Thanks to Dimitri T for the heads up.
Sean and other franchise alumni have been attending the Monster Mania convention this weekend in New Jersey and while talking during a Q&A during the event, he offered up some new information about the plot of the show and a possible network to air the show. Tim Jacobs attended the event and tells us what Sean had to say:
"Sean Cunningham confirmed interest from the CW in regards to pickup for the tv show. According to him, the basic premise focuses on the REAL city of Crystal Lake, and the effect that the serialized films had on its real life counterpart. This allows them to reimagine Jason in a more grounded reality, as the films would be based off the real life killings that took place at the Camp. (ie, both the Hockey Masked Jason and a more serious backwoods inspired killer will be making appearances throughout) "
"Sean Cunningham confirmed interest from the CW in regards to pickup for the tv show. According to him, the basic premise focuses on the REAL city of Crystal Lake, and the effect that the serialized films had on its real life counterpart. This allows them to reimagine Jason in a more grounded reality, as the films would be based off the real life killings that took place at the Camp. (ie, both the Hockey Masked Jason and a more serious backwoods inspired killer will be making appearances throughout) "
👍👍👍 Great choice. But I won't get my hopes up, early stages development is to early for excitment.
ReplyDeleteoh ok I was kinda hoping it would be like the last one.. where they went around trying to find all those cursed items... I think it ran three seasons
ReplyDeleteNO
ReplyDeletea more "grounded" Jason? Hell no! There's one thing that makes Jason Vorhees such a threat: the fact that he's an immortal zombie. Whenever he dies, he returns soon after and slaughters on.
Don't bring stupid reality into my stupid horror franchises. I actually applaud MTV for giving Scream a more supernatural edge (would work for a show better)
I mean....why don't make a new show based on Nightmare? A villainous creature haunting peoples dreams is PERFECT for TV show and offers so many creative ways to tell a story.
I love the Friday 13th saga but let's be honest here: we don't watch these movies for "grounded realism", at least I watch these movies for the often insane sequences some characters find their often hilarious deaths in.
Hell...continue Freddy Vs. Jason as a TV show!
Idk, this seems better than the "Scream" adaptation at least.
ReplyDeleteNow all we need is a new Nightmare on Elm Street series...
How? Why would grounded realism fit that franchise better than the supernatural aspect it always had?
ReplyDeleteIs the CW trying to start a horror lineup or something? Perhaps a summer horror lineup?
ReplyDeleteTales From The Darkside already seemed a bit dark for them but this seems darker.
Seems like they're really trying for a horror show at least.
In terms of Elm street? I'm not saying that one should be more grounded. Though I wouldn't mind if it had levels of mind f***ery like New Nightmare did.
ReplyDeleteNah you said that this sounds better than the new Scream show and reading the article it satates that Friday the 13th as a show would be more grounded. Something I really don't want.
ReplyDeleteNightmare on Elm Street would be perfect as a show, however I wouldn't want Jason Vorhees put into a "realistic enviroment".
Embrace the craziness
as long as they don't betray the series style and tone everything's fine but "Jason in a more grounded reality"?
ReplyDeleteThat's something absolutely disloyal to the film series. Jason is undead....realism doesen't fit here.
Plus I wouldn't want a show based on Jasons mom doing the killing
Lol well just a personal preference, I think Scream sounds a bit incoherent... especially since the franchise was built around Sydney Prescott and she is not going to be around, so this series just seems just to be alike in name alone. That's what makes me wary of scream.
ReplyDeleteFriday the 13th was basically built around Jason Vorhees (Minus the first one where his mother was the killer) and I hope that they are just making his story and motivations more grounded, yet he still maintains his bad ass you can't kill him-ness.
I agree, I don't like how this sounds. I grew up on those films. I saw all of them. I don't want any "grounded in reality" thing. I don't want a town based on a faux real Crystal Lake. Or how the residents feel about how the films impacted the town. UGH. Not watching this.
ReplyDeleteU know no thankss
ReplyDeleteWould the CW air this show on Friday, given how bad shows perform here, apart from Supernatural and Smallville. I expect it to air on Thursday for sure if picked up.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not so sure it will work, It cant work for 22 episodes seriously. It MUST be a limited-series of 13 episodes for sure, and 13 episodes would suite the show, given the title lol
Yeah it seems really weird.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to know more though. It sounds like a train wreck waiting to happen.
Also It seems like converting horror franchises to TV is the next upcoming thing.
MTV has Scream coming.
Netflix has Wolf Creek in development.
Resident Evil I believe was in the early stages of getting a TV adaption too.
What next? Saw?
Oh hell no.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about this. I'm a huge horror movie fan and Friday the 13th is one of my faves but Jason as more "grounded and realistic"? This kinda worked for Freddy in New Nightmare but I don't see that working for Jason.
ReplyDeleteI can totally see Jason, his mask and dumb blonde love triangle.
ReplyDeleteThe CW is great.. seems like the only network bringing decent shows. not sure about Friday the 13th spinoff series. Who knows. Could be good.
ReplyDeleteI thought 12 Monkeys was doing 12 episodes this season but it is doing 13, and 12 seemed fitting to me for that show for the same reason you mention for Friday the 13th. Not sure why the CW is doing 22 episode seasons of a few of their shows currently anyway if the syndication deal ends up being a streaming service where number of episodes is largely meaningless.
ReplyDeleteA lot of Czw shows end up in traditional syndication-Evryone Hates Chris,Girlfriends,All of US,Gossip Girl,Nikita,90210,Veronica Mars,Reaper,OTH,7thHeaven,Gilmore Girls,Smallville,SPN.Im including shows that come from zuPN or WB but aired at least season CW.
ReplyDeleteDidn't even know about Wolf Creek being turned into a series, But Wolf Creek is a non-supernatural show. It's fairly grounded (but gruesome) so that is probably going to work well for Netflix
ReplyDeleteWell, as one of the few people that manage to appreciate the Resident Evil film franchise (yeah, it doesen't follow the games at all, wich I'm more than cool with. I really wouldn't want an opera singing leech zombie on the big screen) I would be okay with a show telling the stories of Chris, Claire, Leon, Ada, Jill and Wesker before the outbreak. The cast was pretty solid (Ali Later was solid as Claire, Sienna okay as Jill, Shawn Roberts fantastic as Wesker and Wentworth Miller okay as Chris) so I would be for it.
However not on theCW. The Flash has semi-acceptable VFX. The RE film franchise is REALLY depending on good FX though. Effects theCW can't really provide
CW enough with the horror/supernatrual & comic book superho shows!!You keep saying you don't want to be all genre all the time,but yet you are ,especially with HoDs cancellation.
ReplyDeleteIt would be great if Jared Padalecki did a cameo appearance!
ReplyDeleteexactly, theCW pretty much IS a genre network at this point
ReplyDeleteFlash-Arrow: comic book show
TVD-TO-iZombie-Supernatural: mystery
100-BatB: sci-fi
the only non-genre shows at this point are JtV and Reign. However I'm fine with the CW being a genre network. Better Arrow/Flash/TO/SPN/100 than GossipGirl/OTH/90210/MelrosePlace
That's your opinion.Im mean, don't get me wrong I like VD,TO,BatB but I also like HoD,Jane,Reign.There needs to be more of a balance,
ReplyDeleteThat seems way too Cult-y to me.
ReplyDeleteWasn't Secret Circle in some Warner Package? Offering Secret Circle as a bonus to the rights to Buffy or something?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember SC being sold seperately into syndication
Gossip Girl was in traditional syndication for 5 seconds. I've never seen Nikita air on another network. Reaper and Veronica Mars had tiny, niche syndication deals.
ReplyDeletei dont see it happening
ReplyDeleteSupposedly yeah. It's a bonus with Buffy, that's how Chiller got the syndication rights.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I remember it, one-off season shows are sold in package deals. Rarely seperately unless some network asks specifically for the syndication rights wich then are way more expensive
ReplyDeleteand btw @Brandy Danforth TVD hasn't been in syndication yet, due to the heavy serialization it`s unfit
I really like JTV but if I was in charge of the CW, I would not air 22 episodes next season. Reign would also not air 22 episodes next season.
ReplyDelete"Grounded" Jason..just a regular guy in mask.
ReplyDeleteWhy not a reboot of the '80's series...investigators hunting down various cursed objects
exactly what I wouldn't want. Jason being a monster that virtually can't die and if defeated rises from Crystal Lake each friday 13th
ReplyDelete9 episodes each is the max I would give both
ReplyDeleteNikta airs in Pivot.Theyse might be small deals, or small niche networks. But the shows still got syndicated which was my point that CW shows do get syndicated,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure.I only remember hearing/seeing that it would air on Chiller on a coup,e different occasions.It might've been part if a package deal idk.
ReplyDeleteWell, depending on Reigns springs ratings,it might get Batzb treatment- short 13 episode third and fourth season-I'm sure Czw wants to get it to 70 episodes.It will be a season away from syndication & doing better than BatB did in s2 so I can see it getting a full season too.
ReplyDeleteAs for ajane,it's been growing slightly lately in demo & tying or outperforming its leadin z& with it being a critical darling,I wouldn't be suprised if it does get 22 episodes.But if it's ratings go to z0.2-0.3, I doubt it will.CW can give Arrow,TO,Flash,SPN,VD,Reign full seasons & Jane plus the five new shows short one and the 100 will be 13-16. Episodes again too, if they push ATznM ,WL ect totally in summer so they'll be done by Oct when CWs season starts,
I know VD isn't syndicated,Seat,Sed shows still sell into syndication.Some shows don't get syndicated til they're off the air.
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ReplyDeleteHuh... It could work as a premise, seeing as it is a nice twist... and the CW is not the worst network for a show like that...
ReplyDeleteMeh. Depends on how they do this. And I'd want it to bend reality a little bit not be "grounded".. wtf.
ReplyDeleteWHY CW WHY?
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