The Twilight TV Series: THE CULLENS
A TWILIGHT TV series? When? Who is in it?
Hold your horses, people! Don't get too excited because unfortunately, as far as I know, there are no plans for a Twilight TV series (yet). However, the success of the books and the very likely success of the movie got me thinking about whether a Twilight TV series would be possible.
After reading Eric's article on the possibility of a Twilight TV show, I personally couldn't see a TV series that started off from where Breaking Dawn (the last book of the series) left us, and at the same time I don't think doing a TV series based on the actual Twilight books would work. Since, we already have the Twilight movies for that, it doesn't leave much space to grow.
But then something occurred to me. Why is Twilight such a success? What do people (and by people I mean women) love about it? The answer is of course Edward Cullen and his family. That's it!
What if the TV series was in fact a prequel to the Twilight series recounting the story of the Cullens before they moved to Forks?
The Cullens would start with the story of Carlisle and how he became a vampire. This would be the pilot. Then you fast forward to the point where he finds Edward and that would be episode 2 or 3. And then continue the season by showing us how the family came to be. This could either take a whole TV season or half a TV season. But once you have the family together there is still so many stories to tell. For example, their time with Tanya's family and other places they lived in before coming to Forks. Also I, for one, would love to find out more about the Cullens' first meeting with Alice and Jasper. They could even make episodes focusing on each of them and how they became vampires before meeting each other and joining the Cullens.
There is so much potential for a Twilight TV series if done well, especially with a built-in audience like the fans of Twilight. However, in order for a Twilight TV show to be a success, I think it would work best on a premium cable channel like HBO or Showtime or just regular cable. I do fear that by being on a Network channel, The Cullens might not only get cancelled too soon, but there would be too much focus on pleasing the mainstream audience instead of focusing on the heart of the story.
One last thing that I do need to mention is of course the actors' choice. It is clear to me that the actors for a Twilight series would have to be different than the ones in the movie (unless the actors actually want to be in the show, which I doubt most of them would). That said, casting is very crucial and the choice of actors will make or break the show as will the writing. I personally think that it is crucial to pick an up and comer actor for the role of Edward, who would give the show a fresh look and would prevent associating the actor to previous roles he played.
So that's why I ask you, what actors would you like to see in The Cullens series and for what roles?
So what do you guys say, would you watch The Cullens if it was a TV show?
November 14, 2008 by Sandie · Print This Article
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I would love to see a tv series based on the Cullens family -Starting w/Carlisle then show all the character's lives a little before they became vampires -It could all take place before Edward met Bella or the show could have portions of past, present & future
If a series is produced I'd rather it be a long mini-series w/a definite ending so that it doesn't stray too far from it's original appeal - I'd like to see more history of the characters that's not included in the book - How Alice became a vampire, the love stories of Carlisle & Esme, Alice & Jasper & Rosalie & Emmett - Edward could also have some love interests thoughout the century but of course never be 'the one' for him
i was thinking if they had a tv series it would be really cheesy cuz i remeber watching a tv show on stuart litle and i thought man this is nothing about the movie. your idea was real cool thought if they could do a show on that but if they have any idea of somthing else it will be totaly awful. i might not even watch it and im in love with everything twilight!!!
I would love if they left off after breaking dawn then we would all know what happened with Renesmee and Jacob and all the others because it would be fun i asked the actors on Myspace (the real ones) and they all said that they would totally do it if they got the chance jackson said he would love to be an uncle
I would love it if they made a twilight series because then they could stay closer to the book. They could even redo all of the twilight movie if they wanted to just stay to the book. Also with all the post-breaking dawn fanfiction out their I'm sure they could come up with a pretty long series on that. Espessially since a lot of the wolfs haven't imprinted yet and that we don't know how Edward are Bella are going to react to Renesme and Jacob when they come to age.
Twilight is evil, and demonic. No one on this earth should read it, nor should they watch it.
Twilight rules. a tv series would be great, i like the idea of it starting from the beginning. not sure who would be good for the rules. anyone who thinks twilight is evil, is weird and a loser
Twlight tv series Yes indeed sounds really really awesome...i would watch it i say do it, different actors yah i could see that even the same ones if they wanted too. This show isn't evil weird. I liked the first movie can't wait for the second one to come out.