If it is getting difficult for you to wait for the new season of The Walking Dead on AMC, there is a reprieve coming. Only you won’t find this special gift on television. The web is the place to access the all new web series called Cold Storage. It debuts on October 1.
I love to see stories transcend medium. When a story goes from comic book to television to web series, you know it is a hot property.
The webisodes of Cold Storage will star former Lost actor Daniel Roebuck. You remember Doctor Arzt, don’t you? The plot revolves around the character of Chase, acted by Josh Stewart. It jumps back in time to the early on-set of the the zombie apocalypse as he hunts for his sister. Chase hides for a while in a storage facility seemingly run by a guy named B.J., acted by Roebuck. As you can bet, Chase isn’t as safe there as he thinks.
Co-executive producer of The Walking Dead and special effects guru Greg Nicotero is directing Cold Storage. Each webisode is only about four or five minutes long. I imagine there will plenty of blood.
Don’t forget that season 3 will be split into two halves, with the first set of 8 episodes beginning on October 14th, 2012, and the other finale 8 episodes following behind in early spring of 2013.
Are you a fan of web series? There are more out there than you may think. Web Therapy is the name of one which stars Friends actress Lisa Kudrow as a shrink who doctors her patient’s psyches via brief web cam sessions. They say the darkly comedic web series, which also airs on Showtime is pretty brilliant. From season one to season two, the viewership grew by some fifty percent.
Another that may hook science fiction lovers is called Chad Vader and follows the exploits of Darth Vader’s younger brother, Chad, the manager of Empire Market. That’s ought to be enough to make you smile.
Will Cold Storage be making the web series hall of fame? I’d say the chances are good. The Walking Dead TV series, is, after all, highly popular. The Season 2 finale on AMC drew 9 million viewers. It comes as no surprise that AMC reports The Walking Dead is the Number one drama series in basic cable history for men aged 18 to 34. Here’s a headline for you. Men dig zombies.
Back in February, when 8 million viewers turned on the Season 2 mid-season premiere, Charlie Collier, president of AMC, said,
thank you to the fans for creating, literally, record-setting television!
If you don’t yet tune in to the series, you simply must check it out. This is material getting integrated into pop culture. I recently stumbled upon Dread Central’s ranking for the show’s most frightening zombies. You see, no two un-dead are created equal. Making the list were The Swamp Killer and Little Girl Walker. Yikes! The worst one for me was definitely the bloated monster living at the bottom of the well! I would have died of fright simply from encountering that thing.
The stars of your favorite brain-eating series are talking about the issues their characters are dealing with as season three of The Walking Dead sets to launch once again into the apocalyptic fray.
Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie, had this to say:
What’s exciting for Maggie now is she’s still trying to find a sense of joy in what they’re doing and joy in the victory of finding a safe-hold or in taking out some walkers. She still stops to smell the roses when she can but it’s ruthless and violent. The group before was on the road but now she’s joined them on this and they’re much more overwhelmed with the amount of walkers. She’s still a farm girl at her core but she’s seen a lot of death.
Likewise, Norman Reedus, who is Daryl Dixon, shared:
With the turn of how things are going with the apocalypse, he’s opening himself up to people and being respected in other ways and finding reasons to fight for certain people and be apart of a group,” Reedus says. “It’s a big deal for him. With Shane being gone, there’s more responsibilities … but Daryl doesn’t want the responsibility of taking over a group, he’s just trying to fit in.
Change is inevitable, especially at the end of the world. The writers continue to keep Walking Dead interesting. Do you agree?
The Walking Dead returns Sunday, Oct. 14th at 9 p.m. on the AMC network.
Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn, has also discussed season three, explaining that life inside a prison is going to be especially claustrophobic, especially compared to last season’s adventures on the farm.
Last year, we were really happy with the fact that outside, the outdoors [at the farm] was really another character that helped us do these themes because we were miserable. We looked miserable, but in a good way. This season, we were thinking, ‘Oh man, once we go on stages, we’re gonna really have to act out certain things.’ But man, they did a great job and [the prison is] just as terrible as outside.
As for what’s next for his character, he added,
I think Glenn has a good gut. And the third season is him kind of putting that into action and realizing that he has people to protect, loved ones he has to live for. He can really trust his own decisions. That doesn’t come without consequences.
If you’re a fan of the bloody fantastic zombies depicted in the popular comic book inspired series, you’ll be thrilled to know there’s an opportunity to see them live and in the flesh. Okay, not exactly live; half alive, I guess, or is it half dead? They’ll be animated anyway. Universal Studios is developing a maze full of the flesh eaters. The attraction is aptly named “The Walking Dead: Dead Inside”, and will be the focus of Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. The yearly celebration is well-known for putting visitors into their favorite horror stories. It sounds to me like the event just got even scarier.
Past Halloween Horror Nights have featured mazes revolving around Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Saw. This year, attractions based upon Silent Hill, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more will be available for the brave of heart.
Speaking of October events and The Walking Dead, also in the news is anticipation over the debut of The Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1 and Thief of Thieves Volume 1: I Quit, will both be released at New York Comic Con next month.
Early this past October, Kirkman confirmed that season 3 will be split into two halves with the first 8 episodes set to premiere on October 14, 2012, and the other 8 episodes to air in early spring 2013.
Many would say creativity and fantasy work go hand in hand. HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones certainly proved as much last Saturday at the creative arts Emmy Awards.
The addictive series based on the works of George R. R. Martin lead the pack, receiving a total of six statuettes at the weekend ceremony. Somewhere, several dire wolves are howling with joy. This was more trophies than any other winning show took home. If you’re a fan, I know you’re not really surprised. These awards, by the way, were designed to recognize technical achievements and give honor in categories not mentioned in more main stream awards programs.
The biggest winner of the night; however, was the Game of Thrones network, HBO, which earned a whopping 17 creative arts Emmys. How did the other networks fare? Well, CBS garnered 13 wins, PBS gathered 11, Discovery won six times, NBC earned five, and ABC and the Cartoon Network both took home four trophies each. Fox won twice.
A few of those categories Game of Thrones was recognized for were best special visual effects, outstanding costumes for a series, outstanding sound editing for a series, and outstanding art direction for a single-camera series. In that last category, Thrones actually tied Boardwalk Empire, but I suppose that was okay since both series belong to HBO.
Game of Thrones will being a drool-worthy third season beginning March 31st, 2013.
If you are wondering about the Emmys we are more familiar with, the telecast with 26 categories, which include acting, writing and directing, will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT next Sunday. It’ll be the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards and Jimmy Kimmel is hosting.
As for the creative arts ceremony, there was at least one major upset of the night. It happened when actor Jeremy Davies won for his guest appearance on the gun-slinging FX series, Justified. Davies plays Dickie Bennett, who is a rival for main character, Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, played by Timothy Olyphant. Raylan gave Dickie a permanent injury in their younger days and the two are practically mirror images of each other, one light (if not willing to bend the rules more than just a little), and the other dark. I’m a fan of the series and of Davies’s character.
Davies joked,
I have redefined the meaning of flabbergasted. [This] means that I think I’m officially getting away with my misfit self in this business. Is this actually happening? Is it too late for a recount?
Though Davies got the award for best guest on a drama, comedy series Two and a Half Men also shocked by earning a trophy. But it was guest star and long time acting talent Kathy Bates who took home the award for the CBS show. Comedies get a separate category for guest appearances. Though her series, Murphy’s Law was recently cancelled, she’s been nominated for her work there in the category of best drama actress. The results, as I mentioned, will be televised at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony to air Sept. 23rd.
Moments I personally applaud from the creative arts list of winners are Hatfields & McCoys taking Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie and Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series, which went to So You Think You Can Dance. The latter is in my opinion one of the most dynamic reality show contests on the air.
:::: Spoilers Ahead If You Haven’t Seen Season 2 (Obviously) ::::
Season 2 saw it’s fair share of shocking twists. After the deaths of Dale and Shane, fans were a bit critical of the changes between the original comics and the massively popular AMC series. Now, we are almost to the premiere of the third season and the cast and producers of the series took a moment to talk about how the felt regarding the criticism of the series.
NORMAN REEDUS (Daryl Dixon) “People are going say whatever they’re going to say anyway. If we killed a zillion zombies last season everyone would say, ‘There’s no storyline, they don’t talk enough.’ So f— ‘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 motherf—ers 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. People are going say whatever they say. You have to talk to tell a story. It’s not a cartoon. The pace this season is definitely amped up. We’re just talking faster.”
STEVEN YEUN (Glenn) “You take it personal in a way because this is something that you’ve worked hard at — and as a group, as a collective, you feel like you put your blood, sweat and tears into this. But at the same time, you realize that the arts are subjective. You accept what they give you, and then subsequently laugh when they say, ‘I can’t wait for the next season.’ And you’re very thrilled and happy about that. We know how this plays out by virtue of us filming this. So for me, it was always just like: Wait for it; wait for it. There’s a plan; we’re all here. There’s a solid checks and balances system of not letting something go too far one way. It’s a beautiful group dynamic, and I think it’s a testament to the cast and crew and writers and producers; everybody has their gear that they work. We get it, we’re not perfect, and obviously, last season wasn’t perfect. But you tweak, you stay consistent as well. You hope that people come back and watch.”
SARAH WAYNE CALLIES (Lori Grimes) “When it comes to a criticism of the pacing and stuff, I think when the show attains a certain level of visibility there’s going to be negative reviews, there’s going to be criticism, there’s going to be controversy. I think in a show like this, quite frankly, if we don’t engender a certain level of criticism and controversy, we’re probably not taking enough risks. I don’t know that I’d be comfortable if it were a show that everybody universally felt positively about. We shoot children in the face. I think the pace of the first half of the second season was a huge creative risk because it slowed down to the pace of a stage play instead of the pace of a horror movie. And I think that risk, in my mind, was absolutely worth it. The first season was so fast and so short. You got a chance to really invest in those characters and really explore them. I think that’s Frank’s genius as a writer — he’s not about what happens as much, in my opinion, as he is about who’s making it happen and why. Who cares about what happens to these people if we don’t know them deeply and intimately? I think those episodes were so important, and they’re also the springboard.”
ANDREW LINCOLN (Rick Grimes) “I don’t watch the show, and I don’t read reviews. I stay out of the equation. All I knew is, I always had a sense that they wanted to play it out as a big movie. They always wanted to say that it’s a big story we’re telling and if you stick with it you will be rewarded. That was always Frank’s intention and Glen’s too. I shot it, so I was like, ‘I know what’s coming.’ I remember doing a lot of press for Spain, and Spain was going, ‘More Zombie.’ And I was like, ‘Please believe me, there is more zombie killing coming.’ Of course we want to get the balance right. We’re still learning what works and what doesn’t work. You can please some of the people some of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time. You can’t please all the people all the time. That’s just taste, and that’s cool. What I keep saying to people is that there is a very vocal, very extreme group of people that want a certain thing from this show. And they will watch this show. They will because it is extreme — more extreme than any f—ing thing I’ve ever been on. And the stuff we’re doing this season is out of the ballpark — it’s crazy what we’re doing this season.”
LAURIE HOLDEN (Andrea) “It’s not a Glen Mazarra – Frank Darabont thing. It’s storytelling, and I think that, first of all, you can’t please everybody — there’s always going to be a hater. But it needed to develop slowly in the beginning for the story — to get to know the characters, to really set up the conflict so you could go quickly and just have this tornado of action. But it can’t be like that all the time. I think it all ended up the way that it was supposed to.”
ROBERT KIRKMAN (Exec producer) “I know that we’re all very proud of season 2, and we’re very happy with how it turned out. I think that once you see it all as a whole, you see how the first half — that some people said was slow — kind of built to a cool moment and really facilitated what happened in the later faster paced episodes.”
GALE ANNE HURD (Exec producer) “It’s got to put it in perspective. The number of people who complain are so minor; it’s a small group that we tend to blow it out of proportion. If they were that unhappy, they would have tuned out. They would not have been around —since we had a split season — come February when we started up again. I think it’s everyone’s right to be able to complain, but for the most part we would not have had the investment in the characters — many of whom ended up not making it to the end of the season — if we hadn’t spent that time the first half of the season building up the character dynamic and getting to know them better.”
The third season of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will premiere October 14th.
Season 7 of the massively popular Showtime series, “Dexter” will be returning on September 30th and fans are getting more excited by the day. We are less then a month away from the season opener which picks up right after the incredible season 6 cliffhanger. In case you haven’t been following the steady release of information, here are a couple of things you can expect to look forward to in the next season.
:::Spoilers Ahead Of Course:::
Deb’s cursing
Okay, this is a given. Debra curses. A lot. However, given her circumstances at the end of season 6, I think it is safe to say we will hear a lot more. Showtime revealed the first two minutes of the first episode of season 7 and I think a minute of that is dedicated to Debra freaking the fuck out. (and rightfully so, really.) Debra has always been foul-mouthed and crass, and hey, that is what he loved about her, but this season will delve into some of the most fucked up scenarios she probably never imagined.
Season 7 picks up right where we left off in 6 with Debra walking in on Dex in his kill room, plunging the knife into Travis. You can watch the first two minutes of the episode below from the Comic-Con sneak preview.
Dexter Will Go Into Self Preservation Mode
In the past, we have seen Dexter challenged by several different people, all threatening to expose him as a monster. Doakes, Lundy, Miguel Prado, and Quinn all become incredibly close to figuring out who and what he is, yet, he is always able to thwart them using his quick thinking and law enforcement training. We know that when he backed into a corner he begins thinking and considering things he probably wouldn’t have normally, such as killing in order to keep someone quiet, or tampering with evidence to keep himself uninvolved.
Based on one of the trailers released for the new season, it seems Dexter will lie and manipulate Deb from the beginning to keep her from spreading his secret. He always said Deb was the one person he thought he might actually have human feelings for, however, in order to save himself he will have to exploit their relationship, take advantage of her and her feelings for him, to keep himself safe.
It will be interesting to see just how far he will go when forced into a corner by Debra with the overwhelming evidence.
LaGuerta Will Figure Things Out
A recent television spot for the upcoming season shows LaGuerta finding a blood slide of Dexter’s at a crime scene. She immediately recognizes it based from when Doakes was blamed for Dexter’s deeds. It appears she will be a major force alongside Debra in revealing the true Dexter to the world.
My question is this: Will she go way of the original novels? If you haven’t read them, LaGuerta is actually killed in the very first book, and would have been killed in the first season had the show stayed completely faithful (thank god it didn’t, though that is an article for another time). It seems extremely plausible that this season will see the end of LaGuerta. She is starting to find things out, she is putting pieces together from years of experience, and Dexter can’t have that can he?
Changing Relationships
This one is obvious. For 6 years now, we have seen a pretty standard relationship between Deb and Dexter. (I mean standard for them, at least.) He, always closed off and disappearing, her having failed relationships, always leaning on the brother she admired. Then season 6 happened. Deb realizes she loooooveees Dex, loves him in the ooey gooey fashion not the “you’re cool, I guess” fashion.
Up until recently, fans and the internet, were unsure of how Debra was going to handle the revelation of the finale. Would he play it off as a one time thing? Explain that he was vigilante? Would he try to kill her? Would he turn himself in? However, it seems she is not going to turn him in… yet. But it is safe to say their relationship will never be the same. They will never be together, they will never be brother/sister friends again.
Nothing will be the same for either one of them, ever again.
I think watching their relationship change will be one of the most compelling parts of the final two seasons.
Blood, lots of blood
It is Dexter, c’mon. You know there will be lots of blood.
A Season Finale Climax/Cliffhanger
It was officially announced that the show would conclude next season. The producers of the show have stated that both season 7 and 8 will serve basically as one huge conclusion. Everything will be leading up to the end.
I am imagining that the end of season 7 is going to harbor some MASSIVE cliffhanger leaving fans saying “What?!” as if we are all The Doctor finding a woman wearing a wedding dress unexpectedly in our TARDIS. It would only make sense that the season will not end on a happy note or even a seasonally conclusive note.
Tons of Guest Stars!
Ray Stevenson as Issac – Stevenson will play Isaac, the leader of a Russian organized crime syndicate in the seventh season of Dexter.
Calista Flockhart as an Agent – Calista Flockhart will play the role of an Agent from another bureau, she will guest star only in the first episode of 7th season.
Jason Gedrick as Miami Gentleman’s Club Manager – He will be appearing in multiple-episode arc as a manager of a club where is a high profile murder and there is noinformation on how his character will be affecting the dynamics of the show.
Katia Winter as a Russian Stripper in a Miami Club – Katia Winter will be playing a recurring role of a Russian Stripper in a Miami Club. She may be working in the same club where Jason Gedrick in the manager.
Matt Gerald as a Blue-Collar Worker with a Violent Past – Matt Gerald will be playing a recurring role as a tough blue-collar worker with a bit of a violent past.
Yvonne Strahovski as Hannah Mckay – Yvonne Strahovski will play the role of a strong, independent woman with a past that she’s struggled to put behind her. She will be appearing in multi-episode story arc.
Savannah Paige Rae as young Debra Morgan – Savannah Paige Rae will play the role of young Debra Morgan in the first episode.
Lauren Mayhew in Episode 7.03 – Not sure about her role but She will be guest starring with Matt Gerald in Episode 3 of season 7 titled “Buck the System”.
Nicolas Vigneau as young Dexter Morgan – Nicolas Vigneau will play the role of young Dexter Morgan in season 7 premiere.
Katherine Middleton as Doris Morgan – She will be guest starring the episode 7.01 as Harry Morgan’s wife.
Santiago Cabrera as Jason Price – Santiago Cabrera will be appearing in a recurring role as Jason Price an investigative journalist, writer who might outfox Dexter.
Laura Soares as Dancer/Bartender – Brazilian Actress Laura Soares will be seen as a dancer/bartender of a strip club in the first 3 episodes of season 7.
Mike Foy as Joseph Jensen – Mike Foy will be guest staring in Dexter episode 7.10, no other details about his character is revealed till now.
Screenwriter Vanessa Taylor, who will be working on the upcoming third season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spoke a bit about what fans can expect from the new season.
Season 3, based on the first half of A Storm of Swords features lots of new cast members as well as new settings for several of the characters.
Taylor explained what she’s learning from head writers D.B Weiss and David Benioff on the show and what the third season will be like.
I’ve actually been learning a particular lesson this season. My bosses [Weiss and Benioff] seem to be becoming more visual storytellers. All of the episodes of the third season seem to open with a particularly cinematic opening. And they’re less about clever dialogue and transition and more about these huge cinematic… just the visuals of it all. And so I’m really learning a different way of writing from that. Because I think it’s quite subtle and I feel like, by contrast, the writing of the second season was a bit more conventional.
New cast members are a huge part of season 3, and include:
Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane, a Wildling raider
Thomas Sangster as Jojen Reed and Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed, two young Crannogman siblings, children of Howland Reed, a Stark bannerman
Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully, Catelyn Stark’s brother
Clive Russell as Brynden Tully, the “Blackfish”, Catelyn’s uncle\
Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse (Florent) Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon’s wife
Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon, their daughter
Diana Rigg as Olenna (Redwyne) Tyrell, the “Queen of Thorns”, Margaery and Loras Tyrell’s grandmother
Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion, the leader of the “Brotherhood Without Banners”
Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr, a red priest with the Brotherhood
Philip McGinley as Anguy, an archer with the Brotherhood
Mackenzie Crook as Orell the skinchanger, a Wildling
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei, a Naathi servant of Daenerys Targaryen
Anton Lesser as Qyburn, a former maester of the Citadel
Iwan Rheon as the character “Boy”
Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder, the Wildling “King-Beyond-The-Wall”.
Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis, a Tyroshi mercenary captain
Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm, a eunuch soldier captain
Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Naklaz, a wealthy slaver of the Ghiscari city of Astapor.
Ramon Tikaram as Prendahl ze Ghezn, a captain of a notorious company of sellswords
Other new characters will include Vargo Hoat, the leader of the mercenary group “Bloody Mummers”
Season 3 of “Game of Thrones” will premiere March 31, 2013.
If you are a fan of directing genius, Joss Whedon, you are probably used to news stories about his shows getting cancelled but it seems that maybe networks are catching on to his large fanbase. ABC has ordered a pilot for “S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a live action television series from Whedon who must recently was the director/writer on Marvel’s The Avengers.
The project is based on Marvel’s peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D (which stands for Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate or Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) found in both the Marvel comic book and feature film universes, including the blockbuster 2012 movie The Avengers, in which S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury, recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to stop Thor’s adoptive brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
The series will be written by Whedon and his frequent partners in crime, brother Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. Joss Whedon is also expected to direct the pilot episode.
“S.H.I.E.L.D.” will be the first live-action Marvel television series to get a greenlight from the networks and is expected to start immediately. The project had been in the works at Marvel TV and ABC Studios for quite a while before it was announced earlier this month by Disney CEO Bob Iger that it had signed an exclusive film and TV deal with Joss Whedon. The deal included him both writing and directing the The Avengers sequel and develop a live-action series for Marvel TV and ABC, both owned by Disney.
Whedon is most known for his amazingly ahead of their time shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dollhouse. Let’s all hope we can keep this show from getting cancelled, amiright?
Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Tancharoen executive produce with Jeffrey Bell and Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb.
Now that season 5 of HBO’s “True Blood” has concluded, it is time to reflect back on the semi-terrible season we all just witnessed. Don’t get me wrong, there were some fantastic moments, moments were my girly squeals of glee echoed through my apartment, but those moments were leveled out by the multitude of times I said “what the fuck is happening?”
So, here is “True Blood” season 5 in retrospect.
I think it goes without saying, but just in case: SPOILERS AHEAD
Pros:
Russell is back, OF COURSE BECAUSE WHY KILL THE MOST DANGEROUS VAMPIRE? Though he falls in love with Steve Newlin, which is cute in its own creepy “lets drain a fraternity” kind of way. Denis O’hare is a fucking pro and handles his character like a boss.
CHRISTOPHER MELONI (do I really need to say more?)
Eric is finally back to the witty, sarcastic, intense viking we all love by the end of the season. We have missed you Eric.
Sam and Luna are naked this entire season. I’m pretty sure. This a pro because who doesn’t want to see them naked?
Luna’s daughter is a puppy the whole time too, which is freaking adorbs.
Pam does truly love Eric and she used to be a hooker. I love LOVE all the flashbacks to how they met.
Jessica glamours Hoyt to forget her and Jason. It broke my heart. Tears like waterfalls. But I saw the point in it. Definitely one of the most heartbreaking scenes of the entire season. Also the entire back and forth with Jessica and Jason. There are some genuinely sweet times between those two who can just never seem to get it together.
Alcide. Does anyone else feel like Sookie should give him an honest shot. He is sweet and loving and could treat her well. He also spends most of his time shirtless and growling which makes my heart and pants happy.
Vampire religion is a huge role this season. At first, I was annoyed however the more i think about it the more this social commentary didn’t feel as forced as some of the ones in the past. Also led up to Bill’s transformation in to the fucking worst.
Lafayette tells Alcide “don’t fucking growl at me.” Later he makes cajun margaritas and Merlotte’s is at peace once again.
Steve Newlin is a vampire now, wants a pet puppy, falls in love with Russell and then seems genuinely distraught at his death. His whole storyline. Gold.
Everything Roslyn said the entire season.
Sookie vomits on Alcide’s shoes. They do not talk about it.
Stoned vampires. Classic.
Jason says, “I don’t give a twirly fuck.”
Cons:
Bill has finally secured the role of being the fucking worst. Closely followed by Lillith.
CHRISTOPHER MELONI DIES! I wanted more shirtless Roman, more Meloni damnit!
Tara is a vampire. Her character has annoyed me from the beginning, and her whininess only gets worse now that she has fangs and can’t die.
PAM IS NOT FULLY UTILIZED. She spends the entire season with Tara. Then they make out.
Jason rebuffs Jessica’s love in the end.
Eric bangs his vampire sister.
We learn literally nothing about Worlow.
As in previous seasons, even more storylines are added to this season that no one cared about:
Terry and Ifrit. I literally forgot this whole storyline existed because once it was over, I forced it out of my mind.
Listen, I am all for any reason for Alcide to be shirtless/naked but I do not care about him and his “should I/shouldnt I be pack master” shit.
The fairy elder. What the fuck was that about? I’m glad she got drained.
Andy impregnated that fairy lady, whose “light breaks” and proceeds to pop out four fairy babies and promptly leaves. It took a whole season to lead up to that.
The hate group killing “supes.” They wear Obama masks and it feels forced. This is a storyline I could have done without.
When fans think of the upcoming season 3 of “The Walking Dead,” they are most likely anticipating the introduction of new characters Michonne and the Governor. However, they aren’t the only new characters this season. AMC has announced that Dallas Roberts will be appearing as the character of Milton, one of the residents of Woodbury.
Robert Kirkman, comic book creator and series executive producer, explained,
“Milton is the details guy. 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.”
According to the series showrunner, Glen Mazzara, fans will see Milton being not necessarily an imposing threat on the gang, but more of someone attempting to make themselves useful in a terrible situation.
“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.”
The third season of “The Walking Dead” is set to premiere on October 14, 2012and will feature 16 episodes.
Season 3 of the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead” is almost here and in the anticipation of Season 2 being unveiled on DVD and Blu-ray, the series creator Robert Kirkman spoke at length in featurettes about the process of adapting the comic series to television.
One specific featurette on the dvd release is called “The Ink Alive” in which Kirkman focuses specfically on the differences between the television series and the comic series.
::::Note: Spoilers Ahead::::
While the series may deviate heavily from the events of the comic series, the show tries to preserve specific key moments as well as the overall spirit of the story. Major plotline such as Hershel’s Farm in season 2 and the prison setting of season 3 are kept in tact while minor liberties are taken with the characters.
Robert Kirkman explains:
“There are things that happen in the comic that you absolutely have to put in the show, otherwise you’re not doing the comic justice. But maybe we move it up, maybe we move it back, we add different characters into the mix. We just do little adjustments to make it a little more compelling for the audience that is invested in the source material.”
Fans of both series’ may notice one of the biggest deviations is the storyline of Shane. Viewers of the show saw Shane die in a tragic way, however, in the comics, the event of his death is much different and takes place much earlier in the storyline than the show presents.
Kirkman explained that in the television series, he was able to delve into Shane’s descent into madness and his conflict with Rick.
“To have that extra little notch. That’s a cool byproduct of really smart writers being able to look at that material and go, ‘Hey good job Robert, now let’s do this.’”
However, keeping Shane alive longer also had a larger effect on the series as it resulted in new storylines and one of the biggest deviations between the series and the comics.
The death of Dale occurs much sooner in the television show much to the frustration of fans. In the comics, as Kirkman points out, Dale goes on to have a relationship with Andrea, but in the series, because Shane is still around and Dale is suspicious of Shane, Dale is snuffed out much earlier.
It was a moment in the series that upset fans immensely, but Kirkman thinks that fan enthusiasm is “cool.”
The first half of season 2 was dominated by the gang focusing on finding Sophia. Kirkman felt that the search and discovery of Sophia was important to several of the characters and wouldnt have had the writers change a thing.
“To not do that story simply because I didn’t think of it when I was writing the comic, or because I did the comic a little differently is absurd to me. Staying true to that stuff is great when it’s necessary, but there are so many great ideas thrown around in the writers’ room that you just have to do that stuff. And I think it makes the show that much better.”
Now, with season 3 almost here, Kirkman spoke about the major turning points of characters as the show moves to one of the most anticipated location of the comic series and the introduction of much loved characters Michonne and The Governor.
“The most important stories over the life of the comic book series start when they find that prison. Comic book fans know now we’re really getting to the good stuff. Now we’re going to see Michonne, we’re probably going to see the Governor, we’re going to see Woodbury, we’re going to see all of these different things that people know and love from the comic book and they know is on the horizon just some from seeing that image at the end of the second season.”
The Walking Dead season 3 premieres October 14, 2012 on AMC.
