Topic: Evil Dead TV show starring Bruce Campbell, 10 episodes on Starz in 2015

[Ratty]

Titled "Ash vs. Evil Dead", the old gang behind the movies are coming back to produce, with Bruce Campbell starring and Sam Raimi is directing the first episode of the series. Don't take my word for it. Here it is straight from the chisel-chinned horses mouth https://twitter.com/GroovyBruce/status/531925992651358208

If you don't understand why this is a big deal drop what you're doing and go watch 1992's "Army of Darkness" right now.

[Abnormal Freak]

I just hope Sam Raimi is writing the entire series and that he's doing so with his brother Ivan. It really won't be a proper followup to Army of Darkness without the two of them writing together, and bringing in other writers would be lame in my book unless it's a collaboration with Sam.

Whatever happens, don't let Bruce Campbell pen anything. Have any of you seen Man with the Screaming Brain?

There's a lot of ways this could be screwed up, but I'm incredibly excited for good things.

[darkmanx_429]

I hope Campbell hits the gym or at least make Ash a salty character like in Gran Torino.

I hope this doesn't bomb. Remember Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th the series?

I loved him in My Name is Bruce.

The New Evil Dead movie was totally fantastic.

[Aridale]

yeah Im tentatively excited for this. Army of Darkness is one of my fav movies of all time. I used to watch it daily no joke on an old vhs version. I dont have very high hopes for this succeeding but Starz is pretty awesome as far as lettin ppl do their thing from what Ive seen so maybe. I guess we'll find out. I know its spose to be set in the current time after Ash comes back in the normal ending of Army of Darkness. I dunno really how they plan to do it with Bruce as old as he is... Maybe theyll bring in some new side kicky main chars to help spread things out

[Inccubus]

I only have one word for this... Groovy.

[darkmanx_429]

On a side note did anyone ever see that new Till Dusk Till Dawn TV Series?

That movie was also terrific!

[Aridale]

I did. Watched the whole first season. It was a more indepth retelling of the movie with some stuff changed here and there and supposedly it was closer to the idea of how the movie was suppose to end but some things were changed. Overall I give it a 'meh' but it was entertaining enough. Id give a 2nd season a shot if they make one

[darkmanx_429]

I did. Watched the whole first season. It was a more indepth retelling of the movie with some stuff changed here and there and supposedly it was closer to the idea of how the movie was suppose to end but some things were changed. Overall I give it a 'meh' but it was entertaining enough. Id give a 2nd season a shot if they make one

hmmm.ok I guess it's worth check out then. Is it ultra violent like the movie with all the swearing and such, or is more like a made for tv thing?

[Aridale]

its pretty much everything the movie had minus what bit of nudity there was. And the whole "pussy pussy pussy" speech. That chars not the same

[TatteredSeraph]

If done right, this could be fun.   Oh great, now I have 'Join Us' from the Evil Dead musical in my head (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYxzgUIfGME, 33mins in).

[Lelygax]

What ending they will follow? The futuristic apocalypse one?

[Abnormal Freak]

Unfortunately, despite the director's cut ending fitting better in the grand scheme of things, it appears they've gone with the theatrical cut ending, the one more people are familiar with. From what I know of the story, Ash has been sitting around for a couple decades, avoiding responsibility of the deadites until a mass of them really start terrorizing people and he kicks into hero mode.

[Ratty]

Unfortunately, despite the director's cut ending fitting better in the grand scheme of things, it appears they've gone with the theatrical cut ending, the one more people are familiar with. From what I know of the story, Ash has been sitting around for a couple decades, avoiding responsibility of the deadites until a mass of them really start terrorizing people and he kicks into hero mode.

I never cared for the Mad Max-style director's cut ending. It clashes too much with the tone of the rest of the film. I'm sure that was partly the intention of Raimi and company but it feels out of place and takes away from the overall enjoyment of the movie. I like the over-the-top theatrical ending better.

I mean I understand with 1 and 2 they were being subversive, Ash didn't even look like he was going to be the "designated hero" in 1 until the blond guy turns into a jerk. And 2 just continued the tradition of him being the square-jawed all American hero who does everything right but still gets screwed in the end. But Army of Darkness is a totally different genre and it doesn't work.

[Lelygax]

Please, try to explain it more to me, because I dont know which of the endings are the director cut version, here in Brazil they only broadcasted this futuristiv ending from when he uses more drops than he should. I remember that Ratty and Ab had shown another ending to me in a old thread, that occured in a kind of store.

[Abnormal Freak]

The one where Ash wakes in a post-apocalyptic future is the original director's cut ending; the S-Mart one where he wakes up in the present time is the theatrical cut ending and is what the TV series presumably follows.