The creaturecorner website posted an alleged review of the DS pilot, Positive buzz for Shadows. I am glad to see a positive review if it is true. This review was also picked up by the horrorweb website.

Thanks, jimbo.  I can verify that it's a legitimate review by someone who has indeed seen the pilot, and I'm posting it in its entirety with the permission of the author.  There's nothing contained here that will spoil the suspense for first-time viewers.


I've seen it and thought it was terrific. Probably the fastest paced 40 mins of television I've seen. The casting is amazingly solid, despite the rushed nature of the casting process. Newman has two rich and memorable scenes as Barny (intro to the family & josette's room) and there are three really scary, chilling scenes. The show also had a wonderful SUSPIRIA inspired look with scenes bathed in primary colors that added to the film-quality visuals. Gould is excellent as David, Marley works as Victoria and I'm truly sad audiences won't get to see more of his sour, venom-dripping Roger. If a flaw can be aimed at it, it would simply be that its a very busy pilot that doesn't have much breathing time for the characters. It's not all action, there are nice dialogue scenes between Liz/Vicki, Vicki/Carolyn and Carolyn/Joe. It doesn't leave you lost or confused, but after seeing it, you really WANT to see the next episode and find out more about these characters and what happens to them. A flashy first episode combined with a quieter character focused second episode and it would have dug its hooks fiercely into an audience.

I haven't played it in more than 30 years - but that may change in a few months if a certain group of someones is lucky. 

 

Hi, Heather, 

It's great to see you posting!

Happy Birthday, Heather!

From WB ORDERS FILMING OF NEW PILOT

Oh, thank God.  Alexis Thorpe.  How wonderful for her, after having been mauled and stuffed into a pinata by the Botox horror that is Deidre Hall.

Ew is all I can say about the photo of her bloodied corpse in the May 28 issue of Entertainment Weekly.

And after seeing the picture (Cassie's body had just tumbled out of a turkey-shaped piıata on Thanksgiving ), I can't imagine how the writers are bringing her character back [see: www.collinwood.net].

Anyway, it's in an article on DOOL's serial killer storyline that starts on p. 73.

(Jennifer has more posts, should be/WAS in the same You certainly are a big fan), whereas only Cassandra is.

Those categories aren't based on post totals.  See "Where do You fit in?" on this board.

From The WB Press Release--


MIDSEASON PROGRAMS INCLUDE NEW REALITY SERIES FROM PRODUCER MARK BURNETT, HALF-HOUR COMEDY "SHACKING UP," DRAMAS "ROCKY POINT" AND "GLOBAL FREQUENCY" AND REALITY SERIES FROM MIKE FLEISS, BRUCE NASH, JAMIE KENNEDY AND RDF