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So, did anyone watch the TV show Fear Itself, which debuted on NBC last Thursday? According to a Fangoria article (there's a brief bit on the Fangoria web site here), the Fear Itself is the network version of Masters of Horror, which was on Showtime. The question is how scary can network TV be? Eecutive producer Keith Addis says that he's excited to reach a larger audience on NBC than that available on Showtime. Some horror fans are thinking the show won't be as scary because it won't be as graphic. I'm no fan of splatter. Without getting spoileriffic, I appreciated aspects of last week's show, "The Sacrifice" (directed by Breck Eisner, Michael Eisner's son). What I found horrific wasn't necessarily the usual monster aspect, but the implications of the character's decisions. I liked the mental anguish of living with difficult choices over visceral bloody body horror (although there was some of that referenced). I thought that aspects of last week's show were a bit formulaic and I wondered if the Showtime version was as formulaic. I only saw one episode of Masters of Horror ("Homecoming," the political one), so I can't offer an authoritative opinion. Of course...I've only seen one ep of Fear Itself. I plan to watch tonight's episode, "Spooked," 10 pm EST, about a stakeout at a haunted house. Speaking of scary stuff, when the heat pump repair guys showed up today (at last!), looked up at the problematic heat pump, and one of 'em stated, "God, well that's a first. I've never seen that before." I think there are three times you never want to hear that phrase: 1) when a doctor is looking at your test results, 2) when a mechanic is looking at your car, and 3) when a repair person looks at any problem in your home. Fortunately, blessed air conditioning is now flowing, cooling and dehumidifying the house. Ever helpful, Crash wanted to "assist" the repair people. And voiced his displeasure in yowls when he was denied that opportunity. (He was probably just thinking, "Please, please, please make it cooler! Now, please!") Speaking of Crash, I was relieved the heat pump repair guys did not open the heat pump, get crushed by white fibers, and shout, a la astronaut Dave Bowman, "My God, it's full of fur!" Nope, they pronounced all equipment, "Clean as a whistle." |
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