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

[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.