JDFP
30-Jan-2011, 01:16 AM
Just read this article on Shocktillyoudrop.com and had a great laugh:
More Zombies Coming to Television
Source: Deadline
January 28, 2011
In Awakening, from William Laurin and Glenn Davis, a zombie apocalypse serves as the backdrop for two sisters who go head-to-head.
That's the gist of the CW's potential new series. The network behind The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural just picked up the script and Deadline says Awakening could possibly be ordered up for a pilot, however, nothing is certain right now.
Interesting that the CW is now tackling zombies, especially in the wake of The Walking Dead's success. But will the network be so lenient on the zombie violence as AMC has?
The CW has one good show and that's "Supernatural". And, technically -- it's not even CW's show but is a left-over from the WB they keep around because it's the only show on the network that gets any ratings whatsoever. I absolutely dig my "Supernatural" too. It's one of the four/five shows I actually keep up with weekly.
Of course, everything else on their network pretty much sucks and I would seriously doubt this would be any type of exception. Here's my take:
-- The "survivors" will all be model-worthy teenagers who suffer from acute teenage-melodrama bullshit only heightened by the zombie apocalypse.
-- One of the model-worthy teenager survivors will be bitten but somehow manage to keep some humanity with an overwhelming sense of hunger for human flesh (oh, the terror for his/her loving boyfriend/girlfriend here!).
-- These model-worthy teenagers will somehow survive in this zombie-infested world because they are 'special' in some fashion or way (insert witchcraft or some mumbo-jumbo along those lines) -- it will be a mystery not delved into until the 3rd season but hinted at always.
-- We'll be greeted with each new episode by a soundtrack by "up-and-coming" teenage-angst bands so we can better 'feel' the horror our characters must endure.
Anyway, I'm sure there is more to be added to this. Needless to say it should be a worthy accomplishment for the CW with their other LIKE TOTALLY BITCHIN' shows like "90210" and "Gossip Girl".
Sigh...
j.p.
More Zombies Coming to Television
Source: Deadline
January 28, 2011
In Awakening, from William Laurin and Glenn Davis, a zombie apocalypse serves as the backdrop for two sisters who go head-to-head.
That's the gist of the CW's potential new series. The network behind The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural just picked up the script and Deadline says Awakening could possibly be ordered up for a pilot, however, nothing is certain right now.
Interesting that the CW is now tackling zombies, especially in the wake of The Walking Dead's success. But will the network be so lenient on the zombie violence as AMC has?
The CW has one good show and that's "Supernatural". And, technically -- it's not even CW's show but is a left-over from the WB they keep around because it's the only show on the network that gets any ratings whatsoever. I absolutely dig my "Supernatural" too. It's one of the four/five shows I actually keep up with weekly.
Of course, everything else on their network pretty much sucks and I would seriously doubt this would be any type of exception. Here's my take:
-- The "survivors" will all be model-worthy teenagers who suffer from acute teenage-melodrama bullshit only heightened by the zombie apocalypse.
-- One of the model-worthy teenager survivors will be bitten but somehow manage to keep some humanity with an overwhelming sense of hunger for human flesh (oh, the terror for his/her loving boyfriend/girlfriend here!).
-- These model-worthy teenagers will somehow survive in this zombie-infested world because they are 'special' in some fashion or way (insert witchcraft or some mumbo-jumbo along those lines) -- it will be a mystery not delved into until the 3rd season but hinted at always.
-- We'll be greeted with each new episode by a soundtrack by "up-and-coming" teenage-angst bands so we can better 'feel' the horror our characters must endure.
Anyway, I'm sure there is more to be added to this. Needless to say it should be a worthy accomplishment for the CW with their other LIKE TOTALLY BITCHIN' shows like "90210" and "Gossip Girl".
Sigh...
j.p.