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A remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer must overcome the town's prejudices and his own personal demons if he's to harness his repressed ... Read allA remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer must overcome the town's prejudices and his own personal demons if he's to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone.A remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer must overcome the town's prejudices and his own personal demons if he's to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone.
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Really enjoying the series, It is much much better than Midnight Texas and Van Helsing cr*p. Direction, presentation and story are very compelling.
Every episode is better and better than the previous one and characters are experienced actors
Every episode is better and better than the previous one and characters are experienced actors
I'm rating it a solid 5, because I actually was entertained enough to watch the whole season. That rarely happens with bad shows.
The first two episodes are pretty bad. But the show gets better and better after that, before it starts dropping in quality again at around episode 7 or 8. The last three episodes increased the facepalm-value and ended in a last episode that completely ruined the barely existing like I had going for the show.
Despite some of the other reviews, I found the acting okay overall. With what script they had, all seemed to have done their best. D'Onofrio felt a bit off considering his other performances while Meat Loaf was doing great.
The writing and dialogues seem to depend on the writer and episode. (one example of many: Avan Jogia tells D'Onofrio to not run away from conflicts because they just keep following you. 5 mins. Later in the episode he runs away from the group to avoid conflict...)
The core idea had me watch it, and with a higher production value and proper, consistent writing, it could have been a good show. Not great, but good enough to stay in mind in a positive way. Sadly, the writing is inconsistent. Some episodes work, while most of them don't. Some even negate the progress from the episode that aired just before. I can get over bad CGI if the story is catchy and I'm entertained. Some of the caracters act clever or logical in one episode but completely dumb and cliché in the next one. The whole series jumps in quality and story from episode to episode. Also, while Avan Jogia is supposed to be the main character, he rarely even shows up or gets anything to say in most episodes. The last episode made me lower the score 0,5 points because it completely negated the character development of two people again. Give it a go if you have nothing else to watch. But you definitely won't miss anything if you pass.
Ghost Wars is a rather appealing litle horror/sci fi gem.
This series has a understated, unassuming quality that works well in the context of a sleepy little town beset by an other worldy calamity triggered by scientific machinations and meddling.
There's a lot to like here. The story takes time to develop but its pacing is such that there's consistently enough happening to satisfy whilst the solid characterisations and narrative draw you in.
I have thus far really enjoyed Ghost Wars and plan to keep watching. Seven out of ten from me.
This series has a understated, unassuming quality that works well in the context of a sleepy little town beset by an other worldy calamity triggered by scientific machinations and meddling.
There's a lot to like here. The story takes time to develop but its pacing is such that there's consistently enough happening to satisfy whilst the solid characterisations and narrative draw you in.
I have thus far really enjoyed Ghost Wars and plan to keep watching. Seven out of ten from me.
Syfy opted not to pick up Ghost Wars for Season 2, Ghost Wars officially canceled on Syfy.
Just when I thought the SyFy channel was going under, they found two things that captured me and my heart. First was bringing back Futurama. That's one of my fav shows. Second is Ghost Wars- this is a fantastic show! I binge watched when I found it, the week of Thanksgiving, and once I caught up I was angered that I had to go by the weekly watch.
The first episode aired on October 5, 2017, telling of a small town with strange goings on. It's also about a guy named Roman Mercer, who has a special talent, or gift. He sees and talks to ghosts. Something that that's pretty handy, considering he can save lives. But these are no normal ghosts- they're killer!
I think I enjoyed it so much, due to the cast. Kim Coates, Vincent D'Onofrio, Avan Jogia, Kandyse McClure and even Meatloaf! Great acting helped, but the story is what captured me. It's simply one of those bad luck towns, like out of a King novel, that is truly in the wrong location The story is creepy, spooky and without many dead spots. I couldn't help but get hooked- watching seven episodes back to back to back!
From what I understand, the ratings weren't very high, but with some luck, season 2 will make it through! Cheers!
I think I enjoyed it so much, due to the cast. Kim Coates, Vincent D'Onofrio, Avan Jogia, Kandyse McClure and even Meatloaf! Great acting helped, but the story is what captured me. It's simply one of those bad luck towns, like out of a King novel, that is truly in the wrong location The story is creepy, spooky and without many dead spots. I couldn't help but get hooked- watching seven episodes back to back to back!
From what I understand, the ratings weren't very high, but with some luck, season 2 will make it through! Cheers!
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- TriviaThe necklace Dr. Landis Barker (Kandyse McClure) wears shows the structural representation of a Caffeine molecule.
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