M4C Official Thread: Fear The Walking Dead

[sevenhelmet]

I have no faith in it. They could very easily rebolster the budget for the regular Walking Dead. I sort of wish they had a Georgia consultant. Guys were walking around way underequipped for what GA has to offer.

I'll still watch the new ep just cause and to confirm for myself of what it is: Part remake/part 'civilized' re-telling.

More minorities, more LGBT, more uptown types. People who try to "think" their way way out. "Normal" people. That one lady had an O/U that hadn't been dragged out in ages. I'm sure they won't be stuck with bullet buttons or whatnot. It'll be easier to retain shock value if more people die relying on Federal Aid.
Plus without an all redneck cast it'll be 'easier' to explore crap nobody cares about with a zombie popped in there on occasion.

Remember, these types of people thought it was unfair for greedo not to get a chance to shoot, were going to be damned if they'd allow a show about a space Confederate trying to live outside an oppressive, overbearing system to continue to air, but enjoy your endless seasons of Teen Mom

Dude, this is AMC, not Fox or George freaking Lucas. The network that brought us Breaking Bad, Mad Men and the original Walking Dead. All shows that follow the leftist progressive agenda? I think not...

At least give this new show a chance before you start the doom and gloom. If it turns out to actually suck, I will join you in blasting it online.

[Firefly]

I'm going to watch the ep. But let's look at it realistically, the epic urban mayhem won't last or be there.

See I would love to see gritty survivalism, dudes abseiling from helos gunning down zombies, gang members getting eaten alive, bullet buttons and mag limiters shown being removed. Umbrella mercenaries. Epic plans to head to the desert to wait out the apocalypse and nuclear contingencies.

But....it'll be a few wow scenes and guys hanging out in apartments saying "what do we do? What do we DO?!"

[sevenhelmet]

I'm going to watch the ep. But let's look at it realistically, the epic urban mayhem won't last or be there.

See I would love to see gritty survivalism, dudes abseiling from helos gunning down zombies, gang members getting eaten alive, bullet buttons and mag limiters shown being removed. Umbrella mercenaries. Epic plans to head to the desert to wait out the apocalypse and nuclear contingencies.

But....it'll be a few wow scenes and guys hanging out in apartments saying "what do we do? What do we DO?!"

Cool, let's give it a shot. Discussion after.

Also, did I miss the premiere? I've been busy with work and haven't really paid attention (plus I cancelled cable because... again, TV sucks.)

[Lnxgeek]

Also, did I miss the premiere? I've been busy with work and haven't really paid attention (plus I cancelled cable because... again, TV sucks.)

This Sunday (Aug 23).

[Jer]

My guess is that it's going to start out MUCH slower than the previews make it seem. They need to slowly build the story-line or risk running parallel to The Walking Dead very quickly and then it's just two versions of the same show. The previews seem intense and that's how they land their audience but don't be surprised if what you've seen actually takes the whole season of episodes to reach. For those that don't recall, the first season of The Walking Dead was painfully slow but built up nicely and there were already zombies. This is the story BEFORE there were zombies so I'm going into it expecting a lot more slow build over several episodes but I think that, if done properly, this actually has the potential to be more interesting than The Walking Dead was in the first season or two. The sheer unknown being played out in characters they build could lead to some intense scenes of ignorance and stumbling into dire situations that you and I may already know about but think of how people would actually react to a zombie outbreak before it was a full on epidemic. There would be a LOT of denial and skepticism and that's after the initial wave of unknown. I'm excited for this and I like how things look just based on the brief previews I've seen. Buckle up, this ride could get interesting. Just don't expect an explosion of excitement the first episode or two.

[Moose-Knuckle]

My guess is that it's going to start out MUCH slower than the previews make it seem. They need to slowly build the story-line or risk running parallel to The Walking Dead very quickly and then it's just two versions of the same show. The previews seem intense and that's how they land their audience but don't be surprised if what you've seen actually takes the whole season of episodes to reach. For those that don't recall, the first season of The Walking Dead was painfully slow but built up nicely and there were already zombies. This is the story BEFORE there were zombies so I'm going into it expecting a lot more slow build over several episodes but I think that, if done properly, this actually has the potential to be more interesting than The Walking Dead was in the first season or two. The sheer unknown being played out in characters they build could lead to some intense scenes of ignorance and stumbling into dire situations that you and I may already know about but think of how people would actually react to a zombie outbreak before it was a full on epidemic. There would be a LOT of denial and skepticism and that's after the initial wave of unknown. I'm excited for this and I like how things look just based on the brief previews I've seen. Buckle up, this ride could get interesting. Just don't expect an explosion of excitement the first episode or two.

Agreed. We're looking forward to it . . .

[cwgibson]

Saw them filming the other day and I figured they would have wrapped up with that by now. Really looking forward to the new season.


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[Firefly]

At this point all I want is a blonde headed valley girl cheerleader lamenting that "Daddy would've gotten us UZIs" or M4s to be more relevant

[BBossman]

A bump to remind everyone interested that 'Fear The Walking Dead' premieres tonight on AMC. Hopefully we can all sit back, relax and let it develop its own story without too many harsh comparisons to 'The Walking Dead".

And... hopefully I can stay awake to watch it, 9PM is past my bedtime...

[sevenhelmet]

Copy. I will be waiting for the iTunes release.