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More ‘The Walking Dead: Cold Storage’ from AMC

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Guess what, zombie fans! October is finally here. You know what that means. AMC’s killer series, The Walking Dead, Season Three, is almost here. This thrilling new season is cut in half, which is what happens if you shoot a Walker with a shot-gun at close range. I’m just sayin’. But the first half begins on October 14th. That’s still many moons from now, but the makers of the hit show won’t leave you hanging. Their gift to you comes in the form of action-packed new webisodes from their web series called The Walking Dead: Cold Storage.

We reported right here that Cold Storage would be coming to a computer screen near you starting October 1st. The side project is helmed by special-effects guru and director Mr. Greg Nicotero. To watch Cold Storage, get yourself over to the AMC-TV website. Episode one is titled “Hide and Seek”. That’s a darkly humorous title.

You see, Cold Storage is set at the start of the zombie apocalypse, which comes chronologically before the events of the show’s third season. The webisodes are each five-minutes long, but the format is really close to the comic book series upon which the series is based. Comic books are basically really nice storyboards anyway, so they make excellent material for adaptations.

The Cold Storage storyline follows Chase, acted by Josh Stewart. He’s trying desperately to find his missing sister and winds up hiding for a while inside a storage facility run a character acted by Daniel Roebuck, or Lost‘s Dr. Leslie Arzt.

The character of Chris is a side-kick, at least for a bit. We all know how short lives can last during the zombiepocalypse. What’s funny is, the actor who portraying Chris has another really, really short part. He was Uma Thurman’s groom in Kill Bill Vol. 1.

Cold Storage is written by John Esposito and Nicotero. These fellas won the inaugural Writers Guild of America award this year for outstanding achievement in writing derivative new media. Looks like they are in the right profession!

Hard core fans will remember a similar offering which accompanied Season Two. That batch of six webisodes was aptly titled, Torn Apart and delved into the origins of the unforgettable Season One zombie lovingly referred to as “bicycle girl.” Not a bad idea for a spin-off web series at all.

Episode one of The Walking Dead, Season Three has the title of “Seed”. It is written by Glen Mazzara. Lori, Carl, Daryl, Carol, T-Dog, Beth, Hershel, Rick, Maggie, and Glenn are all back. Actor David Morrissey will play “The Governor”. I think it’s safe to say he’ll be a bit of a villain. In fact, he once won a place on IGN’s list of the Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time. Okay, he came in 86’s, but its an honor just to be mentioned.

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The Walking Dead Web Series ‘Cold Storage’ Coming on October 1

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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.