Three British friends con their way into positions at the titular Californian summer camp, find themselves looking after the 'chunk bunk' and pursue some of their sexy American colleagues.
brilliant...The adverts and the title almost put me off Beaver Falls, which I thought was going to be a feeble gross-out, sub-Inbetweeners, juvenile mess. Luckily, I got past these things and found a show that turned out to be funny, full of beautiful people and realistic characters, and more than that - it had an unexpected heart. Hot lothario Flynn (Sam Robertson) initially shagged his way around the camp, only to reveal to camp counsellor Rachel (Kristen Gutoskie) that he is suffering a terminal disease and so is getting laid while he still can. Nerd Barry (John Dagleish) has his sights set on Kimberley (Natasha Loring), who already has a dumb jock boyfriend, but Barry shows that wit and intelligence win out. Love-lorn A-Rab (Arsher Ali) was dumped by his British girlfriend and spends most of his time pining for her while developing feelings for Rachel. Each lead character has an interesting arc, while there is also plenty for the supporting cast of 'fatties' to do, both in terms of comedy and learning to love themselves without any mawkishness. I think the main reason that Beaver Falls gets away without being too sentimental is through the fact it's British made, so humour and reality trumps Hollywood-style endings.
but...
I suppose sometimes the drama outweighed the comedy, or the laughs weren't strong enough at times, but overall the show worked. Oh and a couple of story points you could see coming a mile off, such as Rachel and Flynn getting together.
briefly...
A fun, sexy British show with a glossy, hot American setting, with an emotional set of storylines and likable, believable characters that outgrow their traditional genre stereotypes.
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