EPISODE
The River - Season 1
Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole went looking for 'magic' deep in the uncharted Amazon basin and never returned. Emmet's wife rounds up a team to head into the jungle in search of him, agreeing to let his show's former producer film the expedition in order to fund it.
19 February 1992, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
30 December 1960, Calcutta, India
30 March 1979, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
26 March 1982, England, UK
8 July 1965, Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA
8 September 1962, Dessau, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony-Anhalt, Federal Republic of Germany]
18 October 1979, Barrington, Illinois, USA
20 October 1982, Texas, USA
19 July 1951, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1 August 1991, Bellevue, Washington, USA
12 July 1982, South Gate, California, USA
4 March 1985, Winfield, Illinois, USA
12 August 1956, Noranda, Québec, Canada
6 May 1965, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
9 February 1973, London, England, UK
February 07, 2012
Fans of "American Horror Story's" kitchen-sink method might wish for more fake blood, but I prefer more subtlety, and "The River's" second hour, particularly, struck me as plenty creepy.
February 07, 2012
Depending on your tolerance, it's either a ridiculous presentation best suited to a drinking game or a paranormal adventure that owes everything to "Lost."
February 07, 2012
The river itself, oddly enough, isn't that interesting.
February 07, 2012
The format feels more gimmicky than revelatory.
February 07, 2012
We hope that it embraces its inner Lost and heads right on in to the heart of darkness.
February 07, 2012
All these characters seem modestly interesting, but none, at least on first acquaintance, feel compelling. Nor are we drawn into their quest.
February 07, 2012
The River seems like stale tap water, unworthy of any prolonged big drink of time or effort.
February 07, 2012
ABC's "The River" turns out to be a more interesting show than its pilot suggests.
February 07, 2012
The creators deserve credit for one thing: There is nothing that looks like this show on television right now.
February 07, 2012
Be not afraid. Be very not afraid. (But you will be amused.)

