Fox Fall 2013: Sleepy Hollow

[keg in kc]

SLEEPY HOLLOW

What if you suddenly woke up from the throes of death 250 years in the future to find the world is on the brink of destruction, caused by unimaginable events, and you are humanity’s last hope? Welcome to SLEEPY HOLLOW, the thrilling new mystery-adventure drama from co-creators/executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (“Star Trek” and “Transformers” franchises, “Fringe”). In this modern-day retelling of Washington Irving’s classic, ICHABOD CRANE (Tom Mison, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. Revived alongside Ichabod is the infamous Headless Horseman who is on a murderous rampage in present-day Sleepy Hollow. Bound to the Headless Horseman by a blood spell cast on the battlefield of the American Revolution, Ichabod quickly realizes that stopping Headless is just the beginning, as the resurrected rider is but the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As this re-invented Ichabod finds himself in present-day Sleepy Hollow, he discovers a town and a world he no longer recognizes. All that is brutally familiar are Headless and Ichabod’s determination to annihilate this immortal being. It’s a mission he must complete quickly, as Headless already has viciously slain Sheriff AUGUST CORBIN (guest star Clancy Brown, “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Carnivale”). Grey served both as mentor and father figure to Detective ABBIE MILLS (Nicole Beharie, “Shame,” “American Violet”), a young cop whose own supernatural experiences help her form an unlikely bond with Ichabod. But Sleepy Hollow’s head of police, Captain FRANK IRVING (Orlando Jones, “The Chicago 8,” “Drumline”), isn’t buying any of this. In fact, the only person who is on Abbie’s side is Ichabod. His extensive first-hand knowledge of our secret American history, coupled with her superior profiling and modern threat assessment skills, will make them a formidable duo as they work together to triumph over evil. The complex pasts of Ichabod and Abbie, from Ichabod’s inclusion in the powerful and secretive Freemasons Society and the ghostly appearance of his late wife, KATRINA (Katia Winter, “Dexter”), to Abbie’s childhood visions, will help them solve the intricate puzzles of Sleepy Hollow in order to protect its future. As history repeats itself, the oddly-linked pair will draw on the real stories and hallowed secrets this nation was founded on in their quest to stop an increasingly vicious cycle of evil. SLEEPY HOLLOW is from K/O Paper Products in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series is co-created by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove and Len Wiseman (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Underworld” and “Total Recall”). The series is executive-produced by Kurtzman, Orci, Wiseman and Heather Kadin. Iscove serves as supervising producer. Wiseman directed the pilot.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, K/O Paper Products

CO-CREATORS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove, Len Wiseman

WRITERS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Len Wiseman, Heather Kadin

SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Phillip Iscove

DIRECTOR: Len Wiseman

CAST: Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane, Nicole Beharie as Abbie Mills, Orlando Jones as Frank Irving, Katia Winter as Katrina Crane

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by frazod

Is Justified worth watching/catching up on?

My god, yes.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I thought season one had a few bumps but season two and three were insanely good. I haven't watched season four because its not on Prime yet and I missed the broadcast on Fx.

But the DVR is set when it's in repeats.

Yeah, you're in for a treat when you get there.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Yeah, you're in for a treat when you get there.

Good to know, because I'm a season behind as well.

[Baby Lee]

Though the late Elmore Leonard professed to be in awe of what FX turned his story into, it really owes it's greatness to his style and the archetypes he creates.

The draw of Justified is in the small and large moments. Shit goes down but there's always time for hilarious or dryly droll banter. Storylines are creative but remain utterly credible, as do the characters. It's always keeping you on your toes by mixing action and suspense and humor and absurdity and wit and terror and asskicking and more, small turn by small turn.

While I wouldn't say the first season is the weakest, it is decidedly different in form from what it has become. It started trying to tell more case of the week procedurals, so the strength of each episode depended on the strength of that week's plot. Since then it has mixed in a good deal more season-long arcs, in the vein of The Wire, so you're gripped from episode to episode with the big showdowns surely to come along, and how the sides are picked and pitted.

[007]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I don't have netflix or amazon myself.

(Well, actually I do have amazon prime, but I don't use it.)

As far as basic cable goes, I believe the last number I heard was that more than 90% of the country pays for it now, according to Nielsen.I think this is probably area an where pre-existing bias makes discussion somewhat...difficult for you. (Not a criticism, just a statement.)

I think that number is actually going down because there are a ton of cable cutters out there now due to the ever increasing costs of cable service.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by frazod

Is Justified worth watching/catching up on?

I wasn't sure if you were joking or not. It just seems out of the realm of possibilities that someone that is on this site so much would even need to ask.

But as everyone has said, YES.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I wasn't sure if you were joking or not. It just seems out of the realm of possibilities that someone that is on this site so much would even need to ask.

But as everyone has said, YES.

When I sense there's a show I might like but missed out on, I deliberately avoid references to it, so I don't screw myself up with any spoilers.

[Frosty]

I finally got to watch this last night. It was interesting enough that I was willing to turn my brain off and just enjoy it. I like the supernatural aspect of it, though I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by frazod

When I sense there's a show I might like but missed out on, I deliberately avoid references to it, so I don't screw myself up with any spoilers.

Makes sense. Justified has one of the best leads ever. Olyphant is perfect. And Coggins is absolutely brilliant.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I finally got to watch this last night. It was interesting enough that I was willing to turn my brain off and just enjoy it. I like the supernatural aspect of it, though I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff

Yeah, I like when shows are just off the wall sometimes. It lets me get out of my head for a little while.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

Yeah, I like when shows are just off the wall sometimes. It lets me get out of my head for a little while.

The "agents of evil" that were shown in the preview for the season looked pretty cool.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

Makes sense. Justified has one of the best leads ever. Olyphant is perfect. And Coggins is absolutely brilliant.

G

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by frazod

When I sense there's a show I might like but missed out on, I deliberately avoid references to it, so I don't screw myself up with any spoilers.

A nice thing about Justified is that it isn't so much a show that you have to avoid spoilers for. Sure there are some things that it's nice to be surprised about, but the show's strength is in the performances more than plot twists.

Kind of like knowing that Michael joins the family business doesn't exactly 'spoil' The Godfather.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

A nice thing about Justified is that it isn't so much a show that you have to avoid spoilers for. Sure there are some things that it's nice to be surprised about, but the show's strength is in the performances more than plot twists.

Kind of like knowing that Michael joins the family business doesn't exactly 'spoil' The Godfather.

Spoiler!

I thought it was pretty cool to find out that Margo Martindale was Madge the manicurist from the Palmolive commercials of the 70's.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Spoiler!

I thought it was pretty cool to find out that Margo Martindale was Madge the manicurist from the Palmolive commercials of the 70's.

Spoiler!

1. No she wasn't, that was Jan Minor. Margo was in the Downy commercials

2. I'm nervous about her getting this fall's sitcom gig, though it looks like a solid cast. Guess she's done with The Americans, though, at least as a major character, and that's a shame.