Stumbled on this gem on Netflix. My family don't watch much network TV so we missed out when the series aired.
This was a great show that deserved a better fate. Let me count the ways.
1. High production values. The camera work, use of shadow, and special effects - all superb for a TV show.
2. Excellent setting - love NY City, the park, and I know where the building is that was used for the external shots. Love the setting and the haunted house theme.
3. Good writing, a lot of depth in the plot lines and surprises that give you an 'ah hah' moment.
4. Excellent acting. Terry O'Quinn excels in his role, and the rest of the cast are well chosen and overall compliment the story.
5. Shades of 'The Shining" which is a horror classic shine through.
6. There is some genuinely "creepy" stuff in the stories which can take the viewer by surprise. Well done example of a horror genre that often gets bogged down with pulp shows like paranormal activity.
7. Very smart - this may have been the Achilles Heal of the show I guess. The viewer has no laugh track and must choose to engage and become immersed in the story. Is that the average TV viewer in America? Especially for a horror show? And the Sunday night time slot - opposite late Sunday NFL games ... poor choice.
I sincerely hope some cable network picks this up and runs with it. Its sad there are only 13 episodes.
This was a great show that deserved a better fate. Let me count the ways.
1. High production values. The camera work, use of shadow, and special effects - all superb for a TV show.
2. Excellent setting - love NY City, the park, and I know where the building is that was used for the external shots. Love the setting and the haunted house theme.
3. Good writing, a lot of depth in the plot lines and surprises that give you an 'ah hah' moment.
4. Excellent acting. Terry O'Quinn excels in his role, and the rest of the cast are well chosen and overall compliment the story.
5. Shades of 'The Shining" which is a horror classic shine through.
6. There is some genuinely "creepy" stuff in the stories which can take the viewer by surprise. Well done example of a horror genre that often gets bogged down with pulp shows like paranormal activity.
7. Very smart - this may have been the Achilles Heal of the show I guess. The viewer has no laugh track and must choose to engage and become immersed in the story. Is that the average TV viewer in America? Especially for a horror show? And the Sunday night time slot - opposite late Sunday NFL games ... poor choice.
I sincerely hope some cable network picks this up and runs with it. Its sad there are only 13 episodes.