carnivale - very stephen king-ish and ended with a cliffhanger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PZDuW7HPSw
the river - the found footage supernatural show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EyioRKjhBk
terra nova - expensive show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9lzcqo6sxc