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rionaleonhart) wrote2009-05-07 11:39 am
rionaleonhart) wrote2009-05-07 11:39 am
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If You Haven't Watched 'Being Human', The End Of This Entry Applies To You.
I forgot to mention in my last entry that I would like to see Merlin meet the supernatural trio of Being Human! They can all be misfits together. Mitchell and/or George might resent him a little at first, because amazing magical abilities are not really the worst possible thing with which to be cursed, but eventually they would all come to love each other.
Also, I watched the pilot episode yesterday. Not-really-spoilery notes:
- I like Pilot!Mitchell and Annie quite a lot, but I think I prefer the Mitchell and Annie from the actual series. Perhaps because the ones from the actual series were the first ones I met; perhaps because I know not to get too attached to the actors in the pilot. (Actually, I like the pilot actors an enormous amount. It is a very good thing that I also enormously love the actors from the actual series.)
- It took a second watching for me to notice that there is an entire scene in which Mitchell and George are hanging out and chatting whilst George is wearing exactly no clothes. My powers of observation are fearsome.
- THAT SCENE WITH THE ESTATE AGENT. AND THEN THE THRESHOLD. OH, MITCHELL. YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT.
- I laughed so hard at 'It's like my body is made out of diamonds'. Someone's been reading Twilight.
- MITCHELL AND GEORGE AND ANNIE SIT AROUND AND DISCUSS WHICH HOGWARTS HOUSES THEY WOULD BE IN.
I WANT TO BE THEIR FRIEND.
Do they also discuss what Pokémon they would have? Well, I'm certainly going to.
The obvious thing to say would be that Annie has a Ghost-type, Mitchell has a Dark-type and George has something wolfish. Actually, George would probably go for the most unwolflike Pokémon he could find, given that he is not terribly happy about his condition. Something like a Pichu. Mitchell and Annie would mock him a lot for it.
George keeps catching sight of what looks like a Mightyena out of the corner of his eye. It is slowly driving him mad.
OH, WAIT: perhaps Mitchell has a Mightyena. George would throw a fit.
Actually, I think the Pokémon for Mitchell might be a Houndoom. Which, whilst not as wolflike as Mightyena, is probably still wolflike enough to make George terribly uncomfortable. Sorry, George; you're probably not going to like Mitchell's Pokémon, whatever I eventually decide to give him.
Annie is difficult, though, because no Ghost Pokémon really seems to fit her. Shuppet, whilst terribly cute in appearance, feeds on feelings of envy and malice and vengefulness, which doesn't strike me as very Annie-ish. (I like to think that the house has Shuppet infestations when one of the trio is in a particularly dark mood, however.)
Perhaps Annie can't catch Pokémon! In the tower in Lavender Town, after all, the Pokémon on the player's team are terrified of the ghosts. Perhaps they all run away from her. She is quite upset by this. Mitchell takes it upon himself to train an Eevee not to be afraid of her, and ropes George into it as well. Bless them.
Actually, as the pilot is not available on the Being Human DVD, I can link you to it with no guilt whatsoever! You can watch it here on YouTube. If you have not yet seen any Being Human, give it a try! (I should mention that Mitchell and Annie were recast for the actual series, so try not to fall too in love with the actors in the pilot. Feel free to fall in love with the characters, though!)
Seriously: watch it. It is right there. It is a drama-with-humour about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who share a house. I'm sure some of you will be tempted.
Also, I watched the pilot episode yesterday. Not-really-spoilery notes:
- I like Pilot!Mitchell and Annie quite a lot, but I think I prefer the Mitchell and Annie from the actual series. Perhaps because the ones from the actual series were the first ones I met; perhaps because I know not to get too attached to the actors in the pilot. (Actually, I like the pilot actors an enormous amount. It is a very good thing that I also enormously love the actors from the actual series.)
- It took a second watching for me to notice that there is an entire scene in which Mitchell and George are hanging out and chatting whilst George is wearing exactly no clothes. My powers of observation are fearsome.
- THAT SCENE WITH THE ESTATE AGENT. AND THEN THE THRESHOLD. OH, MITCHELL. YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT.
- I laughed so hard at 'It's like my body is made out of diamonds'. Someone's been reading Twilight.
- MITCHELL AND GEORGE AND ANNIE SIT AROUND AND DISCUSS WHICH HOGWARTS HOUSES THEY WOULD BE IN.
I WANT TO BE THEIR FRIEND.
Do they also discuss what Pokémon they would have? Well, I'm certainly going to.
The obvious thing to say would be that Annie has a Ghost-type, Mitchell has a Dark-type and George has something wolfish. Actually, George would probably go for the most unwolflike Pokémon he could find, given that he is not terribly happy about his condition. Something like a Pichu. Mitchell and Annie would mock him a lot for it.
George keeps catching sight of what looks like a Mightyena out of the corner of his eye. It is slowly driving him mad.
OH, WAIT: perhaps Mitchell has a Mightyena. George would throw a fit.
Actually, I think the Pokémon for Mitchell might be a Houndoom. Which, whilst not as wolflike as Mightyena, is probably still wolflike enough to make George terribly uncomfortable. Sorry, George; you're probably not going to like Mitchell's Pokémon, whatever I eventually decide to give him.
Annie is difficult, though, because no Ghost Pokémon really seems to fit her. Shuppet, whilst terribly cute in appearance, feeds on feelings of envy and malice and vengefulness, which doesn't strike me as very Annie-ish. (I like to think that the house has Shuppet infestations when one of the trio is in a particularly dark mood, however.)
Perhaps Annie can't catch Pokémon! In the tower in Lavender Town, after all, the Pokémon on the player's team are terrified of the ghosts. Perhaps they all run away from her. She is quite upset by this. Mitchell takes it upon himself to train an Eevee not to be afraid of her, and ropes George into it as well. Bless them.
Actually, as the pilot is not available on the Being Human DVD, I can link you to it with no guilt whatsoever! You can watch it here on YouTube. If you have not yet seen any Being Human, give it a try! (I should mention that Mitchell and Annie were recast for the actual series, so try not to fall too in love with the actors in the pilot. Feel free to fall in love with the characters, though!)
Seriously: watch it. It is right there. It is a drama-with-humour about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who share a house. I'm sure some of you will be tempted.
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Good luck with your exam, and I hope you enjoy the episode!
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