MTV might have been trying to make a more serious version of Teen Wolf but the trailer is almost as funny as original film. It looks like a bad straight-to-DVD movie and hits almost all of the genre cliches: underestimating the attack, the best friend who figures it out, the insane sports move that most people seem to think isn't THAT crazy, the expository dialogue, the villain who is "surprisingly" linked to the hero, etc. I'm really not sure what MTV is thinking with this one. Well, I know what they are thinking (trying to get in on the vampire bandwagon) but they are way too far behind and they should realize that this show is just going to come off as what it is: a weak attempt to cash in on a genre that most kids are probably already over. If they aren't willing to invest on something on the level of Vampire Diaries, they should probably not bother.

If MTV wants to remake old shows, they should have tried to jump on Mod Squad or 21 Jumpstreet or maybe go with something like The White Shadow or an Undeclared type show. ABC Family is kind of grabbing the younger set of the 12 - 24 demographic so I'd think they'd want to go for the older end of it. Granted, asking MTV to raise the bar is probably expecting too much but it would be nice to see them trying to produce something that looks better than Undressed with fangs.