Members Funkee1 Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ok. New fall show from Kevin Smith, if you haven't heard of it. Here's the Pitch: About Reaper! For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job at the local Work Bench home improvement store and now wastes endless hours playing video games. Everything in his slacker world changed the day Sam turned 21 and discovered the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was even born. Though his guilt-ridden parents try to explain the circumstances that led them to the forfeit his soul, Sam can't wrap his mind around what is happening to him. He's always been the under-achieving son, while his younger brother Kyle (Kyle Switzer, "15/Love") was pushed to get straight A's, excel at every sport and join every club. Kyle resents the easy ride Sam has enjoyed, and Sam can't help but feel jealousy over Kyle's achievements. What neither brother realizes is that their lives have been shaped by forces they can't yet begin to understand. When Satan himself (Ray Wise, "24," "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and returning them to Hell, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre fate. After getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, however, Sam realizes that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad. Still, Sam is fascinated by the devil's charm and his flattering insistence that Sam is full of untapped potential. Armed with a constantly changing series of vessels -- starting with a Dirt Devil mini-vacuum -- to collect the escapees, Sam finds that his new line of work is dangerous and frightening, even with the goofball help of his friends and co-workers Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Tyler Labine, "Boston Legal," "Invasion") and Ben (Rick Gonzalez, "Coach Carter"), along with Sock's former-girlfriend-turned-paralegal, Josie (Valarie Rae Miller, "Dark Angel"). Sock has been Sam's closest friend and slacker role model for many years and was the first person Sam turned to with the news about his gig with the devil. A perennial adolescent who attended high school on the six-year plan, Sock is perfectly happy with his life and his job at The Work Bench, where he is a thorn in the side of the assistant manager, Ted (Donavon Stinson, "The Fantastic Four"). Sock thinks Sam's news is totally cool, and is happy to help with Sam's assignments from Hell. Ben, on the other hand, immediately grasps the seriousness of Sam's situation. A college student and the son of a reverend, Ben is also on board to help, but he knows that dealing with the devil is no game. Sam knows he'll have to go to great lengths to hide his new identity from the person who matters most in his world: his smart and pretty co-worker Andi (Missy Peregrym, "Smallville," "Heroes"). Trapped by his lack of self-confidence, Sam has loved Andi from afar, despite Sock's constant urging that he ask her out. Andi had gone away to college, but came home to her mother and her job at The Work Bench after her father died. Now she's stuck in a safe job and a safe friendship with Sam. Though his life has suddenly turned weird and scary, Sam is surprised to find that he somehow feels good about his newfound "mission" -- removing evil-doers from the world and sending them back where they belong. Back when nothing was expected of him, Sam never had to push himself to achieve. Now, with his friends and his trusty vessel-of-the-week at his side, Sam is ready to face his destiny as the Reaper. "Reaper" is from ABC Studios with executive producers Michele Fazeka ("Ed," "Law & Order, Special Victims Unit"), Tara Butters ("Ed," "Law & Order, Special Victims Unit"), Mark Gordon ("Grey's Anatomy," Criminal Minds"), Deborah Spera ("Criminal Minds") and Tom Spezialy ("Desperate Housewives"). I watched the premiere, and it has a kind of Ghostbusters feel to it. It was pretty funny. A couple of the ideas I dug were the fact that the vessell he has to use to bring back the souls to hell is a cordless Dirt Devil, and the portal to hell is a DMV office! Check this one out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Didn't live up to my expectations. Dialog was terrible, characters were pretty stupid. The girl was hot. It had a Kevin smith feel to it, but I doubt he wrote the script. I'm not going to go out of my way to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 I watched it for 2 minutes when the Cubs game took a commercial break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Didn't live up to my expectations. Dialog was terrible, characters were pretty stupid. The girl was hot. It had a Kevin smith feel to it, but I doubt he wrote the script. I'm not going to go out of my way to watch it. I guess I'm on the opposite end. I expected it to suck, and was pleasantly surprised. I do wish CW had the budget of ABC, though. I know the shows are produced independantly, then sold to networks, but that show just looked cheap. It would have been better if it had the production values of, say, Boston Legal. And yes, I know Kevin Smith likes the indie film look. It is possible to look indie and still have good lighting. Still, I'll watch. Ray wise (Satan) was a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 I really like Kevin Smith's style, and that was the one thing that shown through. The actors really seem to want to do it, but the witty banter I've come to relate with Kevin Smith was not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 I really like Kevin Smith's style, and that was the one thing that shown through. The actors really seem to want to do it, but the witty banter I've come to relate with Kevin Smith was not there. But ya gotta admit, Tyler Labine is pretty damn funny! He could be the new Ethan Suplee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 But ya gotta admit, Tyler Labine is pretty damn funny! He could be the new Ethan Suplee!!! He seemed really into it, which helped. I kept thinking it would be better if it was the fat kid from superbad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted September 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2007 Why would Satan want to take evil souls out of the world, thus making it a better place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Why would Satan want to take evil souls out of the world, thus making it a better place? Because then he has more souls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Because then he has more souls Wouldn't he want good souls to torture and pervert to do his evil bidding though? You know, like the guy going around with the Dirt Devil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Wouldn't he want good souls to torture and pervert to do his evil bidding though? You know, like the guy going around with the Dirt Devil? These are escapees, so they're on AWOL from hell. Satan probably doesn't mind his minions creating havoc on Earth under his supervision, but no freelancing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 These are escapees, so they're on AWOL from hell. Satan probably doesn't mind his minions creating havoc on Earth under his supervision, but no freelancing!!! Ohhhhh, I get it. They broke union rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ohhhhh, I get it. They broke union rules. Exactly!!! And when you do that.......there's hell to pay!!!! hehehehehehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted September 26, 2007 Members Share Posted September 26, 2007 Sounds like a cross between "Dead Like Me" and whatever that show was on Fox a few years back about the guy the devil released from Hell so he could track down escaped souls. Loooooow expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted October 16, 2007 Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 What did Sam's parents get in exchange for Sam's soul? I missed the 1st episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted October 16, 2007 Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 What did Sam's parents get in exchange for Sam's soul? I missed the 1st episode. One of his parents was going to die (Mom maybe) and so he spared her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted October 16, 2007 Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 Bassgeek, didn't we already have this conversation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 Bassgeek, didn't we already have this conversation? Yes! It seems to have been revived. I guess some new recruits have found Reaper recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted October 16, 2007 Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 Woo hoo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sounds like a cross between "Dead Like Me" and whatever that show was on Fox a few years back about the guy the devil released from Hell so he could track down escaped souls. Loooooow expectations. You're thinking of "Brimstone". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wotamess Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 sounds fun. -wam- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bleepo Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 For me the best part of it is seeing my neigbourhood! The fast food place where all the guy wanted was a salad: I worked there as one of my first jobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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