Television Review #8: Sleepy Hollow Pilot Review (2013-)

Dang. Has it really be over two months since I reviewed a TV show? Now that truly is frightening.

I have an interesting relationship with TV shows. I only watch shows that are on the air if they intrigue me from the trailers or if my close friends personally request them to me. And Sleepy Hollow was the only show that looked intriguing.

It's created by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman who have co-written the scripts for Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness and for J.J. Abram's shows like Fringe. I was also interested in seeing what these two could do without J.J. Abrams around.

So how is Sleepy Hollow? Intriguing to say the least.

I like the guy who plays Ichabod Crane. I think he fits the part perfectly. Not only does he look and sounds the part, but he's also pretty likeable. His counterpart, a female cop named Abbie was not as easily likeable as he is. It took me a while to fully adjust to her. Also because she looks like a discount version of Martha Jones from Doctor Who. I just couldn't shake that thought from my mind during the entire episodes 44 minute run-time. Her boss also looks like a discount version of Phillip Broyles from Fringe!

But luckily, the chemistry between our two leads, Crane and Abbie, works. It's obvious that their relationship is going to grow because from the start, Abbie isn't quite sure what to think of Crane but she can't just let him go because she knows that he is their best chance at defeating the Headless Horseman. Which leads me to my next point and that is that the Headless Horseman is completely awesome. There are multiple decapitations in this one episode, (also awesome) but what really sold me was when he picked up a machine gun. I feel like I don't even need to go on anymore to get your interest.

And, without spoiling anything, the episode ends in a way that actually kind of disturbed me. The last minute alone made me eager to see the next episode.

The writers have a great, huge, interesting story to tell, the lead actors click and the visuals are top notch. Let's hope Fox doesn't cancel it after lest than 20 episodes!

Final Report: Sleepy Hollow has more than enough potential to be great. It's like a combination of Elementary and Supernatural mixed with the visual flare of J.J. Abrams and the gothic, creepy vibe of Tim Burton. Where it stands on just one episode, it's a good deal of fun.