Hey There Readers,
Seems like not too long ago, most of the creators of
television shows were looking to make the best comedy!! Several were pitched,
with some making it on the air, and very few surviving each year! However, it
seemed to be the genre where every executive producer wanted to get there
fingers in; much like how Cop procedurals were a really big deal in the 90s and
early 2000s! Now it seems as though we are in a new era, that of the
Horror/Mystery genre!! For some reason, I feel like much of it was precipitated
by the success of shows like American Horror Story!! By the way, if you don’t
watch it, you really should consider getting into it, it’s done really well!
Home on a Friday night and with nothing to watch and
nowhere to go, I ventured to IGN to see what’s hot, as I typically do and see
several posts and preview/review comments about a show called “THE BATES MOTEL”!
Now the name seemed familiar. It would come as no surprise that many of you
have heard of or watched the classic movie “PSYCHO”! The series is in fact
based on the novel and theatre adaptation of that concept, and after watching
the Pilot, I was quite impressed!!
Anyone who knows me knows that I loathe giving
spoilers as I love everyone experiencing an episode without having any
predetermined opinions. So I will not give any spoilers for this pilot, however
I will say that everything about this pilot from the screenplay, to the
directing, to the acting was done to near perfection and gave off this vibe
that something was amiss throughout the episode. From the opening sequence to
about 8minutes in, the relationship between Norman and Norma already revealed
itself to be quite extra-ordinary!
As far as the plot goes, it does a fantastic job of
building up to what the rest of the season is going to be about- opens up
several avenues for exploration and gets you immediately interested not only in
the future of the characters but also their past! I must say though, that is
classic CARLTON CUSE (who is the executive producer of this show, and one of
the executive producers and creators of the hit TV series LOST)... He just
seems to have a knack of getting the right balance of intrigue and creepiness!
Having full awareness of how difficult it is to make
an interesting pilot episode, I’ll rate this at 8/10!!
Give it a try- there’s something about this series!!
