When i first heard this was being made my first instinct was that it would be a poor imitation of it's UK brethren. How right I was.
From start to finish the opening episode was devoid of any of the charisma and humour found in abundance in the original. Sam Witwer as Aiden (Mitchel) was emotionless, unlikable and seemed to be under the impression that he was still on the Smallville set playing Doomsday. Sam Huntington as Josh (George) lacked any of the fantastic comedic presence which Russell Tovey brought to the part in the original and it felt as though he'd been cast simply because he looks... a little odd. Meaghan Rath as Sally (Annie) is the shows only saving grace in the cast department as far as i'm concerned, she played a fair imitation of her counterpart Annie.
Quite bluntly they've taken a great fantasy/comedy television show, stripped it to it's bare bones and put it back together in a new form, but lacking any of the parts which make the original good.
If you haven't watched it yet, try out the UK original version which is in it's 3rd series as this one isn't even comparable.
From start to finish the opening episode was devoid of any of the charisma and humour found in abundance in the original. Sam Witwer as Aiden (Mitchel) was emotionless, unlikable and seemed to be under the impression that he was still on the Smallville set playing Doomsday. Sam Huntington as Josh (George) lacked any of the fantastic comedic presence which Russell Tovey brought to the part in the original and it felt as though he'd been cast simply because he looks... a little odd. Meaghan Rath as Sally (Annie) is the shows only saving grace in the cast department as far as i'm concerned, she played a fair imitation of her counterpart Annie.
Quite bluntly they've taken a great fantasy/comedy television show, stripped it to it's bare bones and put it back together in a new form, but lacking any of the parts which make the original good.
If you haven't watched it yet, try out the UK original version which is in it's 3rd series as this one isn't even comparable.