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TheCabinet
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 Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: Best Recent Horror Television |
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We've had a slight surge of horror on television lately and I'm curious to see which of those shows people have really gravitated to?
Myself, Carnivale was absolutely magnificient. The new Dexter is also extremely promising. I also enjoy Supernatural, which seems to have perfected the art of "Monster of the Week".
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I still watch THE DEAD ZONE every summer, even though the last few seasons have been tame/lame.
I don't get Showtime, so I've never watched DEXTER, but I've heard nothing but praise for the show. When it hits dvd, I'm sure I'll check it out.
SUPERNATURAL, is one of the few shows I look forward to each week (with DEADWOOD gone, tv has gone downhil for me). Probably the best show the WB/CW has created yet, and feels really out of place amoungst all those teen soaps. SUPERNATURAL does what most theatrical releases can't - provides genuine suspense and scares.
For my horror fix, I like to gravitate over to Discovery/History/Travel for all the programming revolving around hauntings and such. If you haven't caught it yet, A HAUNTING IN CONNETICUTE is the single most frightening piece of television I've ever seen. It usually airs once or twice a year. Unfortunately, it's one of the only shows those stations have yet to release on dvd.......bastards.... |
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TheCabinet
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I completely agree on Supernatural. The one thing I really like is the mentality of the producers to not make a television show every week, but to make a mini-horror film. I think that really shows through in the end result. I've been actually a little surprised with some of the things they have gotten away with on that show.
Speaking as a fellow Deadwood fan, has there ever been a more evil villain than Gerard McRaney's portrayal of Hearst? Of course, there was also Mr. Walcott from earlier in the series. I'll miss that show too. I can't believe that HBO pulled the plug on it.
I haven't seen A Haunting in Connecticut, but will keep my eyes open for it.
You know, one of my favorite horror films, The Woman in Black, was actually made for British television. Just goes to show you that you don't have to delve into the 'R' rating world to deliver the goods... |
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OK, I don't know if this counts but horror seems to cross over quite frequently with Sci-Fi and Fantasy. So, with that being said... I really like Dr. Who. The new version is great! They tend to put a more Sci-Fi spin on the explanation for such creatures as werewolves, bogeymen, vampires, and some creepy little kid that looks like he popped out of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"... If you haven't caught it yet I'd highly recommend it.
Of course, Supernatural and Ghost Hunters are also a couple of my favs...
I'll have to keep my eye out for "A Haunting in Connecticut (or is it really Conneticute?)".
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| TheCabinet wrote: | I completely agree on Supernatural. The one thing I really like is the mentality of the producers to not make a television show every week, but to make a mini-horror film. I think that really shows through in the end result. I've been actually a little surprised with some of the things they have gotten away with on that show.
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One of the problems I've had with some of the newer shows is that after a great pilot, the subsequent episodes pale in comparison. SUPERNATURAL has been able to mailing a level of consistancy unachieved by recent horror television. I also love the unique spins they put on all the old horror movie cliches. for years, in my reviews, I've chastised horror formulas that so many indie horror directors rely upon. If I want something fresh and unique I now have to resort to television for my fix - isn't tv still considered the inferior art form?
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Speaking as a fellow Deadwood fan, has there ever been a more evil villain than Gerard McRaney's portrayal of Hearst?
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Yes. Ian McShare as Al Swearengen. I liked him much more as the antagonist from season one then the "softie" (and I use that loosely) he became in season three. Although, it was great to see Gerald McRaney on television again. Growing up, I was a huge fan of his work on Simon and Simon, and would even watch the occassional Maj. Dad episode. he showed some acting chops never before displayed in his past television career - a real slow burn subtlety.
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I haven't seen A Haunting in Connecticut, but will keep my eyes open for it.
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I dont' want to be the guy to build it up for you, but if you catch it, it's well worth it. Far more interesting then most of the indie horror released in recent years. I think you can add your e-mail address to the discovery page and have them send you a notice when it's about to air.
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You know, one of my favorite horror films, The Woman in Black, was actually made for British television. Just goes to show you that you don't have to delve into the 'R' rating world to deliver the goods... |
I've seen some creepy made for tv films as well. One that comes to mind is also based off a book by Ed and Lorain Warren (investigators on The Amittyville Horror and A haunting in Conn.) that stared Sally Kirkland. I can't rememeber the title of this 1991 chiller, but it didn't waste any time getting right to the creepy....the movie keeps showing up on Mystery every couple of months... |
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| axxed wrote: | | OK, I don't know if this counts but horror seems to cross over quite frequently with Sci-Fi and Fantasy. So, with that being said... I really like Dr. Who. |
That is a BBC-import right? I have not watched Doctor Who yet, but really liked this past Summer's sc-fi series Eureka. In a whole, I've been pretty happy with Sci-Fi's original series, though I have to admit to skipping their original movies. I miss Scare Tactics as horrible as a person that made me. Ghost Hunters is always fascinating and I've even been enjoying the Sci-Fi Investigates this year.
Of course, I hear Battlestar Galactica is fantastic, but I haven't yet had the pleasure. I'll be catching up on DVD someday. |
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| B-Independent.com wrote: | | One of the problems I've had with some of the newer shows is that after a great pilot, the subsequent episodes pale in comparison. SUPERNATURAL has been able to mailing a level of consistancy unachieved by recent horror television. |
Did you watch Carnivale? The second season seemed to up the ante in every episode.
| Quote: | | If I want something fresh and unique I now have to resort to television for my fix - isn't tv still considered the inferior art form? |
Oooh, a good idea for another thread.
| Quote: | | Yes. Ian McShare as Al Swearengen. I liked him much more as the antagonist from season one then the "softie" (and I use that loosely) he became in season three. |
This is true, but once producers figured out that the audience loved him, he became slightly less evil and just fun to watch. Every conversation with the severed head had me cracking up. |
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| I think I caught one episode of CARNIVALE and was a little confused as to what was taking place. One of these days I need to rent the series and watch it straight through. |
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| You should. I think you will like it. Unfortunately you will have the experience of knowing that it got cancelled while you watch, but maybe that will just allow you to savor it all the more. |
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I'm fond of most of what has been mentioned.
Carnivale: Still upset that HBO left it hanging like they did. Bastards.
Dexter: Only seen a few episodes. Looked fun.
Dr. Who (old & new series): There is plenty for the horror fan here. Werewolves, possessed Victorian corpses, alien beasties & killer robots, a satan in space two-parter that blows Event Horizon away, and an episode set during WWI with a creepy kid in a gas mask turning everyone into zombie-copies of him.
Dead Like Me: More dark comedy than horror actually. I was pissed when this was cancelled too.
Lost: I'm hooked on this show. It's more strange drama/sci-fi than horror though. |
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I love the Dead Zone, Supernatural, Dexter. I have been also watching Masters of Horror. The second season has been really interesting. I really appreciated the episode called "Pelts" directed by Dario Agento. It was a different type of project for him. It starred Meatloaf as a man who would go the distance to impress a woman. I found a preview clip for the series while I was surfing today.
http://mastersofhorror.fanspeak.net/?L3160 |
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| mrsbelalugosi13 wrote: | I love the Dead Zone, Supernatural, Dexter. I have been also watching Masters of Horror. The second season has been really interesting. I really appreciated the episode called "Pelts" directed by Dario Agento. It was a different type of project for him. It starred Meatloaf as a man who would go the distance to impress a woman. I found a preview clip for the series while I was surfing today.
http://mastersofhorror.fanspeak.net/?L3160 |
I have to admit that I've been less than enamoured with Masters of Horror this season. I was even a little on the fence about the first season. I've got a couple episodes queued up on my DVR and am struggling to find the desire to watch them. I have got this feeling that this might be the last season of it.
The major problem I think is that Dexter is there on the same network and far surpasses it in terms of quality. I was a little let-down by the finale, but am already counting the days until it returns in the fall.
Another one that I am impressed with now is Medium. I think they have some quality writing going on there. Which is very ironic, considering I have heard that they hand down scripts sometimes hours before they shoot the scene.
I really liked Lost's first season, but have struggled with it since. I just don't feel any progression with the show and believe that some of the characters have devolved into very one-dimensional images of their former selves and also have begun to do things that seem vastly out of character - Charlie attacking Sun. Same feeling I had with The X-Files, which made me stop watching it very early on - a decision I still think was the wisest decision I ever made. Like that show, I just have this feeling that the writers have no clue where they are going with this thing. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: reply |
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I thought the Black Cat episode about Poe was interesting. I'm also looking forward to the Washingtonians episode for this season of masters of horror. I also really appreciate "Medium". Patricia Arquette is so great at developing her role. The writing is pretty good also.  |
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| mrsbelalugosi13 wrote: | | I thought the Black Cat episode about Poe was interesting. I'm also looking forward to the Washingtonians episode for this season of masters of horror. I also really appreciate "Medium". Patricia Arquette is so great at developing her role. The writing is pretty good also. |
The Poe episode is one of those that is queued up for me and I'm working at getting to. Don't get me wrong, there are some decent entries this season as well, but they seemed outnumbered by some poor ones.
I really enjoyed Brad Anderson's heightened-hearing (ala Tell-Tale Heart) episode and Dante's The Screwfly Solution was also fantastic, as was his season one entry. The most recent one I watched was Right to Die by Rob Schmidt. Does filming Wrong Turn make you a Master of Horror?
As for Medium, I admit to really struggling with the first season of that show and almost gave up. I thought its sophmore season drastically improved and it has kept up so far through the third. The last two episodes were a bit under par, but hopefully it rights itself again.
Right now though, I just love Supernatural. It and Heroes are the two shows that I pretty much will definitely watch the night they air, despite my DVR. It just helps with the commercials.  |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: reply |
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"Sound Like" really showcased what noise pollution can do to a person. I really did like it because the suspense was poe-like in nature.
I loved the way Elliott Gould developed his role for "The Screwfly Solution". I noticed that there was a clip of "Imprint" from season one on one of the monitors in one of the soldier scenes. That was the episode that didn't air from season one.
In "Right to Die" I liked the way that Corbin Bernsen chose to protray Ira. I think it is was a real different role for him to explore. |
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