Bashing The Bland British Buffy

ITV's new family fantasy series, Demons, is essentially a British version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The upside of this is a frequent tonal darkness to the series, a strong foundation of backstory ( Luke Van-Helsing, the decsentant of the actual Abraham Van-Helsing, is the Chosen One, destined to fight Demons) and a recognisable collection of archetypes which we can relate to.

The downside is, it's too familier, without being unique or different enough. Buffy had wit and strong characterisation in abunence...Demons does not.

But its not bad..just exactly what you'd expect from an ITV adventure show. The cast are good but not spectacular; Phil Glenister provides the most interesting character, but is saddled with an annoying American accent. The lead lad and his best friend are adequet while Zoe Tapper has zero character...except for blindness and telepathy traits. Whoopee! (At least Tapper has the advantage of having a beautifully, plummy English accent while being insanely gorgeous).

So no way near as good as the BBC's Doctor Who...nowhere near as boring as the BBC's Robin Hood or Merlin...but perhaps, eventually, on a par with ITV's Primeval. Maybe....