Found footage? Horror? Smoky goes on vacation?
Only 8 episodes in the first season.



I can only wait for the comments here.

Great interactive site here too: http://www.exploretheriver.com/

And the official site: http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-river/

I'm really excited for this. I'm a big Paranormal Activity fan and the fact this is only 8 episodes makes me think this won't be packed with filler.

I'm excited for this as well. It looks interesting and with its "limited order" could be a really interesting from a business model point of view.

Yup. This, along with Alcatraz, are the 2 shows I was really looking forward to. I've enjoyed Alcatraz so far so hopefully I like this too.

Eagerly anticipating this show as well

Looking forward to it! Already have the DVR set.

Looking forward to this, but I hope the entire series doesn't have those fake CRT scan lines like the previews have.

Nice promo. A limited order could work really well for something like this.

All that's missing is Jon Voight.

I couldn't help but think about 'Anaconda' the first time I saw the the trailer. I think that's what actually got me the most interested.

Sounds like this Spring's "Persons Unknown."

Why is it that when I finally feel like I have forgotten about that horrific trainwreck of a show, someone has to come out and remind me of its existence?

Back on topic, I'm intrigued by this and will be dvr'ing the pilot.

Looks intriguing enough for me to DVR the pilot.

Or it could be Harpers Island... Which was flawed but still enjoyable.

Looks pretty good, though I hope they have a definite end-point in mind. I like Bruce Greenwood.

Really surprised by all the positive comments here

I was expecting everyone to say how this can't work in a TV series. At least like some comments in the AHS threads.

I'll be watching.

So 6 or 7 episodes in, will I be asking 'why the hell are they still running around with video cameras instead of trying to survive'? Put the damn camera down and run, stupid! Now if one of the camera men use it as a weapon. Well, that remains to be seen.

I like this kind of stuff so I'm in. Monsters, Troll Hunter, Cloverfield... just hope they can figure out how to carry a series with this premise.

ABC is treating this series more like a miniseries than a normal television show. They have ordered 8 episodes that tells a complete story. If the series is successful they will greenlite additional 8 to 12 episode "seasons" treating them more as sequels than a continuation of the same series. Almost like the british TV model.

Yup. Same here.

Yeah it's essentially like what we are seeing with American Horror Story. Hopefully this is good and successful because I'm really digging the idea of these complete story seasons and it works perfectly with the horror genre.