MTV's new television series Teen Wolf may be named for the 1985 feature film starring Michael J. Fox but a more fitting title for the adapted series would be MTV's Jacob -- at least judging from the trailer released today. Because everything from star Tyler Posey's skin tone to his brooding stare to his preference to be shirtless is reminiscent of the dreamy Twilight character played by tween heartthrob Taylor Lautner.
Like any passable supernatural teen drama these days, Teen Wolf features a hunky, non-threatening teenage boy crippled by a special power (werewolf transformation!) and romantic feelings for a doe-eyed brunette. How will he hide his secret from his classmates? (Probably not by lifting his shirt in plain view of other students to show off the inciting werewolf bite; just sayin'.) How will he get the girl? Especially when the girl's dad is the small town's deputy werewolf hunter? Who knows! Who cares?
VERDICT: Pass. Even werewolf fetishists would be better entertained doing a Google image search for "Shirtless Taylor Lautner" than watching this rehashed genre series.