What modern director could do an "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" type anthology?

[Mister Mets]

Some choices....

Martin Scorcese- Possibly too much of a perfectionist for something with these limitations. But he could get pretty much anyone he wants to star in the episodes, and could get De Niro to direct an episode or two.

Quentin Tarantino- He might agree to it, just because of the challenge. He's not a snob against TV, and has directed episodes of CSI and ER. He may not be prolific enough for something like this.

Kevin Smith- I don't know how many episodes he'd have set in the "Jerseyverse." While he's directed some TV stuff before, he doesn't seem like the type of guy who'd do the work necessary to run even thirteen half-hour episodes an year. And "slacker comedy" doesn't strike me as a good TV anthology format.

M. Night Shyamalan- He has a recognizable style, and the "twist" format could would work well as half-hour/ hour long TV episodes. A bit arrogant, and he'd come off as a douche in the intros.

Michael Bay.

I think he'd need a bigger budget than even an HBO show.

Great question.

Johnnie To. The guy has made 20 movies since 2000. I'm sure he could fit in a show with his output.

PT Anderson. He has plenty of free time and is the exact opposite of To.

While the name recognition's not there, either director could use a show like to this to increase their q rating. The big thing here would be whether any of them could get big actors to agree to episodes (which would go a long way in convincing a network to take the chance).

[Icaruss]

Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories.

[Garth]

Alot of big names (at the time) got involved with Tales from the Crypt. It just depends on who is involved and the popularity of the show. Plus, TftC was a cable only show which automatically put it in another category and seem to attract alot of movie stars.

[Mister Mets]

Alot of big names (at the time) got involved with Tales from the Crypt. It just depends on who is involved and the popularity of the show. Plus, TftC was a cable only show which automatically put it in another category and seem to attract alot of movie stars.

Cable allows more mature subject matter/ language/ violence, which is pretty much a must for Scorcese, Tarantino and Kevin Smith.
HBO also has a better reputation, and an insane budget.

Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories.

If he wanted to do it, he'd get great stars and guest directors (Lucas, Coppola)

And he is also prolific, compared to the other choices. And one of the few directors who could make it work on network TV.

[RickLM]

Joss Whedon is a good storyteller and he knows how to put out a quality weekly TV show, so wouldn't he be the logical choice?

[dasNdanger]

Robert Rodriguez

Ya know...that's who popped into my head first, too.

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[PeterSparker]

Lana Wachowski

[AAlgar]

Alot of big names (at the time) got involved with Tales from the Crypt. It just depends on who is involved and the popularity of the show. Plus, TftC was a cable only show which automatically put it in another category and seem to attract alot of movie stars.

A good recent example would be Masters of Horror, which has also brought in some pretty decent names.

[Foolish Mortal]

They both lack the name recognition that a show like this one need to get off the ground.

Amazing Stories had Spielberg's name behind it, and had big name directors like Martin Scorsese, Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, Peter Hyams, Joe Dante, and Irvin Kershner doing some episodes.

But for whatever reason it failed. Anthology shows simply don't appeal to tv audiences today.

[Gunter]

If he wanted to do it, he'd get great stars and guest directors (Lucas, Coppola)

And he is also prolific, compared to the other choices. And one of the few directors who could make it work on network TV.

I think it would probably only run a couple of years before a network would decide not to renew it.