Remember the time when the phrase “from the guys that brought you Scary Movie” actually meant something? We don’t either, but it applies to the newest venture in outstanding filmmaking, Stan Helsing, or it’s full title, Stan Helsing: A Parody. I’m glad they made that clear.

The film’s premise is pretty simple: every horror movie bad guy you can think of, from Jason Voorhees to Pinhead, is terrorizing a local town, and it’s up to the distant descendant of Van Helsing to save the day. The only problem being that said descendant, Stan Helsing, is kind of a moron.

The term “from one of the guys who brought you Scary Movie” is in reference to Bo Zenga, an executive producer on the first Scary Movie, who went on to produce other gems like Soul Plane and Turistas. Helsing is his third produced script, and his first attempt at directing.

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NBC’s new original online series CTRL, featuring Arrested Development and Chuck alumni Tony Hale, is now live at the show’s website. At the site you can view the first three episodes of the series and also check out other aspects of the show and the creative team such as character and creator bios, interactive presentations, photos, video, games and more.

In case you’re not familiar with the show, it centers on a mild-mannered office worker named Stuart (Hale) who’s pretty much not going anywhere in life until he discovers he has a magic keyboard on his office computer. Once he makes that discovery, his life has unlimited second chances. As he uncovers other things his keyboard can do, Stuart resolves to use the keyboard’s powers to get even with Ben (Steve Howey), his office nemesis and rival for the affections of Elizabeth (Emy Coligado) — a girl Stuart loves but can barely speak to.

But just as Stuart is getting his life together, he hits yet another snag: Ben learns about the magic keyboard. Now, the battle for office supremacy, and Elizabeth, is on. This is a pretty interesting exparament by NBC. Creating and producing a show specifically for the web. I wonder how it will work?

Check out the first three episodes of the series online. Meantime, we’ve got a trailer for the show to share with you. Check out the trailer for the show after the jump.

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