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Anyone out there ever see this American Gothic TV series? It's a show based in a small South Carolina town called Trinity, very occult-like. Probably ahead of its time, as it would be more suited for FX today than CBS of old. CBS aired the show for a partial season.
One of the main characters is a little kid (same one who played "the boy" in Swing Blade). It's all about him and the town's sheriff (played by Gary Cole, from Veep, Midnight Caller and Office Space), who is the bad guy--although, he is rather likable sometimes---and his attempts to corrupt him. A young Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) plays a ghost of the boy's older sister who was murdered by the sheriff.
AG was given the boot after only one season, even though a lot of people thought it was great. But, CBS treated it like a red headed step child. They skipped episodes and switched times or simply didn't show it when it was scheduled to be broadcast, sometimes for weeks at a time. It's pretty obvious they killed the show intentionally, maybe due to complaints by Southern evangelicals. The show definitely did not put "Southern values" in a good light.
I just bought the box set after watching several episodes on YouTube. I saw a couple of them back in '95 and really liked the show. But, I never found it again. I guess it was on Sci Fi for a season or two, but I missed that.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone here saw the show, and I'm curious to know what you thought of it.
One of the main characters is a little kid (same one who played "the boy" in Swing Blade). It's all about him and the town's sheriff (played by Gary Cole, from Veep, Midnight Caller and Office Space), who is the bad guy--although, he is rather likable sometimes---and his attempts to corrupt him. A young Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) plays a ghost of the boy's older sister who was murdered by the sheriff.
AG was given the boot after only one season, even though a lot of people thought it was great. But, CBS treated it like a red headed step child. They skipped episodes and switched times or simply didn't show it when it was scheduled to be broadcast, sometimes for weeks at a time. It's pretty obvious they killed the show intentionally, maybe due to complaints by Southern evangelicals. The show definitely did not put "Southern values" in a good light.
I just bought the box set after watching several episodes on YouTube. I saw a couple of them back in '95 and really liked the show. But, I never found it again. I guess it was on Sci Fi for a season or two, but I missed that.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone here saw the show, and I'm curious to know what you thought of it.