The Following (FOX)

[Brian in Mesa]

The Following (FOX)

Cast: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Natalie Zea, Annie Parisse, Shawn Ashmore, and Maggie Grace.

Plot: The series follows an FBI agent who finds himself in the middle of a network of serial killers, when a diabolical serial killer uses special technology to create it. In Entertainment Weekly, features TV writer Melissa Maerz wrote in a preview article, "Purefoy plays Joe Carroll, a former college professor who taught the works of Poe and killed young women in the gothic hero's honor—until he got caught. Since then he's been spending hours on a computer in the prison library, building a social network of copycat killers who hang on his every command. When the series begins, he's just escaped from death row with help from those followers, and the FBI calls in former agent Ryan Hardy (Bacon)—who brought down Joe the first time—to consult on the case." Natalie Zea plays the woman both Hardy and Carroll love.

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[Stout]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. James Purefoy is nails.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The first episode airs again on Friday in case anyone missed it. A promo for the show said 14 new episodes are coming the next 14 Mondays.

 

[schutd]

Something you've never seen before? That was the hype. Ive seen EVERY SINGLE THING this show brings before. That being said, its still fun, and will make for 14 great mindless Mondays.

 

[AsUdUdE]

Really enjoyed the first episode.. I am in

 

[AzStevenCal]

I don't know about calling it "fun" but it caught my interest too.

Steve

 

[Stout]

Something you've never seen before? That was the hype. Ive seen EVERY SINGLE THING this show brings before. That being said, its still fun, and will make for 14 great mindless Mondays.

I call BS on the above. Answer the following:

Spoiler

Oh? You've heard of a serial killer that models himself after Poe stories, that secretly uses the internet while working on his appeal, creates a massive network of cult followers in doing so, breaks himself out just to murder one girl that got away, got caught again on purpose, has his child kidnapped, and is going to lead the police on a merry chase? NAME THE SHOW.

 

[Dback Jon]

I call BS on the above. Answer the following:

Spoiler

Oh? You've heard of a serial killer that models himself after Poe stories, that secretly uses the internet while working on his appeal, creates a massive network of cult followers in doing so, breaks himself out just to murder one girl that got away, got caught again on purpose, has his child kidnapped, and is going to lead the police on a merry chase? NAME THE SHOW.

I'm pretty sure that was a "very special episode" of The Facts of Life

 

[schutd]

I call BS on the above. Answer the following:

NAME THE SHOW.

Jesus. Relax. Lets see.

Criminal/Detective relationship, straight outta Silence of the Lambs
Down on his luck boozebag ex-cop. Yeah, never heard of that one before.
Poe serial killer. Uh, The Raven? At least that one actually HAD Poe in it for an interesting angle.


The point is, every character has been seen before. The basis of the story is the same thing we see everytime. The details? like I said, theres some fun in there, and im going to watch. But they hyped this show like it was something never before seen on TV. Ive seen it ALL before.

 

[Stout]

I'm pretty sure that was a "very special episode" of The Facts of Life

Nice!

Jesus. Relax. Lets see.

Criminal/Detective relationship, straight outta Silence of the Lambs
Down on his luck boozebag ex-cop. Yeah, never heard of that one before.
Poe serial killer. Uh, The Raven? At least that one actually HAD Poe in it for an interesting angle.


The point is, every character has been seen before. The basis of the story is the same thing we see everytime. The details? like I said, theres some fun in there, and im going to watch. But they hyped this show like it was something never before seen on TV. Ive seen it ALL before.

Sorry, I wasn't upset about it--lost in translation.

Yes, it has classic elements of many other shows/books from its genre, but when everything is put together, it is most definitely unique. And with some cool story lines here, and a few awesome actors, I'm in.

 

[schutd]

Good stuff this week. I like the set ups using previous weeks surprises to keep you guessing as to the outcome the following week.

I also like that our super villian isnt infallible. Too many times, shows make the bad guy so perfect at being bad, it doesnt make sense when he actually gets caught. I like the chess match factor in their relationship.

Only one issue;

Spoiler

The four heads were clearly shown all on the shelf and then BOOM. One of ems a real person. Still scared the piss outta me.

 

[NJCardFan]

Maggie Grace certainly didn't last long.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I loved the first 2 episodes...It seems FOX is bringing more of their FX style to mainstream.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Critics are killing this. Sepinwall, Feinberg, Ryan, & McGee all hated the first 4 episodes.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Critics are killing this. Sepinwall, Feinberg, Ryan, & McGee all hated the first 4 episodes.

That only matters if you care what those critics think. Most of us probably like stuff they hate and vice versa...

 

[NJCardFan]

I can see why the critics are panning this so far. A bulk of the plot is taken right from Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs.

 

[wagon mound 464]

quote: "The basis of the story is the same thing we see everytime. The details?"


I don't recall any story having the cop who caught the killer soon afterwards banging the wife of the killer, while he is in prison. After two months of balling, the cop decides she wasn't all that good, and drops out of her life,,,leaving the killer fuming in prison over what took place in his old bed.

Good show,,good cast of characters,,playing a cult of twisted @#$%s,, I'll be watching.

 

[Dr. Jones]

That only matters if you care what those critics think. Most of us probably like stuff they hate and vice versa...

Agreed. I do listen to them to an extent though. My time is valuable so I can't watch everything.

Is this better than Suits, Justified, Shameless, House of Lies, Girls, The Americans & the stuff I watch with my wife (Arrow, Survivor, Idol, HIMYM, & Big Bang)? Probably not.

That's already more than I have time for.

Maybe I will check it out at a later date if I get a chance.

 

[NJCardFan]

quote: "The basis of the story is the same thing we see everytime. The details?"


I don't recall any story having the cop who caught the killer soon afterwards banging the wife of the killer, while he is in prison. After two months of balling, the cop decides she wasn't all that good, and drops out of her life,,,leaving the killer fuming in prison over what took place in his old bed.

Good show,,good cast of characters,,playing a cult of twisted @#$%s,, I'll be watching.

No but we did have an FBI agent investigating multiple murders using the services of an expert in a certain field because the murders contain a strange element(in this case Poe) that this expert is useful is profiling the killer who turns out to be the killer and said agent is nearly mortally wounded by said killer only to have said killer, whilst imprisoned using a "fan" to commit more strange murders while said agent who had "retired" due to the run ins from his last case be brought out of retirement to help solve the new case. Again, right from the pages of Red Dragon. If I were Thomas Harris I'd be suing.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Tonight's episode:

Spoiler

Liked it but was wondering - wouldn't there be visible scars from both being stabbed in the heart and having surgery to install the pacemaker? Just saying...

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

I've been trying to cut this show slack by granting it a mulligan of one horseshit moment per episode. However:

Spoiler

This last episode chewed that up with the whole "FBI guy doesn't tell anyone about the call from a suspect to go off and do his own thing but is joined by an FBI agent willing to keep the contact from the suspect secret so his sister doesn't get killed to go it on their own", then compounded the horseshit-o-meter by having the FBI guy take 15 minutes to sneak in the side door to take down the serial killer chick when he and Kevin Bacon were side-by-side when they got to his sister's restaurant?

The funny thing is is that I called that entire horseshit situation from the start, and my wife didn't think it would go down the way it did.

This show should be on NBC. At least I'm used to their dramas having a bit off promise just to piss it away with craptastic conventional writing and stories.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I've already canceled this show, Fox won't be far behind me. What a disappointment. I still like Bacon, hope he finds a better role.

Steve

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Tonight's episode:

Spoiler

Liked it but was wondering - wouldn't there be visible scars from both being stabbed in the heart and having surgery to install the pacemaker? Just saying...

I think they showed scars in the 1st episode.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I still like this show. I'm gonna give it a full chance.

 

[wagon mound 464]

I still like this show. I'm gonna give it a full chance.

I'm aboard with you.... but Fox is good at cancelling shows with high budgets.