tarekofsyria

23 May 2012

what an amazing show . the best that came out of Hollywood in the last ten years !!!!!!!!!!

Being a fan of Madeline Stowe , the good roles she played in the 80sand 90s , and the fact that she was nominated for the golden globe forthis series are the reasons why i wanted to follow this show . revengeis a really fun thrilling ride . first i would like to mention that thecast have done a great job ,Henry Czerny and Emily van camp are veryconvincing . Ashton Holmes added more drama and flavor to the revengetheme and of course Stowe has definitely portrayed Victoria in thegreatest way possible . also the great setting of the show adds theelement of class .the story takes place in the Hampton's , very chicvery Dallas and falcon crest if you still remember these shows in the80s . the plot is deep and and unpredictable . it gets thicker andthicker leaving the viewer wanting more and inpatient to know what willhappen next . the director has achieved a great deal by making thisseries in a time when people got tired of the clichéd police thrillerswhere someone is killed and we wonder who did it . this show is muchmore meaningful than that, it touches deep matters . i recommendrevenge to anyone who is looking forward to watching a class act withan original plot and a great cast that will keep you insatiable . ireally hope Stowe will win for this one .

Daniel

22 May 2012

Outstanding

When I watched the pilot episode, I found the series promising and Ireally loved it. Then, after continuing the following episodes, it tookmy interest. The show is dark, smart, filled with subtle humor and wisequotes. The plot is twisted, dark and tense. Each character has aninteresting story, presented in a really good way. The acting isperfect and the writing is complete. Emily Van Camp who plays the mainrole as Emily Thorne is just amazing! I really recommend this show toanybody. It's always interesting, sometimes funny, dark, andmysterious. ABC has another thing to embark, after finishing "DesperateHousewives".

Raviv Granot

21 May 2012

Good but could have been better

** spoilers ** I like the show, especially the first half of the season.Unfortunately, the producers ran out of ideas too quickly; the last twoepisodes I watched (8 & 9) were boring. The return of the fake AmandaClarke to town is not that interesting, and so is the character ofTyler. The latter doesn't fit into the story. They should also try tobuild a more realistic story. -- there are too many James Bondcharacters in the show. But I will finish to watch the season, I wantto know who killed Daniel -- I'm sure it has nothing to do with Emily,my bet is that the fake Amanda has something to do with it. Maybeseason two will be a revenge of Emily against Amanda, the two seem tohate each other. Or maybe they will surprise us. The good thing is that the two main characters, Emily and Victoria, areexcellent. I like how the story evolves that Emily starting to reallylike Daniel and now also knows that Charlotte is her half sister. Herrevenge plans will have to change.

Heather Hill

20 May 2012

LOVE IT! Hooked

I was pleasantly surprised on what an amazing show this really is. Iactually feel like I am there in the show trying to figure out whatEmily is going to do next. I love the suspense of it all and I thinkthat it is so much fun to try and figure out her plan for everyone.What a devious and delightful plot. I love love love it! Wish I couldwatch it twice a week. It is better than I expected! Please don't endthis show, make it come back for another season, I will be lost withoutit! So addicting, keep up the good work! I am wondering if Emily andCharlotte could be half sisters? I hope that she could end up with Jackin the end, he is such a sweet guy and it kills me that she can't tellhim who she really is. I do not like that looser she is with now, but Iunderstand its part of her plan. All the twists make it so interestingand it really keeps you on your toes wondering whats going to happennext.

den_alex_d

19 May 2012

I just saw a first episode and it was fantastic!!!!!

Truly great show! There is mystery, love story, money, angry evil lady,and a lot of good looking people. You can not help but think, whathappened, what is the big secret all those people are carrying. Thereare so many things going on but at the same time it is easy to followalong. You will love it. I can not see them doing more than one season,but hey you never know. This show is a mix between desperatehousewives, OC, Tween Peaks, Dexter, and Harper's Island. Can not waitto see more. It has this dark feel about it but at the same time it iswarm and makes you laugh at times. Also I think that the casting isexcellent: Emily VanCamp - diverse; Madeleine Stowe - chillingly evil,yet you can not help to admire and respect her, Connor Paolo - funnyand is going to be one of my favorite. Anyhow i hope this show doeswell. Watch it!

sagei

19 May 2012

Reverse.

Usually the idea is better than the execution.Reverse is true here.The ideas are a poor rehashing.Seen three ruinations so far and they were pathetically simple.Could rant about the complete lack of subtlety and sophistication inscreen writing nowadays but pointless.Unfortunately this lack of imagination is particularly worrisome here,because this is not a miniseries.If they can't even scrape together the inventiveness to make therevenge interesting, how will they come up with enough ideas to fillentire seasons. Exactly how many people could possibly have conspired to knock off herfather ?If they can be crossed out with such childish trickery how long beforeshe runs out of enemies ? Steal a maid's uniform to sneak into a room and spike the soup but toplant a camera in a mistress's apartment, buy the building.Seriously ?What kind of genius does that ?What kind of genius writes that ? Having said that, still watchable thanks solely to the cast.They manage to create engaging characters. But plays more like a soap opera than a caper.Shame, because this had the makings of a great caper.Wish them well.Thank you.Turned into full blown soap with the occasional revenge tacked on asafterthought. Disposable characters wander in and out adding nothing tomain plot but filling episodes.Stowe has grown. VanCamp has not. Mann is often the most watchablecharacter.

dani700-237-284153

19 May 2012

Best Show in 2011 - May Contain Spoilers

I love this show! It brings modern day drama to The Count of MonteChristo. It is a shame they have to kill Michael Grayson as he bringson quite a presence with his good looks and character. However, Amandaneeds to move on without him in order to fulfill her revenge in itsentirety. Very good show.... a must see!I also hope that the show returns for the next season. VictoriaGrayson's character is brilliant! The selfish and sarcastic matriarchof the show and Nolan is very well acted by the cast member. Iunderstand that next season brings in court room and investigationdrama to the show and should be very interesting indeed! Kudos to the producers and writers. Good job!

shatteredrifle

19 May 2012

Revenge Watch Out for the Woman on Fire

There's no need to beat around the bush about ABC's Revenge. If you'relooking for a new TV show to watch this fall, then this should be oneof the top candidates. Revenge tells the story of Amanda, a young woman hell bent on bringingdown everyone in the Hamptons who took his father away from her whenshe was just a little girl. Now calling herself Emily, she picks themoff one by one, and will not rest until everyone gets what theydeserve.I like how this show is self-aware that revenge is something so messyit is hard to know what's right or wrong in the process. It puts aConfucius teaching at the start of the episode which goes like "Beforeyou embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." Narration is alsoused, which helps develop the ominous mood in the air.Great shows come from good casting choices. Emily Van Camp is perfectas Emily. She blends seamlessly with the rich crowd and yet stands outwith her pretty face and dark intentions---the embodiment of innocenceand deception. Although her methods are questionable, she is obviouslythe protagonist of the show. After all, we have enough straight arrowson television so it is wonderful to finally have someone complex likeEmily. Madeleine Stowe plays her nemesis Victoria Grayson, also knownas the Queen of the Hamptons. As shown in the first episode, she is aforce to be reckoned with. With smiles as devious as they come, Emilywill have a hard time if she is to dethrone Victoria.Directed towards a young audience, the plot is very promising. A lotmore needs to be fleshed out, which is something viewers want in aproduction. I am hoping that the "villains" of the show get morecharacter development since we cannot have everything on black andwhite for a good story to exist. Given the premise, Emily can onlyexact revenge on a certain number of people before the show ends. Thismeans that unless the conspiracy thickens even further and we find outthat more are responsible for putting her father away, Revenge can onlylast for a short time (two seasons maybe, three seasons max) without itbeing overextended.Which shows are like it? Revenge reminds me of Dexter with itsmorally-challenged title character, except this is with more schemingand less brutal murders (well, at least for now). It definitely has atouch of Gossip Girl (with the Hamptons and all, and Connor Paolo beingit), but in this one, we know things are going to get ugly pretty fast,and it's not the oh-no-my-make-up-is-ruined kind of ugly. The firstscene brings me back to the pilot episode of Damages where they givethe audience a taste of the future without compromising suspense. Thisis a good tactic to shake things up. I just hope all questions raisedwill be answered in time. Revenge is a fresh take on the high society life. The mixture of deadlybetrayal and the elite lifestyle has got me looking forward to the restof the season. No matter how hairy things are going to get, one thingis for sure, and that is the objective of the show: revenge. Wouldn'tyou want to watch something that still holds mystery even though youknow perfectly well what you're getting yourself into?

SirBH

17 May 2012

Finally! A show worth watching!

I rarely watch any TV drama shows except law and order: SVU because Ifind most of them very boring. I don't remember seeing any commercialsor any episodes on television but I came across this on Hulu andimmediately became a big fan. I think the characters are all wellplayed especially Emily and they aren't cut and dry. The plot is veryengaging and interesting with some nice twists. And if you think thatthe series will be short because there aren't many characters to getrevenge on, I disagree because they have plenty of good material andnew characters are added. I really like revenge movies and it isrefreshing to see a show built on revenge and everything else thathappens from trying to get it. This has become my new favorite show. Ihighly recommend this show especially if you like revenge or spymovies.

sasazg-1

17 May 2012

A truly breath of fresh air

Well, as I was about to see the first episode, and now the second oneof this show, I didn't know what to expect. At first it seemed as itwas going to be some sort of soap opera thing, and some elements arethere, but this show is way, way more then that.I like the setting of the show very much, it gives a mysterious vibe,the way we are introduced to all the characters, the way the storyunfolds each episodes, and especially that every episode means thatEmily Thorne will get her revenge against one person who was aconspirator against her family. It makes it worth watching as each timethe punishment is different.This story is truly a breath of fresh air to what we can watch thesedays on television. There aren't no big explosions, guns, violence, butthere is a mystery which sometimes it's more then enough to make theshow a great one.

mdrichardson728

13 May 2012

I Love This Show!

Revenge is a really wonderful show. The plot is great, and I love theway the show takes its twists, and turns. Emily VanCamp and MadeleineStowe play their characters very well. The show is good, but I wonderhow long they can keep up this storyline. Each week I am on pins andneedles wondering what is going to happen next. I also love Amanda'sother devious friends who make the show even more exciting. I know thisshow will be renewed for another season. Amanda Clarke is just soexciting, and I love both of her little boy toys, Jack and Daniel. Allthe characters are so greatly defined with story lines of their own. Ican't wait to watch the show each Thursday Night!

Jonnie Smith

12 May 2012

An eye for an eye

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. This isright out of Hammurabi' s Code. Not the code of Christianity. If we goby this philosophy we'll all be blind, toothless, and destroyed. I like the intro thing in the first episode though. 'We were taught inSunday school...do unto others...'But revenge is not good. We're supposed to turn the cheek.Matthew Chapter 5 "43 You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shaltlove thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy. 44 But I say to you, Love yourenemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them thatpersecute and calumniate you: 45 That you may be the children of yourFather who is in heaven, who makes his sun to rise upon the good, andbad, and rain upon the just and the unjust." -douai-rheims publicdomain bible

mugnpug

12 May 2012

Best network show!

This is by far the best show since Nip/Tuck and Damages and on primetime. Every week, it gets more intense without the predictability. Ithas so many layers to it where each week a new layer is peeled backrevealing more of the core and leaving us wanting more and wonderingwhat will happen next. My 10 year old loves this show and since hecannot watch either Nip/Tuck or Damages, he is able to see what greatTV and great writing is all about without the use of profanity ornudity. Please, please keep the seasons coming. Emily and Nolan are agreat team and we love Nolan's sense of sarcastic humor. There is somuch that can be done with the characters that I cannot wait to seewhat happens next. Love it!

mkent-717-833598

11 May 2012

Great Show

This is a very good show. I think Emily VanCamp is amazing. Sheoutshines the 'veteran' (Madeleine Stowe), who comes across as ratherwooden, while Emily appears poised and natural. While she appearsconniving and on the evil side, the flashbacks to her past show thatshe was a wonderful child and has been twisted by what she was putthrough. Victoria is the truly evil one, and the attempts to softenthat (the bits about how she loved David, Amanda/Emily's father) fallflat. It is not clear, however, who is the originator of the plotagainst David that put him in prison. One might suspect that it wasConrad as revenge for the affair with his wife Victoria, but the laterdevelopment that Conrad's company was responsible for the moneylaundering that David was framed for indicates that the motivation wasmore complex. The plot is intriguing, though a bit convoluted. Theintroduction of Tyler adds interesting twists but is a bit overboard.He doesn't seem to serve any role other than to keep Emily from havingtoo easy a job. I suspect an awful and humiliating end for him. If not,I will be rather disappointed. The subplot with Charlotte and Declan isinteresting and entertaining. I like Jack and think he would be goodfor Emily/Amanda. Perhaps, after Amanda has finished dishing outrevenge, he can be a source of healing for her. But that would be outof character for the show, wouldn't it?!

atkhan-1

11 May 2012

Revenge - The Countess of Monte Cristo

The plot of this series has similarities to the Count of Monte Cristostory. A young girl whose life was shattered by some people and nowafter many years she came back to live among them only to get revenge.This series has a much darker side then it shows and it slowlyprogresses to the story line. Emily Van Camp did a tremendous jobplaying the lead and during the pilot, she manages to show a glimpse ofher dark side for the episodes to come. Madeleine Stowe is typicallycold-hearted and evil, and suspects Emily from the start. The Mainstory line focuses on these two playing a game of cat and mouse witheach other, where other characters are there as well with their ownagendas. I hope this series maintain its level of darkness and twists...

TxMike

10 May 2012

Dont get mad ... get even. One of the better guilty pleasure shows to come along.

Why did so many of us enjoy the Liam Neeson movie "Taken" so much?Because a family was wronged and we got to watch him systematicallykick butt and get back at the crooks.We enjoy watching this TV series "Revenge" for basically the samereason. Emily VanCamp is Emily Thorne, whose innocent father waswrongly convicted of terrorist activities and put to death when Emilywas a young girl. Now, grown up and with a different name and lots ofwealth at her disposal, she sets out to get revenge and put away everyone of those responsible for her father's financial downfall,conviction and death. Each episode she focuses on a different person.Intellectually many of us know that revenge for the sake of revenge iswrong. Somewhere buried deep down is the concept of forgiveness. Sofrom that point of view, we should not root for Emily, and we shouldnot smile when she exacts her revenge. But I can't help myself, it is aguilty pleasure.Plus VanCamp is just perfect in her role. A must-watch each week.

johnnymacbest

10 May 2012

A devilishly good time.

Oh the old phrase "revenge is a dish best served cold" is never farfrom the truth as the plot of this series provides. Simple in it'sexecution, twisting, like a snake in the garden of fertile soilabounding with fruit, and then without warning, strikes it's victimwhen he/she least expects it. A poison that grows within the humanpsyche of one Emily Thorne, whose past tragedy in her life leads herinto a dark world of cold-hearted, calculated pursuit of vengeance. Butin doing so, will she sacrifice her very soul?It is fitting then that one would find an infatuation with a show suchas this as it plays on one of the most demure and unfathomable aspectsof human nature and the conflicts and consequences it brings to socialinner-circles of family and friends so much so that one becomes blindedby arrogance, self-destruction, and wanton contempt towards those thathave wronged the individual. As the story unfolds, secrets are unveiledfor all to witness this dark and deadly tragedy that will inevitablylead to an even greater and terrible conclusion.Intricately, it appears that all the pieces of the puzzle have yet tofall in place and this show is that one such puzzle. But the morethings fit into place, the darker and disturbing it becomes. But thequestion remains: How far is one willing to descend into the depths ofHell without ever realizing there's no turning back? To find out, youhave to watch "Revenge" for yourself.

10 May 2012

Better than Dexter!

This is 'Dynasty' or 'Dallas' for a new millennium. It follows a highlyimplausible plot which doesn't matter. The script, scenery and actorsare the strengths of this show. There isn't even a weak link. If youlike Dexter then you'll LOVE Revenge. I like Dexter but some of thesatellite characters are simply annoying. Not so here.Special kudos to Madeleine Stowe who is the bitch of the century! Whatmakes her especially interesting is that we can read the vulnerabilityand fragile social tightrope she walks on behind those beautiful icecold eyes! But it is Gabriel Mann and his phenomenal performance asNolan Ross that keeps me tuning in each week. How this character evengot written into the show is probably a miracle in itself but the showwouldn't be the same without it!Maybe the most compulsive US network drama I've ever seen.

sagei

08 May 2012

Reverse.

Usually the idea is better than the execution.Reverse is true here.The ideas are a poor rehashing.Seen three ruinations so far and they were pathetically simple.Could rant about the complete lack of subtlety and sophistication inscreen writing nowadays but pointless.Unfortunately this lack of imagination is particularly worrisome here,because this is not a miniseries.If they can't even scrape together the inventiveness to make therevenge interesting, how will they come up with enough ideas to fillentire seasons. Exactly how many people could possibly have conspired to knock off herfather ?If they can be crossed out with such childish trickery how long beforeshe runs out of enemies ? Steal a maid's uniform to sneak into a room and spike the soup but toplant a camera in a mistress's apartment, buy the building.Seriously ?What kind of genius does that ?What kind of genius writes that ? Having said that, still watchable thanks solely to the cast.They manage to create engaging characters. But plays more like a soap opera than a caper.Shame, because this had the makings of a great caper.Wish them well.Thank you.Degenerated into full blown soap with the occasional revenge tacked onas afterthought. Disposable characters waltz in and out adding nothingto main plot yet filling episodes.Stowe has grown. VanCamp has not. Mann is often the most watchablecharacter.

charlesbeutt

08 May 2012

Barely got through first episode

First episode, The show starts with a murder, which I have no idea whatpoint in time this occurs- and Im not sure that is the "revenge cause"because later on, Emily Thorne's father is apparently framed fortreason. So there's that. Im guessing her father was framed and thenthe first murder is her secret revenge?The schemes seem way too simple, the rich are way too cliché, spoiledrich people making fun of spoiled rich people, the main character isn'tbelievable as a revenge master mind, and the list of people who wrongedher seems too large for them to really earn the "hit list", I felt morebad for them then cheering for the main character.First episode just felt poorly organized and wasn't that interestingunless you are into the "Celebrity tabloid" garbage.