I watched the show when it came out, when it was all new and awesome. I hated that thet canceled the show and got realy mad couse i tought it was one of the best TV shows ever. Around the time i watched Kyle xy (also canceled) there wasnt many shows like this one. The comedy and all that potential.. so wasted :( I was realy hoping that they would start shoting again after some years but that never happend, so i ended up watching those 2 seasons they made and my god do i feel the same way now as i did back in 2009.
... View MoreThe people who rated this above a 3 must be either 10 years old (the maturity of the dialog) or high on drugs. The dialog in this show is so bad I though I was watching a high school joke film. The dialog is not witty in any way and the characters are completely unlikable. The premise is fine but the development of the episodes is basically like watching a kids show. Its basically a drama until the bad guy shows up then we enter power ranger mode.The idea is some guy works in a retail store with his terrible immature buddy but the guy lost his soul due to a deal his parents made. Now the devil uses him to bring back souls that escape hell. He has special powers and receives some tools from the devil to help him with the job... sounds OK right? Its not. The tools are basically things like a suped up dust devil hand held vacuum and most of the show is about him fantasizing about his hot female coworkers while his dud friend heckles him. Its mostly a drama similar to Chuck in many ways but with worse acting and the tongue in cheek aspects just don't work here. Not like Chuck was a masterpiece either.Its a show for someone who is either very young or not thinking straight due to drugs. Skip it.
... View MoreI wasn't expecting to like it, but this is a great show. It's funny and the plot is actually thought through and (sort of) consistent. It's not just serving the jokes. Especially the second season has a serious touch.That aside, I gotta say it's all thanks to 'the Devil' that I kept watching. Ray Wise plays him brilliantly: he is sadistic, intimidating, funny and still has room left for rare moments of affection(?). Much of the cast looks boring compared to him: I never really liked any of the 'good' characters, but that makes it funnier when they're the victim of whatever the episode is about.Altogether, 'Reaper' is definitely worth a watch. It's too bad it got canceled.
... View MoreI've just recently watched most of Season 1 and I must admit that I am truly hooked :P I loved the idea of the Sam's soul being sold to the Devil by his Dad as the premise for the series ;) Sam is told the truth on his 21st birthday and he must work for the Devil as a bounty hunter to capture 'souls' who have escaped from Hell. As morbid as it may sound, the show is really funny as the rest of the cast adds some real flavour to the central character.Sam's best friends 'Sock' and Ben are great sidekicks and as the series progresses so does the character development. The fact that they all work together at 'The Work Bench' (a home depot) makes things all the more interesting. Andi (Missy Peregrym) does a good job of shrugging off being typecast from her role in 'Stick It' and plays Sam's love interest very well.Even characters like Sam's boss Ted, the Devil and all the other demons have great individual personalities (great work by the writers). I can hardly wait for every episode to find out what the Devil gives Sam as the 'vessel' to capture the escaped souls - some of the them have been classic! Overall, I loved the simple characters, the style of the show, the humour (some scenes left me ROFL i.e. like the dream that Sock had about Gladys the DMV Demon) and not too much CGI. I eagerly await the next episode!
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