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Does The Mighty Hercules Say There’s Anything To Fear From NBC’s Anthology FEAR ITSELF??

yes by PStar	Jun 5th, 2008 12:58:51 AM
first
Is this going to be good? by Series7	Jun 5th, 2008 01:05:03 AM
Because I am running out of TV to watch. And I like to keep a VERY busy TV schedule.
Cigarette Burns by Series7	Jun 5th, 2008 01:07:29 AM
Was the tits. Still waiting for Wal Mart to get more copies of Pro Life in.
Hmmm by Mezzanine	Jun 5th, 2008 01:20:14 AM
I'll probably watch this show, but just because there is nothing else on. Not because I am going out of my mind with excitement to see it or anything.
Brandon Routh? by Bass Ackwards	Jun 5th, 2008 01:30:50 AM
I thought I saw him on the commercial. No?
I hope Skin and Bones makes in on the air by Series7	Jun 5th, 2008 01:34:35 AM
Are these shows connected somehow? If not why did NBC start off with the weaker ones of the series? Unlike Nightmare and Dreamscapes which started with the best and then went downhill fast from there.
I'm keen to check out "Chance" by The Outlander	Jun 5th, 2008 05:11:55 AM
John Dahl is a great director.
I enjoyed Masters of Science Fiction by tonagan	Jun 5th, 2008 05:51:55 AM
When it ran on ABC last summer, so I'll give it a shot.
I'll wait for the Blu-Ray and make a weekend of it methinks by Yeti	Jun 5th, 2008 07:30:33 AM

Earl and a 1.5 hour Comic Standing? by James_O'Nasty	Jun 5th, 2008 08:38:50 AM
This show will be on 4 weeks, tops.
"Eater" sounds VERY familiar by Fish Tank	Jun 5th, 2008 09:22:45 AM
I've read thousands of horror short stories, and this one (by description only) sounds like a story I read about a demon that moves from body to body (criminal, cop friends etc.), playing mind games with the male cop protagonist. Very atmospheric, it ends with the sounds of this creature rushing towards the cop. Wish I could remember the name (?) Any one?
and... by Fish Tank	Jun 5th, 2008 09:26:26 AM
it all takes place in a precinct.
The Ronny Yu episode seriously sounds best. by DerLanghaarige	Jun 5th, 2008 09:56:12 AM
And this will probably the only episode I'm gonna watch of this series. Mostly because I'm a Yu-fan. No Joe Dante this time?
Fish Eater: by Regenhund	Jun 5th, 2008 10:21:25 AM
sounds basically like Denzel's Fallen" to me.
This idea didn't work by password.swordfish	Jun 5th, 2008 10:58:06 AM
even when you had the cream of the horror crop doing stories. If Argento, Miike, Hooper, and Dante can't pull it off, I'm sure as hell not giving a shot to the director of the shitty Saw sequels. Carpenter's was the only episode of Masters of Horror that worked for me. I'm a horror fanatic, but I'll be passing on this. Plus it's on NBC, so how scary could it possibly be?
If the third episode is univerally considered the best by TVguy4566	Jun 5th, 2008 11:03:30 AM
among critcs, why the hell didn't they lead with it? The producers must have seen the same thing that it was the best. Another reason why NBC has dropped to the fourth network now. Stupid programming by leading with two weak episodes followed by their strongest. That way they can be assurd that the ratings will tank especially since it is going up against Swingtown that might split the demographics they are going after in the first place. BTW, that is another idiotic move by NBC. CBS and ABC are showing mostly reruns at 10PM all week and NBC chose to put their only original scripted show for the summer against CBS' only scripted show of the summer that is getting far more buzz because of the subject matter. It is only a matter of time before NBC gets lower ratings than The CW.
kid's got talent by Bouncy X	Jun 5th, 2008 12:27:45 PM
so one episode is written by the guy who brought us the lovely Crow 4 and Halloween 8? one movie was theatrical, the other was dtv and now he's on tv...going down the ladder i see, his next project : writing greeting cards.
the girl from step up 2 is in one of these? by Bouncy X	Jun 5th, 2008 12:28:59 PM
if its a rain filled episode, count me in.
Regenhund: by Fish Tank	Jun 5th, 2008 08:26:31 PM
Yes, agreed - like it, but not _it_. The short story was scary - Fallen wasn't ;-) Cheers
18 SECONDS!!! by Series7	Jun 5th, 2008 09:00:33 PM

Johnathon Schaech by Don Lockwood	Jun 5th, 2008 09:13:39 PM
isn't he the guy stupid enough to dump delicious Christina Applegate?
This is so crappy right now... And Fish Tank... by James_O'Nasty	Jun 5th, 2008 09:42:04 PM
Are you referencing the "Urban Gothic" episode? (the following from Wikipedia) Eater: A cannibalistic serial killer is captured, but runs amok in the police station. Urban Gothic was quite good, but this show... wow.
Worst theme music ever by Tar Heel	Jun 5th, 2008 10:22:22 PM
Seriously, WTF? Opening credits made me cringe, and not in a way you want a horror show to make you.
The last three seem like they'll be standard weak TV. by kabong	Jun 5th, 2008 11:07:02 PM
New Year's Day and Eater might be good.
All I Could Look At Was NASHVILLE STAR by 33.3rpm	Jun 6th, 2008 12:54:53 AM
NASHVILLE STAR NASHVILLE STAR NASHVILLE STAR They're trying to scare people AND HAVE an Olympic symbol and Nashville Star on the screen. Fucking stupid assholes. The first network to eliminate lower third promos will be the most popular network in history.
it was ok by slkboxrman	Jun 6th, 2008 11:07:43 AM
"sacrifice" was decent... the vampire angle wasnt that obvious, i honestly wasnt sure what it was ....i def didnt think werewolf....i was thinking some kind of demon....the 4 male character names were kinda wierd, point ? diego? lemon ? navarro ? navarro being the most normal of the 4...... 3 hot blonde sisters , cant go wrong there .....the one had cleavage out for almost the whole episode.......and really what was wrong with the opening music....sounded like system of a down, and they rock!!
SoylentMean by Sithdan	Jun 6th, 2008 11:28:13 AM
Just because Fangoria's critics don't agree with other critics doesn't make it inferior. I tend to disagree with most critics on a wide variety of movies. Nine times out of 10, if the critics pan it, I enjoy it. Who's to say I'm right or wrong? It's all subjective. I thought the pilot to Fear Itself was pretty well done. 7/10.
John Dahl reduced to doing tv? Dammit. by JackRabbitSlim	Jun 6th, 2008 12:19:38 PM
Ok, i admit it - I'm the only person who thought "You Kill Me" was the funniest movie of last year - and even I'll admit "The Great Raid" was anything but great - but this guy sooo deserves to be on the silver screen and not slaving away in the drudge pit of television. Here's hoping you get back on top, Mr Dahl!
Mr Schaech was also dumb enough to say yes to 8mm2 by JackRabbitSlim	Jun 6th, 2008 12:21:07 PM
8mm2 ... shudder ...
James_O'Nasty... by Fish Tank	Jun 6th, 2008 01:54:43 PM
Thanks for that. Interesting. I guess I read the original short story, which Urban Gothic adapted, then Fear Itself ripped off, but changed the male to a female, and most likely removed the "creature" aspect of.
eh... by brattyben	Jun 6th, 2008 06:36:04 PM
I'll pass.
That wasn't so bad by bah	Jun 6th, 2008 08:36:14 PM
I expected a lot worse. I root for every anthology series that tries to make it. Someone will get it right, one of these days.
cliched, but I liked it... by ddschneider1972	Jun 7th, 2008 12:17:29 AM
The worst thing was the opening credits...worst theme music ever... I don't read the mag but listen to Fangoria Radio (on Sirius Sat. Ch. 100 Fridays at 10) and they knock plenty of main stream horror and promote the hell out of the non-mainstream stuff.
Agreed, Nuke by bah	Jun 7th, 2008 09:04:25 PM
The plot looked like Swiss cheese. I still don't understand why they treated the first guy like a vampire. What happened to Diego in the pit? I was expecting his vampified appearance to be the surprise ending. Poor Virginia. "For this scene we need you to scream. a lot. Your motivation is, you've been eaten by a monster, then dropped down a pit, then eaten some more, then slowly set on fire. And you sister caused most of this."
Fish Tank by josh0rama	Jun 10th, 2008 06:45:35 PM
Dude that story sounds VERY similar to Fallen with Denzel Washington. If you haven't seen it you can check it out.

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