Bitten

I originally read the Kelley Armstrong Book "Bitten - Otherworld 1" about 5 years ago and was impressed with the way the characters unfolded in the book.

And as with anyone who reads a good book you try to visualize what you read, and because of this you tend to be disappointed with the transition between book and screen.

To my great surprise this first episode has followed and brought to life the original work,and moreover has kept true to the written word unlike many other book to TV attempts in the past.

I look forward to watching this series unfold and hope that i can say the same of the future episodes.

I would caution parents as some of the future content if it follows the book may need to be viewed before allowing children to see it first.

But above all any lover of very well written stories this is a must view and i can only recommend that you accompany the series with the original book.

The only reason this show made it as long as it did was because of Laura Vandervoort, she was the only good actor on the entire series. I love werewolf/vampire shows, so this one drew me right in. The first season was great, it moved at a reasonable speed, had lots of character development moments and you got to know the actors and their stories somewhat. It also had lots of wolf action.

For season two and three, there was way too much going on! Good storylines, but too much crammed into two seasons. It was non stop action, go, go go. Not just little plot lines, but really big ones with people dying left, right and centre all the time. It was too much too fast. They needed to slow the series down and have more personal moment or character building moments. And it was really annoying that the main actors would be these fierce warriors one moment, then getting their butts kicked the next. It needed more consistency to the show.

The biggest thing that annoyed me the most was that they hardly ever turned into a werewolf during the series! The first season was great because they were constantly changing, then season two and three came and there was next to no changing. I thought the series was supposed to be about being a werewolf? Why not use the power of being a wolf to your advantage. Instead they always stayed in their human form and only in the last resort changed. They also made the hype of Elena too big, you knew she was special, but the majority of the time she is getting her butt kicked and your left thinking, "okay, are you going to kill them already or what? I thought you were skilled". But then other times she was all of a sudden this great warrior that could do anything. The series needed more of a lead up to her abilities (such as training or circumstances that made her strong). Then once she had those fierce skills, the show should have had her use them more often and not be defeated all the time by enemies in combat.

The series had lots of potential, but was slaughtered by the writers. Still worth the watch, but not the best series. The sex scenes are great and there's lots of them. Laura Vandervoort is fantastic with her role, as her acting brings the show to life, the other actors not so much, but the series does introduce some better actors as the series goes on. I was disappointed that the show ended so early. I think if it would have continued it might have gotten better, especially with how it ended. It left potential.

Good concept. Actually seemed well cast.

It's pretty standard for a werewolf show, except that the werewolves are very fragile. They have superior strength, but have avg healing ability. Which really comes into play, as characters start dying off.

When I first realized that they had made Elena's story into a TV show I was sceptical, as very rarely the show can match with the Books. But I must say I was pleasantly surprised, there were a few things that I am personally a little critical off, as I don't believe the actors portray the description, but again that is just personal opinion. However they have managed to keep the story line well on track, and I will continue watching and keeping an eye out for future series on this set of books. Well done, well made and all around very pleasant viewing. Not recommended for under 13-15s though. All in all, not Child friendly, but aimed at young adults, which is why i rated it at a 8/10

The New Witch/witchcraft in S2 was all very realistic... Scary! Over all I liked the storyline direction. :)

I would've liked to see more of the transitional part of the wolves, and just the wolves themselves. I would've liked to see more of the wolf dynamic of senses presented In a more supernatural way & or more Significantly presented.

Nevertheless the plot was strong & the martial art action through out was cool & intense! The witchcraft was luring to watch & gripping- scary! The witchcraft effects were in keeping to what you would imagine what witchcraft does & is.

The acting was great by everyone! The chemistry between the cast comes off screen, You can tell everyone is close.