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[eyeball_kid]

That finale was some serious OG kung fu. I'm guessing being trained by the monks will be good for M.K. in terms of learning to control his powers, but that preacher is obviously up to no good and his agenda can't be good news for M.K. But it worries me that next season may be separate plotlines for Sonny, M.K., and the Widow; I'm not usually a fan of "trying to put the gang back together" narratives.

I see a lot of people complain about the narrative, but I think it's a good mix of intrigue and action. The acting is much better than I thought it would be. I probably enjoyed it more than I did the last season of Walking Dead. I don't see how this couldn't be renewed, unless the budget is too big for the viewership they have.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

Haven't seen the show yet. Thoughts so far?

amazing fight choreography sequences. storyline, while not the best, is still intriguing. fun characters. lots of unanswered questions heading into season 2.

8/10 i would rate the first season

 

[Amagon]

Haven't seen the show yet. Thoughts so far?

It fucking sucks.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

It fucking sucks.

care to explain why.

driveby post

 

[Amagon]

care to explain why.

driveby post

j/k

This show is great fyi. To see Stephen Fung spearheading a martial arts tv show in America and succeed still boggles my mind.

 

[Frog-fu]

Haven't seen the show yet. Thoughts so far?

Iffy start. Conventional story. Jaw dropping action sequences. Anime as fuck.

Love it. Would recommend.

 

[Discotheque]

blew through the whole season. man that was pretty damn fun.

the actor who plays MK is horrendous, everybody else is serviceable but damn that kid can't talk for shit lol.

man i really love sonny and the widow. definitely my favorite characters in this. the action scenes in here rock too, though I didn't like the last episode's fight nearly as much as the other ones. I hope we don't get too much of the supernatural fighting, it's not as badass as the stuff we've seen in the rest of the series.

props on an asian leading a successful tv show too.

 

[awilliams213]

Can't believe I slept on this show. My boy kept telling me to watch this, I just finished the last episode LAWD that was fantastic.

I like Halt Catch Fire and AMC keeps bringing that back so I have faith we'll see more of this universe.

 

[kaizoku]

My only criticism is it's such an epic story set in a large world with lots of lore and stuff going on and we only got 6 episodes worth!

If next season is also only 6 episodes it's gonna be an annoyingly long haul journey.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Be sure to vote for Into the Badlands in the 5th Annual GAF TV Show of the Year Voting Thread!

 

[-Deimos]

SEASON 2

PLEASE AMC

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

Plan to begin this weekend. Soınds great

 

[DominoKid]

SEASON 2

PLEASE AMC

idk wtf they waiting on. shit got good ratings.

 

[Particle Physicist]

That was a really fun show. I just binged the first season. How did it do with critics/ratings? Is there a chance for a second season?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

How did it do with critics/ratings?

The critical reception was mixed. The ones who were into kung fu movies seemed to enjoy it, but the others mostly disliked it (even though they probably would have eaten it up if it involved superheroes).

Ratings were good.

Is there a chance for a second season?

All signs point to a second season being a given, but they are taking a long time to announce it so there might be some weird behind the scenes stuff that we're not aware of that might change that.

AMC's TCA panel is tomorrow so we'll probably hear something then.

 

[Particle Physicist]

Cool. Thanks. I hope we get a second season.

 

[lazybones18]

so I guess there was no mention of the show's fate then?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I watched through the whole series twice now. Once the first time with my sister and again with my dad, watching it all in one go; we all loved it.

For the love of all that is good and holy, please give me that 2nd season!

My heart can't handle that cliffhanger!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

so I guess there was no mention of the show's fate then?

No. The creator of the show said that AMC is still looking at the numbers, whatever that means (the numbers were good). He's very optimistic though.

 

[nynt9]

No. The creator of the show said that AMC is still looking at the numbers, whatever that means (the numbers were good). He's very optimistic though.

He also said that the renewal might not be clear all the way until february

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

Just finished episode 5 and moving onto the finale. The Widow rocks

 

[DominoKid]

He also said that the renewal might not be clear all the way until february

what could make it so complicated though.

 

[Particle Physicist]

what could make it so complicated though.

Maybe it's a numbers versus budget thing?

 

[Slayven]

No. The creator of the show said that AMC is still looking at the numbers, whatever that means (the numbers were good). He's very optimistic though.

I am so use to shows getting season orders bu the 3 ep. Some backroom stuff must be going on

 

[More_Badass]

Maybe it's a numbers versus budget thing?

That's what I think. To keep the quality of fights up for an extended season would probably need a really high budget

 

[speedwagon_]

I haven't looked in this thread at all, but what is the general consensus for this show? is it worth checking out or just hookey?

 

[otapnam]

I haven't looked in this thread at all, but what is the general consensus for this show? is it worth checking out or just hookey?

Go watch it now help us get s2 lol

 

[speedwagon_]

Go watch it now help us get s2 lol

How would you rate it?

 

[gwailo]

Fight scenes were good, the story was pedestrian at best, the acting ranges from decent to atrocious (especially the kids). Would have made a decent movie if Stephen Fung directed it in Hong Kong - didn't really seem suited to a longer series.

 

[dead souls]

^^^ I agree.

 

[BrokenFiction]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

 

[More_Badass]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

Finally. Great news!

 

[dabig2]

YES! 10 episodes too is great. Now the wait begins (hope it's real early 2017)

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

Oh, hell yeah!

 

[Ledhead]

YES! 10 episodes too is great. Now the wait begins (hope it's real early 2017)

Sucks that we need to wait a year, but I hope it will be worth it. The show was good, but had a lot of potential to get much better. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out

 

[Gordon Shumway]

So we gotta wait until 2017? For only 10 episodes? That blows..

 

[Mudcrab]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Ended up buying the season and watched it about a month ago. Really liked it. The story and acting is whatever but those fights tho. So fucking good. Glad to see it's getting a second season.

Really curious why they bothered with the post-apocalyptic/guns were outlawed angle to explain away the guns though. I think it would have been better to just set it up as an alternate/fantasy world. The only reference I can remember to pre-apocalypse society is with the Bible but they don't do anything with it. I'm curious if they have some plans on that end for S2.

 

[More_Badass]

So we gotta wait until 2017? For only 10 episodes? That blows..

Those quality fights take time. If they're doing the same as the first season (six days to film each fight, two major fights per episodes), that's 120 days/~ 4 months of time to film the fight scenes alone

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

I will KEEEEELLL for this. Great to see it picked up, can't wait for more Monks on a road trip.

 

[Particle Physicist]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams/status/707320707303272448

Nice! Very fun show!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Sweet! ITB just got renewed for a 10-episode season for 2017.

Finally. Also, it's nice to hear that they're not going to try and rush it out for a 2016 premiere. The fight scenes take a long time to plan and film, and with 10 episodes in season 2, there's no way they could have it done before the end of the year.

 

[DominoKid]

damn that 2017 isn't going to be good for momentum though.

 

[IronRinn]

The wait sucks but I'm sure the fight scenes will make it worth it. Wasn't too worried but still very glad to get confirmation of a second season.

 

[eyeball_kid]

yessss. 2017 makes for a long dry spell though. I hope that doesn't end up backfiring in the ratings. Sounds like they're committed to some decent-budget choreography for the fights though, if it'll take them that long to put a season together.

 

[BLOODED_hands]

Awesome news to hear! The wait will be killer tho

 

[Baroquemantic]

Can't wait! First season was really fun. Wish it was this year, though

 

[otapnam]

How would you rate it?

Sorry for the late reply. 7-7.5 / 10 with potential.

I hope the long break will allow for some great ideas to come out

 

[RatskyWatsky]

‘Into The Badlands’ Casts Nick Frost As Series Regular

Frost will play Bajie, a man with questionable morals and who’s always looking for the quick score, he is an irreverent and unlikely new ally to Sunny.

 

[dabig2]

Oh man, Nick Frost as a regular? That's too good. I now want to see him do some kung-fu shit.