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Post by King Silva on Jul 13, 2015 18:51:00 GMT -5
Totally the bold. I wish it was October! Agree! Can't wait, hopefully fear the walking dead will be good to fill in the gap Yeah Fear the Walking Dead looks REALLY good. I am so looking forward to how this world went to sh*t!
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Post by danielbryanwwe on Jul 20, 2015 12:47:14 GMT -5
Both the main and Fear the walking dead trailers look incredible. Cannot wait for both. Plus the "season a sunday" looks pretty cool too
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 22, 2015 14:57:25 GMT -5
AMC’s the Walking Dead is another show in a long line of movies and television that prove, for the most part, we’re all happy to be sci-fi/fantasy/horror nerds. The success of it and movies like The Avengers, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter mean that the majority of people are actually the ones who thought they were a minority back in highschool and nerdism is strong and widespread. Good for you!
That being said, the popularity of the zombie show is so strong they’re actually introducing a spin off next season called Fear the Walking Dead that is, ostensibly, the exact same show but just on the other side of the country with a new cast. Really the only difference is that they’re going to cover the early days of the zombie apocalypse which The Walking Dead skipped. So by season 2 it’ll be the exact same show. And probably millions of people will watch it and gripe about who they hate in the cast, just like they do with Walking Dead (looking at you, corpses of Lori and Andrea).
So with two shows that are basically the same, just how long can AMC ride this horse to glory? According to creator Robert Kirkman, possibly forever. Kirkman, a big fan of his own show and probably the money he’s making these days, says they have stories plotted out for the Walking Dead through season 12 so far. Season 6 premieres this October. So they’ve already doubled down on paper. He knows how he wants to end the show, but what happens in between can go on for quite a while, it seems.
The show borrows a lot of story from the comic, which Kirkman also handles, but doesn’t outright follow the same stories and, in fact, diverges from them frequently. For instance, the most popular character on the show is Darryl and that cat isn’t even in the comics, not to mention huge differences between characters like The Governor or Tyreese between the two mediums.
So if they have potential storylines mapped out for the 2021 TV season, where exactly is this show going? Just how long and in how many ways can you wander Georgia stabbing slow moving bags of rotting flesh in the face and stealthily avoiding death at the hands of roving packs of psychopaths?
We tried to come up with a few ideas ourselves – maybe Kirkman and crew already thought of these, or maybe we’re plotting season 13, who knows? In any event, if anyone at AMC reads this, feel free to use these ideas. Consider them a gift for all the hours of entertainment Rick and his ever-dwindling band of followers provide.
*Carl falls in love with a beautiful zombie girl, but parents on both sides hate the relationship. It’s a modern day Romeo and Juliet. *Former cast members start returning as comic-relief ghosts. If zombies can be real, so can ghosts. Welcome back, T-Dog! * Rick and crew find a mad scientist whose been using surgical procedures and meat glue (it’s a real thing) to make giant, super zombies. Don’t act like you don’t want to see a giant, super zombie with 8 arms and 3 heads. * The cast try to take sanctuary in a zoo only to find that the disease has mutated and now affects animals. Enter zombie gorillas, zombie tigers and a zombie giraffe. * Miles from anywhere the cast find a Mad Max style town where humanity has crumbled to the most depraved levels imaginable. Thunderdome zombie fights and zombie brothels for all! * Out in the woods, Daryl is about to kill a random Walker when it speaks to him. It says its name is Jim. It wants to eat him but at the same time doesn’t. Is there any way he can help. * Rick and crew start life in a new, secure place and things seem good for a long while, until attacks by zombies change. The strikes against the wall aren’t random, they’re calculated and intentional. The zombies are organized. They have a leader. * Searching for supplies in a ghost town, the crew find a HAM radio and pick up a signal from a group of others in a small, isolated town that has no idea what’s going on. Two years in and they don’t know what happened to the rest of the world, but they’ve never even seen a zombie. But why? * Rick wakes up in the hospital. The entire zombie apocalypse was a fever dream brought on by an illness. Blood poisoning. He got it from a vampire bite.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jul 22, 2015 15:40:28 GMT -5
* Rick and crew start life in a new, secure place and things seem good for a long while, until attacks by zombies change. The strikes against the wall aren’t random, they’re calculated and intentional. The zombies are organized. They have a leader. I could see this happening.....
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Post by mikey1974 on Jul 22, 2015 17:26:20 GMT -5
beware! friend just told me that he just saw an interview with Andrew Lincoln and Lennie James, where James accidentally spoils a major death this upcoming season., and he said Lincoln just shoots him this 'Oh my God!!" look.
when he told me who he said died, it sounded plausible, as this person did die in the comics.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 24, 2015 12:42:04 GMT -5
Anyone check out Fear last night? Thought it was filled with a bunch of nice suspense builder teases. Like the principal listening to the audio of the teachers.
Kind of too soon to really have an overall opinion, for me at least, but I liked the first episode. I thought it had some of that chaotic season 1 atmosphere towards the end, which I loved. The junkie kid got like 80% of the character development, so the jury is still out on most of the characters. I like the two main adult leads so far. The daughter was awesome in The 100, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her as the pace picks up.
I'm not really sure what I expected, if I'm totally honest, but I enjoyed what I saw.
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Post by rkfastmo on Aug 24, 2015 13:18:26 GMT -5
I enjoyed the premiere as well. During the previews the actors were really putting over the concept of the mixed family dynamic, and I was expecting the family drama would take away from the show. But so far, the atmosphere of the show is well done, and I can see it fitting into the WD Universe. I look forward to watching the world progress. The idea of a junkie providing our first exposure to walkers in this setting was fantastic to me.
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Post by bad guy™ on Aug 24, 2015 13:25:46 GMT -5
I enjoyed the first episode, frankly. I mean I did not go into it with expectations like I did with the regular series, so maybe that's why I liked it.
I have a feeling that the mother is going to be very annoying, and I am going to hate her quickly. Main character having to figure out if he was just seeing things while spaced or what was interesting. The sister is likely just going to be "there" as she just seems like one of "those" girls we all knew in school. But you know, character evolution can do wonders. Carol became one of my favorite main series characters after I hated her the first two seasons...so who knows.
The step father being the "Rick" of this series could be interesting. A literature teacher turned likely zombie killer hero isn't something you see on every show and I think it is a nice little thing.
Also, I wonder if the kid who was stopped for having the shank is going to be anything. That "I warned you" look he gave her when they were essentially evacuating made me want him to be a part of the show because he might actually have some brains.
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 4:24:46 GMT -5
I believe the premiere did GANGBUSTERS rating wise......I'm left wondering when Ireland will get this show now!!
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Post by MacReady on Aug 25, 2015 9:02:40 GMT -5
Anyone check out Fear last night? Thought it was filled with a bunch of nice suspense builder teases. Like the principal listening to the audio of the teachers. Kind of too soon to really have an overall opinion, for me at least, but I liked the first episode. I thought it had some of that chaotic season 1 atmosphere towards the end, which I loved. The junkie kid got like 80% of the character development, so the jury is still out on most of the characters. I like the two main adult leads so far. The daughter was awesome in The 100, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her as the pace picks up. I'm not really sure what I expected, if I'm totally honest, but I enjoyed what I saw. Lexa is TOO FINE.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 11:43:22 GMT -5
Anyone check out Fear last night? Thought it was filled with a bunch of nice suspense builder teases. Like the principal listening to the audio of the teachers. Kind of too soon to really have an overall opinion, for me at least, but I liked the first episode. I thought it had some of that chaotic season 1 atmosphere towards the end, which I loved. The junkie kid got like 80% of the character development, so the jury is still out on most of the characters. I like the two main adult leads so far. The daughter was awesome in The 100, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her as the pace picks up. I'm not really sure what I expected, if I'm totally honest, but I enjoyed what I saw. I thought it was really good for a pilot and I'm looking forward to seeing more. I was convinced that they'd pull a fast one and kill the main kid off in the first episode but I'm glad they didn't. I have a feeling he's going to end up being a really good character if they keep him around long enough. When you think of Rick in S1, and that he's basically turned into Shane now, I can see something similar for that kid where he starts out as a pathetic junkie and becomes a valiant hero. So far I actually like a few of these characters more than some of Rick's gang's currently surviving members.
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Post by King Silva on Aug 25, 2015 18:09:46 GMT -5
12 minutes in and it has to be said: the writing is HORRID!
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Post by Brad on Aug 25, 2015 22:47:54 GMT -5
I enjoyed it enough to keep tuning in. The sister is hot and the main character tapped in real well in regard to the mind of an addict.
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Post by HeelScum on Aug 30, 2015 20:03:20 GMT -5
I really wonder if the kid with the shank is going to mean anything in this episode. It would be cool to see a nerd try and survive the apocalypse.
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Post by King Richius on Aug 30, 2015 21:23:08 GMT -5
Fear the Walking Dead is holding my attention so far but just barely. It is interesting to see their take on how the virus first starts to spread and the different ways people react. I don't know if I will stay invested in another set of characters constantly on the run from the zombie hordes though so I hope the long term story takes a different turn. I hope they try incorporating elements from World War Z (the BOOK, not the crappy movie) even if it means putting Max Brooks on the payroll.
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Post by Brad on Aug 30, 2015 23:19:44 GMT -5
Fear the Walking Dead is holding my attention so far but just barely. It is interesting to see their take on how the virus first starts to spread and the different ways people react. I don't know if I will stay invested in another set of characters constantly on the run from the zombie hordes though so I hope the long term story takes a different turn. I hope they try incorporating elements from World War Z (the BOOK, not the crappy movie) even if it means putting Max Brooks on the payroll. There's definitely only so much they can do under the premise of the show considering we already have TWD
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 31, 2015 8:35:57 GMT -5
The pace from last nights episode should have been much better for the adhd crowd, or at least I would think anyway. The moment between the dad and the cop loading the water in his car was pretty fantastic. A reflection of where life is about to head. I liked the rioting. That all felt real and like something people would have actually done.
The mom with the kid and the principal was important. Someone in the family needed to really believe outside of the son. The daughter is still going to need her dose of reality too next episode. I'll be interested to see if the family is now split or if they can actually get them all back together again next episode or prior to the end of the season. Seems like too much wishful thinking to assume all 6 of them are just going to meet up and head out into the desert together.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2015 16:19:25 GMT -5
Really loving the show so far. They seem to be capturing exactly how I imagine the start of something like this would happen.
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Post by HHH316 on Aug 31, 2015 22:41:57 GMT -5
I've enjoyed the show thus far, but I really, REALLY hope they tell us how this whole thing started. I'm really craving that from this show.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 1, 2015 9:59:19 GMT -5
I've enjoyed the show thus far, but I really, REALLY hope they tell us how this whole thing started. I'm really craving that from this show. Like the origin of the virus you mean? That's not something I'm ever expecting. The comic has never even come close to leading us down that path. I think the show with the CDC was probably as much as we'll ever get. Maybe towards the very end they hunt down the origin but I've always seen the virus/disease as the MacGuffin of the Walking Dead. It was important in the first season but then it became a character piece about survival. It's interesting with Fear because they've reset to prior to the start of the series, and thus how people became zombies may become important again, but the Walking Dead isn't about that anymore.
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