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ladybug_archive) wrote2013-10-02 11:26 am
ladybug_archive) wrote2013-10-02 11:26 am
Just what we need. **mushroom sigh.**
So a few weeks ago I was on YouTube and somehow ended up seeing a trailer for Fox's new Sleepy Hollow series (probably as an ad before something I was watching). And ... I actually thought it looked intriguing. I thought maybe I'd want to check it out.
So now the series is out and I've looked up some more stuff on it. And I am most unimpressed to discover that it gets into apocalyptic stuff. The Horseman is supposed to be one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, blah blah blah.
Seriously, why can't it just be a nice creepy ghost story about a restless spirit still haunting modern-day Sleepy Hollow? That's what I thought it would be when I saw the trailer.
I get so tired of all these shows that decide apocalyptic storylines are the way to go. The X-Files, Millennium, the 2005 Kolchak remake.... And the list goes on and on, yadda yadda yadda.
I saw one reviewer pleased with the show and recommending it as a fantasy show for people who want something other than fairy-taleish stuff.
How about something for people who really thought the series would be a retelling instead of a re-envisioning? I thought a modern-day version of the story could be fun. Throwing the Apocalypse in there ... pretty much ruins it for me.
That, and well, of course if the Horseman's attacks on people are depicted graphically, that would finish it for me even if they weren't doing apocalyptic stuff. I don't know how graphic the attacks are and I don't have any desire to know, particularly since I am assuming the attacks would involve one of the methods of death I abhor more than most others.
So now the series is out and I've looked up some more stuff on it. And I am most unimpressed to discover that it gets into apocalyptic stuff. The Horseman is supposed to be one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, blah blah blah.
Seriously, why can't it just be a nice creepy ghost story about a restless spirit still haunting modern-day Sleepy Hollow? That's what I thought it would be when I saw the trailer.
I get so tired of all these shows that decide apocalyptic storylines are the way to go. The X-Files, Millennium, the 2005 Kolchak remake.... And the list goes on and on, yadda yadda yadda.
I saw one reviewer pleased with the show and recommending it as a fantasy show for people who want something other than fairy-taleish stuff.
How about something for people who really thought the series would be a retelling instead of a re-envisioning? I thought a modern-day version of the story could be fun. Throwing the Apocalypse in there ... pretty much ruins it for me.
That, and well, of course if the Horseman's attacks on people are depicted graphically, that would finish it for me even if they weren't doing apocalyptic stuff. I don't know how graphic the attacks are and I don't have any desire to know, particularly since I am assuming the attacks would involve one of the methods of death I abhor more than most others.
Happy birthday, by the way? Three days is not as late as usual!
I've only seen the second and third episode-- according to my sister, there's a moment in the first episode where you kinda wonder if they can show that sort of violence on TV, but my (limited! I don't pay attention!) experience has been that it's not graphic enough to be offputting on its own without jumpscares (...which there are).
Definitely one moment in the second episode, though. Not a violent one, but... eeuugh I had to look away. Beware of morgue scenes >>
Also, I haven't seen the horseman yet. I think he's only in the first episode-- the second and third episodes deal with a witch and a Sandman demon thing, respectively. Seems to be a Monster of the Week sort of deal.
Its saving graces include:
-"Get off the horse and put your hands on your.... oh."
-Apparently the horseman in general either has the best sense of humor or is trying and failing to be intimidating.
-Black female lead. Who spends most of her time rescuing Crane instead of the other way around.
-The beginning of the second episode has a fun "Crane adjusting to modern life" montage! In all, those scenes are really fun.
-The show is completely aware that it has the most ridiculous plot ever and tries its very best to be funny instead of depressing.
-...The main character *__* I love her so far.
The fourth episode airs tomorrow, so I will watch that and get back to you. I can totally understand being disappointed, though, as I would rather have a Halloween-style Haunted Town sort of TV show instead of the whole world being at stake etc. I think it's fun, but three episodes is too soon to judge...
Re: Happy birthday, by the way? Three days is not as late as usual!
Huh, Ichabod has some interesting thoughts. That would be odd if they are the witnesses, though.
Thanks for the low-down on what you've seen of it! I figured the violence probably wouldn't sit well with me; Fox's shows usually are more graphic than the other broadcast networks', I think. Although I've heard NBC's Grimm is pretty graphic, too.
LOL. Poor Crane, always needing to be rescued. I'm intrigued by him trying to adjust to the modern world.
Shows that are aware of themselves can definitely be amusing!
And yay, awesome female lead!