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The last two sentences above are so self-contradictory I sense a firm tug on my leg.

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Sorry. I just meant to say its like the film but poorly rehashed. Watch it and you will see what I mean.

I am not a writer or critic, just a fan.

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'k; didn't 't mean to be snarky, just thought it was pretty confusing.

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Sorry about that! :)

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(it's actually a forward slash(/) in the url)

unfortunately the link only allows you to download if you get a "pro" account :(

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I don't have a premium account and I downloaded it just fine. You just need to hit the "Continue as a free user" button. Then on the next page scroll down to where it says "Download File" and press that link. The save as dialogue box should pop up immediately.

If you don't want to download it, you could always click the "Continue as a free user" button then watch it in your browser. Putlocker offers streaming video.

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Thanks for the upload. I had never heard of Sudbury. That was interesting. You're right it wasn't good, but it wasn't horrible either. It took pieces of the film and pieces from the book and mish-mashed them together. I think that this could have been good. It definitely needed a rewrite. Also, they were way too heavy handed with the Evanescence soundtrack in the background.

As far as the actresses, I didn't mind Jeri Ryan, but Kim Delaney was horribly miscast. She and Jeri had zero chemistry as sisters, and there was not one part of her performance that rang true. It felt to me as though everyone else could have grown into a decently written story, but Kim was just a placeholder for someone else that they would have, and probably should have, re-cast as Sally after the pilot. She was extremely stiff. When Sandra Bullock played Sally, the character felt as if under that thin veil of repression lay a wild and goofy girl screaming to get out. You could just feel that it was there. Kim Delaney's Sally gave me more of the impression of having a very thick layer of repressed soccer mom on the surface with even more thick layers of repressed soccer mom underneath. Having her in better jeans and a thin tank top at the end just felt like repressed soccer mom got a makeover. There was nothing in her performance that reached out and touched you. IMO, she just wasn't believable which is problematic for any fantasy type show where suspension of disbelief is necessary in so many other areas.

Too bad. I think with a little tweaking this could have actually been a pretty decent show.

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