"Happy Town" (2009) TV series

Creators:

Josh Appelbaum
André Nemec
Scott Rosenberg

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A deputy sheriff is confronted with the unsolved mystery of a half-dozen child kidnappings over the past decade in a small town in Minnesota.

Cast

Dan Petronijevic	...	Ronald Stiviletto (8 episodes, 2009)
Steve Arbuckle	...	Baby Boy Stiviletto (8 episodes, 2009)
Amy Acker	...	Rachel Conroy (8 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Gadon	...	Georgia Bravin (8 episodes, 2009)
Lauren German	...	Henley (8 episodes, 2009)
Matt Hopkins	...	Womper Stiviletto (8 episodes, 2009)
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos	...	Lincoln Stiviletto (8 episodes, 2009)
Sam Neill	...	Merritt Grieves (8 episodes, 2009)
Jay Paulson	...	Eli 'Root Beer' Rogers / ... (8 episodes, 2009)
Ben Schnetzer	...	Andrew Haplin (8 episodes, 2009)
Geoff Stults	...	Tommy Conroy (8 episodes, 2009)
Steven Weber	...	John Haplin (8 episodes, 2009)
Robert Wisdom	...	Roger Hobbs (8 episodes, 2009)
Marcia Bennett	...	Rose Perkins (7 episodes, 2009)
Frances Conroy	...	Peggy Haplin (7 episodes, 2009)
M.C. Gainey	...	Sheriff Griffin Conroy (7 episodes, 2009)
Deborah Grover	...	Joanie Jenkins (7 episodes, 2009)
Kedar	...	Kelvin Tolliver (7 episodes, 2009)
Peter Outerbridge	...	Handsome Dan Farmer (7 episodes, 2009)
Anna Ferguson	...	Irene Vaughn (6 episodes, 2009)
Abraham Benrubi	...	Big Dave Duncan (6 episodes, 2009)
Natalie Brown	...	Carol Haplin (6 episodes, 2009)
Warren Christie	...	Aidan (6 episodes, 2009)
Joanna Douglas	...	Shell Jenkins (6 episodes, 2009)
Sophia Ewaniuk	...	Emma Conroy (6 episodes, 2009)
Diane Gordon	...	Esther Klapman (6 episodes, 2009)
Lynne Griffin	...	Dot Meadows (5 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Scorer	...	Levon (5 episodes, 2009)
Brad Borbridge	...	Perry Steckler (4 episodes, 2009)
Stephen McHattie	...	Carl Bravin (4 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada

Company:

ABC Studios

Trivia:

Kim Poirier filmed scenes for the pilot but her role was recast.

Okay, but needs some work

Saw a sneak peek at the pilot this evening. While the pilot is typically long and attempts to set up a story, it is slightly boring and overdone. The writers attempt to introduce you to every character in the town in a matter of 90 minutes. They give just enough information of the past crime that the viewers interest is peaked, however, the writers work too hard to make too many suspect. While the show has an interesting premiss, I am unsure how it will make an ongoing series. T.C. is by far the best character and carries the show. I understand a good mystery contains forshadowing and unknown facts, but with weird cuts the writers leave the audience with too many questions for a pilot. Lies are being spread as to characters whereabouts, mysterious alzheimers symptoms, creepy stalkers. The show has potential, but they are going to have to pick up the speed and start developing an ongoing story.