The franchise-ing of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead continues apace. Even before the (much-anticipated) television series debuts on AMC at the end of this month, it’s been revealed that the long-running comic will get its own series of prose spin-offs from a subsiduary of St. Martin’s Press. The three novels will be outlined by …
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New Walking Dead Trailer Hints Show Will Focus on Human Emotions and Drama
AMC has made some bold choices when choosing original programing, but none gets us more excited than The Walking Dead. With Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and Gale Ann Hurd (producer and writer of The Terminator, producer of Aliens) the project is definitely in good hands, and we’ve been interested …
Finally: A Decent Quality Walking Dead Trailer (And Premiere Date)
Finally, it’s here. Nearly a month after its debut at San Diego’s Comic-Con, the debut trailer for AMC’s The Walking Dead has found its way online – in a decent format. Previously, we were left to squint into a bootleg video, all while awaiting a release from AMC. (“Oh, surely it’ll be any day now.”)
Well, it’s here, and now that I …
AMC’s The Walking Dead: A Comic Comparison
Welcome to ‘Zombie of the Week,’ folks, where each week we’ll present you with a different brain-eating member of the undead that has captured our fancy. There is no methodology to our Zombie Awesomeness meter, just our own piqued interests. Got a zombie we should see? Comment below. No zombie is too small, too short-lived, or too …
Video: Highlights of the Walking Dead Panel
We weren’t able to attend AMC’s The Walking Dead panel yesterday because, well, AMC is new to Comic-Con and they sort of proved that yesterday. Not to sound like an entitled jerk or anything but we – the media – don’t really have the time to wait on line for hours to get into a panel. There are a lot of panels at Comic-Con that we …
The First Trailer: The Walking Dead [Updated: New Bootleg]
During today’s The Walking Dead panel, AMC gave fans their first peek at the new series, scheduled to debut in October. They also announced that actors Michael Rooker (Jumper) and Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints) will join the cast as Merle and Daryl Dixon, respectively. Also, composer Bear McCreary will write the series’ score. (He’s …
SDCC10: AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Booth
Comic-Con’s Preview Night has come and gone and I’m already overwhelmed to be quite honest since this if my first Comic-Con, but it’s also been quite a bit of fun. One of my first stops was AMC’s The Walking Dead booth, which was pretty righteous. I’m not entirely sure what was being shown on the interactive screens but I can …
The Daily Dose
Monday, July 19, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
The Walking Dead Set Visit [MTV Splash Page]
Gadgets:
Amazon Turns 15: A Brief History Of Online Shopping [TIME]
For 72 hours I will allow everyone, following or not, access to my Twitter account. [Voice Eternal]
Apple Responds To …
First Cast Photo From The Walking Dead
Today, we get our first look at the entire cast of AMC’s The Walking Dead, posing in front of a black and white comic-inspired backdrop (complete with hoard of zombies.) The show, currently in production in Atlanta has been marveling us with sneak peeks via it’s production blog and upcoming Comic-Con panel. (Friday, July 23 11:30AM in …
AMC Goes From Zombies To Post-Civil War America
Not content with critically acclaimed dramas like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, nor the buzz of the upcoming Walking Dead adaptation, AMC is continuing to branch out in the drama department with new Western pilot Hell on Wheels.
Set in the 1860s, the series focuses on the construction of America’s first Transcontinental Railroad, as …
The Walking Dead’s Gore Expert Greg Nicotero Shares His Zombie Secrets
When it comes to gore, there’s nobody quite like Greg Nicotero.
A go-to makeup artist, he’s worked on everything (Kill Bill, The Chronicles of Narnia, Inglourious Basterds) and with everyone (Quinten Tarantino, George Romero, Steven Spielberg). And now, as the head of special make up effects for AMC’s TV adaptation of The Walking …
The Daily Dose
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
First Look At Andrew Lincoln As Rick Grimes In The Walking Dead [via AMC]
Gadgets:
Why Gadget Makers Should Target Late Adopters [via Wired]
Oops: FML Meme Now Plastered In NY Subway [via CNET]
Wikipedia To Loosen Controls [via