- Network: MTV , VH1 , MTV - Music Television
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 30, 2015
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The result could easily have been a messy botch, but Scream is a little better than that.
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There are a few scares here, but while the “Scream” films kept audiences jumping, Scream the TV series risks putting viewers to sleep.
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At least in the pilot, this Scream seems set on calling back to its ’90s source and then ever-so-slightly tweaking expectation. Yet it never plays as anything more than copycat cleverness.
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For younger viewers just discovering irony and metafiction and possibly not acquainted with the screen originals, which have done them to death, this may seem fresh and fun.
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Even for MTV’s young target audience, the characters in Scream are remarkably empty and bland. But this is a slasher show, after all.
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The plot may or may not come together in the end, but the execution, with unimpressive acting and bland dialogue, is unlikely to improve. Brand name aside, Scream is a generic thriller with more pretty faces than creative ideas.
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With MTV's Scream, anyone who has enjoyed the original is bound to be disappointed here.
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The writers try to copy the conceit of the original “Scream,” a horror movie built on droll horror-movie references. But the efforts are often clumsy, flagged with a wink-winking that deadens the gimmick.
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Scream ... isn’t completely awful. It’s just thoroughly mediocre, with a cast of actors who are generically pretty playing characters who are generic types.
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The new Scream feels too much like the old model, with significantly less star power and lacking any fresh narrative sizzle between the stalkings. [29 Jun - 12 Jul 2015, p.12]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 106 out of 170
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Mixed: 36 out of 170
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Negative: 28 out of 170
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Jul 1, 2015
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Jul 6, 2015
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Jul 1, 2015