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Aflfe was committed against Impumty these mm“ that were 3" 1:” 1. :1): ”is“, with: '3 ' fyou 35k me. vampires should be W as m W‘ 8 residential taxpayers in owrtglnlally prescribed by the City or ; g’x'wi‘tm =.' e . ~ ‘55" ‘ - ' ‘ ingdwellersofthetnidermr‘ldâ€" notdreanly teen hunk whose Waterloo with the introduction of. 5:1“ 0"? itial fi‘w *’ ’3 ‘ ' '“ " ‘ . ‘ perfectoomplexiombeliedteirnoctumalex'sterm 10(15ng house rules that permitted wh 6:181 e" “property owners '3: ; . ~ ~ ’ ' . , That's Why 1 tuned in this past Monday night for the pre- up to 10 rental rooms in a single resi- fr 0 , $181“ ey had protection of." 3 M » ' ,. . miere episode of Being Human, a new series about three dence in single family neighbour- om m ompatible property uses :2: . _ ’* j. > roommates: a vampire. a werewolf and a ghost struggling to hoods. found that the City of Waterloo had i. j _ . keep their dark secrets from the world. A US adaptation of the The result was a huge transfer of "tho regarg‘for the" “8h“ even , f . . ' acclaimed BBC series stars Mark Pellegrino, one of my ‘ property value from neighbours to {0‘33 eypay the vast majority ’ , . _ favourite actors in recent years, known for his TV roles as the ' } owners of lodging houses and sig- 0‘ rest enttal property taxes to the . t ‘ mysterious Jacob on lost. the diabolical Lucifer on Supernatu- nificant reduction in quality of life CW . $31 . ‘ . f ral, and abusive eat-husband Paul Bennett on Dexter. I and quiet enloimem of homes by . Ma.” owners mun!“ the ”my .. y ' “Yeah. vampires these days are romance novel characters I neighbours. In their homes to partially fund . that sparkle in the sun â€" they're rock stars.” Pellegnno‘ recent- ‘ Waterloo council now has an retirement “P0“ sale. only ‘0 dls' ly told me over the phone from Los Angeles. “But in Being opponunity to correct this injustice C°Ve'."‘a‘ a “93"” 101mm“ :' , . Human. these vampires live on the fringes of society. They're | with the passage ofa proposed by- rooming house approved by the 3'; . underground and oppressed. And even though they're more | law. reducing the limit of rental CW ofWaterloo devalued their 2 . powerful than human beings. they know that to ‘come out’ } rooms to three per home. property by 10 Per cent or more: 3. would be the end of them.” . I ltrust that Waterloo councillors in extremecasesthe properties .- I asked Pellegrino '0 shed some ' __A##_ . l have the courage to proceed, with- are unsaleable an?” as morning light on his new role as Bishop, a lieu- \ \ ‘ , a , , l out grandfathering existing houses' a use Womb“? “Pd" the ‘- tenant in the Boston police force. ‘ t. l “t l t \ l l t l l amusements for more man a cow 3.00%}er rule for pronmny of “He’s a Severalâ€"hundred-year-old y j g l \ ple of years. mommg houses ‘ _ . vampire who. at the time of the story. ‘ ‘ The citizens of Waterloo deserve . The wealth transfened to lodg- . , . » is the vampire boss 0‘ 30510“ and has , to have the quiet enjoyment of their "18 house owners '5 probably a 5'8' ‘ ' ‘ insinuated himself into mainstream . ’ society through the police force where t.- i he has risen up through the ranks.” '- -â€"T . ' O o , 0 said Pellegrino. ‘He also has a busi- , I g | Beer is a food ou 1snt it? 0.. ~ I , 0 where he does his subtenanean oper- l ations and uses that as a way of a After some 32 years of marriage, 1 have learned a should I let the facts get in the way of a good excuse. extending his influence throughout a ‘ ew things So for four days I will be going through a detox the city." One of them, and i am fairly sure i have men- program, which includes plenty of fruits and veg- With over 20 years in the business. MARSHALL tioned this before, is that it’s always best to choose etables, and significant amounts of water and fiber. Pelleg‘ino said he enjoys playing such WARD your battles carefully. combined with 40 minutes of cardio every day.. archetypal characters as Bishop, por- ln my case surrender is usually the This is designed to clear out all trayed as a vampire mafia overlaid of Boston. wisest course of action. those nasty things which have accu» “i think l'm drawn to ‘bigger issues’ kind of characters who At this point in my life. i really can't l ’l j i l l l ] mulated in my body. and set me on the are passionate,” he said. “Somebody asked me the other day. come up with a scenario which sees me I ;( ) l l l { K l' road to physical righteousness] 'You’re just so menacing. so scary â€"- how do you do that?‘ l 1 going to war with an opponent is who is ‘ assume. said. 'Y'know, I don't do anything.’ I think it’s just the nature of : armed with much more powerful W” Diana tells me this is because she my face, and my body. and my enery. Whatever it is. it's some- 1 weapons. 1 may have witticisms and sar- 9‘5: caresabout my health. thing I can’t necessarily help. but l've been rather lucky l ! casm on my side, but she has a disap- j 13:; She wants me to be around for a because people want to cast me in parts where i get to be the l l proving look which has already queued f; . _~. long time. smart bad guy â€" the philosophically motivated. morally l revolt in three young women. ;, 1% l believe this â€"â€" sort of. (There is the ambiguous bad guy like the complicated characters that exist 1; Somehow. she can look both dis- :3: - . nagging thought I am worth consider- in real life. And l'm liking it." t pleased and hun at the same time. I am “‘ J ably more dead than alive. and she i told Pellegrino how much i enjoyed his role on the series j ‘ quite convinced there is a course out E. ., i may be trying to distract me. just to Dexter. starring Michael C. Hall as a Miami forensics expert by l ; there somewhere that all women take ‘ ., take away suspicion somewhere down day and a serial killer by night, trying to make the World a bet- 1 i when they become mothers. ‘ the road.) ter place, one homicide at a time. " ! . So it is, 1 found myself wandering in a " There is no meat at all in this four ' “You know what I like about Dexter? He had this nature that i health food store this week. BRIAN day program. Dr alcohol. he was born with, and there's nothing he can do about it â€" the I I do eat a much more healthy diet BOURKE Not that i have that every day any- human part of him â€" just like our monsters in Being Human.” ; nuw than a couple of years ago, I just way. but sometimes I consider if a food opined Pellegrino. } have never felt the’ need to supplement it ’ ‘ group. "And like our monsters. he can live by a strict code of values. i with some kind of"l(entucky bluegrass root pow- There are no crazy things in the program . . . like and it's not natural. but he can find a way to channel that dark- ‘ tit-r" designed to either enhance my lawn or make sod or chicken feet powder â€" so it will probably be ness into something good.” mo run faster. 0K. Pellegrino concluded. "And that's what Being Human is ”to reason for this shopping expedition was my But it's an awful lot of change. about. a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost attempting to live ‘ wife's sudden desire for some kind of detox pro- And an awful lot of fiber. together as roommates and blend into society, hiding their gram. probably not the worst idea. following a week And I'm not too sure that part will turn out OK. dark secrets from the real world. while supporting each other of lounging around in Jamaica, faced with incredi- and dealing personally with their natures." ‘ hly unhealthy temptations to which i may have fall- A nature that. in this sman and imaginative new series. ‘ en victim. '0‘ reflects the darker side of humanity. ‘ The problem with that is I have a fairly good idea Brian Bourke. a "18me Offh€ 105-3 KOOL I'M . ‘ it's the toxins that actually hold this temple together. morning emu can be reached bye-mail at y t have no scientific proof of this, but then why bbourkeG’koolfmmm. Marshall Ward is a visual artist and wrestling reporter. E-mat'l is mlcome at ”mirau_ward@hotrnailoom .