Superstition

This whole situation reminds me of Ghost Wars. Both shows have characters handling situations differently from the same overdone route and in both cases people decided the show apparently sucks because of it.

There is no question that the pilot especially doesn't dwell on drama or the 'oohh spooky' vibes as much as is normal in these supernatural shows. Instead it tries to make their job the norm as it really is, you have the calm of action that usually comes when you do this sort of stuff as a job, the stuff a usual supernatural flick would usually leave for 2nd or 3rd season to accommodate the watchers even though the characters have been living the life.

As for the pacing in some areas its not as smooth as it should be, it kind of reminds me of a novel in the way it jumps but for visual media they should have smoothed it over more. Basically the scene pacing tries too much to keep up with how the characters are portrayed to be hitting the ground running in the situation and it falls flat sometimes. This, seems to be the shows biggest problem and its not even that major. All it needs is that sprinkle of the right atmosphere and a touch up on its pacing to go from good to truly great.

Outside of that the pilot seems to be a nice change of pace and while it isn't top charts its a very serviceable show and I'm looking forward to more.

Update for EP2: I don't think it was this bad for ep1 because I never jumped out at me like it does for this episode in that... THE CAMERA GUY NEEDS TO BACK UP SOMETIMES. They're really overusing the close up thing and its annoying.

It started out interesting then something horrible happened. I don't know, perhaps some second-rate writers got put on the payroll. Maybe the budget got slashed. In any event it went from promising and interesting in the first 3 episodes to BORING INTERPERSONAL DRAMA! ugh. what a disaster.

I'm don't think I can tolerate another episode like that to see if they turn it around.

The first episode was awkward in its flow, but once you get past that its actually a really captivating show. I'll admit that at times the production is different, which although it kind of catches you off guard, becomes one of the more endearing elements of the show.

The characters are all pretty interesting and some are surprisingly well acted.

The show kind of makes me think of a more freeform/less mainstream procedural version of grimm.

Anyway, I encourage viewers to wade through the first episode and get to the more captivating parts.

Okay, we all know this is a "Supernatural" ripoff. That said, it really wasn't as bad as some of the reviews claim. Pilots have a tendency to be shaky, as they are introducing characters and backstory - so I intend to give it several more episodes. I like the premise, and having the family running a funeral home is just so *right*! Now they need to spend more time on wasting evil and less time on interpersonal relationships.

This show has a lot bad reviews that it doesn't deserve. To be sure it's loaded with some stereotypes and it does seem like it's title should be "Supernatural does Blaxploitation" but that doesn't really ruin it for me. It's a fun little monster romp that's a little predictable but still entertaining in it's actions, while it's characters aren't original at least they're powerfully expressed and enjoyable to watch (some of them at least, the younger cast members could use some work. All in all, watchable without being awe-inspiring