Wes Craven's "Scream" now a T.V. show

[Mord]

 MTV has announced plans to produce a TV show based on Wes Craven's classic Scream series. Could it possibly be any good?

[general gruesome]

I absolutely love the way ghostface looks. I think that is an awesome mask and suit that the killer wears. Although, I enjoyed the first Scream and the sequels were so-so. It reminds me of the time when slasher films were going downhill. It was the same time that films like, Urban Legend and I Know What You Did Last Summer, which were awful films and are the definition of the watered-down, tasteless, bland slashers. The ghostface killer is the best thing about it. I'm not a big fan of the actors or anything. And finally, A TV-show would be an awful experience.

[Mord]

Actually, I think it's probably the most consistent of the modern horror series. I thought the sequels were far better than Friday the 13th, Elm St., Halloween or Child's Play sequels. The writing was good and the classic horror references were spot on. That's why I think the TV show might be pushing it.

[general gruesome]

I don't think the scream sequels come even a fraction of close to how entertaining the sequels to those films were. I thought the sequels to scream weren't that great.

[Mord]

Really? The Scream sequels were intelligently written and well acted. I can't think of one Friday 13th movie that had either of those features. Even my beloved Halloween degraded into linking Michael Myers to the Druids and featuring the Myers house as a reality show. Not a big fan of Freddy but with the exception of the brilliant "New Nightmare", the sequels were pretty dire.

[MoreGore]

I liked the first Scream a lot, 2nd and 3rd films were not so memorable and the 4th film was great to me, The best of them all IMHO. Should be interesting what MTV does with it as a show Teen Wolf is pretty good.

[zombiehorror]

Since Kevin Williamson created the characters and wrote 3 of the 4 Scream films (Scream/Scream 2/Scream 4) shouldn't this series be advertised as being based on Kevin Williamson's Scream!?

[Mord]

Yes, considering his current success.

[zombiehorror]

Yes, considering his current success.

Success doesn't really have anything to do with it but he is currently a writer for two very popular shows The Following and Vampire Diaries.....What was Craven's last success?  2011's Scream 4, written by Kevin Williamson from characters created by Kevin Williamson from a franchise created by, yep you guessed it.......

[Mord]

Success doesn't really have anything to do with it but he is currently a writer for two very popular shows The Following and Vampire Diaries.....What was Craven's last success?  2011's Scream 4, written by Kevin Williamson from characters created by Kevin Williamson from a franchise created by, yep you guessed it.......

And that's not considered success?

[zombiehorror]

And that's not considered success?

Sure it is.  But I still don't know what success, or even lack thereof has anything to do with why I think it should be refered to as Kevin Williamson's Scream

[Mord]

Yeah, instead of Wes Craven's. You're right.

[zombiehorror]

Yeah, instead of Wes Craven's. You're right.

Ha, I see what you did there, you name dropped.......just like the marketing department!

[twilitezoner]

Really? The Scream sequels were intelligently written and well acted. I can't think of one Friday 13th movie that had either of those features. Even my beloved Halloween degraded into linking Michael Myers to the Druids and featuring the Myers house as a reality show. Not a big fan of Freddy but with the exception of the brilliant "New Nightmare", the sequels were pretty dire.

Nightmares 2 & 3 were pretty good for sequels. I also liked Halloween II & IV. Halloween III has grown on me over the years.

I like the Scream series but the self-awareness of the movies kinda takes me out of it. Think how odd it would be watching a Friday movie as they're filming a Friday based movie..

EDIT: Speaking of Friday. I think 2 through 4 are pretty good and Jason Lives is one of the better ones warts and all.

No horror movie is going to win any Oscars for acting although there have been good performances in many of them.

[Mord]

No horror movie is going to win any Oscars for acting although there have been good performances in many of them.

It's already been done ..... Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932).