"American Gothic" (1995) TV series 1995-1996

Creator:

Shaun Cassidy

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

American Gothic is a horror/drama/thriller series set in the heart of South Carolina in a small town called Trinity...

Plot Keywords:

South Carolina | Gothic | Small Town | Dead Sister | Doctor

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 34)

Gary Cole	...	Sheriff Lucas Buck (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lucas Black	...	Caleb Temple (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Paige Turco	...	Gail Emory (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Brenda Bakke	...	Selena Coombs (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sarah Paulson	...	Merlyn Temple (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nick Searcy	...	Deputy Ben Healy (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jake Weber	...	Dr. Matt Crower (15 episodes, 1995-1996)
Christopher Fennell	...	Boone Mackenzie (9 episodes, 1995-1996)

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

According to "The Sci-Fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction" by Roger Fulton & John Betancourt, there were 2 episodes that were originally not aired. They are "Echo of Your Last Goodbye" and "Strangler". "Potato Boy" and "Ring of Fire" were aired out of sequence.

Quotes:

Sheriff Lucas Buck: I tell you what, I think that girl's pulling your string.
Caleb Temple: Well, I don't know what that means.
Sheriff Lucas Buck: You will.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in On the Set of Sightlines (2003) (V)

This is pure cult

There is no justice in the world. I saw American Gothic years ago and was very impressed with it. I was so impressed with it that I taped all the episodes. I was very disappointed when I heard that this series was cancelled after one season. How come so many people missed this great series ? Or were they appalled by some characters in the series ? I really don't know. As happens lots of times crap keeps existing (f.e. Buffy) but really great legendary stuff like American Gothic gets axed after one season.It's just not fair.

American Gothic is about a small town called Trinity in which sheriff Lucas Buck upholds (or breaks) the law in his own special kind of way. Nothing special you would think. But......... Lucas Buck isn't human. What he is we really don't know but he sure looks like the Devil incarnate and he has some special powers to boot. You are either with him or against him, but it's better to be with him. He is probably the best bad guy I have ever seen in any kind of tv series. The series has this mysterious eerie kind of feeling and that's also an factor that makes this series so great.

If you have never seen this series and it is rerun on some channel grab your chance. I don't think you will regret it.

As for the moneygrabbing dvd producers: RELEASE THIS SERIES AS A COMPLETE SEASON SET. IT DESERVES A DVD RELEASE. Because I know for sure there is a core fan following out there that would pick up an American Gothic dvd release just like that. So what are you producers waiting for ?