The Walking Dead

[luckysalt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg46DWI_fCE

Starting on FX in November, a TV based on the comic book [which I haven't read]

I've been saying for ages that I can't believe there's never been a proper zombie tv show, I know there was the big brother thing, but that was a mini series

Anyway it sems well cast I can't wait

here's the FX blog

http://walkingdead.fxuk.com/

Edited September 30, 2010 by luckysalt

[luckysalt]

http://magazine.shortlist.com/1D4c8f995d1ae91012.cde

page 7 of this electronic mag has a piece on it

sadly it's only a 6 part season, but they're saying a 13 part second series is close to being comissioned before its even aired yet

[themuel]

I have been following the progress of this for a while, cannot wait!

[minute5072]

Well looking forward to this

Should be another excellent addition to Sunday nights in America (Monday nights for me )

[5co77ie]

I have been following the progress of this for a while, cannot wait!

Me too _ with there finally being a decent attempt at a comic book to film attempt now made - I look forward to this without fear it'll be terribly executed.

[Wooderson]

Me too _ with there finally being a decent attempt at a comic book to film attempt now made - I look forward to this without fear it'll be terribly executed.

What was the "decent attempt at the comic book film"?

- - -

Much as I admire Kirkman for some of the stuff he's done - he's also put out some awful shite. Darabont will hopefully make a good fist of this but Egg from This Life doesnt do it for me I'm afraid.

[jump]

I'll reserve hoping too much till it's actually on. I'm don't want it to be like Smallville with horrid costumes & SFX ruining it for me.

[5co77ie]

What was the "decent attempt at the comic book film"?

Kick-Ass

[G-Stud]

Looks shit hot. Can't wait.

The books are brilliant

[themuel]

Egg from This Life doesnt do it for me I'm afraid.

Oh he does for me. It's a double bonus. Post apocalyptic is one of my favourite genres and get eye candy thrown in for free!

[minute5072]

Pre air of the first episode has leaked. Quality is seemingly a bit poor but alright on a smaller screen. Will be waiting until its broadcast to get a proper copy but thought I would give a heads up to anyone who cant wait...

[luckysalt]

sweet cheers for heads up

[G-Stud]

As difficult as it is, I'm going to wait to watch it in HD

[luckysalt]

Well, that was just brilliant.

Waited and watched it in HD, FX were bloody great not putting any adverts on! surely they won't do that every episode

[Purple Monkey]

Just watched the first episode. f**king brilliant!

[themuel]

Well, that was just brilliant.

Waited and watched it in HD, FX were bloody great not putting any adverts on! surely they won't do that every episode

Yep, absolutely amazing, cannot wait for the next. Really well shot I thought.

I reckon the lack of adverts will have been down to the first episode being sponsored by a big product in America. They did it for 24 once, loved it. Just a shame they can't do it every episode!

[jump]

Really pleased with it, glad it's not like smallville where it has f**king shite costumes & SFX.

[sifi]

I'm going to hold-fire on watching it until they are all available, and then watch them one after the other. Possibly over the Christmas holidays.

[G-Stud]

Loved it. FX only showed the first ep with no breaks as it was 'feature length', there'll be breaks in the rest of the series.

[jump]

Loved it. FX only showed the first ep with no breaks as it was 'feature length', there'll be breaks in the rest of the series.

Think it aired in the US without breaks too, but you can tell when they were editing it together where the ads where gonna pop up.

Apparently it aired without breaks as a sponsor was doing subtle product placement but I didn't even realise it was meant to be selling something though.

[5co77ie]

I was gutted - they only loosely stuck to the first episode and missed out some classic frames of the comic. Now you've seen episode 1 you can compare it to the original comic here:

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=1358&page=1

edited to add: I did like the new tank bit though - hoping for a few more changes/improvements

Edited November 8, 2010 by 5co77ie

[luckysalt]

I was gutted - they only loosely stuck to the first episode and missed out some classic frames of the comic. Now you've seen episode 1 you can compare it to the original comic here:

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=1358&page=1

edited to add: I did like the new tank bit though - hoping for a few more changes/improvements

Thats pretty close to be honest, if anything the TV version is far superior, that comic is a bit blunt, the dialogue in the show was more expanded. The same guy who did the comic has complete control over the show it seems anyway. So anything thats changed he's obviously changed it for the better he believes

[G-Stud]

Yeah, supposedly Kirkman's re-writing some of the books to correct mistakes he's made and so the series flows better.

I'm loving the series anyway, can't wait for episode 2!

[jump]

The ratings of the 1st show were really good so now have now commissioned a 13 episode 2nd series.

[sifi]

I thought they'd actually commissioned the second series before the first one had even been released? There was an interview with one of the actors before it aired on Radio 5 where he said it had already been picked up.