The Walking Dead

Frank Darabont’s L.A. NOIR Pilot to Star Milo Ventimiglia and THE WALKING DEAD Cast Member

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: February 21st, 2012 at 6:52 pm

Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) is making the jump from network to cable television in Frank Darabont’s (The Walking Dead) TNT drama pilot, L.A. Noir. Set in the 1940s and 50s, L.A. Noir is billed as a fast-paced crime drama based on the book, “L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City” by author, John Buntin. Darabont will write, direct and produce L.A. Noir and will reunite with a cast member from AMC’s hit series, The Walking Dead. Hit the jump to see more on L.A. Noir and just who may be leaving The Walking Dead. We’ll warn you before any potential spoilers.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Nebraska”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: February 12th, 2012 at 6:34 pm

After going on a short break over the holidays, AMC’s The Walking Dead returned this evening to finish out the remainder of its (enormously popular) second season.  The first half of the season was dominated by the “Search For Sofia” storyline, but that storyline was brought to a close in a somewhat-shocking, gangbusters mid-season finale.  With that business all hemmed up, how’d things go tonight?  Did this mid-season premiere move the Survivors along to previously undiscovered, interesting new locales?  Inspire fresh, compelling discussions about surviving in a zombie-filled world?  Or did the show continue to spin its wheels?  Find out in this week’s Walking Dead recap, after the jump.

Melissa McBride, Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun Talk THE WALKING DEAD Season 2

by Christina Radish    Posted: February 2nd, 2012 at 1:59 pm

On February 12th, the hit zombie series The Walking Dead returns to AMC. Picking up just where the last episode and big reveal left off, that huge event rocks all of the characters to their core, leading some of them down surprising paths in the last six episodes of Season 2. As some characters get closer, divisions arise and the gang will have to face a new human threat that’s as scary as the ever-present zombies.

While at the TCA Winter Press Tour, co-stars Melissa McBride, Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun talked about the aftermath of what happened at the barn, how difficult it was to lose a cast member that they thought of as family, that the second half of the season will have a lot more action, the challenge of working in 120 degrees with bugs and zombie guts while wearing the same clothes they’ve had on for three weeks, and how they worry about each script being their last, with the constant danger that their characters are in. Check out what they had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers.

TV Previews: First Teaser for TRUE BLOOD Season 5; First Four Minutes of THE WALKING DEAD Midseason Premiere

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: January 30th, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Waiting sucks. So say the creative team behind HBO’s vampire/werewolf/faerie/witch melodrama, True Blood. This time around they’ve crafted a teaser that’s a bit more sinister as fans of the show’s previous seasons will appreciate. While the teaser doesn’t show any footage, it’s a nice reminder that summer is just around the bend and with it comes another season of True Blood. New episodes start June 24th.

The wait is a lot less longer for the second half of The Walking Dead’s second season. Although the episode “Nebraska” airs on February 12th, you can watch the first four minutes here. Hit the jump to check them both out.

Midseason Teaser Trailer for THE WALKING DEAD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 26th, 2012 at 2:35 pm

The final six episodes of the second season of The Walking Dead are set to kick off starting February 12th, and AMC has released a midseason teaser trailer for the upcoming installments. I found the first few episodes of this season to be incredibly frustrating, but the mindblowing final five minutes of episode seven were almost enough to make up for it. There’s a difference between character development and meandering. The teaser trailer is fairly short, but it looks like our group of zombie survivors finally leaves that damn farm.

Hit the jump to check out the teaser. If you missed our recent interview with creator Robert Kirkman and showrunner Glen Mazzara regarding what’s to come in the final six episodes of season two, click here to check it out. The show has already been picked up for a third season, which was recently extended to 16 episodes. The Walking Dead returns on AMC Sunday, February 12th at 9/8c.

Creator Robert Kirkman and Producer/Showrunner Glen Mazzara Talk About What’s Coming Up on Season 2 of THE WALKING DEAD

by Christina Radish    Posted: January 26th, 2012 at 12:51 pm

On February 12^th, the hit zombie series The Walking Dead returns to AMC. Picking up just where the last episode and big reveal left off, that huge event rocks all of the characters to their core, leading some of them down surprising paths in the last six episodes of Season 2. While zombies are always a terrifying threat, a new human threat is looming, as the capacity for humans to hurt each other proves infinite.

While at the TCA Winter Press Tour, executive producer/writer/comic book creator Robert Kirkman and executive producer/showrunner Glen Mazzara talked about the slow build-up during the first half of the season, how the second half will accelerate the storytelling, the decision to introduce a new human threat, fan favorite characters from the comics who will likely appear sooner rather than later, the hope to bring Lennie James back at some point, and whether the possible concept ideas that former showrunner Frank Darabont had for Season 2 could ever have happened. Kirkman also talked about where the comic book series is headed, and the types of comic book titles he’s looking to release through his publishing label. Check out what they had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers:

THE WALKING DEAD Season Two Photo Gallery and Sneak Peek of the Next Episode

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: January 22nd, 2012 at 8:45 pm

In three weeks, your favorite zombies will shamble back onto your TV screen as AMC’s The Walking Dead returns. In the meantime, you can get caught up on all of our previous episode recaps here. We’ve also got a ton of new images from the second season of The Walking Dead, including action shots, character profile images and behind-the-scenes captures. If you’re all caught up on the show so far, feel free to peruse at will. For those of you who aren’t up to speed with the current season, I’d avoid looking at the gallery as some of the images reveal important plot points of the story so far. The Walking Dead returns on Sunday, February 12^th on AMC. Hit the jump to check out the images and a sneak peek at the next episode from Season Two titled, “Nebraska.”

HUGO, DRAGON TATTOO, and THE ARTIST Among ACE Nominees for Excellence in Editing

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 16th, 2012 at 6:35 pm

The American Cinema Editors have announced their list of nominees for the 62nd Annual Eddie Awards. Before you brush editing off as an insignificant category, take note that no film has won the Best Picture Oscar without at least a Best Editing Eddie nomination in 20 years. Martin Scorsese’s longtime collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker was nominated for her work on Hugo, as were last year’s Oscar winners Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Other films singled out include The Artist, The Descendants, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and Young Adult.

On the television side of things, Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Friday Night Lights, and Game of Thrones all landed nods. Hit the jump to see the full list of nominees. ACE’s 62nd awards ceremony, hosted by Patton Oswalt, will be held February 18th.

AMC Announces Season Premiere Dates for MAD MEN and THE KILLING; Extends THE WALKING DEAD Season Three Order to 16 Episodes

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 15th, 2012 at 1:34 pm

The Television Critics Association press tour is winding down to a close, and AMC recently held their panel and revealed tidbits on three of its original series. During the cable channel’s press panel, the network announced that its critically lauded flagship series Mad Men will finally return on March 25th. The series will have been off the air for almost a year and a half, but season five will kick off with a two-hour premiere that creator Matthew Weiner describes as a “Mad Men movie.” Hit the jump for more, including the premiere date of The Killing, when audiences will finally find out who killed Rosie Larson, and an episode extension for the third season of The Walking Dead.

THE WALKING DEAD New Years Eve Marathon to Air on AMC

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: December 28th, 2011 at 5:56 pm

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get caught up on every single episode of the phenomenal series The Walking Dead, well you’re in luck. AMC will be airing a marathon of the post-apocalyptic zombie survival series all day, Saturday, December 31^st starting at 11AM EST with the pilot, “Days Gone By” and running up through the mid-season finale, “Pretty Much Dead Already.” The 13 episodes, based off of the graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman, will be aired back-to-back with the mid-season finale beginning as the clock strikes midnight to usher in 2012 (the pilot and first episode of season two are each ninety-minutes). Hit the jump for more.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Pretty Much Dead Already”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: November 27th, 2011 at 8:02 pm

Here we are, folks:  the midway point for The Walking Dead’s second season.  Over the past month-and-a-half, we’ve had highs (last week’s “Secrets”, which was beloved in my household but complained about in other, darker corners of the internet) and we’ve had lows (the part where the survivors decided—seemingly without much provocation—to dangle one of their own down a zombie-occupied well), but for the most part, we’ve enjoyed the second season of AMC’s only zombie-centric series.  This week, we’ll be offering up a diagnosis of the season-thus-far in addition to the standard recap, so you should probably prepare yourself for a lengthy bit of reading material.  Once you’ve steeled yourself, meet me on the other side of the jump for this year’s final Walking Dead recap.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Secrets”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: November 20th, 2011 at 8:43 pm

AMC’s The Walking Dead is coming up on its “mid-season finale” (after next Sunday, the show’ll likely be off the air until the end of December/beginning of January; we’ll give you specific dates in next week’s recap), which means that we’re just about a week away from being able to provide a mid-season diagnosis of the show.  If you’ve been following along with our recaps, you know that I’ve gone back and forth between really, really enjoying The Walking Dead’s second season…and being really, really disappointed by it.

Some weeks, the show seems to be spinning its wheels, offering up one or two somewhat interesting developments in between tedious stretches where the survivors whine about everyone’s favorite missing child, Sofia.  Other weeks, we get an installment like tonight’s episode, “Secrets”.  On episodes like tonight’s, things of genuine importance happen, characters grow or change in interesting ways, and, sometimes unforeseen developments take place.  On those weeks, I’m all too happy to be a fan of this series.  Come to think of it, “Secrets” might’ve been my favorite episode of the season.  A word of warning, though:  there was a ton of content packed into this week’s show (no wonder it’s my current favorite), so this week’s writeup’s gonna be extra-long.  Bring a bookmark, folks.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Chupacabra”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: November 13th, 2011 at 8:23 pm

For the past few weeks, the survivors on AMC’s The Walking Dead have been using Herschel Greene’s farm as their base of operations during their search for Sofia–the missing little girl who’s become season two’s indisputable MacGuffin—and ever since that farm was introduced, fans of Robert Kirkman’s long-running Walking Dead comic series have been waiting for the “big reveal”.  Well, tonight, after much hint-dropping (and about 40 minutes’ worth of water-treading), Herschel Green’s barn-based secret was finally revealed.  What happened, and how was the rest of the episode?  Find out in this week’s Walking Dead recap, folks.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Cherokee Rose”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: November 6th, 2011 at 8:48 pm

In the world of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic series, Shane was a one-note character who got killed off early on.   Meanwhile– on the televised version of The Walking Dead– actor Jon Bernthal has turned that one-note bully into the show’s most compelling character.  One imagines this must be a bit of a conundrum for the show’s writers:  Shane’s supposed to be bad, but a whole bunch of viewers prefer him to the show’s lead.  Last week, The Walking Dead‘s writers dealt “Team Shane” a blow by having Bernthal’s character do something really, really evil…but was it enough?  And would tonight’s episode continue his descent into villainy?  And would Rick get any more interesting?  Find out after the jump, folks.

THE WALKING DEAD Recap: “Save the Last One”

by Scott Wampler    Posted: October 30th, 2011 at 8:35 pm

We’re now three episodes in to The Walking Dead’s second season, and before tonight’s episode, TV’s only zombie-centric series was 1-to-1 with critics (and snarky recappers).  The season premiere was well-received overall, but enough online grumbling existed afterwards to prevent the episode from being considered a runaway success.  Last week’s episode, on the other hand, was pretty much universally…well, if not “loved”, then “heavily liked”.  So, what’s the score looking like after week three—1-to-2 or 2-to-1?  You’ll have to find out after the jump, folks.

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