All the details on the HUGE ViacomCBS deal. Also: The Banana Splits screamfest! Plus: No more Inbetweeners.
Always Be Watching is written by the R-rated Dan Barrett
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The Banana Splits movie was released digitally this week and will air on SyFy in the US in October. The New York Times took a look at the film that recontextualises the 70s kids show as an R-rated horror.
Executives at Blue Ribbon, who conceived the movie idea before commissioning the script and hiring a director, saw an opportunity in the original show’…