abc promoted the show resurrection, scheduled to premiere tonight at 9/8c

[orleans]

but i guess they had a change of heart

their line up tonight is toy story 3 at 7c and castle at 9c
http://abc.go.com/shows/resurrection

why promote a show you don't plan on running?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. Evidently it's a remake of a French series

called "Les Revenants" (The Returned).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. It's based on a book, "The Returned," by Jason Mott.

I read it recently; it's quite good. http://www.amazon.com/The-Returned-Jason-Mott/dp/1480529907 The plot is a bit similar to the French series, but the ABC TV show is based directly on the Mott book. I might watch it. Starts March 9.

[orleans]

4. omg--MARCH 9th!

thank you for pointing that out. i kept thinking it was feb. 9th and couldn't figure out why it wasn't on the schedule for tonight.

duh.

[Iggo]

3. I just saw Les Revenants.

I can't imagine ABC's version being any better than that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. It will be different because it's based on a different book.

See above.

[OrwellwasRight]

8. Well, you can bet it'll be

American-er. You know, like other remakes: Nikita, Diabolique. Not better. Just less French.

[Iggo]

14. Yeah, that's what I figured.

I'll pass.

[NewJeffCT]

6. Maybe they realized The Walking Dead returns tonight

and didn't want the show to get demolished in the ratings its first night?

[orleans]

7. no--it was my screw up. i didn't notice the month! lol. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

9. The promo was very disturbing.

I can't imagine the pain people who have lost a child feel when they see that. The sad, stark reality is that kids do not return from the dead. It seems cruel to show something like that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. That's one of the points the book made -

the child came back from the dead, kind of, but eventually it didn't work out. But I doubt anyone who had actually lost a child would watch the show, or read the book.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Stephen King dealt with that subject...

in Pet Sematery, in his own inimical way.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. I thought of that, too. The book, "The Returned," was almost as creepy

in some ways.

[orleans]

13. after reading through this thread

i don't know if i want to watch it when it finally does air.
i don't creepy stories/shows.

maybe i should stick to more upbeat shows about death like long island medium.