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Creator Of The Inexplicable "Glee" And "Nip/Tuck" Has A New TV Show, And It Looks Decidedly More Like The Latter

By Rob Payne | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (19)

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Yesterday, our esteemed Pajibalovologist posted a link to the trailer for the Fall debut series “American Horror Story” from Ryan Murphy, he of the plastic surgery soap opera and the nonsensical high school musical. Joanna noted the new show’s apparent swankitude, and that observation, coupled with the below teaser poster, seems to indicate that “Horror Story” will follow the matter-of-fact-in-your-face-sexual-deviancy of Murphy’s “Nip/Tuck” and less so whatever “Glee” is trying to be. Take a gander:

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You’ll note that Ms. Robinson’s ladycrush is the first name listed in the cast credits, which is nice. Good to see Jessica Lange up there, and one of the Dermot McDermotts, too. Oh, and there seems to be an engorged sex slave T-1000ing out of a ruby red ceiling to do something untoward to a barely dressed (barely alive?), possibly pregnant redhead, who may or may not be the maid from the trailer, which, if you missed it, I’m going to go ahead and post for you… right now.



The maid looks decidedly less preggers in the trailer than that poor woman in the poster, though. All together, what we’ve seen makes me wonder, even though Murphy himself says the show is inspired by “Dark Shadows,” if the horror in question isn’t going to be emblematic of more real world issues and less about the Universal stable of monsters. I’m totally fine with that, and I’m also totally fine with the idea that the series pilot might actually conclude with eight cliffhangers. As long as the characters are portrayed consistently throughout in the scripts, Murphy can pull whatever crazy shenanigans he can think up in the plots themselves. The more bizarre the better, really. Make FX work for that credibility.

Rob Payne also writes the indie comic book The Unstoppable Force, co-hosts the internet radio show We’re Not Fanboys, and can be tweeted @RobOfWar on the Twitter machine. He thinks it is both horrible and awesome that the, ahem, word “T-1000ing” does not get flagged by spell check.









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Comments

This show may try, but there will never be a show as fucked up as Nip/Tuck.

Posted by: Mel C. at August 23, 2011 11:13 AM

Oh wow, poorly defined mysterious murky made for TV HORROR CRAP-- it must be the end of August.

Posted by: Mr. Stitch at August 23, 2011 11:17 AM

Oh look, blind hatred for horror. It must be the Internet.

I'm interested. I like what I've seen of Dark Shadows and what I've seen of Ryan Murphy's work when he goes darker. This could turn out quite nicely.

Posted by: Robert at August 23, 2011 11:23 AM

"As long as the characters are portrayed consistently throughout in the scripts..."

There's always blind hope that THIS will be the show that doesn't develop a following based on a strong start before flaming spectacularly off the rails.

Posted by: Craig at August 23, 2011 11:29 AM

White people never leave the house!

Posted by: Jay at August 23, 2011 11:31 AM

I loved Nip/Tuck, and I liked Glee for the first season. I'm glad to see Ryan Murphy is back on the dark side of things.

Posted by: SatinSatan at August 23, 2011 11:39 AM

I can't wait for this...I'd watch for the Denis O'Hare alone.

Posted by: Cindy at August 23, 2011 11:59 AM

Anything scary in October is always welcome. Hell, anything scary anytime is always welcome.

Posted by: MRod at August 23, 2011 12:09 PM

What really gives me pause is the phrase "co-creators of Glee". If you're trying to sell horror, those words probably shouldn't be associated with the project. Don't get me wrong, Glee is a fine example of horror, I just feel like it's a completely different sub-genre than American Horror Story

Posted by: admin at August 23, 2011 12:15 PM

How the hell does the same guy create nip/tuck which was fucked up crazy AND Glee which is the most white bread show I've seen in years?

anyways I will check it out.

Posted by: logan at August 23, 2011 12:21 PM

So I'm really conflicted. I LOVED the first three(ish) seasons of Nip/Tuck before it became a expected checklist What Might Shock Our Viewers (they did incest like, three times). And I like the first half of Glee's first season when it was knowingly campy with a wickedly dark undercurrent. But both shows ruined what they had.

I'll probably tune in for this. It looks pretty great and I love the weird sexual vibe coming off it. I suppose it remains to be seen how far they can or will push that for a non-Shotime/HBO/Starz show.

Posted by: Sassafrass Green at August 23, 2011 12:37 PM

You have to excuse Robert at August, he's upset his mother said I was a better lay that he was.

It's not horror, it's TV horror who's history has been muddled at best-- some of us aren't happy little media pups who lap up whatever vomit gets dished our way.

Posted by: Mr. Stitch at August 23, 2011 1:31 PM

It's not horror, it's TV horror who's history has been muddled at best-- some of us aren't happy little media pups who lap up whatever vomit gets dished our way.

Posted by: Mr. Stitch at August 23, 2011 1:31 PM

Friendly follow up salvo there, Mr. Stitch.

I agree, TV horror is mixed at best, but that doesn't mean there aren't some pretty excellent examples to be found:

* I haven't seen much of the original Dark Shadows, but it clearly has a pretty strong following, even if only for the camp element.
* The Twilight Zone (original and remake) had some pretty strong horror elements, especially given the era in which the original was made.
* Twin Peaks, in addition to being a glorious mind fuck, had some pretty scary moments (if you say the first time BOB appeared running out of the darkness you didn't want to shit your pants, I say you are a robot, sir).
* There are more campy shows like Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Darkside (the latter's opening credits, with the woods shot in negative, creeped me the fuck out) which usually relied on dark humor more than actual horror, but still had their creepy moments.
* The lesser known The Ray Bradbury Theater still holds the prize as having the single scariest episode of television I've ever seen ("Gotcha!").
* And of course there's the more recent, and woefully underrated, Harper's Island. Sure, it had some campy poorly written dialogue, but the slasher elements were intense and well done, ESPECIALLY for network TV.

I guess what I'm saying is, there's more than vomit to be found if you're willing to give things a try. Personally, I'm looking forward to this. I'm always excited when a creator takes the opportunity to try horror on the small screen.

Posted by: JustBill at August 23, 2011 3:35 PM

No, but some of us apparently are psychic enough to completely pan a show sight unseen, but not bright enough to scan our trollish jibes for typos before clicking the "Post Comment" button.

Posted by: Craig at August 23, 2011 3:48 PM

Connie Britton

Posted by: Riles at August 23, 2011 6:00 PM

I was at the multiplex last night, looking at the posters, and suddenly it came to me: A mash-up of "Glee" with "Final Destination," in which all the Glee kids are killed off in horrible/hysterical ways with musical instruments. Just imagine what happens to the poor kid who gets death by sackbutt.

Yes, I know I am a genius.

Posted by: , at August 23, 2011 6:39 PM

Not sure what's inexplicable about GLEE. Whether or not you like it, the show's appeal is pretty straightforward.

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