Frank Darabont to write/direct Walking Dead series for AMC

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:06 pm

Man...hepcat hasn't been here in a while. Regardless -- new photos from the set posted on IO9.

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:03 pm

I think he wandered down the wrong alley. Slow zombies are deadly if you've no escape route planned.

Doomboy · Post by **Doomboy** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:30 am

Wow. For some reason this zombie just breaks my heart. I hope the show embodies more like this. There are other pictures from the show too. I can't hardly wait.

http://blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/ ... lker-2.php

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:05 pm

VIDEO

We can't wait!!!!! Love the look ...ZOMBIES ftw!

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:29 pm

Awesome.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:37 pm

That. Looked. AWESOME!

AjD · Post by **AjD** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:42 pm

Can't wait for the official trailer release (not just the shaky cam). It looks fantastic!

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:22 am

Like the French, zombies are fond of horse meat:

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:26 pm

God I'd kill to be a zombie extra in something like that.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:46 pm

This is from a few weeks ago, but there's a short video on Youtube showing the makeup job for Bicycle Girl. NSF those that are easily upset by zombie gore.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:07 pm

The official 4:30 trailer is now on the Walking Dead AMC site (not all skakey-cam w/ bad audio)

The show premieres 10/31 at 10pm and will be 90 minutes. Fan-freaking-tastic.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:44 pm

Cool. That last shot of the tank was awesome.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:54 pm

Oh hell yes. THAT's what a zombie movie's supposed to look like. Damn.

Mr. Fed · Post by **Mr. Fed** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:40 pm

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:03 pm

It was indeed awesome. I hope the series isn't abruptly cancelled or hijacked...no, be positive: it'll be dramatic and fascinating viewing. Fingers' crossed.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:20 pm

Wow, just saw this video, looks fantastic! Very much looking forward to this series.

AjD · Post by **AjD** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:47 am

Hasn't even premiered yet, and AMC has greenlit a second (full 13-episode) season:

According to Empire via Fangoria, “The Walking Dead,” has been officially renewed for a second season and filming is set to start in February of next year. The first season which is scheduled to begin on October 31st (yep, Halloween), is only 6 episodes but the second with be a full 13. The show might take a cue from volume 2 of the comic book and move the setting of the story out of the blazing heat and into a different season.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:25 pm

New 30 second teaser and a 2 minute feature - Who is Shane Walsh?

DocDarm · Post by **DocDarm** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:49 pm

Want. I just finished reading World War Z for the 1st time last week. I'm gettin' my Zombie on!

Only downside...I'm staring to have a few zombie nightmares. Scary, but oddly fun...

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:30 pm

Holy hell my hype meter just exploded!!! Can't freaking wait!

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:30 pm

I just saw that trailer. Awe. Some.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:32 am

Zombie Dog...promotional stunt for Walking Dead or first sign of the coming Zombie Apocalypse?

dedewhale · Post by **dedewhale** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:38 am

hepcat wrote:Zombie Dog...promotional stunt for Walking Dead or first sign of the coming Zombie Apocalypse?

omg, that would kill me if that happened to me after such a tough decision. F'n zombies!

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:06 pm

There's a 17-minute behind-the-scenes video here. I haven't watched it (I'd like there to be at least SOME surprises when I sit down to watch the show), but I figure there's folks here might be interested.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:10 am

dedewhale wrote:
hepcat wrote:Zombie Dog...promotional stunt for Walking Dead or first sign of the coming Zombie Apocalypse?
omg, that would kill me if that happened to me after such a tough decision. F'n zombies!

Look on the bright side.

the center does plan on refunding his money.

AjD · Post by **AjD** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:50 am

Well, as some of you no doubt have already heard, the pilot episode is leaked all over the net, even YouTube (on purpose? who knows... the modern techniques of corporate cyber-hype work in mysterious ways).

But on that note, to paraphrase REO Speedwagon, I heard it from a friend who... said it's all kinds of awesome.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:00 am

Avoiding the episode. Noticing that they had zombies walking around half a dozen cities around the world this week, including Boston. Wish I knew about it, they were around the corner from my office.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:38 am

I am trying really, really hard not to get too excited for this, but it's not working.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:40 am

I noticed my Series 1 TiVo is all jacked-out with the time scheduling, starting on Sunday. I guess daylight savings was hard-coded into the units? I dunno - that seems ridiculous. Anyway, as a heads up make sure you're watching your DVR and that it's accurately set up to record the show.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:46 am

Smoove_B wrote:I guess daylight savings was hard-coded into the units? I dunno - that seems ridiculous.

For 50 years, determining the DST date was always the same. Of course they would have programmed that into the unit. It didn't change until 3 years ago. That's what you get for still using a Series 1 Tivo unit from 1998.

Doomboy · Post by **Doomboy** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:02 pm

Wow, I can't believe this thread has been going for over a year. Well, the time is almost here. I'm pretty excited for tonight.

Stay on target....

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:27 pm

So excited - cannot wait to stay up past my bedtime, pop some popcorn, and watch the premiere with the lights turned low and probably hail, sleet and snow coming down outside. It's going to be a miserable night for trick-or-treating, but an awesome night for TV.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:52 pm

I've convinced tlr to at least watch the pilot with me, but she won't be home early enough from work until Tuesday. It's going to be tough to remain spoiler-free until then.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:01 pm

While teaching the DVR about this show I discovered that we don't have a HD AMC channel. I haven't gone slumming in the double-digit channels in ages. Regardless of whether or not the show's any good, I don't know if I can stand to watch it in SD.

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:14 pm

Spoiler free comments so far. AWESOME!!!!!! Even better then I was expecting! Woohoo!!!

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:22 pm

It's almost unheard-of lately for a TV show to live up to the hype. If I had to pick one to do it, this probably would have been it. I'm simultaneously thrilled and devastated that it's only a 6-episode series. And this coming from a guy who gets very annoyed with the trend of 13-episode series that's been common the last several years. Six eps isn't going to be nearly enough to satisfy, but if the premier is any indication, they're at least going to be six terrific episodes.

triggercut · Post by **triggercut** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:28 pm

So that's it? 6 and done? No second volume?

Hopefully they don't try to cram the entire series of comics into those six episodes, and if there's enough praise and ratings....

(BTW--the first episode of the show was the absolute apex of Zombie Apocalypse goodness. Everything done exactly right.)

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:30 pm

thought I read that they are filming season 2 right now. So 6 episodes for season one and yes it was fantastic!

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:31 pm

Outstanding.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:32 pm

triggercut wrote:So that's it? 6 and done? No second volume?

No, didn't mean to imply that. It's already been green-lit for a second season that will be more than 6 episodes (though I forget the number - might have been in the 12-13 range). But I don't expect to see that on TV anytime in the immediate future, which means I'm going to spend longer than I'd like to desperately wanting more.