Loved the first episode... I just love this genre. I've always liked zombie movies... so to bring a show like this to TV.. truly awesome. Love Sunday... NFL all day through the evening then my shows.
I think it's safe to say that AMC will renew TWD for a second season. :grin: The Walking Dead Is AMC’s Highest-Rated Show Ever Don Draper: The Undead Years? Probably not going to happen, but maybe it should. Ratings are in for Sunday's debut of AMC's new zombie drama The Walking Dead, and they were, well, monstrous. Nielsen says 5.3 million people watched the 90-minute bow at 10 p.m. on Halloween, giving AMC its biggest audience ever for an original series, and far surpassing the numbers for network staples such as Mad Men and Breaking Bad. (The network's all-time draw remains the mini-series Broken Trail, which premiered to nearly 10 million viewers back in 2006.) Add in same-night repeats of Dead, and the show's premiere audience rises to just over 8 million viewers. What's more, Dead was particularly big with viewers under 50: Around 3.6 million in that demo watched, making the show the biggest cable-series premiere among the young folks this year. So does this mean Dead will be back for a second season? Most likely, yes. Dead more than doubled the audience of past AMC series premieres, and the demos are simply stunning (particularly for a channel that has tended to skew a bit older). That said, AMC may wait to make sure viewers stick around in coming weeks for future zombie adventures. After all, earlier this year the network's Rubicon bowed to a then-record 2 million viewers; by the time the show wrapped its first season last month, it was down to barely 1 million. That said, even if Dead loses half of its audience, it'll still be in the same league as other successful AMC series. As AMC president Charlie Collier put it in the network's press release touting the show's ratings, "It's a good day to be dead."
So there's no definite end to the storyline or is the series going to branch off from the comics and eventually create its own plots for the sake of keeping the show alive (like Heroes)?
Excellent show. They didn't try to make the kid cute and lovable, the black people didn't die, and the main character is believable. The only thing I can't dig is the animated gunshots/blood splatter.
The comic is still ongoing. Depending on the pacing, I'd say that they have 5-10 seasons worth of material right now. I don't think that they will deviate from the comic in terms of general direction. They would be shooting themselves in the foot in terms of story.
There's no way they'd produce that many episodes. The set pieces alone looks like it takes a million bucks (no idea though) to shoot a single episode. Later on in the comic does locales get more elaborate or expansive?
Good second episode. Glen is one of my favorites. I don't think the set pieces are going to be expensive, expansive or not. After all, they're living in a post-apocalypse type world. I'm sure the producers will have no problems finding abandoned places for them to film, especially in the economy we're in. They filmed the Atlanta parts...in Atlanta.
awesome episode. how do you do spoilers? was going to comment on the episode but dont wanna ruin for those who might not have seen it yet
Absolutely loving this series so far. Finally watched the pilot today so I could watch the episode tonight. Loved both the pilot and the new episode. Can't wait until next week. Sundays are now awesome. Dexter and Walking Dead in one night
Any 1 know if the 2nd episode can be watched on a legal site? Hulu is only broadcasting the premiere...The amctv.com doesn't have it either! Help? link You can play this song when u slowly turn ...
great series. I could watch this stuff all day. Spoiler why the hell didnt they cover up the windows in the department store? that annoyed the hell out of me.
Yeah... Spoiler Typical horror movie mistakes. Rick didn't pick his axe up after he dropped it, either. The zombies are too smart, IMO; climbing, almost-running, turning doorknobs, and using tools (brick) to break things. But whatever, they're a plot device in the end.
