The NZA Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 GQ said: Quote Here's a fact: There has never been a great horror TV series. Try to think of one. Black Mirror? That's a sci-fi anthology and you know it. Channel Zero? I said great. American Horror Story? How dare you waste my time like this. Here's another fact: Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House is the first great horror TV show ever. The series, based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name, pulls no punches when it comes to not just scares, but also the brutality it puts its characters through, physically and emotionally. It's not for the faint of heart, and it's fucking fantastic. ^ one of several praising reviews. it starts today on netflix - get in here @Donatella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Will try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 That reviewer can fuck right off there have been innumerable great horror series including the ones they discounted (not American Horror Story, though) The AV Club gave it a pretty great score and said it did fucked up family drama bettet than Hereditary. Also it's being done by Mike Flannigan, who directed Hush and Gerald's Game which are both great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 i mean...its GQ. he's right that channel zero and AHS aren't great, black mirror is amazing but arguably more sci fi than horror? i guess it depends on if you'd put twilight zone as horror (i clearly grabbed the most hyperbolic review but welcome great tv horror recommendations) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I will defend the Channel Zero first season to the death. Fight me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I’m game. We can’t possibly all this horror into the month of October! Gonna have to make the rest of 2018 spooky AF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 7 hours ago, The NZA said: i mean...its GQ. he's right that channel zero and AHS aren't great, black mirror is amazing but arguably more sci fi than horror? i guess it depends on if you'd put twilight zone as horror (i clearly grabbed the most hyperbolic review but welcome great tv horror recommendations) They're all horror. Similarly there is Penny Dreadful, The Terror, Hannibal, The Exorcist, Bates Motel, Kolchak the Night Stalker, Stranger Things, Tales From the Crypt, Twin Peaks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Masters of Horror, Outcast, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Walking Dead, Ash vs. The Evil Dead, The Outer Limits (the actual science fiction version of The Twilight Zone, still horror), Dead Set, The X-Files, even Game of Thrones has a serious horror bent. We're in the golden age of horror TV, that reviewer is a bonehead. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) HOLY SHIT. We just watched the first episode and that’s not just the best horror TV show I’ve seen in I-don’t-even-know-how-long, but it beats out any movie I’ve seen recently as well. It was tense, creepy, often straight up terrifying. Very well written and the cast is fantastic. Not one second was boring. I hope rest of the season is as good as this first episode! I’m super hyped for this! Edited October 15, 2018 by Donatella 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Not digging the kid actors so far. Other than that I'm liking it. I hope this isn't another Castle Rock. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 about 3 eps in so far. I'm loving every minute of it...finding the hidden ghosts is fun too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 11 hours ago, Axels said: Not digging the kid actors so far. Other than that I'm liking it. I hope this isn't another Castle Rock. I think the older kid actors are pretty great! The younger ones need some practice, though. Hoping with good direction, they get better as it progresses. They're not bad enough to be distracting, just noticeably less talented. We've really been spoiled by It and Stranger Things. The bar for child actors is crazy high! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Jesus Christ. This show is heartbreaking. I just finished episode 5... That one gave me chills. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I've been watching one a night, last night was 5. Yeah...holy shit that episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Ughhh Nick and I are on different schedules weekdays and we can't watch until the weekend! I keep seeing people raving about the whole season and I want to catch up. And with Daredevil this weekend, we may never leave the couch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 So, that first episode was fucking awesome! But the second was less so. Still, I'm hyped to watch more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Keep going! I felt the same, but when it all starts crisscrossing and stuff it gets so good. On 10/15/2018 at 11:17 AM, Bindusara said: about 3 eps in so far. I'm loving every minute of it...finding the hidden ghosts is fun too. I was confused by the hidden ghosts bit, but paying closer attention to certain scenes, it's chilling what you end up seeing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Episode 6. This show is a goddamn magic trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Finished up to 6 and 7 last night. 7 def feels like things slowed down a little but I think that has more to do with 5 and 6 being so fucking potent. Also the fact that MOST of ep 6 was shot in one take was fucking insane. (theres a total of like...3 cuts I think) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Finished... I don't know how to feel about that ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 better than you did about castle rock? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Ha! Yes, very much so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 oof, yeah - eps 5 & 6 were fantastic, but rough every time their dad seemed like he was gonna get into what really went down with their mom that night & the kids instead fought over who took checks 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) One of the reviews i read called it the horror version of "this is us." Can't say i disagree. Edited October 22, 2018 by Bindusara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 2:18 AM, Axels said: Finished... I don't know how to feel about that ending. so yeah, it's a bit of a tonal shift, no? i dug how the red room was something for everyone (and its slow reveal), the groundskeepers playing hush-hush about their recently deceased daughter to keep the house about felt weird/convenient but i looked past it. there were a lot of Shining vibes from when we met the flapper lady onward, and it got super mushy by the end but i'm not mad at it. literally no idea how luke survived that, but i'm glad he did - still, bringing it all down to protecting your kids felt more sentimental than i imagined 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Exactly, yeah it felt out of place. I did like the end, and the actual outcome was well deservedand satisfying. Just the execution was hokey. So is a sequel realistic? Concerning previous occupents maybe? Best left untouched to avoid trashing it? I want more ghosty stuff like this either way, with creepy background ghosts you have to do a double take for and great ghost designs. The Floater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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