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So this is for the 2012 show Holliston and that's just when it started was in 2012 and it got two seasons It was actually supposed to have a third season but it was hosted on fear net at the time and fear net ended up going under as we probably all know and For that reason the third season didn't happen and they kind of looked for a little bit to try and get another home for it Then it seems like it kind of petered out and it just never happened now that said Reportedly Adam Green who was the main writer for this along with Joe Lynch It was said that Adam Green had actually planned out six seasons worth of you know core story for the film because each episode kind of the way it's set up is just Self-contained certain things going on like a typical comedy sitcom That's redundant to say comedy sitcom, but like a typical sitcom Obviously this has a horror aspect to it But it has you know ongoing storylines for it as a lot of them do but each Episode has something self-contained additionally or a few things self-contained actually so my thought is that he just had the kind of like Underlying storylines that connect throughout planned out that far and not the individual episodes Maybe a few individual episodes if season three had already been announced, but yeah, that's where they ended up So created by Adam Green who did such films as hatchet All the hatchet films including Victor Crowley Frozen and digging up the marrow just to name a few that he did So if you like that stuff you probably like You'd probably like Holliston because a lot of the humor that you get in the films from Adam Green are in Holliston and even Bigger proportions. It's kind of blown up It's a little more ridiculous because it is very sitcom like You know sitcoms always have that kind of over-the-top Overblown situations overblown reactions language all that stuff and it's definitely here in the Holliston film So our Holliston show so it definitely feels like it is a sitcom Just with a bunch of horror injected into it and it's fun I'll say I think it's a fun show and I would recommend it to people when I'm doing this review And when I watched it it was available on the shutter streaming service. So it's been there for a bit So I think it's probably gonna stay for a while So check it out. I do recommend it D. Snyder Was in this is in this the kind of weird really weird characters who are recurring characters D. Snyder's in it as Lance Rocket and odorous orungus Who's actually Dave Brocky who plays odorous orungus from the band Guar? He's in this and he plays himself He is odorous orungus who is a character in guar and in the show basically And he just ends up playing one of the characters like the inside of their head kind of like his His person he talks to when he's talking to himself trying to figure situations out and it works Well, I do like it. So D. Snyder is in this and he ended up doing his own musical movements and vocalizations Kind of improv during it because he does this thing where he'll show up and then when he's gonna leave He starts like yelling all these things to music like he's a rock star kind of like closing down a rock show And it was interesting to find out that he kind of improv a lot of that his own movements What he was yelling out how he was singing it and then after the fact the person who did their music would actually Create music to sync up with his movements And that's kind of one of my favorite parts actually my favorite parts of the show in general are when Lance Rockets on there D. Snyder. He did a great job with that character and it's very D. Snyder And odorous orungus is another really fun one because Dave Brock. He just brought so much Comedy and interesting aspects to that character, which is a character. He's been playing for a long time, obviously Unfortunately, Dave Brock. He's no longer alive. He passed away some years ago So it's kind of sad to watch it and see him and be like, oh, he's not with us anymore So the composer was actually Bear McCreary who's done a lot of film a lot of scores for films He's the one who was creating the music afterwards So apparently the show was based on Adam Green's life growing up in Holliston, Massachusetts Which is where the name obviously for the show comes from This kind of based off the very first film he did which was called coffee and donuts So you can tell that a lot of this stuff seems kind of Personal from a life experience aspect and it is obviously for for Adam Green But obviously blown way more out of proportion made way more funny all that jazz Most of the crew for the show also worked on a lot of Adam Green's films So he kind of got a core of people well has over time and he uses these people over and over Which is good kind of shows you that people like working with him Which is a good sign as Jokes Green and Adam Green and Joe Lynch actually had portions where they would actually hit each other like their characters were supposed to hit each other But he would actually be hitting each other So the makeup department ended up having to tell them that they needed to stop that because they were starting to leave actual Bruises and welts that they would have to then cover up with makeup So I thought that was kind of an interesting thing, but the whole premise of the show really is just two guys Super broke working at a local public access television channel Trying to make a horror movie on the side on there during their own time with no money And then they have other people in their lives who are characters and they themselves are you know real characters And it's just about all the zany hijinks that they get up to So it there's a lot of relatable stuff life-wise. There's also some good relatable stuff horror community wise It's fun It plays like an old-school sitcom complete with laugh track now That's one thing I don't like but it's something that You start to get used to it because a lot of shows have gone away from doing the laugh tracks Which I'm glad about because I think it's a bad thing, but if you get used to it It really doesn't take a whole lot to get used to it. So it's not that big of a deal, but the laugh track bothered me at first I do think the acting of green and Lynch is kind of rough. It's it's that very kind of exaggerated stage acting type acting I will say I feel like it gets better as the season one goes on and into season two So I think everyone in general acting wise that was the case You know everyone's acting is much better by the end of season two than it was in the beginning of season one So it's just something that you have to get used to if you are feeling like the acting is not that great in the beginning Don't worry. It does get better gradually just kind of improves improves The inclusion of odorous orangus is very much out of left field But did a solid job with it like I said Dave Brock. He did a really good job There are obviously a lot of horror film references and even just like small ones about just bringing up the title of Horror film or a series or having a debate about certain horror films or trying to figure out Oh, what am I gonna watch tonight and talking about their film collection things like that? so You'll like it if you're into horror the sets really do feel like they're fake You know, they do feel like a show set one of the biggest reasons being there's so much extra space Within the rooms that they're shooting and you know what I you know what I'm saying like a lot of those sitcoms when they set up Apartment rooms or bedrooms or whatever it is It feels like there's way more space than there actually would be and things are too spaced out to to allow for the movement of the characters but It may gives it that kind of fake feel and a lot of kind of like the set design is a little bit Fakie as well, but it goes along with the sitcom feel and to that there are actually a bunch of points where Adam Green worked into the script breaking the fourth wall and letting you know that it's actually a show from time to time Including one shot at one point where they're showing the crew From behind the crew filming and on the set what was going on They actually included like some flubs from the show in an episode of the show Which was kind of a very interesting thing to do with that breaking of the fourth wall But those things don't happen all the time. It's just like here and there's a there's a breaking of the fourth wall which is kind of this funny nod to actual Trials and tribulations of making the show itself and kind of a funny nod to the audience of yes We know what we're doing here and we're gonna make fun of what we're doing here There are there are portions of this portions of scenes Just early on really where the lighting is overly harsh I think it was mainly one episode in the first season I can't remember which episode it was it was very early on so obviously they got that issue figured out at some point and it didn't bother me after that but That's one of the things like it's kind of rough When you start out with the first few episodes But trust me it really kind of settled settles into a groove and by the time you get to the end of season two You're kind of like I really wish there was a season three and who knows, you know, maybe they can go back to this at some point Joe Lynch and Adam Green are but I don't know. They might be too busy with their careers at this point. I Love the music the music is a lot of fun It's it's very kind of like metal rock type mix of music and if you like that type of stuff You will enjoy that their theme song is particularly fun as well There is an episode about a horror convention that has so much relatable stuff in it If you're into the horror community, if you've been to horror conventions There's a lot of relatable stuff in there and I really like that about it Though those types of things that speak directly to the nerdy horror community. I love that stuff There is some bad CGI in this but it fits with being a sitcom That's one of the things like the things that don't look the best or feel the best or come off the best Just don't feel like they matter that much I think it doesn't feel like it impacts it in a negative negative way because of the tone and how Sit commie it is and the fact that they keep breaking the fourth wall with all these kind of nods of like, yeah We know what's going on so You just feel more lax about those things. I don't know. Maybe that's just me I don't I don't know so season one ended up having six episodes that were around 40 minutes apiece and season two had eleven episodes and 22 minutes except the first episode of that season being 50 minutes. So it was interesting to see that they kind of Lengthened the amount of episodes, but cut down the runtime of the the episodes I think I preferred it more when it was shorter in season two as opposed to season one because it makes it Easier to kind of cut it up and be like, oh, I'll just do like one episode here or two episodes here As opposed to watching one episode and getting less episodes and feeling like you have to you know complete that one episode So you're kind of burning through it a lot faster in a sense So I just feel like the way they made that change for season two really helped you to kind of feel like you were Savoring the episodes a little bit more, which was nice My favorite people I already told you D. Snyder in this Dave Brocky in this and also Laura Ortiz Her character. She did an excellent job with very funny very interesting very unique Character who I really loved in this. I like everyone in it But just Dave Brocky D. Snyder and Laura Ortiz were my favorite by far like they were much above So there were a few cameos that they ended up having in this like some big-name cameos I'll say that at the very end. I'll kind of give you a warning after I'm done talking about everything else If people don't want to know if they want to watch the show without knowing what cameos are gonna be in there So I'll prompt you on that one But overall obviously I really enjoyed the show if you haven't seen it. I really would recommend to see it It's on shutter You'll go through it pretty quick. I really do feel like you will but you know You may not love it as much as I do go ahead and put your comments down here Let me know what you think about it. Love it. Hate it. We can talk about it Overall, I would give it a very solid three and a half out of five stars Enjoy it. 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