The Walking Dead - TV Series

[kossori]

I'm looking forward to this. I really haven't had anything on tv to keep up with I a long time.

[WoD]

Does the one Zombie in the city that seemed to be focused on a bit more than the others have any relevance to the comics?  Been a long time sinc I read them.  He seemed 'tidier' than the other dead...

[dweezil2]

Now that's how you make a trailer!

Looking good.

Nice to see a lot of UK actors getting a look in again too.

[Emperor]

Which came first then 28 days or The Walking Dead?

28 came out nov. 2002 and was therefore written before.

wd started 2003.

I've read interviews with kirkman who said that the similarity of the beginning [spoiler]hospital bed scene[/spoiler] was just a coincidence.

I think it's more that fact that both Kirkman and Garland have read Day of the Triffids, which has the same beginning as both of them.

According to Danny Boyle:

Wyndham had first established himself as a master of strange English science fiction with The Day of the Triffids, famously filmed by Steve Sekely in and around a number of memorable London locations including Charing Cross and Marylebone stations, Piccadilly Circus, and Westminster Bridge.

According to Boyle, it was the opening sequence of The Day of the Triffids, in which a man wakes up in hospital to discover that a meteor shower has blinded his fellow countrymen, which first inspired Alex Garland to write 28 Days Later.

www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/may/06/features.review

As best I understand the 28DL/TWD timelines:

28DL came out in November 2002 but didn't get released in the US until June 2003 (although it appeared at a couple of American film festivals from January 2003).

Kirkman had pitched TWD to Image in 2002 and was ready to roll in Spring 2003 but was put back to Summer/Autumn (although I haven't found any decent sources on that) - cover date was October 2003, so it was out on the shelves in August.

Sooooo I'd have to say I can't see there being much influence from 28DL on TWD, although I can imagine there was a round of frantic phonecalls when Kirkman saw the film but it was probably too late to redo the start from scratch.

Clearly DotT was a big influence on 28DL but Kirkman has really only named zombie movies as his inspiration for the series so it is unclear if the beginning of TWD is a DotT homage - no one seems to have asked him, despite the fact that when the trailer emerged an awful lot of people want "OMG 28 Days Later theft!" We'll see if anyone does ask him - is he on Twitter?

[Hoagy]

Ah. A synchronizing of two writers who, in their own developments were inspired by a well known but lesser publicised and, more subtly used catalyst that begins each protagonists overture.

[TordelBack]

I know that Kirkman did address this in the letters page of TWD, but I can't recall whether he cited DotT or just put it down to coincidence.  Whatever about not knowing the book, or the outstanding BBC radioplay and TV series, the 1960's Howard Keel movie also starts the same way, so it's pretty well established opener.

[Goaty]

Good News, The Walking Dead Season 2 is on!

And guess what? Season 2 will be like Volume 2 of The Walking Dead. But they want to introduce early of the deadly dangerous person ever than the zombies; Michonne.

Empireonline; http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28804

http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/TheDealio/news/?a=22091

[mygrimmbrother]

Fantastic news. This project can do no wrong it seems (touch wood).

[COMMANDO FORCES]

It's coming to telly this Autumn in the UK (just saw the trailer) and it's going to be on
FX
which also has it's sister station
FX HD
I can't wait  

EDIT: Just checked the official site, November  

[Mardroid]

Unfortunately I don't get FX for free with my Virgin package. (Actually it is free at the moment but only for a limited period.)

[mogzilla]

looking frickin good! can't wait!

wod,my wife will no doubt not be watching either still,her loss.

[Goaty]

Little promo ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vLX8Oy6Ho&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Devons Daddy]

MUST SEE TV!

wow, that looks great, any postive reviews out yet, towards overall standard.

[Goaty]

cool!!! guess the axe got bit biggest than one in Comic?

[willthemightyW]

I don't have FX, I've got free view, anyone know when it will be on there? I guess it'll be on DVD before free view.