River Reviews

I actually pulled a doll head out of the Mississippi in field biology. I was fifteen. I took her home, an early vinyl head with set in eyes and molded hair. Mom and I cleaned her up,made her a dress out of my old swimsuit. Tres appropo!

From ABC/Eyewitness News:

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Joe Anderson plays Lincoln Cole, the son of Dr. Emmet Cole who goes missing in the pilot episode of ABC's "The River".


Anderson says that along with an adventurous spirit we will see several special attributes revealed of each of the characters as the show goes on.

Anderson also said, fear not, there's no blood and guts in this show, but it will take you on twists and turns and keep you guessing the whole time.


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blog: On The Red CarpetIn the first hour, "Pilot," Dr. Emmet Cole, beloved adventurer and television personality goes missing deep in the Amazon. After a fruitless search for him, his family and friends abandon hope and hold a memorial service to commemorate his amazing life. His grieving wife, Tess, reluctantly tries to face the reality that her husband is gone, while her son, Lincoln, is more than ready to bury his past. Six months later Emmet's location beacon mysteriously begins to relay a signal. Tess persuades Lincoln to join her and Emmet's film crew on a journey through the Amazon to find him, a journey on which horrifying and almost mythical events will push them to their limits.

In the second hour, "Marbeley," when the spirit of Dr. Emmet Cole mysteriously enters Jahel, the message is clear... go home! Instead, Tess determines to go into the jungle to find clues to Cole's whereabouts. While on their mission, they discover a tree draped in children's dolls that they suspect is there to ward off the "spirit of the abandoned girl" who drowned in the river. Then, when a member of the crew goes missing, the group realize they'll have to endure a nightmare in order to appease an angry spirit and get their loved one back.

"The River" stars Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek") as Dr. Emmet Cole, Joe Anderson ("The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2") as Lincoln Cole, Leslie Hope ("24") as Tess Cole, Eloise Mumford ("Lone Star") as Lena Landry, Paul Blackthorne ("Lipstick Jungle") as Clark Quietly, Thomas Kretschmann ("King Kong") as Captain Kurt Brynildson, Daniel Zacapa ("Resurrection Blvd.") as Emilio Valenzuela, Shaun Parkes ("The Mummy Returns") as Andreus Jude "A.J." Poulain, and Paulina Gait!n ("Sin Nombre") as Jahel Valenzuela.