WHAT’S ON MY TELLY
George howls at the moon
Lots of “gets” on this week’s Being Human! George (Russell Tovey) got a new girlfriend, a new job and a new cage in which to transform. Annie (Lenora Crichlow) got a new ghost (one with control over Death’s Door even), and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) got a coronation, apparently, as the new king of the vampires.
And we, the viewers, got a glimpse of what has made this show so great all along: George, Mitchell and Annie simply sitting together, helping one another and working toward a common goal.
This season has seen plenty of action: we’ve seen Nina, George’s no-nonsense girlfriend, transforming into a werewolf the first time, Annie got a job and a boyfriend (another crazy one, unfortunately — when will she learn?), and Mitchell’s story has been perhaps the most compelling of all, as he attempts to snuff out centuries of behavior and turn a coven of vampires into docile, non-blood suckers.
It sounds like a joke — a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire walk into a bar — but the heart of this show, the thing that keeps us coming back for more is these three, these unlikely three. We want to see the ways in which the defeat the odds, we want to see how they take care of each other, how they persevere, how they ultimately come out on top.
And, well, if it happens to come with awesome CGI and the sort of storytelling that has the power to make me both laugh hysterically and want to crawl out of my skin, all the better.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE POND
The biggest new of the week is surely that Merlin has been picked up by SyFy to air in April.
While the network’s website has a 13-hour season 1 marathon listed on March 28th, the Powers That Be have informed TheTorchOnline.com that they will be airing season one every Friday starting April 2nd, and then season 2 after that. I don’t want to wait that long for season 2, but I for one am just excited that the show is returning to American airwaves (season 1 ran last summer, to pretty disastrous ratings, on NBC).
Unfortunately, there isn’t much more fantasy programming for you on the telly this week. There’s plenty out on DVD, though, so tug on your wellies and brave the weather for these new series: Merlin, Complete 2nd Series, Box Set; Doctor Who - The Masque Of Mandragora; Dante’s Inferno; and for the kiddos, Wolverine And The X-Men Vol.3 (from the CBBC show) and Blue Dragon - Series 1.
That’s it for this week! Until next time, mischief managed!
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I know someone at Syfy said they will be airing Season 1 on April 2nd, but the official Syfy channel April schedule (just posted) shows season 2 on April 2nd. http://www.syfy.com/schedule/index.php?date=2-APR-2010
On March 28th, they have the 13 episodes from season 1. On April 1 they have another marathon of 12 episodes (almost certainly season 1, but it isn’t labeled yet).
Thanks, Vincent. I’m sending that link to SyFy right now. Someone is clearly wrong, and I suspect it’s the publicity department!
You were right, Vincent! My contact (the show’s publicist at SyFy) was incorrect, and Season 2 will definitely air starting April 2nd!
Thanks for catching that! Really appreciate it.
Thanks for getting confirmation on that, it could just as easily have been the website that was wrong. Something to look forward to in April, most of the shows on now will be wrapping up about that time.
Not the first time, and certainly not the last time there will be miscommunications between departments. Both versions may well have been true at one time. I’m constantly changing dates on my calendar because of the networks rescheduling just weeks before air time. Most of the press releases about Past Life starting this week didn’t mention the Tuesday episode.