[TV] Reaper CW Tuesdays, 9pm eastern

[Mendorah]

I was pretty distracted throughout this whole show.  But what I saw was pretty funny or entertaining.  I will most likely watch it again.  A dustbuster?  Seriously?  That was pretty funny.  As was their uniforms they put together.  What was the blinkey thing?  Was it a fire alarm?

[SinisterDeath]

If this show came on one hour earlier, or one hour later, I'd watch it, but right now its conflicting with Eureka (Sci-Fi), and even House (Fox) are coliding at each other atm (and with no DVR at college, I can't watch em both :( )So after next week during the Eureka Finale i'll be left with House, and who knows what else is comin on again... Why do networks always try to collide shows that are going to steal the ratings with a show that is going to fail?

Its like Airing Simpsons during the Superbowl.

Its not gunna get alot of views. :P

[Tenshin_Xo]

Yeah I wsa dual watching House and Reaper, its a tough call.  Luckily I catch the later showing of Eureka.

[SinisterDeath]

Yeah I wsa dual watching House and Reaper, its a tough call.  Luckily I catch the later showing of Eureka.

 

I was going to do that with house and eureka, but I didn't feel like staying up till like, 1pm.

[Tenshin_Xo]

Thank God for Mountain time. ;)  Also on the whole I liked the show, it seemed one part The Office and one part Buffy.  Or somewhere about there.

[Haxorsist]

I saw the show and thought it was hilarious. The Devil cracked me up all the time. I wonder if the show will keep me interested, but for now I'll keep watching.

[Emperor]

I am watching this tonight.  You guys really need to get a DVR to help with conflicting shows. 

[SinisterDeath]

I am watching this tonight.  You guys really need to get a DVR to help with conflicting shows. 

 

 

At 'home' I can, (for now) but not at college, you know the whole sucky non-digital cable, and lack of free dvr.... I could record these episodes, for when I go back on random weekends or holidays, buuuuuut. who wants to waste an entire day watching those episodes? when the networks could just place them on seperate 1 hour intervals. :D

[Emperor]

CW also puts them online....

[SinisterDeath]

CW also puts them online....

 

Got a Link?

[Emperor]

http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video

 

 

I assume they will put it here.  Maybe not.  It also looks to be encoring on Thursday.

[SinisterDeath]

Nice, if they encore it on thursday. Nothin on tv on thursdays anyways.

[Mendorah]

http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video

 

 

I assume they will put it here.  Maybe not.  It also looks to be encoring on Thursday.

 

Yeah, the CW is pretty good about encoring since they're still building their stable of successful shows.  ANTM encores on Sundays and Reaper encores on Thursdays.  Although why they put the encore opposite Gray's Anatomy is Beyond me.

[SinisterDeath]

I was just thinking, I'm not even sure I get the CW.... I'll have to go channel surfing to double check...

 

"btw, I nearly forgot, they were showing House, Eureka, and Dirty Jobs (all new episodes) all at the same time... now This show? come on!

[Emperor]

The reviews

 

 

A winning supernatural action-comedy from writer-producers Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas (“The X-Files,” “Ed”), “Reaper” is about a college dropout who learns on his 21st birthday that he was long ago inadvertently sold by his parents to Satan. Satan gives the kid unholy superpowers and a job hunting down Hell’s escapees.

 

Ray Wise of “Twin Peaks” fame is hilariously avuncular as The Devil, and it’s hard not to love the way the fat friend keeps besting the devil dogs.

 

USA Today gives it three and a half stars (out of four) and says:

 

… a supernaturally amusing refuge in a season that otherwise threatens to be paradise lost. … rather than play the devil like a substitute dad, Wise and the writers make a much funnier choice, turning him into a sort of warped CEO who sees himself as a mentor. Sure, he can be scary, as when he shows Sam the risks of giving up, but more often he's encouraging. It sets up a witty give-and-take dynamic …

 

 

Entertainment Weekly gives it am “A-minus” and says:

 

… With his shock of salt-and-pepper hair and his handsome-bad-man face, Wise has taken on many villainous roles over the years, but he's a standout comic here, playing the devil as a rascal on holiday, perpetually pleased with his awesomeness. He cooks chicken-fried steak in Sam's kitchen, gleefully noting how lucky he is not to have arteries …

 

 

The New York Times says:

 

… Comedy is hard to sustain in an hourlong episode, but “Reaper” mixes supernatural derring-do with deadpan slacker humor. It works, in large part thanks to Mr. Labine, who steals every scene he is in as a Seth Rogen-like sidekick. …

 

 

The Los Angeles Times says:

 

… it helps that the Devil (Ray Wise, from "Twin Peaks" and "24"), when he suddenly appears in the back seat of Sam's car, seems like not such a bad guy himself, more mentor than menace. ("Are you carjacking me?" "For this? If it was an Escalade -- maybe.") He is full of what might be called devilish good humor, calls Sam "Kiddo" and "Sammy," and will be the unexpected agent of Sam's maturity. … maintains a nice fairy tale tone even as it stresses the banality of the infernal. …

 

 

The Washington Post says:

 

… works on its own cleverly devilish level and proves one of the happier, snappier surprises of the season. It helps considerably that Sam is engagingly played by Bret Harrison and the Devil dexterously depicted by Ray Wise, who adroitly avoids the obvious and invests Old Red with more pizazz than he's usually had in movies, plays or other TV shows in which he's figured. … "Reaper" can be taken half seriously or only a quarter seriously and still be royally enjoyed -- a devilish good time, a helluva show, all that sort of thing, and a remarkably disarming lark besides.

 

 

The Boston Herald says:

 

… unexpectedly sweet, blessed with equal elements of comedy and action. … Wise has the time of his life in a role that calls for him to act both charming and menacing. His talents haven’t been put to such good use since he played Laura Palmer’s twisted dad on “Twin Peaks.” …

 

 

The Boston Globe says:

 

… All the details have color, and so do the characters, right down to Sam's guilt-ridden parents, with whom he still lives. And there are fleeting hints of drama in the scenario that will surely gain momentum and weight - if the show doesn't wind up in cancellation hell, that is. Now that would be an infernal shame. …

 

 

The Hollywood Reporter says:

 

… If you had made a drinking contest out of finding logical inconsistencies, you'd be in an alcohol stupor right about now. But why worry about all that when you can enjoy the unexpected thrills, the sweetness of Sam's crush on fellow box store worker Andi (Missy Peregrym), the occasional bits of devilish humor and Wise's silky smooth portrayal of Satan? The show is being bought and sold on its fun factor, and its future depends entirely on how much is put in succeeding episodes.

 

 

 

[Cadsuane]

Hm, maybe I'll try and watch this after all. I was unimpressed by trailers, but the reactions seem to be good.

[Emperor]

I was very impressed with this show and I can see this becoming one of my new favorites.  You definetly need to check it out.  I love the best friend!!!

[Luckers]

Mmm. Funny enough, but it had too much of a Dead Like Me feel to it to really sell it to me.

[SinisterDeath]

Mmm. Funny enough, but it had too much of a Dead Like Me feel to it to really sell it to me.

 

How can you not like dead like me? Its friggen Dark Comedy Meets Final Destination.  ;D

[Luckers]

I love Dead Like Me, thats the issue. As i was watching it i couldn't helpy but sit there going 'wow... this is like Dead Like Me, only sucky.'

 

Don't get me wrong, I thought it was funny, and the main guy is cute, but yeah... it just didn't sell itself.

[Cadsuane]

Luckers, I felt sort of the same way. Some of the ridiculous things that happened had me laughing out loud (mostly the best friend, and the dog(s)), but overall I just thought it was cute, nothing really special.

 

Oddly enough, I have Dead Like Me sitting here on Netflix discs to watch this weekend, and according to my sister, I will love it. So we'll see, I hope watching the one ep of Reaper doesn't affect my views of Dead Like Me.

 

I'll probably watch Reaper again off and on, but not seriously.

[SinisterDeath]

Luckers, I felt sort of the same way. Some of the ridiculous things that happened had me laughing out loud (mostly the best friend, and the dog(s)), but overall I just thought it was cute, nothing really special.

 

Oddly enough, I have Dead Like Me sitting here on Netflix discs to watch this weekend, and according to my sister, I will love it. So we'll see, I hope watching the one ep of Reaper doesn't affect my views of Dead Like Me.

 

I'll probably watch Reaper again off and on, but not seriously.

 

Dead Like Me was an awesome series first aired on Show-Time.. I really, really wish they didn't cancel it... It was awesome. :(

[Emperor]

I think the Dead like me reference is spot on and is probably why I want to like this show so much.  I want something to fill the void left by such great shows as DLM and Wonderfalls. 

[Cadsuane]

If DLM is as good as Wonderfalls, I'm totally on board. I LOVED Wonderfalls.

[Luckers]

I never watched Wonderfalls, but Caddy you are going to love Dead Like Me. It's everything Reaper tried to be, and failed.