April 28 2010
(SPOILER)
Amy Acker's 'Happy Town' premiered on ABC last night.
Did you watch it?
This thread has been closed for new comments.
You need to log in to be able to post comments.
About membership.
@theonetruebix | April 28, 21:28 CET
What I saw was not exactly Hitchcockian in its mastery of tension and release. It was too gory for my tastes ("Bones" has also gone to the point where I no longer watch it very often). I was put off by the opening sequence- although, in retrospect, was that a deliberate William the Bloody reference?
And, as a Minnesotan, just... jeez. First "Fargo" and now this.
Scoffing at Gravity | April 28, 21:32 CET
[ edited by The One True b!X on 2010-04-29 06:37 ]
@theonetruebix | April 28, 21:37 CET
I hope it gets better, which it almost surely will.
Fred_Sonja | April 28, 21:38 CET
Wanting to see how it turns out though.
IMadeABear | April 28, 22:28 CET
Amy was great as always though, and looked beautiful. Her daughter in the show annoyed me greatly though, how she pronounces killed as "killeded" and earthquakes as "earthcakes". I found it very irritating, especially because she's supposed to be at the top of her class yet can't pronounce a basic word like killed. And her parents don't correct her? In fact they repeat what she says as if she's saying it correctly. Actually I found the dialogue in a lot of the scenes to be a cringe worthy.
I'll stick with it for a while though because I do enjoy Amy.
JAYROCK | April 28, 22:53 CET
Other than that, though, I'm firmly in the "like" category. This show has a lot of potential, I think. And it looks like it's going to be a summer show (I presume, right? Why woudl they premiere it this late in the television season?), which means that even with lowish ratings it'll still have a decent chance for renewal.... of course, it could go terribly wrong and be uber boring and painful to watch. But the pilot was pretty good, I think.
jesse | April 28, 23:25 CET
rocknjosie | April 28, 23:46 CET
Kids pronounce things wrong, sure, but at her age, she should know how to say a one syllable word like killed. Well, at least I'd make sure my 6 year old (was she 6? Musta' missed that) knew how to say it, because like Jesse said, it is not cute. Jocelyn and Jonathan would be much harder for a child to say, but even then I would think she would be able to say your names.
Unless, there's some reason she's pronouncing really easy words incorrectly, which did cross my mind. Because like you said Josie, not everything is as it appears to be, and I was certainly aware of that while watching. And I hope that's the case, because I really found that daughter irritating.
[ edited by JAYROCK on 2010-04-29 09:11 ]
JAYROCK | April 29, 00:02 CET
redeem147 | April 29, 03:37 CET
I thought it was actually good until the kids got to school, then it started to go downhill. I cringed at the mention of Romeo and Juliet. That scene felt really awkward. I actually felt...embarrassed for the show when the Sheriff was out talking to those dudes at the dump, or, whatever it was. It was weird. I also found it silly every time someone said "Magic Man".
The last few minutes piqued my interest, however. I try to give shows at least 6 episodes, so I'll keep watching for now.
goodridd | April 29, 04:02 CET
I feel like it tried far too hard to be Twin Peaks, but they didn't feel like being subtle and bringing out the mystery piece by piece.
All that being said, the show was alright, and I'll give it a few more episodes to decide if I keep watching it.
Tyler823 | April 29, 04:07 CET
embers | April 29, 04:09 CET
drnotsobad | April 29, 09:38 CET
That was one of the worst pilots I've seen a while. Show is a complete mess, from writing to acting. And I really don't need to be told every 5 minutes about how god damn weird the place is.
nuccbko | April 29, 09:44 CET
It was too gory for my tastes ("Bones" has also gone to the point where I no longer watch it very often). I was put off by the opening sequence- although, in retrospect, was that a deliberate William the Bloody reference?
I have it PVR'd and plan to watch. I don't like gory either though...How gory? I can mostly handle Bones (with minor cringing and hiding eyes behind hands).
Candace | April 29, 09:48 CET
And yeah, the kid was supper annoying, and the teenagers couldn't act their way out of a paper bag. There are some very good actors on this show, but the directorial and stylistic choices are not doing them any favors.
Alpert | April 29, 10:02 CET
I love the creepy crazy Chloe talk from the Sheriff, and I think the rest of the dialogue will get better.
All in all, my first guess: Mr. Greaves is hypnotizing people with "The Blue Door"
We shall see.
mariec | April 29, 11:58 CET
Little Green Kid | April 29, 12:24 CET
Alpert | April 29, 13:55 CET
DarkMorning | April 29, 16:00 CET
palehorse | April 29, 16:59 CET
DarkMorning, I didn't like the next-of-kin notification, either. Not right.
asterizk | April 30, 20:45 CET
SpendTheNightAlone | May 03, 05:46 CET