JackFetch Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Syfy announced today it is adding a new Saturday Original Movies genre to its popular mix, re-imagining classic fairy tales, legends and pop culture characters -- from Little Red Riding Hood, Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor to Hansel and Gretel -- beginning with the premiere of Beauty and the Beast on Saturday, February 27, at 9pm ET. Starring Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes), Beauty and the Beast is not the traditional Disney fairy tale. In this gritty celebration of Valentine's Day, a young Beauty (Warren) with a gift for healing helps a deformed Prince (Rhett Gilles, "Wraiths of Roanoke") regain his throne and defeat the ruthless nobleman who wants to be king -- and then together they try to destroy a power-hungry witch. Beauty and the Beast was directed by David Lister and written by Gavin Scott. Said Thomas Vitale, Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy: "By turning familiar timeless stories inside out -- like retelling Little Red Riding Hood as a werewolf tale or envisioning a dark version of Shrek -- we're creating an entertaining new genre for our popular Saturday night movie franchise, which has become the television destination for fans of action-packed independent sci-fi, horror and fantasy films." Vitale also announced a preliminary development slate for the new line of Syfy Original Movies including: Red -- A young woman who is a descendant of the real Little Red Riding Hood brings her fianc home, where he meets the family and learns about their business hunting werewolves. He's skeptical until bitten by a werewolf. When her family insists he must be killed, Red tries saving him. Hansel -- Twenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge. But there's a surprise waiting his sister Gretel (who he thought had been killed) is the witch's protge. 8th Voyage of Sinbad -- Sinbad searches for the golden head of the long lost Colossus of Rhodes and, instead, discovers an island where the mythical Minotaur still rules, protecting a vast treasure. Sinbad and his crew have to battle the creature and its minions to get the treasure and save their own lives. Aladdin (working title) -- After accidentally releasing an evil genie from an ancient lamp, Aladdin must find a way to imprison the genie again before it wreaks havoc on the world. Black Forest -- A group of nave tourists take a sightseeing tour into a supposed enchanted forest, where they encounter evil creatures from the world of fantasy. Trapped in the Black Forest, their only hope of survival is fighting their way out. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=62875 Yay! More crappy Syfy originals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 New name, same crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 But a polished turd is better than a regular turd right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 NEW SYFY SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIE RED TO STAR FELICIA DAY (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE GUILD, DR. HORRIBLE’S) IN RE-IMAGINING OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD New York, NY – March 8, 2010 – Felicia Day, star of web videos The Guild and Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, who also played “Vi” in the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will portray a werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood in the new Syfy Saturday Original Movie, Red. Scheduled to premiere in 2011, Red is Syfy’s latest re-imagining of classic fairy tales, legends and pop culture characters. The new line of films launched with Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale, which starred Estella Warren, on February 27. Syfy, one of television’s most prolific producers of original movies, is also developing films around the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Hansel & Gretel, among other projects. In the action-packed Red, Red (Day) brings her fiancé home, where he meets the family and learns about their business – hunting werewolves. He’s skeptical until bitten by a werewolf. When her family insists he must be killed, Red tries saving him. Red also stars Kavan Smith (Stargate Atlantis) and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen). Red is produced by Angela Mancuso and Vesuvius Productions in association with Chesler Perlmutter Productions. In addition to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicia is most widely known for her work in web video. She co-starred in Joss Whedon’s Internet musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, which was voted the Best Web TV of 2008 by Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine. Currently she stars in the web series The Guild, which she created, writes and stars in. The Guild was the winner of the YouTube, Yahoo and SXSW Best Web Series Awards for 2008. The series has generated more than 50 million views web-wide. Day also has a hugely popular Twitter following, reaching more than 1.7 million fans. Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.) Source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Felicia Day as Red Riding Hood is like a porn fantasy. Needless to say I will be watching this......a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 On the one hand, ugh, SyFy movies. On the other hand, as Jack pointed out, Felicia Day as Red Riding Hood analogue = HOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Molly Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I don't care what this is about, I'll buy ten copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I hope they go with something like this for costumes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 SECONDED FOREVER AND EVER AMEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 On Felicia Day, I'm not sure that'd look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 That wouldn't look good on anybody real, but I can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Felecia Day with a gun is silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Werewolf hunter, silver bullets or some such thing. However, tight jeans + leather jacket + those boots is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I wish I was making this up. Syfy is making a movie called Mongolian Death Worm. Let that sink in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 They're also making Mega-Pirahna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 They're also making Mega-Pirahna. Mega-Pirahna came out last week. It was as bad as it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Clearly, there needs to be a watchoff: Mega Pirahna v. Mega-Shark v. Giant Octopus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Syfy is adding to its Saturday night creature-feature slate. The network has greenlighted "Super Eruption," which centers on a super volcano that erupts in Yellowstone Park. Richard Burgi ("Desperate Housewives") and Juliet Aubrey ("Primeval") star as a firefighter and volcanologist, respectively, who team in an attempt to save lives. The film will be directed by Matt Codd. Production began last week in Bulgaria. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i12fe2557a93825978cf0203213c014c3 They ripped this off from a Discovery Channel show from a couple years ago. I remember watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 The trailer for Red starring Felicia Day as a werewolf hunter: http://blastr.com/2010/07/felicia-day-werewolves-awesome-1st-trailer-for-syfys-red.php It looks very Buffyish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holacik Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Ha, Sy-Fy Saturdays make me wish that MST3K was still around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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