cirqus-2 Brimstone was a great show. It had a wonderful premise which would have conjured all manner of clever story lines and a wonderfully spicy sense of humour, had the show been allowed to continue. Unfortunately this only received the one showing here in the UK and so I can't recall in too greater detail the nuances of the show - but I do remember the look of it being absolutely revolutionary for TV. The photography was exceptional and I believe they would knock out the 'red' with the use of filters to better convey the premise. On the whole I think this was just far too dark and challenging for the ordinary viewer. As the show went on it did appear to 'soften' on some of it's harder ideas which was a shame as many of the notions kicked up could really have you philosophising over it's central characters predicaments. Peter Horton who played the part of Ezekiel Stone was tremendously worn and rough looking as the reanimated ex-cop who reluctantly undertook his task of retrieving 113 escaped souls from Hell - his punishment for having killed the man who raped his wife, and thus banishing himself to hell. A task set him by the ever brilliant and ever improving John Glover, who played the role of the Devil with such delicious glee, you wish it could result in a spin-off show for this character alone. What a thought!The two actors together at the shows start was always a treat - as the banter between them was wonderfully written and ever so dry. Often laced with biblical referencing and oneupmanship. Thereafter all the regular supporting cast was strong and seemingly very engaged within the premise. From Teri Polo to Lori Petty. It is just such a shame that shows like this that actually have you thinking as you watch and for a long time after, are so rarely taken beyond the initial season.I'd recommend this show above and beyond many on TV today. It was clever, thoughtful, visual and articulate.

Darguz Which is, unfortunately, mostly what succeeds on TV these days. Shows such as Brimstone are just too intelligent, and go over the head of Average Joe TV Viewer (or Average Joe TV Executive). With all the proliferation and specialization of TV channels these days, maybe some day we can have an "Intelligent TV Channel" where shows like these can flourish and those too dim to "get it" can just remove it from their channel rotation.Black humor is under-appreciated, and intelligent black humor is just beyond too many people, unfortunately. And Brimstone was chock full of it. Add to that a completely original premise, some decent action, good acting and the wonderful, delicious Lori Petty (::melt::) and Brimstone was a real winner. Too bad the suits didn't "get it".Any TV producers out there reading this -- there's an idea for you. Create an "Intelligent TV Channel", and give us shows like this, or Max Headroom, Key West, Cupid, etc. You could even call it that, as a dig at the mindless drivel that pours off the screen most of the time.

screenhound22 How ironic. A great show that hardly anyone ever saw praised in a Comment that probably no one will ever read because the poster was silly enough to put Spoilers in his very first comment and get blacklisted. Ah well*SPOILER WARNING*Much has been made of the self-defeating premise--setting an impossible goal (a minimum of five full seasons) and building it into the basics of the show. Namely "113 of the worst souls" escaped and Zeke Stone was commissioned for reasons no one is willing to explain--to bring them back. There's the adage played like a cliche that becomes Zeke's strategy in his battle "The eyes are the windows to the soul. Destroy the eyes." Fine. The entire cast in this series turned in solid performances. Peter Horton made Zeke a strong supporting character and hero. John Glover turned in probably the performance of his CAREER as The Devil and dominated every episode. The supporting cast all worked well--the villains Zeke had to fight were each unique (dangerously unique, in fact. I don't know that they'd have been able to come up with more than a single season's worth of these characters). As a Lori Petty fan, I had no problem with what some of the show's fans see as its weak spot. Finally, Ash was a great recurring villainess--I don't know that I necessarily bought her as the ringleader of the prison break, but other than that, an excellent choice. One I absolutely didn't see coming.Last--the obligatory rant about the moronic suits of FOX. I saw only a single episode of this show on its initial run, early maybe five episodes in and could never find it again, even though I looked. I don't know about the hyperbole that it could have been an X-Files. A phenomenon like X-Files or, the more pedestrian Quantum Leap is exceptionally rare. QL is an even rarer breed because it had solid ratings for four seasons in spite of NBC's willingness to kick it all over the schedule during the season. At the very least, this show deserve a shot at a full first run.

jonschaper The only good thing about this series was John Glover as the Devil. His portrayal of the Devil as a slick, corporate CEO type (just like the character he plays on Smallville) has to be THE best portrayal of the Devil I have ever seen. If he were the main character instead of just a cameo in each episode, the show might have lasted. But the use of supernatural trappings did not change the fact that Brimstone was just another really bad TV series about an ex-cop bounty hunter.