ShadowHunters: A Pilot Review

So guys, yesterday was the world premise of the television series, "ShadowHunters". Its the adaption that I prayed for after watching that dreadful movie version of it a few years ago. Like the books, we follow Clary, Jace, and the others in their journey for the mortal cup and to defeat Valentine and his army in order to protect both worlds. Like many people, I've been iffy on watching the show because I'm scare to see if the creators of the show royally screwed up anything that was suppose to be in the books, but isn't at all.

However, like a lot of you, I was excited to see the show and to see a very popular book series evolving into something awesome for us to see. The only other main reason was I was so skeptical about this show was because of the movie. Holy crap, that movie was horrible. (It had it good moments, but overall it was bad..). After the movie receiving such poor reviews a few years ago, we all can agree that we are on thin ice with this series because something else in the movie/tv show sort of sense. So here it is, my intake on the pilot.

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Holy shit, this was so much better than the movie. I was cheering happily over Alec's portrayer, oh my goodness, he is beautiful! The main actors did a good job in taking their time to researching the characters' personalities and action. And Jocelyn, she is such a bad ass. I'm so glad they included the fighting scene with her and Valentine's goons, it made her shine as a character even though we won't probably see as much in the upcoming episodes. Simon was so freaking cute and natural. The actor who portrays him is perfect. The movie of him was cute as well, but I felt that he had a stick in his butt much like Jace's movie version of him. And Jace's TV actor, I enjoy him, 'nuff said.

The girls like Isabelle and Clary are perky, I like how the TV actors are bringing these characters to life in a natural way (I know I keep saying that word, sorry).

I also liked the pacing and the new minor characters that were added into this show as well. It gave me as a viewer the chance to see everything in a wider point of view. Another thing I liked was the age increase. When I'm reading the book series, I picture the characters a little older than they are because of their attitudes in fighting and jokes. Maybe you guys don't feel that way, but I feel like it was better for them to increase the ages.

The differences I've noticed in the show compare to the book are noticeable at the moment, but you can forgive the creators for them right now since we are only at the beginning of this show. But, this is just a personal opinion of mine.

Overall, this pilot kicked ass, well in my opinion it did. What are your opinions on the pilot episode and are you excited for more? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be back soon with another review of this series next week if you want or a book review. (Let me know in the comments below as well). Happy howling!! <3