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For those of you who enjoyed the movies, you'll also find a taste for the series. Michael Gross has evolved in the role of Burt Gummer from paranoid survivalist to paranoid survivalist leader, of the now not so clueless residents of Perfection, Nevada. As with all the films, the cast changes but the humor is still intact.

Gummer's sidekick, Tyler Reed (Victor Browne), is sort of a combination of the original Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon characters, and he does a good job as action hero and comic relief. Reed and Gummer play off each other rather well and compensate for each other's shortcomings.

The supporting cast is also entertaining and keep the story lines moving. There's a few recurring characters who provide a few laughs and in some cases villainy, every few episodes, including a greedy land developer with no conscience and a classic geek, who collects action figures and comics, knows incredible depths of movie trivia, and comes close to being eaten pretty much every visit to Perfection.

Give the show a chance! The cast is very professional, the writing is witty, and the special effects are just hokey enough to make a 50s horror movie maker proud.

Where to begin? I first read Tolkien's trilogy about 30 years ago and I've been waiting patiently for this incredible odyssey to come to the screen ever since. This final installment was the icing on the cake. I can't heap enough praise on Peter Jackson's vision, and the ensemble of outstanding artists who helped him bring it to the screen for our viewing pleasure.

I beheld each scene as I remembered reading them unfold in the pages of Tolkien's written word, and I truly felt that I was once again experiencing a vision of genius that has again found a special place in my heart. Many of you will know what I mean as the journey comes to a climax in this masterpiece.

I felt such a terrible emptiness as well, as I saw the familiar tale winding down to it's inevitable ending, and realized with unexpected sorrow, that this was it. No more to come.

I can only hope that some enlightened soul will give Peter Jackson & Company an opportunity to bring The Hobbit to the cinema some time in the near future.

I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a horror drama or a comedy. They did so much editing - poorly - that it's hard to tell what they had in mind. In the version I saw on DVD, it appears there was a lot of stuff cut out which may have explained what the heck was going on. As one viewer said, it's hard to differentiate the heroes from one another as individuals. They also throw in way too much martial arts just for the sake of showing action. If you want to make a martial arts movie, than don't try to be a spooky picture at the same time. The two just don't blend well - at least this time!

I thought the oriental take on the vampire theme was interesting and had hopes that there would be some chilling moments, but when even the undead are flying through the air throwing kicks, it's just cheesy. Don't even get me started on the crappy monster designs. Go back to the drawing boards fellas, you've got potential. You've also got a whole other aspect of monsters in Asia that Americans are not familiar with from your own mythology. And I don't mean Godzilla.