If you were a kid from the 90's, or even just happened to be alive over the decade, the chances are very familiar with RL Stine. The whole generation has grown to the books "Goosebumps", and the whole generation of parents bought them for their children. But while the novels "Goosebumps" and the TV adaptation YTV (not to mention the movies and The fun, nostalgic modern series "Goosebumps") It became a cultural phenomenon and shaped the early understanding of horror, it was far from the only contribution of Stine to the genre as a whole.

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The writer pumped frankly an incredible amount of books aimed at multiple demographics, to the extent that Steven King himself leaves as wild, as well as Jackack Torrens, to compare the bibliographs. PBS Put the total number of novels on the Stine on more than 350 in 2024, but other highs reveal more than 500 books with the author's name. It is tricky because, despite his protests, Stine is accused of using spirits, especially by the 1999 publisher school school publisher in 1999 lawsuit. In any case, the man was and is a typewriter, and in 2004, he fueled one of his more popular non-"geese" in "Candy for Eye".

The novel was Stine's third book, directed to an adult audience and followed by Lindy Sampson, a 23-year-old Newouper who notes that men appear to be intimidated by her beauty. Her roommate suggests that she is trying with internet dating and writing a personal ad (because this was a lot before dating an application) for her, proving so successful that Lindy finds herself dating four men at the same time. Unfortunately, things are turning when she gets a note that reads: "Don't say no, Lindy. Continue to go out with me. Ille knit you if you ever say no." Then, not a LOVE COD, but it's a kind of note you can expect to get if you happen to be a protagonist of a stone RL. Of course, this leaves Lindy to understand which of her suitors is dangerous, so she continues to meet them. However, its paranoia is quickly built before a major twist to strengthen all the difficult temptation.

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All this seemed to be able to do a good TV show on MTV, which ordered a series of loosely based on the novel in 2013. While there were several RL Store films And the TV shows, many of which were solid, the "Candy for the Eye" adaptation would have shown that it was not as popular as the Gusbumps show or even the novel it was. As a result, it was canceled after one season (Similar to the controversial adaptation of MTV's skins).

TV pilots are often interesting to watch the way they reveal a slightly different version of the show we might have loved. The insincere pilot "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"For example, it is a fascinating review of the now Cult Classic series before understanding all the details. The most interesting was the fact that there was a completely different actor in the role of Willow Rosenberg, who was played by Allison Hanigan in the show, but was shown in the pilot by Riff Reagan. But even the "Buffy" pilot and its alternative version of the last series universe are compared to the way the "Candy eye" pilot was different from the real show.

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In 2013, MTV ordered the pilot based on RL Stine's novel for a decade before. It was produced by Victoria Justice in the lead role of Lindy Sampson and Harvey Gillen as her associate George Reyes, with the accompanying team rounded out by the likes of Justin Atastin Martin, Lilan Bowden, Nico Tortorella and Olesia. MTV eventually ordered the pilot to series, producing horror maestro Jason Bloom, but not before completely renovating the show. As a result, the debut episode was completely resembled, with only justice and Gillen staying from the original team. Writer Emmy Greenwis and director Catherine Hardwick also stayed on the ship, but Bloom told the 2015 TV Critics Association (through The deadline) that he and the crew of the series designed the "eye -cord" as a way to find the "horror in the world".

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When "Eye Candy" finally premiered in January 2015, not only did it look very different from the original pilot, it was also a dramatic departure from the original RL Stine material, which was clearly only loosely based on the book.

When the "Eye Candy" TV finally hit the air waves after renovating its original roles, it did not exactly proven to be a faithful adaptation of the original novel of the Republic of Macedonia. L. Stine. In the show, Victoria's Lindy Justice is a reformed hacker that has just been lowered and celebrated by engaging in the world of online dating, reporting to the "flutilent" application using the "Candy for the Eye" alias. However, soon, she reveals a wicked lurker who sees her profile online. Lindy then tries to use his technological skills to find this mysterious figure, but soon learns that they are worse than he believed. In fact, her Stalker turns out to be a serial killer, encouraging Lindy and her friends to join them, while demanding Lindy's missing sister, Sarah.

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In addition to justice and Gillen, the series of co-Gumi Casey Dedrick, Kyrsi Climons and Johnon Gareth Stoker, and was shot at the New York site. Again, however, he did not do too well, as MTV canceled "Candy Eye" after just one season. Justice itself confirmed the news through the publication in April 2015 Twitter/xwhere he wrote: "I wanted guys to hear from me first, that the cast and I got news that" candy eyes "would not return to season 2." The actor continued to praise the cast and crew, booking "very special thanks" for Jason Bloom and the Blumhouse team. Meanwhile, TVLin They reported that cancellation is simply the result of low grades.

At that time, MTV was preparing to start its series "Crick", which will eventually last three seasons, and "eye -candy", with its average ratings, it seems not. As such, that original team probably doesn't feel too bad to replace. Would things be different if the play approached the original book or maintained its original ensemble? It is impossible to say, but in the era of the early 2000s nostalgia (not to mention the fact that we generally live in The age of newUstalgia), maybe direct adaptation can be better today. If not, there are approximately 500 other books for Stine RL.

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