Blog:The Sullivan Chronicles (FAKE)

The Sullivan Chronicles is an American black comedy horror television series developed for Netflix by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Julia Roberts, Robert Pattinson, & Dakota Johnson. It premeired on Netflix on October 3, 2018 and it was later announed to airing reruns on Comedy Central.

Plot
An FBI detective and his wife investigate an old mansion that his son, Edward, owns that, before he owned it, nobody has owned because of the rumor of it being haunted. Now they all have to confront different ghosts in most episodes.

Fate of Show
On August 2021, Netflix announced the show would be renewed for another season premeiring in March 2022. The season was said to be subsequently delayed after issues with Depp against Amber Heard arose and Tim Burton having to reshoot episodes without Depp. But when he won his case and got his career back in play, Burton announced Johnny to have been rehired and have his filmed episodes be released as season 4. To this day, the season is planned to air on Comedy Central & the release date of the season is left unknown.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Most of the characters are really unlikable, especially Alexander.
 * 2) A lot of episodes will have the tone become inconsistent. Like for one minute, there would be a fun party and the next minute would have the main characters find a dead body at the mansion.
 * 3) Some of the writing is ridiculous, with laughable quotes like "Congratulations. You've uncovered my trap."
 * 4) The premise of an old mansion that's haunted, while it works, is rather cliche and unoriginal.
 * 5) There are times where it'll seem more like a shameless ripoff of Ghostbusters.
 * 6) A few of the jokes can either get way too dark, inappropriate or simply hit-or-miss.
 * 7) The cinematography, while by no means bad, can sometimes rely too much on dutch angles & increasingly dark tones.
 * 8) False Advertising: The poster for season 3 featured Ariana, Alexander's wife, even though she only appears as a guest character in the season.
 * 9) Johnny Depp & Julia Roberts have little to no chemistry as a couple as all they do is bicker at each other.
 * 10) It doesn't have many jump scares but when it does, some of them are pretty boring.
 * 11) Some episodes will have unnecessary filler moments, like a 7 minute scene with a siren trying to kill a ghost fy. An entire episode may even just be entirely be filler.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The acting is pretty good, especially from Johnny Depp & Robert Pattinson.
 * 2) It slightly improved in season 3, as the characters are now slightly more likable & a more consistent tone but most of the flaws still remain.
 * 3) *The season 3 finale, The Ghost in the Shelf, was an amazing episode & would've been a great series finale if there wasn't a season 4.
 * 4) Arthur Sullivan is a really likable protagonist, as he actually has common sense & is a good person.
 * 5) The special effects & CGI are really well made and'll sell the effect of a ghost seeming like they're there.
 * 6) Most of the dark comedy is somehow pretty funny.
 * 7) The soundtrack & theme song composed by Danny Elfman are really chilling.
 * 8) As mentioned above, it doesn't always rely on jump scares and actually tries to seem truly scary.
 * 9) Tim Burton and the main cast are aware of the show being bad.

Reception
When the series was first released, it received mixed to positive reviews from critics but the reviews got more negative as the series went on. The acting, special effects, dark humor & Danny Elfman's soundtrack were praised, the characterization, inconsistent tone, and filler were heavily criticized. It has a 5.9/10 on IMDb and a 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 5.2/10.

Trivia

 * A movie adaptation is reportedly in the works. It all started in 2019 when Tim Burton revealed that the possiblity of a theatrical or Netflix original film of the show would depend on the show's success. But other news of the movie haven't been around since.
 * It's unknown why the show's now moving to Comedy Central.
 * The series, has since, developed a cult following from horror fans.
 * Robert Downey Jr. was originally cast for the lead role and even filmed the pilot episode with him. And Netflix never released the pilot but was eventually leaked in 2021.
 * In the episode, Bustin' Ghosts, Bill Murray reprised his Ghostbusters role of Peter.