"Haven" Series Based on Stephen King's "The Colorado Kid"

The small town in the middle of everything is a sleepy little coastal village called Haven, Maine. Episode #1 introduced the main characters, of course, but even I was surprised how enjoyable the show turned out to be.

FBI agent, Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) comes to town looking for an ex-con concerning an investigation she's conducting. She finds quite a bit more than she bargained for when strange and supernatural events befall her in the process. The investigation turns into something she didn't expect as her own mysterious past rears it's head, only causing more questions.

Detective Nathan Wournos (Lucas Bryant) is the first person in Haven who runs into Agent Parker when her care almost goes over a cliff with her in it.. Nathan is more of a calm person compared to the sometimes intense Agent Parker but the two seem to work well together. Nathan is the son of the Chief of Police and constantly tries to remove himself from his father's shadow. He is sharp, handsome and has issues...the perfect guy for the job.

Duke Crocker ( Eric Balfour) seems to be the free-spirit type, living on his boat, on the mellow side and not agreeable to Detective Wournos. He ends up a suspect due to reputation in the premiere episode and he spars with the FBI Agent and Detective pretty well. You get the feeling that there is more to Duke than meets the eye.

The cast of Haven is small but several characters of interest make their presence known. Players in the first episode may not have merited a permanent cast role but each seem to leave an indelible impression, from the Chief of Police, the newspaper guys, the war hero who seems to be hiding something and the woman who has lived in Haven all her life , etc.

Events in Haven are not for the weak hearted. Inexplicable and paranormal things seem to happen at a rather speedy clip so you do not have time to get bored with the show.

Humor seems to be an added bonus in Haven that I was not expecting. One liners and circumstance take on a comedy role of it's own that adds more intrigue than I was expecting. A small amount of comic relief was the best I hoped for in a series with such serious undertones but I was incredibly surprised with how much humor came through.

The Haven premiere combined drama, mystery, suspense humor and the supernatural in a pilot that spun everything together perfectly

I have enjoyed works of Stephen King on screen before but I have also found disappointment in a few endings...I'm sure many of you know what I mean. The SYFY crew has done a brilliant job on the first episode of Haven and I look forward to watching more. I may even have to read The Colorado Kid because this series looks to be a home run for the network as long as they can keep the subsequent episodes as worthy as the first.

Haven can be seen on the SYFY channel on Friday nights at 10/9C. If you missed the first episode, you can watch it on the SYFY website.