Point Pleasant

2005-01-19 | TV-14 | en

Elisabeth Harnois Grant Show Sam Page

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Pilot

Jan. 19,2005

All hell is about to break loose in a sleepy New Jersey town when a sudden violent storm washes in more than the tide. The peaceful existence of a small seaside community will dramatically change forever when Christina Nickson is rescued from the ocean by local lifeguard Jesse Parker and brought to the home of local doctor Ben Kramer. The Kramers, including Ben's wife, Meg, and daughter, Judy, take an instant liking to Christina and invite her stay with them as she searches for clues to her past and attempts to find her mother, a Point Pleasant native whom Christina never knew. Unbeknownst to Christina, her presence in the town is having a profound effect on its inhabitants - awakening repressed feelings, unlocking secret desires and heightening emotions. As Christina seeks answers to her mother's disappearance, she will come to realize that she has never known her ""real"" father either - for Christina is the offspring of a mortal woman and the Devil. While Christina struggles to contro

EP2 Human Nature

Jan. 20,2005

Christina continues to search at the local church for clues that will lead to her missing mother. Meanwhile the town prepares for its annual boat parade, which is even more competitive than usual thanks to Christina's presence. Christina and Jesse grow closer, which infuriates Paula. Charismatic-yet-sinister Lucas Boyd makes his move to Point Pleasant. And another death in town rains on the parade in the ""Human Nature"" episode of POINT PLEASANT.

EP3 Who's Your Daddy?

Jan. 27,2005

Christina continues to suffer the effects of her recurring visions of death and destruction; Boyd and Amber team up to help each other in their pursuit to bring down the House of Kramer; Judy crashes and burns at the hands of Boyd, who also works his magic on an unsuspecting Sarah; and Christina confronts her two dads and issues Boyd a challenge.

EP4 The Lonely Hunter

Feb. 03,2005

A meteor shower sets off more than fireworks at a dinner party Boyd hosts; Logan's possessiveness and insecurity over Sarah's relationship with Boyd intensifies; Amber downplays things to capture Ben's attention; things come to a (beach) head at a party for Jesse, Paula and Christina; while Christina confronts a deadly admirer out to rid Point Pleasant of sin in ""The Lonely Hunter"" episode.

EP5 Last Dance

Feb. 10,2005

Boyd offers to coordinate a church fund-raising dance marathon in the hopes of sweeping Sarah off her feet and putting some of his past demons to rest; Meg and Amber's friendship puts Ben on edge; Judy sees Christina in a new light; Paula continues to be the object of Christina's fury, as Christina's anger turns the dance into a literal bloodbath and brings it to a crashing halt.

EP6 Secrets and Lies

Feb. 17,2005

Terrified that her powers are getting out of her control Christina intensifies the search for her mother and confronts the doctor who assisted in her birth. Terry considers a tempting offer from Boyd; Judy and Jesse team up to play detective for clues to Christina's past; Meg grows closer to a scheming Amber while pulling away from Ben, who harbors a secret regarding Isabella's death.

EP7 Unraveling

Mar. 10,2005

After Judy kicks her out of the Kramer household, Christina hops a bus out of Point Pleasant to try to escape her demons, only to find a distraught Jesse on the same bus. They quickly learn that they can't run away from their problems as the hand of fate is behind the wheel. Meg's hallucinations grow stronger and she fears that Boyd may be the man of her nightmares; and Amber uncovers an unsettling truth about Ben that causes her to reconsider her attempt to break up the Kramer marriage.

EP8 Swimming With Boyd

Mar. 17,2005

Christina and Judy take drastic steps to get the goods on Boyd, whose wicked ways leave a Point Pleasant local in dire straits. Meanwhile, Jesse gets a glimpse of his miraculous past; Terry and Paula grow closer; and poor Meg's grip on reality continues to fade.

EP9 Waking the Dead

Jun. 19,2005

A party in the woods turns into a real barn-burner as Judy meets a potential new flame, Terry and Paula's relationship heats up, Jesse discovers a miraculous inner passion and Christina's prayers resurrect a deadly demon out to quell her hellfire. Amber consoles Ben after the tape's contents are revealed and Boyd searches for a treasure long thought gone.

EP10 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked

Jun. 26,2005

Nick is at the Midway water gun booth where he is doing really well. Judy is with him. Boyd finds the truth about Jesse. Holly becomes Wes and Christina to achieve her plans

EP11 Missing (a.k.a When the Cats Away)

Jul. 03,2005

Christina learns from a two faced Boyd that Jesse too carries his baggage. Christina faces her ultimate challenge when she has to decide whether to tell the Krammers the secret in order to find out more about Isabelle and where Judy has run away to. A new temporary character emerges who claims to be called Shaz but is also tied up in the weird mystery. Terry and Paula brag about their relationship to Jesse, which finally lets Jesse's other side emerge.

EP12 Mother's Day

Oct. 25,2005

Christina learns about her mothers whereabouts. After going to the house, she becomes reluctant, as if it isn't right for it to happen. She senses danger and decides not to go in. We see Boyd inside the house strangling her. Jesse's grandma is in town and seems to tell Jesse abit too much. Megs condition gets even worse when she thinks Isabelle is alive. We start to learn more about Terry's mother. It is clear that the final will be one not to miss.

EP13 Let the War Commence

Oct. 25,2005

Logan finally locates the missing townspeople as Christina angrily confronts the Kramer's at their home and await's Jesse's arrival - and their destined final confrontation.

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A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.

Point Pleasant Audience Reviews

Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

ctomvelu1 Short-lived soap opera targeted at a very specific demographic, teenagers, PP is about a young woman with paranormal powers who moves to a coastal New Jersey town. In fact, one of the episodes is a direct snatch from CARRIE, involving a school dance and something dangling high above. Not all that much seems to happen, and the show was gone after only a few episodes. All the teenagers are very pretty, including the boys. Look for two familiar faces playing series regulars: veteran TV actor Grant Show and Dina Meyer of "Starship Troopers" and the "Saw" movies. Unfortunately, the show was so dull, I figured it for yet another one of those endless, cheaply made Canadian jobs. But apparently it was a Hollywood production. Go figure.

smallrage1 It so typical of FOX to cancel good shows and keep the bad ones and any network that is syndicated such as NBC, CBS and especially CBS who is losing the the syndication rating wars followed closely by FOX.FOX let a good show like this over American Dad, Don't Forget the Lyrics, King of the Hill and other trash in there line up and axed this great show give me a break. The kicker is a similar show call supernatural which is based on the same principal is a smash hit but it took a few seasons before it really took off. Which goes to show you that Fox axed this show far too soon.Let's face it folks the world was ready for a show like this because TV has become so dull with the shove down your throats reality TV that anything that is different from that genre is a welcome event. If FOX actually cared for it's views it would of brought it back seeing the huge campaign that was started yet there response was to give us are you smarter than a fifth grader. If anything the people running syndication TV aren't smarter than a fifth grader. So please if anyone at FOX reads this listen to what the viewers want and give up reality TV it time has come and gone for good.

aimless-46 If you have already seen an episode of "Point Pleasant", then you know that it is a good- versus-evil teen soap about a girl born to a woman from New Jersey but fathered by the devil. But if the show is an unknown quantity to you, and all these positive comments have you thinking of watching (or buying) the DVD, then you are the audience to whom my comment is directed.Imagine a cross between "Charmed" and "Beverly Hills 90210"; don't buy into the "Buffy" and "O.C." comparisons. If you like the digital effects and production design of "Charmed" (which are actually pretty good) and its mystical premise (which is extremely silly), and the Tori Spelling quality teen soap melodrama of "90210"; then you are "Point Pleasant's" target audience. You should be asking yourself how you missed the boat when it was still playing on Fox. Maybe you need to expand your circle of friends.Although Grant Snow does a pretty good imitation of Jason Priestly, "Point Pleasant" is hardly on the level of "Tru Calling" (although better than its weaker abbreviated 2nd season). Snow, who looks amazingly like Priestly, is a considerably better actor and the main reason to watch "Point Pleasant". His Lucus Boyd character combines the bad qualities of "Tru Callings" Jack Harper and "Charmed's" Cole Turner (Julian McMahon). Snow has a lot of fun with this role which translates to good viewing.Also good viewing are the pouty lips of Elisabeth Harnois (an extremely talented actress), who plays devil's daughter trying-to-be-good Christina. Harnois is a former Disney Darling gone bad, moving from "My Date With the President's Daughter" to things like "Point Pleasant" and the "R" rated "Pretty Persuasion" (2005). Those who last saw her 10+ years ago playing Alice in Disney's long-running "Adventures In Wonderland" will get quite a shock. The production crew does a fantastic job with the lighting on all the closeups but the close shots of Harnois are exceptionally good. Based on the quality of these my guess is that at least some of the lighting and makeup people responsible for the closeups of Amy Acker in the "Angel" series were part of the Point Pleasant production team.Those looking for laughs will find little funny about "Point Pleasant" except the unintentionally hilarious casting. There are no children or old people in "Point Pleasant", only high school kids and their parents. And the series suffers from the age compression syndrome often found in this sort or series. Lacking experienced teenage actors, the producers filled these roles with men and women in their mid to late 20's. The flabby upper arms of the actresses are an immediate tipoff. Complicating things was the need to cast attractive "youngish" actors in the parental roles. So you have a bunch of 35 year-olds playing the parents of actors just nine years their junior. Meaning that mothers like Dina Meyer look younger than their daughters or their daughter's boyfriends. Even those in its target audience will find "Point Pleasant" a little sluggish but here is the basic premise. Christina, who has been living at elite boarding schools monitored by a bunch MBAs in league with the devil, takes an ocean cruise and washes up on the shores of New Jersey's Point Pleasant. Middle age teen lifeguard Jesse (Sam Page) saves her. Christina moves in with a local family whose daughter Judy (played by Aubrey Dollar) is a Tomboy gas station attendant. Why do they always cast the best looking actress as a Tomboy? Judy is weakest "character" in the series; neither the screenwriter, director, or actress seem able to decide how she should be played and the inconsistency eventually gets quite irritating.Jesse's girlfriend begins to fret when it appears that she is losing Jesse to Christina. She would really be worried if someone told her she looks older than her mother. "Point Pleasant" is unique in that the story only appears to be a simplistic "good vs evil" tale. The story is told from Christina's point-of-view and to her (and to identifying audience members) the extremes of good and evil seem equally warped; needing each other to even exist. Christina occupies a more moderate middle ground along with a couple of allies but exploring this concept appears to be something intended for the second season that never happened.There are 13 episodes on the DVD plus a pretty good behind-the-scenes featurette. Only the first eight episodes were broadcast. Unfortunately the pace really began to pick up at about the time broadcasting ended; with episodes 10 ("Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked") and 11 ("Missing") exceptionally good. The last two episodes unconvincingly stumble toward a conclusion of sorts; having to leave open the possibility of another season made a clean finish impossible. If they knew in advance that season one would have to stand on its own (like "The Prisoner"), I'm sure they would have assembled a much better wrap-up.Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

kleinmarkr Oh those eyes. Elisabeth Harnois has eyes I dream about. On the 3 disc DVD set (which I purchased) you see her in real life and her eyes are still out-of-this-world. Okay back to Point Pleasant.Believible. The show felt real. The characters became their part. Boyd was a cool "Bad guy".Part two would have been great but Fox couldn't air part one. I can't understand it.Better than OC. Better than the Omen. Original? Yes, very. Many comments on this show missed the point.One question I've asked every person I lent this movie to. Would you date Christina?.....I would. hehehehe.Later.