SyFy Remakes "Being Human"

cory · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 11:27 pm **Posts:** 4989

Fans of the show are not happy about this. Personally I like the original, a lot. (And plan on rewatching it soon.) But I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea for SyFy to remake it...I mean on BBC America probably less than a million people saw it, it will be getting 13 episodes, and they can make it more relatable to young Americans. So I'm definitely willing to give this a shot.

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The BBC's clever 20-something show Being Human about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who end up as roommates is the latest British series to get an Americanized version. Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of the new series, which it plans to launch in the summer or fall or 2010 as a companion to its show Sanctuary (which also features a vampire and a werewolf).
Being Human debuted on the digital network BBC Three with six episodes and was popular enough that it got moved up to the larger BBC One. A second season of eight episodes is planned for early next year in Britain, and the show also airs in the U.S. on BBC America.

"It turned out great as we can now do an American version," Syfy president Dave Howe told The Hollywood Reporter. "We've always been keen on vampires and werewolves, and we loved the originality of Being Human, the fact that the fantastical creatures in it are very young, accessible and charming."

Howe said the Syfy version will not just "slavishly replicate the British version."

cory · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 11:27 pm **Posts:** 4989

Also SyFy is remaking "Alien Nation" with Tim Minear (the original of that sucked major ass IMO) but I'm not sure if that made it past script stage.

Mr Pointy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:35 pm

Jesus Christ, I'm sorry, but enough with fucking remakes!!

MadGuy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:24 am

Remakes are pathetic, especially American ones. But we all knew this.

I am going to watch this, though. There have been a few good ones, like The Office <3

As long as it doesn't air on The CW, it won't suck completely.

cory · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 11:27 pm **Posts:** 4989

Remakes are not always bad. I don't like the original V very much but I think the remake looks fantastic. :)

I think it all depends on who they get to write it. I find it odd they ordered a whole season without even having hired anyone to actually write the remake...they should get Tim Minear to do it, I think he'd be fantastic.

MadGuy · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:20 am

I do agree with that. Remakes are for the most part... crap, especially if they try to copy the exact original version.

Remakes can be good if they are a little bit similar, but mostly just different. Like BSG for example.

cory · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 11:27 pm **Posts:** 4989

I always think remakes should do their own thing (esp in TV) because I think there are multiple ways to explore a concept so I'd like to see people do their own thing with it.

Heisenberg · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:38 pm

I still have to watch the British Being Human :\

SyFy Remakes "Being Human"

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