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[rivkat]

OK, I already know that The Dead Zone is the best show you're not watching. But hearken, my friends, and I will give you another reason to watch the show: Cesca is writing Johnny/Walt slash (she provides useful pictures if you're unfamiliar) and it is good. Buddy slash, with extra Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick triangle-y goodness where they bond over their shared love of the same woman! Coma jokes! Armageddon, only better!

New episodes begin on June 12th and all 3 previous seasons are out on DVD; now would be a great time to get into the fandom. Also, the official website is fabulous, with full scripts, deleted scenes, and lots of other goodies.

Another really good show you're not watching -- this time probably because it's damned hard if you're not Canadian -- is The Collector, about Morgan Pym, a man who's just renegotiated his deal with the Devil so he gets to try to save people's souls before he takes them to Hell. They're going to Hell ten years after they bargained with the Devil -- his standard term -- and, while they always get what they asked for, they rarely get what they want, because the Devil likes nothing more than to make your wishes into nightmares. Some of the dealmakers are good people and others are bad, but Morgan tries to save them all by getting them to atone for the harm their deals caused (apparently the Devil works by moving luck around, so good luck for the dealmaker entailed bad luck for someone else). Because this isn't an American show, Morgan doesn't always win (one can indeed question whether he ever wins, since the Devil makes all the rules), and while the Morgan backstory is a lot lamer than the show thinks it is, he's still a compelling character and there are plenty of neat plot threads. Also, Morgan/Devil slash would work well, if you were into that sort of thing; the Devil is played by many actors, including cute little Emily Dinsmore, but often enough by the devilishly handsome Colin Cunningham.

Comments

[rose-etta.livejournal.com]

yo, I like The Dead Zone, too.

Some of them have been just awesome, but I drift away when some are just okay.

*is a picky ho*

*will resume due to rivkat's wise influence*
:D

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

In general, DZ episodes are at least pretty enough to keep my interest -- I love the special effects, and I like the mix of people who believe Johnny and who disbelieve. I thought the S3 finale pair of visions (in the bakery and in the other store) were just stunning, and I'm looking forward to more on the Stillson plot.

[rose-etta.livejournal.com]

I was blown away by the one where we discovered that Johnny was the mysterious stranger who had helped him drag himself out of the car wreck.
Major cool.

Then of course, the one where the crazy murderous chicks were in that abandoned house was good, where Johnny was duct taped to a chair and the loony chick wanted to have his baby. heehee

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

The Collector sounds a lot like another tv show called Brimstone. I think the Devil in the latter is played by the same actor who plays Lionel in SV.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Brimstone all that much, though John Glover was great as the Devil. The Collector is a bit less predictable, both as to the "clients" who are sometimes good and sometimes bad and as to the resolutions, which are not strongly correlated with whether the clients are good or bad. Brimstone also didn't last long enough to do anything interesting with the formula, which might have made me like it more, whereas The Collector has already started experimenting in neat ways.

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

The problem is that though it is popular in Canada, I couldn't find any bittorrent sites to download The Collector from. *sighs*

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I apparently found it during the week all the episodes were available. Neither torrentspy nor isohunt are helpful now. I want DVDs!

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see a few episodes first before I invest in a big dvd boxset^_^

Season 3 FYI

[gem225.livejournal.com]

The Dead Zone is an excellent show, but Season 3 isn't out on DVD yet. That'll happen on June 6th.

Re: Season 3 FYI

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I guess you can just preorder it now and beat the rush!

Re: Season 3 FYI

[gem225.livejournal.com]

That's a good point.

[harriet-spy.livejournal.com]

There's something about Dead Zone's credits I've never been able to get through. "I had the perfect life...until I was in a coma for four years!"

...Yeah, that'll do it, Johnny.

After the giggling subsides, I'm in the wrong mood for the show!

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. But Anthony Michael Hall actually has a dry humorous delivery he uses during the show for moments like that. It works for him. As Cesca pointed out to me, the show's not afraid to be funny -- though her coma jokes are the best.

[corinna-5.livejournal.com]

Sedgwicky goodness is such a great recommendation, I would have to read this even if I didn't already read Ces's work on general principle.

[ex-niciasus652.livejournal.com]

I watched this show on and off from the beginning.

Yesterday, though, I happened to watch the last part of an episode, where Johnny envisioned Bruce's death. So slashy. Loved how Johnny remains humble with his gift, questioning his ability.

It is a stunningly visual show.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

That is the slashiest episode of DZ ever. Even with Cesperanza plugging Johnny/Walt, I have to go with Johnny/Bruce after that episode.

[superwoobie.livejournal.com]

Miss Brimstone! So much potential and Stone/Devil slashirific! Wish I could get that here. Stupid Fox. I'm probably too late for DeadZone, being no money for quite a while. But will try to catch it!

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I think USA is rerunning a bunch of the episodes in preparation for the new season, so maybe you can catch it on cable.

As for The Collector -- I am attempting to figure out a good way to introduce others to its good devilish fun. Watch this space.