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I think I’ve said this previously, but it’s worth saying twice – or possibly even thrice – I am always looking for the next Lost. I miss Lost. This is just a simple matter of fact. There is no getting around that fact. It’s out there. So, when I saw the commercials for Steven Spielberg’s The River I was intrigued…

The River

The horror slash paranormal slash adventure based on the Amazon river, see’s a TV crew looking for a missing TV celebrity explorer – who had gone missing 6 months earlier. The TV crew are joined by the explorers son & wife. There are some additional characters along for the fun & adventure.

The camera work for the show is very much akin to that of recent blockbusters Paranormal Activity mixed with Cloverfield with a dash of Blair Witch thrown in for good measure. It works too.

The two-hour premiere was a good starter for the season, it definitely had it’s moments – some more creepier than the next, but worth mentioning is the Dolls head turn, definitely had me bounce of the couch in a #holyshit moment. You would expect this kind of style of mystery & horror coming from Oren Peli, who co-created the show with Michael R. Perry who co-wrote Paranormal Activity 2. Even throwing a bed dragging scene, reminiscent of the first Paranormal Activity which – I have had no shame in admitting – scared the schizzle outta me.

After the premiere finished, I definitely was hooked but alot of the story was far-fetched but I was quick to remind myself that the premiere of Lost was also fairly out there – who can forget the smoke monster killing the pilot.

As with Lost, I was left with a few questions on some of the plot. Why did the blonde jump in to the murky Amazon River, to help clearing a boat propeller, a few hours after having her leg wound stitched up. The blonde also knew far too much of what was going on around them – which we’d later discover at the end of the premiere could be down to a number of reasons. As with Lost, I will definitely give the questions a chance to develop during further The River episodes.

So The River passed the screening process and will be added to our DVR list for next Tuesday which – from the season highlights airing after the show – looks to be just as creepy & excellent.

Not sure if it’s my Lost replacement, just yet, but it was a very good attempt. It has time to grow on me further as we delve further into the Amazon.

If I was to tell you one reason to go out and watch The River, it would have to be for the dolls in the Amazon jungle. Freaky schizzle. Go check it out at their website