Fox Fall 2013: Sleepy Hollow

[keg in kc]

SLEEPY HOLLOW

What if you suddenly woke up from the throes of death 250 years in the future to find the world is on the brink of destruction, caused by unimaginable events, and you are humanity’s last hope? Welcome to SLEEPY HOLLOW, the thrilling new mystery-adventure drama from co-creators/executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (“Star Trek” and “Transformers” franchises, “Fringe”). In this modern-day retelling of Washington Irving’s classic, ICHABOD CRANE (Tom Mison, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. Revived alongside Ichabod is the infamous Headless Horseman who is on a murderous rampage in present-day Sleepy Hollow. Bound to the Headless Horseman by a blood spell cast on the battlefield of the American Revolution, Ichabod quickly realizes that stopping Headless is just the beginning, as the resurrected rider is but the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As this re-invented Ichabod finds himself in present-day Sleepy Hollow, he discovers a town and a world he no longer recognizes. All that is brutally familiar are Headless and Ichabod’s determination to annihilate this immortal being. It’s a mission he must complete quickly, as Headless already has viciously slain Sheriff AUGUST CORBIN (guest star Clancy Brown, “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Carnivale”). Grey served both as mentor and father figure to Detective ABBIE MILLS (Nicole Beharie, “Shame,” “American Violet”), a young cop whose own supernatural experiences help her form an unlikely bond with Ichabod. But Sleepy Hollow’s head of police, Captain FRANK IRVING (Orlando Jones, “The Chicago 8,” “Drumline”), isn’t buying any of this. In fact, the only person who is on Abbie’s side is Ichabod. His extensive first-hand knowledge of our secret American history, coupled with her superior profiling and modern threat assessment skills, will make them a formidable duo as they work together to triumph over evil. The complex pasts of Ichabod and Abbie, from Ichabod’s inclusion in the powerful and secretive Freemasons Society and the ghostly appearance of his late wife, KATRINA (Katia Winter, “Dexter”), to Abbie’s childhood visions, will help them solve the intricate puzzles of Sleepy Hollow in order to protect its future. As history repeats itself, the oddly-linked pair will draw on the real stories and hallowed secrets this nation was founded on in their quest to stop an increasingly vicious cycle of evil. SLEEPY HOLLOW is from K/O Paper Products in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series is co-created by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove and Len Wiseman (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Underworld” and “Total Recall”). The series is executive-produced by Kurtzman, Orci, Wiseman and Heather Kadin. Iscove serves as supervising producer. Wiseman directed the pilot.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, K/O Paper Products

CO-CREATORS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove, Len Wiseman

WRITERS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Len Wiseman, Heather Kadin

SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Phillip Iscove

DIRECTOR: Len Wiseman

CAST: Tom Mison as Ichabod Crane, Nicole Beharie as Abbie Mills, Orlando Jones as Frank Irving, Katia Winter as Katrina Crane

[DaneMcCloud]

The ratings dropped 11%. It'll be interesting to see the numbers next Monday.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's a great premise but the producers have chosen a dopey supernatural, heavy handed approach. Had they gone with a lighter tone and more of a historical procedural, it may have had a chance. As it stands, I can't see this making it past October.

Also, every music cue felt like either Alcatraz or Fringe leftovers. Overall it's just blah.

Agreed completely. I could see it maybe going through October as Halloween approaches and people start wanting to watch more stuff along that theme. But I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't even make that. The story line and writing is that bad, IMO.

[DaneMcCloud]

I just subjected myself to the first seven minutes.

Good grief.

It it lasts until next week, it would be a miracle.

I'm not sure I've seen a worse first few weeks, ever. At least in a decade or more.

[mr. tegu]

I don't even know if it ever came on here on SureWest. The were having some technical difficulties and at around 8:20 is still wasn't on so we just went to something else. The HD channel was just black and the regular channel just had the Fox logo in the middle of the screen and nothing else.

That being said I wasn't even that excited to watch it anyways given the direction it has gone. I thought this show really had potential which is why it is one of the rare shows I wanted to start off with from the beginning.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The ratings dropped 11%. It'll be interesting to see the numbers next Monday.

Barely dropped and still number one in their time slot with a 3.0. Don't think this show is going anywhere.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Barely dropped and still number one in their time slot with a 3.0. Don't think this show is going anywhere.

It's going off my record list.

[mr. tegu]

I just caught the third episode. It was so silly that the Native American had all these things for the sleeping ritual just all ready to go.

And no, a 14 year old girl or whatever age they were, would not be sent to an insane asylum for saying she saw a demon/monster in the woods.

[lcarus]

They can show the promo for this stupid show a thousand more times during football and I still won't wanna watch it. Give it up already Fox

[PhillyChiefFan]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I just caught the third episode. It was so silly that the Native American had all these things for the sleeping ritual just all ready to go.

And no, a 14 year old girl or whatever age they were, would not be sent to an insane asylum for saying she saw a demon/monster in the woods.

Uh yea. My wife and I were laughing about that too.

"I saw a monster in the woods."

"Ok, off to the nut house then. Enjoy!"

[Frosty]

I thought she said that the sister was moved to a different foster home because of the monster story and ended up in the nut house only after she stole the survivalist gear because the end of the world was coming?

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I thought she said that the sister was moved to a different foster home because of the monster story and ended up in the nut house only after she stole the survivalist gear because the end of the world was coming?

I don't know if that is the case. I just went back and watched a little bit. When Crane talks to her about seeing the demon she said, "you get locked up for saying things like you saw a demon which is why I am in here and she is out there." Also, when they are doing their investigation, she is speaking to the psychologists on the video so at that point she was already getting mental help. I don't recall the survivalist stuff.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I thought she said that the sister was moved to a different foster home because of the monster story and ended up in the nut house only after she stole the survivalist gear because the end of the world was coming?

That's what I understood as well.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I don't know if that is the case. I just went back and watched a little bit. When Crane talks to her about seeing the demon she said, "you get locked up for saying things like you saw a demon which is why I am in here and she is out there." Also, when they are doing their investigation, she is speaking to the psychologists on the video so at that point she was already getting mental help. I don't recall the survivalist stuff.

When they went to visit the sister, Crane asks if they lock up all of their criminals in asylums. Abbie tells him that the sister went there after she broke into a sporting goods store and stole $4000 work of survivalist gear because the end of the world was coming.

Regardless, it is poorly explained and the scene with the cops dragging the sister out of the interrogation room was over the top and unrealistic, or course.

[Frosty]

I'm still watching for now anyway.

Guilty pleasure.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Frosty

When they went to visit the sister, Crane asks if they lock up all of their criminals in asylums. Abbie tells him that the sister went there after she broke into a sporting goods store and stole $4000 work of survivalist gear because the end of the world was coming.

Regardless, it is poorly explained and the scene with the cops dragging the sister out of the interrogation room was over the top and unrealistic, or course.

Interesting. It seems though one could take that she was locked up in the asylum this time as an adult because of that stealing event which would have been after her initial lockup when she was young because they did say she was in and out of them all the time. Unless we are supposed to think that the stealing was what prompted her initial lockup in the first place.

It was definitely poor explained, especially confusing was the forceful dragging her out of the interrogation room which kind of implies they are taking her to a sanitarium.