{"id":11953,"date":"2016-05-08T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11953"},"modified":"2016-05-08T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T05:58:17","slug":"review-scream-tvseries-s1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/05\/review-scream-tvseries-s1\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Scream: The TV Series: The Complete First Season DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u201cScream\u201d: The TV Series<\/strong> isn\u2019t great but at least it was better than I expected especially as a fan of the movies series (sans #3). At times it attempts its own identity which was welcoming and I was digging the season… until the finale where the killer\u2019s reveal was hardly surprising.<\/p>\n

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“Scream: The TV Series”
\n— The Complete First Season —<\/span><\/span>
\n(2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Mystery, Thriller
\nAnchor Bay | NR \u2013 402 min. \u2013 $34.98 | May 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/08\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jay Beattie, Jill E. Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin (developed by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Carlson Young, John Karna, Tracy Middendorf, Amadeus Serafini, Jason Wiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Gallery
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The plot is pretty basic, there\u2019s a killer on the loose in the small town of Lakewood. He\/she is offing teenagers, starting with rich brat played by Bella Thorne, and there\u2019s a connection with a boy, Brandon Mason, who drowned back decades earlier and a connection with our protagonist, Emma Duvall (WILLA FITZGERALD). Others fit to be possible victims, or killers, in Lakewood include: Audrey Jensen (BEX TAYLOR-KLAUS), a bi-sexual teenager whose girlfriend was a victim; tech-whiz Noah Foster (JOHN KARNA) who is best friends with Audrey; new kid in town Kieran Wilcox (AMADEUS SERAFINI); Emma\u2019s ex-boyfriend Will Belmont (CONNOR WEIL); Brooke Maddox (CARLSON YOUNG), another rich girl who is having an illicit affair with her teacher; news blogger Piper Shaw (AMELIA ROSE BLAIR) in town to investigate the events; the shady town mayor, and Brooke\u2019s father, Quinn Maddox (BRYAN BRATT); and English teacher Seth Branson (BOBBY CAMPO) who is carrying on an affair with Brooke, his student.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>After Scream 4<\/em><\/strong> failed to ignite at the box office (making $97M WW; by comparison the third one made $162M) so before his death, Wes Craven decided to take the slasher to the TV screens and while I was initially skeptical, especially considering it is an MTV series, I found \u201cScream: The TV Series\u201d<\/strong> to be a well done, and often intriguing, show that is in keeping with the spirit of the movies but give itself its own identity; heck, even the mask, which doesn\u2019t hold a candle to Ghostface, is intimidating.<\/p>\n

That being said, it\u2019s not without its problems: for one, the acting is (generally speaking) bad and in combination with hackneyed writing, like soap opera-esque scripts, there are times the season was a chore to sit through, however I\u2019ll say Willa Fitzgerald works as a \u201cFinal Girl\u201d. And then there was the finale and the reveal which was way too predictable that anyone paying attention could\u2019ve figured it out within the first 2 or 3 episodes.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pilot<\/li>\n
  2. Hello, Emma<\/li>\n
  3. Wanna Play a Game?<\/li>\n
  4. Aftermath<\/li>\n
  5. Exposed<\/li>\n
  6. Betrayed<\/li>\n
  7. In the Trenches<\/li>\n
  8. Ghosts<\/li>\n
  9. The Dance<\/li>\n
  10. Revelation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    This 3-disc set comes housed in a standard Keep Case which comes with an embossed glossy slip cover<\/strong>. Features are on the light side, though. We get a set of Deleted Scenes (5:33)<\/u><\/strong>, a Gag Reel (2:52)<\/u><\/strong> with the usual line flubs and on-set fun and a Promotional Gallery<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5
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    \u201cScream: The TV Series\u201d<\/strong> is presented with an anamorphic widescreen 1.78 aspect ratio and although it is standard definition, it does look pretty good with bright colors during daylight scenes while darker shots are fairly stark.<\/p>\n

    The Dolby Digital 5.1 track isn\u2019t special but has good dialogue levels and the horrific screams (no pun intended) come through well enough. There are option English and Spanish subtitles available.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Overall, \u201cScream\u201d: The TV Series<\/strong> isn\u2019t great but at least it was better than I expected especially as a fan of the movies series (sans #3). At times it attempts its own identity which was welcoming and I was digging the season… until the finale where the killer\u2019s reveal was hardly surprising but worse yet, poorly scripted (and acted), that it took the season down a big notch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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