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The Walking Dead, based on the comic created by Robert Kirkman, is back on Sunday, October 16th at 9pm on AMC. The premiere is a 90 minute episode. AMC will air six one-hour episodes each week before putting the show on hiatus. It'll return Sun., Feb. 12 in its regular 9PM timeslot. Also, just a quick heads up that Netflix put S1 up for streaming this morning.
Though TWD is an undeniable ratings hit for AMC, it has been a tumultuous off season for the show. Frank Darabont is gone as show runner with Glenn Mazzara taking the reins, and AMC's budgetary decisions have been a constant distraction. It's tough to say how the show will be in S2 after an uneven first season, but I'm curious enough to check it out and see what happens.
Just a reminder to avoid or spoiler tag comic book spoilers in this thread. If you want to talk about the comics past where we are in the series, please use the thread for the comics: The Walking Dead (comics). For simple questions such as "When is this character going to appear on the show?", use spoiler tags and label your spoilers appropriately to give people an idea how far into the comics you're referencing. At times this is a little bit of a hassle, but keep in mind that this is a thread for the television show, not for the comics. Thank you. EDIT: Also, please read the highlighted text at the bottom of the OP.
Videos: (First two are the best ones to watch)
- Long season 2 promo
- AMC Video: The Walking Dead Cast Share What's in Store (Including Ways of Killing Zombies)
- 30 sec promo
- Another couple new promos from AMC
- One more new promo
- One more trailer (90 sec, AMC)
- AMC Video: The Walking Dead Cast Share What's in Store (Including Ways of Killing Zombies)
- 30 sec promo
- Another couple new promos from AMC
- One more new promo
- One more trailer (90 sec, AMC)
Links:
Articles:
- First Look: The zombies of 'The Walking Dead' season 2
- First look at the TWD action figures:
- A look at the visual effects from TWD
- 'Walking Dead' producers talk Season 2, Frank Darabont's departure and more
- 'The Walking Dead' Season 2 Preview: More Action, More Emotion & More Zombies!
- THR on 'The Walking Dead': What Really Happened to Fired Showrunner Frank Darabont
- First look at the TWD action figures:
- A look at the visual effects from TWD
- 'Walking Dead' producers talk Season 2, Frank Darabont's departure and more
- 'The Walking Dead' Season 2 Preview: More Action, More Emotion & More Zombies!
- THR on 'The Walking Dead': What Really Happened to Fired Showrunner Frank Darabont
New cast members:
- AMC Confirms Pruitt Taylor Vince Cast in The Walking Dead Season 2TV Line said:Lauren Cohan is joining the zombie resistance.
The alum of Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and Chuck has landed a pivotal role on AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Cohan will recur asMaggie Greene, the sharp, self-reliant daughter of farm owner Hershel Greene and a love interest for Glenn (Steven Yuen), reports TV Guide Magazine.
The role ofmeanwhile, will be played by acting vet Scott Wilson, who’s probably best known to TV audiences as Catherine’s biological father on CSI.Hershel,
- 'Walking Dead' scoop: 'Rescue Me' star joins season 2 castToday AMC confirmed that actor Pruitt Taylor Vince has been cast to star in Season 2 of The Walking Dead. Vince, the star of such films as Monster, Identity and L.A. Confidential, is set to playOtis, the foreman at Hershel's farm. Otis is described as a good-natured and polite individual, who first meets Rick and the other survivors under harrowing life-and-death circumstances.
Michael Zegen has signed on for the recurring role ofBeyond that, producers are staying mum on the role.Randall (nope, he’s not in the comic books, he’s a new addition to the storyline). Randall is described as a skinny Southern kid who finds himself in a rather unique set of post-apocalypse circumstances.
Webisodes
- The Walking Dead: Torn Apart Webisodes Now Online
Note: Ratsky is the only GAFfer that's mentioned watching the webisodes, and he thought they were pretty terrible. Keep your expectations low.In The Walking Dead's Season 1 episode "Days Gone Bye," sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes encounters a badly decayed female walker lying beside a bicycle in a park. Later, he returns to mercifully shoot the walker in the head. Who was this woman? How did she become a walker? AMCtv.com presents The Walking Dead: Torn Apart, a six-episode web series that explores the back story of Hannah, better known as "Bicycle Girl." Watch all six episodes now, and learn about Hannah's life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.
Comic Con Info:
Panel video and recaps *S2 and comic book spoilers in all of these*
- 38 Minutes Of Video From The Walking Dead Panel
- Comic-Con 2011: The Walking Dead
- 10 Cool Things From The Walking Dead Panel at Comic-Con
- 38 Minutes Of Video From The Walking Dead Panel
- Comic-Con 2011: The Walking Dead
- 10 Cool Things From The Walking Dead Panel at Comic-Con
Season 1 is now up on Netflix:
- AMC Networks Strikes Deal With Netflix For ‘The Walking Dead’ And Other Programming
Deadline.com said:
Early buzz from critics that have seen the S2 premiere:
Fienberg said:
US Magazine said:
TV Line said:
Tim Goodman said:
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Daryl...
...and Dale face!
EDIT:
There is a new thread for discussion of the spoiler leaks from AMC, the comic books and how they relate to the show, and other spoilerish material. Please use that thread if you want to talk about this sort of thing. Thanks.
) I'm still quite excited for season 2. The poster, with Rick running towards the house, is really evocative and the trailer definitely showed the right things to get me excited.
