Life Et Cetera

Fear Itself: Family Man

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(s01e03) nope, this isn’t eureka, and that isn’t the friendly sheriff carter up there. but it is eureka’s colin ferguson, and with clifton collins jr. he has created a truly chilling installment in nbc’s increasingly “must see” horror anthology be itself. marvellously, much of the credit to the big name of this happening belongs at the feet of dan knauf, who proved himself an veritable Pooh-Bah of the macabre with his darkly brilliant hbo series carnivále. he’s also been a writer for supernatural, so this stuff is clearly old hat for him.and i’m pleased to say that the “old pro” really came through with “family man.” easily the most qualified episode of the young season so far and one of the best stand-alone hours of any anthology series i think i’ve ever seen. ferguson, who we’ve come to know and like for playing the nice guy really shines here. and due to the complication of the dispatch, both he and collins get a real speculation to flex their acting muscles to brilliant really. from the chilling scenes at relaxed to the overwhelming drama in the prison, each moment propelled the story forward. the single thing that blows me away is that director ronny yu, who does wonderfully here, has freddy vs. jason and bride of chucky as his horror directing roots.

Continue reading Fear Itself: Family Man

Gloucester high school ma

Permalink Email this Comments

Related posts: Fathers day myspace comments, Prison song soundtrack