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Reaper

POSTED BY: REGINAROADIE
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 05:38
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:59 AM

With all these new geek friendly series coming out one after the other (CHUCK, JOURNEYMAN, BIONIC WOMAN), I'm surprised no one has started a thread for REAPER yet, especially on here since it seems like something BUFFY fans would be chomping at the bit to watch and comment on.

But since no one has, I'm gonna start it up.

After seeing BUFFY, I looked back at DOGMA and it kinda struck me that DOGMA is what Buffy would have been like if Joss actually believed in God. And watching REAPER, it was like watching if Kevin Smith had created BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. And I don't mean that in a derivative way. Even though it's probably not the most original concept, the execution on the other hand was just flawless. The humor and the supernatural parts of it really mixed together, it has a completely flawless cast and it's just something really cool. And I can't wait to see if the show continues on the same tone that the pilot set up so flawlessly.

And one note on the cast. While it's cool to see Ray Wise (aka. Leland Palmer from TWIN PEAKS as Satan) and Missy Peregrym in the cast, props have to go to Tyler Labine (the guy from INVASION) as Sock. Everything this guy says and does is just too funny (My fave line of his is the "I'm Jewish, you jerk!" comment)

So who here likes REAPER?

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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."

Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:57 AM

EXOTICK

I really liked Reaper. It was pretty funny.

I never watched Buffy but while I was watching Reaper, that's what I imagined it would be like. A serious idea with some comedy in it or vice versa.

Either way I'm watching it again next week.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:02 AM

WYTCHCROFT

anthony head likes reaper - mentions it often:)

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:14 AM

CYBERSNARK

I enjoyed it. It was kinda a cross between Buffy, The Collector, and Megas XLR.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:20 AM

LETOV

I've been dying for the season to start up ever since I saw the pilots a while ago for Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Bionic Woman and Reaper. Reaper really works for me. Its got great characters and I love the dialog.
I do kinda wish I hadn't seen the pilot now since they re-cast Andi and I REALLY liked the original better. I liked Missy in Heroes but I'll have to see how she strikes me when its not a repeat of a line I've already seen. They just didn't seem natural to me. Unfortunately, neither did Sam's side in that dialog since they were re-filmed. It was funny, he looked really different in the re-shoots so again, it was pretty glaring. I'm sure anybody seeing it for the first time probably didn't even notice.
As with all of these shows, I can't wait to see what they do next.

- Leto_V

"Well, my days of not taking you
seriously are certainly coming to
a middle." - Mal

"What the hell is an aluminum falcon?!?" - Palpatine - Robot Chicken

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:27 AM

REGINAROADIE

I didn't notice that much a difference between the original stuff and the re-shoots. And I do think Missy will be a good fit for the show.

And actually, Kevin said that with the pilot, he was aiming for a SHAUN OF THE DEAD kind of vibe. And you get a good sense of that, especially in the montage of them suiting up to fight the arsonist demon. In a way, you'd call this the show the love child of Kevin, Joss and Edgar Wright.

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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."

Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Saturday, September 29, 2007 3:44 PM

OPTIMUS1998

ok, did anoyne here see the Kevin Smith / Reaper Comicon panel vid on Scifi.com??
http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=154939
it's 58 min & change, but worth it if you have the time to kill

anywho my point is, pretty much all kev did for this was direct. this isn't a kevin smith script

and, wytchcoft, are you sure he's (Tony Head) not talking about "Ripper" his upcoming BBC produced Buffy spin off about his character Rupert "Ripper" Giles and his post "Buffy" adventures???
possibly??

Make Cartoons, Not War
- Sue Blu
Well played, Clerks...
- Leonardo Leonardo(Clerks Cartoon)

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Monday, October 22, 2007 7:39 AM

TORTIMER

I really liked the Pilot of Reaper but wasn't crazy about the second episode. I do think each episode is getting better and the last one forgot name aired 10/16 was the best so far. Right now this is probably my second favorite show just behind Dexter on Showtime. I'm really not crazy about any of the other new shows. I loved Heroes last year but so far this year am really disappointed. Buffy and Angel are two of my most favorite shows ever and I do see a little Buffy and Angel in Reaper.

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:26 AM

FILLIANGIRL4136

Quote:
Originally posted by reginaroadie:
...I looked back at DOGMA and it kinda struck me that DOGMA is what Buffy would have been like if Joss actually believed in God. And watching REAPER, it was like watching if Kevin Smith had created BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.

I have been a Kevin Smith fan since Clerks came out in the theaters. (I snuck in at 13 years old.) I felt like I was the only one that saw the Smith/Whedon vibe coming off the show. I loved the pilot, but the last two episodes have been a little disappointing. I am holding my breath to see if the CW has the foresight to see that this could be the next BUFFY if they give it the love it deserves.

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 1:50 PM

JWHEDONADDICT

I'm LOVING Reaper!!!!

FYI, Kevin Smith became a Joss fan when Jason Mewes kept going on and on about how great Buffy was.

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Buffy: I'm just worried this whole session's gonna turn into some training montage from an '80's movie.
Giles: (sighs) Well, if we hear any inspirational power chords we'll lie down till they go away.

"They talk about me in the chatty rooms?"--Angel

"There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known."--Spike

Joss is like a present, he's like a gift as far as I'm concerned.--Ron Glass

for Joss

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 2:18 PM

REGINAROADIE

Actually, that's not especially true. Yes, he talked about once how Jason Mewes was really into BUFFY and that he'd re-enact episodes like a Ritalin kid that's been taken off of it, but he's never stated if he's ever seen BUFFY or ANGEL. And I know he's reticent to watching FIREFLY/SERENITY because he's afraid that he won't be that much into it and encur a fatwa from Browncoats everywhere. I know he's a huge fan of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, LOST and HEROES (he's doing an installment of HEROES: ORIGINS), but it's still unclear if he's into anything Joss does.

Which I hope gets sorted out. I always thought that it would be cool if he and Joss did a SModcast together. Most of the times, he does it with Scott, but he's had on Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan, Malcolm Ingram and even his wife Jen. And aparrantly, Jeff Anderson is going to do one with him.

But even though both of them are big comic book, sci-fi geeks that have their own army of fans that support their own little cottage industries, they travel in a lot of different circles. Kevin is still an indie filmmaker at heart and he hangs out with the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Edgar Wright, Richard Kelly and Bob and Harvey Weinstein. I don't know who Joss hangs out with, but I'm sure they've never had a movie play at Sundance, Cannes or Toronto. And he's rather make movies with characters talking about sci-fi/ fantasy, as opposed to Joss who actually MAKES sci-fi/fantasy. Kevin has said that he always hates shooting like action sequences or purely visual stuff because he finds that stuff boring to shoot and edit, as opposed to dialogue scenes.

I dunno. As cool as it would be to see them together, I just think they're complete opposites. Joss always seemed to be a bit of an erudite Angelino, as well as an atheist feminist. And while Kev also writes strong female character, they normally take a backseat to the male relationships that's at the core of his work. Plus, he's a devout believer with a mouth and attitude as filthy as the Jersey shores he's proud to be from.

Just to be clear, when I say Joss is erudite, I mean that when Joss does solo commentary tracks, and maybe even a few group tracks, he always sounds very scholarly and educated. He sounds like he's teaching a course about his works. He's not likely to talk about his wife inadvertenly slicing his cock open or the time his little girl came into the room and watched them have sex. He's unlikely to get as candidly filthy as Kevin does on a regular basis.

And as per REAPER, still digging it. I'm intrigued as to why Sam's dad ripped a page out of the contract and burned it. And I loved that the demon that delivered the contract was played by none other than Cheif Tyrrol from BATTLESTAR.

Also, next week there's supposed to be a big BUFFY reference. You know how with BUFFY, they said that all the demons viewed Halloween as a day off? Same plot point works into next week's REAPER episode.

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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."

Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Monday, October 29, 2007 7:30 AM

JWHEDONADDICT

Quote:
Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Actually, that's not especially true. Yes, he talked about once how Jason Mewes was really into BUFFY and that he'd re-enact episodes like a Ritalin kid that's been taken off of it, but he's never stated if he's ever seen BUFFY or ANGEL. And I know he's reticent to watching FIREFLY/SERENITY because he's afraid that he won't be that much into it and encur a fatwa from Browncoats everywhere. I know he's a huge fan of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, LOST and HEROES (he's doing an installment of HEROES: ORIGINS), but it's still unclear if he's into anything Joss does.

It's been several years since I've heard this, and I admit my memory may be a bit fuzzy, but I believe I remember that Kevin Smith said, when talking about Jason Mewes trying to get him interested in Buffy (which I recall now as being exactly how you described--with the ritalin re-enacting) he said something about wanting to wait until he can see the eps in order when they were all out on DVD (which obviously they are by now) or something, which I assumed he ended up doing because of a certain couple of acting choices for the Jay and Silent Bob movie (Eliza Dushku and Marc Blucas). I can see where he may have recognized Eliza outside of BTVS, but Marc? Doubting it. I can't see Jason Mewes getting that excited about him either, even though he clearly would have known who he was. Not that that's a slam on Marc Blucas ('cause I actually liked Riley and Marc's pretty yummy

) or anything.

Then there was the thing he reportedly said at some fan convention thing (don't remember what it was) about not fucking with the Browncoats because they're cheering for a show that isn't even on. So clearly he was even well aware of the passion of Firefly fans.

Both led me to believe, possibly incorrectly, possibly not, that Kevin was into Joss's work by now.

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Buffy: I'm just worried this whole session's gonna turn into some training montage from an '80's movie.
Giles: (sighs) Well, if we hear any inspirational power chords we'll lie down till they go away.

"They talk about me in the chatty rooms?"--Angel

"There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known."--Spike

Joss is like a present, he's like a gift as far as I'm concerned.--Ron Glass

for Joss

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Monday, October 29, 2007 10:27 AM

FILLIANGIRL4136

Quote:
Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Actually, that's not especially true. Yes, he talked about once how Jason Mewes was really into BUFFY and that he'd re-enact episodes like a Ritalin kid that's been taken off of it, but he's never stated if he's ever seen BUFFY or ANGEL. And I know he's reticent to watching FIREFLY/SERENITY because he's afraid that he won't be that much into it and encur a fatwa from Browncoats everywhere.

Actually, I happen to own the DVDs of Kevin Smith's college tour, and he actually said that he was trying to get Jason to watch them, but Jason was waiting for season 7 to come out on DVD. The tour took place around 2005, after Jay and Silent Bob came out. So yes, Kevin is a huge Joss fan and you can definately see it in Reaper.

I hope that Kevin stays on as a consulting producer because he input and directing was what made the pilot so great.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 5:14 PM

REGINAROADIE

Bump

For those looking for more BUFFY comparisons, tonight was a big doozy in terms of casting.

Tonight's demons were a thrill seeking couple that have a thing for muscle cars and crashing them and causing destruction. And the girl was played by none other than the Littlest Vampire herself, the girl that played Harmony on BUFFY/ANGEL. When I realized who she was, I sat up and grinned. And I loved that the vessel was an 8 track and that the tools they had were completely outdated technology.

I have to admit, I really like the casting that they do for the demons. Like last week, they had Patton Oswalt on the show as a very Clem-like demon who got along with the guys really well and was really big into psychology and therapy, as well as being a lunatic gun nut whose hand could morph into some kind of shotgun.

I hope this leads to some really cool guest stars as various escaped demons. Like maybe some BUFFY cast members, or as a meta thing, some D-list celebrities that are completely reviled so that you would want to see them dragged into Hell.

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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."

Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 5:23 PM

CYBERSNARK

If they go B-list celebs, this show needs Bruce Campbell.

And deadheads.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 5:29 PM

REGINAROADIE

YES!!! And as a variation of his Evil Ash character from ARMY OF DARKNESS, complete with the scene chewing and unhinged jaw.

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"And it starts with a sentence that might last a lifetime, or it all might just go down in flames. If I let you know me, then why would you want me? Each day I don't is a shame. Each day I don't is a great shame."

Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 5:38 AM

CYBERSNARK

Ooh, perhaps with a revelation that Sam isn't the first human to be used as Hell's bounty hunter. . .

Cue Campbell making a badass entrance.

*pumps shotgun*

*slow tilt up to reveal his face*

"Hail to the king, baby."

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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