Point Pleasant - The Complete Series

This show never aired in my home country, and all I knew about the show was what I'd read on the Internet. When it aired in the US, it got mediocre reviews at best. Even the Buffy fans, who tuned in because of Marti Noxon's involvement, seemed largely disappointed.So when I decided to order it anyway, I didn't have extremely high expectations.I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. While the show was far from brilliant, I did find myself being drawn in from the first episode and eagerly wanted to find out what happened next.The premise of the show is very interesting. I think that the way in which the plot was set up was quite well done. The gothic look and feel was also different from what you see in other shows, and provided the perfect setting for the plot. The show was also quite "gutsy" in its use of religion, which is not something that you would normally find in a TV show.However, there were also some major flaws. Firstly, the show's blending of soap opera and supernatural drama often didn't work, with some episodes focussing too much on the soap elements. Yes, the show's exploration of how the supernatural elements would affect human relationships was interesting and essential, but could simply have been done a bit better.The show's second major flaw was the pacing. The show started off very slowly, with the focus clumsily shifting between different characters. Luckily, this was resolved by episode five, at which point things started moving comfortably. Unfortunately, again, the pacing flaws returned during the last two episodes when the writers tried to cram too much into each episode. This is however somewhat understandable, given the fact that the show had been cancelled and they only had a few episodes left in which to resolve the story.Another flaw was the writing. The writing wasn't bad per se, but there were certain points where the dialogue was really atrocious, almost the kind of lines that you would expect in a low-budget daytime soap. Also, character motivations were often forced and not allowed to develop realistically. As I've already mentioned, towards the end of the series the writers tried to cram way too much into too little time. Given the show's premature cancellation, one couldn't really expect a total resolution of all plotlines, but I was still disappointed with the ending. While the build-up to the final ending was commendable, the payoff wasn't worth it as no plotlines were really resolved, with a mostly open ending. This does leave quite a bit of room for the series to continue in some way or another, but given the show's lack of success this is quite unlikely.The show's biggest flaw was the casting, particularly that of the teenage characters. The two lead actors, Elizabeth Harnois (as Christina) and Samuel Page (as Jesse) give lacklustre performances at best, not really managing to pull off the emotional depths required of their characters. Brent Weber (Terry), Cameron Richardson (Paula) and Marcus Coloma (Father Tomas) are almost laughably bad, giving the kind of terrible performances you would expect from a really LOW-budget show (such as 'Passions').The acting isn't all bad, however. Aubrey Dollar (Judy) is the one teenager who gives a really commendable performance, while most of the adult actors are also very good. However, Grant Show (Lucas) and Dina Meyer (Amber) steals the show with performances that are simply stellar.Overall, the show definitely had some major flaws, but it was still good enough to become a delicious guilty pleasure for me. It was certainly better than a lot of high-rated shows still running, and the cancellation was really premature and undeserved. However, I can't imagine the show running for three or more seasons as I felt that the plot simply didn't provide enough potential for more than two seasons.Regarding the DVD set, the video and audio quality is consistently good and the behind-the-scenes featurette is worthwhile (though too short), but it would've been nice if they'd included some commentaries at least. Still, at less than thirty dollars it's definitely a worthwhile purchase.

Following on the heels of Firefly and Wonderfalls, Point Pleasant joins the ranks of great shows cancelled by Fox before it had a chance to find its audience. The story centers around Christina Nickson(Elisabeth Harnois), a girl who falls off a boat, is rescued and then taken in by the Kramer family in the town of Point Pleasant. But Christina's father isn't her real father, her real father is is in fact Satan himself while her mother is a human who she has never met. I starting watching this show because Dina Meyer was in it. I'm a fan of hers, in particular of her portryal of Oracle on "Birds of Prey"(another great show canceled too soon, this one by the WB, that's one show Fox doesn't get the blame for, and puts Dina as starring in two shows canceled prematurely). Dina plays Amber Hargrove, a hot single mom, and the town whore. On lesser shows that's all her character would remain, but as the series goes on she's not as one dimensional as she seems, another reason why Point Pleasant is a superior show. Relative newcomer Elisabeth Harnois is excellent as Christina. As the series opens, she appears to be a sweet innocent girl, but with a few flashes of darkness. With each episode her character gets a little bit darker, as the part of her that is her father fights for supremacy. You can't help but feel sympathy for Christina, you're cheering for her good side to win out. Elisabeth plays both sides of the coin so well. If the right opportunities present themself, she will be a breakout star in the next few years. Also must give high marks to Grant Show, who is the main villain in the series, Satan's right hand man who is there to encourage Christina's dark side. Harnois, Show, and Meyer are the top actors on the show, but the entire cast is capable. As other reviewers have noted, the series starts out much like a supernatural version of the O.C., but with each episode, it becomes more supernatural drama and less teen soap opera. Series cocreator Marti Noxon said the show found it's identity about halfway through, then Fox canceled it after episode 8 just when it was hitting its stride. What's even more unbelievable is they replaced it's timeslot with leftover episodes of Tru Calling, a vastly inferior show that Fox had already decided to cancel. After buying the DVD, I watched all 13 episodes in four days. It gets better with each episode as it builds momentum. If you watched the eight episodes on TV, it is definitely worth buying the DVD to watch the last five. If you watched Point Pleasant and gave up on it before the eight episodes aired, get the DVD and pick up where you left, you won't regret it. And if you never watched Point Pleasant and are looking for a good supernatural drama, get it. Be warned, the series does not end with resolution, all the more reason there is more story to be told. A Point Pleasant TV movie or miniseries would be great. If that's ever to happen, the DVD sales will be a major factor. So all Point Pleasant fans should spread the word. Buy it as a gift, if you don't have it yourself yet, put it on your Christmas list. Point Pleasant should go on.

As others have put it this is a one-off season (no followup seasons) and provides some entertainment at less than a pound as I write ----- are you going to waste your money and your time?I don't think so if you don't expect intense drama, Oscar nominated acting or loads of special effects and action.It's a quietly paced supernatural drama full of young and attractive American actors, and not meaning to knock this group of thespians, there weren't any stand out performances to my eye. Everybody did what was expected of them, no more, no less, so I'm not complaining, especially as this box set was bought for a young friend.He enjoyed it more than we did, and he does like the Buffy series which he compared this to, favourably.English subtitles, 3 discs, 13 episodes, some violence but I would describe it as mild.

I was really getting into this series when it was suddenly and abruptly cancelled. I had to buy the DVD box set to view the last few episodes which are quite rushed.Still worth watching despite this!

At the beginning, I didn't think I would watch this series to the end, but it drew me in and I would be happy to recommend it as light entertainment!

Good story behind the mystery girl and her developing powers. The supporting cast could of helped with better acting.

awsome and a cool serie had everything in it, and great it is just one season