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Brimstone: Summary

Airs Next:FOX at Friday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:October 23, 1998
Last Aired:February 12, 1999
Show Categories:Action/Adventure, Science-Fiction

I was a cop. My wife was raped, I caught the guy who did it, and I killed him. Two months later I died, and went to Hell. 113 of the most vile creature escaped.

The high concept of this story is that Detective Ezekial Stone was sent to Hell for the murder of his wife's rapist. He spends 15 years in Hell, until 113 souls managed to escape. The Devil needs someone to send them back to Hell, but can't do much on the physical plane. So he sends Ezekial after them, with the promise that if Stone recovers all 113, he'll win permanent freedom from Hell. And if he fails, he's damned for good.

All of the escapees as well as Stone are supernaturally indestructible, except they can inflict pain on each other. The only way to send someone back to Hell is to destroy their eyes, the "windows of the soul." Worse, some of the escapees spent centuries, if not millennia, in Hell and have developed great power - little of which Stone, a relatively recent prisoner, has himself.

Each week, with a little help (and the occasional hindrance) from the Devil, Stone typically tracks down another of the escapees and sends them back to Hell. He is tattoed with the names of each one, and when he sends them back the appropriate tattoo burns itself off. Meanwhile, Stone's ex-wife still believes him dead, but Stone can't resist checking in on her from time to time.

This series only ran 13 episodes on Fox, but has a devoted cult following and is rerun from time to time on the SciFi Channel. I was a cop. My wife was raped, I caught the guy who did it, and I killed him. Two months later I died, and went to Hell. 113 of the most vile creature escaped.

The high concept of this story is that Detective Ezekial Stone was sent to Hell for the murder of his wife's rapist. He spends 15 years in Hell, until 113 souls managed to escape. The Devil needs someone to send...

Mourning After

Aired: Friday February 12, 1999

Following his former wife home on Valentine's Day, Stone discovers that escapees from Hell have taken over the neighborhood and one of them is dating her.

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Peter HortonEzekiel Stone
John GloverThe Devil (photos)

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koberfan
member since: Oct 2, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Bring it back!"
Brimstone: Smokin' (Sorry-I couldn't resist) ...Continue »
06/25/07 09:50am | report abuse
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da_dunker
member since: Mar 27, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"
Smart choise. ...Continue »
04/30/07 08:36am | report abuse
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sistersun
member since: Aug 5, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
A dark and wonderous show with lots of supernatural elements. Plus the Devil himself! ...Continue »
03/17/07 02:23pm | report abuse
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mightyjbowski
member since: Feb 26, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Bring it back!"
A good show ahead of it's time. ...Continue »
02/25/07 01:10pm | report abuse
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nautulus
member since: Nov 18, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Needs fine-tuning"
I like the basic idea. not perfect....just ok. ...Continue »
02/05/07 09:18am | report abuse