Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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

Duzniak38 Urban Gothic is a really interesting, entertaining show. The tales of 'Urban Gothic' are strange but unique, and are very twisted, dark but usually funny as well. The episodes vary, from raising the dead, to supermarket-owning aliens. The scripts are sometimes a bit silly or dull, but most of it is tongue-in-cheek and well done. The acting is sometimes rusty or wooden, but some people give really good performance, such as Anita Dobsen as Fenella. The stories are really unpredictable though, in the sense that sometimes they are more humorous and bright, instead of dark and gory, but to be honest, this is what is so fun about them; some are really tense and gritty and you can get your teeth into them, and then some are more cheery and spoofish, and you can just sit back and relax and have a laugh, and still be quite scared at the same time. This is such a perfect balance, and makes the show more genuine and unique. Urban Gothic is really worth looking for, and the DVD's are well worth the purchase. You won't be disappointed in this inventive, low budget gem.

Zofiah Krystyna Joanna Lomas (overlordfrost) It's almost impossible to describe the beauty of Urban Gothic to those strange individuals that are not attracted to the most wonderful genre we know as horror. Sure sometimes the desperate need to fit in a last twist before the final credits leaves an audience just a tad confused but its worth it for the rare feeling of freshness that the series in general delivers.Some of the more note worthy episodes include Pineapple Chunks, Be Movie, Seratoin Wild, in fact all of them in one way or another manage to accomplish more than Hollywood has in the past 30 years.Maybe I'm biased but if you ever get the chance WATCH THEM ALL. The naff ones are always balanced out so stick with it and i guarantee you'll be rewarded. Unless of course you're not into horror then i suggest you watch a nice Hugh Grant movie although to me that would be Terrifying.it's all good Z

epsilon3 I really like Urban Gothic in a number of ways.It's wildly uneven and you never know what you're going to get. Half the episodes are boring, predictable or just plain funny (see the episode called 'pineapple chunks' and you'll understand.) The other half are brilliant, unusual and original.It's violent and doesn't pretend it has a moral reason to be that way. The fact is that gut wrenching violence can sometimes shock and horrify. We're not talking 'video nasty' proportions here, but you'll wince at some of the scenes. Because of this capacity for violence and its cheapness, you're always on the edge, wondering if something horrible is about to happen. This is no sanitised hollywood production and it's all the better for it. It feels grubby - the title sequence really demonstrates what the show is about.This is really cheap on DVD - I managed to get series one for about 9 quid. I'm off to order series 2!

vampirebabe85 if you have never heard of urban gothic then i cant really blame you, channel 5 isn't exactly associated with high quality entertainment, or a good picture quality for that matter. its one of those little gems that you happen to catch one late drunken night while flicking through the channels. it has some top rate performances from little known/haven't had a job in a while actors and the scrpits contain some of the darkest humour around (the frog in the blender scene comes to mind)urban gothic has filled the gap that there seems to be in true horror TV (im not counting buffy etc as true horror) it is pure student television and some of the episodes are true genius. one of its main strengths though, is that each time you see it it gets better and develops new and even more twisted hidden meanings and social comments. if only it had the money of a primetime bbc show it could have been one of the best television shows around. however maybe the reason it is so special is because it is so hidden and unrestrained by ratings and strict corporate bosses. long live urban gothic, spread the word and lets all hope that it gets a third series.