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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 11, 2014 18:59:36 GMT -5
Genre: Drama
Premise: Jacob, an 8-year-old American, wakes up in a rural Chinese province, with no idea how he got there. When Jacob recalls that he is from Arcadia, Mo., an immigration agent takes him home to an elderly couple -- who lost their son Jacob when he drowned more than 30 years ago. Despite their changed appearance, Jacob recognizes his mother and father. As those closest to the family try to unravel the mystery, the boy claiming to be the former Jacob reveals secrets about his death that no one else could know -- secrets that the sheriff's daughter decides to investigate.
Cast:
• Omar Epps,
• Frances Fisher,
• Matt Craven,
• Devin Kelley,
• Mark Hildreth,
• Samaire Armstrong,
• Sam Hazeldine,
• Landon Gimenez,
• Kurtwood Smith
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 11, 2014 19:00:46 GMT -5
1.01 The Returned
S01, E01(First Aired: March 9, 2014)
When deceased loved ones begin to reappear, the people in Arcadia change forever.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 11, 2014 19:06:51 GMT -5
I think I am going to love this series because of the issues it raises. Plus, I am an Omar Epps fan.
When the 8 year old was returned to his parents, there was a dramatic difference in the father's reaction than the mother's. She readily accepted him, but the father seems more upset than anything else. One good thing is the returnees are not zombie-like.
The sheriff was very hostile to the agent and I thought he was going to undermine the investigation. I guess it was just a turf war because he submitted the DNA test and results.
At least two people returned in this episode and I am wondering how many will return.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 11, 2014 19:55:43 GMT -5
I am watching a show on ABC and they just announced that 20 million people watched Resurrection. That's a great start for the show. I plan to continue watching it. I think I need to invest in a DVR that will record 5 shows at one time. The networks are playing a smart game of pitting excellent shows against each other, darn it. Plus they schedule shows to run 1 or 2 or 4 minutes into the next hour. That really irritates me.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 14, 2014 16:49:48 GMT -5
I am a Kurtwood Smith fan but I don't think that matters any more.
I want to see what's happening.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 16, 2014 13:06:57 GMT -5
I am a Kurtwood Smith fan but I don't think that matters any more. I want to see what's happening. Why does Kurtwood Smith not matter any more? Did I miss something? |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 16, 2014 13:09:12 GMT -5
1.02 Unearth
NEW Sun 3/16/14, 9:00PM-10:01PM
Bellamy wants to have Jacob's tomb exhumed; Pastor Tom reaches out to a childhood friend; Caleb claims he can't remember his death.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 17, 2014 10:22:31 GMT -5
I enjoyed this episode. There is obviously something dangerous going on with Caleb. He acts in a suspicious manner and he seems dangerous. I cannot determine if it is based on something he was involved in before his death or if he has changed in some bizarre way. When he told Jacob to lie, it could have pertained to the resurrection or it could have been to protect Jacob.
It was typical that when the parents were not around, the children played with Jacob without treating him differently. Video games are therapeutic.
I admire Bellamy for not caving in under the Sheriff’s insults. His expression when he opened Jacob’s casket makes me eager to see what he saw. No spoilers please…
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 17, 2014 12:22:36 GMT -5
I am a Kurtwood Smith fan but I don't think that matters any more. I want to see what's happening. Why does Kurtwood Smith not matter any more? Did I miss something? I mean now that I've seen as much as I have, it wouldn't even matter that Kurtwood Smith was there. He's no longer the reason I'm still watching. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 17, 2014 12:27:26 GMT -5
Thanks. ..I understand now. I would watch even if Omar Epps was not in it. It is a very interesting show.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 17, 2014 12:28:55 GMT -5
I was surprised that the parents knew anything about Jacob I enjoyed this episode. There is obviously something dangerous going on with Caleb. He acts in a suspicious manner and he seems dangerous. I cannot determine if it is based on something he was involved in before his death or if he has changed in some bizarre way. When he told Jacob to lie, it could have pertained to the resurrection or it could have been to protect Jacob. It was typical that when the parents were not around, the children played with Jacob without treating him differently. Video games are therapeutic. I admire Bellamy for not caving in under the Sheriff’s insults. His expression when he opened Jacob’s casket makes me eager to see what he saw. No spoilers please… I was surprised that the parents knew anything about Jacob. And I was amazed that they just finally left him on the field by himself. I'm glad they didn't tell us what was in that casket. Maybe we never have to know. I'm not really enjoying Caleb's storyline but I'm still interested in Jacob, as well as the story oif his aunt before she died. I thought there were going to be more people who had died. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 17, 2014 14:23:57 GMT -5
I, too, thought they were going to show more people who died. Before this episode, the previews showed a woman saying "Did I die?" and I thought we were going to see her. I wonder if she is the person Jacob tried to save because I do not remember what she looked like in the water.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 23, 2014 16:51:42 GMT -5
1.03 Two Rivers
NEW (First Aired March 23, 2014) 9:00-10:01 PM
Exhuming Jacob's grave deepens the mystery of his return; Henry struggles to accept that Jacob is really the son he lost; Maggie and Bellamy wonder if the local river holds a clue that could connect Caleb's and Jacob's deaths.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 25, 2014 14:00:09 GMT -5
I was sort of hoping we would never learn what was in the casket.
I'm not enjoying this show nearly as much now. Even Red isn't helping.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 25, 2014 15:12:58 GMT -5
I was sort of hoping we would never learn what was in the casket. I'm not enjoying this show nearly as much now. Even Red isn't helping. Help me out here... who is Red? I guess telling us Jacob was in the casket actually increases the mystery…who or what are the duplicates? Jacob can sense Caleb’s presence and I want to know how they are connected. I am vested in learning the story behind the mystery. The church members/board surprised me when they said neither Jacob nor his mother is welcome in the church. Where is their faith? If they had faith, they could stand against evil, if that was the basis for the returns. They are running on fear rather than faith. Once again, TV gives a negative image of church and religion. The bar scene where the Sheriff said to the bartender that he might hurt the man who compromised his wife was interesting. Did he know the man was sitting there and could hear him? Did the bartender know the culprit was sitting there? She looked nervous as soon as the Sheriff walked up to the bar. The coroner will probably report how the man was killed and I wonder if Bellamy will recall that he saw Caleb washing off a hammer. How in the world is the Pastor supposed to hide another returnee? |
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 25, 2014 16:24:04 GMT -5
I was sort of hoping we would never learn what was in the casket. I'm not enjoying this show nearly as much now. Even Red isn't helping. Help me out here... who is Red? I don't know why I said that. Kurtwood Smith, who plays Jacob's father, was Red on "That 70s Show". |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 30, 2014 17:32:57 GMT -5
1.04 Us Against the World
NEW Sun 3/30/14, 9:00PM-10:01 PM WMAR 2
Bellamy and Sheriff Fred try to find Caleb; Maggie gives Jacob a checkup; Pastor Tom's old love returns.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 30, 2014 17:35:57 GMT -5
I thought the lady who was resurrected at the end of the previous episode might be the Sheriff's wife, but according to the description for this episode, she is a friend of the Pastor. The church members will not be supportive of her being in the church.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 31, 2014 16:03:28 GMT -5
No, they won't. I was hoping the sheriff's wife would be the one coming back.
I found the episode very confusing because I thought the bank robbery was a flashback. Then it became obvious we were seeing what was happening now.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 31, 2014 17:23:15 GMT -5
Me too. I thought the bank robbery was a flashback and wondered why there was a man inside the truck after they said there was no third man. That was confusing.
I am not happy at the thought of the Pastor dumping his wife for his resurrected girlfriend. That would not end well.
On some shows, the inability to sleep indicates the person has lost his soul, but I do not know what the voracious appetite would mean.
Either at the end of the episode or during the previews for the next episode, someone said there will be a lot more resurrections.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 7, 2014 15:03:19 GMT -5
I feel sorry for the sister. First she was fired for helping with the robbery then her house gets ransacked.
That is weird that the girl was still pregnant after all these years.
And for you Kurtwood Smith fans, Mila and Ashton are reunited this week on "Two and a Half Men".
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 8, 2014 21:50:28 GMT -5
1.05 Insomnia
New (April 6, 2014)
Bellamy tries to keep Jacob safe but his past interferes; Elaine must find where Caleb hid money.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 8, 2014 22:24:51 GMT -5
I feel sorry for the sister. First she was fired for helping with the robbery then her house gets ransacked. That is weird that the girl was still pregnant after all these years. And for you Kurtwood Smith fans, Mila and Ashton are reunited this week on "Two and a Half Men". I felt sorry for the lady also when she got fired because she did not know what her father was doing. And it seemed like she took on most of the responsibility for supporting the family at a young age. I do not really understand her friend's reason for not warning her about the investigation. She said she was trying to protect her or keep her from being upset, but being blindsided by the police was worse. That was a touching scene when Jacob's father finally let his grief come to the surface and he broke down while looking through the book of memories. I intended to mention last week that I was stunned that Jacob's father viewed his wife's acceptance of Jacob as a betrayal of their Jacob. She was so mad she moved out of the bedroom. I knew the Pastor was going to lie to his wife. Regardless of his intentions, he will look guilty of wrong conduct. How in the world is that lady still pregnant? I want to see the photo from the sonogram. It appeared that Bellamy had a young boy testify in a criminal case and it resulted in the boy being killed. I guess his conscience is bothering him for that. Caleb kept coughing when Bellamy was outside his cell so I am not sure if something was wrong with him or if he disappeared because he was going to give Bellamy information about the child who died. I am anxious to see what happens in the next episode. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 13, 2014 19:08:02 GMT -5
1.06 Home
New (April 13, 2014)
Maggie turns to a person from the past for answers; Rachael's secret ends up in the wrong hands.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 13, 2014 21:41:48 GMT -5
Spoilers if you have not seen the episode.
This was an exciting episode and N.I.H. came up with a very interesting formula.
Arcadia is located 40 degrees N latitude
Jacob awakened in China at 52 degrees N
52 - 40 = 12
Divide the 12 by the number of years missing and it equals .38
The .38 holds true for all of the returned and they should eventually be able to predict where people will pop up.
I was rather surprised that Jacob's parents even considered coming to Maryland so that he could be examined, but I do not think they will actually do that.
When Gary was still having a fit in the church about his cousin being killed, it amused me when one of the members pointed out that Gary's cousin was untrustworthy and probably as bad as Caleb.
I understand the Pastor's wife was hurt and jealous, but telling that church member everything was pure spite. That will not end well.
I wonder if the mysterious force will save Rachel before Gary does harm to her.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 14, 2014 16:02:14 GMT -5
I've never seen people act that way in a church.
We had a dispute over whether to support an organization that accepted money from a gay-friendly church, but it was civil. We eventually decided not to support the organization. One of the members we were afraid we would lose if it didn't go his way is still there.
Rachel referred to a "hotel". That was a motel.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 25, 2014 15:47:00 GMT -5
It's too bad this didn't air on the actual Day of Resurrection.
I don't want this to end. I hope we get some satisfactory explanation, but that seems unlikely and maybe we'll just have to hope for a second season.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 27, 2014 20:02:35 GMT -5
Season 1, Episode 7: Schemes of the Devil
New (April 27, 2014)
Tom leads the search for Rachael, as her situation becomes increasingly dire.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 28, 2014 17:36:14 GMT -5
I was looking forward to some supernatural force rescuing Rachael
so I was a wee bit disappointed. I thought Gary kidnapped her just because she
was a returned, but his primary objective was to get her to tell him where
Caleb is.
If Jacob’s blood has antibodies that will cure leukemia, that is
a good thing, but I do not want scientists to misuse him. I think Jacob could
sense Rachael because he was twisting his hands in a manner similar to what she
was doing.
I wondered if the returned could be seriously injured and now we
know. One strange thing about the returned is that Jacob returned in a
duplicate outfit, but Rachel returned in totally different clothing.
Jenny
returned with her parents and I wonder if the reason is that they died
together.
The town is being overrun with people now. I am really enjoying
this, but if I lived in that town, I would head for the newest airport.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 29, 2014 16:06:05 GMT -5
I noticed that black girl was dressed like girls did during segregation, but I didn't make that connection. I just thought she liked to wear dresses. I did notice that one man appeared to be dressed like men did years ago.
I hope the series comes back so we can learn more.
I had the chance to meet the author of the book this series was based on. Every hour at the library yesterday they announced he would be making a presentation at 7:00. But I wanted to go home. It would have been nice, but it's kind of a long drive and I'd have to pay for my supper and have less time to watch TV.
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