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SockMonkey

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes:

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And a zombie:

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moog

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

There seems to be very positive word of mouth so far.

I hope they do it justice. One thing I'm sure of though is that Rick (slight spoiler) won't lose his hand in the TV show. Kirkman has said that's his biggest script regret in the series so far.
 
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SockMonkey

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

Word seems to be that it's not going to hold back on the gore anyway. Thank god it isn't being made by one of the main channels.

Depends how far the series goes, I guess. It's only six episodes. They've said there's going to be a fair bit more backstory in the TV series, and apparently the first episode only ends with Rick getting to Atlanta, which means it might not even be the whole of issue 1!
 
Blackout 2.0

Blackout 2.0

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

I've not read the book but this seems very good. That poster has me excited, I love ensemble casts and an ensemble cast revolving around zombie antagonists sounds great.
 
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moog

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

Looks awesome.

SockMonkey, have you been following the comic series recently?
 
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SockMonkey

Re: The Walking Dead (October 2010)

I only read the hardback books when they're released, and I finished #5 recently, so I'm up to issue...*calculates*...60. I think the latest is #76 or #77 so I'm a bit behind. The next hardback is out in October though, so that'll take me up to #72!
 
KamikazeHeart

KamikazeHeart

It's a TV show about zombies, it's based on a comic book, and it's by AMC. That's really all you need to know.

I'm watching this tonight, and my expectations are quite high. Laurie Holden was always the true HBIC of X-Files, so I'm excited to see her in a proper starring role.
 
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absintheboy

I watched the pilot. Looooking gooooood! I've always loved zombie films, but the only thing that's annoyed me about them is the lack of time to expand on the whole scale of the rising-of-the-undead thing. In a tv series you've got that luxury.
 
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The pilot was great! Andrew Lincoln does look rough but it suits the role really.
 
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SockMonkey

It took me a while to get used to Andrew Lincoln's accent, and a few chants of "He's not playing Egg, he's not playing Egg." but I got used to him.

Very slow opening episode. Fits the overall mood of the comics, and it's about the people not the zombies, but I'm not sure how much that premiere is really going to grab people who are unfamiliar with the source material. Loved the Atlanta scene. I like how nobody is ridiculously different from the comic. I like how they're not sticking 100% to the comic, because I know Robert Kirkman is involved in it, and they wouldn't do anything drastic without his approval.
 
Sophon

Sophon

I was impressed with the acting and directing, considering there was very few dialogue!

It looks promising.
 
KamikazeHeart

KamikazeHeart

So far, the best part about this seems to be that you're actually allowed to become attached to the characters. It's always been a problem in horror movies; the victims are either completely random and you don't care for them, or you do care for them and when they die it's just "OH NO HE DIED" and then it's on to the next victim.

This format allows you to care for the characters in a different manner other than "Ooh, don't let the hot one die". I also enjoy the care they're giving the walkers, I don't think I've ever felt as emotional for a zombie as when he aimed the rifle at his wife!

And it's looking VERY expensive.

(And sorry for posting a thread when there already was one, I'm a twat.)
 
citoig

citoig

The pilot was actually pretty interesting! It's a pain having to find it online though, any sign of it getting shown on one of the UK channels?
 
JonBcn

JonBcn

Yes, it's debuting in the UK next Friday night on FX.

I thought the pilot was amazing. Andrew Lincoln's acting was particularly good, and I quite liked the comparatively slow pace (for a zombie tale). Shaping up to be a really good series.
 
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SockMonkey

Judging by the high ratings, a second season should be in the (body) bag already. Having read up to issue 60 of the comic it seems like such a long road ahead in terms of seeing it on screen...

Hopefully my hardback #6 should be here today or tomorrow.
 
idratherjack

idratherjack

I think this looks amazing. I know it starts on FX this week but does anyone know if there are plans for it to be shown on terrestrial TV? It seems like the kind of thing Channel 4 or E4 would snap up. Failing that how long before the DVD boxset...
 
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