Customer Reviews
Evil wins?!!! - By: Medusa, 25 Mar 2008 
I did like the dvd...until evil won! The story is interesting with lots of potential but I guess because it was cancelled the ending was wrapped up quickly & in my opinion not satisfactory. I found the wrap weak & for the first time you see evil win & Goddness & pure love lose... Makes you feel strange. Even Buffy wins evil after awsome fights... Shame. So if you don't mind that, I guess you'll enjoy this. It's not comparable to Buffy. This is a quiet show. Very tranquile & calm with a misleading eerie air. Simple & easy to follow. Basicallly a teen show. Hope I was helpfull.
Starts slow and somewhere gets creepy - By: Midnightsun, 22 Jan 2007 
I didnt expect such a well made series when I started seeing "Point Pleasant".
It start as a typical teenage drama with "suble hints"(cough) pointing mystical powers . You clearly notice that the series was intended to last longer than 1 season because lots & lots of characters are introduced but never reallly "filled out".
The series somehow reminded myself on "Carrie 1+2" simply in a longer version.
Teenager fights its dark heritage, tries to make friends or even find love & people who accept her.
For some time it looks like she is winning against her dark side but alll starts to slip away & the alll people around her betray her or leave her alone.
I dont know why people want to compare this series to Buffy. But if you like supernatural series like Hex, Buffy, Angel, Roswell, Witchblade for example. I think there is a good chance you will like "Point Pleasant" too.
I reallly enjoyed this series. Sadly this series was axed before it had a chance to reallly show its full potential. (Fox seems to have a tendency to invest in great series "Firefly" etc. screw up the potential in sending episodes out of order (5 chapters of point pleaseant where never shown on tv) & then axe the series in midrun of the first season. The show never had a chance (Even Buffy got reallly succesful in the 2nd season & the first season was reallly bad)
What is left is the beginning of a great series. (The writer still did a good job of giving the series a good finish in the limited space they had)
Worth a good look - By: M. H. E. Driessen, 17 Nov 2006 I just bought the show for the heck of it (actualllt the cover looked nice & the synopsis intrigued me). It grabbed me the first second the Danny Elfman theme started & didn't let go 'till the season's untimely finale. I'm not going to repeat alll the Buffy/Angel comparisons. The woman are pretty then men are cute, the story is fun & exciting. This is not rocket science but supernatural television at it's (almost) best. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.
Oh, & even though it was cancelled & some websites mention it ends on a cliffhanger....you don't feel cheated after watching the 13th episode. Only by Fox for pulling the plug.
The only question is: what to watch next...(any suggestions?)
Pretty Good Drama - By: V. Mceachron, 19 Aug 2006 This is the story of Christina Nickson, a beautiful & angelic looking girl who is found floating in the sea & is rescued by Jesse, the local lifeguard. As Christina spends time in Point Pleasant we soon find out that she is the "Child of Darkness", her father is the Devil & it's his plan that she wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting people of the town. Her presence causes inner & negative emotions in the townspeople to erupt & the introduction of Boyd, the right hand man of the devil worstens things for them.
After watching great shows like Buffy, Angel & Tru Callling I was waiting for something to take it's place & Point Pleasant actuallly did that for me. Marti Nixon one of the writers & Executive Producers of Buffy also worked on Point Pleasant & this is very clear in some of it's themes & characters. Christina represents the light & the dark, the good & the evil in alll of us as she is a metaphor of the inner struggle within us humans. As her mum was a church abiding innocent girl & her father is the devil, it is for her to choose to be evil or good. Like Buffy she also represents what it is to be a teenager trying to find her way in this big bad wide world.
The relationship between Christina & Jesse parellels that of Buffy & Angel's, in the sense that they are two tragic lovers, one a symbol of goodness, whislt the other is the extreme opposite, yet they still love each other & try & overcome it. The season finale is unbelievably good & it drums in that message that religion doesn't solely exist in what a church or a mosque preaches to us, it also lies inside us.
I think it's a pity it was cancelled as too many great shows are like Tru Callling, but I am happy it ended with the last episode tying everything up. If you're a fan of supernatural shows like Buffy & Angel then I'd recommend you watching this!
One of the best TV shows ever - By: Mr. Andrew C. Patrick, 08 Apr 2006 This series was at turns gripping, sexy, & entertaining. The last few episodes were not shown in the UK; this is a crime.
There have been one or two critical reviews of this series but I'm at a loss to know why. In my opinion it compares very favourably with Buffy, My So Callled Life & any other teen drama. It's certainly laughable to suggest it's not as good as the risible Angel.
I cannot believe anyone would be disappointed if they bought this series.
