OMAR EPPS IS BACK!!! RED IS BACK!!!
Did you watch the new show? I did. All along thinking "Do I have time for another show?" I already have DVR set for an average 2 shows/night. NOW Sunday & Mondays I am starting to over load.
I have to say at times I found this show to be great. That moment when Mom (Lucille Langston) sees her 8 year old Jacob - who died 32 years ago - is truly heart breaking tear jerk moment. This show definitely grabs you. The performances are great. Obviously a lot of work has gone into the casting and direction of these talented folks and interesting characters - MOSTLY.
Every few scenes you get a character that seems to be a reject from UNDER THE DOME - possibly the worst cast and directed talent pool in years. This is a syndrome form the TV shoot schedule. As an actor that as appeared on TV shows you have little to ZERO preparation beyond a little direction at the call back as they looks for just fit. Some actors adjust well to this (mostly those with strong Improv background) while others - mostly those picked for looks over talent - struggle. Good direction, filming and editing can hide the bad acting of pretty faces, but when a director insists on artsy fartsy True Detective style long panning shots with CW type actors, you just fail. Sorry, Samaire Armstrong, I am referring to your over / under acting. Most TV shows would probably be great to have you. In this strong cast you stand out in a bad way.
Cinematography does not quite match the tone of the show. Too matter of fact look for me. Feels more like Steel Magnolias than a JJ Abrams style sci fi mystery. JJ has nothing to do with this show but it has that something weird is going on and over the course of 5+ seasons we may get a reason why. Or it may be another lost WTF ending?"
Show starts with 8yo Jacob (Landon Gimenez) waking up in China. From the Good Earth rice fields, Immigration officer, Martin Mellamy (Omar Epps) bring Jacob home to Acadia, Mo. Acadia Mo is 2014's TV version of River City Ia (Music Man). Distrustful of outsiders, the town has a cold reception - especially from Sheriff Fred Langston (Matt Craven), whose wife died with Jacob 32 years ago. Jacob remembers things about that fateful day differently than initial reports. Apparently a man was there that no one knew about - a man that is apparently a former employee of Henry's and was having an affair with Fred's wife. So there is no shortage of future Soap appeal.
Through out episode there is a strange man (Sam Hazeldine) heading for Acadia. Lurking around town, he seeming is threatening to Jacob. At end of Episode we learn he is Caleb Richards, Elaine's father.
Good show. Could be great. Time will tell.
FROM WIKI with edits/notes by me
Omar Epps as J. Martin Bellamy
Frances Fisher as Lucille Langston (Jacob's Mother)
Kurtwood Smith as Henry Langston (Jacob's Father)Matt Craven as Sheriff Fred Langston (Jacob's Uncle, Henry's Father)
Devin Kelley as Maggie Langston (Sheriff's Daughter, Jacob's younger cousin 32 years ago)
Mark Hildreth as Pastor Tom Hale (Jacob's best childhood friend from 32 years ago, now the town's spiritual leader)
Samaire Armstrong as Elaine Richards
Sam Hazeldine as Caleb Richards
???? as Richards (Can't fin name anywhere - Elaine's Brother?)
Landon Gimenez as Jacob Langston
Nicholas Gonzalez as Deputy Connor Cuesta
Kevin Sizemore as Gary Humphrey
The series follows the residents of Arcadia, Missouri, whose lives are upended when their loved ones return from the dead, unaged since their deaths. Among the returned is Jacob Langston, an eight-year-old boy who drowned 32 years earlier. Having somehow been found alive in China, he is brought back to America by an immigration agent. His surprise return inspires the local sheriff, whose wife drowned trying to rescue Jacob, to learn more about this mystery.
Resurrection is an American fantasy drama television series about dead people who return to life. The series is based on the book The Returned by Jason Mott. Although similar in concept to Les Revenants, it is based on a different source, and Resurrection has no connection to the French movie or TV series. The series is being co-produced by ABC Studios and Plan B Entertainment, led by Brad Pitt, Aaron Zelman, JoAnn Alfano, Jon Liebman, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Michele Fazekas, and Tara Butters. The pilot episode, named after the book on which the series is based, was ordered to series on May 10, 2013 and was placed on the schedule as a limited run during the 2013–14 television season. On August 4, 2013, the network announced the series would premiere Sunday, March 9, 2014.
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