The Gates Premier
So ABC’s “The Gates” premiered last night, fittingly right after “True Blood.” I felt like I went from watching a show about vampires and werewolves to another show about vampires and werewolves. Oh I did!
The show is about a gated community, built as the developer put it, because some people didn’t feel safe in the outside world. The show has a new police captain taking over and moving his family into “The Gates.” Unlike the old captain though, he’s not about to be bribed into ignoring what goes on. What goes on? Well there is a vampire couple, the wife who seems to have a bad habit of killing people. Then apparently the football team at the local high school is a pack of werewolves. Post Note: There are also two witches, one who has an issue that the other is basically drugging half of the gates with magical herbs she gives them to make teas out of.
I have to watch it again. I feel like it was too much vampires and werewolves in 2 hours for me to keep track of. I definitely liked the vampire couple and whatever weirdness is going on with them. The werewolves kids storyline, not so much. The whole thing was very “True Blood” meets “Desperate Housewives” in a way honestly.
Did you watch it? Did you like it? Will you watch it again?
You left out the Twilight connection of vampires and werewolves. Altogether too much of that going around these days, so I won’t be watching this show.
06.21.2010 at 6:11 pm
i’m so stupid i have been getting previews for the gate and the glades mixed up and thought it was coming on in july. i’ll have to watch online if they post them
06.22.2010 at 7:09 am
I’m still out on this one. I just didn’t really connect with anyone. I guess I’ll give it another shot before I decide.
06.24.2010 at 6:53 pm