Misfits - Episode 3, 1.03

Brief thoughts about the show Misfits:

• I can honestly say I don't think there is a more gorgeously shot TV show. And to make a show about a ragtag bunch of losers, community service, and crime beautiful is an achievement. Everything from the makeshift living area on the community service center's rooftop (some boxes and mismatched chairs) to the empty locker room is shot as if it is a statement, a work of art on its own. Shows like Breaking Bad, which are shot in naturally beautiful locations, utilize languorous sunsets over sculpted mountains, etc, while Misfits focuses on trash in alleyways when it's overcast out.
• Its small budget (compared, at least, to over-saturated American TV shows) hardly shows. Because they produce six episodes a year compared to an excessive 24, the quality and care that goes into each episode goes up, I think. Comparable to cable TV shows in that they both have smaller budgets, more freedom i.e. less censorship, fewer episodes to produce per year, and as a result, quality is higher.
• Like Skins, impeccable music supervision.
• Substantial editing work. Great cuts, and I do like the color correction.
• Have I mentioned how wonderfully the episodes are directed? I want to frame each shot and put them on my wall. The placement of props and actors is so aesthetically pleasing.
• Excellent teenage actors, though not as strong as the Skins cast, in my opinion. Robert Sheehan doesn't convey a very believable irreverent jackass --> concerned teammate. No one can really match up to Nick Hoult, as far as I'm concerned.