After a few weeks of new Being Human cast bonding, with relatively little danger, it’s time for them to face their first actual threat. Can’t really dispute their logic– much as I enjoy the housemate banter, this isn’t a sitcom. So, here comes a manipulative ghost from the 1970s. But is the … [Read more...]
Being Human: The Graveyard Shift – Dork Review
After last week’s semi-pilot for new-look Being Human, this week it’s time to get on with life. And, for poor Vampire Hal, that means getting a job and joining the 9-5 grind so he can help keep baby Eve in nappies. Thank god Being Human’s vampires don’t burst into flames in sunlight, or these … [Read more...]
Being Human: Being Human 1955 – Dork Review
In New Being Human this week, it’s time to introduce vampire Hal, replacing for long-term bloodsucker Mitchell. Will he meet the same standards of handsome brooding, blood-sucking and looking a bit homeless? Or, after three years of Mitchell moping, will we finally get some entertainment? And can … [Read more...]
Being Human: Eve Of The War – Dork Review
They’re back! The vampire/ghost/werewolf flatshare drama Being Human is on BBC Three again, but a lot has changed. Well, not for Annie the ghost, she’s still dead, but everything else OH MY GOD. Like many British dramas before them, Being Human are throwing out the baby, the bathwater, the bath and … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville – Dork Review
The second episode of new Sherlock! This time, The Hound Of The Baskervilles gets the treatment, as Moffat and Gatiss pound through Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. There’s also a guest shot from Russell Tovey, who has now shown up in almost every famous geek show of our time, not to mention … [Read more...]
Becoming Human – Dork Review
Being Human is now a genuine smash hit for the BBC. It’s been renewed for a fourth series, adapted into a US version and even had a guest appearance from Robson Green. So it’s time for the next consequence of telly success: the spin-off show. Namely Becoming Human, featuring teen vampire Adam, … [Read more...]
Being Human: Series 3, Episode 8 – Dork Review
I'll admit that I failed to watch last week's episode of Being Human. Life, and my recent addiction to BBC4's The Killing, took precedence. Big mistake. Tuning in on Sunday evening I was caught in a traffic jam of surprises: Mitchell was in the clink, Nina was as good as dead and Herrick was back in … [Read more...]
Being Human: Russell Tovey’s “Wall of Tovey”
Russell Tovey content will follow this brief intro: While Toby's busy working on a review of Daddy Ghoul, the most recent episode of Being Human, we've been wandering around the Beeb's official Being Human website, and it seems there is much additional Tovey face-time to be had. In this video, … [Read more...]
Being Human: Series 3, Episode 5 – Dork Review
Over the past year there have been some excellent new comedy series on the BBC. First there was the gentle Rev, then Alan Davies' boisterous Whites, and more recently, Episodes. I'm just on iPlayer, flicking through them now. What's this programme at the top of the comedy listings, positioned just … [Read more...]
Being Human: Series 3, Episode 4 – Dork Review
Barging in with the force and velocity of a season finale, Episode 4, The Pack, was one of the most exhilarating Being Human episodes to date, rapidly weaving several plot lines and characters together, before spinning unsentimentally towards a tense and bloody climax. An episode of this quality … [Read more...]
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