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Kevin Smith directing Reaper pilot for CW

by Adam Finley, posted Feb 15th 2007 12:01PM

satanYou know how it is when you're visiting your parents and one of them suddenly tells you that on the day of your birth they sold your soul to Satan? I tell you, that's something you never forget, and it's also the premise of a new series for the CW called Reaper. The pilot will be directed by indie filmmaker Kevin Smith and will begin shooting in Vancouver next month.

The series was created by Michele Fazeka and Tara Butters, former writers and story editors for shows such as Ed, Law and Order: SVU and The X Files. The new series, in which twenty-one year old Sam Oliver must pay his debt to Satan by hunting down souls escaped from Hell, is being described as a dramatic comedy.

This new show could actually be really cool, though I must say that if you're the most powerful evil force in the universe you should be able to create a domain from which no soul can escape. What kind of contractors does Satan have working for him, anyway?

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Boring

Oh boy...boring Kevin Smith comes to tv. If anyone knows about Kevin Smith you can expect boring dialogue and a bunch of people who are boring. I tried to watch mallrats but alas ..it was just toooo boring.

February 15 2007 at 9:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lizz

Sounds suspiciously like Supernatural. Huh.

February 15 2007 at 8:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
robin

Sounds like crap.
The CW already has a great horror show, Supernatural. But they don't promote it.
And then they go and start another horror show about a boy hunting evil?
And the main character's name is Sam?
WTF??

February 15 2007 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Creep

I was thinking Brimstone as well.

February 15 2007 at 3:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ac

Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back definatley wasnt an indie either. Still I'm from Jersey so you gotta be fan of Kevin Smith here.

February 15 2007 at 2:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dante

Jersey Girl was definitely a studio flick.

February 15 2007 at 1:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Harry

Sam,
Yes. A director of independent films is usually considered "indie." I'm pretty sure the only studio film Kevin Smith has made was Mallrats.

Is six out of seven not "indie" enough for you?

February 15 2007 at 1:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sam

Is the director of Jersey Girl still considered "indie"?
Also, if you're the most powerful evil force in the universe, couldn't find a better domain than the CW?

February 15 2007 at 12:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
1iPete

Hmmm, escaped souls from hell you say... sounds a lot like Fox's Brimstone.

February 15 2007 at 12:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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