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[mustbekarma]

OK, I almost subtitled this "Jed Sees Dead People," but I changed my mind. Let's convert a former mental hospital into condos. Yeah, right, that's really going to end well.

This is premiering on BBC America right now. Here's the official website. I find the guy playing Jed to be really attractive. That eye candy and this being a supernatural show guarantees an automatic look-see.

[temo]

I liked it. I was afraid Molly was toast a couple of times. Curious about the last part. Did it say "Save yourselves from Kate?"

[mustbekarma]

I didn't catch that. I'm not exactly at my most alert after working all day. The series is sufficiently creepy, and it looks like there will never be an end of ghosts to exorcise. Plus, Ned is just smoking hot, in my opinion.

I'm in. I really do dig Supernatural Saturdays on BBC America. Even if I don't always end up liking the shows, I can still get my sci fi fix.

[Soulonfire]

I'm a sucker for supernatural shows and this didn't disappoint. Good cast, good writing, and good atmosphere.

Two things I missed; how did the wife of the ghost driver die and what happened to that Zoe girl the roommate was with?

[Parcae3]

Zoe disappeared, it's an ongoing story.

And it could be read either way, temo, but to me, it definitely seemed like it was "save yourself from Kate."

I saw this when it aired in England. It's not the best written or acted show, but I really liked it! I saw the pilot again at Comic Con, as well as the Jed actor and the showrunner. They didn't say anything about a second season, but the guy at TVG said it was looking good.

[temo]

Two things I missed; how did the wife of the ghost driver die and what happened to that Zoe girl the roommate was with?

I think the wife was in the car when the ghost driver died. Jed said something like "She didn't fare too well either." I loved that opening.

And I agree with Parcae3, Zoe's disappearence will be revisited.

At one point (about the time Molly was talking to Zoe's flatmate) I thought: wow it's still a mental institution. Everyone there certainly has issues. I think both Molly and the other roommate made comments about Kate, implying she wasn't a picture of mental health. Uncle/Daddy seems to have some big time hangups. Roommate has deadbrother baggage. Jed's loving family has institutionalized him (ironically). Zoe's roommate needs anger management. Molly seems close to normal, but she must have self esteem problems if she's been cleaning up after Kate her whole life.

[Nosleepforme]

I watched the first episode when it aired in the UK and thought it was horrible and ridiculous. That being said, I probably should have watched more than the pilot, because Jed is terrifyingly attractive. I hope he will someday appear in something that I actually like.

Has this been renewed for a second series? Or was it just a limited-run-series?

[Gibasi]

And it could be read either way, temo, but to me, it definitely seemed like it was "save yourself from Kate."

I'm not sure how it can be read either way. It either is or isn't selves or self. I saw Save yourselves from Kate.

No wonder Kate is having a hard time selling the flats. It's in the middle of nowhere. I am not sure whether this is going to make my dvr list or not. Jed is awfully cute though.

[Calchal]

I had low expectations for the show when it originally aired in the UK, but compared to a lot of UK genre shows, and heck, even American ones, this was surprisingly good. The only down side is that the stories do follow a formula in terms of episode structure. But it works, I guess.

Haven't heard about a second season, but it was the most watched show on the channel it aired on in the UK, so I don't see why it wouldn't.

[Pache]

From this year's Comic Con on the chances of renewal

"Nothing has been confirmed," Allison says of Season 2, "but it's all looking very positive. We've got some fantastic ideas for the clues in season one that aren't solved.... We want to think about this as a show that can run for seasons. We want that jigsaw puzzle. We'll be able to give that sanctification that a serial story really gives you."

[LivenLetLive]

I thought that the pilot was awful, but I'll give it another try because not much is on Saturday night. Most interesting to me is how Will Young (first "Pop Idol") seems to be doing pretty well hammering out an acting career.

[irishmaple]

Space Canada is carrying this on Saturday nights and I was curious enough to PVR it. Have these people never watched a horror movie? Nothing good comes from repurposing a mental institution with a bad name. I can't imagine there's much demand for apartments in a place with a reputation like Bedlam. I wouldn't live there for free.

I've never seen any of the cast before (with the exception of Hugo Speer from The Full Monty) but Jed is definitely worth the hour as eye candy with a side of slightly unhinged. I liked Molly and am glad she survived the hour. Kate didn't appeal to me at all. She didn't do anything particularly horrible but I didn't like her. The ending with the ghosts in the windows was enough to keep me watching for now. It's not great, but it's interesting.

[Houddy]

She didn't do anything particularly horrible but I didn't like her.

I may have misunderstood what was going on but didn't she try to screw roommate guy moments after Molly said she liked him and Kate assured Molly he was gay so she shouldn't go after him? If I read that right, I'd say Kate did something pretty bad in my book.

I quite liked the pilot but that could be because I watched Terra Nova right before it and that sucked royally so I was desperate. I love the concept and I like all the characters except Kate. In the beginning it did feel a bit like a low budget horror, but then, I kind of like low budget horrors so that wasn't a turn off for me. I'll come back for more. I'm a sucker for a haunting and I love old asylums, and having to look at Jed once a week won't be too taxing.

I'm also intrigued enough by the "save yourselves from Kate" message that I want to see it through. I just hope she dies by the end. I just do not like her at all.

[irishmaple]

Yeah, that whole roommate thing was weird. Molly liked Guy In Glasses or thought she did. Kate thought he was gay or was she just warning Molly off? Then Kate follows through on Molly's suggestion that Guy would look better without the glasses. He was depressed about the upcoming anniversary of his brother's death and went with it. Or was he attracted to Kate all along? The whole thing was just odd and, yeah, Kate didn't look good. I'd like Jed to hook up with Molly if he has to have a roommate romance.

I haven't watched Terra Nova yet; it's still sitting on my PVR. Your review is not encouraging!

[Amelie06]

I liked it. Jed's hotness has me all in. I hated Kate. She just seems like a bitch. The first thing she really says to Jed is a reminder that he is adopted? Outside of Royal Tenenbaum, who does that? I liked Molly and glasses guy.

The message at the end about Kate and all the ghosts in the windows will definitely keep me watching for now.

[temo]

I may have misunderstood what was going on but didn't she try to screw roommate guy moments after Molly said she liked him and Kate assured Molly he was gay so she shouldn't go after him? If I read that right, I'd say Kate did something pretty bad in my book

I sort of chalked that up to her being 'possessed' by the dead person's ring, but now that I think about it, Molly didn't seem too weird when she wore it.

Can anyone explain the text messages Jed was getting? In the beginning with the driver, I thought he sort of 'worked' for some supernatural organization who sought out renegade ghosts and that was how he knew about the dead driver and his dead wife and that the driver was killing folks. So are the ghosts communicating via texting? And not so well at that. Since apparently saving Kate was never part of the plan.

[Houddy]

And not so well at that. Since apparently saving Kate was never part of the plan.

Tell me about it. It bugged the hell out of me that the capped the wrong letters like saVe kAte or some such. Drove me nuts.

But sorry, can't explain the texts because I have no bloody clue what was going on with them. I, too, thought he worked for some organization but then they all seemed to be about saving Kate, though god knows why anyone would want to save that annoying bitch, but maybe the poor ghosts don't know about autocorrect and were trying to type something else and it kept correcting to "save kate" complete with oddly capped random letters.

The texts were the weakest part of the pilot for me as I just don't get where they're coming from or why they were so hell bent on saving Kate.

[Cowshark]

Years ago I saw this crappy horror movie where Tawny Kitaen got possessed by an evil ghost via using an Ouija board. It was bad, but there was this one part where this ghost expert said that ghosts aren't the greatest spellers, which later in the movie leads to a good "oh shit" moment. Maybe being dead lessens your ability to text clearly? Though, given how live people text, Jed's lucky his phone didn't say "(floppy disk symbol for saving) k8".

I think there is something wrong with Kate beyond the jerk thing. Think about it, her grandfather was a sicko who abused patients and her dad seems creepy. Whether it's nature or nurture, she's twisted.

[Sarah1281]

Okay, so if Molly's conversation with Jed aws any indication then she's been friends with him and Kate for years. And Kate tells her to go after Ryan approximately five minutes before trying to jump him? The hell, Kate?

I can't believe that Zoe's landlord/roommate was so unconcerned for her and thought she was skipping out! All of her stuff was clearly still there and who just leaves everything behind?

What was the deal with that ring? Why couldn't the ghost just take it when someone put it down rather than trying to kill whoever was wearing it? And why did Kate have it, give it to Molly, then reclaim it? And why did Molly wear it as a necklace and Kate had it as a ring? And why would Kate wear it in the tub? It's like she was obsessed with the thing.

Also, why was the dead motorist from the beginning killing people? And how could he do that and not notice that he's dead and has been driving nonstop?

[ovrdedge]

I watched this when it first aired in the UK, mainly for Theo James aka Jed, and thought it was awful dreck. It was only partly mitigated by their having Jed walk around shirtless in many scenes. I seem to remember reading that the ratings were pretty bad, so I am surprised that there is even any talk of a second series.

Theo James appeared in one episode in season 1 of Downton Abbey as Kemal Pamuk, although I first saw him in the BBC drama, A Passionate Woman, with Doctor Who's Billie Piper.

[Yvaughn]

I had fairly low expectations, so I ended up loving it. (All except K8, tm Cowshark. And maybe I'll end up loving to hate K8).

I rewound to look at the message on the wall. Spaces don't come through, so I'll use periods, but pretend they aren't there, and it said something like:

........................................Save
Yourselves ................ from
........................................Kate

Which probably means "save yourselves from Kate," but could mean "Save Kate, from Yourselves" (like a letter from someone with MPDisorder) or "Save Kate from Yourselves." I like the touch of ambiguity.

What was the deal with that ring? Why couldn't the ghost just take it when someone put it down rather than trying to kill whoever was wearing it?

I think the ghost was too confused to understand that she could just take the ring--Jed told her "they aren't the ones who took it from you," or something like that, so I think she thought she was avenging herself on the murderers who stole the ring, as opposed to on innocents generations later.

I'll definitely tune in next week... especially with DW on hiatus.

[VioletVisions]

Theo James appeared in one episode in season 1 of Downton Abbey as Kemal Pamuk

THANK YOU!
All through the first episode I kept wondering why the guy looked familiar and why he gave me such creepy vibes. (seriously, I would have had no problem buying him as a highway killer as the fakeout at the beginning suggested) Seeing him as a supposed seducer / really more like date rapist just a week ago in my Downton Abbey marathon catchup would explain it.

What was the deal with that ring? Why couldn't the ghost just take it when someone put it down rather than trying to kill whoever was wearing it? And why did Kate have it, give it to Molly, then reclaim it? And why did Molly wear it as a necklace and Kate had it as a ring? And why would Kate wear it in the tub? It's like she was obsessed with the thing.

And why did they let the poor woman keep her valuables until they killed her (even after they shaved her head)? And how did it end up embedded in a wall, instead of being sold to the next pawnbroker?
Really, that plotline made no sense whatsoever.

I will give the show another chance, but so far I don`t like any of the characters much. Some of the effects were good, but the pacing dragged badly in the middle. I can take a lot of plotholes and pacing issues, if onlz the characters or actors are charming. Iin the end, the fact that the lead actor makes me not want to be alone in a room with him might be the reason I won`t watch this.

[Catgirl14]

I gave this show a look because of one reason, it came on after the Doctor Who finale. I enjoyed watching Jed wonder around with no shirt on, like Molly, can stand the glasses guy, but I cannot stand Kate or her father. If Kate and her father could pass on that would be great. I want to know what kind of cheapskate dad gives a ring found in the wall of an asylum for a gift, or who would want to take it. Also, why wasn't that stripped off the patient the minute she entered the place. From what I've read about those places, that makes more sense. I would like to know who are these people, willing to live out in nowhere land and a former insane asylum at that? I'm wouldn't have been found within a mile of this joint. Surely there are other places to live near London, or wherever this place is?

[Sarah1281]

I want to know what kind of cheapskate dad gives a ring found in the wall of an asylum for a gift, or who would want to take it.

Did Kate actually tell Melly where she got it?

And Kate, of course, is playing landlady, Ryan said that he was promised a great deal if he installed internet or something, and Molly is a childhood friend who likely also got a nce rent deal and/or wanted to support her friend that would make a move on a guy that she just told her to go for after implying that he was gay.

Edited by Sarah1281, Oct 3, 2011 @ 9:48 AM.

[VioletVisions]

From what I understood, Molly doesn't pay rent as long as she has no job. She said Kate "takes care of that" for her, IIRC. So it's basically a case of her being like one of those 19th century Lady's companions who got room and board and an "allowance" in return for taking emotional care of some rich woman. (I'm not saying that they have a contract going on, just that Kate used Molly's financial status and doormat personality to arrange it so, apparently training her up from an early age.) I wouldn't be surprised if Molly does most of the housework around their flat, too.

[Mikita]

I like it so far. Agree with not liking Kate or her dad. Love Jed shirtless. I liked Molly and I'm okay with the other roommate. The girl that disappeared has a horrible roommate. Someone further up the board was right. Who leaves to avoid paying rent and leaves all of their belongings? I hope she turns up.

[Sarah1281]

I was really surprised when Molly, I think, mentioned the Boston Strangler. I've only recently heard of him and I actually live in the same country. Why is Molly so up-to-date on American serial killers? The only British one I can think of is Jack the Ripper and that probably doesn't count.

[swansong]

I'm British and I'd heard of him and a number of others. The Rollingstones even wrote a song about him.

[BuddhaBelly]

Jed is too hot. The combination of dark eyebrows and lush lips is doing it for me. I'm going to keep watching just for that.

Kate is a bitch and it doesn't get better as the season progresses.

The show is delightfully creepy but isn't that great but I'll certainly keep watching.

[Catgirl14]

Did Kate actually tell Melly where she got it?

I think I heard Kate's Dad mention it, but I could be wrong. Since Doctor Who is over I will probably watch it again, but its going to be difficult.