Published: Friday, 7th March, 2008 12:30
More Humanity
By Geek Chic
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Blimey. As a geek I'm used to getting excited about the kind of random niche things that, when you try to explain them, involve long explanations, a fair amount of arm waving and usually end with a look of pity and a 'riiiiiiiiiight' from the other conversational participant.
Not so with Being Human.
My original post about this televisual gem ended up accounting for 4 per cent of all the traffic to this site last month after it was linked to and picked up from all over the web - which is pretty fab indeed bearing in mind the traffic this site gets is really not to be quibbled at. Meanwhile, TV industry bible Broadcast Magazine ran a news in brief piece about the petition, which now is a sneeze away from getting 3,000 signatures.3,000 signatures!
Wow.
What with that and the fact that the show was so popular on the BBC iPlayer that they extended the amount of time it was available - and at one point it was the most viewed thing on there barring Ashes to Ashes and Torchwood - all the signs are good. Right?
Well I thought I'd chase it up with the BBC Press Office to see if there was any news. It took a while, but a BBC Drama spokesperson was finally able to tell me that no decision had been taken yet, which is - of course - pretty much what we already knew. However she added: "We're delighted by how well the show has been received. A decision about a forthcoming series will be made in due course."
In comparison, Rob Pursey, Executive Producer of Touchpaper Television, Being Human's programme makers, sounded veritably cheery (and was eminently more easy to get hold of) when I chased him about what happens now.
Obviously he's waiting for a decision from the Beeb too and thus can't really add any information to that side of things. But he did say: 'It's wonderful that Being Human has taken on a life of its own through the petition and other online activities. And it's great that so many people were able to catch up with the show through the BBC iPlayer.'
So a decision 'in due course' eh? No idea how long that will be, but now is the time to cross your fingers. Alternatively, if you haven't signed it yet keep those digits firmly uncrossed and go and sign the petition.It's been really nice to see people get behind this show - makes a change for something so ace to get some attention in amongst the dross hitting our screens at the minute (yes Rock Rivals, I'm looking at you). Here's hoping the news of it being picked up comes soon.
Oh, I was wrong about one thing. The vampire/werewolf fan fiction which I thought would herald a new series has in fact already started. So thanks to those of you who sent me links to it. I am awaiting both for the arrival of some mind bleach and quite possibly our IT department to come and frogmarch from the building for getting such things on email. I'll give you brownie points for being quick off the mark though...
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