Those who follow MTV’s, Death Valley do so because they love the show, plain and mple. You either dig the hell out of this outlandish series, or you loathe it, likely for its refusal to take itself too seriously. For those who remain disconnected, and treat the series like a foreign restaurant menu, you probably have little buness reading this article: it won’t resonate with you.
The season finale aired last week, and many lingering issues looked to be tied up. John-John’s slowly blossoming romance with Carla had finally reached a point of tangible validity, a peace treaty between the UTF and the vampires looked all but sealed, and then, out of the blue we get a look at a brand new monster that fans have yet to see inde of 11 other episodes. And by the way, this new creature looks absolutely bad ass. To add icing on the cake, the episode was absolutely hysterical.
Yet, at this point, we’ve got what looks like the beginning of something terrific, doomed to answer a potential premature death toll; As Texas Battle told us on the first episode of the Ball and Chain Show podcast, a season two green light looks about as likely as… well, as werewolves, zombies and vampires overtaking Southern California. MTV neglected the series heavily, pushing the series into a hideous time slot, and they put forth a promotional effort that would make Lloyd Kaufman’s buness dealings look genius.
So, the question is, will MTV make any attempt at assembling a second season run, or are we to take season one as a good thing destined to die? Can we, the fans save the series and ensure a return next year? Would a petition make a hint of difference? So many questions, so very few answers…