WTF: Crash - The TV Series Trailer

Posted on Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at 10:13 pm by: Peter Sciretta

Is it just me or does the television show adaptation of Paul Haggis’ Academy Award winning film Crash look really REALLY bad?

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GregoryV Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

The music makes it look really bad. Someone rescore this.

jimmy knowsit Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

yeah it does look pretty bad but i do like the addition of a mexican that has hopped the border being involved is pretty original besides that it looks like a crappy fx series.

Oh No Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

OMFG… Why?/No!

Enrique Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

I can’t tell whether it’ll be good or bad… but to me, it looks like it’s only about the seediness and corruption of the movie, without any of the hope and redemption :(

Aaron Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

Nope, it’s not just you Peter.

Miscreantik Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

it looks like the greatest tv show to ever exist, period.

Tommy Tricker Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

What a shock! Dennis Hopper involved in yet another shitty project.

se7en Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Wow.

It really looks pitiful.

Bill Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

yup, looks as crappy as the movie. that movie was terrible. over the top and pedantic.

Pavel Sestakov Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:43 pm

actually i can see it as a TV-series, really!

Christopher Marc Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:44 pm

couldn’t be worse than a majority of shit that’s on American television…I can’t take another reality show with some has been celebrity….I’d say give it a chance, the movie wasn’t all that great to start with…

Chromey Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 12:32 am

Looks like the TV show that movie deserves.

bp Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 1:00 am

holy jesus that was awful

Rob Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 1:26 am

I <3 Paul Haggis.

It’s the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

Mr Hollywood Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 2:03 am

The film was amazing but you’re right, this one looks strange…I agree with the first poster about the music which is just wrong. Also, the mini-series seems to rehash the film’s storylines instead of trying to do something original. The main appeal for now is Dennis Hopper. I’ll still watch it though, who knows?

YoungZe Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 2:09 am

Looks likes Third Watch mixed with Shield and an extra portion of pure shit.

Fir3Wolf Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 2:15 am

There taking a good thing and are not ruining it which isn’t to surprising. Not the first time I’ve seen that happen and it probably won’t be the last. This show is a pass.

joelnstuff Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 3:26 am

I think we miss that good shows so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something

Elissa Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 4:38 am

UGH! I just threw up in my mouth!

Overrated movie. Ill-conceived series. Period.

pete Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 4:58 am

Looks like a total car crash of a trailer

excuse the pun !

Annie Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 6:46 am

Ok, did the editing of the trailer bother anyone else other than me? I think it made my eyes bleed. ::checks:: yup, there’s a squirt

Alex Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 6:57 am

You guys make it sound like the movie didn’t suck to begin with…

But yeah, this looks pretty terrible.

John Spiker Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 7:08 am

Damn! I couldn’t even watch the whole thing. It’s completely absurd what they have done with the material.

The whole idea of the Crash movie, at least in my opinion, was to touch on the usual stereotypes and racial issues in a sophisticated yet ironic way. From what I saw in the trailer, it’s about as subtle as Ben Affleck’s mustache in School Ties.

E Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 7:08 am

That looks like something that belongs on Fox not showtime, thats just terrible. I dont think that would last on Network TV, there is no way it will last on premium cable

igroveman Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 7:16 am

definitely smells weak but the clearest thing to me is that we are watching some really bad advertising / editing / marketing.

John Spiker Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 7:18 am

Sorry about the error guys; Ben’s mustache appeared in Glory Daze.

&E B. Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 7:44 am

Yes this looks like total shit. The movie was total shit too, but this looks even worse. That was probably my most despised Oscar moment. That and the nomination of A History of Violence. What the fuck is wrong with people. Those movies were horrible. Utter trash.

Kip Mooney Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am

Did you just call two of the only halfway decent movies of 2005 utter trash, &E B?

Anyways, this looks like someone took away everything that made the movie so great and threw it out the window and tried to make this look “edgy.” Even though there’s nothing in that promo that wouldn’t be unacceptable on FX, so what’s the point of it being on premium cable if you’re not going to go all the way? Shame on everybody involved in this project.

Captain Awesome Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 8:31 am

haha, this looks as bad as the movie itself.

Jmoney Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 8:38 am

everyone keeps saying the movie was bad but they give no reasons, what was wrong with the movie, i enjoyed it

eisnein Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 9:17 am

here’s a reason-

it was a combination of a watered down magnolia and the ORIGINAL movie CRASH.
the fact that americans though this film was deep and provocative is just enough bs to get it made into a tv show! OMG RACISTS!!!

marcomc2 Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 9:27 am

a new “original” series? wtf.
this looks so incredibly dreadful.
it really is laughable.
wtf.

Mostskillz Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 9:44 am

WTF!? They will ruin the movie by making it a “tv series.” This show clearly has absolutely nothing in common w/the movie other than the title. Can we change the title please??

dlb Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 10:01 am

such a waste of money.

The best part about this so called “crash” series is that it looks more like the vein of a tony scott film. Although some will argue that it looks like the shield, I refuse to bring its name down to the dirt with this series because that’s a series worthy of your time.

At the end of the day, a majority of us will know it will most likely be canned. It might, but there is no intrigue generated from the trailer.

theanner Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 10:28 am

I am so happy to hear that I’m not alone in thinking the movie was horrible. Horrible! Whenever I mentioned my dislike to anyone, they’d always give me the most aghast look.

raides Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 10:37 am

What’s funnier about this is that Paul Haggis is involved in the whole thing. I watched the behind the scenes making of this all last weekend, and cried inside.

edog Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 11:05 am

Brokeback = Robbed

Elissa Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 11:32 am

@ theanner: Me too! Then they always reply “Oh, it wasn’t that bad.” Like hell it wasn’t!

The only segment of the movie that had any emotional depth at all for me was Matt Dylan’s relationship with his father.

Sandra Bullock was so horribly miscast, and her character was so over-the-top ridiculous, that she couldn’t even say her lines with a straight face.

And yes, people are racist. Yes, people are a-holes. And sure, we’re all connected and blah blah freaking blah. I GET IT. As a general rule, I hate preachy films and I hate being emotionally manipulated.

So there, Jmoney, that’s what’s wrong with Crash.

Roque Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 11:38 am

Why was it bad? Because it tried to pull off the whole Roger Altman-style wtf-veryone-is-actually-connected “network narrative” using overwrought acting, boringly “tasteful” cinematography, and pedantic writing, while exalting itself as a profound commentary on modern racism. Please tell me what anyone can learn from that terrible movie about racism, except that Hollywood guilt about it can propel a terrible movie into “Oscar territory.”

The editing, writing, cinematography, acting, and casting for the TV show, judging by the trailer alone, don’t exactly bode well.

Matt Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Crash is the single worst piece of generic, calculated, overstated bullshit “cinema” to ever grace the earth. And now a TV show? God help us. Paul Haggis is a fucking hack, people.

Bjorn from Gnolad Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

That was a really strange trailer.

NC-17forkids Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

Crash the movie, was the most melo dramatic piece of garbage I had seen in a long time. The fact that it had Sandra Bullock in it alone was comical. I live in West Hollywood, and I think the only people who thought that movie was moving were people who have never lived in this city.
The series would be better if it was on Skinamax and was about inter-racial gang fucks.

side thought: Dennis Hopper hasn’t done that good of acting since his cameo on Entourage.

Captain Awesome Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

“I live in West Hollywood, and I think the only people who thought that movie was moving were people who have never lived in this city.”

That’s exactly what I told people after I watched it.

Rory Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Torim Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 10:04 pm

they mention its an original show? how is this original if its based on a movie of the same name?

A.J. Says:

September 12th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

Yeesh. That looks terrible, they got King Koopa though! That’s cool! (rolls eyes)

Jimmy Says:

September 13th, 2008 at 12:23 am

ZOMGZ looks like sh*t.

FourEyes Says:

September 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

What the heck was that? From the producers of Crash…NOT the writers. What was up with all the random sex? It looks like there’s 30 percent content and 70 percent sex.

J. Luna Says:

September 13th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

Wow this is so edgy and new. It pushes the boundaries of everything we have ever come to know of film inspired TV series.

Rubbadubdubicus Says:

September 24th, 2008 at 1:52 am

Spare us the hipster indignation, please.

It takes as much of a tool to get swept up in the counter-hype as it does to the hype, and I see that a lot of you are tools. Tools to fashion, anyway. If only Crash had been a foreign film with worse production values.

By the way, this show looks terrible.

laura Says:

October 19th, 2008 at 8:50 am

wow. that looks like a horrid waste of time and energy on both the parts of the creators and also any unfortunate viewers. i would contemplate suicide had i accepted a casting call for said show.

Evolve Says:

November 2nd, 2008 at 3:25 am

The makers of the series missed the whle point. It seems like some blatant racism, and the whole point of the movie was to show that we ALL have hidden biases. This is an offensive mess.

Paul Says:

November 18th, 2008 at 10:56 am

I love this series! It's awesome, and Dennis Hopper is perfect….. great show.

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WTF: Crash - The TV Series Trailer