It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a television production company in possession of a good zombie tale must be in need of a twitter account.
The prim and proper meet the undead in Seth Grahame-Smith's surprising literary mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And while you were apparently elbowing your way towards that discount flat screen TV on Black Friday, a Twitter page launched with little fanfare, trumpeting the news that PP&Z would soon be adapted for television.
“Deadline Productions will make Pride Prejudice and Zombies into a 6 part television series,” said the tweet at PrideandZombies, a production company helmed by the same creative forces who were behind British TV's Phoo Action in 2008.
I for one am a little skeptical about this one – curious how anything on TV could equal Grahame-Smith's literary wordplay. But the fact that they are developing this as a 6-part TV event, rather than an ongoing series, leaves me hopeful: With a limited scope, and a defined end point, they won't be tempted to water the whole thing down.
And who knows: Maybe they'll even take the whole creepiness factor to a whole new level. Just look at the promotional shot above. Does this strike you as the least bit timid? If they are totally faithful to the premise, and embrace not just the pageantry but the gore, this could be wild stuff.
Reading their third tweet, it's a little hard not to get excited about the prospect of seeing this scene play out: "As guests fled in every direction, Mr Bennet's voice cut through the commotion. 'Girls! Pentagram of Death!'"
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Literary word play? You mean the Balls puns?
Church
Dec. 1, 2009 19:31:pm
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"Any rumors about P&P&Z being a miniseries are patently false - it has for a months and still is being made into a feature film. I don't know who runs the PrideandZombies twitter account, but they aren't me."
- someone who CLAIMS to be Seth-Grahamme Smith on facebook. I'm inclined to believe it's him, because he runs the P&P&Z fan page, and he has pictures of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
tereglith
Dec. 3, 2009 19:32:pm
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Also, I'm guessing the picture is of the one sister who marries the fat dude and gradually turns into a zombie. I forget which one it is, I had to expurgate all my knowledge of Pride and Prejudice charaters to make room for the Sense and Sensibility ones.
tereglith
Dec. 3, 2009 19:33:pm
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@tereglith, that would be Charlotte. She was one of the amusing bits. Pity there weren't more.
Church
Dec. 3, 2009 22:40:pm
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