Quick List: M. Night Shyamalan’s films in order of best to worst: 1. The Sixth Sense, 2. Unbreakable, 3. Signs, 4. The Village, 5. Lady in the Water, 6. The Happening, and 7. The Last Airbender. You notice a trend? Besides the fact that the last good movie he made was Unbreakable, notice also that the list is also in chronological order from oldest to the most recent. His films have gotten increasingly awful. What’s left? Television, of course!
Having gone just about as low as he can go in the movie world with The Last Airbender, a movie where there were reports of people clapping AT THE PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF THE THEATER, M. Night Shyamalan has decided to take his ball and smash it through your television sets. According to TVLine, M. Night has gotten a put-pilot commitment for a drama called Proof (a put-pilot committment is an agreement whereby the network agrees to air the pilot or face substantial penalties, virtually guaranteeing that the pilot will air). He will exec produce the show, and he co-wrote the pilot with Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
What’s it about? Via TVLine:
The project — which marks Shyamalan’s first stab at scripted television — follows the son of a billionaire tech genius who, after the unexpected passing of his parents, offers up a big financial reward to anyone who can find proof of life after death.
How do you serialize a show like that? Will it be procedural-like, where each episode follows a different person or persons tracking down proof of the afterlife? It sounds like a scripted version of Ghost Hunters, which makes sense because Ghost Hunters (and its spin-offs) are probably the most successful shows on the SyFy network.
Given the way Shyamalan’s oeuvre has rapidly dropped off, I’m sure that Proof will also feel right at home among SyFy’s original movies, like Dinocroc vs. Supergator, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, Piranhaconda, and Jersey Shore Shark Attack.
Speaking of Jersey Shore Shark Attack, check out the pull quote on the bottom of the DVD cover: Some dumbass called it the “Best Film of the Summer.”
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Are you mad? Yes Six Sense and Unbreakable are amazing films no doubt about that. But how can you insult signs? It took extraterrestrial to the next level. If it was for that brilliant stuff like ‘Falling Skies’ wouldn’t be on at the minute. The Village is questionable, but won’t lie I did like it myself. I can’t comment n ‘Lady in water’ I haven’t seen it.
The thing about ‘The Last Airbender’ is that people wanted an adaptation not a recreation. A large percentage of the audience, know nothing of martial arts, chi/chakra and how it it is related to the elements hence people don’t get and understand it. It is an amazing film, brilliantly made, it’s just to complex for most people to understand.
Long story short, he’s stuff is to good for most people – no offence – including I think to understand.
He thinks you won’t see his cancellation coming.
What a twist!
The Happening is one of the funniest movies of all time.
I don’t hate the premise, but I can only imagine what the network execs will do to this thing. Colour me intrigued, Shyamalan.
Congratulations, Dustin. Not everyone can say, “Yeah? Well, I’m the only one who had my name misspelled on the DVD cover of a SyFy movie!”
OHMYGODTHATSOUNDSSOSTUPID.
And congrats, “Rowels!” Like “bowels” with an “R!”
Melissa Molinaro as “Nooki”
Wow, she looks like Kim Kardashian without the giant centaur ass.
But she lacks Kim’s qualifications, like having Brandy’s brother plow her on tape.
Well done, Dustin.
Your move, Vince.
Every time I think SyFy has hit rock bottom, and produced the worst show/movie imaginable – they manage to surprise me. It sometimes reminds me of “Bamboozled” in that they’re intentionally trying to create the most awful programming in the country. Maybe it’s a bet, or someone’s trying to get out of their contract.
I actually would rate The Happening #3 or #4 on his “best” list. In terms of pure film making and story telling, Warming Glow has it right. But it terms of sheer entertainment value for how awful it is, The Happening is epic. It’s easily Mark Wahlberg’s best comedic performance to date. It makes for a great drinking game too.
What about Devil? i’d put that before the village…
No ‘including’ in last sentence lol
The remake of “Battlestar Galactica” was on ScyFy. Why bash it just because it’s on Scy Fy? I’m pretty sure Night will have a budget over $100.