Topic: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV (Read 62194 times)

mberan42 · « **on:** 12 Aug 2009, 14:34 »

"If your head just exploded you probably realize how potentially huge this is."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007161.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

Ho. Lee. Shit.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Aug 2009, 14:36 »

holy fuck

Man, this is going to be the most awesome and depressing TV series on cable.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Aug 2009, 14:41 »

CAN I GET A "HELL YEAH?!"

also, when does The Walking Dead Compendium #2 come out already? i don't wanna shell out for all the books when i can get them in one convenient package for cheaper and i blew through the first compendium in, like, a day or two.

i need more damnit!

KvP · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Aug 2009, 14:42 »

It was gonna be a series on NBC for awhile, but AMC is a better fit. Darabont's a solid worker.

0bsessions · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Aug 2009, 17:16 »

Am I the only one NOT excited about this?

AMC censored the fucking Breakfast Club. The biggest thing Walking Dead has going for it is the amount of absolutely fucked up shit that happens. If this is on AMC, it is going to be in name and MAYBE character names only, folks. Everything else should be considered officially out the window. You guys should try and ground yourselves in reality before you get your hopes up about what is essentially going to be half assed zombies on network television.

I'd count on any zombie series not on FX, HBO or Showtime as close to doomed to failure as it can get.

And SWM, I wouldn't hold my breath for the second compendium anytime soon. Considering the first comprises the first 48 issues, we likely won't see another one until the series is approaching issue 96 or so, and that's minimum two and a half years off considering issue 64 came out today (And that's being extremely generous considering Kirkman's past issues with deadlines and the fact he's about to start writing a new series with McFarlane). I'd bank on the second compendium hitting sometime early 2013, realistically.

KvP · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Aug 2009, 01:30 »

Quote from: 0bsessions on 12 Aug 2009, 17:16

AMC censored the fucking Breakfast Club. The biggest thing Walking Dead has going for it is the amount of absolutely fucked up shit that happens. If this is on AMC, it is going to be in name and MAYBE character names only, folks.

Clearly you live in a deep hole because AMC airs Breaking Bad as original programming and that is a punishing, brutal show. A good Walking Dead would actually continue a hot streak that AMC's been on. They're considered by many to have the best shows on television at the moment with BB and Mad Men.

Tom · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Aug 2009, 02:10 »

I love Kirkman so much, it'll probably spill over into this.

@J0n, He's finished Amazing Wolf-Man so things aren't going to get any worse.

Dazed · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Aug 2009, 20:28 »

Yeah, Breaking Bad gives AMC some serious ballsy cred in my book.

mberan42 · « **Reply #8 on:** 21 Jan 2010, 14:10 »

AMC greenlit the Walking Dead yesterday.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014051.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

scarred · « **Reply #9 on:** 21 Jan 2010, 14:17 »

my nipples are so hard right now

Caleb · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 Jan 2010, 14:41 »

Shit man.

This could be good.

I bought all the hardcover editions of the Walking Dead.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #11 on:** 22 Jan 2010, 13:19 »

Coool. Obviously I'd rather this be on HBO or something since, edgy or no, AMC simply can't go all out on this b/c of their basic cable situation. Oh well, this could still be very, very good considering the general quality of AMC shows of late.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 Jan 2010, 14:57 »

yeah, I have high hopes for this since AMC has been doing some pretty great stuff lately and the Walking Dead is....well, awesome.

i mean, hurrrr zombies aarhhhhghghg sweeeet

Blyss · « **Reply #13 on:** 29 Jan 2010, 07:38 »

I definitely like the sound of it so far. I'm a sucker for zombies, it seems.

FIXDIX · « **Reply #14 on:** 01 Apr 2010, 00:58 »

Greenlit for six ep series

mberan42 · « **Reply #15 on:** 01 Apr 2010, 14:32 »

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII*explodes*

FIXDIX · « **Reply #16 on:** 06 Apr 2010, 20:18 »

Rick has been cast

mberan42 · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 Apr 2010, 13:54 »

Hmm. Not sure how I feel about him. I only know him from Love Actually, true, so not exactly the best frame of reference.

I wonder how many issues the first six episode will go through.

J · « **Reply #18 on:** 08 Apr 2010, 05:26 »

you could probably fit a volume into one or two episodes, depending on how dramatic you want to be. i forget how many issues are in a volume.

mberan42 · « **Reply #19 on:** 03 Jun 2010, 15:00 »

http://www.rabiddoll.com/node/1238

Pics & info trailer

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 Jun 2010, 15:31 »

something wicked awesome this way comes

can't fuckin wait

lprkn · « **Reply #21 on:** 04 Jun 2010, 03:38 »

Zombie pictures and interview with Frank Darabont

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 Jul 2010, 16:06 »

mberan42 · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 Jul 2010, 14:51 »

Quote from: mberan42 on 01 Apr 2010, 14:32

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII*explodes*

FIXDIX · « **Reply #24 on:** 19 Jul 2010, 15:30 »

Also from io9
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Kirkman and Darabont talk a little about the direction of the series along with some on-set footage.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #25 on:** 24 Aug 2010, 13:07 »

Official trailer

mberan42 · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 14:06 »

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #27 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 06:40 »

nice

Edit: Okay so I just read comic 48 of this thing and holy fucking shit.

holy. fucking. shit.

KaosPilot · « **Reply #28 on:** 10 Oct 2010, 16:13 »

Saw a couple of scenes from the second episode today at Comic Con. It looks amazing. From the panel it seems like Kirkman is hands on involved in everything and even wrote the 4th episode. Darabont seemed really excited to be doing this as well.

All in all, I can't wait for it to air in the UK!

mberan42 · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Oct 2010, 13:41 »

Yeah, AMC has been posting all sorts of videos documenting the process, the characters, the storyline, the writers, the directors, etc. on their website. It's pretty amazing, and the show looks fantastic. Can't wait!

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #30 on:** 13 Oct 2010, 04:29 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 26 Sep 2010, 06:40

nice

Edit: Okay so I just read comic 48 of this thing and holy fucking shit.

holy. fucking. shit.

I did this

jesus fucking christ

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 Oct 2010, 18:48 »

In case you haven't seen it yet, the pilot is Out There.

It's also really good, it made me kind of sad that I won't be seeing the rest of the series for some time. As far as changes to the story and general plot go, I really think it's working well, they're small, but I can see why.

jackmort · « **Reply #32 on:** 25 Oct 2010, 02:39 »

*Jizz*

I love the comics, I love Frank Darabont, I literally can't wait for this to get across the Atlantic.

Also the Andrew Lincoln guy who's in love actually, who's cast as Rick, was also In a UK TV series called teachers, in which he was very good. so I'm not worried about that

scarred · « **Reply #33 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 03:18 »

Yeah I just watched the pilot and it is one of - if not the - single best pilot I've ever seen. So. Fucking. Great. I can't fucking wait for the rest of the series. The weeks between episodes of this show are going to be nightmarish.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #34 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 10:31 »

As much as I'm really stoked for this show to be awesome, I was also secretly hoping it would be horrible so I wouldn't have to actually figure out the logistics of watching it ever week.

See, I don't have tv at my house. Hell, I don't even have the option of getting tv without a 2 year satellite contract (eff that!). So it looks like I'm gonna be driving to my parent's house every Sunday night to watch this.

Luckily, they live like five minutes away.

Hairy Joe Bob · « **Reply #35 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 10:55 »

Andrew Lincoln is good in Teachers but even better is This Life, one of the best UK dramas of the 90s. He's absolutely great in that.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #36 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 10:56 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2010, 10:31

As much as I'm really stoked for this show to be awesome, I was also secretly hoping it would be horrible so I wouldn't have to actually figure out the logistics of watching it ever week.

See, I don't have tv at my house. Hell, I don't even have the option of getting tv without a 2 year satellite contract (eff that!). So it looks like I'm gonna be driving to my parent's house every Sunday night to watch this.

Luckily, they live like five minutes away.

You have the internet right?

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #37 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 11:09 »

Yeah. It's pretty slow and shitty though. Streaming, or even downloading, a full-length show will be a serious ordeal.

It'll much more enjoyable to drive over to my parents house, get smoked out, and hang out with their new puppy.

scarred · « **Reply #38 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 11:11 »

You failed to mention those perks the first time 'round.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #39 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 11:18 »

sometimes I forget that not everyone's parents give them weed and have adorable australian shepard puppies

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #40 on:** 29 Oct 2010, 23:11 »

First episode is damn good! I'm interested in seeing how they extend the plot over a whole season but I have high hopes. It's pretty amazing how much violence they can get away with on cable these days. It was just as gory as any R-rated zombie flick I can recall. I guess there's no tits though so it's all ok.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #41 on:** 30 Oct 2010, 07:17 »

You can "get away" with anything on cable. There's no government restrictions (and never have been) on even basic cable because it's not an openly broadcast service- it's closed. So the only reason there aren't tits is just because they might risk losing sponsors. Sponsors probably are not going to pull for zombie gore though, no.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #42 on:** 30 Oct 2010, 07:42 »

huh I never knew that. I mean I know the prohibition against profanity carries over to cable so I assumed everything else did too. Interesting. Well I'm glad AMC is willing to risk putting people off instead of dumbing content down. Seems like the latter is almost exclusively the route taken.

scarred · « **Reply #43 on:** 30 Oct 2010, 19:09 »

Comedy Central aired a Sarah Silverman standup special completely uncensored at around 1 in the morning, she said fuck and cunt on tv and it was awesome.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #44 on:** 30 Oct 2010, 21:28 »

No, the prohibition against profanity doesn't carry over either, Comedy Central regularly airs uncensored programming latenight (or did) and there was the well known shit episode of South Park. They censor solely on their own terms.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 13:21 »

From the FCC website: "Profane language includes those words that are so highly offensive that their mere utterance in the context presented may, in legal terms, amount to a 'nuisance.' In its Golden Globe Awards Order the FCC warned broadcasters that, depending on the context, it would consider the 'F-Word' and those words (or variants thereof) that are as highly offensive as the “F-Word” to be 'profane language' that cannot be broadcast between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m."

In other words, the FCC prohibitions do carry over to television in certain contexts and fines can be levied accordingly. Comedy Central airs their uncensored programing latenight because they can do it with impunity. Something airing is subject to the same penalties for profanity levied upon radio hosts.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #46 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 14:26 »

FCC prohibitions carry over to broadcast television. That doesn't include basic cable.

Inlander · « **Reply #47 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 19:15 »

Before this thread I wasn't even aware of the existence of the comic, I haven't read it, and I generally find zombies to be the dullest of the classic monsters - but I was absolutely gripped by this pilot. I noticed when I started watching it that the episode was 67 minutes long, and I couldn't believe it when it finished - it seemed like only half an hour had gone past. I thought Andrew Lincoln was fantastic, especially in the hospital sequence. I can't wait for the next episode but I'm glad I won't have to watch this more than once a week. I needed to stay up extra late and watch an episode of Stephen Fry in Last Chance to See just to decompress sufficiently to go to bed.

Dazed · « **Reply #48 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 20:07 »

Yeah, this was really good.

KvP · « **Reply #49 on:** 31 Oct 2010, 21:03 »

Darabont is a really underrated director and he's got a real deep abiding love for "populist" horror, so it's great to see him given such a big budget and the freedom to do what he does best. AMC is like the Roger-Corman-circa-the-50's-and-60's of television, but with more money.

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