Superstition

As a long-time fan of science fiction fantasy both good and bad, I was really surprised to find Superstition on the down low on Syfy channel on demand. I have always enjoyed good Sci-Fi with an original story plot and so many of them duplicate each other whether it's about runes or spells or culture based mythology. Superstition's mythology and relics come straight out of Africa and Caribbean. My first black horror was Ganja and Hess. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) played Dr. Hess Green a wealthy black anthropologist doing research on the Myrthians, an ancient African nation of blood drinkers. He is stabbed with a Myrthian ceremonial dagger, and through a confusing circumstance he becomes a vampire. Then there's Blacula and Eddie Murphy's version A Vampire in Brooklyn, Wesley Snipes Blade, Will Smith, Agent J, "Men In Black," Samuel L Jackson as Mace Windu, "Star Wars", Lando Calrissian, "Empire Strikes Back", Morpheus, "The Matrix" Superstition pacing reminds me of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Random events seem unrelated and later Some of the people aren't people. Jasmine Guy as Aunt Nancy/ Anansi the trickster god(dess) was fun and the halfling drunk James, the towns denizens show great promise as the show develops. I loved the thought that there is an outpost in the south with a family of watchers familiar with deep hoodoo and magic. Been several black stories and movies centered in Black floor that did not get the play screen The Van Peebles Clan, Mario Van Peebles (who placed Isaiah and also the director) whose first role was a sex scene at the age of twelve in his father Melvin Van Peebles 's seminal film Sweet Sweet Back's Badass Song (1972). They are well known as being filmmakers, directors, and writers willing to take risks. In science fiction you're allowed to enjoy listening and learning about something detached from your own day-to-day life. And in the twenty-first century there are more roles for African American actors in science fiction than ever before. Granted there are some people that are on comfortable with that, but progress is progress. I have long enjoyed multiracial science fiction starting from Ganja and Hess back in And of course in the Star Wars series more and more different ethnicities are showing up. As a the 70s which was a controversial movie about vampires that lasted in theaters about a month as there was nudity and sex and it was loosely based in African culture. Or The Matrix that had both Gloria Foster as the oracle, and Lawrence Fishburne as Morpheus. Lifelong lover of Science Fiction it was few and far between programs that are reflective that are not pay limitations of white people's impressions of magic alternate is very one-dimensional and actual people who believe for the traditions and I know that whoever was attention to any actual practitioners okay now Superstition is good because the actors are evolving it is in the first season For those of us who love Supernatural remember the first season when the boys were finding their way to being the characters that we know today. Sam and Dean Winchester are epic there is no way to jumpstart a new spinoff series using the same formula in the city and get the passion which we were all looking for. This is enjoyable on a different way. like Eve's Bayou or the Skeleton Key both of which reflected and African American folklore and folk traditions. I think we should give it a chance

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.

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.

I initially saw this and wondered if it was a Supernatural knockoff or if it was something semi-original. Turns out, it was the latter and a poor knockoff at that. In the first episode, they even make a reference to Supernatural "Sam and Dean's" arsenal in their car trunk; so, at least they acknowledge it.

As for the show itself, I gave it 3 stars, not because it's a poor knockoff of Supernatural, because it's not that good. I understand as much as the next person that most of these shows are "B" type flicks. However, the acting is really kind of bad and the nobody seems like they want to really be doing the show. On top of that, it seems like they rushed to unfold/evolve everything in the pilot, which made it less interesting, like they didn't have a good product and were just spit- balling for something to grab you attention.

Because I'm a fan of shows like this, I will stick it out for at least the first season to see if they can settle things out; hopefully they can.

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.