LTTP: Ash vs Evil Dead

shaneo632 · May 12, 2022

With the game coming out tomorrow I finally decided to start watching the series. Really enjoying it, about halfway through season 2. They really nail the campy tone of the Raimi films and the production values noticeably improve in S2 with regard to gore and effects.

Also I'm crushing super hard on Dana DeLorenzo who plays Kelly:

Shame it got cancelled after season 3 but still neat that we got a postscript to Evil Dead at all.

Kschreck · May 12, 2022

Show was amazing and nearly nobody watched it. Bruce said the piracy numbers fat exceeded actual subscription accounts. Incredible show.

DJ_Lae · May 12, 2022

Loved the show, sad it ended but three seasons are definitely better than none. I should rewatch it at some point.

I, too, get a goofy grin whenever Kelly is on screen. I guess I have a type, as around the same time I also had a huge crush on Hannah Marks (Dirt Gently).

GTAce · May 12, 2022

Just finished S2. The show definitely doesn't have many taboos but I love it, it's slasher perfection.

thecouncil · May 12, 2022

pretty sure, as i remember, it has a really great series finale too.

Citizencope · May 12, 2022

I'd like to give it a watch. What sub/channel?

MrMattamus · May 12, 2022

Citizencope said:
I'd like to give it a watch. What sub/channel?

It's on US Netflix currently.

shaneo632 said:
With the game coming out tomorrow I finally decided to start watching the series. Really enjoying it, about halfway through season 2. They really nail the campy tone of the Raimi films and the production values noticeably improve in S2 with regard to gore and effects.

Also I'm crushing super hard on Dana DeLorenzo who plays Kelly:

Shame it got cancelled after season 3 but still neat that we got a postscript to Evil Dead at all.

They do her dirty in season 3 in abandoning a planned plot point that makes incredible sense. Don't want to spoil it, but once your done with S3, you'll know what it is.

Glenn · May 12, 2022

I hate watching cancelled shows. Does it at least feel like it had a proper ending?

Shadowrun · May 12, 2022

Glenn said:
I hate watching cancelled shows. Does it at least feel like it had a proper ending?

Absolutely.

Valkyr · May 12, 2022

Anyone that likes Horror/Comedy should watch it. It absolutely rules. Shame it was cancelled.

OtisPepperoni · May 12, 2022

Dug this for at least the first season but never finished it. Thought Ray Santiago had the makings of a big star, hope it still happens for him.

Turjake · May 12, 2022

I think the show just loses all its momentum every time Ash is not on screen and it focuses on something else. I really didn't care for Kelly or Pablo at all. Fortunately, the parts with Ash are mostly incredible. Was it the beginning of the second season with the fight at the sperm bank? I was howling with laughter. The same with the pilot, amazing stuff.

Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness are both in my top 10 favorite movies, so perhaps I was wishing for more of a Raimi-ish touch here and there. I wish he did the whole series, but overall I'm just glad we got to enjoy more Evil Dead and more Bruce Campbell.

Glenn said:
I hate watching cancelled shows. Does it at least feel like it had a proper ending?

The ending is, like, perfect.

Volimar · May 12, 2022

For people who might recognize Dana DeLorenzo but can't remember where, she had a memorable recurring part on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson as the CBS executive Beth.

Ravelle · May 12, 2022

I love Ash vs Evil Dead so much, it's a perfect show.

The music, the humor, characters, effects, the casting. It's so great.

The show didn't get enougn ratings, which isn't suprising since it aired primarily in the US, on a channel not everyone has access to.

NeverWas · May 12, 2022

Turjake said:
The ending is, like, perfect.

Was S3 good in general? When they changed showrunners after season 2, I ducked out.

Deleted member 10560 · May 12, 2022

Top 5 favorite shows of all time for me. Evil Dead perfected.

skeptem · May 12, 2022

I loved the show. My wife and I were pretty bummed when it ended. It scratched a very specific itch.

butalala · May 12, 2022

Glenn said:
I hate watching cancelled shows. Does it at least feel like it had a proper ending?

I don't think I realized that it was cancelled. The end of season 3 is pretty good as a wrap for the show.

It's great overall, I'm glad Bruce got to do it.

N051DE · May 12, 2022

only gripe was I needed Amanda in it for all 3 seasons.

Jombie · May 12, 2022

It has some great episodes, but it gets repetitive and has some lame villains. Wish it had been more episodic.

Adder7806 · May 12, 2022

One of my favorite shows of all time. Loved every minute.

phranc · May 12, 2022

Watched this with my father and he had no clue about the movies and he enjoyed the hell out of it.
Great series. Just fun all around

Duck Sauce · May 12, 2022

This show is a real cheek clapper.

Gabbo · May 12, 2022

Volimar said:
For people who might recognize Dana DeLorenzo but can't remember where, she had a memorable recurring part on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson as the CBS executive Beth.

...no fucking way. She was Sandra the Rhino and Beth?!

...oh my god it was her. Mind exploded.

I really should try to get into the show again.
Probably just do a marathon of the movies and then restart the show. Try and get my wife onboard the deadite train

HStallion · May 12, 2022

Its a really fun show and it goes some fucking places. The fight in the semen storage place was one of the most disgusting bits I've seen in a long time and especially so a TV show. It does start to lose some steam in the second season and the third is uneven. Some of the latter villains were kind of lame especially for what are supposed to be ancient seemingly unknowable evils.

shaneo632 · May 12, 2022

Oh shit Brad Dourif is in it.

Yautja_Warrior · May 12, 2022

Absolutely amazing show. They nailed the gore and humour of the series and Bruce Campbell never misses a beat jumping back into the role of Ash.

Also cannot wait for the new movie Evil Dead Rise coming later this year, really hope it's good.

Saucycarpdog · May 12, 2022

Kschreck said:
Show was amazing and nearly nobody watched it. Bruce said the piracy numbers fat exceeded actual subscription accounts. Incredible show.

Maybe it could have survived on a more popular streaming platform. I remember a rumor that said Netflix uses piracy numbers to figure out which network shows to revive.

eyeball_kid · May 12, 2022

It was a bit uneven and I agree that things dragged when Ash wasn't on screen, but overall it punched way above its weight. And it had Lucy Lawless.

But yeah, even in the original OT (can't remember if it was Era or the old place) there wasn't a whole lot of people talking about it. If it was on Netflix it might not have even gotten a second season.

Team_Feisar · May 12, 2022

Way better than it had any right to be and weirdly enough maybe the best "legacy sequel" ever made somehow.

Desperately need to re-watch it.

It just still makes me sad to this day that the low viewership + high piracy numbers seemingly really got to Bruce. I've watched him in interviews and in conferences here and there for years and he seems kinda bitter since the show got canceled. Whe is it comes to evil dead in particular. I guess he feels like he got pushed for years on end to finally reprise the role just to be let down by his fans who couldn't be arsed to pay for a subscription in the end.

The Hobo · May 12, 2022

Team_Feisar said:
Way better than it had any right to be and weirdly enough maybe the best "legacy sequel" ever made somehow.

Desperately need to re-watch it.

It just still makes me sad to this day that the low viewership + high piracy numbers seemingly really got to Bruce. I've watched him in interviews and in conferences here and there for years and he seems kinda bitter since the snow got canceled. Might be an act, but it feel real on a way.

He did say after the show was canceled that he would never play Ash Williams again so it definitely seemed to hit him hard.

CesareNorrez · May 12, 2022

I subscribed to Starz just for this show and cancelled my sub when they cancelled the show.

I know Campbell is done with Ash in live action, but I hope we get to see the rest of the GhostBeaters sometime. Really liked this cast.

OneTrueJack · May 12, 2022

I loved every minute of this show and I'm still a little amazed we got it at all. All those years hoping for an Evil Dead 4 and got three full seasons of television instead. Fucking awesome.

Oh, and it's absolute shame that Dan DeLorenzo has not been in more stuff since this show ended. A proper genre star-making turn. Someone at Disney, or Warner Bros, or HBO, or Netflix or whatever needs to put her in something big and cool yesterday.

PaulloDEC · May 12, 2022

I adore Ash Vs, such a fun, creative show. Kelly and Pablo are both awesome too, they form such a great trio with Ash.

BWoog · May 12, 2022

I need to rewatch this at some point. I absolutely LOVED the pilot but felt kind of let down by the rest, even though I'm a huge Evil Dead fan.

HaL64 · May 12, 2022

The Hobo said:
He did say after the show was canceled that he would never play Ash Williams again so it definitely seemed to hit him hard.

And Brent Spiner said he'd never play Data again.

He's was just being melodramatic.

shaneo632 · May 19, 2022

Just finished watching this, man what a great show. Super bummed it ended after just 3 seasons, but was great to have 30 episodes of Ash goodness. Kelly and Pablo were awesome additions to the Evil Dead world and I loved the creative gore effects, especially in S2/S3 when they clearly got a bigger budget.

Curt Baboon · May 19, 2022

This show is an absolute treasure. I can't believe we got three seasons of it, and that they're all exactly what I wanted from an Evil Dead follow-up.

Fuck it, I'm watching it all again. Long live El Jefe.

sfedai0 · May 19, 2022

This was my introduction to Ash. Never watched the movies. Loved it.

TyrantII · May 19, 2022

Season 1 and most of season 2 were excellent. Season 3 the budget cuts really hurt and they mostly just retread story lines to save up for the last few episodes for a proper send off.

They did good with the time and money they were given, sadly I feel like it was on the wrong network during the wrong time. This would have killed on a supported streaming service instead of paid premium cable.

Ninhead · May 19, 2022

shaneo632 said:
Oh shit Brad Dourif is in it.

No, he isn't. But it sure looks and feels like him.

shaneo632 · May 20, 2022

Ninhead said:
No, he isn't. But it sure looks and feels like him.

What the actual fuck. My mind is blown.

Tanuki-Go · May 20, 2022

Love the series to bits and I'm happy with what we got.

Kschreck said:
Show was amazing and nearly nobody watched it. Bruce said the piracy numbers fat exceeded actual subscription accounts. Incredible show.

The sad thing is that I went to an Evil Dead event where he did a Q&A and someone asked, "Is there going to be an Evil Dead 4?" He nodded and replied in his traditional Campbell way, "There already was, it was called Ash VS Evil Dead. And a lot of you bozos pirated it and we got canceled." You could tell behind his sarcastic comment that the dude seemed disappointed.

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