Originally Posted By velo Anyone else watching this deliciously freaky new show? It's as if "Twin Peaks" and "Lost" have been stirred together (with a lot of other horror movies thrown in). I started watching late, at the recommendation (*cough*2oony*cough) of someone who's opinion I trust. Once I started I had to make sure to watch the ones I had missed. I'm now completely hooked!
Originally Posted By mele Watched the first episode. I thought I'd give it a 2nd chance but just couldn't bring myself to do it. We just thought it was awful. I'm disappointed that we didn't like the show but I'm also kind of relieved that I do not have to support any of Ryan Murphy's work.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I am totally hooked on this bizarre show. Every episode is a mindbender. And unlike most horror TV shows, this one has genuine scares. It's also pretty graphic and contains strong language -- all those "viewer discretion" warnings apply. I love the camera work, and the performances are great throughout. Jessica Lange is incredible in this, and as the mysteries of the house's previous occupants/victims are unraveled, it gets more creepy and twisted. What I like most about this show is that, so far anyway, there's not a wasted line of dialogue. It all seems to fit into a larger puzzle. Great show!
Originally Posted By velo I think Jessica Lange might get an Emmy for this. I have to tape it and then watch it the next day (during daylight, lol). Like "Lost", it's fun to try to catch hidden references and meanings.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's on FX, Wednesdays at 10PM. <a href="http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/ahs" target="_blank">http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/ahs</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA This one....eh. Really wanted to like it. The opening scene was really cool and interesting. That first scene with Jessica Lange as the creepy next door neighbor -- absolutely brilliant. But, then, like 'Nip/Tuck' it has to get gross and dark and ugly. Ryan Murphy sure likes to write about people with weird psychological problems. Finished the first episode, but don't think I'll be returning.
Originally Posted By mele <<it has to get gross and dark and ugly>> That sums up why we decided not to watch any more episodes. I didn't really find the ugliness and darkness interesting enough to be intrigued. I was more, I dunno, depressed after watching it instead of a bit excited about the "chills" and story to come. I'm still bummed that I don't like it. Lange is really good but the family is just too unlikeable to watch (for us).
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>the family is just too unlikeable to watch<< They're a mess, to be sure. But that too is kind of part of the puzzle -- does the house attracted messed-up people, or does it help make them that way... or both?
Originally Posted By mele Would ANY parent buy a house when their weird kid blurts out that "they'll take it"? That question is actually more interesting to me than anything else on the show. ;-)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Would ANY parent buy a house when their weird kid blurts out that "they'll take it"?<< LOL!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 After watching Breaking Bad I think I can handle dark. The weird remains to be seen.
Originally Posted By mele I dunno...I'm pretty dark. I have a hard time not being irritated by overly pretentious "dark" storytelling because it just doesn't ring true (to me). I guess I find "normal" people more interesting than people who have to put on a dark, weird facade for the world. Maybe I just didn't see any resolution to these people's angst and dark pain. Just more pain and misery to no end. Maybe my pain and misery quota for the year has been met. (You hear that, Universe. Quota met. No more vacancies.)
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 So I watched the first episode last night. I don't know it was interesting but it might be a little too weird for me. And I loved Connie Britton so much in Friday Night Lights that it was a little unnerving to see her in this. One thing I did really kind of dig was the opening credits. Very Sevenesque.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 We've watched the first two episodes now. Kinda liking it, especially the Lange character, but some of it isn't working for me. Like when the father sees the middle-aged maid as a sexy young thing; does he see her that way ALL the time? If he sees her that way intermittently and then sees her as she is, wouldn't that tell him something is completely off? And, of course, the classic "why the hell do they stay in that house?" question. At least the mom at the end of the second episode said she wanted to get out, but wouldn't all three of them at this point be running for the exit? That said, some of it is convincingly creepy, and I like the way they mix up different periods so it's not just one horrible incident that happened there, but several (though that has led to a bit of "information overload" in the first couple of episodes; but I expect that things will become clearer - I don't mind a little mystery). Willing to keep watching for now - ep's 3 and 4 are available on demand.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'm caught up and am slowly coming around on the show. I thought the last episode was easily the best of the bunch.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Like when the father sees the middle-aged maid as a sexy young thing; does he see her that way ALL the time?<< He does. A little more is revealed about that as the show goes on. 4 episodes in, some of the pieces are falling into place, the "rules" of the house are starting to take shape a bit more. That said, the rules seem somewhat subject to change without notice. Looking at the show's website, there are some other grisly incidents, and potential ghosts, that have not yet been shown on the show itself. Depending on how long the show lasts, I expect that new ghosts can be introduced on an ongoing basis.
