{"id":3160,"date":"2012-06-07T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T22:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=3160"},"modified":"2012-06-07T16:08:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T22:08:48","slug":"syfy-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=3160","title":{"rendered":"SYFY Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Syfy has traditionally brainstormed its TV movies by taking two or more creatures and smashing them together to create a superbeast who can wreak cheesy destruction (Mansquito; Dinocroc vs. Supergator). But someone in the network’s lab apparently realized that they could broaden their audience by mashing up a monster with a popular TV show or trend outside the realm of monsters. This is the only logical explanation for Jersey Shore Shark Attack, which airs on the network Saturday night at 9 p.m.: In addition to Syfy’s dependable B-movie-loving-shut-in-and-stoner demo, it also pulls in the MTV crowd! And if it works, it could be the beginning of a whole assembly line of movies that mix horror with hot TV trends. Execs can stand around in development meetings and talk about capturing the “frightgeist.” (You’re welcome, Syfy development team!)
\nBecause we are nothing if not helpful, we decided to give Syfy a running start with our own suggestions. All it takes is a quick scan through an encyclopedia of monsters, bugs, and amphibians, and then a list of hot, tried-and-true scripted and unscripted fare (tattoo-parlor and pawn-shop reality shows? So rip-off-able!), suture ’em together, change the titles enough to avoid lawsuits and \u2014 presto! \u2014 we’ve got enough concepts to keep the network programmed for the rest of the year.
\nGlee Club vs. Killer Bee Club
\nChupacabr-Ink
\n17 Kids and Spawning<\/p>\n

Say Yeti to the Dress: Icelanta<\/p>\n

Project Sharkasaurus
\nAmerica’s Next Super Soldier
\nSabretooth Beach Town
\nThe Real Giant Black Widows of New York City
\nToddler Pageant Robot Uprising
\nTarantula Exterminator
\nWho Can You Chew? (A contest show in which three cannibals sit in chairs with their backs to contestants and have to judge by their voices just how delicious they’d be. If they spin around, they have to eat them: but beware of meaty-sounding size zeros!)
\nAndroid Repo
\nAdorkazilla
\nShark Attack Abbey
\nAttack of the Shark Cakes
\nShark vs. Wedding Planner
\nUntitled Quirky, Loud Cajun Family With a Bossy, Foul-Mouthed Mom and Unpredictable, Overall-Wearing Son Who Has a Successful Business Making Designer Tobacco Spitoons and Who Are Also Zombies Project