Demons (2009) User Reviews

A Bad Ripoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[ryan-1237 · 5/10 · 4 January 2009]

I can just imagine a bunch of producers and writers sitting around a big table throwing around really bad ideas such as:

Producer #1: We need a show that targets the 13 to 19 market, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer did in the US.

Producer #2: I've got a great idea; how about a British Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Writer #1: Brilliant!

Producer #1: We don't want to look like we're copying the Americans though.

Writer #2: We could change it up with a male lead.

Producer #2: That's good but not enough.

Writer #3: How about instead of a vampire slayer he's a demon slayer?

Producer #1: hmmm....I like where this is heading...

Producer #2: By using a comic book hero we could cut costs on the back story and comic book heroes are big time money makers. Look at Spiderman 1-3, X-Men 1-3, Iron Man, Batman, and The Hulk.

Producer #1: I like where you're going with this. We could even come up a video game to market the show.

Writer #1: So who's the comic book hero?

Producer #1: That's your department; my dear boy.

Writer #1: Right; hmmmmm....

Writer #2: What about Van Helsing?

Producer #1: Who the hell is that?

Writer #2: Remember that terrible vampire/werewolf film with Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale?

Producer#1: Oh yea...that Steven Somer's bomb

Writer #2: Hugh Jackman's character was Van Helsing, a famous monster hunter who goes to Transylvania to kill Dracula.

Writer #1: And Van Helsing's got all kinds of cool old weapons and gadgets like a medieval James Bond!

Producer #2: This sounds perfect guys!

Producer #1: I like it! Add a couple sexy teens to the script, leather, some cool demons and we got ourselves a UK hit!! I want you guys to write me up a pilot and I'll sell it to the big boys.

And Viola! just like that you have another crappy TV show called Demons!!

Decent and in my opinion deserving of another chance

[TheLittleSongbird · 6/10 · 18 June 2011]

I can understand actually those who disliked this series. I personally did like it in a way, and think with more time it would have gotten better. It's just sad that it didn't get that chance. The writing is clichéd and weak in places, and I agree Phillip Glenister's accent needed work as did some of the effects. However, the look of the series was suitably bold and stylish, the music added to the atmosphere and rarely felt over bearing and the stories while dull to start with maintained interest. The demons are imposing enough, some of the episodes did have moments where they were genuinely atmospheric and some effects are at least serviceable. To begin with, the acting was not that good, and it wasn't just Glenister's accent, but I feel it steadily improved. In conclusion, Demons had a lot of faults, but I personally didn't think it was that bad. 6/10 Bethany Cox

A disaster....but there is hope yet (or so I thought).

[Kevin-42 · 11 January 2009]

I was so put off by the first episode. A shameless theft of ideas and plot elements from other shows (Something the writers cheekily or unknowingly acknowledge, when they talk about how the name van Helsing was stolen by Bram Stoker) mixed with poor dialogs. Everything is so fake in the first episode: Fake accents, fake makeup and a bunch of silly and fake villains. Well, the effects were decent, but with overall standards so much improved recently, they are really not that much of a bonus these days. Then there was some obvious eye candy especially for younger females, as the main character was more or less shirtless half the time. But that couldn't distract from the fact that the whole episode was fundamentally silly and poorly made. However, the second episode was different and bordered on the acceptable. Richard Wilson certainly helped a little there with some solid acting and the 'villain of the day' was much better in terms of visual design. This said, the show still lacks direction and captivating plot elements, but I have to admit that the show still has potential. All in all a poor start and they don't have much time left to win me over, but there is hope yet.

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Just saw the third episode.....as inspiring as house dust. This show is too crappy to waste even the time of a dedicated couch potato. Avoid at all cost!

Enjoyable

[zak-124-423217 · 7/10 · 13 July 2019]

Watched it when it first came out on tv back.in 2009 just got the dvd still enjoyed it I think as much as I did 10 years ago.

"Demons?" Well it does feel like a journey into Hell.....

[andrew-552 · 3/10 · 14 January 2009]

I honestly don't know what stuns me more, the cliché-riddled ineptness of this show or the fact that it took three people to create it (or four if you count Joss Whedon.... and you should. If I was him I'd be seriously be considering legal action....). I mean, how many people does it take to watch, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," then attempt to recreate it for a British audience? The creators will no doubt argue about the, "uniqueness," of their show and how it provides something, "different," for todays television audience. I would say it shows ITV's desperation to grab any part of the, "Doctor Who," type audience from the BBC that they'll commission dreadful knock-offs like this rather than something genuinely original and exciting.

So, instead of a young, wholesome, stereo-typical (at first glance) American girl living in the U.S. who turns out to be the last Slayer and must battle vampires, demons, werewolves and various other, "evil entities," with the help of some friends and a British mentor with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things demonic, using cool martial arts skills and assorted strange and ancient weapons/spells, etc we get a young, wholesome, stereo-typical British BOY living in the U.K. who turns out to be the last Van Helsing and must battle vampires, demons, werewolves and various other, "evil entities," with the help of some friends and an American mentor with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things demonic, using cool martial arts skills and assorted strange and ancient weapons and spells. Totally different.

Whereas, "Buffy," had Joss Whedon's wry, clever, original, funny ideas behind it this has Philip Glennister doing an American accent and a blind girl whose medium-type abilities seem to give her a real leg up when it comes to negotiating stairs at high speed.

Watching it, it seems as though any kind of original idea had the same effect on the writers as a crucifix does on Dracula. Rather than come up with a single original thought they seem to have sat there, watched every action movie and TV show from 1997 and gone, "Ohhhhh! That's cool! Let's do that!" unfortunately meaning they've rather missed the point that it is now twelve years later all this stuff has been done to death already (and far better too). So we're treated to endless, martial arts fights where the action goes from regular speed to sudden slo-mo as our hero/villain/demon does a back flip mid-battle and are so poorly edited with crash zooms and camera jerks you can't actually tell what is going on.

Obviously, as with any show like this, acting talent is not the main reason these people have been cast. It's the, "Prettiness Factor," that's got them in and I have no problem with that. This is designed to be eye-candy, fun, entertaining television, not a Pinter adaptation. But the level of writing and the ideas behind the show are so poor it's hard to tell if the actors are bad or if it's just the scripts and direction.

Ironically enough, it is the person who is probably the most respected actor in the cast, Philip Glennister, who fares the worst. His Rupert Galvin has to win the award for most clichéd depiction of an American by an English person on a British show ever. It's not really his fault, he makes a fair crack at the accent and what have you, but it's the dialogue he's given that lets him down and makes it just interminable. He comes across like a twelve year olds idea of what a tough guy American must talk like based only on watching bad American movies and who has never actually met an American in their life. Practically every line out of his mouth is some leaden cliché, like references to, "The whole enchilada," and the godawful, "Showtime!" (which terrifyingly seems to be what the writers are trying to make his catchphrase despite the fact that even Arnie stopped thinking saying that just before a fight was cool twenty years ago) that flops around on the ground like a fish gasping for breath before expiring. I actually consider the use of the phrase, "Showtime!" as an indication of how awful a movie or TV show is. If a writer thinks it's a cool, original thing for a character to say then it's generally a pretty fair indication that whatever I'm watching is crap and, "Demons," is no exception to the rule. It ranks right up there with, "Why don't you put down your gun and face me like a man?" And, judging by this show, the North of England must be empty as they all seem to be living in London.

All in all, I can see why this show seems to be losing viewers by the millions already. Although it will probably get a second season due to the amount of money they've put into it, regardless of ratings, as happens with U.K. shows more and more these days. Maybe ITV could put the money to better use and come up with an original idea for a change? Maybe a show about a group of elite soldiers, framed for a crime they didn't commit, who escape from prison and enter the criminal underworld and use their skills as mercenaries to help innocent victims? Oh.... Hang on.....

Somewhat entertaining if not a little brain-dead

[nate878 · 6/10 · 3 January 2010]

The series has a fairly unique look but ultimately follows the same cliché progression as other dark-fantasy vigilante type shows that have aired before. The main difference being that the acting is mostly sub-standard and the characters are hardly compelling - aside from the villainous freaks.

Despite all this, it has potential as its loosely determined universe of "freaks" has the potential to yield some interesting plot scenarios as the Dr. Who universe did. As another plus, the series' cheesiness can be comical if you can let yourself go for a moment.

Hopefully as the series progresses it will enter into more gray territory with the nature of the "freaks" being explored and what appears to be a dark past behind some of the protagonists.

Good grief Charlie Brown...

[kescross · 1/10 · 10 January 2009]

If there was any way I could give this 0 out of 10, I would. Hell, if there was any way I could give this a MINUS number, I would. This dreadful (and I'm embarrassed to say this as a Brit) English attempt at Buffy the Vampire Slayer is probably the worst thing I have yet to see on British television. A laughable script is compounded by wooden acting, a bizarre "American" accent from one of the leads, primary school style special effects (a scrimshaw nose? Seriously?) and "half-life" demons that I'm sure have day jobs in the local fast food takeaway asking people if they'd "like fries with that". ITV already have the UK rights to show a far superior version of this kind of programming in the form of "Supernatural", which is everything that "Demons" isn't. They should take advantage of those rights, show Supernatural in place of Demons and hope that everyone scarred by the experience of being subjected to this hooey don't press charges...

Avoid.

Kes

I don't really see what everyone is moaning about..

[TheNaz · 10/10 · 10 February 2009]

Being an avid watcher of both Doctor Who and the Buffy The Vampire Slayer series I don't really see what everyone is complaining about. If you think it kills a TV programme for you then don't watch it! I thought that the programme was lovely! Considering that this is ITV, not a billion pound production, it was something to look forward to on a Saturday night. Albeit Philip Glenister needs to work on the monotone American accent. I'll admit that the special effects were a bit rubbish but you can't really base your whole opinion on the technical stuff. If the series doesn't appeal to you than so be it but you have to appreciate it for its charm! The characters are lovely and the plot surprising.

WONDERFUL TV series. Just sad that it ended!

Junk. Terrible Junk.

[mymainbox08 · 3/10 · 3 January 2009]

DEMONS follows hot on the heels of our current (and longstanding) UK obsession for TV drama that focuses on anything supernatural. I'm a fan of all things SF and horror, but even I'm tired of the endless parade of poor quality UK produced genre programming that's been churned out for the past few years - we used to be SO GOOD at it, but these days we stink, and DEMONS is the worst smell to date! Unfortunately it also follows the UK TV trend of the past few years for casting bland uncharismatic actors in roles that need way more interest to sustain the viewer. The plot is simply based on the MIB premise of "smiting inhumans" (yes, "smiting") to protect us from them; only instead of aliens these are supposedly various forms of 'demons' - actually very unscary very cheap CGI and sad make-up miscreants that verge on the laughable. And guess what - the dull teenaged central protagonist is related to Van Helsing (yawn!). The script is painful. The story ponderous. The characters so dreadfully lacklustre. Philip Glenister plays the Helsing boy's mentor 'Rupert' and he's cringingly achingly bad in the role, so much so that I won't be watching the show again. He uses a dreadful fake Sam Spade type accent (why, oh why?), has zero dynamism, and his delivery is completely tired and wooden - almost as though he's hating everything about the role and wants out. He was GREAT playing Gene Hunt in UK TV's hit series 'Life on Mars', but in DEMONS he's terrible. This first episode was immediately forgettable; therefore it has failed - the purpose being to build audience attention from the get go - even though it has its own ITV website, online game, forums, and the usual obligatory interactive junk set up for it, surely this won't be enough to save it for a second series? Perhaps the show will improve as the characters develop, but with the clunking miscast weight of Glenister dragging it down it's going to be a very hard uphill struggle! Such a shame the UK has failed yet again to deliver the quality of genre TV programming produced by the USA, Australia, and Canada.

Brilliant series that ended too soon...

[jfcampinell · 8/10 · 25 April 2016]

Demons is an English mini-series about a young man who finds out that he is the last descendant of Professor Abraham Van Helsing (a character originally seen in the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula). It is this young man's destiny to fight inhuman creatures and protect the human race.

It is entertaining, suspenseful, and often funny. It used gorgeous imagery, fantastic computer animation, and a brilliant soundtrack. Demons is a very well-written series. In comparison to similar American shows, I found Demons to be better written, directed, and acted. The writers put together interesting, multi-layered background on every character

Unfortunately, the series ended after only six episodes, leaving many unanswered questions and unresolved problems.

Well this sucked

[Sebastian Valmont II · 3/10 · 4 January 2009]

What can you say about a show where a 20-second trailer for Dexter shown in the ad break was the best written part of the whole hour...

God, are British writers really THIS incapable of coming up with anything original? A mishmash of ideas stolen wholesale from other shows (most notably Buffy, Buffy, Supernatural and Buffy - if I were Whedon, my only reason for not suing would be pity for the makers over their lack of talent and the fact that all the stolen bits fell so horribly flat) combined with a flat script, flat characters, flat acting and exceptionally flat direction to create a highly underwhelming experience that felt like bad fanfiction or a very first draft of something had been filmed. And that's not even mentioning the panto-like non-scary villain.

You could see where the jokes, suspense and story were supposed to be, but none of them were there. The characters have no personalities, no relationships and no chemistry with each other and the hero's favourite (non-)reaction to everything seemed to be "mild bemusement", exhibited when he was told demons existed, when he was attacked by a demon, when he was told he was part of a long line of demon-killing types and was expected to fight demons, and when he was shown a huge secret underground library place. To be fair, though, he did dial it up to "a bit sad" and "somewhat agitated" in parts.

Oh, and memo to Gene Hunt. You are not an American. Stop pretending to be one.

In fact, that goes for the writers and producers too. You cannot create a hit fantasy series by stealing bits of American shows and trying to squash them together. Didn't work with Hex, doesn't work here. Either come up with something original or don't bother!

Awful series

[artigat1 · 1/10 · 7 January 2009]

The idea sounded quite good (Van Helsing's relation in modern London fighting various demons). But the actual finished product is absolutely awful.

The cgi demon in the first episode is really badly done. It was under the bed, but looked like it was in full daylight with no shadows or shading. I guess that would have blown the budget.

Mackenzie Crook had a bad nose stuck on and was trying to be Jack Sparrow. The uncle was speaking with a really bad American accent for no apparent reason (if you can't do an accent, just stick with your normal speaking voice!)

I won't be wasting my time watching any more of the series.

Great Show!

[ukmyste · 10/10 · 16 January 2009]

So I'd heard the bad reviews. I knew the basic concept of the show, and I had my doubts. I couldn't imagine how the idea of Van Helsing's descendant coming into his own and demon fighting could be something that could be actually made to work. But it absolutely does, and it does so in the only way it could; by going for over-the-top cheese and not taking itself too seriously. I think the nods given to Buffy were excellent, and far better that than trying to play down the similarity of the base concept of the two shows. But that's where the similarity ends - in the base concept. This is not in any way an attempt to make a British Buffy. It's fresh, original and dazzling.

To be honest, I can't help feeling that a lot of the negative reviews are from people who somehow missed the point. Bad SFX??? What? Were you blind? No, they aren't "realistic" effects such as we are used to with shows like Buffy and Dr Who; they are, instead, of a larger-than-life comic-book style and are done brilliantly. The whole show, in fact, has this same comic book feel throughout - everything from the cinematography to Galvin's cheesy American characterisation.

If you want this show to be another Buffy, then yes you will be disappointed. If you can take it on it's own merits, then be prepared for some pure comic-book entertainment.

worst pantomime I've seen

[prince_joe_collins · 1/10 · 7 January 2009]

this is so goofy poorly written, cheap props and the worst acting i've ever seen on TV since El Dorado.

i love all paranormal TV shows but this is the so poor, it needs a it's own charity.

i've got a great idea put this crap out as a children's program and play "are you afraid of the dark?" in the prime time slot instead because it's far more sophisticated scary better written and acted.

the general plot uses so many name drops to Bram stokers Dracula i began to wonder is it was Dracula 2008 that followed by the Buffy story line rip off i think the title should have been "demons of Plagiarism".

really do your self a favour rent out bed nob's and broom sticks or the wizard of oz there far more demonic than this load of garbage

Not the Dr. Who Killer ITV were looking for!

[Bermondsey · 1/10 · 4 January 2009]

Absolutely terrible formulaic script for the part one opener.

Patominesque baddies with stupid names that seemed plundered from a poor Roald Dahl or Charles Dickens children's story, rubbish makeup and extremely bad wire control.

They have also seemed to have chosen the characters names so they could play a recently charted popish tune to corresponds to it.

Seems to be aimed at the American market, hence the really bad accent and the grand tour of London to get a few sites of historical interest in for our cousins across the pond. Personally, I would ask the black cab driver for my money back if he took me across London the route they used! (Pick up at Southwark Bridge, go over Tower Bridge to get to Waterloo Bridge?????)

Episode 2 will have to do a lot better or I will have to buy a dog to take for a walk!

Here wuffles, here boy, walkies......

Thank you!

[sarah-fiddlesticks · 1/10 · 11 January 2009]

I have to take offence with the opinion that British science-fiction writers suck. We do not! What sucks is the financial sectors of the media who wish to make a buck whatever the consequences. Honour, decency, truthfulness and integrity have fled the buildings they occupy. Hence, shows like Demons are born. All other negative (and therefore positive) reviews are correct. This is just awful. The UK media do get it right sometimes. Take Afterlife for instance. Just about perfect. So much can be achieved without constant special effects. But hey! Now that we can do 'em, someone has to keep the nurds in work. Perhaps those responsible for the creation of these misfit shows believe that the intelligentsia out here won't bother to watch anyway. Perhaps they believe that, 'well, its just for kids so who cares?' 'Its just about silly supernatural stuff so why bother putting any originality into it at all?' I cannot, and therefore will not, begin to describe why this program is at the nadir of entertainment. I'm not going to waste the use of my keyboard. Why then am I thankful in the summary? Because, when the pendulum of rubbish begins to swing into the positive, I will be there. Armed to the teeth and bursting with originality. I do not suck. I blow! Nevertheless, the industry are not keen on writers such as myself. The status quo is the preferred condition. I have, as I type, an original story-line with a terror that has never been imagined let alone placed on screen, complete with an original villain, but they may as well be phantoms and demons themselves in as much as the interest the media companies has shown them. Kudos though must be given to those who make a living producing this hell. This waste of time, money, energy and space. Note, I did not include talent because none was needed to make it. Demons is like a skin sore. One just wishes to scratch it. Its a pleasure to scratch! I've watched episode two and I'll probably watch three. Like scratching, I know its bad for me but I'll keep on doing it. And I have such long red nails that I will end up as deformed and as ugly as Demons is. Molly Cutpurse

One episode was bad enough!

[preppy-3 · 1/10 · 2 January 2010]

Stupid British "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ripoff. Here we have young, hunky Luke Van Helsing (Christian Cooke) being told by his godfather Rupert Giles (Philip Glenister) that it is his duty to fight freaks (i.e. demons). Naturally he doesn't believe him until the "freaks" (guys in ridiculous teddy-bear looking makeup) attack. There's also two attractive women thrown in--Mina Harker (Zoe Tapper) and Luke's annoying girlfriend Ruby (Holly Grainger).

What's wrong with this? Well--everything! The basic story has been done to death. Do we really need to see it again. The plot was predictable AND clichéd--not a good thing. The dialogue was on the level of a very bad comic book. The "demons" just looked silly--even by TV standards. They were more comical than scary. The special effects were atrocious. As for the acting--the less said the better! Talented actor Glenister looks (understandably) embarrassed and doesn't even try to act. Cooke is very attractive and hunky--but he's a lousy actor. Also his thick British accent makes most of his dialogue (to American ears) unintelligible. The girls are both good-looking and speak clearly but they're given nothing to do. This is being shown over here in the USA on BBC America. From what I gather this was cancelled in the UK after 6 episodes. No shock there!

Not Bad Very Promising But Has A Ways To Go

[akibakc · 5/10 · 21 January 2009]

Reading reviews you can see a sharp division of opinion. So should you watch ITV's Demons and why is an American commenting on this show? As a fan of British Cult television I have to say I was a bit skeptical. I mean Joseph Hill Whedon's popularity and influence on British science-fiction and fantasy is all over Demons. Never having been a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel or the more recent Supernatural (and yes I know Supernatural isn't by Whedon but it sure as hell is inspired by Whedon)I have never understood the need to imitate that formula. Demons like Supernatural isn't a bad show just it makes me feel like its gotta long way to go. The ideas are sure as hell there: were-hyenas in hoodies, ancient demons, rat men who like to experiment on people(shades of Douglas Adams), and next week we get VAMPIRES (not a surprise with the Bram Stoker angle).But what isn't there is time. What I mean to say is that ITV has once again refused to whole heartedly get behind this show (no doubt afraid of risking a flop)and it shows in the way the show is constructed. Six episodes is simply not enough episodes to string a nuanced story on. Which is too bad for Demons because what I see I do indeed like. Demons is not a bad show but neither were Buffy, Angel, or Supernatural.Demons is promising but it has a ways to go to being great. And by the way Philip Glenister's American accent rocks!

A big disappointment

[martyncymro · 1/10 · 4 January 2009]

Why Philip Glenister chose the part must have been to move away from the Gene Hunt character with which he is associated. With its theme of good battling the dark side this show had a mountain of potential. Sadly, on the evidence of episode 1, it isn't even a hillock. The show had the style of children's entertainment, but the content of an adult horror. I don't know what audience the show is aimed at. It won't appeal to the horror or the mature audience as it is too juvenile, and many parents won't let younger children watch it for it's demonic content. Hopefully the 2nd episode, which I will give a try, will grab my interest, otherwise I'll be taking the dog out for a walk when it airs. ........ Well I gave episodes 2&3 a try. My dog is very grateful for the extra walks. If you watch it, you'll only get angry with yourself for wasting your time. You have been warned!

Been a while since there's been a good new TV series about hunting demons.

[zactac · 9/10 · 24 January 2010]

Demons is about the descendant of Van Helsing picking up from where his ancestor left off and hunting creatures called Half-Lifes (demons). There are quite a few interesting characters in this show. One of them is a hunter named Galvin that worked with Luke's (the descendant of Van Helsing) father. Now he helps train him to hunt demons just like his father and ancestor did. Also there is a medium named Mina that helps them with finding out where to find demons while also having a secret that you'll learn a few episodes in to the show. Also one of Luke's friends named Ruby helps him hunt demons when he really needs help.

So far the show has just started but its very interesting. We start learning about all of their pasts and then there are episodes that are just about them hunting demons. The series is already starting to show some very promising material. Its already gotten interesting so future episodes are definitely going to be fun to watch.

This is a show that Charmed, Angel, Buffy, and Supernatural fans will enjoy just about guaranteed.

Fail

[Godless_Servant · 3/10 · 12 January 2009]

I'm giving it a 3 because even though the concept is recycled its still one that people tend to be attracted to, the acting is pretty poor and yes it is very Buffy the vampire slayer like, even the hero's mentor looks similar to Buffy's.

I expect 10-14 year old kids to like this show. Anyone much older would shy away from it, the characters are weak and the writers/creator are really reaching for it in regards to who some of these main characters are related to.

Don't watch unless you've seen every other show of interest and you honestly have nothing better to do, read a book or go for a walk, don't watch this show.

I puked

[viviangrey · 1/10 · 8 February 2009]

I don't know how many easily entertained people are out there... but Trick-or-Treat kiddies on our streets can put on better costumes and apply better make-ups than the "demons" on this show.

Perhaps it is suited taste for some audiences, but the lack of passion and imagination are clearly evident. Mega-poor SFX, the tough-fake American accent, blind woman who only appears one-quarter of the time blind, super cheesy non-believable demons, weaponry so ancient... it appeared that Van Helsing organization was no longer funded after year 1320 and without any weapon masters present, where are those silly ammunition coming from? Over-all... what the hell?!!!

Maybe I'm too spoiled and expect a little too much out of this, but man... this truly devastated, robbed a huge chunk and left a big hole inside of me.

on the whole most enjoyable program

[jan_lennartsen · 9/10 · 11 September 2010]

I do think it should have another year or so to complete it as a series. I enjoyed the characters and their acting, re. Cooke's north country/Yorkshire tone I think it is easier for Yanks to understand than some of the Scottish variants in the Dr. Who recent varieties and the Welsh bits in Torchwood. and the variance is far less than in the USA, where BTW "Rupert's" "Pennsylvania" accent is actually legitimate, although it is not an Eastern PA or Philadelphia accent(he would need to say water as woa-aw-oah-ter in 4 syllables), the used accent is a southwestern accent but before you get to the distinctive Pittsburghian scots-irish-Dorset/cornish bit, which uses the word "red" to mean "clean" as in "red up yer room." and "Younz/yinz" for "you all" and " 'nat" for "and all that." A good former example of a user of the accent (not the Pittsburghian one) was former American football coach Bud Carson, whose accent was thought to be from Georgia when he was actually from Western PA(he was for a time the head coach at Georgia Tech).

Decent acting ruined by horrible writing

[tmthylmnt · 2/10 · 7 September 2022]

As is the case with many British shows, casting is more a reflection of talent than purely looks. I have no issues with any of the cast and would watch any of them again in something else. However, their work is often totally undone by the terrible scripts. No spoilers, but I lost count of how many times characters did things that were not only self-defeating, but downright idiotic (even within the confines of suspended disbelief). By episode 5 this sort of thing happened so often I had to force myself to watch #6---and only did so because of the guest star.

Save yourself a huge headache and give this one a pass.

Witty, Funny, and Well Wrote

[ivison_1985 · 10/10 · 5 January 2009]

This is a new show just starting off and so far so good, this is one of the newest ideas to come to t.v in a long time. A lot of people have said how this is a rip off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, well its not this is something completely different. This show although new to out screens is extremely well wrote, funny, and witty.

As the show begins we're introduced to our cast of characters Van Helsings last living descendant Luke, his father who died 15 years earlier. Rupert Lukes godfather who is their to aid him in his battle. Ruby his best friend (who clearly wants to be more) And finally Nina the blind music prodegy who has certain special abilities, someone who Luke may want to be a bit more.