“Executive Producers are Michael Prupas (The Kennedys, Pillars of the Earth), Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and Anna Fricke (Men in Trees, Everwood) who are both writers/showrunners, and Rob Pursey and Toby Whithouse. Irene Litinsky is series Producer and Adam Kane (The Mentalist, Heroes) is Co-Executive Producer.”
But I guess I can. What they’ve been doing is taking the original outline then padding script around that basis. If you’ve seen the original that airs on BBC America on Saturday nights, then you’ll be spoiled by what’s coming with Syfy channel’s version.
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If you’re a fan of Mark Pellegrino and have enjoyed his work from Lost, Supernatural and now on Syfy’s Being Human, you will be able to catch him in a few guest appearances on other TV series. First up is his guest stint in an episode of CSI Miami.
You’ll me able to catch Mark Pellegrino in the March 27th episode of CSI Miami where he’ll be playing a character named Greg Calomar who lives by his own odd sense of rules and what he feels is right and wrong…
I’ve always enjoyed the unique kind of energy that Pellegrino brings to his characters though some day, I’d love to see him play a good guy? Can’t he play a good guy some day?
CSI Miami Episode SPOILER?
This episode will also see Natalia finding herself kidnapped.
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In something I’ve not seen too often from a TV show, Syfy Channel reported that Being Human‘s second episode TV Ratings increased by 9% over the premiere episode, pulling in 2.14 million viewers.
At the moment, Being Human is holding its own as being the most successful scripted winter series since the 2005′s Battlestar Galactica.
We here at Cinema Static on Brusimm, boldly predicted a few weeks back in our TV review that this show could very well become the Syfy Channel‘s best scripted drama if the quality of the first few episodes are any indicator of the rest of the season.
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Up until today, I’ve been rather confounded about the idea that the Syfy Channel was doing their own version of Being Human while the original BBC version is still airing. After previewing the first three episodes of the show, I’m no longer confounded but rather, impressed. Happily impressed with Syfy’s Being Human. I think this could very easily become one of the better shows on the Syfy Channel when it premieres on Monday, January 17th, 2011.
This is a spoiler-free chat about the series preview.
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For the uninitiated, the show is about three supernatural entities, a vampire, werewolf and ghost who live together trying to eke out a life within the boundaries of humanity, helping each other out as best they can.
It’s written & executive produced by Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and Anna Fricke (Everwood, Men in Trees). Adam Kane (Pushing Daisies, Heroes, ) is directing.
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The Syfy Channel is adapting the hit series Being Human for American consumers. The original UK series stars Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner as a werewolf, ghost and vampire who end up as roommates and try to wrangle out a normal existence in life, as much as it is.
The Syfy Channel’s version will be starring Sam Witwer (Smallville), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural).
This reimagined version has our stars carving out a life in Boston as they help each other out trying to lead as normal a lives as they can with their afflictions. Witwer will be the vampire, Huntington will be the werewolf and Rath will be the ghost. Of course Pellegrino plays Bishop.
If you remember, Sam Witwer played Davis Bloome aka Doomsday on Smallville and prior to that, pilot Crashdown in the reimagined version of Battlestar Galactica. Rath, besides The Assistants, was also on 15/Love as Adena Stiles. Sam Huntington played Jimmie Olsen in Superman Returns and was also in Fanboys. And for Bishop, I don’t think they could have picked a better actor in Pellegrino. He’s already played the devil in Supernatural and another other worldly being in Lost. Should I mention his role in Dexter?
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Tonight’s Supernatural episode will be the mid-season cliffhanger that will keep us dangling until January. Gads, I hate waiting that long!
But here are a few preview clips from the episode tonight, called “Abandon All Hope,” from Supernatural. Looks pretty intense as the brothers Sam (Jared Padelecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are back on the chase and dealing with Lucifer and the end of the world. Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino), Castiel (Misha Collins), Bobby (Jim Beaver), Ellen (Samantha Ferris), Jo (Alona Tal), Meg (Rachel Miner) and Mark Sheppard are all guests in the game tonight. That’s all I’m going to say!
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2nd video, a little more focused on one aspect of the above clip, is after the break:
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