You know how it is when you're visiting your parents and one of them suddenly tells you that on the day of your birth they sold your soul to Satan? I tell you, that's something you never forget, and it's also the premise of a new series for the CW called Reaper. The pilot will be directed by indie filmmaker Kevin Smith and will begin shooting in Vancouver next month.
The series was created by Michele Fazeka and Tara Butters, former writers and story editors for shows such as Ed, Law and Order: SVU and The X Files. The new series, in which twenty-one year old Sam Oliver must pay his debt to Satan by hunting down souls escaped from Hell, is being described as a dramatic comedy.
This new show could actually be really cool, though I must say that if you're the most powerful evil force in the universe you should be able to create a domain from which no soul can escape. What kind of contractors does Satan have working for him, anyway?
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2-15-2007 @ 12:23PM
1iPete said...
Hmmm, escaped souls from hell you say... sounds a lot like Fox's Brimstone.
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2-15-2007 @ 12:49PM
Sam said...
Is the director of Jersey Girl still considered "indie"?
Also, if you're the most powerful evil force in the universe, couldn't find a better domain than the CW?
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2-15-2007 @ 1:12PM
Harry said...
Sam,
Yes. A director of independent films is usually considered "indie." I'm pretty sure the only studio film Kevin Smith has made was Mallrats.
Is six out of seven not "indie" enough for you?
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2-15-2007 @ 1:44PM
Dante said...
Jersey Girl was definitely a studio flick.
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2-15-2007 @ 3:10PM
automag5 said...
I was thinking Brimstone as well.
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2-15-2007 @ 6:06PM
robin said...
Sounds like crap.
The CW already has a great horror show, Supernatural. But they don't promote it.
And then they go and start another horror show about a boy hunting evil?
And the main character's name is Sam?
WTF??
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2-15-2007 @ 9:21PM
ac said...
Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back definatley wasnt an indie either. Still I'm from Jersey so you gotta be fan of Kevin Smith here.
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2-15-2007 @ 9:39PM
Boring said...
Oh boy...boring Kevin Smith comes to tv. If anyone knows about Kevin Smith you can expect boring dialogue and a bunch of people who are boring. I tried to watch mallrats but alas ..it was just toooo boring.
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2-16-2007 @ 7:01AM
Lizz said...
Sounds suspiciously like Supernatural. Huh.
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