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DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos. They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it. So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows once we see the full pilots. That being said, it’s also true that these clips are carefully selected to give the best impression possible of a show–if it still doesn’t look great, that may not bode well. THE RIVER: As every promo will tell you, this is from the director of Paranormal Activity (although Oren Peli didn’t direct the pilot, just contributed to the story–the script is by Michael R. Perry and Michael Green–and serves as a producer). It is, as you’d expect, about things that go bump in the night and otherwise, in this case down the Amazon River, where scientist Bruce Greenwood has gone missing and his family and crew journeys to find him. Along the way, they’ll presumably earn the wrath of all manner of supernatural beasties. The trailer indicates that much of the scary stuff will be shot Paranormal style with hand-held cameras and “surveillance” footage, and it could all be nicely creepy, although an odd fit with the rest of the network’s schedule.
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