I have been watching the TV Show Haven on my Hulu account. Haven is one of the SyFy channel’s crop of shows that started this past summer. It revolves around a seaside community in New England that is a place of quiet living and strange occurrences. It is not the “troubles” or awesome Agent Audrey Parker that I write about this post, but the small book by Stephen King that inspired the show. The book is a short and very focused on the characters that reveal the story that is not a story.
The Colorado Kid is not what I expected. I figured maybe the characters in the show would appear in the younger days of their life and be involved in a mystery that has been mentioned as a way to intrigue Audrey’s past to the viewer. Instead it is a stand alone and apart tale of a young girl who is learning the journalism ropes from a couple of fellas that clearly are the inspiration for the show Haven’s resident small town paper men. It is they that decide to explain to Stephanie about why they did not share the tale of The Colorado Kid with a big time reporter from The Boston Globe.
What is revealed is a story of a dead man that has no resolution. There are facts and questions that come from his being found, yet it is not a story. The facts surrounding the events could be told in any fashion. For as the men tell us there is no beginning, middle, and end like we would like. Just questions and some speculation. I had a college English professor that I figure would have hated this book. He was a nasty sort that always wanted the tidy wrapped up packages for his literature. The Colorado Kid provides us with no tidy package and teaches us that some tales do not deserve to be shared so a forced ending can be written.
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The TV Show Haven can be seen clearly in the tale. It is the tiny island that we see here. It is filled with the easy going folk that are mention. Even the way Stephanie describes how she is slowly accepted as a member of the community fits with how we watch Audrey slowly become a trusted member of the town of Haven. Sometimes the seed of an idea can bear fruit. Stephen King discusses the seed that created The Colorado Kid and from that fruit a seed was taken to grow an intriguing TV Show. Many compared the show to Warehouse 13, which I believe is wrong. If anything, The Gates is closer. I feel that Haven is named that for a reason. Like that ABC show with a gated community for “monsters” Haven seems to be a place where people cursed or afflicted with “troubles” find a life.
It will be intriguing to see how the latest revealed about Audrey Parker fits into the Show's continuing mythology.
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It's one of my favorite SciFi shows. I think some of the episodes were fairly weak compared to some of the other shows on their lineup, but the characters really make up for that.
ReplyDeleteYes, it did have a slow build. The characters were the draw though. After the last episode things get even stranger. Welcome Cderosby.
ReplyDeleteI never got into this 1 BDS. Maybe because it started slow. Same thing happened with ST:TNG when it 1st came on. I watched a handful of shows and stopped. Didnt start watching again until the end of season2.
ReplyDeleteAND...I already watch a bunch of shows as it is and not enough time. I like Fringe a lot better than Haven at this point.
I'll agree that Fringe is better, but Haven is addictive in its own right.
ReplyDelete...and it's got Agent Audrey Parker.
ReplyDeleteI really like Haven and not just because of my mild obsession with Eric Balfour who has the longest torso known to man. It started out slow, but I really enjoy it. I like the characters. I even like the 'troubled' person of the week episodes. I cannot wait to see where they go next, but between Haven and Warehouse 13 I am a happy camper with Syfy right now though nothing has yet to fill my empty BSG space.
ReplyDeleteSR, I'm torn between Warehouse 13 and Eureka as my favorite. Haven's a close 3rd.
ReplyDeleteThen there's Sanctuary. After 3 seasons I watch every week, but I still haven't figured out what to make of it (or what it's decided to make of itself). Not sure that's a good thing.
Warehouse 13 is the best. It has that mix of humor and action that makes me just be able to enjoy every little bit of it. Haven is addictive. It is a bit like the setting, laid back and not in a hurry to reveal its secrets. I never got into Eureka, basically because I joined Hulu way after it had been on. No cable for me so I get my Syfy fix thru Hulu.
ReplyDeleteIf you like WH13 you'd probably like Eureka too. Great characters, quirky town, and (for the most part) really well-thought out storylines.
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