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I was not going to watch this because I’m not really into horror but I decided to give it a look.   Four episodes later, I’m still watching.  Something about the show is compelling.  Watching the characters deal with what’s going on in the house draws me in.  The show follows the Harmons as they have made their move from Boston to the Los Angeles to get a fresh start after a miscarriage and Dr. Ben Harmon’s extramarital affair with a student.  The house they purchased is known locally as the “Murder House” because of all the murders that have occurred there since it has been standing.

As the weeks go by, you start to figure out who is real and who isn’t really there.  It’s interesting that the maid Moira looks like an old lady to women, but to men she’s a hot young number who can’t keep her hands off Dr. Harmon.  Dr. Harmon is treating a young man who seems to be a part of the house, but Dr. Harmon thinks he’s an actual patient.  Ben and Vivien’s daughter Violet has bonded with the young man, Tate Langdon who isn’t all that nice a person.

If you like horror stories you’ll like this show.  The subject matter in the show creeps me out just a bit.  That’s why I watch it during the day time.  Not that I’m scared, I just hate having bad dreams.

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“Once Upon a Time” is a new show that premiered on ABC on Sunday night.  The show follows bail bondsman Emma Swan as she comes to a town called Storybrooke to bring the son, Henry,  that she gave up for adoption back to his adoptive family.  According to Henry, the book of fairytales that he’s carrying around actually happend and the evil Queen cursed them all to forever live in Storybrooke as regular people.  We learn that Emma Swan is the daughter of Snow White, now a teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard, played by Ginnifer Goodwin, is the only hope from freeing the characters from Storybrooke.

I thought the show was fairly entertaining and thought that some of the performances are great.  Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin and Tony Amendola as Gepetto are the highlights of the cast.  The writers would do well to keep them as involved in the story as possible.  The effects were good and I like how they flashback to before the curse and to the present time.  The only problem I think this show will have is that I don’t think it’s going to garner the ratings numbers that it will need to survive on ABC.  It’s a shame because on a channel like Syfy or USA or even a comparable show on the BBC would do well.  But a big network like ABC is going to demand to big a number.  Sunday night is a good night for the show especially since it might be able to pull some of the Desperate Housewives viewers.

I think the show is worth a look even if you aren’t into fantasy.

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