Becoming Human (2011– ) User Reviews

This Deserves More

[ivison_1985 · 8/10 · 23 March 2011]

With the 8 short episodes this show showed its potential and more if anything it was somewhat wasted and rushed. So what this really needs is a second season with the episodes being of equal length to those of its parent show being human allowing us to get more embroiled in the lives of Adam, Christa, and Matt. It has a lot of things going for it like great actors who share a lot of chemistry, great writing, and finally lots of potential for example the premise of a Vampire and a Werewolf dating as the potential is most definitely their with the one or two kisses we got this season. Thank god its on the BBC where it will get the chance (Unlike certain American TV Networks like FOX (See Firefly))

Being Human: The Sixth Form Years

[misbegotten · 7/10 · 21 March 2011]

I really enjoyed BECOMING HUMAN, though in all honesty it can't be considered a spin-off. Instead, by slavish adopting the identical premise of teaming up a ghost, vampire and werewolf, it's basically the fourth incarnation of BEING HUMAN, following on from the original pilot movie, the substantially altered & recast ongoing series, and the American remake.

There is great chemistry between Lelia Mimmack as the in-denial werewolf and Craig Roberts as a fortysomething stuck in the body of a teenager (and therefore completely floundering in his attempts to engage with his fellow students). Josh Brown also brings pathos to his role as a lovelorn spectre who was invisible even before he died, though I suspect his sad sack character will swiftly grate if further episodes are commissioned.

I actually think it would have been better if Brown's ghost had departed through his designated door at the conclusion of the initial adventure, if only to ensure that any future instalments would have therefore broken away from the formula established by BECOMING HUMAN's parent show. Other than that, I have no complaints. More please, BBC.