Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
DAY 1 bitches.
Rick Motherfucking Grimes is back
Daryl Dixon show was surprisingly great, this looks better
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Ones Who Live | First Look Trailer | Rick Grimes is back
- Thread starter Represent.
- Start date
DAY 1 bitches.
Rick Motherfucking Grimes is back
Daryl Dixon show was surprisingly great, this looks better
Rockondevil
Member
I slowly quit after Rick left. This however looks decent enough to at least give it a try.
Some awesome scenes in that trailer. Plus Terry O'Quinn is an awesome actor too.
Some awesome scenes in that trailer. Plus Terry O'Quinn is an awesome actor too.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
I never left. Seen everything since 2010, day 1 lol.
This show seems like a love letter for the few fans who never left. So many hints and good shit in that trailer
Doom85
Member
Had no idea he’d be in this. Felt like I never saw him in anything post-LOST, which is a shame as Locke was my favorite character in that show and his performance was definitely a major factor of that.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
This series will ever end, will it?
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Wouldn't have it any other way. I love this shovelware
The actor did the show for 9 years straight and needed a break. They were originally going to make a trilogy of movies to conclude his story, but instead turned it into a 8 episode series. Been waiting forever to see the end of his story
Ah, cool. Being a limited series with what looks like a big budget it has some potential.Wouldn't have it any other way. I love this shovelware
The actor did the show for 9 years straight and needed a break. They were originally going to make a trilogy of movies to conclude his story, but instead turned it into a 8 episode series. Been waiting forever to see the end of his story
clarky
Gold Member
Was the Daryl show decent then? I like many others dropped of the show not long after Rick left. Do I need to finish the walking dead before any of this stuff?Wouldn't have it any other way. I love this shovelware
The actor did the show for 9 years straight and needed a break. They were originally going to make a trilogy of movies to conclude his story, but instead turned it into a 8 episode series. Been waiting forever to see the end of his story
Punished Miku
Gold Member
I somehow made it to the end of WD. Never saw the spinoffs.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Daryl show was straight up awesome to me.
It would help but daryl dixon is pretty stand alone. of course you'll miss out on a few things but overall its fine
clarky
Gold Member
Cool thanks. I'll stick it on the watch list.
What A Shame...
Member
It still pisses me off how good this franchise could've been if AMC didn't give Darabont the boot. It began a gradual decline after an amazing first season and became near unbearable around Season 6/7.
March Climber
Member
If it helps, the creative lead of the worst seasons (that quickly declined in quality) left (thank goodness). This video breaks down the issue with why Walking Dead quickly declined under the leadership of Scott Gimple:
He had an episodic storytelling style that is known as 'Boomerang storytelling'
As an example, basically, here's 5 characters:
1. Rick
2. Daryl
3. Glenn
4. Michonne
5. Carl
Episode 1, you'd get a Rick-centric episode, episode 2 Daryl-only, episode 3 Glenn-only, etc. By the time you reached episode 6, which would be over a month later, you finally would boomerang back to Rick's storyline from episode 1. The audience would slowly lose interest because one storyline would take way too long to finish and the viewers might even forget and ask 'wait, what was going on with Rick again?' by the time an episode about him came back around.
Another problem with this style of storytelling is that it also made the episodes feel much slower because you're only following what that singlular character/group is doing, even when they're basically doing nothing much at all.
They kept this style of storytelling up until the final 2-ish seasons and it annoyed the shit out of me and I'm sure it probably annoyed others here too.
Thankfully, Scott Gimple is gone, they've stopped doing that, and instead they decided to just do character-centric spin-offs and have also shortened the episode count to streaming style (between 6-10 episodes) so that they don't run into this problem. I enjoyed the Daryl spin-off much better due to this.
This might not sell you, but I think the Walking Dead Franchise is in a much, much better place than the 'limbo feeling' it was in near the end of the original series.
Jooxed
Gold Member
I always mean to go back and finish, I left off on season 7 or 8 I think, I think I will and check out the spinoffs. I am a sucker for zombie stuff. Black summer being my favorite zombie show. The show just went from a zombie show to something else entirely for me. Which I get it people are scarier than zombies but they always seemed like a non issue after a while.
Dirk Benedict
Member
He is easily the best part of this series. Going by the trailer. (Rick Grimes)
bitbydeath
Member
Did you ever watch the interview between Jon and Sarah how that went down?
It is worth a watch.
Last edited:
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Michonne aging like fine wine
Putonahappyface
Member
No love for The Walking Dead : Dead City? Getting through to the end of season 11 with the main series was a hard slog!
Dirk Benedict
Member
When they axed, Darabont I knew it was the death knell.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Just watched Episode 1.....
We are so back bitches!!!!
Production values through the roof for TWD. So good to see Rick motherfucking Grimes back on screen.
that ending, was not expecting that.
We are so back bitches!!!!
Production values through the roof for TWD. So good to see Rick motherfucking Grimes back on screen.
that ending, was not expecting that.
Fucking Michonne finally seeing Rick again... *Its been 84 years meme* on some Rambo shit, taking down the Heli like that. my goodness. we are back.
Last edited:
Dirk Benedict
Member
Wtf? Give me a spoiler covered snyopsis for the sake of discussion. I am at work and will check back in a lil bit.
Lukaku's First Touch
Member
How can anyone still watch this garbage show and all it's spinoffs... it's beyond me.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
It’s just like playing final fantasy games in 2024… how many times yall gonna play the same game. Final fantasy … 16… ff7 remake… rebirth… final fantasy online.. lmao
this spin off is what we wanted from the main show, but the actors left due to burnout and other opportunities.
The production values are HBO quality. It’s a treat for fans
Last edited:
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
It’s good man. No point in spoiling if you’re gonna watch it
Lukaku's First Touch
Member
The funniest thing about that self immolation video is the cop that kept pointing a gun at a clearly dead guy who's burned to a crisp.
Last edited:
UnravelKatharsis
Member
Which episode was that in?
Putonahappyface
Member
I'm really enjoying these spin off seasons so far and this one is no exception.
Also when Rick cut his own hand off!
Last edited:
For differing reasons per show I had stopped watching most (Main and Fear) or all (everything else) of the main show and spin offs. Because Rick was coming back I checked out the first episode.
Without going into spoilers --> I really enjoyed it for the most part. I found the explanation for why he was gone so long to be satisfactory. And the limited backstory about his time away felt fresh and intriguing enough for me to watch the entire season. I did think one particular choice he made was unnecessary and stupid (both for the character and plot), but there's probably hordes of people who would disagree. Second critique is the reunion was too convenient for my tastes. But you don't throw out the baby with the bath water, and overall I liked it. So much that I am going to look for a way to watch the Daryl spin off now. I passed when it first came out, but the pacing and limited focus of the first episode of Rick's show has me interested in whatever Daryl (and Carol too) has been up to.
Without going into spoilers --> I really enjoyed it for the most part. I found the explanation for why he was gone so long to be satisfactory. And the limited backstory about his time away felt fresh and intriguing enough for me to watch the entire season. I did think one particular choice he made was unnecessary and stupid (both for the character and plot), but there's probably hordes of people who would disagree. Second critique is the reunion was too convenient for my tastes. But you don't throw out the baby with the bath water, and overall I liked it. So much that I am going to look for a way to watch the Daryl spin off now. I passed when it first came out, but the pacing and limited focus of the first episode of Rick's show has me interested in whatever Daryl (and Carol too) has been up to.
ForAcademicPurposes
Gold Member
We definitely back.
Andrew is such a great fucking actor. He can carry this shit hard so please let the writing be consistent throughout this one and don't let him go to waste.
Andrew is such a great fucking actor. He can carry this shit hard so please let the writing be consistent throughout this one and don't let him go to waste.
UnravelKatharsis
Member
Yep. When that happened I was talking to my damn TV. What an incredibly stupid and ham stringing thing to do. Thought I was going to hate it after that but the rest was pretty good.
Badlucktroll
Member
Just watched some of it. Seems like Rick Gear Solid
Badlucktroll
Member
I wonder if Michonne will tell rick about negans status