Harpers Island is a horror thriller/mystery series airing on CBS Saturdays at 9pm. The show will last only one season, and consists of 13 episodes where one or more characters is killed off each week. Here are 10 reasons to watch Harpers Island, best guilty pleasure of 2008-2009:
1. High society socialite gets brutally murdered in first 10 minutes of first episode;
2. Scores more die in each and every episode;
3. The ones least likely to die bite it first;
4. The ones mostly likely to die don’t;
5. Everyone’s unbelievably stupid and good-looking;
6. Each episode features some pretty cool modern music;
7. Plot is a classic tale of townies and tourists, rich vs. poor, haves and have nots;
8. The show is reminiscent of good 80s slasher films for reasons 1-8 above;
9. It’s Great TV for dates for reasons 1-9 above;
10. It’s available in High Def on CBS.com for free.