Jekyll - BBC Show

Holy shit...anything that Moffat writes I'll buy a ticket too. Thanks for the heads up on this one it would have sailed under my radar otherwise.
I'm staying out of that Dr Who thread through fear of spoilers.

Me too. And Spike, I second the thanks for the Moffat heads-up.

This is one of the best shows in the BBC's arsenal and no one in the US will discover it until it arrives on BBC America. I loved episode five, the huge reveals, and "rewind".

Robert Louis Stevenson came off as a bit of a douche, but that ending with the blackout was brilliant. Nesbitt is so damned good you almost believe that there is a physical transformation.

I highly look forward to seeing this when it goes on dvd.

BBC America on Demand is going to start playing the show tomarrow, I'll definetly being checking it out.

Jesus what an ending! One question though, Hyde is incredibly fast and strong, plus he has the ability to control electricity and fuck with human sensory perception, so why did he let them shoot him?

i was a bit disappointed in the ending, but it doesn't detract from a great series. the riddle of Jekyll's rebirth was hiding in plain sight the entire time (Dr. Jekyll dying with no descendants), which i never figured out until it was stated, was brilliant writing on Moffat's part.

without spoiling it for those who haven't seen it yet:

it was pretty much stated that Hyde sacrificed himself. they would have never stopped hunting Hyde, so he took the damage from the bullets, killing himself and allowing Jekyll live a Hyde free life.

Watching the first episode on BBC America On Demand and Holy Shit! Nesbitt is bloody brilliant as Jackman and Hyde. He's wonderfully, and deliciously, creepy as Hyde. I'll admit it; the way Hyde's portrayed is a bit like how I think everyone's (or at least my) dark side would be like if we let it run loose.

I watched the first episode on BBC America..very good show..When he started singing " A lion sleeps tonight.." I knew this show was something good....

Also...on BBC America... they have a message before the show that says something along the lines of " We talk with funny accents so if you dont understand what we are saying ..used the closed caption button" That just struck me as very funny...

Yeah this is as good as TV gets really. Episode 5 is one of single best episodes of a show I've ever seen. Moffat really nails this one. Nesbitt is brilliant, looked like he was having a blast playing Hyde.
Spoilers:
The kids "swapping places" while incarcerated in the chambers was way creepy.

Also props on the Jekyll dying without ancestors thing. I was totally thinking along other lines until the end reveal.
Fantastic!

I can't do anything but agree with everyone how good this was, I wasn't going to bother watching it but I'm glad I did.

Same here. Great show. I agree that there were a few times where it got a bit cheesy and it had a few flaws here and there, but James Nesbitt gave such a great performance that those things didn't even bother me. I can't believe I've never seen him in anything else. I thought they did an amazing job with his make up, except during those "I'm Hyde and I'm jumping at you with my big scary teeth all blurry like" moments. The writing was great and I especially liked the weird little bits of humor.

Not to mention, the past few days I've been wandering around randomly and uncontrollably singing "You don't know who left me at the staaaaaaation."

Oh, one thing I wanted to ask. I watched the first two episodes On Demand from BBC America while I was visiting my family and I remember the part where Katherine, Jackman's assistant, released Hyde from the chair and it contained a bit where she told him to look away from the keypad and kept telling him to look farther away so he wouldn't learn the code and be able to release himself from the chair in the future. Then, when I got home yesterday and watched it again, that part was gone. For those who have seen it (I believe it was the second episode), did it have that part?

The BCC UK version I watched didn't have that scene, so it might just be a BBC America scene added to pad out some other cut. I want a special edition DVD set, and I really want a confirmed series two.

That sequence was in the version I saw. I downloaded mine so who knows where it came from, sorry. Pretty sure there is not going to be a second series to this. It wasn't actually conceived to be anything other than a one off. And, honestly, I think they have gone as far as they can go with this before it veers dangerously close to suck terriotry. I REALLY do not want to see The Children of Hyde or any such thing to be honest.
Anyway, Moffats got Doctor Who to work on. I keep hoping that they hand the reigns of that show over to him when Russel Davies leaves.
Pleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease

Without BBC America, I guess I'm forced to wait for DVD. Bugger.

Watched the the last two episodes back to back (BBC America gets cool points for that)..very cool

The Super solider ringtone was the best.. lots of surprises..just wish that the season lasted longer than just 6 spisodes. Great ending.

What are the odd that like "Life on Mars" (another great BBC America show) that its gonna be reincarnated on this side of the pond?

Just finished watching it. Lemme say first that I loved 99% of the series. Good performances, well-Directed, and above all, great writing. Lots of great writing. Now that being said...

The very last scene was pretty fucking terrible, in my opinion. Partly because it was the only thing in the entire series that I could see coming a mile away, but mostly because it seemed like such a lazy, 80's slasher film-style ending, especially compared to how well-executed everything else was.

when it was shown on BBC America the listing said season finale, as opposed to series finale. as far as i knew, it was a short run series with no follow up intended. is this just an American thing not understand the difference between series and season?

I was going to ask the same thing. I thought I even read that the show's writer thought that the story was done?

Yep, it's a one off property with no continuation. Must be an American misunderstanding thingy.

There has been talk of second series. (Most seasons of shows in the UK are concieved as single series without any thought to another season, but in this case, it really was designed to be a single series.)

Personally, I think Moffatt could pull it off, especially since it'll be another year before he's in charge of Dr. Who (if he gets it). If anyone could figure out a good, solid way to continue the story, despite how it was wrapped up, it'd be him.

And frankly, I'd love more Hyde/Jackman and Mrs. Jackman.

What the fuck, I checked BBCA OnDemand to see if there was a new episode, and there was one, episode 5 and for some reason they skipped episodes 3 & 4. Bullshit.

I don't know why I didn't mention it in my other posts, but they aren't going to be continuing it. I'm too lazy to look up the link right now, but if you go to the Jekyll page on either the BBC or BBC America site (can't remember which), it clearly states something like "This series has ended." That, for the most part, kinda puts any rumors (and as it seems in most cases, hopes as well) to bed.

I know I'm behind the times here, but I just finally got around to watching this show, and I have to say that I loved every episode despite some flaws. After only knowing her work from Coupling, it was strange to see Gina Bellman playing the sane one for a change. Speaking of Coupling, did anyone else have the urge to say, "It's out of reach!" when Hyde asked Syme where the key was while they were in the wine cellar? Maybe that was just me.

Anyway, on a more serious note, could anyone tell me what exactly Hyde did to Billy (the guy in the alley with the knife) in the first episode? I'm a little confused, because [possible spoilers] it looks and sounds like Hyde kills him by breaking his neck, but then after the girl runs away, Hyde goes back and jumps on Billy's chest. Billy proceeds to moan, cough up blood, and writhe around in pain, proving that not only is he still alive but his spinal cord is still in one piece too. Even with the broken ribs and punctured lungs, Billy must have survived the encounter, because two episodes later everyone treats Benjamin as Hyde's first kill. So what really happened in the alley? I'm tempted to think that Hyde just pretended to break Billy's neck in order to scare him and the girl, and Billy fainted from fear. However, if that was the case, then what made the cracking sound? Am I missing something, or is it just one of those little plot-holes/loose-ends that we aren't supposed to think about too much?

I read somewhere that Steven Moffat had a second series of Jekyll ready if the BBC wanted it, but I'm not sure if that meant that he had the scripts written or if he only had a plot outline to pitch to them. Hopefully the BBC will decide to go with it. There was certainly enough left unresolved/unexplored in the first series to provide material for six more episodes without just focusing on the twins.

I'd also like to say that I'll never be able to think of the Lion King again without also thinking to the whole zoo scene.

Finally got around to watching this on Netflix streaming. Damn fun show. Some plot points at the end got a little predictable, but still a lot of fun. And the opening few minutes of the last episode are pure gold. Absolutely love. Plus creepy kids are always great. Gives me even more faith in Moffat taking over Dr Who.