Anyone else catch the first two episodes on TNT?

I loved "Battleground." A completely dialogue-free hour of television with William Hurt, as a professional hitman, going to battle in his sky-rise apartment against toy army men creations of his latest victim. This could have been really silly but the execution here is good, great production values all around. What makes it work is the real danger that this guy is in; these things are seriously out to kill him. Really fun and William Hurt sells it.

"Crouch End" is TERRIBLE. The actors are awful, the dialogue is cheesy and expositional, and the direction is the biggest hack job this side of a Silent Hill cinematic cut scene. I found myself wishing that the beast at the end would devour the actors and film crew, all caught on camera.

Next week has the great Bill Macy, so I'm definitely tuning in.

they made this a show?

cool

Battleground is actually from Night Shift, correct? Or is it in both anthologies?

Battleground was great.

Correct, it's from Night Shift.

I really enjoyed this show.

Battleground was great. Especially considering it was dialogue free. That is really hard to pull off.

Crouch End wasn't good. I still enjoyed it, though...just because it was a SK story. And because that chick was soooooooo hot.

I cannot believe that after seeing this advertised ten times a game over the NBA playoffs, I still forgot it was on.

I kinda half watched both while I was doing other stuff. My mom was Tivoing downstairs, so I can catch them again. Battleground was awesome though. I was looking forward to it. Creature Shop did all of the army men / effects, and Brian Henson did a kickass job directing. I'm glad it turned out so well.

You know, I wondered if it was "that" Brian Henson. Wow, that's awesome. Not only was the work on the Army Men fantastic, Henson's shot compositions and pacing was just superb. He actually gave the struggle an almost epic feel .. All at once it felt like a man against a very smell enemy, insects even, AND like a small group's battle against a giant in his own lair. Just fantastic.

Someone give this guy more work.

i can't wait to see "the end of the whole mess". that was one my favorites when i read the book.i think that's one of the last one's to air. two scientists do an experiment to save the world and the opposite happens.

It really is a shame Farscape got shafted by SciFi. It really played to the company's strengths - not just Brian as a producer/ occasional director, but to the entire company all around - creature shop, Image Creative Partnership, Animal Logic. . . etc.