A&E devloping Psycho prequel series

Enterprise is Great · January 14 2012, 09:24 AM

Deadline.com

A&E said today that it is in early development on Bates Motel, a drama series that serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho. Bates Motel, from Universal TV and writer Anthony Cipriano, will delve into how Norman Bates’ dark, twisted backstory from childhood through his teen years and will chronicle how his mother, Norma, and her lover damaged Norman, helping shape the most well-known serial killing motel owner in history.

Um, ok. Not sure we really need this... could be interesting or totally awful.

Goliath · January 14 2012, 03:25 PM

That's a terrible idea.

Pingfah · January 14 2012, 03:47 PM

That sounds like a very depressing TV show.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 14 2012, 03:55 PM

Didn't Psycho IV pretty much cover this ground already?

barnaclelapse · January 14 2012, 04:53 PM

I was thinking the same thing about Psycho IV. I remember that being a supremely uncomfortable film when I was a kid.

Some of those sequels (II and IV, mostly) were actually pretty decent.

I guess it could be interesting, but I'm not really sure I can picture anyone besides Anthony Perkins.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 14 2012, 04:55 PM

Jim Parsons?

Starbreaker · January 14 2012, 05:01 PM

Jeremy Davies

Saul · January 14 2012, 05:04 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

Didn't Psycho IV pretty much cover this ground already?

It sure did and it had Anthony Perkins in it too bookending the beginning and end. I agree with others that the sequels were pretty decent films. I remember been shocked at surprised flicking around television one night and seeing Psycho II and then shocked again to see Psycho 3 and IV!

A prequel series. How can they stretch out the idea into a series. Doesn't appeal to me much like that remake.

Temis the Vorta · January 14 2012, 08:34 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

Jim Parsons?

Not bad!

Gary Mitchell · January 14 2012, 11:23 PM

They already made a pilot in 1987 for "Bates Motel" but it was set after the movies. I don't remember it being very good. If anyone wants to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsjI...eature=related

Temis the Vorta · January 15 2012, 01:18 AM

We might have duelling serial killers next season, because there's also supposed to be a Hannibal Lecter prequel series in the works as well.

Do I smell crossover? Or maybe that's just what's in the basement...

Captaindemotion · January 15 2012, 12:49 PM

One seriously dumb idea.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 15 2012, 06:11 PM

Temis the Vorta wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

Jim Parsons?

Not bad!

They could call this film Bateszinga!

23skidoo · January 16 2012, 03:08 PM

This is yet another case of Hollywood missing the point and attempting to reinvent a character who was defined by his actor and nothing else. Yes, Hitchcock set the scene with a classic movie. But the character lived and breathed because of Anthony Perkins. Unless they've found a way to clone Perkins or bring him back from the dead, this strikes me as a useless exercise and simply a way for A&E to cash in on Dexter.

Alex

Captaindemotion · January 16 2012, 03:23 PM

23skidoo wrote:

This is yet another case of Hollywood missing the point and attempting to reinvent a character who was defined by his actor and nothing else. Yes, Hitchcock set the scene with a classic movie. But the character lived and breathed because of Anthony Perkins. Unless they've found a way to clone Perkins or bring him back from the dead, this strikes me as a useless exercise and simply a way for A&E to cash in on Dexter.

Alex

You mean, you weren't impressed with Vince Vaughn's seminal reinterpretation?

January 14 2012, 03:25 PM	#2
Goliath Vice Admiral Location: The Fifth Dimension	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series That's a terrible idea. __________________ An illusion--with intelligence! A malignant vision, with a will of pure evil!

January 14 2012, 03:47 PM	#3
Pingfah Admiral Location: Cornwall	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series That sounds like a very depressing TV show. __________________ I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury

January 14 2012, 03:55 PM	#4
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series Didn't Psycho IV pretty much cover this ground already? __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 14 2012, 04:53 PM	#5
barnaclelapse Commodore Location: Waverly, VA.	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series I was thinking the same thing about Psycho IV. I remember that being a supremely uncomfortable film when I was a kid. Some of those sequels (II and IV, mostly) were actually pretty decent. I guess it could be interesting, but I'm not really sure I can picture anyone besides Anthony Perkins. __________________ http://drunkmonkeys.onimpression.com/ www.mpjournal.com Tumblr: http://barnaclelapse.tumblr.com Word Press: http://gabrielricard.wordpress.com

January 14 2012, 04:55 PM	#6
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series Jim Parsons? __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

STAR TREK

CSI

ABOUT US

January 14 2012, 05:01 PM	#7
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series Jeremy Davies

January 14 2012, 11:23 PM	#10
Gary Mitchell Vice Admiral Location: Delta Vega ¯\_(°·O)_/¯	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series They already made a pilot in 1987 for "Bates Motel" but it was set after the movies. I don't remember it being very good. If anyone wants to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsjI...eature=related __________________ The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

January 15 2012, 01:18 AM	#11
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series We might have duelling serial killers next season, because there's also supposed to be a Hannibal Lecter prequel series in the works as well. Do I smell crossover? Or maybe that's just what's in the basement...

January 15 2012, 12:49 PM	#12
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series One seriously dumb idea. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

January 16 2012, 03:08 PM	#14
23skidoo Admiral Location: Fifth Circle of Hell	Re: A&E devloping Psycho prequel series This is yet another case of Hollywood missing the point and attempting to reinvent a character who was defined by his actor and nothing else. Yes, Hitchcock set the scene with a classic movie. But the character lived and breathed because of Anthony Perkins. Unless they've found a way to clone Perkins or bring him back from the dead, this strikes me as a useless exercise and simply a way for A&E to cash in on Dexter. Alex __________________ "These are historical documents - preserving them is important. Tarting them up for a night out in the twenty-first century is unnecessary" - Toby Hadoke, "Should mistakes in old episodes of Doctor Who be fixed on DVD" (Doctor Who Magazine #445)