First Look at AMC's The Walking Dead Zombies as Production Begins

[Thorn]

http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/06/walking-dead-production-begins.php

Check out the Gallery, not a bad job at all for TV.

I am BEYOND stoked. Great comic series.

[clanglee]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

Is it just me, or does this one look a lot like Steven King?
http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/TWD-Zombie-Photo-Gallery/Zombie-Man-2-400.jpg

[MikePizzoff]

:lol: That does look like Stephen King.

You know what would be great* if they announced? "One slight variation from the comics: our zombies are track stars."

*just kidding

[AcesandEights]

Good news to start the day with, eh?




Is it just me, or does this one look a lot like Steven King?


Holy shit. Good call, Clang.

[LouCipherr]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

Is it just me, or does this one look a lot like Steven King?


I told them not to bury King in that particular Cemetary (it was for pets!), but nooooooo, they didn't listen, and NOW look at him! :lol:

[Thorn]

Good news to start the day with, eh?



Holy shit. Good call, Clang.


I couldn't agree more, it is amazing news and I am thrilled that the make up and costuming is on par with the quality I would expect from the Walking Dead IP. If any of you have not yet read the comic, even if you are not a comic person do yourself a favor and grab the trade paperbacks available at any large local book store.

I do not think you will be disappointing.

And no, for the love of god there are no sprinters ;)

These are very much Romero-esque zombies. (Not counting Big Daddy who was a big pile of crap)

[bassman]

Why do we have two threads....with the exact same topic....with VERY similar titles.....right next to each other in the same forum?:confused:

[Thorn]

Hmm Well, I looked over the forum and didn't see anything posted with the article I had, and frankly I missed that one if it predated mine. Feel free to delete this thread.

[C5NOTLD]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

Is it just me, or does this one look a lot like Steven King?
http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/TWD-Zombie-Photo-Gallery/Zombie-Man-2-400.jpg


Looks like Kevin Bacon - the zombie version of Footloose.


.

[BillyRay]

Looks like Kevin Bacon - the zombie version of Footloose.

Footless?

[ProfessorChaos]

figured we didn't need another thread.

new video about the WALKING (shambling:hyper:) dead has been released, along with a new photo:

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/girl-zombie-The-Walking-Dead-AMC-tv-show-image-600x322.jpg

cool stuff, nicotero is shown conducting "zombie classes", using the original night of the living dead film as an example of how ghouls move...things are really looking up for this show. i think i get more pumped with every tidbit of info that's given to us by AMC.

worth a look:

http://www.collider.com/2010/06/10/amc-release-first-production-photo-from-the-walking-dead/

[Ghost Of War]

I'm more excited than Mr. Excited from Excitedville.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Darabont on set interview - Running Zombies :D

http://www.hugazombie.com/news/item/4757-frank-darabont-talks-from-the-set-of-thewalking-dead

[Ghost Of War]

Running Zombies :D

Well, more jogging than running.

[Rancid Carcass]

Looks like shamblers are the new runners! :D

[bassman]

Hinzman's hopping is totally different from the olympic sprint that is usually associated with runners. Sorry DJ, but none of your runners.:p

[fulci fan]

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/girl-zombie-The-Walking-Dead-AMC-tv-show-image-600x322.jpg

This is a great makeup.....very.....inspiring :evil:

[darth los]

I might be missing something ut is there atleast a tenative release date?

:cool:

[bassman]

October. During AMC's Fearfest....

[darth los]

October. During AMC's Fearfest....

Thnx buddy. Shambling zombies are perfect for a series. With runners it's all about the action, there's rarely any substance.

But with the shamblers there almost has to be other other things going on, like um, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ! :rolleyes:

Anyone remember that? :confused:

:cool:

[fulci fan]

AMC has not had a good Halloween since I was a child. Maybe this time, it will be different. :)

[bassman]

AMC has not had a good Halloween since I was a child. Maybe this time, it will be different. :)

:rockbrow:

How so? I watch Fear Fest every year and it never disappoints, imo. Easily the best collection of horror films around.

[Rancid Carcass]

Separated at birth?

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/cattletech/TWINS.jpg

:D

[JDFP]

Separated at birth?

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy236/cattletech/TWINS.jpg

:D

Reminds me of my ex-girlfriend...

I'm sure this ghoul is nicer though. :D:p

j.p.

[mista_mo]

The Ghoul from the walking dead does not have breasts, therefore it is invalid.

[MinionZombie]

http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/girl-zombie-The-Walking-Dead-AMC-tv-show-image-600x322.jpg

This is a great makeup.....very.....inspiring :evil:
Holy fucking ass crackers! That's awesome. :cool:

[Rancid Carcass]

Reminds me of my ex-girlfriend...
I'm sure this ghoul is nicer though. :D:p

Imagine the shock of waking up to that in the morning... :lol: :skull:

Actually, I was tempted to post it in the 'hot chicks from zombie flicks' thread - moral decency prevailed (for once!).

[bassman]

I'm not so sure that's a woman. Could be either...

[Skold]

They were filming in Atlanta today, so i went down to take some shots. About a six-block area was cordoned off, and i mostly just saw props. i did see a bunch of zombies walking, but it looked like i had missed the scene (not that i would've even seen it, because cops were everywhere). Oddly enough, they just had raggedy clothes on, and barely any make-up at all.

Here are my best shots:

This is a University of Georgia bus, and i'm pretty sure this exact bus is in Zombieland (either the scene where Tallahassee meets Columbus, or where they find the Hostess truck).

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8751.jpg


This is just in front the UGA bus:

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8753.jpg


This was behind the bus, and relatively wide open. The road i was standing on was open to traffic:

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8755.jpg


Again, in front of the UGA bus. You can see the barrel of a tank above the sandbags on the left. i had no direct shot of the tank because they moved a fire truck in front of it as i was getting a shot!

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8757.jpg


From the other end of the street. Same bus, more sandbags.

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8762.jpg


My best shot of the tank:

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_8764.jpg

And, i used my proficiency in AutoCAD to map out the area. :D

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/wdmap.jpg

[Danny]

I'm not so sure that's a woman. Could be either...

Pretty sure thats the female zombie from issue 1, rick wakes up in a hospital and gets outside and he sees a dead cyclist whos so rotten it cant stand, only pathetically reach at him. he takes its bike and rides home.

[MinionZombie]

Thanks for the shots Skold! :thumbsup:

[fulci fan]

:rockbrow:

How so? I watch Fear Fest every year and it never disappoints, imo. Easily the best collection of horror films around.

Yeah, I like Fear Fest. The problem is: they only play the typical teenager slasher films. Very rarely do they play good films. And even the good films are edited for television. I think The Walking Dead is really going to spice things up this year.

[bassman]

Yeah, I like Fear Fest. The problem is: they only play the typical teenager slasher films. Very rarely do they play good films. And even the good films are edited for television. I think The Walking Dead is really going to spice things up this year.

Are we talking about the same AMC? Night of the Living Dead, The Crazies, Alien, Aliens, The Shining, Amityville Horror, The Exorcist, The Thing, Etc. These are just a few from last year off the top of my head. As I remember the whole marathon was litered with greats...

[fulci fan]

Damn. I didn't catch any of those last year! :( I actually worked at a Halloween store last year, so I didn't really have time for t.v.. Maybe this year will be different. Though, we might have to start prep work for DL3 by Oct. if Gary still wants his spring of 2011 shooting time.:D

[darth los]

And even the good films are edited for television.


Yeah, I absolutely refuse to watch movies of that sort regular t.v for just that reason.

Once it's that heavily edited, what's the point?

:cool:

[bassman]

Yeah, I absolutely refuse to watch movies of that sort regular t.v for just that reason.

Once it's that heavily edited, what's the point?

:cool:

AMC is a tad different, though. They're one of the few channels that doesn't edit it TOO much. Of course they'll take out the f-bombs if it's the middle of the day, but for the most part everything else makes it through. After primetime they play totally unedited, if im not mistaken.

The only thing I don't like about AMC? THE COMMERCIALS. It seems like there are commercials every five minutes and they drag a 90 minute movie out to 3 hours!:dead:

With AMC it's sometimes best to set the DVR and watch it later. That fast forward button works miracles.

[krakenslayer]

I couldn't watch TV in the US. Despite having supposedly more liberal free speech laws, US TV is very anal about swearing and violence (over here, anything "adult" orientated is shown after 9PM but usually unedited, which is a good compromise between freedom and concern over kids' wellbeing) and there are ad breaks about every ten minutes. Here, things are still bad but there are rules about how often a station can drop in commercial breaks, limiting them to about once every twenty minutes for a feature-length film, which helps a little.

Also, what is it about American documentaries? My experience of them is that after every break they not only feel the need to recap everything we've already seen, but also remind us about everything we're going to see later in the show. The end result is, after factoring in ad breaks and recaps, an hour-long show has about thirty minutes of actual content.

Is that what it's really like over there, or have I just seen a bad cross section of American TV?

[bassman]

You're pretty much spot on about the TV editing. The good thing is that they seem to be getting lighter with it in recent years. It's like I've always heard....here they block nudity and cursing while everywhere else it's the violence. America is ass backwards sometimes...

As for the documentaries, I think you may have caught a few bad eggs. I know i've seen a few that have the problem you mentioned, but there are also some great ones out there. I think it's usually the made for tv docs that recap everything over and over again. I guess it's for people tuning in late.

[krakenslayer]

You're pretty much spot on about the TV editing. The good thing is that they seem to be getting lighter with it in recent years. It's like I've always heard....here they block nudity and cursing while everywhere else it's the violence. America is ass backwards sometimes...

As for the documentaries, I think you may have caught a few bad eggs. I know i've seen a few that have the problem you mentioned, but there are also some great ones out there. I think it's usually the made for tv docs that recap everything over and over again. I guess it's for people tuning in late.

Yeah. Don't get me wrong, I've seen a lot of fantastic cinematic documentaries from the US, but as you said, it's the made for TV ones (especially the "investigative" type) that suffers that problem.

[MinionZombie]

Those "what if people vanished and the world crumbled" 'documentaries' are a prime example of that bullshit Kraken was on about. I was hammering my head against my wall twenty minutes in because of the constant repeating of footage and information, and not only that, but the voice over treated you like such an idiot - CONSTANTLY pointing out that no people were on the planet anymore in this scenario.

Oh, really? Gee, I forgot in the last thirty seconds, TELL ME AGAIN why don't you! :rolleyes:

Yeah, American advert breaks would wind me up something chronic. Watching the Oscars live from the USA you see how frequent (and occasionally brief) they can be. Same thing with Tennis live from America (not that I watch tennis, but my Mum does all the time, so I've often seen snippets and it's always off to a 20 second ad break here and there).

Seriously - wtf, America?

And yeah. Learn to grow a pair of balls over swearing, boobs and violence on telly.

[bassman]

Life After People is just a TV show. I wouldn't even consider that a documentary, really. But yes....it's annoying.

All the documentaries I watch are on the History, Discovery, DOC and Sundance channels. Everything else is chopped up, "you're too stupid to remember 5 minutes ago", TV garbage.

[BillyRay]

AICN put some more pics up:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45461


http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/wdb1.jpeg

Now these was taken by an amateur (Non-official) photographer, so I don't know how long they'll be online...

[Danny]

AICN put some more pics up:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45461


http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/wdb1.jpeg

Now these was taken by an amateur (Non-official) photographer, so I don't know how long they'll be online...

looks like some pretty fast moving shamblers....

[bassman]

hrm. They do look like they're moving fast....

Maybe they're doing the Hinzman Hobble that Darabont was talking about.

[ProfessorChaos]

as long as they aren't pulling any of that wall-crawling, super-jumping, track-star sprinting shit, i can stand them moving along at hinzman speed.

[clanglee]

I am very very much liking what I am seeing here. Looks like they might be diverting from the Original storyline already here. This looks like the scene where Rick first enters atlanta and gets his horse eaten. Glen saves him and then they go up to the rooftops. . . .who is the cop in the tank then? hmmmm? Not saying it's bad to change things up. . .just a bit different.

[DjfunkmasterG]

WOW... awesome shit.


Oh October cannot come fast enough.

[Mr.G]

WOW... awesome shit.


Oh October cannot come fast enough.

Times 2!

[JRobertSmith]

I am SO looking forward to this. At first I was afraid that it would be watered down, but from looking at the production photos that have been released, I think it's going to be top-notch!

[LouCipherr]

AICN put some more pics up:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45461


This is going to be so fucking awesome. I hope. :lol:

I cannot wait!

[Mr.G]

I just hope it gets high enough ratings to be renewed for multiple seasons.

[ProfessorChaos]

with AMC's track record of excellent original shows so far (mad men and breaking-fucking-bad), plus a talented director, nicotero and company doing the effects, and the latest zombie craze, i can't see this show not getting picked up for a second season.

as for the story, they've said that while the story will be from the comics, it's not going to be exactly the same, things will be unique at times. the governor and his colony will likely make an appearance at some point, but they will likely get through most of the story so far within a few seasons. and they are looking beyond that, i imagine.

there's an interview about this among other things and footage of the "zombie camp" they are putting extras through on AMC's website:

http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-walking-dead/

and yes, this show will rock your skulls this october. i'm feeling this might be the epic we've been waiting for quite some time...probably the best ghoul-related thing to hit your tv screen since day '85.

[JRobertSmith]

My niece works near some of the shooting sites in Atlanta. She was surprised that they got permission to lens there with guns...it's a sensitive Federal area.

If this series is even a fraction as good as BREAKING BAD I will be extremely pleased.

[MinionZombie]

This just keeps looking more and more badass with every new picture. I'd imagine that shot involves the 'Hinzman Swift' as I'll call it. :D Clearly that's cool with everybody as it's from Night68, and indeed that should be the limit of zombie speed ... stumbling swiftly. :D

[Ghost Of War]

They might even be shambling downhill.:cool:

[MinionZombie]

They might even be shambling downhill.:cool:
I like how you think, GoW. :)

[3pidemiC]

First shot of Rick Grimes:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/06/500x_walkingdead.jpg

[DEAD BEAT]

man im gettin' a true Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloon style chubby for this show to begin! I feel its gonna be a hit...look @ what AMC has done already MADMEN and BREAKING BAD are 2 of the best shows on T.V.....im positive this show is gonna follow im sure we all been waitin for something like this!:D;):p

[darth los]

The better this show is, the worse it's gonna make GAr look.

It's gonna be like, "O.K. georgie, why can't you churn out stuff like this"?

:cool:

[MinionZombie]

First shot of Rick Grimes:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/06/500x_walkingdead.jpg
This dude, to us Brits, was in the likes of This Life, Teachers, Human Traffic, and Strike Back ... ... and lol, he was in a movie - about the 1969 moon landing, called "Moonshot" (anyone remember Lazarus from Tropic Thunder going on about being in a movie called the same? :D) ... so it'll be interesting to see him in this with an American accent going on.

Really stoked about this the more I hear and see of it, and I've got a lot of faith in Darabont.

[darth los]

"Moonshot"

Let me guess. That was a film about the next bullshit tactic BP is going to employ? :lol:

:cool:

[AcesandEights]

Really stoked about this the more I hear and see of it, and I've got a lot of faith in Darabont.

Just read the comic first, MZ.

Please?

Just grab, or order from Amazon, a copy of the 1st collection (not the hard cover, which would be a more substantial investment). It's relatively cheap. As low as 4.89 pounds on Amazon.uk--just checked (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-Dead-Days-Gone-Bye/dp/1582406723/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276704988&sr=8-8).

Trust me. Alright?

Okay, pretend I'm someone you could trust, and trust me.

[Skold]

. . .who is the cop in the tank then? hmmmm?

When i was down there, i spoke briefly to a guy on the crew. He mentioned that the main character (who i took to be Rick) hides in the tank for a while. i was really trying to get a better look at the tank, but he wouldn't let me go any further.

[DEAD BEAT]

Let me guess. That was a film about the next bullshit tactic BP is going to employ? :lol:

:cool:

Moonshot? sounds like a porno flick 2 me! lol:D:moon::clown:

[MinionZombie]

Moonshot? sounds like a porno flick 2 me! lol:D:moon::clown:

Jiiiiizz iiiiin spaaaaaace! :sneaky:

Reminds me of Behind The Green Door. :p


Just read the comic first, MZ.

Please?

Just grab, or order from Amazon, a copy of the 1st collection (not the hard cover, which would be a more substantial investment). It's relatively cheap. As low as 4.89 pounds on Amazon.uk--just checked (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-Dead-Days-Gone-Bye/dp/1582406723/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276704988&sr=8-8).

Trust me. Alright?

Okay, pretend I'm someone you could trust, and trust me.

hehe, we might have to do some of those weird office trust exercises first. :D

Seriously though, yeah I might just do that ... so much stuff to read at the moment, but I might do that actually and try it out. I've never really been much of one for comics or graphic novels, but I have dabbled here and there ... maybe I'll dip my dabble into The Walking Dead ... ... actually that sounds perverted ... but I did intend for it to sound perverted, so... ;)

Jesus in a handbasket! ELEVEN VOLUMES?! :eek:

Anyone know which volumes the TV show will cover? Will it just cover Volume 1? Had a "look inside" ... looks badass.

And wait ... there's "books", "compendiums" and "volumes"? Sheesh ... complex enough for a newbie-to-the-series like me! :eek:;) What's the difference between the "books" and the "volumes", or is there no such difference and it's just websites labelling it all in silly ways?

[bassman]

Anyone know which volumes the TV show will cover?

I don't think there's a definitive answer, but I remember reading that the first 2-3 seasons will cover the entire series as it stands now. Of course by the time they get to the third season, there could be new issues...

[MinionZombie]

Right ... think I'll go with one story/six issue Volumes, rather than two story/twelve issue Books, or indeed the monster 48 issue Compendium ... thanks Wikipedia! :D

First up - Volume One. Look out everyone, MZ's about to begin climbing a franchise mountain ... naturally, I expect a hushed silence to fall across the thread as I take my first steps. :lol:

[LouCipherr]

Really stoked about this the more I hear and see of it, and I've got a lot of faith in Darabont.

That's the main reason I think this is going to be so good - Darabont.

*fingers crossed for zombie awesomeness*

[Thorn]

Thanks for all the pictures, especially the fan ones great job on those.

Rick looks interesting and the shot of him walking away from the car is so very much like what you see in the comic.

Just amazing.

I would agree, if you have not read the comics even if you are not a comic person you can not go wrong here. The writer is one of the best in the industry today hands down and the art at first was the best I had seen in a long time.

I am beyond stoked for this series.

[Sammich]

Well, it sure looks like there are runners in this one. The chicks hair and clothes all whipping around in the air like that and the one guy in the red shirt is in mid sprint.

I bet Kirkman went into this insisting shamblers only but then the AMC "marketing consultants" got involved and said "This isn't watch the paint dry 1968 Pennsylvania farmland. The zombies we want are a social commentary to the modern fast paced big city. Make them run, OR ELSE!"

I guess he could go the passive aggresive rout and make every running zombie shot in slow motion.

[ProfessorChaos]

funny, but seriously....AMC isn't the kind of network to produce a show called "the WALKING dead" and make them anything like the 28 d/w later films or yawn04, ghey08, or the shitty l4d games.

[Sammich]

AMC will just say that the "Walking Dead" refers to the wandering survivors who all will eventually succumb to the apocalypse that surrounds them. Most of the studio execs only want flash and excitement which sells to the mma/wwe watching 20-35 year old male demographic.

I really do hope that the Walking Dead doesn't fall into that trap but I am getting worried.

You take that back about L4D! Bub would probably have a blast playing that game online with zombie Ed, Fido, and Big Daddy.

[MinionZombie]

I'd have to disagree, they don't look like they're going that fast. There could be wind blowing the hair and clothes about a bit too, and plus Darabont himself has said in the vlogs that he's going with Night of the Living Dead as his guide, with no zombie moving faster than Bill Hinzman.

He wouldn't publically announce such a decision if he wasn't allowed to do it. Besides, with TWC being written around shamblers, it'd be odd to make them runners, as surely you'd significantly change the dynamic of the property as a result.

[Ghost Of War]

I'm sticking to the idea that they're more like joggers, or not-that-fast stumblers. Surely there has to be some middle ground between Olympic zombies and slow, relentless eating machines?

[Neil]

I'm sticking to the idea that they're more like joggers, or not-that-fast stumblers. Surely there has to be some middle ground between Olympic zombies and slow, relentless eating machines?

Olympic zombies - LOL!

[AcesandEights]

Well, I'm not going to panic based off a couple inconclusive stills.

[bassman]

Well, I'm not going to panic based off a couple inconclusive stills.

WHAT? You mean you're going to be reasonable and wait for the finished product before judging? How dare you???

[AcesandEights]

WHAT? You mean you're going to be reasonable and wait for the finished product before judging? How dare you???

<----Rebel :cool:

It's not like I'm without concern, but mine mainly has to do with the middle story arcs and narrative. However, a somewhat compressed approach (doing everything to date in a few seasons), makes me feel a bit better. I'm not saying I want them to rush it, but after the initial outlay of the story and characters a decent, but varying pace will be needed to keep people who aren't completely into zombies hooked.

[Thorn]

Well, I'm not going to panic based off a couple inconclusive stills.

This.

[DEAD BEAT]

wow! this thread is still goin' on? the length of this thread is puttin' my cock 2 shame!:stunned::eek::rockbrow:

[darth los]

wow! this thread is still goin' on? the length of this thread is puttin' my cock 2 shame!:stunned::eek::rockbrow:


Well, if you think about it we haven't had a satifactory zombie effort in quite sometime.

We salivate at that possibility, so expect this thread to be active till' atleast October.

:cool:

[bassman]

We salivate at that possibility, so expect this thread to be active till' atleast October.


Oh, there will be threads about this for years to come. Most of which will probably be complaints that it's not Dawn of the Dead 2.:p

[darth los]

Oh, there will be threads about this for years to come. Most of which will probably be complaints that it's not Dawn of the Dead 2.:p

Shit, without that this site would shut down ! :lol:

:cool:

[shootemindehead]

I'll start:

The Walking Dead? Pfft...rubbish.

[DEAD BEAT]

Oh, there will be threads about this for years to come. Most of which will probably be complaints that it's not Dawn of the Dead 2.:p

that's funny how many people feel that same way! someday were all gonna realize that Dawn (original) was those once in a lifetime movies that'll never have anything ever come close to it....sad thought, but not impossible!:annoyed:

[darth los]

that's funny how many people feel that same way! someday were all gonna realize that Dawn (original) was those once in a lifetime movies that'll never have anything ever come close to it....sad thought, but not impossible!:annoyed:


Well, to be fair no one has even attempted to follow the same formula.

Not even Gar himself.

Call it respect for his work or whatever but if a similar film were made today why wouldn't it be good?

:cool:

[DEAD BEAT]

Well, to be fair no one has even attempted to follow the same formula.

Not even Gar himself.

Call it respect for his work or whatever but if a similar film were made today why wouldn't it be good?

:cool:

why wouldn't it be good? 1 thing comes to mind C.G."FUCKIN" I.!

oh yeah and an over blown soundtrack made up of 2days promising up & coming boy bands! lol:hyper::moon::annoyed:


when will those assholes ever learn!:eek::rockbrow:

[BillyRay]

Call it respect for his work or whatever but if a similar film were made today why wouldn't it be good?



Running Zombies.

I thought we'd all been over this.

Again and again and again....:D

[darth los]

why wouldn't it be good? 1 thing comes to mind C.G."FUCKIN" I.!

oh yeah and an over blown soundtrack made up of 2days promising up & coming boy bands! lol:hyper::moon::annoyed:


when will those assholes ever learn!:eek::rockbrow:


And that is why the genre continues to suck for the most part.

And it's wierd because hollywood has never been shy about about copying a successful formula.

:cool:

[bassman]

I'm getting the image of a shot-for-shot remake of Dawn. Much like the Psycho remake. Can you imagine how funny that would be? It would boooomb.:lol:

[darth los]

I'm getting the image of a shot-for-shot remake of Dawn. Much like the Psycho remake. Can you imagine how funny that would be? It would boooomb.:lol:


Perhaps but it won't be due to the effects or acting, imo. It will be because by today's standards it would be considered maddeningly slow paced and in today's adhd world audiences simply don't have the patience for that.

They'd be busy finger fucking their cell phones the whole time. :rolleyes:

:cool:

[AcesandEights]

They'd be busy finger fucking their cell phones the whole time

:lol:

[DEAD BEAT]

And that is why the genre continues to suck for the most part.

And it's wierd because hollywood has never been shy about about copying a successful formula.

:cool:

i know! they seem to think that zombie flicks these days are intended 4 speed freaks, its all about hype constant running zombies and fast load annoying music! In a nut shell somethings should stay the way nature intended! :shifty::rockbrow:

[darth los]

i know! they seem to think that zombie flicks these days are intended 4 speed freaks, its all about hype constant running zombies and fast load annoying music! In a nut shell somethings should stay the way nature intended! :shifty::rockbrow:


A little variety is all I'm asking. I love Dawn 04' but do they all have to be runner flicks?

There hasn't been a decent, serious shambler film in a good while. :(

:cool:

[DEAD BEAT]

A little variety is all I'm asking. I love Dawn 04' but do they all have to be runner flicks?

There hasn't been a decent, serious shambler film in a good while. :(

:cool:

i'd say not in 20yrs...not since The Night of the Living Dead remake! i dont get it that 1 was decent and Tom was groomed by GAR! Think GAR has gone 2 Hollywood...what happen to the days where GAR was all bout sex, drugs and making movies? And givin' the man a long donkey dick of a middle finger! ;):moon::rant::annoyed:

[Epidemic79]

I'm getting the image of a shot-for-shot remake of Dawn. Much like the Psycho remake. Can you imagine how funny that would be? It would boooomb.:lol:

Psycho Remake? Daaaah,PISS ON THAT TURD passed off as a movie! But it is true that you could never remake the original DAWN in the exact formula. Audiences today just would not be able to sit thru it. In this day & age, that flick truly is from a different era. At best a low budget,uber independant studio might be capable of taking it on,with a writer/director who gives a shit,but with a very limited release,and it would only be appreciated by our kind of lot.

But anyways,the bits and pics from AMC's 'The Walking Dead' really do look awesome! I now have something to actually look foward to this year after all.:D

[clanglee]

I'm sticking to the idea that they're more like joggers, or not-that-fast stumblers. Surely there has to be some middle ground between Olympic zombies and slow, relentless eating machines?

Frankie says

There are the folks who just can't stand seeing zombies running. I'm kind of in that camp, but if you look at the very first zombie in Night - the one in the cemetery chasing Barbara, he gets up to a pretty good jog. I'm keying our zombie behavior off of that film: Whether they're in a very languid state or they're on the attack, they'll move no faster than that first zombie in Night of the Living Dead.

[JonOfTheShred]

i'd say not in 20yrs...not since The Night of the Living Dead remake! i dont get it that 1 was decent and Tom was groomed by GAR! Think GAR has gone 2 Hollywood...what happen to the days where GAR was all bout sex, drugs and making movies? And givin' the man a long donkey dick of a middle finger! ;):moon::rant::annoyed:

What about Shaun of the Dead?

[Publius]

Well, it sure looks like there are runners in this one. The chicks hair and clothes all whipping around in the air like that and the one guy in the red shirt is in mid sprint.

Have you seen the Zombie School (http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/06/zombie-school-video.php) video on AMC's site? It seems pretty clear that they're training them to be shamblers. The video even shows the FX guy using a clip of Hinzman in Night '68 as a model of zombie behavior.

[ProfessorChaos]

man, i swear people don't even bother reading older posts. i've posted about the zombie school thing twice as well as the discussion of tv show/comic book storylines...in this very thread.:|

[Mr.G]

i'd say not in 20yrs...not since The Night of the Living Dead remake! i dont get it that 1 was decent and Tom was groomed by GAR! Think GAR has gone 2 Hollywood...what happen to the days where GAR was all bout sex, drugs and making movies? And givin' the man a long donkey dick of a middle finger! ;):moon::rant::annoyed:

Maybe Tom should consider remaking DOTD and DAY?

[Neil]

Have you seen the Zombie School (http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/06/zombie-school-video.php) video on AMC's site? It seems pretty clear that they're training them to be shamblers. The video even shows the FX guy using a clip of Hinzman in Night '68 as a model of zombie behavior.

Eek! Hinzman was a bit messed up... It was like Romero hadn't quite worked out the rules? He moved very quickly and could even use tools to great effect! Not your averaege zombie!

[DEAD BEAT]

Maybe Tom should consider remaking DOTD and DAY?

good call! them maybe 2days zombies wouldn't look like a bunch of speed freaks running from the cops!:rant::stunned::moon::annoyed:

[darth los]

What about Shaun of the Dead?

I'll refer you back to my post that he answered where i said "a good, SERIOUS zombie film."

:cool:

[DEAD BEAT]

I'll refer you back to my post that he answered where i said "a good, SERIOUS zombie film."

:cool:

in all fairness Shaun was @ least closer 2 GARS formula than most of the shit thats been comin' out! KUDOS 2 Shaun!;):):hyper:

[Thorn]

man, i swear people don't even bother reading older posts. i've posted about the zombie school thing twice as well as the discussion of tv show/comic book storylines...in this very thread.:|

Hey that's cool and all but...

Have you seen the Zombie School video on AMC's site? It seems pretty clear that they're training them to be shamblers. The video even shows the FX guy using a clip of Hinzman in Night '68 as a model of zombie behavior.

;)

[darth los]

in all fairness Shaun was @ least closer 2 GARS formula than most of the shit thats been comin' out! KUDOS 2 Shaun!;):):hyper:

Here! Here!


Hey that's cool and all but...

Have you seen the Zombie School video on AMC's site? It seems pretty clear that they're training them to be shamblers. The video even shows the FX guy using a clip of Hinzman in Night '68 as a model of zombie behavior.

;)

So they should be able to jog very nicely then. :p

:cool:

[MinionZombie]

Got Volume 1 of The Walking Dead today ... gonna get into it soon ... and while I don't generally read comics or graphic novels, I do dabble from time-to-time, and it certainly looks kick ass, and it feels satisfying to hold as well - if that makes sense. Or am I sounding weird? :D

[DjfunkmasterG]

MZ, I guarantee you will love it. I was hooked after Issue #1, now I don't buy individual issues anymore since 13, but I get the novels when they come out.

The Walking Dead is very much in vein of the early Romero work we all know and love. Probably one of the best horror comics out there.

[JonOfTheShred]

I'll refer you back to my post that he answered where i said "a good, SERIOUS zombie film."

:cool:

Ah, touche. I wouldn't call Shaun serious either. It definitely had its unsettling and creepier moments, and arguably one of the best (if not the best) depictions of the initial stages of the outbreak.

[Neil]

Got Volume 1 of The Walking Dead today ... gonna get into it soon ... and while I don't generally read comics or graphic novels, I do dabble from time-to-time, and it certainly looks kick ass, and it feels satisfying to hold as well - if that makes sense. Or am I sounding weird? :D

So... Review?

[fulci fan]

The first issue is 60 bucks. That is a shit ton of money for a book. :skull:

[Danny]

So... Review?

it's been out for years and has critical acclaim dude, the tv adaption should be a clue if its good or not.

spoiler - it is very good.

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The first issue is 60 bucks. That is a shit ton of money for a book. :skull:

i would imagine thats because it hasnt got a lot of reprintings. from issue 1 to the current, which i think is 60 or 70 something- i dont check numbers, ive got first printings of them all except for like 26-28. i got a bunch of the early ones bulk on ebay for like £22, total bargain.

[fulci fan]

There are more than 20 issues of those big ass books?!? :eek:

[darth los]

Ah, touche. I wouldn't call Shaun serious either. It definitely had its unsettling and creepier moments, and arguably one of the best (if not the best) depictions of the initial stages of the outbreak.

Oh there's no doubt that it's a very good film but it's a "zomedie" which is all that seems to gross well nowdays that also feature the classic shamblers.

:cool:

[Mr.G]

The first issue is 60 bucks. That is a shit ton of money for a book. :skull:

You'd be lucky buying for 60. Most people wouldn't part with it for under 100. I've been reading since the first issue....and when I feel poor I often think of selling mine!

[acealive1]

i dont see the big whine here about shamblers and runners. shamblers should be people that have been dead a few days or weeks. runners would be people that JUST died

[MikePizzoff]

There are more than 20 issues of those big ass books?!? :eek:

No. It's a comic book and they're currently at issue #73. I'm unsure of which big-ass-books you speak of but there are several different ones:

-There's a ridiculously large book that contains the first 48 issues.

-Then there are 5 volumes of hardcovers, each of which contain 12 issues.

-Finally, there are a bunch of smaller paperbacks, that are still close to 150 pages each, and each one contains 6 issues. These are known as "trades" or can (to some) be considered "graphic novels".

Class dismissed.

[bassman]

An interview (http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/06/robert-kirkman-interview.php) with Kirkman from the set.

[ProfessorChaos]

^

posts like this are why i like basscunt (sorry, just had to call you that once), he's always keeping us updated on the news. thanks for the link dude.

minor spoilers are in the interview for those who don't follow the comics and want to have their WD cherries popped through the tv series. just a heads up.

[bassman]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r67/Godfathr1337/Oh_U.jpg

[MinionZombie]

I wonder if the zombie on the right of the picture - with its mouth open - is wearing some kind of thingymajig to spread the lips out like they are in the comics. I'd love to see that 'death smile' thing going on in the TV show.

I'm just over half-way through Vol. 1 (I'm going for "the trade paperbacks" - the 'single story arc, six issue runs') and I'm liking it. The dialogue starts off a bit hokey/unrealistic/blunt/too explanatory at the start, but it seems to be shifting into more realistic territory now.

The content is excellent, mind, and the artwork is tip-top and really imaginative when it comes to the zombies themselves.

I'm just wondering something - which came first - 28 Days Later with Jim waking up in hospital after being in a coma, or Rick in TWD?

In short - I'll keep reading them. :)

[shootemindehead]

I'm just wondering something - which came first - 28 Days Later with Jim waking up in hospital after being in a coma, or Rick in TWD?

In short - I'll keep reading them. :)

That'll be 'The Day of the Triffids' that cam first ;)

Seriously though, I think '28 days Later' was out before 'The Walking Dead'.

[Mr.G]

That'll be 'The Day of the Triffids' that cam first ;)

Seriously though, I think '28 days Later' was out before 'The Walking Dead'.

Correct. Kirkman writes about the scene and inspiration in the letter column at the end of an issue.

POST #300!!!

[DEAD BEAT]

Dam! this shit is still going on? guess were all hard up 4 some really good zombie action!:stunned:

BTW: the length of this thread makes my shaft look like a peanut! wow!:eek::rockbrow::annoyed:

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That'll be 'The Day of the Triffids' that cam first ;)

Seriously though, I think '28 days Later' was out before 'The Walking Dead'.

wut? i thought the comic TWD hit stands 20 yrs ago?:rockbrow::confused:

[Mr.G]

wut? i thought the comic TWD hit stands 20 yrs ago?:rockbrow::confused:

That was a different comic from around 1989 (same title). Image's The Walking Dead started in 2003.

[Neil]

Day on the set (Part 1) - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45528

[bassman]

Awesome report. Can't wait for part 2.

I wish there was some way to find out where all this stuff goes down ahead of time. Sounds like it would be easy to walk up to the set for some pics.

[shootemindehead]

"For those worried that AMC is going to shackle Darabont and his collaborators the only thing I can say is that I was there for one of the earliest scenes of the series and I saw an eight year old zombie girl with her cheek chewed off, teeth showing through, get shot in the head."

Fuck yeh!!!

:hyper:

[Ghost Of War]

Love this bit:

"Frank came up and knelt down, shaking her hand and talking to her. Andrew Lincoln came up to speak with her as well, both men trying to put her at ease… you know, before they blow her head off."

[Neil]

love this bit:

"frank came up and knelt down, shaking her hand and talking to her. Andrew lincoln came up to speak with her as well, both men trying to put her at ease… you know, before they blow her head off."

lol!!

[Neil]

Day on the set (Part 1) - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45528

...and part 2 - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45540

[Ghost Of War]

I am properly wetting myself with excitement. As I've said before, if this series is a success, and is as good as it's sounding like it will be, I have very very high hopes that the WWZ movie will be the epic zombie film we're all wanting. Roll on October.

[bassman]

Too excited.:hyper:

This quote got me thinking - "Don’t know who else is coming in to direct, but I know the person directing the second episode hails from Canada."

What are the chances that Romero helms an episode? I'm not saying it will or should happen, but with his obvious connections to the genre and Darabont's love for his work.....it's not that hard to imagine. hrmm...

[Neil]

Too excited.:hyper:

This quote got me thinking - "Don’t know who else is coming in to direct, but I know the person directing the second episode hails from Canada."

What are the chances that Romero helms an episode? I'm not saying it will or should happen, but with his obvious connections to the genre and Darabont's love for his work.....it's not that hard to imagine. hrmm...

That would rather rock wouldn't it! And get the series some good publicity!

[darth los]

I am properly wetting myself with excitement. As I've said before, if this series is a success, and is as good as it's sounding like it will be, I have very very high hopes that the WWZ movie will be the epic zombie film we're all wanting. Roll on October.


Agreed. The genre NEEDS this to be a success. Since Gar apparently can't deliver the goods anymore the mantle is up for grabs. It seems as if no one wants it though.

However, no one seems to want to take shamblers seriously. If this works believe we are going to see a new wave of zombie films looking to strike while the iron is hot alot like we saw in 04'-05'.

:cool:

[MinionZombie]

Well I'd hope that TWD makes people take shamblers seriously again - well, the morons who suck the cheesy knob of Yawn04 but have no idea about any other zombie movie ever ... you know, your average moron that would appear on, say, Jersey Shore. :elol:

It'd be great if GAR directed an episode.

Perhaps GAR is just enjoying himself now - he's earned it alright - I'm sure he'd much rather the expectation of delivering the next zombie "Z-OMG!" fest rest on the shoulders of a younger pup. He's already delivered the zombie film of all time with Dawn of the Dead - the man's earned his place in genre lore as the man.

As for the next true bastion of proper zombie filmmaking - they're out there somewhere and one day they'll make the next big shambler property.

Heck, it might very well be TWD.

[MinionZombie]

Oh yeah - finished Vol. 1 of TWD - getting Vol. 2 and 3 soon. :cool:

[bassman]

Considering ordering them before the show, myself. Haven't seen a single one of them in years.

[darth los]

Damn Son ! :stunned:

You blew right through that huh? Did it meet your expectations? Does a T.V adaptation of what you read in line with what we all hope it will be?

:cool:

[ProfessorChaos]

Darabont said he’s put a lot of thought into it and decided to fall back to George A. Romero’s original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. He called it the “Book of Genesis” of his zombies here. People forget the first zombie we see in NOTLD is moving fairly quickly. He’s not running, but he shuffles after Barbara at a decent speed. That, Darabont feels, gives him a little liberty at having his zombies do a little more than a mummy-walk.

That said, you’re not going to see 28 Days Later stuff here. Look at the cemetery zombie from NOTLD, that’s the top speed.

very happy to read that particular bit. also glad to see that they don't plan on rick and his group to arrive at the prison till the end of season two, giving the series a very on-the-run type feel.

breaking bad routinely switches people in and out of the director's chair, looks like TWD may end up doing the same. not too sure how i feel about romero stepping in as a guest director...i guess it could be good, but his works as-of-late are rather lackluster in my opinion. as long as he doesn't lay on the social commentary this as shit like he did in diary...

between my anticpation for this, DR2 coming out at the end of august, the new next-gen castelvania dropping this fall, and 100-degree weather, i'm about ready to say "fuck summer" and just hibernate for the next couple of months...kinda like cartman but without the freezing bit.

[sandrock74]

Since I was feeling like the last person on earth who had yet to read The Walking Dead, I decided it was way past time to get in on the fun. I stopped by my local comic book store over the weekend and snagged volume 1. I told the owner that I would be grabbing a new volume each week, so please make sure he stocks up on them. He laughed and said ok.

I am little embarrassed to admit that since then, I have gone back on seperate occassions to grab volumes 2 and 3. Great reads!

Also, when I went back to the comic store today, I noticed that the entire run of the trades were fully stocked! What service! :)

[Ghost Of War]

They're great books, I've just got issues 72 and 73, I plan on re-starting the at them from issue 1 as soon as I can.

I don't have a problem if Romero directs an episode of TWD, it's his writing that has slipped more than anything, maybe if someone else is writing then it might turn out ok. Not that I dislike his recent films, because apart from Land I thought they were good.

[MinionZombie]

Damn Son ! :stunned:

You blew right through that huh? Did it meet your expectations? Does a T.V adaptation of what you read in line with what we all hope it will be?

Well they're not overly long Volumes anyway, like 140 pages or whatever, and they're comics/graphic novels, so you can plough through them quite quickly - not that I don't stop to smell the roses along the way, or rather, gawp at the glorious artwork - the zombies all have cool individual things about them, and the attention to detail (death smiles, facial hair growing out, flies EVERYWHERE and crawling around the diseased-looking eyes ... oh man!) I can almost smell the decay from the images. :D

The dialogue is a bit on-the-nose, and a bit over-explanatory for how real people actually talk - which is my only grievance. The content is cool, and as I said, the artwork is amazing - plus it's shambling zombies, so I'm happy.

I really did enjoy reading Volume 1, so I've got the next couple on their way.

I can see, when reading, what could translate well into TV, and what could use tweaking or re-arranging, or exploring in further depth, and yeah - I really do hope that Darabont et al can really do the franchise justice.

Looking forward to the next volumes...:thumbsup:

[Debbieangel]

I am soo excited about "The Walking Dead"!! It's about time they get a zombie series on tv.
I haven't read the comic book series,so, it will all be a nice surprise for me.
I can't wait for Oct to get here!!!!

[darth los]

It's about time they get a zombie series on tv.

Me neither.

But that's so true. You would think with the popularity of zombies, particularly over the last decade, that there would atleast be one measly attempt right?

Well, we got one now and yes I'm sooooooo looking forward to it DA.

(Remember that name? :lol:)

:cool:

[MinionZombie]

Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 are now in my possession ... will get cracking on them soon. :)

[sandrock74]

Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 are now in my possession ... will get cracking on them soon. :)

Volume 8 is a heartbreaker :(

[clanglee]

Any more word on this yet? new tidbits?

[MinionZombie]

Any more word on this yet? new tidbits?
http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=16960

Props to ShadowMan for the find. :)

[bassman]

Some photos from the set (http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/01/first-photos-from-the-set-of-amcs-the-walking-dead-plus-updated-filming-information/). A bit blurry, but we can see some of the larger zombie crowds and get an idea of what the deserted city looks like.

Not much, but I know some of us a drooling over any bit of info we can get...

[Rancid Carcass]

Some photos from the set. A bit blurry, but we can see some of the larger zombie crowds and get an idea of what the deserted city looks like.
Not much, but I know some of us a drooling over any bit of info we can get...

*Drool cycle complete.

*Commencing pant wet in...3...2...1...pant wet activated.

Actually there's a very nice DAY vibe going on there. Me like.

:hyper:

[Skold]

i'll be heading down there tomorrow - hopefully i'll get some good shots!

[MinionZombie]

Ooh! It's the bit when Glenn and Rick gore themselves up as a zombie defense test! :cool:

I'm currently on Vol. 2 btw.

[Legion2213]

Ooh! It's the bit when Glenn and Rick gore themselves up as a zombie defense test! :cool:

I'm currently on Vol. 2 btw.

Looking at getting some of these, but volumes 1-5 of the collected books in hardback will set me back around £75. :(

Edit: found a big-ass collection containing issues 1-48 for under £40 - How many issues are there up to date

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51a7beg6M2L._SS500_.jpg

[MinionZombie]

Looking at getting some of these, but volumes 1-5 of the collected books in hardback will set me back around £75. :(

Edit: found a big-ass collection containing issues 1-48 for under £40 - How many issues are there up to date

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51a7beg6M2L._SS500_.jpg
I think they're into issue 70-something now.

I started on the Volumes (single story arc 6-issue runs combined into a "trade paperback") in case I didn't get into it, but I should have known better that I would. :p

Trades 2 and 3 are sat there (about mid-way through Vol. 2 now) ... but I do like to read on the shitter, so it's always easier to have a paperback in your hand than a hardback. :D

[sandrock74]

I just picked up the elusive volume 11 (it's been elusive to me anyway) last night at Border's Bookstore and read it this morning. Man, I am addicted to this series! I already ordered volume 12 thru my comic book store, but that comes out a week from Tuesday! :eek:

It kinda sucks, because at that point, I have to start collecting the series issue by issue each month, like all the other suckers. :stunned: I've been spoiled up to this point.

[paranoid101]

I just picked up the elusive volume 11 (it's been elusive to me anyway) last night at Border's Bookstore and read it this morning. Man, I am addicted to this series! I already ordered volume 12 thru my comic book store, but that comes out a week from Tuesday! :eek:

It kinda sucks, because at that point, I have to start collecting the series issue by issue each month, like all the other suckers. :stunned: I've been spoiled up to this point.

I got a message from amazon saying Vol 12 has been put back till August 09 2010. :annoyed:

[darth los]

I got a message from amazon saying Vol 12 has been put back till August 09 2010. :annoyed:


Ah yes, I can remember those days of having to wait a month for the next issue of a particular comic to come out.

Yes it is maddening. One tends to forget that in this age where we can pretty much have everything we want on demand or over night.

:cool:

[MikePizzoff]

How many issues are there up to date


:mad: Earlier in this thread, I posted all the available formats of The Walking Dead and I think it just got skipped over by everyone. They're on issue #73 now.

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Ah yes, I can remember those days of having to wait a month for the next issue of a particular comic to come out.

Yes it is maddening. One tends to forget that in this age where we can pretty much have everything we want on demand or over night.

:cool:

It's not an issue that he's talking about, though, Darth. It's a trade.

[Danny]

just got 71-73 from my pull list. This is finally picking up again, fear the hunters was good, but aside from rick and the phone (if you know, you know) its been slow and boring for a while.
Nice to have some hbo drama style intrigue again.

[Sammich]

Some photos from the set (http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/01/first-photos-from-the-set-of-amcs-the-walking-dead-plus-updated-filming-information/). A bit blurry, but we can see some of the larger zombie crowds and get an idea of what the deserted city looks like.

Not much, but I know some of us a drooling over any bit of info we can get...

From the article:

In the photos, taken last weekend, you can see the show’s leads are trying to out run the zombies in a red Dodge Challenger.

Uh oh. :lol:

[Rancid Carcass]

In the photos, taken last weekend, you can see the show’s leads are trying to out run the zombies in a red Dodge Challenger. Uh oh. :lol:

You maybe reading a little too much in to that...

Just because you're trying to out run something doesn't mean the thing you're running from is also running - it's just a figure of speech, probably meaning they're just trying to stay a head of the horde, as you would. Not familiar with the source material (yet!), so I don't know for sure but if it's an apocalypse then it probably quite a large horde that you'd do well to run away from.

Like the book says: Don't Panic! (big friendly letters).

Gotta love fandom! :D

[MinionZombie]

Indeed, TWC has big hoardes from the-off pretty much, and the sequence in the comic that is in those set photos features a whole shedload of zombies - and as they say in the comics themselves, you don't want to fanny about, cos you'll get surrounded.

[sandrock74]

I got a message from amazon saying Vol 12 has been put back till August 09 2010. :annoyed:

Really? I checked amazon and its still listed as a July 13, 2010 release date. Also, my comic book store hasn't said anything to me about it being late (I ordered it thru them). Hopefully its still running on time!

[MikePizzoff]

Really? I checked amazon and its still listed as a July 13, 2010 release date. Also, my comic book store hasn't said anything to me about it being late (I ordered it thru them). Hopefully its still running on time!

Paranoid's from the UK, that's gotta be why.

[sandrock74]

Paranoid's from the UK, that's gotta be why.

Ah, yes. That troublesome Atlantic Ocean always getting in the way!

[MinionZombie]

Finished Vol. 2 last night. :)

[Ghost Of War]

Finished Vol. 2 last night. :)

Marks out of 10 so far...?

[MinionZombie]

Marks out of 10 so far...?
Vol. 1 was better than Vol.2 ... not enough zombie action in Vol. 2 for my liking, and a there were a couple of things with character development that felt too sudden for my liking.
People jump in and out of bed with each other REALLY quickly in this, even though they're grieving, there's too many people shacking up, you know? Just an example.

Also, the mother of the two boys, what a moron for just waltzing into that zombie infested house ... dummy that she was.

However, the artwork continues to be awesome, and the situations that arise continue to intrigue ... although, so far, some of the dialogue leaves a bit to be desired (too explanatory, too long-winded, doesn't feel natural enough).

The character design is a bit different in Vol. 2 as well, so that took a bit of getting used to, but I will continue reading the "trade" volumes.

[darth los]

That's what messed me up about dawn 04' as well.

Lady your husband just got mauled to death and your ahcking up with Jake Weber !?! It was either that or Ving Rhames so...

But perhaps they feel the end is nigh anyway so might as well.

:cool:

[Skold]

We went down and saw some more filming on Saturday... got a few pics - nothing earth-shattering though. The props were all in the same place from when they shot here last month. One thing was different: these signs about simulated gunfire!

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_9020.jpg





The first thing we saw was a scene where Rick fled into an alleyway while being chased by zombies. They were not running at all, but they converged on him pretty quickly. In the pic below, he is on the left in a light-brown police shirt and dark-brown jacket, right behind the swung-out chain-link fence.

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_9028.jpg





Unfortunately, that was my best shot because they started wrapping up right after. i couldn't get any good shots of the tank last time, so a took a few here:

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_9032.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_9034.jpg



They spent a lot of time in the alley, but it was blocked off so i could not see any filming once they were in it. here it is closed up as the wrapped up:

http://webpages.charter.net/cworkmfdm/WD/100_9038.jpg



We saw four zombies close-up but they all were being wrangled by production assistants so i didn't get good shots. Three were driving into the set in full make-up, and one was being escorted down the street. They looked great - very similar to other pics we've seen. Oddly, all had facial wounds.



Edit: if anyone knows of a tag i can use to shrink the pics, let me know - sorry about the size.

[clanglee]

Awesome Skold, keep em comming.

[Danny]

I can only hold the bridge of my nose in stan marsh style distain at all my mates who know i read this and go "ey danny, so this walking dead?, is it any good?" and all i can do is give them a blank benjamine linus stare and "ive subscribed to it for almost a decade and its being made into a tv series. not a movie, a zombie tv series. what more could i say to give it a semblance of being of worth and note?"

It's just like bloody watchman, all my non comic reading mates were all "but how good is it really?" when right in front of them it says "one of time magazines 100 greatest novels of all time".

I dont know what bizarre language i shift into, or if people really can only engage in something if they get approval off someone they know, regardless of tastes, but if something has been well known, and well liked for years, enough for an adaption then you dont want to ask if its good at all,.
Just ask "is it for me? am i its target audience?" look at twilight, obviously popular enough with its audience to warrant an adaptation for the same audience in another medium.

I'll say this for the walking dead. In terms of comic book's it is the most important, competent and straight faced example of the zobie sub genre in the medium. Its not avatar press style 'zombie rips sweater and blouse off victim and grasps boob meat just cus' and its not the goons 'zombies cheating at poker im mimicry of 50's gangsters they were in life.
It's pretty much the romero universe. Only there is no beat you over the head subtext. it's just drama in the purest, none internet forum traditional sense of the word. It is good. it won't be for everyone, most notably the "CHICAGO TED" survival whackjob who wants to jerk off with a beretta tickling there prostate gland but for the people who just watch zombie movies for the actual horror of the situation and seeing people be people in said situations its worth your time.

[Rancid Carcass]

Big ass tank. Street full of zeds. It's like they've found the HPOTD zombie wishlist and are ticking them off one by one... :D

[Skold]

New blog up at AMC about the sets: http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/07/greg-melton-interview.php

[sandrock74]

Finished Vol. 2 last night. :)

Volume 8 is a real heartbreaker! :( That's all I will say about that.

[JonOfTheShred]

Volume 8 is a real heartbreaker! :( That's all I will say about that.

Yea, that's definitely where shit gets real brutal.

Although, I must say, the three things that really made me say "WTF" and pause in my reading were...

At the end of the issue when Michonne, Glenn and Rick first make it back from Woodbury, only to see the prison had been overrun. The cliffhanger kind of implied EVERYONE were eaten, which wasn't the case at all, but before reading the next issue you couldn't help but think everyone was dead.

When they encounter their first horde after picking up Morgan and going to the police station. I felt like counting zombies to see how many were in that picture. It inspired many ideas for album covers in my head.

And the most stomach turning of all, when Ben killed his twin brother, gutting him and telling Andrea not to worry because "he didn't touch the brain." Very creepy, to think someone could be mentally unstable enough to gut their very mirror image and feel no remorse or sympathy at such a young age. I'm glad Carl popped that little bitch

[Danny]

Yea, that's definitely where shit gets real brutal.

Although, I must say, the three things that really made me say "WTF" and pause in my reading were...

At the end of the issue when Michonne, Glenn and Rick first make it back from Woodbury, only to see the prison had been overrun. The cliffhanger kind of implied EVERYONE were eaten, which wasn't the case at all, but before reading the next issue you couldn't help but think everyone was dead.

When they encounter their first horde after picking up Morgan and going to the police station. I felt like counting zombies to see how many were in that picture. It inspired many ideas for album covers in my head.

And the most stomach turning of all, when Ben killed his twin brother, gutting him and telling Andrea not to worry because "he didn't touch the brain." Very creepy, to think someone could be mentally unstable enough to gut their very mirror image and feel no remorse or sympathy at such a young age. I'm glad Carl popped that little bitch

The fear the hunters arc that came next took it further into unsettling territory. But it lead nicely into what looks like the next stage of ricks breakdown. From his fight in the prison to the deal with the governor and then losing lori and his daughter and the phone and now some recent personality traits and choices that make me think that rick is not going to be the protagonist by at least issue 110. kirkmans forshadowed it for years now.

[MinionZombie]

I appreciate the spoiler tags guys, kudos. :thumbsup:

Will make a start on Vol. 3 sometime soon.

[JonOfTheShred]

The fear the hunters arc that came next took it further into unsettling territory. But it lead nicely into what looks like the next stage of ricks breakdown. From his fight in the prison to the deal with the governor and then losing lori and his daughter and the phone and now some recent personality traits and choices that make me think that rick is not going to be the protagonist by at least issue 110. kirkmans forshadowed it for years now.

I dug the Fear the Hunters arc. Was pretty disturbing what those people did, but I kinda knew Rick and company would wipe the floor with them. I loved how Dale was laughing maniacally and was yelling 'tainted meat' after he found out they ate his other foot.

I agree though, I expect the unexpected with Kirkman, and killing off Rick would be quite unexpected. Who do you think would take his place? I don't see Michonne or Carl dying any time soon, and I'd be pretty pissed if Andrea bit the dust. I think the best choice is Abraham for a new leader. Abraham is bad ass and a very suitable replacement, if Rick were to die. I've kinda felt Rick was doomed after the Governor amputated his hand.

[sandrock74]

I dug the Fear the Hunters arc. Was pretty disturbing what those people did, but I kinda knew Rick and company would wipe the floor with them. I loved how Dale was laughing maniacally and was yelling 'tainted meat' after he found out they ate his other foot.

I agree though, I expect the unexpected with Kirkman, and killing off Rick would be quite unexpected. Who do you think would take his place? I don't see Michonne or Carl dying any time soon, and I'd be pretty pissed if Andrea bit the dust. I think the best choice is Abraham for a new leader. Abraham is bad ass and a very suitable replacement, if Rick were to die. I've kinda felt Rick was doomed after the Governor amputated his hand.

I'm glad you asked this. I have been thinking about this very same question since I finished "Fear the Hunters". If Rick were to be killed off, I feel certain that young Carl would become more of a focus; maybe even the series taking on a POV from Carl.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Andrea taking the spotlight as series lead. In my opinion, she has gone thru the most changes since her debut back in issue 2 (or was it 3?). Originally, she was merely a background character who didn't contribute much. How different is she now? I'd definitely be interested in seeing her take the lead.

[Cinerary]

So, uhh, I don't feel like digging though all of the posts. When does the series open?

EDIT: Forget it. October.

[Danny]

I'm glad you asked this. I have been thinking about this very same question since I finished "Fear the Hunters". If Rick were to be killed off, I feel certain that young Carl would become more of a focus; maybe even the series taking on a POV from Carl.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Andrea taking the spotlight as series lead. In my opinion, she has gone thru the most changes since her debut back in issue 2 (or was it 3?). Originally, she was merely a background character who didn't contribute much. How different is she now? I'd definitely be interested in seeing her take the lead.

Knowing kirkman i imagine the newer guy with the handlebar tache' would take over, he doesnt do female protagonists that well or often but i would think andrea would be the best choice.

[JonOfTheShred]

I'm glad you asked this. I have been thinking about this very same question since I finished "Fear the Hunters". If Rick were to be killed off, I feel certain that young Carl would become more of a focus; maybe even the series taking on a POV from Carl.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Andrea taking the spotlight as series lead. In my opinion, she has gone thru the most changes since her debut back in issue 2 (or was it 3?). Originally, she was merely a background character who didn't contribute much. How different is she now? I'd definitely be interested in seeing her take the lead.

Yea, I definitely think Carl would take the focus of the series. In fact, I hope it does go that way, and we get to see him get progressively older. (Imagine at TWD #200, we get a "15 Years Later..." and get a 20-something year old Carl. :rockbrow: )


Knowing kirkman i imagine the newer guy with the handlebar tache' would take over, he doesnt do female protagonists that well or often but i would think andrea would be the best choice.

Handlebar stache-man is the very character I had said was best, his name is Abraham. It appears all three of us are in agreeance: Andrea and Abraham for two new adult leads!

[sandrock74]

Handlebar stache-man is the very character I had said was best, his name is Abraham. It appears all three of us are in agreeance: Andrea and Abraham for two new adult leads!

Andrea = You can't go wrong with a sniper chick :)

[Danny]

Trouble is by the 70's there is very few of them who arent fundamentally damaged in some intrinsic way by now.

Kirkmans said before he has toyed with killing off everyone and having another group just stumble on them as zombies, raiding there final holdout for supplies. which is possibly a much more likely outcome post issue 100.

[sandrock74]

Trouble is by the 70's there is very few of them who arent fundamentally damaged in some intrinsic way by now.

Kirkmans said before he has toyed with killing off everyone and having another group just stumble on them as zombies, raiding there final holdout for supplies. which is possibly a much more likely outcome post issue 100.

Oh man....how utterly heartbreaking, yet fantastically cool!

[ProfessorChaos]

well, since this thread has crossed over from the tv series to the comics, just thought i'd add that i finally got around to ordering the 5th hardcover book, should be here this week.

will be sitting back down and re-reading all the books to get back into the mindset, looking forward to picking up where book 4 leaves off after the showdown at the prison.

[JonOfTheShred]

Andrea = You can't go wrong with a sniper chick :)

Exactly.


Trouble is by the 70's there is very few of them who arent fundamentally damaged in some intrinsic way by now.

Kirkmans said before he has toyed with killing off everyone and having another group just stumble on them as zombies, raiding there final holdout for supplies. which is possibly a much more likely outcome post issue 100.

That...sounds kinda cool. Actually, it sounds really cool, I'd be down for that. To see what was left of the original cast and their newer com-padres as zombies would be crazy.

[sandrock74]

That...sounds kinda cool. Actually, it sounds really cool, I'd be down for that. To see what was left of the original cast and their newer com-padres as zombies would be crazy.

You know, upon further thought on the topic, I think there should be at least one survivor left to join the "new" group. I think without that, it would be too much of a shock for the system (so to speak) and too convenient of a jumping off point for long time readers.

Still, very interesting proposition...

[clanglee]

I have no desire to see anyone in the group bite the dust. But I take it in stride when they do. I dunno about the Rick thing though. . . I can't see him going out.

[Sammich]

Why do zombie movies make people so angry and form angry cliques?

http://thewalkingdeadpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/walkingdead_kirkmanx-large-281x130.jpg
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FRANK DARABONT, GALE ANNE HURD, ROBERT KIRKMAN AND THE CAST OF AMC’S SERIES “THE WALKING DEAD”

DESCEND ON COMIC CON 2010

“The Walking Dead” Exclusive Sneak Preview and Panel Event Takes Place

Friday, July 23rd at 11:30am, Room 6BCF

Get “Zombified” in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Booth 3721

Plus Limited Edition Giveaways

Autograph Session with Panelists

Highly Anticipated Series Premieres in October during AMC Fearfest

NEW YORK, NY – July 9, 2010 – The stars and producers of AMC’s highly-anticipated series “The Walking Dead,” based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, will descend on Comic Con 2010 for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the original drama. “The Walking Dead” panel, scheduled for Friday, July 23 at 11:30am in room 6BCF, will feature series stars Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually), Jon Bernthal (“The Pacific”), Sarah Wayne Callies (“Prison Break”), Laurie Holden (The Mist), and Emma Bell (“Law & Order”). Joining the cast are writer, director, executive producer and three-time Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont(The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile); executive producers Kirkman and Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon), make-up artist Greg Nicotero (George Romero’s Land of the Dead,The Mist); and Joel Stillerman, AMC’s SVP of original programming, production and digital content. “The Walking Dead” will premiere this October during AMC Fearfest, the network’s annual blockbuster marathon of thriller and horror films.

During the hour-long event, moderator Eric Moro of IGN.com will lead panelists in a discussion about their experience shooting the series in Atlanta, and the process of bringing Kirkman’s comic book to life on the small screen, among other topics, followed by an exclusive first look at “The Walking Dead,” and a Q&A session with attendees.

“The Walking Dead” panel will be complemented by a number of on-the-ground activities taking place throughout Comic Con:

* Attendees will have an opportunity to get “zombified” by visiting “The Walking Dead” booth and putting themselves into a zombie scene from the series via a touch screen and AMC will email the photo to them.
* AMC will distribute limited edition “The Walking Dead” series posters from internationally recognized movie poster artist, Drew Struzan (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Blade Runner, Hellboy and more).
* An autograph session will take place with Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Greg Nicotero and Gale Anne Hurd in the Image Comic Books booth.
* AMC will distribute limited edition “The Walking Dead” series buttons.
* AMC will have “The Walking Dead” walkers around the convention center and booth.
* “The Walking Dead” booth will be a semi-recreation of a scene from the pilot episode.

[bassman]

So anyone here going to comic con?



* AMC will distribute limited edition “The Walking Dead” series posters from internationally recognized movie poster artist, Drew Struzan (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Blade Runner, Hellboy and more).

FUCK. YEAH.

Greatest dead poster ever, I'm calling it now without having seen it.:cool:

[sandrock74]

Greatest dead poster ever, I'm calling it now without having seen it.:cool:

Even if it has sprinters? :p

[Debbieangel]

I wish I could be there...it sounds awesome! I guess all we can do is dream eh bass? I would love to be on the set while they are filming!! Why do I have to live so far from Georgia? :(

[AcesandEights]

I haven't been to the Comicon in NY in almost 20 years, but this may just be what makes me go. I have to take a look at admission fees and weigh the likelihood of high temperatures in as a factor. Comic conventions are best attended in cold weather climes and when one has a cold :D

But goddamn those posters sound great.

[Danny]

>implying they won't be on ebay that day cheaper than a ticket to comic con.

[Sammich]

The tix were $100 IF you were lucky enough to get them before they sold out on the first day. It looks like they are doing the same system as at blizzcon where the badge can only be picked up if the name printed on it matches the name on a valid i.d. If you buy any tickets through ebay you will most likely be scammed. There is a limited number of returned badges that you can get in que to buy though.

There are some people going from another movie forum I am on, but they are hostile at any mention of other movies. I just don't get how a damn film can give someone CMS (constant menstrual syndrome), even if most of them are guys. I just asked if anyone was going to the friday walking dead panel and I damn near got my head ripped off.

[zombiekiller]

http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/06/walking-dead-production-begins.php

Check out the Gallery, not a bad job at all for TV.

I am BEYOND stoked. Great comic series.

does any one know when it comes out. soon i hope.

[bassman]

does any one know when it comes out. soon i hope.

October during AMC's Fear Fest....

[AcesandEights]

October during AMC's Fear Fest....

Someone should really write a board script for admins to be able to 'hover-sticky' vital info as always the last response in a thread. Wouldn't that be cool?

And no, I'm not trying to be a dick. I really think that'd be a cool ability.

[bassman]

Someone should really write a board script for admins to be able to 'hover-sticky' vital info as always the last response in a thread. Wouldn't that be cool?

And no, I'm not trying to be a dick. I really think that'd be a cool ability.

maybe.....just read the articles posted or use google.

And yes, i'm being a dick.:lol:

[sandrock74]

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp56/first_citizenx/walking_dead-full-cast-thumb-640x40.jpg

AMC released the first cast photo today! Looks pretty darn cool if you ask me!

[MinionZombie]

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp56/first_citizenx/walking_dead-full-cast-thumb-640x40.jpg

AMC released the first cast photo today! Looks pretty darn cool if you ask me!
Hey cool, the woman that plays Dr. Sarah Tancredi in Prison Break is playing *forgets name* Rick's wife. :) The zombie on the edge looks badass too ... *nerd hype ... rising* :cool:

I'm 4 episodes into Season 4 of Prison Break right now, btw.

[AcesandEights]

I'm 4 episodes into Season 4 of Prison Break right now, btw.

But how many issues into TWD???

And watch the spoilers in case you passed me (I haven't read an issue since the end of the Hunter's story cycle).

[Sammich]

The kid in the baseball hat is the only one in the whole group that is immune to becoming a zombie.

[DEAD BEAT]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

Is it just me, or does this one look a lot like Steven King?
http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/TWD-Zombie-Photo-Gallery/Zombie-Man-2-400.jpg

yeah with the makeup on as well i must say!:D

[ProfessorChaos]

cool cast photo...ugh, this wait is killing me. and AMC keeps releasing more shit by the week adding to my agony.

oh well, season 4 of mad men starts next week, so that'll hold me over a bit till october.

[bassman]

The kid in the baseball hat is the only one in the whole group that is immune to becoming a zombie.

WTF man? Are we just dropping spoilers for no apparent reason now? Not all of us know the whole series...




oh well, season 4 of mad men starts next week, so that'll hold me over a bit till october.

Except that you know there will be commericals for TWD through that entire season of Mad Men. So it's only going to get worse.:p

[ProfessorChaos]

well, lately, AMC's been non-stop advertising their newest show "rubicon", which to me looks pretty lame and unappealing. kinda like a cross between the davinci code and the bourne movies, only using the sucky parts.

james badge dale was great in the pacific, but nothing i've seen in the previews for this new show looks worthwhile.

mad men and breaking bad, however, are about the best things on tv these days, so 2 out of 3 ain't bad....TWD will be excellent and fit right in with these 2 great shows, no doubt.

kinda off-topic, but a friend of mine ('s got this helicopter-see what i did there?) said recently that his cable provider (ATT U-verse or something like that) is about to drop AMC from their listings....just a heads up for anyone who might be facing the same shitty situation.

[Danny]

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp56/first_citizenx/walking_dead-full-cast-thumb-640x40.jpg

AMC released the first cast photo today! Looks pretty darn cool if you ask me!

ugh, usual lost/heroes 'stand and look bemused at an angle. I can't fukkin' stand this shit. Why not just do the walking dead thing where they are standing in a crowd of zombies? The whole point of the name is the subtext about the characters, not the zombies. I think people are gonna go into this expecting more 'zombie survival porn' instead of an actual drama.

[Sammich]

WTF man? Are we just dropping spoilers for no apparent reason now? Not all of us know the whole series...


Nah, I am just saying that in every zombie movie from Romero, to Return of the Living Dead, to Resident Evil, and the remakes there have never been any asian zombies in North America so there must be some kind of location linked to genetic immunity. In Dawn04 there is a 1 armed asian zombie but Snyder must have realized the mistake and removed the scene from the theatrical release.

It is so damned hot and humid stuff like this just pops into my head. I mean no harm.

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ugh, usual lost/heroes 'stand and look bemused at an angle. I can't fukkin' stand this shit. Why not just do the walking dead thing where they are standing in a crowd of zombies? The whole point of the name is the subtext about the characters, not the zombies. I think people are gonna go into this expecting more 'zombie survival porn' instead of an actual drama.

How would you feel if there is a slow motion heroic group walk towards the camera shot?

Blame the studio execs and marketing department! I have nothing to do with it.

[MinionZombie]

But how many issues into TWD???

And watch the spoilers in case you passed me (I haven't read an issue since the end of the Hunter's story cycle).
I've done Volumes 1 and 2 only. So that's, if I'm correct, 12 issues (six issues per Volume).

I've been avoiding so much talk about the comics here to avoid any information of upcoming plots. Even if something isn't technically a spoiler, a comment like 'volume 8 is a heartbreaker' is as-good-as really, because now I know something sad is going to happen.

Likewise general plot talk is as-good-as a spoiler as I'm finding out information ahead of my point in the Walking Dead canon ... so I've just been avoiding all talk of the comic book series in this thread. Just paying attention to official stuff related to the TV adaptation.

[clanglee]

ugh, usual lost/heroes 'stand and look bemused at an angle. I can't fukkin' stand this shit. Why not just do the walking dead thing where they are standing in a crowd of zombies? The whole point of the name is the subtext about the characters, not the zombies. I think people are gonna go into this expecting more 'zombie survival porn' instead of an actual drama.

Ahhhhhhh youth. . . I remember when I first noticed that evry horror movie that came out after Scream had exactly the same Video cover. .young people lined upin 3's or fours on a dark background .and the righteous indignation that I felt at that discovery was mighty!!!! Then I grew up. . . . . . and started yelling at jaded kids on my lawn.

[Danny]

Ahhhhhhh youth. . . I remember when I first noticed that evry horror movie that came out after Scream had exactly the same Video cover. .young people lined upin 3's or fours on a dark background .and the righteous indignation that I felt at that discovery was mighty!!!! Then I grew up. . . . . . and started yelling at jaded kids on my lawn.

i'm 13 years your younger, i already yell at the damn kids on my dead, unkempt lawn.

feelsgoodman.jpg

[Rancid Carcass]

there have never been any asian zombies in North America so there must be some kind of location linked to genetic immunity.

Actually the very first zombie in Diary was a young asian woman.

[Thorn]

WTF man? Are we just dropping spoilers for no apparent reason now? Not all of us know the whole series...




Except that you know there will be commericals for TWD through that entire season of Mad Men. So it's only going to get worse.:p


And in other news SNAPE KILLS DUMBULDORE!!!

Sorry just wanted to get in on the spoiler action, I was feeling left out and as if there were at least a few people who did not have their viewing and reading experiences ruined.

[MikePizzoff]

ugh, usual lost/heroes 'stand and look bemused at an angle. I can't fukkin' stand this shit.

Correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that a picture straight out of the comic? My memory is telling me I've seen that picture in ink form before.

[JonOfTheShred]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that a picture straight out of the comic? My memory is telling me I've seen that picture in ink form before.

http://cdn.screenjunkies.com/www/sites/default/files/images/2009/walking-dead.jpg

[Skold]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that a picture straight out of the comic? My memory is telling me I've seen that picture in ink form before.

http://media.amctv.com/img/originals/walking-dead/TWD-CC-Banner-1163.jpg

[bassman]

Now THAT is cool! It would be an awesome poster or banner.

[MinionZombie]

http://media.amctv.com/img/originals/walking-dead/TWD-CC-Banner-1163.jpg
How freakin' schweet is that zombie in that picture?!

Nicotero & Co have really stepped up to the plate on this gig! :cool::thumbsup:

[Ghost Of War]

Holy fuck!

[EDukes]

Whoever they got playing Dale and Andrea seems to be a dead on match from the book.

I wasn't too thrilled about the above picture, until I saw the comic version banner with it. That banner is fucking awesome!

[Danny]

http://media.amctv.com/img/originals/walking-dead/TWD-CC-Banner-1163.jpg

i think thats why it bugs me in tv promos, its a 'comic thing' and i get thats what shows like heroes were going for, but its just one of those tropes that bugs me.
Neat poster shot though. Not sure about the dale actor though, he's got a lot of the best speeches in the series and is gonna be hard to pull off.

and i cannot shake the guy playing rick being a viggo mortensen double.

[Skold]

Now THAT is cool! It would be an awesome poster or banner.


You're not kidding! SDCC banner:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4813727725_c889225731_b.jpg

[EDukes]

You're not kidding! SDCC banner:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4813727725_c889225731_b.jpg

I hope they have a set-up like that at ZomBcon! Damn I wish October would hurry up and get here.

[3pidemiC]

Check out this setup in San Diego:

http://www.viddler.com/player/632670c9/

[MikePizzoff]

Check out this setup in San Diego:

http://www.viddler.com/player/632670c9/

:stunned: Holy shit, that is bad ass! Talk about amazing advertising!

[Rancid Carcass]

:stunned: Holy shit, that is bad ass! Talk about amazing advertising!

Yay, dead bodies - every home should have one... er...or not. :shifty:

Would be even cooler if it has an interactive odour simulation effect and stank to high heaven... :barf:

[BillyRay]

Would be even cooler if it has an interactive odour simulation effect and stank to high heaven... :barf:

Just wait a few days, when the large, hirsute, hit-and-miss personal hygene folks start to ripen...

You'll have your stink. :elol:

[Skold]

From today's TWD conference at SDCC:

(via http://www.twdfanclub.net/ live blog)


3:25 frank jokes about another director named george doing an episode? who could that be...WOWZERS

3:26 or him doing an episode would be fantastic

:stunned:

[bassman]

HA! I had a feeling they would offer one to Romero...

The dvd will have a black and white option, too!

[EDukes]

Just found this on Techland.

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[ProfessorChaos]

from what i could see, that looked amazing, as expected. can't wait till a proper hd version of that starts showing up on AMC...maybe this weekend during the mad men season premiere?:hyper:
fucking octoberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. get here already.:annoyed:

[CoinReturn]

Slightly better quality version of the trailer:

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[bassman]

Ho-ly-shit.

I can't wait to see that in HD!

[Neil]

Oh!! That's beautiful!! Looks bleak :)

[Rancid Carcass]

That looks seriously bad ass... Well folks, it looks like we're about to see the resurgence of the shambler - the golden age is upon us! Woot! :)

[Sammich]

Michael Rooker is in it, interesting...
Is that Lennie James as Morgan?

[CooperWasRight]

The trailer looks so amazing it's depressing as I have been working on my own z-show... I was both very happy and depressed as shit when it was announced Kirkman's book was coming to tv with Darabont heading the ship.

On one hand it's finally being done... And done right... On the other how can anyone compete with that?

[MinionZombie]

THAT. LOOKS. AWESOME!

*jizz ... ... in mah pants*

Cool to see stuff that I've read (only recently, admittedly) in the comics brought to life on screen ... I've just started reading Volume 3 btw.

FINALLY - large scale zombie awesomeness that's also taken seriously.

[Neil]

The trailer looks so amazing it's depressing as I have been working on my own z-show... I was both very happy and depressed as shit when it was announced Kirkman's book was coming to tv with Darabont heading the ship.

On one hand it's finally being done... And done right... On the other how can anyone compete with that?

This is what I hoped Romero would do 10+yrs ago...

Anyway, let's just hope it's half as good as it looks!

[Debbieangel]

Oh My GOODNESS...AWESOME!!!!
This is EXACTLY what I have been hoping for in ALL the zombie movies I have watched!!!! Oct can't get here soon enough!!!
Now if only GAR would do this in his newest movie I hear he is gonna make!!!!!
That would be beyond AWESOME!!! I KNOW you have it in you Mr. Romero!!!

[BillyRay]

That tears it.

I'm calling the Cable guy.

No way am I gonna miss this in October...

[Mr.G]

YES! Great emotion from the room!

[bassman]

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/TWD_075_044.jpg

Those black eyes give me the willies....

Character Posters (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=23255)

[childofgilead]

Michael Rooker is in it, interesting...
Is that Lennie James as Morgan?

Yep, Mr Secret Agent Man himself!

[Ghost Of War]

Oh my god, this looks fucking superb. I wonder who will pick it up in the UK? Doesn't matter really, I'll be watching it any way I can.