Crystal Lake

Premise: The prequel series to the Friday the 13th franchise centers on Pamela Voorhees (Linda Cardellini) as two strangers' arrival in Crystal Lake forces her troubled past back into the spotlight.

Subreddit: r/CrystalLakeTV

Platform: Peacock.

Metacritic: 60/100.

Links:

• IMDB
• Trailer
• Wikipedia)

From Deadline:

CBC celebrities, assemble! The names in the hot seat for Season 2 of the Canadian version of The Assembly are in, and they’ve got some collective star power.

Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams, The Hangover‘s Zach Galifianakis and This is the End actor Jay Baruchel have signed up to be grilled by a cast of autistic and neurodivergent interviewers for the six-part series.

Also on the cast list are three-time Olympic gold medalist Marie-Philip Poulin, Miss Universe Canada Ashley Callingbull, who has appeared in Netflix, CBC and APTN comedy North of North, and singer-songwriter Lights.

The second season of CBC’s show premieres on CBC Gem and CBC TV on Sunday, November 1 at 9 p.m. ET (9:30 NT). Special extended ‘Producer’s Cuts’ will be released on CBC Gem the same day from 9 a.m. ET.

The Assembly began life in France on France Télévisions as Les Rencontres du Papotin, and has since spawned returning versions in countries such as the UK, Spain and Australia. Guests across versions have included Camille Cottin, President Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Stephen Fry and Sam Neil.

Each version features the cast of autistic and neurodivergent interviewers audiences, who collectively quiz celebrities in an ask-anything interview format. In Canada, interviewers from the first season will return alongside additional new ones.

I finished watching Lanterns and this made me think even shows with only 8 episode seasons feel like they're bloated with filler. It's so weird because back in the day 22 episode seasons were ideal and we knew which were the isolated filler stories and which weren't, but it all added to the shows universe.

These days 8-episode seasons feel like plots for 2 hour movies that have to be stretched to 8 hours instead. So you have like 5+ hours in the middle or in various episodes where...nothing much is actually happening. Usually the characters go around in circles stating the obvious while whoever the antagonist is just does nothing till the final eps.

I feel exactly the same watching the last season of The Boys, Peacemaker Season 2, most Marvel TV shows, or even Strange New Worlds (Star trek) which is sad. Even Stranger Things seasons felt like this toward the end.

I honestly can't remember what the last well paced 8 episode season show I watched was where every episode was enjoyable.

We really were in a golden era during the 00s as well as the 2010’s (CW shows!) and like ESPECIALLY the 2010’s. I was a teen during those years so it was like truly the prime years. Yes, now i’m in my late 20s but I still find myself missing these type of shows.

It’s crazy bc Netflix delivered some shows like that a few years ago but they ALL got canceled after one season and now they don’t do these shows anymore. I’m particularly still mourning Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. THIS SHOW WAS SO FUCKING GOOD. IT HAD EVERYTHING I WANTED. It was witchy and DARK despite still being a YA-Show.

Other streaming services don’t really deliver in that genre either. And like I don’t need it to be YA. In fact I would more adult shows in that genre. But point still stands. They’re rarely done these days. I can barely mention any off the top of my head. And it’s weird bc shows like the Vampire Diaries and Supernatural genuinely were SO huge and successful. You’d think they’d have another attempt at that genre (doesn’t have to be Vampires!!) and I know there’s IWTV, which I still need to watch.

Anyway, anybody else feel that way? Just felt like venting.

I remember a few years ago, I watched the unaired pilot for The Big Bang Theory, which had a different Penny (different actress, different name and I think she was an actual slut?). The guys felt a bit creepier than the sweet awkward nerds we had in the official series and the overall tone felt more mature and sexual.

A few minutes ago, Youtube recommended me the unaired pilot for Big Time Rush. It wasn't my favorite show but honestly I think it was funny for Nickelodeon in those days; and in that pilot you can clearly see how recasting the lead actor (Kendall) might have completely changed the band's dynamic, and why adding a caring, protective mom for a group of boys was so important. -Here's the link in case you're interested: https://youtu.be/HxUYJ0wAcKA

What unaired pilot or original concept have you seen that you think wouldnt have worked? where they made the right call by recasting or changing the tone of the show? Comes to my mind Ren and Stimpy adult version or the Tracey Ullman's version of The Simpsons as well. I think also South Park had an early version before the pilot?

It would be nice if you add the URL to the pilot you mention c: Thanks!