Post by MacReadyOrNot on Nov 23, 2019 3:56:28 GMT
Strange Frequency was a VH1 original that ran for 11 episodes with 1 episode left unaired (and yes I have a copy). VH1 might seem like an odd choice for such a show as MTV would have been the more natural landing pad and given that VH1 and MTV have the same owners it is conceivable that it was originally developed for MTV and with MTV in more homes than VH1 at that time putting it on the sister network is a weird choice.
The series was actually a backdoor pilot. Originally Strange Frequency was a two hour TV movie on VH1 with 4 half hour stories linked by host segments and if the movie was popular enough then the segments could be re-aired as episodes of the eventual show. This kind of hurt them down the line, but I will get to that.
The pilot movie aired on January 24 2001 and was a pretty good sized hit for a basic cable movie (remember this is prior to the days when cable was the go to for quality programming). The story of the series is loose but basically Twilight Zone style stories that all heavily involve music in some way. The movie had no real linking element and the series would not either outside of The Who’s Roger Daltry as the series host and narrator (he would also appear in the first episode of the series as the Devil but not in any of the subsequent stories).
The pilot movie consisted of four unconnected shorts that were very much hit and miss.
The series was actually a backdoor pilot. Originally Strange Frequency was a two hour TV movie on VH1 with 4 half hour stories linked by host segments and if the movie was popular enough then the segments could be re-aired as episodes of the eventual show. This kind of hurt them down the line, but I will get to that.
The pilot movie aired on January 24 2001 and was a pretty good sized hit for a basic cable movie (remember this is prior to the days when cable was the go to for quality programming). The story of the series is loose but basically Twilight Zone style stories that all heavily involve music in some way. The movie had no real linking element and the series would not either outside of The Who’s Roger Daltry as the series host and narrator (he would also appear in the first episode of the series as the Devil but not in any of the subsequent stories).
The pilot movie consisted of four unconnected shorts that were very much hit and miss.
Source: www.forcesofgeek.com/2018/04/death-slot-the-strange-broadcasting-history-of-vh1s-strange-frequency.html