Yes, I was really looking forward to that particular episode too. The visuals and music were great, don't get me wrong, but I really did feel like I wasted 40 minutes of my life watching it.
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I give this 50/50 odds. There's an episode of the slasher season of American Horror Story called 1984 (get it?) that's essentially a riff on Jason's origin showing a camp and a tragedy with a vengeful mother. I think the concept could work but something something woke times and all that. American Horror Story sucks but the point is that the concept can work. There's been whole stories on Jason's origin.‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series ‘Crystal Lake’ From Bryan Fuller Ordered at Peacock
UPDATED: Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a “Friday the 13th” prequel currently titled “Crystal Lake,” Variety has learned. Exact plot details are being kept …Sounds like Bates Motel but with baby Jason and lots of homolust.UPDATED: Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a “Friday the 13th” prequel currently titled “Crystal Lake,” Variety has learned.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, although it is described as an “expanded prequel.” The show will be written by Bryan Fuller, who is also the showrunner and an executive producer. Victor Miller, who penned the original film in the franchise, will also executive produce along with Marc Toberoff, Rob Barsamian, and A24. A24 will also serve as the studio behind the series.
“’Friday the 13th’ is one of the most iconic horror franchises in movie history and we were dying to revisit this story with our upcoming drama series ‘Crystal Lake,’” said Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t wait to get to work with Bryan Fuller, a gifted, visionary creator who I’ve had the pleasure of being a longtime friend and collaborator, along with our incredible partners at A24, in this updated version for Peacock that will thrill long-standing fans of the franchise.”
Miller and Toberoff, his attorney, were previously involved in a lengthy court case in an attempt to obtain the rights to the original film’s screenplay for Miller. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Miller’s favor in 2021, giving him the U.S. rights to the screenplay. Miller and Toberoff have non-exclusive foreign rights as well and by bringing in Barsamian, the project has access to all of the other elements from the films.
Fuller is known for creating or co-creating shows like “Hannibal” at NBC, “Pushing Daisies” at ABC, “Dead Like Me” at Showtime, “American Gods” at Starz, and “Star Trek: Discovery” at Paramount+. He is also known for his work on “Star Trek: Voyager” as well as “Heroes.”
He is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Ziffren Brittenham.
“I discovered ‘Friday the 13th’ in the pages of Famous Monsters magazine when I was 10 years old and I have been thinking about this story ever since,” Fuller said. “When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake under their banner. And Susan Rovner is simply the best at what she does. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be working with her again.”
The original “Friday the 13th” was released in 1980. In that film, Jason is a child who drowns at Camp Crystal Lake. His death leads his mother Pamela to seek revenge against the counselors she blamed for her son’s death. It grossed nearly $60 million against a reported budget of $550,000.
Since then, there have been eleven further films in the franchise, including “Jason X,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” and the 2009 reboot. Jason became the main antagonist beginning with the second film.
Note: An earlier version of this story stated that “Crystal Lake” would not be able to use elements from any “Friday the 13th” films except for the first film. The story has been amended to reflect that it can, in fact.
I didn't much care for American Gods but Hannibal is my favorite horror show. Fuller has quite a bit of leeway exploring the parents. I don't like the ideas of the director of part 6 where Jason is a rape baby. If I had a go at it then I would go with Kane Hodder's interpretation of Jason being a revenge monster something something created by society.
I was wondering about this myself -- if they'll try to explain Jason as a genetic freak that naturally regenerates super fast (like in Jason X) or if they'll go the demonic route of GtH or just not try at all. Admittedly, they could get a lot of mileage out of adding a satanic element to the show, though I'd prefer they not.
Lets look at the world of Friday the 13th where we know for a fact that the following exists:
Fuller likes his supernatural and afterlife stuff (even in the more grounded Hannibal he's talked about writing Lector as Satan), so, yeah, I guess I wouldn't be surprised if the weirder elements of the franchise make it in.
I thought that idea was more or less Madds' which is a take I agree with and separates him from Anthony Hopkins.
Back when the AVClub wasn't completely shit and Hannibal was still on air, they had interviews with Bryan Fuller for every episode (I think they stopped during season two). He talked about how the writing staff treated Hannibal like Satan, able to do stuff at the snap of a finger... but then would go back and come up with logical explanations when need be (the example I remember them using is the ear in Will's stomach in S1 and later when they needed to explain how he was able to get everywhere they came up with the tunnels under his house).
That is proper world building. That's how you create mythologies. It was done extremely well regarding Freddy. It gets more than a little convoluted by the time you get to Elm Street parts 4 and 5, sure, I can see that point. But it's still in line with the rules of that world. And it's still explained with Jason. We see how he comes back to life so it's not like he got chopped to bits and explicably survived by going into a healing coma or some bullshit. The only thing not explained with Jason is did he actually drown as a child or did he wander off and live off the land for 10+ years without anyone noticing?
Writers of this series: "I'm so excited to explore the rich backstory of this iconic, genre-defining series and all of the multifaceted psychological archetypes that populate its narrative and world"
oh shit now you've done it, you went there
Reminds me of the documentary on the F13 franchise Crystal Lake Memories (which is the same name of a book going over the franchise) and pretty much everyone involved had a very "I don't give a fuck" attitude towards working on these movies including the producers and directors. It was just a paycheck to these guys. Compare and contrast with Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (made by the same people behind Crystal Lake Memories) where everyone involved in making the Elm Street movies cared and wanted to contribute in creating something special.
I feel the opposite, a bit. I liked the first movie, a good set of kills is mostly all I need for a slasher along with a simple plot, and I found Art entertaining. It's a nice, simple film about some deranged fucker that kills people and only the last minute has anything actually paranormal going on. Then the second movie comes and there's magical swords, prophetic visions, some ghost girl that follows Art around, teleportation(?), and some Mr. Crocker-looking kid that I really found annoying. I kept finding myself feeling bored and confused about why Art the Clown of all characters needed lore tied into him and was just anticipating whatever the next kill would be. I will agree it was way too fucking long, by the time they got to the carnival I had mostly checked out.
Have to mostly agree, only thing I disagree with is Beginning being that high, too much of a copy of the first remake
It’s more that the Beginning is better than the others, it’s not that great, but more enjoyable than 3 and 4, and all the films that came after it.