Steineded How sad is this?

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

subhdeep-07439 I liked it. It's a fresh concept. At least they showed it like that.

redorcad I love these kinds of shows i hope it goes on for a bit more

pailoong Found this by accident on Hulu and decided to watch it as I usually binge-watch Futurama and Archer on Netflix and wanted to try something different. I really enjoy the premise of this series: guy wakes up from 12-year coma and finds he has powers and has had a relationship with one of the most gorgeous girls I've ever seen in a place called the Realm during that time. The Realm turns out to be Purgatory... kind of. It's a place where humans are not supposed to be (as evidenced by all sorts of scary creatures looking to wipe you out) but our main character Holden develops some kind of element-warping powers that allow him to survive for so long. These powers follow him to the real world for reasons that have yet to be explained except by a throwaway "you are the one" line. There's an organization called Hollow Sky that wishes to use Holden's powers so that the villain pulling the strings can see his dead wife again and, from what I gather, use Purgatory as a kind of vacation destination for people to see their lost loved ones. Of course, this is considered insane and dangerous by those who aren't grief-stricken and this sets up the main conflict. I also enjoy some of the actors. Yellow Jacket is delightfully creepy and out of place, and even in slight comedic situations his flat affect is unchanged. Willa is also refreshing as the sensei (both in the metaphorical and literal sense), and she has a way of saying a lot with just her eyes. Where this show falls flat for me is the pacing. It seems like it takes forever to get going, and only just slighter faster when it does. I enjoyed the "training" scenes with Holden, but these are few and far between. What we get is a lot of family drama with a troubled younger brother and divorced parents, old friends dying and new friends coming in, a throwaway romance with another person in a coma... while I get that they were trying to tell a human story with powers and the afterlife as a backdrop, but I would prefer to have more powers and afterlife stuff and less human story (to a point. One can go the wrong way with that too). Perhaps, with character arcs already established, we'll get just that with season two.

sbertk I see a few of the reviews are stating that the shows too childish, etc etc. I can easily say it's a clever show. I watched the entire season within 4 days. (Very busy over here). I like Holden the main character. He reminds me a little of Taylor Laurene's character in Twilight. Why do I keep relating this show to vampire TV? It has a similar feeling. The unknown, drama, love interests, murder plots. Etc. I think that the cast is solid enough to support the show, as well as the story line. I think people who watched TVD or still tune into The Originals on the CW will find this show a welcomed reprieve of awaiting new seasons of their favorites. I'm supposed to write 10 lines, not sure how I am going to do that. I just wanted to say it's a good show. Not fantastic, not extraordinary, but good. It does what it needs to do, and yes will leave you questioning a few things along the way. You'll be washing dishes and wondering what's going to happen next. Which imo that's the sign of good television.