Post by Dr.Death on Jun 29, 2012 20:24:31 GMT -12
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I’m not sure how this is going to work. The original entries in the Scream series skewered the horror tropes of their time – along with the tropes of sequels and trilogies in general – with varying degrees of success. Now we’re getting word that there will indeed be a “Scream” TV series. It’ll be on MTV, which seems like a good fit, but what exactly will they be deconstructing? Scream 4 kind of left a lot on the table but I’m not sure any of the pieces that could be picked up are especially well suited for television. Who knows though? I could be wrong.
Per TV Line, “MTV is developing a weekly series based on the Scream film franchise, sources confirm to TVLine exclusively. Former MTV execs Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley, who are shepherding the project under their DiGa production shingle, are on the hunt for a writer to pen the pilot. It’s unclear what role, if any, Scream auteurs Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven will have in the potential series.”
In regard to that last sentence, I’m not sure either Williamson or Craven will be back. Of course I could be wrong, but I get the picture that Williamson has been burned by this franchise quite a bit.
What about you? Would you watch a “Scream” TV series? And what does this mean for Scream 5?
bloody-disgusting.com/news/3146319/tv-how-is-the-scream-tv-series-going-to-work/
I know a lot of Scream fans consider this a death curse and compramise to the series, but I honestly see a lto fo potential in this. It just amkes perfect sense. A youth driven weekly horror series, kind of like Buffy of the new millenium. I had a discussion on whether they could take this series to television without compramising the violence and great chase scenes these movies are known for, and that eprhaps thsi was better suited for like a hbo or other cable channel.
I think they can get away with a lot more then they used to so it is possible to still keep the quality, and I think Scream is the more character and story driven of the slasher films, so it has a lto fo potential in the form of a tv series, what do you guys think ?
I’m not sure how this is going to work. The original entries in the Scream series skewered the horror tropes of their time – along with the tropes of sequels and trilogies in general – with varying degrees of success. Now we’re getting word that there will indeed be a “Scream” TV series. It’ll be on MTV, which seems like a good fit, but what exactly will they be deconstructing? Scream 4 kind of left a lot on the table but I’m not sure any of the pieces that could be picked up are especially well suited for television. Who knows though? I could be wrong.
Per TV Line, “MTV is developing a weekly series based on the Scream film franchise, sources confirm to TVLine exclusively. Former MTV execs Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley, who are shepherding the project under their DiGa production shingle, are on the hunt for a writer to pen the pilot. It’s unclear what role, if any, Scream auteurs Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven will have in the potential series.”
In regard to that last sentence, I’m not sure either Williamson or Craven will be back. Of course I could be wrong, but I get the picture that Williamson has been burned by this franchise quite a bit.
What about you? Would you watch a “Scream” TV series? And what does this mean for Scream 5?
bloody-disgusting.com/news/3146319/tv-how-is-the-scream-tv-series-going-to-work/
I know a lot of Scream fans consider this a death curse and compramise to the series, but I honestly see a lto fo potential in this. It just amkes perfect sense. A youth driven weekly horror series, kind of like Buffy of the new millenium. I had a discussion on whether they could take this series to television without compramising the violence and great chase scenes these movies are known for, and that eprhaps thsi was better suited for like a hbo or other cable channel.
I think they can get away with a lot more then they used to so it is possible to still keep the quality, and I think Scream is the more character and story driven of the slasher films, so it has a lto fo potential in the form of a tv series, what do you guys think ?