6/26/2023 0 Comments Spike tv shannaraI feel like Celine Dion in 1996: it’s all coming back to me now. * Googles own review of the season one finale he wrote ages ago*Īh, yes! There we go. I’ll just do what I should have done in the first place. You’re just confusing it with Lord of the Ringslike everyone else does. He didn’t even guest star! Obviously you don’t remember much about the Shannara Chronicles, either. What are you talking about?! Elijah Wood has nothing to do with this show. Anybody? Bueller? Yes, you with the Insurgent T-shirt. So, I ask the die-hard Shannara fans – all fifteen of you out there – to give me a refresher on season one so I can be reminded of what the heck went down. Protagonist’s name was–galavant around Uwe Boll’s rendition of Middle-Earth with her two role-playing partners, one of whom likes to breathe through their mouth a lot (not going to say who it is). That came out in, what, 2016? That was two Star Wars movies ago! Great Robert Jordan’s ghost! It’s been an incredibly long time since we’ve seen Katniss, er–whatever Ms. I remember next to nothing about the first season of The Shannara Chronicles – and I reviewed the damn thing. It was just so epic with its uh…sheer…y’know, epicness. Rejoice all you teenagers looking for exciting background noise to zone out to while scrolling through your newsfeeds: The Chronicles of Sha-nay-nay is back! The big question right now is – is it better than ever, or is it “meh”-er than ever? Because let’s be real: it’d be hard to top what this show had accomplished in its first year. We’re pleased that fans of the beloved franchise will be able to follow the characters and epic story they love on its new network.”This The Shannara Chronicles review contains spoilers. “We’re honored to have worked with our extraordinary production partner, Sonar Entertainment, along with fantasy visionaries and Executive Producers, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman and Dan Farah along with Executive Producer and best-selling author of the book series, Terry Brooks. “After much consideration, it was decided that the second season of The Shannara Chronicles will air on Spike,” MTV said in a statement. It is putting a big emphasis on live programming targeting young viewers, starting with the recent MTV Movie & TV Awards. Going forward, MTV is expected to be active in scripted but with less volume and stronger filter, focusing on music-inspired and quintessential coming-of-age stories. MTV recently canceled all of its scripted comedy series, and The Shannara Chronicles‘ move leaves horror drama Scream, which has been revamped for a six-episode third season, as the only scripted series on MTV. which new Viacom CEO Bob Bakish said “didn’t work,” with the network returning its focus to reality, music and live shows. The makeup of The Shannara Chronicle’s audience made the series a suitable candidate for Spike TV, which is being prepared for its transformation into the general entertainment Paramount Network.Īdditionally, Paramount TV has been designated as Viacom’s leading scripted brand while MTV has been scaling back on scripted programming. Meanwhile, under new president Chris McCarthy MTV is looking to reset itself back to Youth Culture, appealing to Millennials and Gen Zs with a female bent. However, I hear the series’ core audience was more mature with a median age in the late 30s and a male skew. The Shannara Chronicle, based on the best-selling fantasy books by Terry Brooks, debuted on MTV in 2016 and was the network’s highest rated and most watched scripted series of the year, earning a second-season renewal. Beginning June 29th, season one will re-run on Spike on Thursdays at 11:00pm, following the first run of The Mist TV series adaptation. Ī fantasy drama set thousands of year in the future, The Shannara Chronicles stars Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Emilia Burns, Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Aaron Jakubenko, Daniel MacPherson, and John Rhys-Davies. Parent company Viacom is moving The Shannara Chronicles to Spike TV, which will rebrand as Paramount Network, in the new year. Although MTV renewed The Shannara Chronicles TV show for season two back in April, you won’t be able to watch the second installment on MTV.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |