Just what I expected

Excellent but underrated film

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Loved it! They certainly could have easily had a season 2, I'm very disappointed that it's been cancelled. I really liked the unique take on the usual ghost story and the idea that there are places in which the veil is thin between the living and the dead and where time seems to play tricks. Good story, great acting and lovely setting, this show kept me engaged from start to finish. Very sorry not to see it coming back for part 2.While I don't want to throw out any spoilers, I will say that it seems as if a season 2 was planned, and that in anticipation of that unfulfilled promise the neatly wrapped up story line was done a disservice at the very end. You'll see what I mean. Even so, the tacked on secondary ending does nothing to detract from the rest of the season--just ignore it like a burp at the end of a good meal. That said, I do highly recommend the show, especially if you like Gothic mysteries.

This show is very well acted. The setting and scenery is magnificent. As an American watching, I love the historical references emerging through the story. Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer make a wonderful couple. The plot, itself, reminds me of the series Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010), in which Jennifer Love Hewitt's character solves mysteries related to those haunting the living. This is much deeper, but still retains that episodic start to finish feeling. I became familiar with Colin Morgan watching Merlin (2008-2012). His acting completely impressed me. I hope to find other works he has been/is involved with. I am desperately waiting the release of The Rising. I truly think Mr. Morgan can carry the weight of the big screen.

Sometimes I have a feeling within ten minutes that I am just not going to like a show, but if it has interesting elements I will often push through in hopes that things gel.The first episode of The Living and the Dead falls in this category for me. The series had a nice sense of period atmosphere, with nice scenery, pretty costumes, and a sense of foreboding. But the show felt inert. It wasn't just the very leisurely pace; there was just something so *bland* about it all.Still, I persevered, thinking that perhaps there would be a riveting character or a plot twist (as promised by some of the other reviewers) that would pull me in.Instead, I just felt this overwhelming sense of restlessness. I kept checking the clock to see how much was left.The characters were wooden and generic. The pacing was glacial.It's not that I can't see why this might appeal to people. It's got that psychology versus spirituality concept and a Thomas Hardy/Henry James literary approach. But I can't even think of sitting through any more of this.

This is a breath of fresh air. A Classic creepy door, image-in-the- mirror-flash ghost story. Reminiscent of "A Woman in Black" and borrows from "The Others." But very well. The atmosphere is dark--set in rural England in the 1890s -- it is easy to forget just how isolated rural communities were then. Episode 1 is a cracker. The next few set the scene. Episode 5 is just AWESOME in horror content. Posca (Nicholas Woodeson), from Rome, is terrific. Episode 6 clarifies everything and hopefully sets up series 2.I watched it during daylight hours. Very good. Very spooky. Enjoy.