Apparently O'Brien's not too hot for the remake.

[Master Crowe]

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show's original writer, composer, singer and beloved Riff Raff is casting a monstrous scowl on the new remake from MTV. "I have no view on whether it should be remade, but it doesn't have my blessing," Richard O'Brien told the BBC News. I'm shocked they didn't even consider asking him. I hope the ground opens up and swallows the entire new cast with their first "jump to the left." Click through to find out what else O'Brien had to say about the defiling of this cult classic.

"I've even heard that they're going to put new songs in," O'Brien told the press. "I wrote the book, the music and the lyrics. Where are they going to get the songs from? Who's going to do that? That's a bit strange isn't it?" Yes, yes it is. Executive producer Lou Adler better get over and make nice with the Rocky Horror man himself or he's going to have a lot of picketing fans in their skivvies outside MTV.

Second, I'd like to meet the musician who thinks they can write better music that "Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me," and "Time Warp," to name just a few of the classics in Rocky.

The remake is set to be direct-to-TV.

Somehow it doesn't come as a shock that he's upset about this. What's shocking is that they didn't come to him first. What the hell?  

[The Amazing Bert Schnick]

I'm not really upset that they're remaking it, but what I am upset about is that they didn't go to O'Brien first, and ask him.

It's like when Rob Zombie remade Halloween. He went and asked John Carpenter if it would be fine if he remade it.

You just ask out of respect.

 

[Spocky_Wocky]

I don't blame him for being upset.... His masterpiece is going to be made into another hollywood remake reject!!!!  

[Xelimara]

I cant believe they didnt ask him =|
The only thing I can say is the remake will never be as good as the Original.
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The Orignal was the best ^_^  

[Cernunnos -theHORNED-]

I don't know how to feel. The fact that O'Brien hasn't given his blessing worries me. But it's Rocky Horror! I'll probably go see it, but end up disliking it. I'm just not one to judge a movie before I've seen it.