There’s a vacuum for decent genre programming on television and BBC America seems more than willing to fill it. They’ve already found success with Doctor Who and it’s subsequent spin-off Torchwood, and now they’re dropping a worm in the geek-crowd’s water again with Being Human.

Mitchell is a vampire, of the leather-jacket wearing variety. He’s roommates with George, who happens to be a werewolf. They move into a new flat where they encounter the previous tenant, Annie, who happens to be dead. She’s a ghost, though what kind of ghost is never entirely clear. Mitchell and George at least, seem to be able to see her and interact with her, even touch her just as if she’s a normal person. Annie also has no problem picking up objects and in fact, is apparently obsessed with making tea. For a ghost, she’s shockingly corporeal. Except of course, when it matters, then suddenly no one can see her. She’s a confusing character to say the least.

Mitchell and George have their own set of problems. Mitchell is trying to break the blood-sucking habit. Also, he’s the sort of vampire that doesn’t seem to mind the sun. George turns into a werewolf once a month, shredding everything in his general vicinity, and of course isn’t too please with that. When the three of them are at home together, there’s a lot of angst to go around, and it often seems like Friends without the monkey (which would probably only be eaten) or the laugh track. When they leave the house, suddenly it’s vampire world with fangs everywhere and danger around every corner. more...