 Thanks for checking out the show review video So this is for the 2015 show ash versus evil dead which originally aired on the stars channel But is now available for streaming on Netflix, which is where I watched it real quick went through and I'm doing a review for it Now I had initially seen all of seasons one and two when it came out and then watched a little bit of season three And then I meant to finish it, but then I just didn't so when I was just going back to do this review I just ran through all of it, so it was a good time and overall I would say it is worth it because I'm not gonna have any spoilers for this I don't do spoilers for any of my show reviews because if I did that then I would basically be going like episode by episode in a way, and if it was one review it would be like Well over an hour probably so it's just not worth doing that So it is spoiler-free so you can get an idea of do you want to invest the time into the show? And I would say up front if you like ash if you like the evil dead films if you like that storyline I think it's definitely worth it There's more than enough fun and gore and gore gags that stay pretty fresh throughout To have a good time. I do think that you know season one is obviously the best and it kind of you know Goes with the whole pattern that you would assume with shows which is you know Diminishing returns as it goes on, but I still think it ended it was season three in a good spot, and yeah But I'll talk about that so as I go through my notes I'll do like the backstory stuff, but then as I'm going through it It's based off of Watching order so I would just kind of like write down notes that I wanted to talk about as I was watching through it So in the beginning it'll be from season one and in the end it'll be from season three, so just you know This was directed by eleven different directors But Sam Raimi actually did the first episode And that one was also penned by he and Ivan Raimi There were 23 different writers for the show overall over the three seasons and Each each season had 10 episodes and they're a little around a half an hour long each episode is usually a little bit under But some of them are a little over So yeah 23 different directors for it And then it writer-producer Tom Speziali was kind of like the showrunner Because the thing is you know people like Sam Raimi they have a lot of things going on So they don't stick with the show so much they remain a producer on it And they start the show But then they step away and they kind of let other writers and directors take it over and keep it going But I think they did a good job of kind of sticking with Raimi's voice throughout the film and what the character would do So the writing for the most part was pretty good I did want to point out Tom Speziali had also worked on the weird science TV show Dead Like Me Reaper which I love I think Reaper Nest is an outstanding show and if you've not seen Reaper it only went two seasons But it's really really good. It's very funny If you like Ash versus Evil that you probably will like Reaper to some degree He did Desperate Housewives the show Chuck which I didn't see but I know was very popular the leftovers Castle Rock and the newest one was Watchman on HBO. So this guy has been around knows what he's doing Bruce Campbell is an executive producer on it. Once again, I think he was a producer a regular producer on Army of Darkness Headed in the review for that because I have a review for all the movies except the remake at this point when I'm putting this out But that will be coming as well So I will have covered all Evil Dead stuff until the new Evil Dead Evil Dead rise comes out and then I'll take care of that one So he retired actually ended up retiring Sorry retiring from playing Ash after the cancellation of the show which came I think as the third season was Going is when they announced it would not be renewed again The show actually initially before it even showed the first episode of the first season was renewed for a second season because of the kind of buzz that it was getting and Stars ended up being the home for it not just because it was like the only place that would take it that wasn't the case It was the only place that Sam Raimi and those involved really wanted to be because stars was the only Network that said we won't place restrictions on the show We won't say you can do this or you can't do that just like do whatever you want and you're free to go So that that's why they chose stars to go with because there weren't any restrictions and when you watch the show You can see that it's a very much anything goes show with the humor and the gore and You know a lot of the go gross out stuff But also like the potty humor and how crude it is which you know, that's the fun of it a lot of times They were not actually able to reference the events of the film army of darkness for the first season because of legal issues But by the time they got around to doing season 2 those legal issues had actually been figured out So they were then able to reference army of darkness So if you're watching it the first season and you're just like why aren't they referencing army of darkness, but the referencing other stuff That's why they legally could not but then you know it gets referenced not heavily, but it gets referenced after that so yeah The way they end up embracing the older age of ash is really fun Immediately in season one and it's funny as well And it really does feel like they kind of pick up where they left off with this not only the story really even though It's like jumping well into the future because he's much older, but the feel of it You know the the directorial aspect of it because Remy did the first episode But then I also think they do a good job of kind of sticking with that with all the subsequent directors Except there is a lot of kind of like the Remy esque like really close-up stuff and like fast-moving and and that that's kind of left behind But you know it's a different time So I think it was appropriate that they didn't go back to that as much There's a little bit of it, but not a whole lot But the continuity of the directing and how it looks is good Also with the writing and the way the characters are like their dialogue is is pretty good But I love the kind of whole setup for it I love love love love the first episode of the first season. It is so good It just takes you right back to evil dead and what you love of it and what you love about ash and the first season in general I just think is really good Big fan of that one The lead-up to the opening titles in the first the opening title in the first episode is great because it's a mix of Ashes stupidity and a little push from the necronomicon that starts the dead-eye issues all over again And obviously that's what spawns seasons one two and three you got to get it going somewhere because when you pick up He's just you know gone back to his normal life for a while for a bunch of decades. So I Like how they kind of have that setup that it's a mix. It's not just one thing The comedy in it is more restrained than army of darkness, but it is actually plentiful I think it kind of falls somewhere between the comedy in Evil Dead 2 and army of darkness which I honestly think is a sweet spot for that reason the way the character of ash is and The comedy aspects of it and the gore and the gross hats and all that stuff I kind of feel like all that stuff is at its best in the show ash versus evil dead I know some people may not agree with that and you're you know free to make the comments down there about that But I think those elements are really at their best in the show and for that reason I really do dig it and enjoy enjoy it anytime I watch it It's good to see the the deadites still having fun and messing around with people That's something that's been throughout the series of films. So it's great that they had that continuity You know, there's no change to that and I love that it is excellently gory. I've kind of said that but it is Very very nice and gory and they don't hold back at all And they're very creative with keeping it fresh with the kills and the gore So lots of ideas just keep coming out all the way through to the end of season three and that's cool Like it keeps it fun. It keeps it fresh. There are a few issues, which I'll talk about a little bit later But nothing like terrible terrible They do introduce new characters to be involved in fighting evil And they do end up working for the most part. It doesn't really seem forced None of the characters that get brought into the show throughout the three seasons really feel that forced But there is a mixture of characters that stick around for quite a while There's ones that stick around for like an episode or two and then there are ones that are just there, you know basically as as kill fodder, which it's cool Be that it's that range because you don't necessarily know when the character shows up Which one they're gonna be basically some you can kind of guess because of you know How in depth the character is or how interesting they are but I just like that they're those different degrees of new characters The music choices are excellent in this. I love it. It gets you really jazzed up They also went and spate spent some real money in getting Songs that people know and are really fun with the scenes. I mean they have like legit songs Like don't stop believe him by journey. They had take on me by aha I think that was in season three and the journey one was in season two But they do a bunch of that they get like named songs that you know that you want to rock out to and they use them Well, the music is matched very well in this in the show. I love it It's not all just fun though. Although there is plenty of that. There's actual interesting story They do expand upon a bunch of things with an economic con with ash and his back story with the other characters who end up showing up So it's not just about like turn your brain off stupid fun It's just for kills and laughs Although all that stuff is fun. There is more story there for people who want that So and I don't think all of that extra story stuff necessarily works The introduction of a character named ball in particular. I think sucks I didn't like the that character much at all and a lot of the stuff having to do with ball in season two I don't like and I think it's boring. That's the worst part in my opinion But I'll talk about that in a bit There is a little bit of iffy acting from time to time, but for the most part the acting is pretty solid. There's one Well, there are a few actors who in the beginning they're a little bit shaky But then you can tell they really get their legs as the show goes on so that's nice um Season one ties back to the first two films pretty well in my opinion like I said, you know, they couldn't reference army of darkness But that's gets taken care of later Lucy Lawless ends up being in the show and I think she's a really great actress. I really like her She was good in Spartacus as well. I really loved her in that and I really do enjoy her acting and the way she does things in as verses evil dead and Samara weaving actually shows up at one point in this and she's I won't tell you if she's if she's just briefly there or longer But Samara weavings in it and I think it's really awesome to see her and stuff And this was before she started becoming more of a name and getting into more films So that's cool. And obviously because of Sam Raimi doing this Ted Raimi is back in certain ways in two ways Actually, Ted Raimi is back and that's a lot a lot of fun. I love his acting I think it's fun, especially within the context of the evil dead Storyline. Yeah, love it It's nice to get more backstory on the book book and ash. It just expands the evil dead world I kind of already talked about that in season two. Once the character of ball ball is introduced There's a substantial lull in the story There are actually a few episodes that I did not like at all because they felt really slow They felt kind of directionless. They really did start to feel like time wasters Like they were just trying to meet the episode length Which it doesn't happen often in that show throughout the seasons But when it hits like that, you know it like you really notice it because the rest of it is pretty well done And so the fact that that's there at all is unfortunate But I've seen many many shows that do it a lot more and a lot worse. So minor thing The episodes that seem less interesting try to focus more on characters other than ash That's one of the other things to keep in mind and for that reason it kind of It just put me in the situation where like when they started to try and focus on some of the other characters a little bit more And I understand why you would do that because you know if you're trying to build the story More and make it larger. You kind of have to do that But you know for someone like me, I just want to ash I just want to see ash kick and butt and I just want to hear him being funny Kicking butt and being funny like that's all I want really out of the show and story is good But as long as ash is still there, you know when they're cutting away and doing sustained scenes with people who are not ash Williams I Start to get kind of bored I'm sorry As season 3 goes on there's a noticeable decrease in the comedic moments and the comedic dialogue That's another big problem with it and I wonder if I don't know when it ended up getting canceled exactly I don't know if it was canceled before Season 3 aired or during it or after the fact, but it did seem like in season 3 They were petering out more to a degree like I'd said in the beginning of this review The whole diminishing return situation definitely happens and when you hit season 3 the worst diminishing stuff is what I just said There's less comedic moments and there's less comedic dialogue in comparison to the prior two seasons And that becomes very noticeable to people especially who are big fans of You know the Evil Dead story in general so an ash as a character So that starts to feel very unfortunate And it just makes it it gives you this feeling like they're trying to shift it more towards being more serious And you're just like hold on a minute Like that's not what this is especially not with how it was set up in season one and how it continued in season two Let's not start to go down this road. It just kind of seems like some people were Maybe a little bit tired of of trying to come up with funny lines and funny situations Which I'm sure it's tough, but you know, but that's the show The scope of things actually get very large by the end of season three and I think that's interesting. That's cool I like how The thing is with with seasons one and two they still keep things kind of small Problem-wise, you know, like they can be a much larger problem But where they're showing it they keep it relatively small and that's what they do through one and two So in three the fact that they then open it up a lot more was an interesting idea And I I like that it kept me interested. I thought it was cool Yeah Now during season three I was actually thinking that it was kind of a good place to be done because of you know Things kind of peering out a little bit, but then they had the final episode and the way that they ended it I was just like my god now. I want more like now. I feel like I need to know what's what's coming I mean to a degree. I do think it was a good place to stop and part of the reason being that they They bring it back to something in particular the beginning of one of the other movies at the very end of the show and That's cool. Like I think that's cool way to kind of wrap it up and be done with it, but It just got me excited at the end again, and I'm just like let's go. Let's go Let's continue the story So then I was conflicted with it and I'm like, well now I just want more even though I was just feeling like Okay, we can be done. This makes sense Yeah, but as we know well hopefully as we all know there's gonna be another Evil Dead movie So I'm even more excited for that because I'm assuming that there will be a lot more writing from Sam Raimi and direction from Sam Raimi Hopefully and then we can You know get more of the really good stuff. So anyway overall, this is a fun time I enjoy the show out of five stars. I'm with half stars in play. I'm gonna give it a very solid four star rating It's not perfect, but it is a lot of fun. It is good. I Quite enjoy it. I recommend it to anyone who likes the Evil Dead stuff But anyway, give me your feelings on it put some comments down there. Let's get nerdy about it and talk like I said, I also am going to have a review of the remake Coming out at some point I have reviews already on my channel for all the movies and it's in a playlist which this will be there as well So but anyway, thanks for checking this out Do me a quick favor though hit that subscribe button if you like any videos I do this video or any of the other ones. That's your best way to repay me. It literally takes you a second It's very painless and it really does mean a lot to me I'm very appreciative whenever anyone subscribes because I get emails when that happens and I get excited and that helps You know, keep me going. I really appreciate that. 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