History Series / PointPleasant

Having given her dad the slip, a teenage girl named Christina Nickson (portrayed by Creator/ElisabethHarnois) washes up in the QuirkyTown of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a place with a dark and mysterious history resulting from the various demonic influences. Unfortunately, her dad is the ultimate {{Meddling Parent|s}}, {{Satan}}, and he's sent his various representatives to ensure that her life circumstances inevitably direct her toward growing up to be [[DaddysLittleVillain an Antichrist that Daddy would be proud of]].

* MeddlingParents: Perhaps [[{{Satan}} the ultimate meddling parent]].

** Justified; despite its Protestant past, New Jersey is predominately Catholic.

** It could have been worse. This could have come out '''after''' Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Series/JerseyShore'' and gone with the "hair gel and fist pumping" image of the state. Then again, come to think of it... [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the Antichrist vs. guidoes...]] and in an age where [[Literature/{{Twilight}} supernatural]] [[Series/TheVampireDiaries teen dramas]] are more popular... this show ''needs'' a remake.

Having given her dad the slip, a teenage girl named Christina Nickson (portrayed by [[Creator/ElisabethHarnois]]) washes up in the QuirkyTown of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a place with a dark and mysterious history resulting from the various demonic influences. Unfortunately, her dad is the ultimate {{Meddling Parent|s}}, {{Satan}}, and he's sent his various representatives to ensure that her life circumstances inevitably direct her toward growing up to be [[DaddysLittleVillain an Antichrist that Daddy would be proud of]].

Having given her dad the slip, a teenage girl named Christina Nickson washes up in the QuirkyTown of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a place with a dark and mysterious history resulting from the various demonic influences. Unfortunately, her dad is the ultimate {{Meddling Parent|s}}, {{Satan}}, and he's sent his various representatives to ensure that her life circumstances inevitably direct her toward growing up to be [[DaddysLittleVillain an Antichrist that Daddy would be proud of]].

* {{Joisey}}: It was a big deal in New Jersey that this show was set on the Shore. Then we found out that Hollywood's idea of the Jersey Shore was basically "[[SoCalization Southern California]], but with lighthouses and boardwalks instead of palm trees."

* MeaningfulName: ''Christ''ina. And her last name, Nickson, literally means "[[{{Satan}} Nick's]] [[TheAntichrist son]]" (or daughter, as is the case here). One of the names Satan is known by is "Old Nick."

** It could have been worse. This could have come out '''after''' Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Series/JerseyShore'' and gone with the "hair gel and fist pumping" image of the state. Then again, come to think of it... [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the Antichrist vs. guidoes...]] and in an age where [[Literature/{{Twilight}} supernatural]] [[TheVampireDiaries teen dramas]] are more popular... this show ''needs'' a remake.

* CaliforniaDoubling: For New Jersey... and it shows. Point Pleasant is a family-oriented beach resort, has no piers, and about the only thing it shares with Orange County, California is its political conservatism. As a matter of fact, nothing about this show seems to represent any understanding of either the town or the Jersey Shore in general. Local residents -- and the entire state for that matter -- were not pleased, to say the least.

Created by former ''Series/{{Buffy|TheVampireSlayer}}'' writer Marti Noxon, this supernatural teen drama initially drew in much of that show's fandom and enjoyed a popular premiere. However, ''Point Pleasant'''s {{soap|Opera}}y, ''[[Film/TheOmen Omen]]''-[[XMeetsY meets]]-''[[Series/TheOC OC]]'' vibe was drastically different from that of ''Buffy'', turning off much of the show's built-in audience. The show only made it halfway through its first and only season before [[{{Cancellation}} falling off the face of the Earth]].

* XMeetsY: Early ads for this show advertised it as "''Film/TheOmen'' meets ''Series/TheOC''," a comparison also used on this very page.

** It could have been worse. This could have come out '''after''' {{MTV}}'s ''JerseyShore'' and gone with the "hair gel and fist pumping" image of the state. Then again, come to think of it... [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the Antichrist vs. guidoes...]] and in an age where [[Literature/{{Twilight}} supernatural]] [[TheVampireDiaries teen dramas]] are more popular... this show ''needs'' a remake.

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''Point Pleasant'' was a fairly standard TeenDrama in the vein of ''TheOC'' and ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', with one fairly small difference: the central character?

Created by former ''Series/{{Buffy|TheVampireSlayer}}'' writer Marti Noxon, this supernatural teen drama initially drew in much of that show's fandom and enjoyed a popular premiere. However, ''Point Pleasant'''s {{soap|Opera}}y, ''[[TheOmen Omen]]''-[[XMeetsY meets]]-''[[TheOC OC]]'' vibe was drastically different from that of ''Buffy'', turning off much of the show's built-in audience. The show only made it halfway through its first and only season before [[{{Cancellation}} falling off the face of the Earth]].

* SexyPriest: Father Thomas

* SupernaturalSoapOpera

* XMeetsY: Early ads for this show advertised it as "''TheOmen'' meets ''TheOC''," a comparison also used on this very page.
* YouCantFightFate

* MeaningfulName: ''Christ''ina. And her last name, Nickson, literally means "[[{{Satan}} Nick's]] [[TheAntichrist son]]" (or daughter, as is the case here).

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: They gave it 13 episodes, then killed it. Fair enough given its less-than-spectacular {{ratings}}, but certainly fitting given that ''TruCalling'', which had most of the same cast and director, was sacked similarly.