"Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" Director Sam Raimi Heads to Television

Upon hearing the news that cult horror legend Sam Raimi would be working on a new horror-based reality show for the CW (tentatively titled 13), my initial reaction was surprise and intrigue. And then I snapped back to the real world: life is a giant void of suck, and reality television only widens it. Regardless of who's involved, the odds of having a decent reality show are about par with Paris Hilton making it a week without ending up in the tabloids. Which is to say, not f*cking likely.

Add to this that Sam Raimi is only operating as a producer, and then taking into account his recent track record on that front (e.g., The Messengers, Rise: Blood Hunter, Boogeyman 2), and we have a pretty good guarantee that this show is going to blow. Hard.

The concept is simple enough: players get knocked off one by one whilst competing through a series of horror-based challenges. If done right, there's a lot of fun that could be had with this premise. The potential is through the roof. But, and call me a pessimist if you must, I've found that rarely is potential met in the world of television. As much as I'd like to believe otherwise for this particular case, logic prevails.

[Source Variety]