The Upcoming TALES FROM THE CRYPT Series Could Potentially Change the Way TV Is Made
From the moment it was announced, I have been excited for the reboot of the Tales From The Crypt television show. I never really got into the comic books, but I was a huge fan of the HBO series and of the movies. The fact that the show will be brought to us through the eyes of M. Night Shyamalan does nothing to stop this train. I am stoked to see what they do with this version.
/Film was able to give a little insight into what we can expect from the series that is slated to air late in 2017. These are some quotes that they got from TNT/TBS President Kevin Reilly as he spoke about the show at a Television Critics Association party.
While talking about the length of the show, Reilly has a very different way to look at it:
"I think it may even be longer than an hour. There’s going to be a half-hour anthology and then a one-hour original show with some shorts in between. So it’s part of a whole block. The original half-hour, sort of slightly comedic, kind of twisted [story] that Night himself is going to direct will be a part of it every week. Then we’re going to have rotating original one-hours. Then we’ve got shorts that’ll be part of it too."
This format is definitely going to fit this show. The thing that I loved the most about both the show and movies was the fact that they were anything but cookie cutter. Their original pacing and story content is what made it a hit in my mind.
Reilly was asked how this would work, and he not only talked about the content but where he would get it from:
"The anthology will be part of it every week and then there’ll be rotating different serialized original hours.
"Some of those shorts are going to be crowdsourced ultimately,” Reilly said. “I don’t even think we’ve announced this yet but we are working with Wattpad and ultimately I’d like some material to come from [from viewers]. We have some Guild issues we need to work out on this, but I’d like fan fiction to essentially make its way to our air."
A show that will give fans a chance to write for the show? That is amazeballs. I know a ton of people with original content foaming at the mouth for an opportunity like this. I know there are going to be all sorts of legal hoops to jump through to get this to happen, so I hope we are able to get this going.
What are your favorite TFTC stories? Are you excited for more? Personally, I can’t wait.