Watch the Murdery First 8 Minutes of the 'Scream' Series

Do you like scary movies TV shows? Regardless of how you feel about the franchise's place among horror classics, the opening scene from the original Scream is iconic.

Time will tell if the opening scene from MTV's new Scream series achieves the same fate, but you can watch it and decide what you think right now.

As you'll see, it pays tribute to the original with some of the same elements: cute girl, home alone, suspenseful music, creepy phone call texts.

Here's the original, in case you want to compare.