JackFetch Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Sci-Fi Channel and RHI Entertainment have entered into a network license agreement for a slate of U.S. premiere television movies. The agreement was announced by Thomas Vitale, Senior Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, SCI FI Channel and Robert Halmi, Jr, President and CEO of RHI Entertainment. "RHI understands our audience and knows how to deliver the kind of powerful, edge-of-your-seat entertainment our viewers crave," said Vitale. "These movies will be a great addition to our Most Dangerous Night of Television weekend franchise and we look forward to seeing them on our air." The deal includes basic cable rights for five new horror and thriller projects. Two of the films have already wrapped production on location in Romania, including Hellhounds, directed by Ricky Schroder. Set in 500 B.C., Hellhounds stars Scott Elrod as a Greek warrior who fights against the demonic hellhounds of Hades in order to rescue his bride (Amanda Brooks) and bring her back to life. Rise of the Gargoyle has also just completed production. It stars Eric Balfour (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as a struggling author in Paris who finds himself face to face with a horrific monster a real live version of the stone gargoyles he's devoted his life to studying. Rise of the Gargoyle is directed by Bill Corcoran. Production on the following films, also to be shot on location in Romania, is set to begin shortly: Alien Western: Set in an old west town in the 1890's, monstrous buglike machines from another world attack anyone who gets in their way. Carney: Based on the Jersey Devil legend, a fiendish carnival sideshow attraction, half-animal and half-devil, escapes and terrorizes the denizens of a Depression-era Mid-Atlantic town. Sand Serpents: American combat soldiers in the Afghan desert must battle both the Taliban and a horde of giant carnivorous wormlike serpents awakened from under the earth. The two-hour television movies are produced for RHI by Muse Entertainment Enterprises. Michael Prupas, President and CEO of Muse Entertainment, serves as executive producer, along with Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr. of RHI Entertainment. RHI also will distribute these titles in key territories worldwide. http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=8035 I wish someone would tell them that those are not the kind of movies we want to see. Sci Fi has such potential and they waste it on this crap. They could be making Firefly like tv shows. Good writing can get you past low budgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 How could anyone not want to watch Hellhounds directed by Ricky Schroeder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Ugh...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 How could anyone not want to watch Hellhounds directed by Ricky Schroeder? Hello. :happy: All these movies sound like terrible rehashes of movies no one watched in the 80's. These are movies even I wouldn't touch, and I sat through the craptacular consenting adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragernok2002 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 how about SciFi doesn't cancel good shows like Stargate instead of this crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 how about SciFi doesn't cancel good shows like Stargate instead of this crap You know, I never minded Stargate, it was watchable and some seasons I even found myself watching whole storylines. My biggest problem with that show is that it lasted 10 years when far more deserving shows didn't finish one. Plus it seems sacreligious to go beyond the 7 season run laid out by the daddy of modern sci-fi Star Trek TNG. All the other series lasted 7 years. Buffy lasted 7, Angel 5. Battlestar is only going 4 plus TV movies. Stargate never outshone any of those shows, it was just really cheap to make. That being said I'd gladly watch it from beginning to end rather than this tripe. I'm no TV executive but I'm pretty sure that stuff like this never does well, why not devote the cash to making something that will add to the reputation of the channel rather than confirm our worst beliefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I wouldn't worry. Every time they cancel Stargate it comes back as another spinoff. Stargate Universe is an upcoming science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. The series was green lit on August 22, 2008 and is scheduled to debut as a two-hour movie in early 2009 then begin regular weekly airings on SCI FI in summer 2009. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper will serve as executive producers and writers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolev Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The Sci-fi channel makes good tv shows, but some of the WORST movies I have ever watched. Usually I only watch the ones that have actors I like in them, but that just makes me sad that they are reduced to doing such crap. The dumbest one I've seen so far involved an 80 foot python that gets loose so the "brilliant" scientist/hero bio engineers a 70 foot boa constrictor to solve the problem. New problem: 2 huge fucking snakes, one male the other female. They can figure out how to make a monster snake, but they apparently don't know how babies are made. Every now and then these movies are enjoyable just because they are so bad, but I'd rather they put their time and effort into tv shows. I'd go for a second season of Firefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The dumbest one I've seen so far involved an 80 foot python that gets loose so the "brilliant" scientist/hero bio engineers a 70 foot boa constrictor to solve the problem. New problem: 2 huge fucking snakes, one male the other female. They can figure out how to make a monster snake, but they apparently don't know how babies are made. I must witness this cornerstone of cinema. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Boa Vs. Python is seriously, no lie, one of my son's favorite movies. Because it has not one, but two snakes. I gotta get to work on that kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Spare the rod, and the kid likes Sci-Fi original programming. Good to know. Y'know, on the off chance that I ever procreate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I don't know what I did, but I have a weird kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I don't know what I did, but I have a weird kid. Yeah, but it gives you the opportunity to say "That boy ain't right", so y'know, every cloud etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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