Misfits
I know I cover a lot of British TV on this site, but what can I say, I dig what I dig. Here’s a strange little show I stumbled across when looking for something (anything!) interesting on Hulu Plus. (In Hulu’s defense, I might find the service more interesting if I didn’t also have cable. Maybe it’s time to cut the chord?)
Misfits follows a crew of, um, misfits, who are serving community service when they are caught up in an electrical storm and get special powers. Two of the five have fairly conventional powers (mind-reading and invisibility). One other has the comic-bookish ability to turn back time, which leads to inevitable paradoxes. Of the other two, the girl has the Rogue-ish ability to make anyone want to have sex with her just by coming into contact with them and the other takes the entire series to figure out his power.
It’s billed as a comedy/drama, but I’d say it skews a little more dramatic than similarly categorized shows on this side of the pond. Also, I can’t understand half of what Lauren Socha says (she plays Kelly, the telepath). All six episodes are currently available on Hulu Plus.
I came across Misfits a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it as well, highly recommended. My only really criticism is they rely too much on the rewind power, every other episode ends up undoing everything. While it’s nice to see a “what if” with no real consequences, it loses impact when it’s over done.
The second season of seven episodes already aired, so hopefully Hulu adds those also.