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An Introduction To Harper's Island

7 years ago, 6 people were murdered by John Wakefield.

They were the first murders in the history of the island…

…They will not be the last.

So begins Harper’s Island, CBS’s new “event” murder mystery. Likened to a cross between Lost, Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians and One Tree Hill, the show strikes me more like Clue meets Scream with a vicious Survivor tribal council thrown in each week.

The show was originally conceived by Ari Schlossberg, but since this was his first TV venture Jeffrey Bell (Angel) was brought on board to retool the script and Jon Turteltaub (Jericho) took the executive producer reigns and directed the pilot.

The series opens in Seattle where we’re introduced to Patricia Wellington (a brunette Katie Cassidy) and Henry Dunn (Christopher Gorham), a happily engaged couple who are ferrying their family and friends to Harper’s Island for a week of wedding festivities. Reluctant to join the party is Abby Mills (Elaine Cassidy), Henry’s best friend and the daughter of one of John Wakefield’s victims. Abby hasn’t been home since her mother’s death and she’s not sure she’s ready to return. Too bad she doesn’t listen to her gut instincts. As the boat motors up the audience is privy to its first murder as missing cousin Ben has his head chopped off by the propellor. The rest of “Whap” hits on the traditional horror movie components you’d expect: false scares and jump moments, sex and skin, bad personal histories, an anonymous figure watching from the shadows, a creepy kid with a questionable new “friend,” threatening notes, love triangles, lots and lots of secrets and poor Uncle Marty (a hammy Harry Hamlin) ends up sliced and diced in half.

In the next 13 weeks people will be killed off in every episode. There are 25 suspects, guests and locals, and the killer will be revealed in the finale. This kind of close-ended series is a brilliant idea because viewers know right off the bat they’re going to have instant gratification at the end of the season, unlike shows like Lost and Heroes where viewers often get frustrated with convoluted storytelling and little pay off and the show’s ratings suffer for it. Should Harper take off, a new stint could easily be created by changing the setting, mystery and cast, with maybe a couple survivors staying on as is often done in slasher sequels. The real fun of Harper’s Island is going to be seeing who bites it each week while you whittle away your suspect list and try to figure out whodunit.

Random impressions:

* It’s odd seeing Katie as a non-kick ass chick, but she’s got incredible chemistry with Christopher Gorham.
*I know Christopher is best known for Jake 2.0 and Ugly Betty, but I’ve never watched him before. He’s too adorable for words!
* I like that the actors were kept completely in the dark from script to script. Their character’s fate and the killer’s identity was as much a mystery to them as it is to us so there was no chance of accidentally skewing their performances with inside knowledge.
* Jim Beaver plays the island’s lone Sheriff and Abby’s estranged father. We only see him for a short time, but the scene between him and Abby in his truck, when he tries desperately to reconnect with her, is physically painful and poignant. Their words were few, but the emotional punch in that tiny scene was amazing.
* I could swear…and I’ve watched it several times…that I saw Jared on the boat. Just after Mr. Wellington tells the captain to start the engine you see a guy leaning against the railing in a green army jacket. They don’t show his face, and I may be crazy, but he sure looks familiar. The show is filmed in Vancouver and Jim has said he was going back and forth between the shows so I think it’s plausible….

Finally, CBS has a Pick the Victim game you can plays for a chance at $1000 and Harpers Globe is an online show and social network meant to give you a deeper understanding of what’s happenin’ on Harper.

What did you think? Did you like seeing SPN alum? Do you plan to stick with it?

Coming this week

I think we had a first week of going to three posts per week. Thanks to all of you who commented. Coming up this week, we have:

Monday -- Terri will be talking about the new show, Harper's Island, which has several Supernatural connections. Katie Cassidy and Jim Beaver star, and Gina Holden, who was a guest star way back in "Wendigo," also has a role.

Wednesday -- What's your hunting style? Tanya will help you find the answer.

Friday -- Natalie shares her thoughts about what she foresees for the rest of the season and beyond.

Supernatural ABCs

I REALLY wanted to make this into a You Tube, but I don’t know how to get the video onto my computer and Mr. Emmy Award Winning Editor wouldn’t help because of the whole copyright thing, so we’re doing this with stills. Just imagine it’s a fabulous You Tube video.

A = Action – lots and lots and lots of it!



B = Beer – okay, it could have been brothers, but they do drink a lot of beer!



C = Colt – the only thing to kill the demon



D = Devil’s Trap – to keep demons out – if I were a Winchester, these would be EVERYWHERE!



E = EMF – how the boys identify spirits and possessions





F = Family



G = Ghosts (duh)



H = Heroes







I = Identities



J = John’s Journal – with everything he’s learned about evil the past 22 years



K = Killer Clowns



L = Lawrence, Kansas – where it all started



M = Metallicar



N = Nightmares



O = Old Sins – as in, paying for them!

P = Psychic Power



Q = Quick Thinking – what the boys have to do when they’re caught by the law

R = Rock Salt – keeps demons and spirits away



S = Shovels



T = Trust (or Towels)





U = Urban Legends



V = Vampires



W = Winchester



X = Xtra Lives (Hey, that was HARD!) Both have had a couple!

Y = Yellow Eyed Demon





Z = Zepplin

Skills Like This

Probably very few of our readers live in or near Hollywood, but just in case...

Skills Like This had a great opening weekend and has been extended another week at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in Hollywood California!

The people who created the film will be at the 5:30 showtime this Saturday for a Q&A. This includes the sweetest guy in Hollywood, Gabe Tigerman (who played Andy in Supernatural.

SKILLS LIKE THIS

"Audience Award" winner SXSW Film Festival
"Best of the Fest" Edinburgh Film Festival

For tickets click here.

To view the trailer click here.

"Eye-catching direction...off-beat chemistry."—NY Times

"For pure comedy this is the nuts."—Ain't it Cool News

"Cheerfully anarchic...indescribably genuine."—Salon.com

"Deftly directed...considerable intelligence and chemistry."—Variety

"An engaging and genuinely funny indie comedy."—TV Guide

"The ultimate tribute to smart, disaffected youth."—High Times

"Comedic chemistry that makes the film shine."—The Denver Post

"My favorite film of SXSW...for it's humor, honesty, and drive."—The Austin Chronicle

Wearing Your Fandom

I wear my Supernatural fandom on my sleeve. Okay, so it's more on the torso. When I find a show I like, I tend to obsess about it, and that obsession usually leads to the purchase of T-shirts related to the show. I have ones that celebrate Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, Battlestar Galactica and, of course, Supernatural! Let's just say that the T-shirt vendors at Dragon*Con like to see me and my credit card walking toward them.

Wearing these badges of fandom is a great way to find kindred spirits. They're great conversation starters, and they're memorable. Tanya and I had to laugh at Dragon*Con last fall when we went to a fan panel about Supernatural and met two ladies who were wearing simple black T-shirts -- one said "Bitch" and the other said "Jerk." Only Supernatural fans would get the reference, but when you are a fan it's hysterical.

To prove my devotion, I'm even willing to put up a photo of me -- gasp! -- sans makeup and with I-didn't-leave-the-house-today hair. Here's my Winchester Demon Tour shirt.















And here's the genius of the shirt on the back. It looks like a concert shirt, but instead of concert dates and cities, it has the bad dudes and towns where they're located listed.

















Here's the one that says "Winchester Bros: Hunting Evil Since 1983"











And finally, a silhouette of of the boys and the words "Wow! I'd say we've finally crossed over into weird."

If you can't get to a fan con, you need go no farther than your computer to add to your fanwear. One great option is...

CafePress -- My personal favorites here are:

"Dude. You Fugly."

"Hope your apple pie is freakin' worth it."

"I lost my shoe." -- Sam Winchester

"It's okay. I'm a teddy bear doctor."

"a proud walking encyclopedia of weirdness"

"Driver picks the music. Shotgun shuts his cakehole."

"Is it Thursday yet?"

"Vampires. It gets funnier every time I say it."

Scrolling through the offerings is sure to induce laughter, which is half the fun of shopping there.

So, do any of you have any fun Supernatural shirts of other attire?