Comments on: American Gothic

By: Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:59:23 +0000

I dunno. After a while I got tired of the “Sheriff Lucas offers Caleb a shiny new Corvette but Merlyn convinces Caleb it’s the better part of wisdom to keep his beat-up old bicycle” plot.

By: mrspilkington

mrspilkington — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:43:58 +0000

i could cry when i think about how much i miss that show. ‘buck with a b’!

By: Edwina

Edwina — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:36:20 +0000

Looks like I need to find some American Gothic…

*runs*

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:55:17 +0000

american gothic – what fun! creepy, mysterious, and cheesy (but in a good way). i am also very partial to the adventures of briscoe county jr. starring bruce campbell, plus john astin as the friendly neighborhood crazy inventor.

By: Libba

Libba — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:55:26 +0000

OMG, I freaking LOVED this show while it was on for a nanosecond. And that it was made by Shaun Cassidy? Bliss. Of course, I’m like the Anti-Nielsens, so if I like a show, it’s pretty much doomed.

By: Justine

Justine — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:38:16 +0000

Edwina: American Gothic was created by Shaun Cassidy which is what Tim was referring to.

By: Edwina

Edwina — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:47:54 +0000

QUOTE: Definitely the best supernatural TV show ever created by a former teen heartthrob (Shaun Cassidy), too.

Huh?
Supernatural was created by Eric Kripke…

By: Tim Pratt

Tim Pratt — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:51:28 +0000

I watched it when it first came out, and I was so happy when it was finally released on DVD. Flawed, certainly, but the good parts are so very good. Definitely the best supernatural TV show ever created by a former teen heartthrob (Shaun Cassidy), too.

By: Edwina

Edwina — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:22:51 +0000

Try Supernatural.

Not season is currently airing anywhere at the moment (they’re filming), but Season 1 is out on DVD and Season 2 will be soon (September 11th USA, October 8th Australia ).

It’s awesome

By: Penni

Penni — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:41:25 +0000

We just watched on DVD the BBC series Wild West with Dawn French (the west is Cornwall). It’s very odd but very very good. Will have to check out American Gothic – thanks! we don’t watch any tv because I’m allergic to commercials and the news and reality tv. So we watch everything on dvd and rely on recommendations.
I second chris’s recommendation of cracker – that’s quite odd too, but character development is brilliant.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:50:35 +0000

Oh boy, I loved that show. They didn’t air the last four episodes in the US until after it was cancelled and the Sci-Fi Channel picked it up. I should really get those DVDs.

You may have just spoiled a major plot point in the series, but whatever–it’s been around for years.

Have you seen Wild Palms? You might like that too.

By: Malcolm Tredinnick

Malcolm Tredinnick — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:59:36 +0000

I always find it hard to recommend shows (particularly) series to other people, since tastes and expectations vary so much — as does the quality of stories within a series, often.

Still, it seems cowardly not to play at all ,so two I haven’t seen mentioned on this blog before: Dark Angel — mixed quality sometimes and terminates abruptly when it was canned, but entertaining — and Spooks (BBC), particularly the earlier seasons.

By: Ben Payne

Ben Payne — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:22:12 +0000

I never really got into American Gothic… found it a bit too religious-y… and TV shows where the central character is a kid tend to annoy me after a while:-)

By: Chris McLaren

Chris McLaren — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:02:43 +0000

I usually say "The Wire", but you know about that already.

Filling out my top three is Cracker (the British one, obv.) and The Sandbaggers.

By: Sir Tessa

Sir Tessa — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:55:31 +0000

“Someone’s at the door?” American Gothic? How did you miss that? I never watched it, yet I knew all about it because the TV commercials wouldn’t stop. Evah.