Comments | teenwitch77: American Horror Story = Twin Peaks

teenwitch77

American Horror Story = Twin Peaks

Oct 13, 2011 21:53

I think this guy summed up my thoughts about American Horror Story perfectly:
Slow-building horror seems like such a natural fit for serialized TV that it’s kind of amazing no one’s tried it at this scale before. (Successful horror series like The X-Files usually break down into a new horror movie every week.) On the one hand, you have to admire ( Read more... )

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missymeggins October 13 2011, 11:14:31 UTC

So it's pretty nuts?

teenwitch77 October 13 2011, 11:25:01 UTC

It's extremely erratic and weird, and it doesn't seem to know if it wants to be an all out camp fest or horror. The pace in the pilot was insane.

missymeggins October 13 2011, 11:27:42 UTC

Now I kind of want to check it out purely to satisfy my curiosity haha.

teenwitch77 October 13 2011, 11:31:38 UTC

Haha that's pretty much what I did. I figured Ryan Murphy usually gets at least the first season right, but this time I'm not so sure.

enots October 13 2011, 12:51:34 UTC

I just wish it would...take itself a little more seriously? Do you know what I mean? The x-Files and Twin Peaks, both were seriously creepy shows.

There's so much mediocre stuff on tv right now, but I'll keep watching the show as well *shrugs*

teenwitch77 October 13 2011, 13:09:00 UTC

Yeah, I kind of reacted to it the same way I reacted to the first season of True Blood - it wasn't what I expected or wanted it to be and the camp factor took me right out of it.

Why is it so hard for cable to pull off a good straight up horror series, btw? Like The Walking Dead is pretty mediocre. It seems like it should be doable.