The Walking Dead

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Originally Posted by Janga

I just watched the season 3 trailer too. It looks awesome, but I'm a bit worried about the Governor character. Kirkman has stated that they will basically mirror the Governor character from the comic books for the show, but based on the preview he already looks softer than in the comics.

We see. In the season two was couple of characters that looked soft but they turned out to be something quite else. And we'll only have to see how twisted he really is and if the writers are going to bring out every bit of dirt that he's hiding in the behind the locked doors. And not for a moment I think it's going to be anything nice. But one thing that was extra interesting was the helicopter. Is it the same one we'd seen in the season 1?

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Originally Posted by ctg

But one thing that was extra interesting was the helicopter. Is it the same one we'd seen in the season 1?

That's something that we're trying to figure out in our house. We think it might be but on the other hand, if it was the one that Rick saw, wouldn't it have been down longer? If it was the one from season 2 that caused the herd to start wandering, again, wouldn't it have been down longer?

It is mentioned in the comics but who know's if that's the one that they are talking about. From what I saw, it doesn't look like it--this one seemed to be more military while the one from the comics was from a tv/radio station.

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Originally Posted by FireDragon-16

That's something that we're trying to figure out in our house. We think it might be but on the other hand, if it was the one that Rick saw, wouldn't it have been down longer? If it was the one from season 2 that caused the herd to start wandering, again, wouldn't it have been down longer?

It is mentioned in the comics but who know's if that's the one that they are talking about. From what I saw, it doesn't look like it--this one seemed to be more military while the one from the comics was from a tv/radio station.

The way they showed it at the last episode implies that the herd followed the same chopper that had been doing rounds above Atlanta. And reviewing the first season it looked like a press helicopter, but in the trailer, it's clear that the helicopter is one from the US air cavalry.

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Originally Posted by ctg

The way they showed it at the last episode implies that the herd followed the same chopper that had been doing rounds above Atlanta. And reviewing the first season it looked like a press helicopter, but in the trailer, it's clear that the helicopter is one from the US air cavalry.

Just one of the many ways they tease you to make sure you come watch the program

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With Michonne and the Governor, The Walking Dead is bringing two of the most famous characters from the comic to the screen for season 3 (which kicks off on AMC Oct. 14). But there will also be at least one completely new original character to join the fray. Dallas Roberts (who also starred on AMC’s Rubicon and has a recurring role as Juliana Margulies’ brother on The Good Wife) will be stepping in to play Milton, one of the residents of the Governor-ruled community of Woodbury.

“Milton is the details guy,” explains exec producer Robert Kirkman. “He’s the guy that works with the Governor, who is monitoring all situations and is trying to help the Governor make sense of this world that they’re living in. He’s not exactly a scientist, but he’s a smart guy that is trying to find out how zombies behave. Watching him do his little experiments is going to be a lot of fun.” (Zombie experiments? Here’s hoping Bub from Day of the Dead makes a cameo as one of the subjects.)

According to showrunner Glen Mazzara, in Milton we will see an example of someone finding a way to make himself useful, even if he is not necessarily a physically imposing presence. “We were examining, ‘How do people survive in this apocalyptic world, and what can people contribute?’” says Mazzara. “And we didn’t think it was plausible that every single character we meet is an efficient zombie killer. We just didn’t buy that everyone we know would be active and deft enough to kill every walker. We wanted to show how other people survive, and Dallas has come in and helped us establish that character. He just adds a lot of heart and humanity to Woodbury, which further complicates what that is. That is a real town with real people and real survivors. It’s not necessarily a group of bad guys.” http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/21/th...oberts-milton/


Now Milton sounds like Eugene from the comic series, but as he's in Governors side I don't know if he's going to end in Rick's camp when the smoke settles. But what I'm suspecting is that Tyreese is going to join the gang in the Prison and there's going to be at least two if not more major character deaths in the next series.

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I just watched the trailer for series 3 and it looks like they have raised the bar with this one. David Morrissey, knows how to play it tough and I am looking forward to him as the 'bad guy' of the series. The action scenes look awesome. Cannot wait!

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Originally Posted by svalbard

I just watched the trailer for series 3 and it looks like they have raised the bar with this one. David Morrissey, knows how to play it tough and I am looking forward to him as the 'bad guy' of the series. The action scenes look awesome. Cannot wait!

Couldn't agree more. Anybody who is not watching this show is really missing out. Season 1 was superbly crafted. Season 2 was incredibly intense. Season 3 will probably be a home run for fans like me who like a great plot drama interwoven with fantastic action. Hoorah!

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Norman Reedus, who plays fan favourite redneck badass Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead, lashed out to Entertainment Weekly about fans who criticised The Walking Dead Season 2, saying ”If we killed a zillion zombies last season everyone would say, ‘There’s no storyline, they don’t talk enough’ – so f**k ‘em!


“I’ve been trying to get into Game Of Thrones. I can’t tell if it’s the future or the past, but those m*therf**kers talk the whole time. Do I gotta bitch about it, or am I going to watch it and enjoy? I’m going to watch it and enjoy.”


Despite his hardline stance against critics of the show, Reedus asserts that The Walking Dead Season 3 will seriously pick up the pace.


“You have to talk to tell a story – it’s not a cartoon,” he insisted. “The pace this season is definitely amped up. We’re just talking faster.” http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/the-w...slams-critics/

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Just like his character in the show. No BS! Although he is wrong about Game of Thrones...but I can see why he would say such a thing. Both shows are vying for top spot as the best thing on TV at the moment.

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Originally Posted by ctg

Norman Reedus, who plays fan favourite redneck badass Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead, lashed out to Entertainment Weekly about fans who criticised The Walking Dead Season 2, saying ”If we killed a zillion zombies last season everyone would say, ‘There’s no storyline, they don’t talk enough’ – so f**k ‘em!


“I’ve been trying to get into Game Of Thrones. I can’t tell if it’s the future or the past, but those m*therf**kers talk the whole time. Do I gotta bitch about it, or am I going to watch it and enjoy? I’m going to watch it and enjoy.”


Despite his hardline stance against critics of the show, Reedus asserts that The Walking Dead Season 3 will seriously pick up the pace.


“You have to talk to tell a story – it’s not a cartoon,” he insisted. “The pace this season is definitely amped up. We’re just talking faster.” http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/the-w...slams-critics/

Reedus is absolutely right on about this. For my tastes, TWD strikes the perfect balance between engaging plot, excellent characterizations and incredible action. I've been on other forums in which it seems like the general pasttime is to constantly knock this show with the pace of the plot, not enough action, too much talking, etc. I have not seen the Game of Thrones, as I am not willing to pay extra for HBO, so I can't speculate on the quality of GOT vs. that of TWD (Maybe one day I'll rent the GOT dvds.) My wife and I have really enjoyed TWD since the premier episode and will continue to stick with it. The action is awesome, but I really like the story that is being told about these survivors. My advice has always been to people who constantly complain about TWD: find something else to watch!! There are other choices out there. I really like good quality zombie movies, but to compare a serialized zombie show to a zombie movie is like comparing apples to oranges. That being said, I always feel like I need to draw comparisons, particularily for the critics. In the TWD, there is ample time to tell a complete and satisfying story, so the action compliments the plot contents. In a zombie movie, there is usually not enough time to create a complete story around all the zombie attacks, so action is the key in that instance. Bottom line is that I will remain an apologist for TWD, unless the show jumps the shark and errodes all credibilty with me.

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SENOIA, Ga. — On a humid summer’s day the cast and crew of “The Walking Dead” are clustered under the leafy shade of trees that line a picturesque street in this small Southern town, about an hour’s drive south of Atlanta. No one is covered in sweat or mud. An armored vehicle parked at the end of the block sits still and silent.


Perhaps strangest of all — there are no zombies.


It’s important to expand your horizons even when it comes to the apocalypse. So while the “walkers” will remain the beating, dark heart of the hit AMC series when it returns for its third season Oct. 14, the show’s creative forces are eager to give the small band of rugged survivors more to worry about than the zombie hordes. In the upcoming 16-episode run, it’s a human threat, embodied most ominously by a new character known as the Governor, that awaits them.

PHOTOS: On the set of ‘The Walking Dead’

“What we’ve done is open up the world...

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/...new-human-foe/

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Thanks for the links to TWD pics, ctg. Very interesting.

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The cast of The Walking Dead Season 3 Speaking to the Daily Dead ahead of The Walking Dead Season 3, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed that she wants the hit zombie drama to continue indefinitely.

“I think much bigger, and maybe it’s [because of] my feature film background,” said Hurd. “Seven [seasons] isn’t nearly enough.

“There is so much rich material to draw from and so many fantastic characters. There are so many different situations and characters to join our survivors, as well as [characters] to be pitted against them… I think there is no limit.

“There is certainly no limit to the comic-book series,” Hurd finished. “Robert [Kirkman] has probably 250 [issues] figured out.”

The Walking Dead Season 3 is airing from 19 October 2012 on FX.

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Cool picture of the current cast.

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4 more days until season 3 premieres on AMC! So excited!!!