The Mist (TV Series)

[bassman]

https://youtu.be/kya_uqiSQOY Darabont's film is one of my favorite horror films and there's no denying that he adapted King's story into truly horrifying territory for "mainstream" modern horror films, but dare I say that this looks like it has potential? I suppose it's chances are pretty good when you consider television hitting so many highs with the horror genre in recent years(TWD, Bates Motel, Etc). Fingers crossed.

[MinionZombie]

Hmmm ... worth a look. Is this an 'event series' (mini-series), or are they going to try and stretch it into seasons like they attempted to do with that woeful Under The Dome tv series? Spike - is that a cable channel like AMC, or is it more of a premium channel like HBO? I'm wondering what the content and storytelling approach will be - Under The Dome was, IIRC, on one of the major networks, and suffered from all angles as a result. Of course, the event series coming up this summer that I'm really excited for is the return of Twin Peaks.

[JDP]

Hmmm ... worth a look. Is this an 'event series' (mini-series), or are they going to try and stretch it into seasons like they attempted to do with that woeful Under The Dome tv series? Spike - is that a cable channel like AMC, or is it more of a premium channel like HBO? I'm wondering what the content and storytelling approach will be - Under The Dome was, IIRC, on one of the major networks, and suffered from all angles as a result. Of course, the event series coming up this summer that I'm really excited for is the return of Twin Peaks. Spike is more similar to AMC than to HBO. But I think they censor content more than AMC. I don't think Spike would have the "guts" (pun fully intended) of playing a show with as much graphic content as TWD.

[shootemindehead]

This won't work. 'The Mist' is a self contained short story and it operates perfectly like that. Making a TV series out it is a woeful idea.

[bassman]

Hmmm ... worth a look. Is this an 'event series' (mini-series), or are they going to try and stretch it into seasons like they attempted to do with that woeful Under The Dome tv series? Spike - is that a cable channel like AMC, or is it more of a premium channel like HBO? I'm wondering what the content and storytelling approach will be - Under The Dome was, IIRC, on one of the major networks, and suffered from all angles as a result. Of course, the event series coming up this summer that I'm really excited for is the return of Twin Peaks. Yes for Twin Peaks! So excited for it, but also really shocked that they don't have any REAL trailers for it... I've also been eagerly awaiting the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and it's only days away now. It definitely seems as though the eighties/nineties are making a big come back....

[Neil]

This won't work. 'The Mist' is a self contained short story and it operates perfectly like that. Making a TV series out it is a woeful idea. Going to be interesting to see how they approach it... ie: Where all the content will come from for episode after episode.

[shootemindehead]

It's 10 episodes according to IMDB. The show will have to massively expand the story to the point where it becomes absurd, a la 'Under the Dome', if they're to make a series out of it and by doing that rob it of its structure. A stucture which greatly aids the mystery of the story. I'm actually thinking of just not watching this at all.

[bassman]

To be fair, the idea of making a prequel to Psycho seemed doomed to fail. Most people didn't think there was any possible way to make Norman Bates' formative years work in a story, yet Bates Motel is fantastic.

[Moon Knight]

I love "The Mist" film. I love how they had the balls to keep that brutal ending intact. I don't see how they can make a series out of this.