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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Don't give up hope yet, 26 July 2008
Author: Nicola Ann Tweedie from Dumfries, Scotland
This show is not excellent but it isn't bad either, each week the show seems to be improving, not to mention a more well known variation of cast members.
It is entirely up to the viewer their own points of view but in mine its worth giving it a watch, especially the new years day or eater episodes.
Unfortunately those who expect this to compare or even match up to supernatural are sadly mistaken, this show is in an element of its own and should not be compared to anything else. i think this is why the majority of people are quick to disregard this show, as they compare it to much more successful longer running shows.
who knows maybe this will turn into a long running show.
all we need to do is give it a chance.
2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
The best!, 5 July 2008
Author: raavveenn from Canada
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I missed the first episode and I thought to myself, maybe this will be horrible.
Then 'Spooked' came on and it wasn't as bad as expected but Eric Roberts acted good and the shocker was that there was no one living in that house at all and the girl was the ghost's sister and he accidentally gets shot by his buddy in the end and the sister gives a little grin. I found out what was happening when he walked into the empty house.
Along comes 'The Family Man' which has to be the greatest episode I've ever seen, even better than 'Masters of Horror,' with an ending so magnificent, I was in shock.
'IN Sickness and IN Health,' well, I don't want to talk about it.
and Eater with a great ending, good ending and creepy characters, also a great story and sets, that one gets my vote.
Overall I love Fear Itself and if it plays more episodes along the lines of 'The Family Man' and 'Eater' it might be the king.
6 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
Give it a chance....., 11 July 2008
Author: violentcop5 from France
Come on fellows give it a chance, the series is only five episodes in and reviewers are already calling it the worst horror anthology to grace the TV! Thats not very fair. Personally, i was always worried about Masters of Horror moving to NBC, MOH was hit and miss, the first season; quite excellent in my book, the second besides Gordon's and Rob Schmidt's episodes was mediocre, the only thing making it watchable at most times was blood and tits, 'Fear Itself' has none of those simple fall backs going for it and i have to say its been holding up better than the latter season. 'The Sacrifice' and 'Eater' are fantastic, 'Family Man' and "Spooked' have their flaws but were entertaining, 'In Sickness and in Health' well, that one was horrible. I've been pleasantly surprised so far but if the rest of the episodes suck, ill be the first to admit it bites the big one but wait till the damn seasons over before you claim its the worst of the worst. I'm staying positive and looking forward to the rest of it before the verdicts out.
p.s.i will admit that title theme is the most horrible thing I've ever heard, i miss the MOH riff, oh well.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Love every last minute!, 23 August 2008
Author: durhamscaraudio from United States
Well written spooky little shows that leave me begging for the next weeks contribution. If you are a Tales from the crypt fan, Masters of Horror fan or just love horror this is up your alley. I really hope to see more seasons or this to move back to Showtime or HBO! I noticed some people are unhappy with this show but I can't understand why? Being made for mainstream television the writers are doing all they can to get as much gore in there as possible. I hope to see more of these shows even if they have to do a direct to DVD type of approach. I think my favorite episodes at this point are In sickness and in health and Skin and bones. If you have not yet watched this series check it out. I think you will find it entertaining and fun.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Its not bad., 8 August 2008
Author: jc1387 from United States
With all the negative reviews of this show I found it important to point out a few things. For one this is a show that is made from cult horror directors/writers and its on nbc. Two most of the directors where not happy with that fact that they had to choose from a small selection of scripts and didn't have a lot of time to prepare for their episodes. On the other hand its the only network TV horror show on this summer and props to nbc for that. Spooked and Community are the two bright spots in the series thus far, in sickness and health and new years day where not very good. All the other episodes were very watchable for horror fans. Im not going to give this show a rating cause its not important. Look in it in this theory i rather have a bad football team in my city(cleveland) then none at all. All over I was disappointed with this series but ill give nbc and mick and his crew credit for trying to bring the show to network TV.
1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Quality varies from episode to episode, 25 July 2008
Author: moogleboi from United Kingdom
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I came across Fear Itself (and its prior 'Masters of...' series) a week ago whilst looking through the Sci-Fi listings on TV.com. Lured by the idea of a new premise each episode, I downloaded all the aired episodes to date of this review.
With everything entirely different each episode, the series seems cold and lost, which some will like, some won't. It's also only fair that I review each episode individually because of this. Some episodes aren't too strong, for this, I would recommend the series to young or easily-scared viewers rather than more mature viewers who won't be as impressed.
I've put some plot keywords down as tips (settings, characters, story) to each episode, nothing too spoiling, and nothing the current synopsises won't provide you with. If you don't want to know *anything* about the episode, then avoid gazing at them, since the reviews don't spoil anything at all, and will be useful pointers as to which episodes to not waste 40 minutes of your life on.
1. The Sacrifice: 7/10 (Plot keywords; Vampire, survival, trapped, fort) The first episode was filmed in the same secluded fort used for the film Ginger Snaps Back, so more than top marks for the setting/scenery. I can't say much about the episode basis without spoiling it, but the plot was 'good'. However some the dialogue and voice acting could have been better, as well as some corners polished, but this is something to expect from the series.
2. Spooked: 4/10 (Plot keywords; Haunted house, set up, traumatic childhood flashbacks) This episode's premise was rather weak, combined with the fact I can't stand Eric Roberts for some reason, I didn't really enjoy it. Whilst the storyline could have had potential, the execution of it was terrible.
3. Family Man: 8.5/10 (Plot keywords; Spiritual transmigration, serial killer, family man, prison) Brilliant premise, this episode really stands out from the rest - extremely dark (if not too dark), well-written and well-executed - definitely a 'must-see'.
4. In Sickness and in Health: 2/10 (Plot keywords; Wedding, church, serial killer, chase, so-so) From the synopsis I could tell this episode wouldn't pull it off, but it really, really stank. Seriously, I didn't know they could write plot holes this big. I cannot believe how bad this episode was, two points for the slightly-eery church at night setting.
5. Eater: 2/10 (Plot keywords; Voodoo cannibal, prison) Again, pretty poor episode with no twist to it... And like the last episode, the ending made it go from bad to worse... *yawn*
6. New Year's Day: 8/10 (Plot keywords; Zombies, city chaos, survival) I quite liked this episode. I quite liked how zombies weren't always necessarily trying to run for the protagonist, but instead lurching around distracted close-by. Both the twist and ending for this episode were great. I'd say the sets were definitely 'well-used' over the time-line, there could have been less flashbacks, but great episode anyway.
7. Community: 6/10 (Plot keywords; Housing estate conspiracy, contract, brainwashing) Despite there not being much twist to this episode, I quited liked it's consistent conspiracy feel, and the ending was quite sad.
If possible, I will update this review as further episodes air.
2 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
Excellent TV Horror show, 28 July 2008
Author: burgif from Australia
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I am amazed with all the negative feedback here, this show so far is superb, put it this way it is the twilight zone; tales from the crypt and the outer limits in one show, it is far more entertaining than the flood of B grade horror movies that came recently, the show episodes deals with different horror themes like Canibalism and witchcraft in (Eater), Zombies in (New Years Eve), Vampires in (Sacrifice), Ghosts in (Spooked), Body switch in (Family man) and the list go on. The actors, the scenario, the direction and the cinematography are all excellent, in short words this series is for the die hard horror fan and I really wish that the producers of this show just keep making more seasons of this amazing series.
0 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Spooked, too many opening clichés, 20 June 2008
Author: gjb42 from United States
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I enjoyed the first two episodes. Fear Itself is a good addition to the summer drama shows. However, "Spooked" used one to many writing clichés. The detective's name is Harry, pretty close to a "Dirty Harry" rip-off in the opening scenes. Smoking of the cigar, was it necessary, or was Lionsgate prostituting itself to the American tobacco industry. Then when Harry has his own detective agency, his partner, an Afro-American, has a Big gun stuck in the back of his pants. What an Afro-American male stereotype! Finally, in the restaurant, Harry is ridiculously pouring a "ton of sugar" into his coffee cup. Are these the clichés about Americans that Canadian writers think they need in order to sell a drama in the US?
5 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
A blood and gore horror series that has little twist and it's endings are to predictable., 5 July 2008
Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia
"NBC's" new horror series "Fear Itself" so far has had plenty of blood and gore as the series always has spooky stories that centers around themes of vampires, crazy ghost, and gruesome serial killers. Some of the episodes have been better than others, yet most have been to predictable as it's suspense has been to punishing and not enough of a tingle to the nerve. Also so far only about two episodes have had a good twist that was the one in which Eric Roberts stared as a P.I., and the "Family Man" episode the rest are so predictable. Still at times the suspense does remind one of "The Twilight Zone", with it's spooky feel similar to "The Hitchhiker" series and the gore and blood equals "Tales from the Crypt" in some ways. Still the series falls almost flat because of the predictable and campy stories because so many of them don't have any plot twist and no humor is involved. So really even if you like horror TV series you can be alright to pass on these feel-bad fables.
13 out of 33 people found the following comment useful :-
Fear Itself may give "Supernatural" a run for its money., 21 June 2008
Author: johnnymacbest from United States
Since "Supernatural" is in reruns, Fear Itself warrants a look for those seeking their "things-that-go-bump-in-the-night" fix. Suspenseful and gripping in sixty minutes, instead of seeing the lead characters in "Supernatural" this show features some familiar and new faces and their performances are above average but their dynamics are what make the show great with a good pinch of subtlety; never knowing what's gonna happen next. Even more impressive is despite having great production values, some of the best writers of horror fiction lend their pen to ensure good stories and keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Although its obvious its a "season replacement" for the summer, it satisfies it's core audience really well in every regard and if time persists, may knock "Supernatural" as top-dog of TV horror series.
Check it out!!
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