When a show has a central mystery — in the case of ABC's Resurrection, which premiered Sunday night, why deceased loved ones have returned alive and un-aged from the day they died — the question isn't whether the concept is interesting. It is.
If the reborn Western, The Walking Dead, demonstrates that revisiting well-worn tropes doesn't necessarily mean wearisome entertainment, very little in Resurrection's first two episodes suggest it is interested in contributing to
Advance Review: ABC runs out for a long pass this Sunday, March 9th, with the heavy-handed Resurrection – the story of the dead mysteriously, and randomly, returning to life and causing emotional turmoil for the loved ones who lost them years back.
On the one hand, comparing ABC's new limited series Resurrection to Sundance's French import The Returned is patently unfair. Resurrection is based on an American novel (also named The Returned), while The Returned
“Resurrection” promises a spooky, sensitive story that has enough plot for suspense but enough heart to override too many details. With a big gasp of breath, a little boy in a red sweatshirt and jeans wakes up in a rice paddy in China. He walks into