We followed along pretty closely with Harper’s Island here on CliqueClack TV. In fact, Deb and I both posted about it every week within one post, sort of doing a point/counter-point-style commentary on each episode. The thing is, many times we were simply agreeing with each other! It was a fun series to cover, knowing that it would all be wrapped up in 13 episodes and not need further seasons to feel complete.

So, when you pick up the Harper’s Island series on DVDs, you’re essentially getting a 13-hour movie, along with the associated special features and occasional commentary tracks. For any horror/mystery fan, especially those who haven’t watched the series nor know the answer to the mystery involved, you really should consider picking this up. And if you haven’t seen the show yet, beware that there may be spoilers below.

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First let me start out by saying that there will be quite a few potential spoilers in this post. So, if you’re not interested in learning a bit about what might happen later in Harper’s Island, you may want to tread carefully.

I say that there are “potential” spoilers here because, as you will soon find out, this show’s changed quite a bit since the original screener came out sometime last year. Out of any screener I’ve seen in the past few years or so, I don’t believe I’ve seen as many major casting changes as there were with this show. So, with the cast changed so much, who knows what’s happened to the story, since it looks as though most of it had to be entirely re-shot!

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I’m a sucker for horror movies and TV shows. I’m even a sucker for cheesy B-movie junk that’s only on cable at 3 AM. At one time I even had a column over on Cinematical that I sadly had no time for, which I named “Killer Blog from Cyberspace.” The thing about horror is that it’s good when it scares the shit out of you when it’s well done, and it can make you laugh your ass off when it’s horrible. It’s a win all around.

I got the chance to watch CBS’s upcoming horror television series Harper’s Island a couple of weeks ago, which airs tonight at 10 PM EST. I had seen a shortened screener for it last year, and I was definitely intrigued by what they were trying to accomplish. The full screener now has me more intrigued.
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