Accidentally bumped into this when it came on after "United States of Al". I'd not heard of it (or the UK version everyone seems so gung-ho on) so I had no preconceived notions about the show. The first episode moved slowly, mainly due to the large cast and their introductions. I've been a fan of Rebecca Wisocki since her Devious Maid days, so it was worth the second look, if only for her role of haughty Hetty, a previous owner of the manor and ancestor of the new owner, Sam.
I appreciate slightly naughty double entendres and I really love sight gags and this show is full of them. The hubby a little inept, but that hole he made in the wall was a set up to a perfect sight gag, and his improvisation of "fixing it" made me laugh out loud.
The premise is that Sam inherits a gorgeous manor, and she and hubby go check it out with intentions of selling it. She falls in love with the place and wants to turn it into a B&B, but is unaware that it is very haunted. She then has a near-death experience, which she survives, but this has made her able to see and hear ghosts. She's got quite a crew of creepy-looking spirits in the cellar (they really wish someone would just leave the basement light on!), but the large group that haunts the rest of the place is quite the motley crew.
There's the Viking, Thorfin, who is fascinated by TV; an American Revolution soldier, Isaac, who is very upset over how popular Alexander Hamilton is in the 21st century; Sasappis, a native American; Alberta, a torch singer from the Roaring 20s; the aforementioned Hetty who loves her old home and wants no changes; Flower, the Woodstock era hippie; the eternally sunny Pete, a Boy Scout troop leader who obviously died from an arrow going through his neck; Crash, a leather-clad biker who keeps losing his head--literally--and Trevor, a wolf of Wall Street. We do not yet know how he died but in the afterlife he has no pants on so there's got to be an interesting story there.... All spirits have a special talent, based on who they were or how they died. Isaac died of dysentary, so he is able to create dreadful smells. Alberta has a gorgeous, huge voice and when she sings, some of the living can hear it. Trevor can sometimes move things but he's not really good at it.
We do not yet know all of the ghost's stories or what their special talents are but I am sure the reveals will be quite funny. CBS finally has a great line-up of sitcoms on Thursday, with Young Sheldon, United States of Al, B Positive and now Ghosts. It's worth a watch!
I appreciate slightly naughty double entendres and I really love sight gags and this show is full of them. The hubby a little inept, but that hole he made in the wall was a set up to a perfect sight gag, and his improvisation of "fixing it" made me laugh out loud.
The premise is that Sam inherits a gorgeous manor, and she and hubby go check it out with intentions of selling it. She falls in love with the place and wants to turn it into a B&B, but is unaware that it is very haunted. She then has a near-death experience, which she survives, but this has made her able to see and hear ghosts. She's got quite a crew of creepy-looking spirits in the cellar (they really wish someone would just leave the basement light on!), but the large group that haunts the rest of the place is quite the motley crew.
There's the Viking, Thorfin, who is fascinated by TV; an American Revolution soldier, Isaac, who is very upset over how popular Alexander Hamilton is in the 21st century; Sasappis, a native American; Alberta, a torch singer from the Roaring 20s; the aforementioned Hetty who loves her old home and wants no changes; Flower, the Woodstock era hippie; the eternally sunny Pete, a Boy Scout troop leader who obviously died from an arrow going through his neck; Crash, a leather-clad biker who keeps losing his head--literally--and Trevor, a wolf of Wall Street. We do not yet know how he died but in the afterlife he has no pants on so there's got to be an interesting story there.... All spirits have a special talent, based on who they were or how they died. Isaac died of dysentary, so he is able to create dreadful smells. Alberta has a gorgeous, huge voice and when she sings, some of the living can hear it. Trevor can sometimes move things but he's not really good at it.
We do not yet know all of the ghost's stories or what their special talents are but I am sure the reveals will be quite funny. CBS finally has a great line-up of sitcoms on Thursday, with Young Sheldon, United States of Al, B Positive and now Ghosts. It's worth a watch!
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