TV: The Gates

[Munsu]

The Gates is a new show coming up on ABC this summer on June 20.

Vampires with Rhona Mitra (Boston Legal, Doomsday) and Marisol Nichols (24, Vegas Vacation) around, I would be sure to check it out.

I don't know what to expect from it yet... seems a bit Desperate Housewives-ish in some instances.


Nestled inside a private mountain community are The Gates. The image of perpetual suburban bliss, each street is lined with perfectly manicured homes protected by the massive iron gates, but a dark and delicious secret is buried just beneath the surface of this picturesque neighborhood.

Like most families that settle inside The Gates, the Monohans are unmoored from a complicated life they abandoned in Chicago. Named the new police chief of The Gates, Nick Monohan is expecting a change of pace in this quiet suburb. Nick's wife, Sarah, and their children, Charlie and Dana, are embarking on new adventures as well. Their house is to die for, but amidst the excitement, Sarah is still burdened with the revelation that her husband may not be the man she thought he was. Charlie and Dana will also face some challenges of their own: Along with navigating the trials and tribulations of adolescence, they'll also face the daunting task of fitting into their new upscale school, where their new friends run in tight-knit packs.

There's something very different about this place, almost... haunting. Unions will be complicated by friends with unnatural influence, insatiable housewives will struggle with ravenous cravings, and teenagers will be cursed with keeping their beastly instincts in check. The Monohans are facing an uncertain fate. Nick is about to be tangled up in a mystery where he will begin to piece together the dark truth about their new home, and the supernatural elements that lurk behind the shadows of The Gates.

The Gates stars Frank Grillo as Nick Monohan, Marisol Nichols as Sarah Monohan, Rhona Mitra as Claire Radcliff, Luke Mably as Dylan Radcliff, Travis Caldwell as Charlie Monohan, Skyler Samuels as Andie Bates, Colton Haynes as Brett Crezski, Chandra West as Devon, Victoria Platt as Peg Mueller, Justin Miles as Marcus Jordan and Janina Gavankar as Leigh Turner. The Gates is produced by Fox Television Studios. The series is executive-produced by Gina Matthews and written and executive-produced by Grant Scharbo and Richard Hatem.

http://abc.go.com/shows/the-gates

Promos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbqRa_cuXes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7z_E4KK84k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9TmmtqRsI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGYkO4gQLZQ

[animus]

Hm, might give it a try. I do love me some Rhona Mitra.

[Penner]

Definitely checking this out.

[Munsu]

Well it starts tonight, hopefully it'll be a good one. ABC has another show called Scoundrels starting tonight too, though it doesn't seem much to me at the moment.

[Munsu]

Just watched it. I liked it, but will need to see more to see where it's heading... As for Scoundrels, it was a complete shit... don't try it.

[Inazuma]

Please please please make it like a more serious Eureka with some paranormal in it and not a complete Twilight ripoff piece of shit

[Munsu]

This has very little in common with Twilight. Twilight is a teenage paranormal romance. This is a murder mystery type of series. Does it contain some teenage drama in it? Sure, but it's not focus of it, and it's not a romance... and in all, quite a small portion of the show.

At the moment, this seems to me like a more serious Desperate Housewives type of show with paranormal characters around.

[Inazuma]

Anyway, Ep2 convinced me, I like it

[Animeniax]

I want to give this series a chance but I'm tired of the vampire genre. Do people not realize that vampires are evil undead creatures of the night? When did they get to be so cool and mainstream? Do pre-teen girls not understand that in the real world, Bella would have died in about 10 seconds after meeting Edward the vampire??

[Munsu]

I want to give this series a chance but I'm tired of the vampire genre. Do people not realize that vampires are evil undead creatures of the night? When did they get to be so cool and mainstream? Do pre-teen girls not understand that in the real world, Bella would have died in about 10 seconds after meeting Edward the vampire??

Don't bother, the show won't last because it's doing poorly in the ratings.

I haven't read it yet, but check out the new book by Justin Cronin.. The Passage, been hearing great things about it. It's being made into a movie/book trilogy and it has come with a lot of hype and seems to be delivering.