I've only seen the pilot, so in fairness to the show it may take on a more creepy vibe as it develops. But so far it seems pretty much like boilerplate stuff. They laid out the game board quickly so you know who the evil folks are and who the victim folks are/will be. There's not alotta guess work necessary to figure out what going. It could be that they wanted to shoot out of the gate quickly but that approach kinda killed any ghostly horror aspect of the show (it seemed predictable and familiar).
The main actors are pros though, and they do a good job with what they've got but I have to say Vanessa Williams gets a few extra points for playing a sinister character very nicely... just the right edge. So if the writers beef things up a bit they've got a cast that can easily run with it.
All that to say: the show was pretty to look at (nice direction); the building (setting) is big enough to handle a whole bunch of new stories; the main actors are very capable; the writing (dialog) was standard issue; the story (plot) was mediocre to weak.
I have a creepy feeling that 666 may decay into a melodrama about the devil... which I didn't think possible until now.
The main actors are pros though, and they do a good job with what they've got but I have to say Vanessa Williams gets a few extra points for playing a sinister character very nicely... just the right edge. So if the writers beef things up a bit they've got a cast that can easily run with it.
All that to say: the show was pretty to look at (nice direction); the building (setting) is big enough to handle a whole bunch of new stories; the main actors are very capable; the writing (dialog) was standard issue; the story (plot) was mediocre to weak.
I have a creepy feeling that 666 may decay into a melodrama about the devil... which I didn't think possible until now.