So very nearly good.
Jack Delroy has his own Late Night Show in the seventies, but just can't compete with Johnny Carson. After some upsetting personal issues, he has a big Halloween show planned. First a mentalist, then a skeptic, then an interview with a dark demon from the demon dimension. I'm sure nothing can possibly go wrong.
I did go into this with some expectations, especially thinking back to Ghostwatch. I was expecting a slow build over time, and we kinda get it, and while there might be some easter eggs hinting at later events, I was looking out for them and didn't see anything. There is the big climactic moment... and then it continues for another beat, and that was rather a let down. In Ghostwatch, we got the climax, everyone went "AAAAGH!" and it ended. In this, we get the climax, and then everyone goes "AAAAAA... *checks watch* AAAAA... takes breath... AAAAAGH!" and things are revealed that were quite obvious and it just goes on too long.
David Dastmalchian, a "that guy!" actor, does a great job as Jack, and other actors are good too. There is very much the aesthetic of 70s live tv late night show, although some of the effects are a bit too modern looking. In general it's well done.
So yeah, so close, but let down at the end. And I need to watch Ghostwatch again...
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