I did something a while ago that I don’t do very often. I deleted a completed article before posting it on the site. It was intended to be a slight rant on Syfy in regards to the quality of their original movies and in particular to the press release below about their new film Mongolian Death Worm. What it ended up being was a prickly slash and burn piece that would’ve assuredly ushered in talkbackers to make with “ooh, the bitter CHUD writer is back,” the “he’s trying to be Devin again” (I respect Devin, but I try to stand on my own rants) and general “what an asshole” posts below (hell, I’ll probably still get those anyway).
The point is, even I was getting put off by myself in writing the article. And that’s something, because I’ve learned to live with a lot of my own bullshit. So I can imagine how it would have come across to you, the readers. The tone of that article was nothing but spiked negativity. Now, there are certain times when negativity is warranted, but a giant worm movie just doesn’t seem like one of them. Thoughts like “Syfy shits on its fans with these movies”, and “they do it gleefully,” populated the body of that piece. I found I was getting worked up over the quality, or perceived lack thereof, of Syfy’s films, and specifically, a ginormous annelid picture. Wow. So I deleted it, decompressed a bit and started anew.
Anyway, Syfy’s doing another “giant thing eats people” flick. Shocker. Here’s the link to the full press release, and a snippet of it is below. Enjoy.
GIANT WORMS AND NASTY WITCHES WREAK HAVOC DURING SYFY’S MAY SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES
MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM, STARRING SEAN PATRICK FLANERY (THE BOONDOCK SAINTS), PREMIERES SATURDAY, MAY 8, AT 9PM (ET/PT)
In Mongolian Death Worm, premiering Saturday, May 8, at 9PM (ET/PT),
treasure hunter Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints, Young
Indiana Jones) and U.N. aide worker Victoria Pratt (Day Break) find
themselves battling local bandits while searching for Genghis Khan’s
secret tomb in central Mongolia. The crypt is guarded by man-eating
Mongolian death worms, who grow very angry at being disturbed.
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Actually, SyFy's giant mutant whatever of the week movies have become pretty old. I love bad movies and have had some good drunk fun watching some of these things, but these aren't even accidental good-bad films, even on the basest of level anymore. They do gleefully shit out these movies now with out trying in the least bit. You're within your rights to rant. Someone needs to do it. I don't want this crap to become the flag bearer of trash cinema.
Hey, that was classy of you. Whenever certain other writers on this site reference any commenter with anything negative to say about their article they label them as 'trolls'. It's such an easy out. Thanks for not doing that. AND thanks for taking a step back and re-evaluating your article. Good shit, fella.
I've never watched one Sci Fi original. Am I missing anything? I like bad movies. I tried to watch that Merlin movie with Baltar from BSG a few months back but I gave up.
Syfy original movies should be a godsend for lovers of trash b-movies. I wish they had a series of them written by bloggers who want to put their money where their mouth is. Promotion would take care of itself and it could scare up some fresh creative angles.
p.s. Just watched Sand Serpents 'starring' Jason Gedrick. Not a patch on Coolio's seminal Pterodactyl, sadly.
I fully expected this to be a post about Dune.
David Oliver is a class act. There's hope for this site yet. Keep up the good work, sir. I enjoy your articles.
What is your problem? I totally thought this was about dune. What an asshole. Love you, David Oliver. Even though you watch those shitty SyFy flicks.
Funnily enough, "syfy" means "crud", "shit", etc., in Polish slang.
Mongolian Death Worms. Great with rice!!
I could see the rant being unwarranted if Syfy actually produced funny bad movies. But the flicks on that channel amount to little more than hundreds of photographs of unfunny moments of ineptitude strung together in rapid fashion. It would be one thing if I could get a pulse on that channel, but they occasionally intersperse a splotch of brilliance in what's otherwise a vast quagmire of horse shit.
David, well done. Reflection and a deep breath adds to your journalistic integrity. You're a good writer. Keep it up! Cheers, Rob
Nothing wrong with checking yourself once in a while, David. This time you were spot on with your criticizm. Was chatting with a friend that S(ci)yF(i)y was on a monumental role with original programs like BSG and Warehouse13 and Eureka, then hit a wall and slid off into a gooey clump. Then scrambled to fill the gaps with Asylum-level junk(not even Asylum level). Stick with your gut, David. Can't go wrong.
I would like to see what Syfy could do with the budget and effort from three or four of those blights on society called SyFy original movies poured into one project with an eye toward, oh, I don't know… quality? Rather than churning out 10-15 of these crappy flicks a year, shoot for 4-6 of them and put a little polish on those turds.
BTW: using your captcha is like playing lotto. Just keep trying and eventually…
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