Tremors: Shriek and Destroy Review

The second episode on the DVD set is in all actuality the final episode aired. Tremors: Shriek and Destroy aired on August 8, 2003. The unfortunate reality of the Tremors TV series is that the episodes were aired out of order. The TV show never stood a chance. This however, was a very good episode. The pacing was impeccable and it was funny. That's completely shocking because Tremors humor has been incredibly hit or miss, but this particular episode was funny. I was really annoyed by the CGI shriekers, especially when you see a head of a practical shrieker on set. It's so obvious which ones are real and which ones are fake and that's just distracting. After a while though, the CGI didn't bother me as much. Here's the thing though: the shriekers DESTROY humans like the cenebites in Hellraiser. It was actually scary and creepy, but they didn't kill like that before, so it's a continuity error that cannot be overlooked. Michael Gross seems made for television. He couldn't carry Tremors 3 to save his life, but this TV show he carries with class. It's quite amazing truly. The characters are still very bland aside from Burt, but if this was the last episode people saw on the air, I think that's a pretty good finale. It definitely doesn't feel like the end of a story, but it's a very good episode.