Hustle and Being Human

What? I missed a blog yesterday? I did indeed. That is what happens when you have to pack your entire life into a suitcase and move it somewhere else. Things get pushed out. Yesterday I made the big trip back to uni after the summer holidays, so this whole daily blog thing might be about to get a bit tricky. On the bright side, you'll be able to look forward to the second part of In the Absence of Television pretty darn soon.

Friday night I watched the second episode of the new series of Hustle, a show that is gradually slipping and slipping, but the BBC keep showing it and I keep watching it. In the old days the cons were clever and the hustlers were witty. These days the plots are help together mostly by luck and duct tape. The shows follow a predictable formula in which the team decide on a person to con, set out a plan, start the plan, everything goes wrong but OH! That was part of the plan the whole time and everything gets sorted out in time for them to go to the bar and enjoy a victory glass of bubbly. The show needs a shake up or it risks slipping into oblivion.

Yesterday I didn't watch any TV... oops. Tell a lie. I watched the first episode of Heroes! I might even watch the rest of it. I've heard many good things about it, but all the good American shows are starting again right now, and Being Human and Doctor Who are expected on our screens VERY soon, so I might not have time. In fact, new Being Human starts just 1 week from today! We can expect the gorgeous Mitchell back on our screens in just 7 short days. This season the gang will be trying to save tea-making Annie from beyond the door. Word is she's in hell! Let's hope they get her home safe. Mitchell's got his own demons to face though, after falling quite spectacularly off the wagon. Also, keep an eye open for new series Becoming Human on the Being Human website, a spin off following a younger vampire, ghost and werewolf, struggling with their own problems.