I'm not honestly a huge fan of vampire and witch films and TV. True Blood was watchable, the Originals was ok. Neither really engaged me. My OH is a fan though. So going into this new series about witches, vampires and their ilk left me only moderately interested. Usually when faced by probably-not-going-to-be-interesting TV I would bring something to read to the sofa, as I did on this occasion. I didn't get any reading done. The story is based around US academic who apparently is a witch, but does not really engage in the whole witch thing, preferring a normal life. After about 20mins of the first episode I can honestly say I was hooked. Completely. Great characters. The story is engaging (I'm up to episode 4 now). What supernatural stuff there is is actually done quite well. What I think is clever is that the fantastic world of supernatural creatures is given something of an historical basis. Fictional, of course, but it provides a refreshing context to the story telling. The acting is good. The settings are great: old castles, modern universities and the real world. So now I am hooked and thoroughly looking forward to the next episode. Great TV, even if you are not into the whole blood sucking magic wand stuff.