Can’t wait for the new episode next week in “The Walking Dead?” Well hopefully this will help you make it that long stretch till next sunday. Episode 9 of season 2 is entitled, “Triggerfinger” and we have two sneak peeks for the new episode.
The comic book turned hit television show has been taking the world by storm. After its midseason premiere that rocked the ratings, many will be looking forward to this new episode.
In “Triggerfinger” Rick, Glenn and Hershel find themselves in another deadly battle when they are trapped in a bar and get involved in a gun fight of survival. Lori comes across danger when she is unexpectedly hit by a car. Shane also attempts to rescue her and return her to the farm.
Another clip from the sneak peeks shows Andrea criticizing Shane over his methods of getting what he wants. But the argument ends when Shane points out that he and Andrea have something in common.
You can wait to watch “Triggerfinger” on Sunday, February 19 at 9/8c on AMC or you can wait to watch the new episode after watching the two exclusive clips below:
The midseason premiere aired last night to wide acclaim by fans an critics. And recently Eli Rosenberg over at AMC did an interview with Andrew Lincoln, who portrays main character Rick Grimes on the hit show. They talked about his role on the show, shooting the second half of the season and the secret that even his wife doesn’t know.
In case you just stumbled on this article and haven’t seen the amazing series, The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont. It is based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.
You can see some of the questions Lincoln was asked below:
Rosenberg: Lincoln
Q: What was the bar scene like in Episode 8?
A: That was an incredible scene! We were so lucky to get such cracking actors. And we didn’t play the problem, we just played the fact that this is a reunion of human beings. The tension is inherent in the fact that they encounter this other group.
Q: Rick’s presence at the farm has been described as antagonistic this season. Do you ever feel like you’re a bad guy on your own show?
A: Yeah, I think I do a bit. I don’t normally see it like that though, because you never look at your own character as the problem. I’m appealing to this man’s spirit.
Q: Was the scene when Rick had to kill Sophia a difficult one to shoot?
A: I was talking about this the other day thinking, my goodness who’d have thought I’d build a career as a child killer in a huge internationally acclaimed show? What does that say about the state of things! Look, as an actor I was even going, “Please let her be alive.” It’s a gut-wrenching moment. Conversely, it’s a brilliant beginning to the second half of the season, which is a much darker and more dangerous exploration of these characters.
Q: Rick and Shane have a somewhat tense way of relating on screen. What’s your relationship like with Jon Bernthal?
A: It’s a nightmare to work with that man! But really, Jon Bernthal is like my American brother. He reminds me — I hate to say it — of a little bit younger version of me. What he’s done with Shane is magnificent as a character and I love the see-saw nature of their relationship. They’re like warring brothers — but they’re both so similar.
Q: Do you know what Dr. Jenner said to Rick at the end of Season 1 — and did Noah Emmerich actually say that to you?
A: Yes he did.
Q: Have people tried to pressure you into telling them?
A: My wife doesn’t even know. Man, I take my job seriously!
Valentines Day… a day to celebrate love or in this case geeky love. “Game of Thrones” fans can now give their sweeties (or future loves) a card that says exactly how they feel…through the characters of their favorite show. Continue reading →
Season 2 of the critically acclaimed HBO show, “Game of Thrones” is almost here, but fans can get a little something to hold them off till it arrives. We have 17 new images from the second season that include a first look at Brienne, Melisandre, and many of the other new characters being introduced. Continue reading →
Celebrating the return of TV’s scariest show “The Walking Dead”, a flash game have been released online in anticipation of season 2 beginning this weekend. In this game you control Shane Walsh; played by Jon Bernthal.
The game starts off establishing that before the television adventures that fans are familiar with, there was the untold beginnings. Set at the earliest stages of the outbreak, you help Officer Shane Walsh Keep himself and his people safe from harm. The two objectives: “Prevent people from being killed or turned into walkers…and keep yourself alive!”
This game is more like a pick your own adventure comic book. Though the sounds are creepy, the options you’re given are limited.
Do something stupid that you’ll know will end up getting you or someone killed
Do something counter to Shane’s character and try being reasonable.
Do something that wastes your time and brings you right back to the other decisions.
While I played this game I kept thinking, “Where’s option 4? Flip out and be loud?”
Set during the earliest stages of the outbreak, you run around as Shane and wonder more how this person ever became an officer of the law to begin with. A side story involving one of Shane’s exes reveals a little of what we suspect from the television show. While flipping out and being loud, Shane asks his ex why she lets her current boyfriend beat her. She replies with “You were no saint either when we were together” which suggests that he’s exactly how we picture corrupt police enforcement.
While Rick’s lights are still out in the hospital, it’s up to Shane to run the rest of the law in town. When responding to one of his co-workers advising him to be careful, he says, “Of course. I don’t have my head stuck up my ass like you.” Again, Shane is just not likable. Check out the game Dead Reckoning at the AMC TV website.
This brings me up to one of my pet peeves about the show. Why is Shane still alive? Forget that this show is based on the graphic novel of the same name; Though I do love the tank scene in the pilot of the show, the scene was spot on visually to the comic. Also forget that like the comic book, Shane’s character doesn’t make it out of the Atlanta camp; read the comic if you want to know why, it’s epic. If it wasn’t for these little changes, I wouldn’t be surprised by the show and we wouldn’t have Norman Reedus; a freakin Boondock Saint! ; on the show throwing around all sorts of Spiritus Sancti ass kickery.
Why is Shane alive when he’s clearly a liability to the survival of the rest of the crew? He’s not the bad ass of the group that the rest can say, “At least he’s our bad ass.” No, he’s a douche with a gun. Other than flipping out and being loud, there is no real function for him within the group that someone else can’t step in to take over; video games taught me to shoot. So let this be a lesson to you when; not if; the zombie apocalypse comes down. Make like a tree and use the Shane-types as your Redeker Plan.
*Apologies as only those that have watched Boondock Saints and read World War Z will get the last line.
Internet speculation went a little crazy again when talk about where the third season AMC’s The Walking Dead would take. If the show were to take the same progression as the graphic novels that they’re drawn from, it could be potential that we would see the introduction of the Governor; one of the story’s antagonists.
The Walking dead, is a horror themed television show that depicts a world succumb to a zombie apocalypse. What’s left of the world’s population is left to fend for themselves, making choices that will make them question their own moral compass and humanity. With their time left on Earth dwindling and the vacuum that a ravaged society has left, the surviving humans are nothing more than the walking dead.
The current debate is who should be cast and who will be cast for the role on the television series. All this started in a Movieweb interview with Tom Savini of gore movie fame and special effects.
“Listen, I have been campaigning to be the governor on that damn thing with Greg Nicotero for over a year. Everytime I see the graphic novel, and I see a picture of the governor, who looks just like me, I send Greg a picture. I just won’t give up. Last time I talked to him about it, when I was in Los Angeles, he said they were going after a name for that part. I said, “Who?” He said John Hawkes. Well, I never heard of John Hawkes. But then he reminds me that we were in From Dusk Till Dawn together. He is the guy at the beginning in the store that fires on them. Apparently he was up for an Academy Award. He was up for something called Winter’s Bone. That’s whom they are going after for The Governor. But everyone I talk to, the people that read the graphic novels…They’ve all said that I would be the perfect governor. Because he is tough and brutal. And…I look just like the graphic depiction of him!”
So Savini who has a rich history in horror films and special effects kind of started this public debate. As the perceived authority on all things caked in fake blood, I would have believed him if he said a sparkling vampire was to play the Governor; then I would have bit my tongue, spit real blood, then go confirm online or go vitriolic on a forum anonymously.
It has been since announced otherwise by Karen Samfilippo, Hawkes’ publicist that, “John is NOT appearing on The Walking Dead.”
With Savini as a fan favorite to appear as the Governor and Hawkes out of the running, the options for the shows producers seems somewhat slim pickings. Could this be the Hollywood version of The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor novel?
It’s a trick. Get an axe!
Check out the promo for the return of The Walking Dead below
With The Hunger Games right around the corner, and with the knowledge that is going to pretty much dominate the YA scene (as well as my scene cause c’mon it’s going to be fantastic) The CW is jumping on the dystopian bandwagon with their newest pilot, “The Selection”. Continue reading →
We announced that the CW had given the Green Arrow the green light less than two weeks ago but the CW isn’t wasting time casting for the show. It was recently reported that The CW has cast Stephen Amell as the lead character, “Oliver Queen.”
“Arrow” is based on the comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. While initially throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. In the late 1960s, however, writer Denny O’Neil chose to have him lose his fortune, this put him in a unique working class advantage that many people could identify with. In 1970, he was paired with the more law-and-order-oriented hero Green Lantern in a groundbreaking, socially conscious comic book series. Since then added to the revival of comics of late, he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban, gritty approach to the character. Continue reading →
These last few weeks have been full of “The Walking Dead” goodies like posters, clips and trailers. But this is even better. The midseason premiere is almost here, but if you can’t wait till then, you can watch the first three minutes from the midseason premiere episode, “Nebraska” courtesy of AMC. Continue reading →
That is all we get as a teaser for the upcoming season 5 of True Blood. You can watch the teaser above and see for yourself. Unfortunately it doesn’t disclose much for what we are in for in the new season. It was announced on August 11, 2011 that HBO had renewed True Blood for a fifth season of 12 episodes to air in summer 2012. Continue reading →
