Ryan and Miki inherit an antique shop from their spooky uncle. They find out he made a deal with the devil and the artifacts he sold are cursed. They set out with their friend Jack, to get them all back.
At the time this was the only show on like this. Today, there are a plethora of shows that are sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
The show is raw, with a low budget. You can tell at times. But it had a great main cast that portrayed likable characters. There was a warmth there. Something sadly lacking in today's TV, where sentimentality is frowned upon. Everything today is glib and trying to be cool with lines like: "bite me", "seriously", and "wait....what." Those and more were fine at first but now overdone on every TV show and movie.
The stories were good with kind of a Twilight Zone feeling that there often was a sense of irony or karma at play for the bad guy. It had the best spooky opening.
Would love to see it revived with the same cast. Although I know one passed away. Even a reboot would be great.
I recommend for people that like The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, X-Files, Supernatural, and for people that like that 80s-90s feeling.
*edit June 2 2023: I thought I would update this to comment about the title of the series. If I recall correctly one of the producers was a producer on the Friday the 13th movies. So they did shamelessy ride on the wave of that by the misleading title. However, I think ironically the title does fit well because of the Lewis Vendredi character. Vendredi is french for Friday. He's basically the trigger for the premise of the show. This is probably why there was never any lawsuit over the title given that the producer was involved with both.
At the time this was the only show on like this. Today, there are a plethora of shows that are sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
The show is raw, with a low budget. You can tell at times. But it had a great main cast that portrayed likable characters. There was a warmth there. Something sadly lacking in today's TV, where sentimentality is frowned upon. Everything today is glib and trying to be cool with lines like: "bite me", "seriously", and "wait....what." Those and more were fine at first but now overdone on every TV show and movie.
The stories were good with kind of a Twilight Zone feeling that there often was a sense of irony or karma at play for the bad guy. It had the best spooky opening.
Would love to see it revived with the same cast. Although I know one passed away. Even a reboot would be great.
I recommend for people that like The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, X-Files, Supernatural, and for people that like that 80s-90s feeling.
*edit June 2 2023: I thought I would update this to comment about the title of the series. If I recall correctly one of the producers was a producer on the Friday the 13th movies. So they did shamelessy ride on the wave of that by the misleading title. However, I think ironically the title does fit well because of the Lewis Vendredi character. Vendredi is french for Friday. He's basically the trigger for the premise of the show. This is probably why there was never any lawsuit over the title given that the producer was involved with both.