It’s pretty tempting to throw snap judgments at each new genre series that hits the small screen. Yet, when it was announced that Spike (soon-to-be known as the Paramount Network) was working on a new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, I couldn’t help but perk up and take notice. As the network aims to change its programming slate -- along with that impending name change -- and banks on multiple original series for the coming year, The Mist is their first attempt at testing the proverbial waters.