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evan7257
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
Who should play the Governor, assuming they get that far?
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d_r_e
09/08/09

@evan7257:

Benecio Del Toro?
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omgwtflolbbqbye
09/08/09

@evan7257: Nobody.

I hope they don't put him in the show at all, he was my least favorite character of the series, and not cause he's evil, but cause I think he was terrible for the story.

He was so over the top and idiotic it felt like Kirkman was trying to do a homage to Garth Ennis (and not the good kind of Garth Ennis).
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d_r_e
09/08/09

@omgwtflolbbqbye: I don't think that the Governor is supposed to be anyone's favorite character. He's one disturbed motherfucker.
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omgwtflolbbqbye
09/08/09

@d_r_e: Like I said, I didn't dislike him just because he was evil, I dislike him cause I felt like he was a really silly character.
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evildead1971
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
can not wait
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Lassus
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
At first I thought this might be that really good vampires vs. zombies webcomic with the angry nutso creator that hasn't been updated in forever.

When you absolutely can't keep the seemingly hundreds of zombie stories straight anymore, there's a glut problem.
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The Curse of Millhaven
09/08/09

@Lassus: Agreed on this. I like me some supernatural stories, but can we please retire angels, zombies and vampires for a decade or so? I keep waiting for something to finally be too much, to put the nail in their coffin, but they just keep coming back.
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0kami
09/08/09

@The Curse of Millhaven: Angels seem still a tappable resource, in my opinion. Everything else you said? Definite agree.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
09/08/09

@0kami: So you want to tap an angel? That's cool, man. I think you might piss off a deity or two though.
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MosesMonster
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
Heres to Kirkman's vision being properly displayed on television. I have high hopes but I'm going to remain skeptical as just a defense mechanism.

I'm not so sure if he was kidding about Rick and Shane.
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Golem100
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
I'm up for this. After World War Z, this is my favorite Zombie story.
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bungz
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
This is by far my favorite comic, and I for one am very excited to see this come to the small screen! The fact that Kirkman will be involved in writing episodes gives me faith that it will be good, or at least that I will like it.
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
As far as TV zombie goes. Dead Set was the daddy!! Its unfortunate that it was only on for a week. It completly revolves around the Big Brother set. Anyone outside the UK will have their own version of BB. But this one was very very gory, fucked up and had the biggest balls in the world to show what it did! If theres going to be a new zombie TV show made, I only hope that UK TV build upon the greatness that is Dead set. Maybe other locations around the UK showing similar outbreaks. For anyone whos not seen Dead set you can go over to the channel 4 website and watch them all for free or maybe youtube..but thats naughty!! Heres the trailer..its utterly brilliant.
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CharlesRockyPamplin
09/08/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): deadset was great, bleak tv. looked gorgeous as well.
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
09/08/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): hopefully this video might work..if not check out the trailer on youtube. It wont disapoint!!!
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
09/08/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Obviously not...youtube are being fuckwits then!!
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CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
09/08/09

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Right last go. Im not spamming. This one seems to be workin. If it does its fanmade...sorry about the LOUD offspring music..very gory!
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Edited by CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) at 09/08/09 7:03 AM

Aidan_
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
I am not gonna get too excited 'bout this. I don't trust this to a) be appropriately brutal and b) not get axed after two seasons, at best.

I guess I'm still upset about JMS being removed from the WWZ project. Plus my loss of faith in the television industry to produce any sci-fi that I might enjoy. Having family in the entertainment biz has been a real downer. :P
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Dead Air ummm Dead Air
09/08/09

AMC is trying to establish themselves as a network with quality original programming. I don't think they would have optioned a relativity unknown property if they didn't intend to use its potential.

Now, that's not to say there aren't standards and practices and it'll be completely graphic. But you can have brutality without showing every single detail. Do they need to show everything The Governor does? No, but he can still be sufficiently creepy without it.

Also, with Kirkman's rant last year about licensing property and such, it would be a bit hypocritical of him to be involved in this and not make it as authentic as he could.
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d_r_e
09/08/09

@Dead Air ummm Dead Air: - "Do they need to show everything The Governor does?"

Yes. Yes they do. The brutality and gore is what really makes The Walking Dead such a fascinating story. Not gore porn mind you, but the fact that when civilization falls ... a lot of people turn into monsters. I think it's good to show what horrible things people are capable of, especially in this story.
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TemporalSword
09/08/09

In reply to Kirkman: TV Can Make The Zombie Movie That Never Ends
Hmm, are zombies popular these days or something?

(Yes, I'm being sarcastic)
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ManchuCandidate
09/08/09

@TemporalSword: Better zombies than seemingly twink like mormon vampires who fight werewolves and "prove" their "heterosexuality" by not having sex with hot chicks.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
09/08/09

@ManchuCandidate: Don't hold back, let us know how you really feel.
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disatess
08/12/09

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How far off is this from coming to reality ?
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DeltaGuy
08/13/09

@disatess: Gale Anne Hurd is the producer behind this, so this actually gives me a lot of faith that it will be made. If any genre producer had the connections to make this happen, it would probably be her.
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franklinshepard
08/12/09

In reply to "The Walking Dead" Prepares to Shamble onto AMC
This is wonderful news, but I'm worried that Darabont might over-emphasize the sentiment and melodrama of the story. I thought The Green Mile was horribly manipulative.
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gorehound
08/12/09

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We will want to see this with all the great gore.
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NYC_Strong
08/12/09

In reply to "The Walking Dead" Prepares to Shamble onto AMC
I'm not sure if this was mentioned in regards to the Zombies being over exposed right now, but this book is much more about the people then the zombies. The zombies are more there to set the mood and push people together that normally wouldn't interact. It's a great series.
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Kadayi
08/12/09

In reply to "The Walking Dead" Prepares to Shamble onto AMC
I'm not entirely convinced this is a good idea. The walking Dead isn't all its cracked up to be (sorry zombie fans). It started off well, and I won't deny the whole build up and aftermath of the Prison war was fairly compelling, but the characters are fairly forgettable and there is an inordinate amount of soap opera style SHOUTING that goes on between them most of the time. Generally everyone is very reactionary (acting with the heart rather than the head), and after a while it just grates, esp that every character is generally so frustratingly dense and inarticulate. Kirkman can certainly write, but I don't think he can write 'smart' which is troubling.

As regards a show, it would have to be interpretive given the level of gore involved, plus constant location shooting, hundreds of extras & quick turnaround action scenes & CGI makes it a formidable (read: expensive) kind of project to get green lit, esp in the present economy.
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Tull
08/12/09

In reply to "The Walking Dead" Prepares to Shamble onto AMC
PEople shouldn't think that AMC can't handle the extreme brutality of the series. I don't think this series will be shown in primetime but the usual 10pm time slot for most mature-audiences show on basic cable. I always like to point out The Shield as an example of how you can film extreme brutality for TV without going overboard.
Those worried that the more disturbing storylines once Woodbury and The Governor are introduced should realize that story-arc won't even make the first or even second season. I think if the show succeeds with season 1 and 2 the cable network would give the series a longer leash to really show what happens when Woodbury enters the scene.
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