rdeaugustine

Deadly Possessions (2016)

Disappointing show with to much Zak

In short: The entertainment value is that of modern day time talk shows (Maury) with the feel of Pawn Stars. Only thing different is it portrays "Zak the king of darkness" in his new museum. First let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of these guys, but I will say that this is a flop. I've only watched episode 1 of season 1, the pilot. I almost couldn't finish the one episode due to the embarrassment/cringe I felt.

It's so obvious that Zak was given creative control and made it more focused on him than anything. He's not a good host in interviews, we all know this. If you've watched Ghost Adventures since the beginning to current you pick up on their personalities traits and what not. That said, literally any other co-host (Aaron,Billy, or Jason) have empathy and don't make everything to show how big of a man he is. It's a very narcissistical way of hosting and very distracting. Does he have to sit in a Kings throne? Have paintings in his honor but yet nothing to honor the rest of them? As without Nick he would still be a punk of a kid listening to Limp Bizik and using to much gel.

"Theodore" also shouldn't have acted legitimately scared from Robert the doll. It was so ridiculous that it's comical. First he walks right past it, then turns around and has to wait more than 10 seconds before a yell and scurry. To which the old man begins to get a cough that isn't fixed until he apologizes to the doll. This is all Zak's attempt to show the curse of Robert but it's done so poorly and over the top that it's on point with Jerry Springer or Maury.

I will say it has some value though. It does show you objects with just enough background to sustain a 3 minute clip.

So it's a 3 star for me.