Why MTV's Scream Series Is Better Than People Think
It makes sense that there's often the desire to turn a beloved horror movie into a TV show. Horror is a genre that works well for television since there can be either be an anthology of several scary tales or the chance to tell a longer story over many episodes. Since Scream has been a popular horror franchise since the first movie was released in 1996, it's no wonder that there was interest in adapting it for television as well. Of course, there was a lot to be nervous about as most horror fans think that Scream is one of the most fascinating movies from the genre.
Season 1 of Scream premiered on MTV in 2015 and the third season wrapped up in 2019. While fans of the '90s movie are always going to love it more, and the TV series isn't quite as well-crafted, there are still some things to love about it. MTV's Scream isn't that bad and there are several aspects of these three seasons that stand out.
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When debating Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott as final girls, Emma Duval (Willa Fitzgerald) also counts as a strong character who is part of this group. Emma and her mom are tied to the Ghostface killer just like Sidney is being tormented because of the horrors that happened to her mother. Emma learns that her mother Maggie (who everyone used to call Daisy) was a friend of an outcast named Brandon James.
As the killer is revealed, Emma becomes an even stronger and more lovable character. It turns out that Brandon and Maggie's daughter Piper Shaw (Amelia Rose Blair) is the killer, just like Billy (Skeet Ulrich) and Stu (Matthew Lillard) target Sidney (Neve Campbell) and others in the town in Scream. Emma murders Piper and proves herself to be just as tough as Sidney. It's exciting
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