Posts tagged Revenge
Are Primetime Soap Operas Back?
Nov 8th
It’s been a great Fall season so far with plenty of terrific new shows to tuck into – and hopefully many more launching in the New Year (I’m especially excited for The River and Smash)
But for me one of the most heartening aspects of this new season has been the return of the primetime soap opera, a genre that’s been sadly out of favor in recent years.
The two most obvious examples of this of course are The CW’s Ringer and ABC’s Revenge. Ringer plays like a telenovela – a totally preposterous series featuring identical twins, murder, adultery and a bad guy who’s the spitting image of Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas. But while Ringer is great fun I just can’t see how the show sustains itself for more than two seasons – hence my comparison to a telenovela rather than a straight up soap.
Richard Recommends: Revenge
Oct 4th
It’s been a while since we ran a Richard Recommends here at Remote Patrolled – so with the Fall season upon us it’s high time I started cheering some of the standout shows of the new season.
And my first pick is Revenge, ABC’s soapy saga which is rapidly turning into my new Wednesday night addiction (after The X Factor that is!)
Now we’re still early in the Fall season so there’s always a chance Revenge is going to go south on me – and the show does have to resist the tendency to become a ‘revenge of the week’ style show. But so far so good. Revenge is pure, pulpy trash and knows it. And who doesn’t like a bit of trash from time to time!
If you haven’t been following Revenge yet here’s the basic story. Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) arrives back in the Hamptons determined to avenge her father, who was set up for a crime he didn’t commit by several of the snooty, filthy rich residents. Top of Emily’s hit list is queen bitch Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) and Emily has set her sights on Victoria’s hunky son (who we see being shot in the show’s opening sequence ‘3 months More >
2011 Fall TV Preview: Revenge
Aug 4th
When Does It Start: Wednesday 21st September at 10pm EST on ABC
In A Nutshell: A mysterious woman arrives in the Hamptons seeking revenge on the people who destroyed her family.
What’s It About: Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) is new to the Hamptons – but there’s more to this mysterious stranger than meets the eye. As a young girl Emily watched as her family’s lives and reputations were destroyed by the locals. Now she’s back – and bent on revenge. And top of her target list is Hamptons’ wealthy matriarch Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) and her family. But seeking Revenge soon proves complicated…
