Sleepy Hollow [Fox - US] [** Spoilers **]

Richard Dower

mmmm....not convinced this this, i assume they'll air this on Friday as its fantasy/genre and akin to Grimm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFOEzR9zgUo

OU812

Intriguing, but strangely compelling

Coutinho 10

The trailer works for me. It has grabbed my interest it is one of the better ones I have seen in the last few days.

CastorTroy

I liked the trailer. Looks like will be a bit fish out of water. Ichabod seems to act like the preacher guy from Deadwood. Some genuinely funny lines in it. And I'll admit I laughed at the "Put your hands on your..." part

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFP_5ZrcRok

Could be the sleepy(er) hit of the new season :P

don ramo

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFP_5ZrcRok

Could be the sleepy(er) hit of the new season :P

if they can get the procedural and larger overall season arcs of shows like elementary and person of interest, which could be easily done then it could be a good show,

i dunno if this will be for me, i couldnt get into grimm or once upon a time, and this seems like it would have a similar feel to it.

Mr E

Starts tonight.

Mr E

Mr E wrote: »

Starts tonight.

Be careful, you could put Richard off his lifelong quest to post that the "first eppy is out now" at every possible opportunity.

Mr E

This was gloriously good fun! Ichabod is a great character (he plays the fish-out-of-water role very well), and they've packed so much lore into a single episode that they could take it anywhere. First good show of the season.

Yeah, it was pretty damned excellent actually. Loved all the small things with Inchabod experiencing the future; the electric windows, the torch. The segment at the end was pretty cool too, with the Devil (?) moving like the girl from the Ring almost. Surprised they killed off their two big televisual names early on.

Basq

Yeah, that was good fun actually.

Very silly, but definitely worth the watch.

petes

Just watched it, really enjoyed it. Only heard about it today!

Machismo Fan

Didn't plan to watch this but decided to at least give the first episode a go. Really, really good fun. Definitely adding it to my watching list.

CastorTroy

Really enjoyed this as well. Seems like plenty of mythology was set up.

They're pretty optimistic by pointing out it's a 7 year mission. But if they keep up the quality they could do it.

Nice to see one of the 4 horsemen not just being a human possessed and actually being a monster. ("Do you think he can hear you?")

JOCookie

watched this last night. I liked it. very good intro to the series. hopefully quality stays as high for the season.

just on a side note I liked how hodgins made the comment in the new episode of bones "I hope I dvr'd sleepy hollow"

OU812

As long as it doesn't turn into a monster of the week or Scooby-Doo type episodes, I'll watch it.

The sleepy Hollow story itself is quite chilling so it could be decent. They have enough going in the captain's locker to keep them at it. The only question is how they're going to do it unless she's tasked with supernatural investigations after giving up Quantico.

How else are they going to explain Ichabod hanging round the police station every week ?

His missus is a bit of alright for a witch though, eh ?

Basq

Oh, I couldn't have been the only one expecting Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around" to be played whenever that passage was uttered - particularly at the end?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA

Basq

Basq wrote: »

Oh, I couldn't have been the only one expecting Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around" to be played whenever that passage was uttered - particularly at the end?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA

Hell yeah! I absolutely loved it.

CastorTroy wrote: »

Nice to see one of the 4 horsemen not just being a human possessed and actually being a monster. ("Do you think he can hear you?")

Ha, that was a small touch that made it slightly more realistic (yes, yes, I know) as it's something I would ask!

Torqay

What is it with Clancy Brown getting his head chopped off again and again?

JP Liz V1

James Frain will guest-star

on multiple episodes of Fox’s freshman hit as Rutledge, a modern-day nobleman
who will interrogate Ichabod, who is being passed off as a “visiting Oxford
professor,” about his past

:cool:

FloatingVoter

Nice one. Hope this doesn't start to take itself too seriously. We could have a lot of fun with the fish out of water theme along the lines of Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows.

Machismo Fan

This show just got even better. John Noble is to have a recurring role later in the season.

Basq

^ Absolute legend... was hoping he'd do some more TV!

God damn it but I was about to put this on when I mistakenly clicked into tht thread and the first thing I saw was a post about hot Mr. Krabs gets his head cut off.

Engine No.9

Definitely going to follow this. Great pilot episode and really laying its cards out on the table, prophesising about a 7 yr quest and all that. Only question now is whether to eat h it wk to wk or download it as the wks go by and watch it all at once approaching the season finale!!!???

james.deeen

In 1773 in Boston Harbor, Crane and his colonial compatriots use a colonists’ Tea-Tax protest for cover as they infiltrate a British stronghold and attempt to steal a crate believed by Colonel Washington to contain an item of tremendous power. Unfortunately, the mission doesn’t go as planned and the crate is – apparently – destroyed.

Present day. Following her visit from Crane (during which he warned that “the Four Horsemen are coming”), Abbie’s sister, Jenny, escapes from Tarrytown Psychiatric Hospital and goes on the run... with a definite purpose. Still feeling guilty for turning her back on Jenny by steadfastly denying their forest encounter with “the blurry man” when they were teens, Abbie petitions Captain Irving to lead the search for her sister. Once Crane and Abbie find Jenny, it becomes clear that she is far from crazy, and far more familiar with Sleepy Hollow’s long history of the occult than anyone, including Abbie, could have possibly imagined. Meanwhile, servants of the Headless Horseman (aka “Death”) make their gruesome presence felt as they, too, search for Jenny, and try to recover a powerful demonic tome used to fling open the gates of Hell in preparation for the coming invasion. Also, Captain Irving and his detectives begin to plumb the depth of the evil that is lurking all throughout the formerly quaint village, and Crane learns the name of the being who has summoned the Headless Horseman.

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this sounds epic, how do they pack all that into 40 mins :eek:

Kur4mA

I was pleasantly surprised by this. I thought it would be a cheese fest, but they actually get a good amount of back story and mythology crammed into that pilot episode. It has the potential for greatness, and the news about John Noble joining only enhances the potential.

OU812

The "Headless Horseman"/Ichabod Crane/George washington period of American History has hundreds of stories/tales that would provide excellent source material if they can figure out how to connect it all to modern day.

Nick_oliveri

I'm just going to call it now.

Lieutenant hot black chick dies later in the series and Ichibod tracks down her crazy sister who also happens to be hot and they act as the first and second witnesses just when all seems lost.

The end of the first episode was bleedin deadly.

On my phone so I'll keep this short but I watched it earlier today and it's by far the most fun I have had in a long time. Easily one of the strongest pilots that I have ever seen and I cannot wait to see where the season takes us. There was a real sense of urgency to the 45 minutes though I do fear that if this is anything other than a 13 episode per seasons how that fatigue could set in early. The whole 7 year plan thing worries me as much like Homeland I don't want a show that just goes on and on with some far off goal in sight.

expectationlost

another show with a bit that reminded me of bioshock

two bits

FloatingVoter

Nice second ep. Nothing too revolutionary (apart from an uprising over doughnut tax). This is very much going down the Buffy trail with a demon of the week lark but what of it. Its nice to have something brainless to watch.

CastorTroy

Looks like John Cho is sticking around for a bit anyway. Same with Clancy Brown in a Harry Morgan type way.

Knew the crates would come into play when Ichabod quite clearly pointed out: Oh look there are a load of crates filled with gunpowder here.

Was surprised they showed the 4 Horsemen so early. Figured we would get 1 reveal at a time, though we'll probably get that when they reappear. And using Conquest instead of Pestilence.

Another reveal I'm surprised at is the sister. Could've just shown room 49 without revealing what it was.

All in all, a pretty solid episode.

DeWitt

Favourite of the new fall line up thus far. It's just a helluva lot of fun. Great to have some witchcraft back on our tv screens too. Looking forward to digging into more of their mythology.

Engine No.9

Very disappointing 3rd episode. Not as strong as the first 2 I thought. Didn't seem to bare any significance to the overall plot, or maybe that was just me.

expectationlost

alot of setup and then they seem to solve the problems very fast

Engine No.9

Yeah, I was really lookin forward to this but if it keeps goin in the same vane as ep3, I think I'll give it a miss.

I've yet to watch episodes 2 and 3 but I had so much fun with the first one that I'll happily forgive the odd filler episode or generic monster of the week adventure. From what I understand the show was initially intended to be a 12 episode first season but that was extended to 15 ans may be extended furthur depending on how well other new shows perform, so you can them the off misstep.

It somewhat reminds me of Supernatural a lot - the first season was pretty much monster-of-the-week with hints of a bigger story arch, before moving away from that. Perhaps this'll be the same.

JP Liz V1

Renewed

Torqay

Nazi sleeper cells from hell, armed with assault rifles and Uzis.



This show is gone to sh*t...

titan18

Torqay wrote: »

Nazi sleeper cells from hell, armed with assault rifles and Uzis.



This show is gone to sh*t...

Hessian, not Nazi, and they did serve for the British in that time period. They fought in America in that war and in Ireland in 1798 so not like they were just made up

Torqay

titan18 wrote: »

Hessian, not Nazi, and they did serve for the British in that time period.

You mean, they have been pressed into service and sold to the Brits.

FloatingVoter

Torqay wrote: »

You mean, they have been pressed into service and sold to the Brits.

Nope, similar to retired IRA lads, ex-SAS, underpaid Marines nowadays. Just good for nothing but a solid paycheque and the promise of freebies in whatever form that takes.
Its actually called being a Security Consultant these days. If you need to worship the devil in your spare time, the boss looks the other way.

Torqay

No, you're very wrong here. They were not some hirelings. They came from feudal duchies and were sold to the Brits by their rulers.

Quote from a contemporary play, Friedrich Schiller's Intrigue and Love (Act II, Scene II):

VALET. His serene highness begs your ladyship's acceptance of these jewels as a nuptial present. They have just arrived from Venice.

LADY MILFORD (opens the casket and starts back in astonishment). What did these jewels cost the duke?

VALET. Nothing!

LADY MILFORD. Nothing! Are you beside yourself? (retreating a step or two.) Old man! you fix on me a look as though you would pierce me through. Did you say these precious jewels cost nothing?

VALET. Yesterday seven thousand children of the land left their homes to go to America—they pay for all.

LADY MILFORD (sets the casket suddenly down, and paces up and down the room; after a pause, to the VALET). What distresses you, old man? you are weeping!

VALET (wiping his eyes, and trembling violently). Yes, for these jewels. My two sons are among the number.

LADY MILFORD. But they went not by compulsion?

VALET (laughing bitterly). Oh! dear no! they were all volunteers! There were certainly some few forward lads who pushed to the front of the ranks and inquired of the colonel at what price the prince sold his subjects per yoke, upon which our gracious ruler ordered the regiments to be marched to the parade, and the malcontents to be shot. We heard the report of the muskets, and saw brains and blood spurting about us, while the whole band shouted—"Hurrah for America!"

LADY MILFORD. And I heard nothing of all this! saw nothing!

VALET. No, most gracious lady, because you rode off to the bear-hunt with his highness just at the moment the drum was beating for the march. 'Tis a pity your ladyship missed the pleasure of the sight—here, crying children might be seen following their wretched father—there, a mother distracted with grief was rushing forward to throw her tender infant among the bristling bayonets—here, a bride and bridegroom were separated with the sabre's stroke—and there, graybeards were seen to stand in despair, and fling their very crutches after their sons in the New World —and, in the midst of all this, the drums were beating loudly, that the prayers and lamentations might not reach the Almighty ear.

LADY MILFORD (rising in violent emotion). Away with these jewels—their rays pierce my bosom like the flames of hell. Moderate your grief, old man. Your children shall be restored to you. You shall again clasp them to your bosom.

VALET (with warmth). Yes, heaven knows! We shall meet again! As they passed the city gates they turned round and cried aloud: "God bless our wives and children—long life to our gracious sovereign. At the day of judgment we shall all meet again!"

FloatingVoter

I know you're right, but i still prefer to think of them as Nazi devil worshipping mercenary scumbags (heads and batteries not included).

squonk

Not getting into this show at all. It reminds me of a shameless rip off of Grimm via more than a nod to Dan Browne. For all it's faults, something like Dark Shadows was much better executed in the "fish out of water" vein. He's adjusted to the 21st. Century rather quickly don't you think? I had high hopes for this show but after 3 episodes I'm considering waving it bye bye. I think it's pretty poor overall. Having said that, I'm not a fan of the Dan Browne school of interweaving fictional events into history. That might be a factor in my dislike for the show.

Torqay

FloatingVoter wrote: »

I know you're right, but i still prefer to think of them as Nazi devil worshipping mercenary scumbags (heads and batteries not included).

So do I, hence my reference to the "Nazi sleeper cells from hell".

The Black Oil

Stranger in a stranger land. Former partner not quite who he seems. I probably won't stick with it, but on the basis of two episodes, it's lightweight, disposable and fun.

Dman001

Got a real sense of deja vu of Carnivale at the end of the first episode, when Clancy Brown's character was reciting the passage from the Bible.

Enjoyed the first episode, nothing groundbreaking with a bit of dodgy writing and acting. But could go in an interesting direction. Unfortunately series like these tend to drop in quality along the way, but would like to see it do well.

expectationlost

that was the funniest product placement i've seen in a long time, fun show this is, but again lots of setup and splaining