Misfits, Series One

[redbrunja]

So I just finished the first season/serious of Misfits. At the moment, I don't have any thoughts that are burning to get out into the ether but if you, like me, have watched this show seduce people on your flist and are on the fence about giving it a try, here are some things you might want to know before making a choice (pretty unspoilery):

1.) Tone. It's dark but not bleak. This show isn't going to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside but it's also not going to kill your soul.

2.) This may say more about me than I should admit but I did not find Simon as creepy as I expected too.

3.) FANTASTIC MUSIC. Seriously, I would have watched this show a lot sooner if I'd know how great the music choices are.

4.) This show does not have a hot cast (excluding two main cast members and two reoccurring secondary characters). However, as you get to know the characters and get attached, their attractiveness grows.

5.) Brace yourself for the accents.

Comments

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

Lol I love Misfits. It's so...offbeat. Sometimes I'm just like, did that really just happen? But I have grown very attached to the characters and their antics. ^_^

I did not find Simon as creepy as I expected too.

While Simon is certainly creepy in some aspects (most strongly when involving the probation worker), I mostly just spend practically every scene he's in wanting to hug that boy. It gives me warm fuzzies every time he bonds with the rest of the group, because he just wants to belong somewhere so badly.

The music is great! I get happy every time the intro song starts playing lol.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

But I have grown very attached to the characters and their antics. ^_^

Me too! Sometimes I even care about Nathan, which, you know, says a lot.

While Simon is certainly creepy in some aspects (most strongly when involving the probation worker), I mostly just spend practically every scene he's in wanting to hug that boy. It

Same here. I just wanna be his friend!

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

Literally just watched 2.05, which was...interesting, to say the least.

Yeah, Nathan is pretty much constantly a prick that I want to smack in the face - especially when he's a dick to Simon. He does have his moments though, where he manages to be serious or actually amusing. I'm still glad he and Kelly didn't hook up. She could do so much better.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Oh, she can do LOADS better. And I hope in the third season (if we get one) she will.

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

I've liked Kelly from the beginning (in part because she strongly reminds me of Lauren Cooper/Catherine Tate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHAJ4VFStUE) lol), so I really want to see her happy. I love her relationship with the other kids this season. She acts so tough, but she really cares about everyone, and there's just this way that her actress portrays this that I just love. Do you know what I mean?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean! And the Lauren Cooper character and Kelly are DEFINITELY being drawn from the same subculture.

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

I think the term is chav?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Yeah... only as I understand it, 'chav' is a pretty insulting word, so...

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think so (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav).

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

...which is exactly why I didn't want to be all, 'OH, YES, LAUREN COOPER AND KELLY ARE JUST THE BIGGEST CHAVS EVER, LOLS!!111!1'

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

I did not mean to be offensive. I honestly had no idea.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it! I only know it's insulting because of a fashion lj I read where the commenter describes really tacky outfits as 'chavvy.'

[afigureofspeech.livejournal.com]

Oh okay. :) Probably something good to know for future reference anyway lol.