This `Point' is not always pleasant.

Byline: Joanne Weintraub

Point Pleasant, N.J., is one of those safe, serene, slightly smug seaside towns that's just begging for something evil to wash up on its shores.

Cue the stormy effects and the spooky music. Enter Christina Nickson (Elisabeth Harnois), whose angelic appearance and demure demeanor only temporarily obscure the fact that she is _ yes! _ the daughter of the Devil.

If this idea makes you snort or roll your eyes, go back to watching "Law & Order." But if you like your drama with a touch of the occult and a contemporary flair, welcome to "Point Pleasant."

Co-creator Marti Noxon, having worked on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for six seasons and contributed to "Angel," is one of the ablest proteges of the wizardly Joss …