I have been looking forward to seeing "Being Human" over here. I am still waiting for the third season of "Hotel Babylon" to either be shown on BBC America or put out on DVD.

I caught the pilot for "Being Human" on YouTube. I thnk you can still see it there (in 3 parts). Adrian Lester ('Hustle') was the guest star. I liked all three leads and was sorry to hear only Russell Tovey is staying with the series. But the same writer is doing the series, and that's what's important - and the story was pretty good.

Being Human sounds a bit like the idea behind Halo & Sprocket, a totally awesome comic book about an angel, a robot and a cute girl that are all room mates.

Now I want a Halo and Sprocket TV Show, preferably from Bryan Fuller

Woot - I'd been hoping we'd get the pickup for these series. Looks like I'm going to need to make some room on the DVR.

I'll tune in. They sound fun and interesting. A great departure from US crime dramarama.

The new version of Survivors isn't as strong as the original, but low-budget seventies grimness doesn't play well with US audiences anyway. It's still thought-provoking stuff. Imagine a zombie movie without any zombies -- that's pretty much the dynamic. That may not sound interesting, but it is.

The Being Human pilot was extremely good -- long on character development, with minimal reliance on special effects. The series follows this aesthetic path, but suffers initially due to two of the three core roles being recast (supposedly due to actor availability). Even so, it's very promising.

I've seen both, and really like Being Human. Russell Tovey is great on that show.

I'd agree with the other commenters on Survivors. It's a bit slower paced, but worth it.

Both "Being Human" and "Survivors" are very good, but also very different. I only saw the original pilot for BH, but it did strike a really good balance between drama and comedy, plus I suppose the quirkiness of the concept itself makes it just a little more interesting.

Some might find "Survivors" to be a bit slow, but I think that's because it takes a fairly realistic view of the aftermath of a global disaster. Personally, I found the low-key approach to be more entertaining than the "zombie hordes" style of post-apocalyptic storytelling. It pulled me in because I could imagine myself in such a situation. Zombie hordes are entertaining, but I don't think I've ever truly wondered what I might do if I were hunted by the undead salivating over my brain.

All in all, these 3 shows covered make up a nice bundle of entertainment for scifi fans.

Speaking of BBC America. I saw there is a show debuting in two weeks called Mistresses. Is it worth checking out? I see that Anna Torv is even in it.

Being Human is a really cool show currently 2 episodes into a 6 episode run after a successful pilot last year albeit with two thirds of a new cast. It's gaining good ratings for digital channel BBC 3. The tone varies from extremely dark comic drama to single camera comedy and finds a balance surprisingly well.

Survivors was screened on BBC1 and has already been renewed for a second series. The cast was excellent but the pacing was a little slow and the balance of certain story elements wasn't quite right. However, it's great to sci fi and fantasy shows on mainstream UK channels. Something Dr Who has really helped promote.

On a side note, the Stand was first published in 1978 and the original Survivors began in 1975. The killer virus concept a pretty generic concept anyway.