Of course, as everyone is saying about Reaper, the standout here is Ray Wise as the Devil. He was absolutely hysterical. No joke, there were moments that I thought to myself "Hey, I know he's the Devil and all, but I totally want to go and work for this guy." None of those moments were during the scene when the Devil had the Zamboni driver get run over by the Zamboni, but virtually every other time we saw him. One wonders how long it will take for our "hero" Sam (Bret Harrison) to ask the Devil to help him get Andi (Missy Peregrym). Andi does seem to be throwing herself at Sam, but he looks like he could use the Devil's help anyway if he wants to date her.
But, I promised you that there would be cheating with Reaper, didn't I? Well, isn't it obvious? Sam's parents have cheated Sam out of a normal life, what with selling his soul and all to the Devil prior to Sam's even being conceived. It's an odd concept for a show, but it works really well. The show also definitely had that Kevin Smith feel. I wonder if that was just because Smith directed the pilot, or if it had that sense before and will have that sense in the future. I'll be tuning in next week to find out, because despite my already being terribly over-burdened on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights with shows, I'm adding Reaper to my TiVo Season Pass list.
No? Did you watch? Did you have thoughts? Don't you like that Devil guy?
Article comments
1 - Benjamin Cossel
Does anyone remeber the name of a show that ran on FOX in the late 80's early 90's that had a similar storyline as Reaper only very, very dark. The lead character was a cop who had to capture demons escaped from hell. The demons were marked as tattoos all over the mans body and everytime he caught one, the tattoo went away....
2 - Ian Woolstencroft
Benjamin, Brimstone is the one you're talking about I think.
As for Reaper I really enjoyed it, although it treads similar ground to Chuck, allbeit with a supernatural bent.
3 - Thea Hillyard
I was looking for this show myself, it is called Brimstone. You can find it to buy on Amazon. I hope that helps.
Thea