American comedy Reaper was the slacker Supernatural.
With great writing, great jokes and Ray Wise, what more could you want?
Essentially, we reckon you could be looking for a new show to binge-watch right about now.
What the frick isReaper?, you may or may not be thinking.
Here in the UK, it found a late-night home on E4.
The duo also worked on Joss WhedonsDollhousethe year afterReapermet its end.
Do you really need another one?
Hes essentially a loser.
He lives at home, and lacks an education because college made him sleepy.
Naturally, though, he does a lot more pining over her than anything else.
The likeability ofReaperhinged on the likeability of its protagonist, Sam.
Actually, thinking about it, Sam probably stayed at the Work Bench his entire lifeeven thoughSatan showed up.
Essentially, Sam is one of us, and Mr Harrison plays up to it very well.
All in all, Sam is an unlikely hero, and a funny one too.
Debatably, he may not get all the biggest laughs, but hes a solid foundation for the show.
Their friendship is the heart of the show, offering some genuinely heartfelt moments throughout.
Tyler Labine echoes shades of Jack Black inHigh Fidelityin this best-friend-who-will-help-if-he-absolutely-has-to role.
Not least when his stepsister arrives on the scene in season 2.
His season two romance with a demon called Nina (played by Jenny Wade) is a side-plot highlight.
Reapers core cast offers a lot, then, through both laughs and their adorable unifying friendship.
Everyone has the same favourite character fromReaper, though…
If theres one reason to watchReaper, its Ray Wises portrayal of the Devil (AKA Jerry Belvedere).
Ray Wises Lucifer is oddly likeable, smarmily debonair and utterly evil all at once.
Guy was an ass!].
These little chats normally involve a few gags, an outlandish request and a backhanded pep talk.
Oddly enough, though, there is a sense of heart toReapers portrayal of the Devil.
Ray Wises character is bulked out further with some hilarious tiny details about this version of Satan.
Sams character gets darker as the show goes along, which was clearly Satans plan from the start.
