Elizabeth Mitchell - Deb | Dead of Summer S&S #1: First loves, first kisses - and first kills. - Page 5

IloveJules! · 05-26-2016, 02:19 AM

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We’re calling it now: Elizabeth Mitchell’s character, Deb, who is the new owner of Camp Stillwater is not human! We’re predicting Deb is just one of the “various” forms the entity becomes. That would be a great twist!

I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened on the show.

I have the feeling that Liz's character is going to be heavily related to the mythology.

Talking about theories, I have found an article trying to decipher the Camp Stillwater logo.

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Does Dead of Summer’s Camp Stillwater Logo Have a Hidden Message?

Freeform’s upcoming supernatural-horror drama Dead of Summer had quite a presence at this year’s Coachella music festival.

On site at Nylon Magazine’s Midnight Garden Party for the event was the very eerie-looking Camp Stillwater bus which was parked adjacent to a quaint, little sitting area with a wall adorned with Dead of Summer promo art, the Freeform logo (of course), and most important of all, the logo of Camp Stillwater itself!

As we reported last month, Camp Stillwater had been renamed from its original name, Camp Clearwater.

The logo provides more information on the mysterious camp, such as the year it was established: 1924. The series takes place in the late 1980s — 1989, to be exact. This means that Dead of Summer‘s camp re-opened for business 65 years since it first opened its doors.

While “1924” is clearly shown, could it be possible that the logo also includes hidden messages, teasers, hints, etc.?

Here’s what you may see: A couple of campers go paddling in a canoe on a bright, sunny day.

Here’s what WE see: That sun is actually a moon. Yes, this photo depicts night time. A lone camper decides to go for a late-night adventure on the lake. He grabs a canoe filled with blankets, backpacks, and other camping equipment stashed near the rear. Thinking nothing of this, he heads toward the water, steps into the canoe near the front and goes for a nice ride under the moonlight.

Unbeknownst to this camper, a figure begins to rise under the blankets behind him. He is NOT on this canoe alone. A second person — or supernatural being — sits silently idle behind the innocent camper and waits for the right moment to strike him with his machete.

Maybe we’ve seen way too many horror movies, but this would be such a great story idea! From the logo, it looks like a second camper in the back of the canoe with another paddle, but we see a killer with a deadly weapon!

Finally, we will point out one last thing. We won’t tell you where on the logo it is, but there almost appears to be an image of a dead woman. Can you spot it?

We may be looking too much into this and our two theories could be completely insane, but as a horror junkie, we hope what we see is true.

Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Stillwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses—and first kills. Stillwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Dead of Summer premieres Tuesday, June 28, at 9pm on Freeform.

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Hamburgo1001 · 05-30-2016, 06:52 PM

^ Thanks for that article.

The LA Times has listed DoS as one of 21 shows worth staying in to watch this summer:

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Summer TV: 21 shows worth staying in to watch

One thing you can say for the summer: It’s all just reruns on TV, leaving you room to catch up on shows you’ve missed or to read or watch the sunset or — sorry, I thought I was back in the 20th century for a second. In fact, as will happen now for the rest of your life, there will be more new series coming betwixt Memorial Day and Labor Day than you can shake a stick at, or could if you had time to find one. Not to mention a giant international sporting event and the craziest election ever squelching like the Blob through the 24-hour cable-news cycle.

And this is only some of what’s coming.

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Dead of Summer (Freeform, Tues., June 28, 9 p.m.)Eighties-set, ’80s-style sanguinary summer camp mayhem. Stay out of the lake, kids.

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***One Thing Remains*** · 05-30-2016, 08:42 PM

thanks for the new info guys

Hamburgo1001 · 06-09-2016, 04:57 PM

We finally have our first official DoS cast photo:

***Sulieter*** · 06-09-2016, 10:08 PM

Thanks, Alex!

***One Thing Remains*** · 06-10-2016, 10:46 PM

thanks for the cast photo

Hamburgo1001 · 06-13-2016, 05:07 PM

I have found a couple more promo photos of Deb/Liz and a new article about the show. Apparently, DoS is going to be an anthology series in the vain of Fargo and American Horror Story:

Higher quality versions at the source

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Dead of Summer creators: It’s John Hughes meets The Shining

The creators of Once Upon a Time are popping their collars, bloodying their hands, and spooking things up with their new Freeform series.

Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, and Ian Goldberg took the stage at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, on June 11 to premiere their new series Dead of Summer, a 10-episode thriller about a haunted summer camp, premiering June 28 on Freeform. During the panel, moderated by EW’s Natalie Abrams, the trio explained their big inspirations following the well-received debut of the pilot episode.

“We love ‘80s horror and we love [the] ‘80s teen [genre], like John Hughes movies or Say Anything, and one thing we noticed was that both genres had the same archetypes: the jock, the stoner, the cheerleader,” says Kitsis. “We thought, let’s mash them up. The flashbacks are a perfect way to dive into the John Hughes side of the characters, and the camp is the perfect place to kill them.”

So, here’s the part where we explain that the series follows a group of counselors whose perfect summer at a rural Midwest camp in 1989 is upended by the rise of dead bodies, spooky spirits, and a general ancient evil. The pilot episode reveals more than a hint of the supernatural wonkiness surrounding Camp Stillwater, where a series of horrific murders were committed years earlier, resulting in the camp’s closure — and its new reopening by former camper-turned-camp director, Deb (Elizabeth Mitchell). Among the cast of horrified counselors: Once Upon a Time’s Elizabeth Lail, Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin), Ugly Betty’s Mark Indelicato, Alberto Frezza, Eli Goree, Ronen Rubinstein, Amber Coney, Paulina Singer, and Zachary Gordon.

In terms of specific influences, Horowitz cites The Shining, Halloween, River’s Edge, Heathers, and Pretty in Pink. “We’ve always worn our references on our sleeve,” he says. Goldberg adds, “It would be hard to not be inspired by Friday the 13th in terms of summer camp horror. We’re doing something different from that, but that was definitely an inspiration.”

But the creators were clear that Dead of Summer isn’t a TV rehash of the bloody classic, despite any surface similarities, and a lot of that has to do with the show’s structure: Each episode features flashbacks to one character’s backstory. “It’s not a slasher show,” says Kitsis. “It’s supernatural, so you’re going to see that the themes from their past, the things that haunt them, their demons, will literally manifest themselves on the island.”

“A big touchstone for us in the writers’ room is The Shining. We talk about the camp like the Overlook Hotel: It’s a place with a lot of dark history, and scary things can manifest in a lot of different ways,” adds Goldberg. (“But,” Kitsis says, “there still could be an axe murderer!”)

Kitsis explained that the series will be similar in nature to anthologies like Fargo. “Every year’s going to be a different year, so season 2 might be 1970, season 3 might be 2004. If we did 1970, that might be the year of Deb. In 2004, it might be someone’s child. They’ll be linked through the history of the show, but every year will be different. Mark [Indelicato] is Blair, but next year, he could be a completely different character in 1970. He could be Blair’s dad.”

The trio also explained that not everyone will be dying left and right, as with certain other shows in the horror anthology genre. Kitsis elaborates: “If you just start killing everybody in every episode, you will actually find yourself detached, because who wants to befriend somebody that’s only going to leave them? My favorite TV shows are the ones that, when somebody dies, it really… evokes some emotion, and that’s what the John Hughes side of the characters is for. You really get to know these characters and fall in love with them so that if they get axe-murdered, you’re going to cry.”

Horowitz adds: “We want you to fall in love with the characters before we kill them.”

Dead of Summer premieres June 28 at 9 p.m. on Freeform.

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***Sulieter*** · 06-13-2016, 09:58 PM

Thanks, Alex.

IloveJules! · 06-14-2016, 01:03 AM

Liz!

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But the creators were clear that Dead of Summer isn’t a TV rehash of the bloody classic, despite any surface similarities, and a lot of that has to do with the show’s structure: Each episode features flashbacks to one character’s backstory. “It’s not a slasher show,” says Kitsis. “It’s supernatural, so you’re going to see that the themes from their past, the things that haunt them, their demons, will literally manifest themselves on the island.”

Island?

I miss Lost.

I like that the show will be more supernatural than horror and I definitely didn't expect the show to have flashbacks. I like that too.

The "every year's going to be a different year" is interesting.

Here are two new Dead of Summer promotional videos (with Deb scenes and Liz singing

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***Sulieter*** · 06-14-2016, 10:12 PM

Thank you for the clips.

IloveJules! · 06-15-2016, 12:49 AM

You're welcome.

Episode 2 press release:

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Freeform has released some preview photos and an official description for the second episode of their new series Dead of Summer.

Dead of Summer Episode 2 airs on July 5 and is called “Barney Rubble Eyes.” Here’s the press release:

THE WOODS CALL OUT TO A CAMPER IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ‘DEAD OF SUMMER’ ON TUESDAY, JULY 5

Exclusive First Look of the Episode on the Freeform App Starting Tuesday, June 28

A new camper finds himself in the middle of the mystery of Camp Stillwater in “Barney Rubble Eyes,” an all-new episode of “Dead of Summer,” airing TUESDAY, JULY 5 (9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EDT), on Freeform.

The campers arrive to Camp Stillwater and quickly Alex and Blotter realize one of their new charges, Anton, is going to be a handful. With the tendency to wander off into the woods talking to himself, Alex and Blotter think the shy kid just has an imaginary friend. But when Anton starts talking about “the Tall Man” and communicating cryptic messages to them, they begin to wonder what lurks in the woods around Stillwater. Meanwhile, flashbacks show how Alex got his “if you want something in life, you have to take it” attitude.

The series stars Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost,” ”The Purge: Election Year”) as Deborah “Deb” Carpenter, Elizabeth Lail (“Once Upon a Time”) as Amy Hughes, Zelda Williams (“Teen Wolf”) as Drew Reeves, Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty”) as Blair Ramos, Alberto Frezza (“Charlie’s Angels”) as Deputy Garrett Sykes, Eli Goree (“The 100”) as Joel Goodson, Ronen Rubinstein (“Orange Is the New Black”) as Alex Powell, Amber Coney (“Class”) as Carolina “Cricket” Diaz and Paulina Singer (“Gotham”) as Jessie Tyler.

Guest stars include Zachary Gordon as Jason “Blotter” Cohen, Charles Mesure as Sheriff Boyd Heelan, Andrew J. West as Damon Crowley, Benjamin Wilkinson as Tommy Delasotta and Tony Todd as the Tall Man.

“Barney Rubble Eyes” is written by Ian Goldberg and directed by Ron Underwood.

Freeform viewers can get an exclusive first look at “Barney Rubble Eyes” immediately following the series premiere episode on Tuesday, June 28 on the Freeform app.

“Dead of Summer” is produced by ABC Signature Studios and Kitsis/Horowitz. Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis (“Once Upon a Time,” “Lost”) and Ian Goldberg (“Once Upon a Time,” “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior”) write and executive-produce the series. Steve Pearlman (“Once Upon a Time”) serves as executive producer.

You can find some preview images, including some behind-the-scenes shots of the Dead of Summer sets, below.

I only posted photos of Liz

, you can see more episode 2 photos here.