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Senin, 21 Januari 2013

'The Following' premiere review: Kevin Bacon, Edgar Allan Poe, violence, vodka ...

'The Following' premiere review: Kevin Bacon, Edgar Allan Poe, violence, vodka ...

From Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries, Scream), The Following follows FBI Agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), who comes out of retirement to track down notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), mastermind behind a growing cult of killers,

FOX's “The Following” review: After a killer debut, mindless violence and soapy shenanigans run amok in Kevin Bacon and Kevin Williamson's new show.

Because it is the first new series to premiere containing substantial gore since the killings in Newtown, CT, The Following has taken an unfair amount of criticism for depictions of violence on television. As always with pop culture, drawing direct

FOX's “The Following” review: After a killer debut, mindless violence and soapy shenanigans run amok in Kevin Bacon and Kevin Williamson's new show.

Ultimately, my dislike for "The Following" has less to do with its gore factor than with its essential laziness, silliness and pretentiousness. Certain aspects of the plot don't make much sense, but that's really the tip of the iceberg.

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