Aug. 12th, 2010
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Aug. 12th, 2010 04:45 am'Being Human' gets last laugh
Monster show is a smash hit
GLENN GARVIN
McClatchy Newspapers
If you think the concept of "Being Human," the BBC's surprise hit series about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost sharing an apartment, sounds ridiculous, the people who make the show take exception.
They think it's beneath even the lowest conception of television dignity, unwatchable and unmakeable.
"I laughed ridiculously about it when they suggested it," says Lenora Crichlow, the 25-year-old actress who plays the ghost, Annie. "To be honest, my reaction was, 'Are you serious?' I take my acting quite seriously. I'd just quit a heavy drama. This sounded like an absurd joke."
And it was, kind of.
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Monster show is a smash hit
GLENN GARVIN
McClatchy Newspapers
If you think the concept of "Being Human," the BBC's surprise hit series about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost sharing an apartment, sounds ridiculous, the people who make the show take exception.
They think it's beneath even the lowest conception of television dignity, unwatchable and unmakeable.
"I laughed ridiculously about it when they suggested it," says Lenora Crichlow, the 25-year-old actress who plays the ghost, Annie. "To be honest, my reaction was, 'Are you serious?' I take my acting quite seriously. I'd just quit a heavy drama. This sounded like an absurd joke."
And it was, kind of.
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