Diagonaldi Very well executed

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

organizam I can say just one thing ,,a big shame from "abc" to canceled this rare and beautiful show.The story line is amazing that contain mystery and magic,acting is solid with possibility to getting better as character develop in the future.Sad is that the many less good TV show get a second chance but this TV show no ? Beside the story line and the hole concept of the show,this show contain a very edge of reality that we living,old /new magic and fantasy in the same time,nice mix of parallel reality. Conclusion is that this or similar rare thematic shows get a chance,i will always remember a "Jodorowsky" dune as example. Probably this as comic book or animation will made a much better success the TV show because of freedom.

Rogier Keller It's OK but the acting isn't really great in the start. Lena and the rest overdo it. The music and sound effects are also too much sometimes. It needs to be more on the background to get me in. Also when Lena leaves her dad please get the other boat out of the shot. It's almost in there for 20 seconds. Not so tight Spielberg. The rest is decent enough to keep watching. Although the Blair Witch camera effect isn't that original. To fill the 10 lines (ugh) The other reviews I read hear are a little bit too positive. A good review should give inside on bad and good angles. Not only positive. That will undermine your opinion.

bayardhiler "The River" is one of those great shows that you can't help but wonder what could have been. The show is about a famous explorer and naturalist, Dr. Emmet Cole (played by Bruce Greenwood) who mysteriously disappears without a trace in the Amazon. When he is declared dead, his son wants to move on. However, his mother, convinces him to come along with her to the Amazon to find the location where the Dr's beacon was last seen. There's a catch though. In order to be able to do this, they have to travel with a documentary film crew or else there will be no funding. This is where we get the Blair witch look and feel to the show, which should come as no surprise since Oren Peli of "Paranormal Activity" fame created the show. Unbeknowst to our heroes, the area where Emmet Cole was last tracked is a place where very few people have gone to and returned, for this area is controlled by the powers of darkness and inhabited by all sorts of ghosts, spirits, demons, zombies, and powerful shaman natives. All of this equals some pretty cool and spooky episodes. One episode that was particularly creepy was the one that dealt with the vengeful spirit of a little girl and her doll collection. When you see it, you'll know what I'm talking about. Along the way, we learn more about the Cole family and how things were not as perfect as they seemed, such as the strained relationship between Emmet and his son, Lincoln. There's also something shady about the expedition's security chief, though we never find out exactly what's going on. Which brings me to my next point, the fact that despite all of this, the show still got canceled. Perhaps this is one of those shows that should have been on cable, since such shows do not require as much ratings and often times deal with more dark subject matters than your typical broadcast network show. Then again, in this age of gutter reality TV shows like "The Jersey Shore", maybe people just don't know what good television is anymore. And that's something more terrifying than any ghost or goblin.

hollywoodpimp Was really enjoying this show, was somewhat slow paced at first but got interesting and kept me into it.... however as the first season ends (only 8 episodes) I really thought it got worse and the final two episodes just got somewhat stupid and I was at the point where I almost shut it off and gave up, but figured may as well watch the remainder. With the mixture of "Lost" storytelling and "Paranormal Activity", well it soon became "the exorcist" in the finale, far fetched and just plain stupid I thought. I doubt this series will be renewed for a second season, if it is I won't bother watching it, what looked like a promising good series ending up being a disappointment for me.