Publié : ven. juil. 29, 2005 9:03 am
There are things in the dark, things adults deny but children are right to fear… When a pregnant woman is snatched from her home, the shocked citizens of L.A. believe it’s an act of domestic violence. But crime reporter Carl Kolchak suspects that the truth is far more complicated. That’s because 18 months ago Kolchak’s wife was killed in a bizarre fashion and he has been the FBI’s no. 1 suspect ever since. Kolchak's determination to find the truth behind his wife's mysterious murder has led him to investigate other crimes that seem to have some kind of supernatural component. But he's trying to piece together a puzzle that keeps changing shape. Who or what is committing these crimes? How are they all related? And why do some victims end up with a strange red mark on their hands in the shape of a snake? With sidekick Perri Reed, a sexy if skeptical fellow reporter in tow, Kolchak will go to any lengths to answer these questions. But when he does discover the truth – will anyone believe him?"
Series premiere : September 29th
Official time slot : Thursday 9/8c
Network : ABC
Status : New series
Show category : Science-Fiction , Drama
What works: From a technical standpoint, the show looks absolutely amazing. Director Dan Sackheim does some breathtaking work here as even its most pretentious quality (words randomly appear onscreen during Carl's narration like some sort of car commercial or something) works on every level. L.A. simply hasn't looked this good on TV before. Equally as impressive is Stuart Townsend, who makes the prototypical gravel-voiced loner act work without feeling clichéd with Union, Jungmann and Cotter Smith (as their boss at the Beacon) all turning in fine work. (I know there was a "they made Starbuck a girl!"-type reaction to Townsend's casting, so put me in the pleasantly surprised camp after watching the pilot.)
What doesn't: This is all stuff we've seen before - from the original "Night Stalker" right up through "The X-Files." And like the latter series, the show has the annoying habit of talking about everything in vague concepts ("the night," "the dark," etc.) when as reporters you'd think they'd be a little more specific. Even when confronted with the dog-beast thingys, they say frustratingly non-descrïptive declaratives like "did you see that thing?!" and "what was that!" We get it - it's all out there and mysterious, but throw us a bone once in a while okay? Nevertheless, I must confess there's a genuinely intoxicating feel to Sackheim's directing and Frank Spotnitz's scrïpt. The closing moments especially just feel new and fresh, despite being filled things we've see beaten to death by "The X-Files" and its imitators in recent years.
D'après le Futon Critic.
Series premiere : September 29th
Official time slot : Thursday 9/8c
Network : ABC
Status : New series
Show category : Science-Fiction , Drama
What works: From a technical standpoint, the show looks absolutely amazing. Director Dan Sackheim does some breathtaking work here as even its most pretentious quality (words randomly appear onscreen during Carl's narration like some sort of car commercial or something) works on every level. L.A. simply hasn't looked this good on TV before. Equally as impressive is Stuart Townsend, who makes the prototypical gravel-voiced loner act work without feeling clichéd with Union, Jungmann and Cotter Smith (as their boss at the Beacon) all turning in fine work. (I know there was a "they made Starbuck a girl!"-type reaction to Townsend's casting, so put me in the pleasantly surprised camp after watching the pilot.)
What doesn't: This is all stuff we've seen before - from the original "Night Stalker" right up through "The X-Files." And like the latter series, the show has the annoying habit of talking about everything in vague concepts ("the night," "the dark," etc.) when as reporters you'd think they'd be a little more specific. Even when confronted with the dog-beast thingys, they say frustratingly non-descrïptive declaratives like "did you see that thing?!" and "what was that!" We get it - it's all out there and mysterious, but throw us a bone once in a while okay? Nevertheless, I must confess there's a genuinely intoxicating feel to Sackheim's directing and Frank Spotnitz's scrïpt. The closing moments especially just feel new and fresh, despite being filled things we've see beaten to death by "The X-Files" and its imitators in recent years.
D'après le Futon Critic.