The Feverman starts with father Timothy Mason (John C. Vennema) who is at wits end with his sick Daughter (Michele Gornick, presumable the directors daughter) who is dying from the fever. Mason takes her to "The Feverman" a long rumored man who has the ability to remove the sickness from any particular person. He brings with him Dr. James Burke (Patrick Garner) who was unable to help his daughter and is very skeptical of the whole healer thing as nothing, but, a joke. The Feverman named Boyle (David McCallum) agrees to help and after a failed first attempt at saving the young girl. Dr. Burke finds out that he must play a vital role in the situation that he so much was very skeptical of!...
First of all I must say the DVD set of this released by eOne Entertainment which is supposed to be remastered does look very nice, the best condition I've probably ever seen this show in. It doesn't look like a Blu-ray or anything, but, looks pretty much like the "Tales from the Darkside" DVDs. Anyways this I must say was a rather decent Pilot for the show. The story seems to be set in the late 1800s or early 1900s, as we get some period piece costumes and two sets what looks to be and old Victorian style mansions living room, and a grungy basement. The three main cast members here described above all do very good in there roles, and some of you may be able to point out David McCallum who currently plays on "NCIS". The creature itself which was created by Dick Smith, as another reviewer stated pretty much is a man in a costume, which looks like a huge orange sumo wrestler with warts all over him, it really doesn't look all that bad. The supposed twist ending isn't really all that strong even tho it works perfectly here for what they were going for. All in all, The Feverman is a decent if rather unspectacular way to start off this series, but, the imaginative story along with the fine performances from the cast definitely give it a pass, even if its not really what your expecting going in.