I have caution against this show.

Reaper is a great show, really looking forward to the season and what they will do with the premise. I think Kevin was such a great choice to direct the pilot--hopefully they take his mentality and applies it to the show throughout the season.

The pilot is actually online until Saturday, so you can catch it early if you want-- it's at cwtv.com/reaper, passcode 082507. It's a cool little thing they're doing offering a sneak of it now.

Kevs,

I'm a huge fan and I'm glad you're dabbling in the boob tube. The pilot was great and I'm looking forward to your "Heroes" take. I think your dialogue driven story instincts and your somewhat less dynamic visuals make your work the perfect candidate for kick-ass TV. Take that geek crown away from Joss. Now where's my Clerks Animated movie?

- burdorff

"My guess is that Smith is promoting Reaper not only b/c he directed but b/c the CW is paying him to do so and is a big reason why they got him to direct the pilot. Additionally, if he's getting a piece of the show it's in his best interest to promote it."

You'd guess wrong. I was promoting "Reaper" because I dig the show. Sadly, though, my deal didn't get me a piece of the said show - so there's no financial impetus for me to push "Reaper". I just like it and am proud of it, is all.

And while, naturally, I did get paid to direct the pilot, it wasn't an ass-load of dough (far from what I get to do my flicks). Money wasn't a factor in that decision, either - I just got into the script and thought it'd be interesting to see if I could bring someone else's vision to life.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, sir.

"Smith's involvement with the show beyond the pilot is unclear. He didn't write it although he could have."

Julia: Since you write for a TV blog you should probably know that it's common practice to get a somewhat famous director to direct the pilot of your TV show. This gets your pilot more visibility. Ie, "Oh wow. Kevin Smith directed the pilot? This might be good. I'll check it out." I know that often times the director will get a little piece of the show as well if it's picked up by a network and goes into production however they don't continue to direct(or write for the show) and they go back to their big time jobs. I think there's been a lot of big name directors who have directed TV pilots althoug I don't have time to research the details.

My guess is that Smith is promoting Reaper not only b/c he directed but b/c the CW is paying him to do so and is a big reason why they got him to direct the pilot. Additionally, if he's getting a piece of the show it's in his best interest to promote it.

fills the dead like me void in my heart. i loved the casting of Ray Wise as the devil, he was soo creepy by the end of the first season of twin peaks its only a lateral move.

still wish they had kept veronica mars but if cw can field a few good shows (only seen Aliens in America - good, and this one) then maybe theres a chance for quality television on that station.

Ray Wise as the devil? Perfect. I liked the promo up on CW's site, hope this is fun...

The idea for this show kinda reminds me of a short-lived Fox show in the late-90s called Brimstone. I'd like to see how this compares to that one, which I really liked, but apparently nobody else did. If that show had only made it to the internet era, I could probably be watching the unaired episodes right this second.