I am not a fan of "Bewitched" so you might want to keep this in mind as you read this review. So why would I then watch "I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha"? Well, I really enjoy seeing pilot episodes...much because you often see how different they are from the regular episodes.
The pilot begins with a nice montage where the announcer (José Ferrer) telling the story about how Darrin and Samantha met and married. The show then begins with the pair in their suite on their honeymoon. Darring still does not know his new wife is a witch and she soon reveals this secret.
Soon after this scene, Darrin does something which I assume he never did again on the show...he talked directly to the audience! Strange but kind of cute.
Darrin then goes to work and an old girlfriend (Nancy Kovack) arrives and invites him and his new wife to a casual get-together. However, when they arrive at the lady's house, it's obvious it was a set-up, as everyone is dressed in formal attire. And, during the entire dinner party, this passive-aggressive host does everything she can to make Samantha feel unwelcomed. Eventually, it becomes so bad that Samantha breaks her pledge to Darrin and uses her witchy powers to punish this nasty woman.
So is it any good? Yes...and quite cute. In fact, I enjoyed it far more than later episodes I've seen. Well written and available on YouTube.
The pilot begins with a nice montage where the announcer (José Ferrer) telling the story about how Darrin and Samantha met and married. The show then begins with the pair in their suite on their honeymoon. Darring still does not know his new wife is a witch and she soon reveals this secret.
Soon after this scene, Darrin does something which I assume he never did again on the show...he talked directly to the audience! Strange but kind of cute.
Darrin then goes to work and an old girlfriend (Nancy Kovack) arrives and invites him and his new wife to a casual get-together. However, when they arrive at the lady's house, it's obvious it was a set-up, as everyone is dressed in formal attire. And, during the entire dinner party, this passive-aggressive host does everything she can to make Samantha feel unwelcomed. Eventually, it becomes so bad that Samantha breaks her pledge to Darrin and uses her witchy powers to punish this nasty woman.
So is it any good? Yes...and quite cute. In fact, I enjoyed it far more than later episodes I've seen. Well written and available on YouTube.