Hey everybody! It’s Easter Sunday! What better day to talk about the devil, huh? In Martin Scorsese’s controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ, the devil appears before Jesus in the guise of a lion, a flame, and in the last temptation, an innocent looking cherub. In the CW series Reaper, we only get Ray Wise. Scorsese’s movie may be the more important work, but I’ll take Ray Wise over any of those other Satans any day of the week.
Wise, most famous as the lecherous Leland Palmer in the early ’90s surreal nighttime drama, Twin Peaks, is having so much fun playing the dark lord; it’s a shame that more people aren’t watching Reaper. The show is closing out its first season “on the bubble” for renewal. That means the network executives in charge are unsure if they’ll pick up the show for a second season, and are waiting to see how Reaper does ratings-wise over the course of the next few weeks before making their decision.
Come on, people! Don’t let them cancel one of the best shows on TV! The CW even moved it off Tuesday night to give it a fair shot (because Tuesdays are owned by the American Idol juggernaut). The show now airs Thursdays at 9:00 pm. So instead of worrying about Idol, Reaper has to deal with CSI, Grey’s Anatomy and the two most respected comedies on television, The Office and 30 Rock.
On second thought, maybe the CW has already given up on the show. (more…)
