The Walking Dead (SPOILERS)

[Sebek]

I guess I'll get around to responding to you since you necro-facepalmed my post.


Wait, you preferred FTWD season FIVE over six and seven?
Five is the worst season of television I've ever watched.

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Also, I'm not into comics. I DID read most of TWD, but jesus: the show IMMEDIATELY diverged from the comic, WILDLY. Daryl's existence, Shane's role, Andrea, Carol, Judith, Lori, Sophia ...obviously I could go on and on.
The show has NEVER been the comic, at all.

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Personally, I think the MCU is just about the most mindless, ridiculous.thing I've ever seen in my life, and I'm utterly baffled by its success. (That's not a personal attack, mind you: I've no idea what your opinion is in that department).

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Does TWD hold a candle to Breaking Bad or Twin Peaks or The Leftovers, or BtVS ? Hell no.


Did I prefer FTWD season 5 over 6 and 7? Honestly I don't know, they sort of blend together after a while. I can say though that when FTWD came out it wasn't long before I preferred it over the flagship show (even seasons after Nick was gone).

I didn't read the comics before getting into the TV. The comics are well done, but I'm certainly not purist snob who's angry because "it's not like it was in the book!" (although I'll say that the casting for Andrea was a travesty) In fact I believe that's probably a good thing! Making changes in adaptations keeps the readers on their toes and gives room for improvement. My gripes are more fundamental. I just got to the point where I wasn't having fun watching.

The Marvel universe is fine, I'm a mild fan who's seen the majority but not all of the movies. It has it's place and provides mostly brainless entertainment that's fun. I'm not expecting anything groundbreaking from a post apocalyptic zombie survival show like The Walking Dead either. Here I'm looking for good tension, suspense, horror. What I'm finding is I don't give a shit about these people. These newer characters, I couldn't give a shit if they lived or died. Maybe the dynamic shifted now that characters are being born into the apocalypse rather than witnessing it begin, but I'd argue the writing just isn't as good.

It's really a to each their own thing. I'm completely with you for Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad, etc, and I know it sucks a little when someone comes up to me and says "ah that show sucks." It's so subjective and I'm not trying to rain on your parade or anyone else's. If you're still happy with it then more power to you! Just not my cup of tea anymore, and especially not the scores of franchise off-shoots they've got in the works. I'm a completist, I'll want to see all aspects of the world, and when I see 6 spin offs or whatever in the works, and still wanting my time back from World Beyond, ugh.. I'm done! Done! and I don't regret it.

[elevenism]

Sebek I hit you with a necro faceplam?

I'm sorry. I've been going through some shit.
And most people aren't offended by faceplams, but I AM, so I apologize.
I was having a bad day, perhaps. And TWD is a big ass part of what keeps me going.
No offense. I've been quite mercurial, as of late: death in the family, couple of friends died recently, wife is in hospital more than she isn't.

I DO still maintain that FTWD season 5 was the worst series of television I've ever seen, though.

Yes, all art is subjective.

But I must ask: what new characters are you talking about?
Magna's group?

[elevenism]

@Erneuert (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=7060)

Danai writing the show?
That's actually what gives me The Fear.

Fuuuuuuck. The episodes that Coral wrote were BAD.

Idk, man.

Also...fuck me: are we only getting like 6 episodes of rick, to explain six fucking YEARS, AND how he finds Michonne, AND what happens after?
Is that what I'm reading between the lines?

Oh jesus.

[Sebek]

@Sebek (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=271) I hit you with a necro faceplam?

But I must ask: what new characters are you talking about?
Magna's group?

No offense taken. Consider TWD in it's glory days: it was a cultural phenomenon and I believe a lot of that had to do with the charisma of characters like Rick, Glen, Daryl, Michonne, Maggie. I get that they wanted to subvert expectations and no one is safe, etc, but losing Rick and Glen and Michonne (and for a period Maggie) left huge holes. If you had to say the story centered on anyone you'd say Rick. You put yourself in his shoes from episode 1 as you watched a man desperately trying to save his family in the worst of situations. Now the entire family is gone, the heart is gone.

I'm not saying a show can't adjust but it's tough to shift that center after so long. Is Daryl, Carol and Negan enough to do all the heavy lifting? Daryl is great but you can tell that a lot of his story lines were meant for Rick and that was never his purpose. Do people relate to Negan? Probably not. It feels like most of the characters who we grew with over the bulk of the first seven years are now gone. For every 'B' character familiar face like Gabriel, Rosita, Eugene there's at least two nobodies absolutely like Magna's group (Yukimo, Kelly, Connie, etc, they're the worst) and everyone associated with the Commonwealth. I don't know if it's cast being too big, a lack of nuance, or ineffective writing but pretty much any new character from the last 5+ years just hasn't resonated with me.

[ickyvicky]

Watched episode 21 last night. The whole thing with Maggie and the little boy walker was a waste of time given how down to the wire we are now.

I did dig Maggie's "Pam's messing with the wrong people" speech at the end. Let's fuck shit up!

[thelastdisciple]

Finally got caught up on the last like 4 or so episodes, yeah it's def crazy to think there's only 2 episodes left of the flagship show... so I'm guessing we're not going to see much of Rick if at all? Are they just saving him for the finale? I know they have that upcoming show with Michonne that was supposed to be the movies or whatever but i thought he'd be involved a little more with the remaining episodes of this season.

[Erneuert]

Let's fuck shit up!

That's literally the last thing said at the end of the next episode you'll watch, lol.

[Erneuert]

Finally got caught up on the last like 4 or so episodes, yeah it's def crazy to think there's only 2 episodes left of the flagship show... so I'm guessing we're not going to see much of Rick if at all? Are they just saving him for the finale? I know they have that upcoming show with Michonne that was supposed to be the movies or whatever but i thought he'd be involved a little more with the remaining episodes of this season.

I'm betting they'll show some 10-20 second ambiguous shot of Rick as part of the CRM or something at the end of the last episode. Knowing them.

[elevenism]

No offense taken. Consider TWD in it's glory days: it was a cultural phenomenon and I believe a lot of that had to do with the charisma of characters like Rick, Glen, Daryl, Michonne, Maggie. I get that they wanted to subvert expectations and no one is safe, etc, but losing Rick and Glen and Michonne (and for a period Maggie) left huge holes. If you had to say the story centered on anyone you'd say Rick. You put yourself in his shoes from episode 1 as you watched a man desperately trying to save his family in the worst of situations. Now the entire family is gone, the heart is gone.

I'm not saying a show can't adjust but it's tough to shift that center after so long. Is Daryl, Carol and Negan enough to do all the heavy lifting? Daryl is great but you can tell that a lot of his story lines were meant for Rick and that was never his purpose. Do people relate to Negan? Probably not. It feels like most of the characters who we grew with over the bulk of the first seven years are now gone. For every 'B' character familiar face like Gabriel, Rosita, Eugene there's at least two nobodies absolutely like Magna's group (Yukimo, Kelly, Connie, etc, they're the worst) and everyone associated with the Commonwealth. I don't know if it's cast being too big, a lack of nuance, or ineffective writing but pretty much any new character from the last 5+ years just hasn't resonated with me.

I feel you.

But I guess, well, im into dark shit.

Can Norman and JD Morgan, etc, carry the show?

I honestly wouldn't give a fuck if THOSE characters were gone, TBH, the show could be populated by no name characters.
I never had some big hard on for any of them.

It could be anyone.

I like post apocalypse shit. Period. If another current show does it better,well,,sign me up.

It's just a matter of opinion.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oVXY35Ks

[Erneuert]

I don't get how they can have had Magna on the show for this long and she still feels like she was only introduced last week.

[Erneuert]

Think I just saw a major spoiler for episode 23 tonight….

Rosita dies.

[versusreality]

23's on AMC+

So...we have to wait till the 20th/21st for the finale to be on AMC+ ?

[Erneuert]

Think I just saw a major spoiler for episode 23 tonight….

Rosita dies.

Welp, that was a false spoiler.

[Erneuert]

23's on AMC+

So...we have to wait till the 20th/21st for the finale to be on AMC+ ?

Really? Fuck.

Also, Negan saying “what the fuck?” to the climbing walker… LOL.

[Erneuert]

versusreality, did you determine if that's the case? No finale episode next week?

Also,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=621WIfsCox0

[versusreality]

yes, nov 20 the finale airs live on tv and amc+

[Erneuert]

yes, nov 20 the finale airs live on tv and amc+

Pretty smart on their part actually to air it at the same time.

elevenism -

https://deadline.com/2022/11/clemence-poesy-adam-nagaitis-norman-reedus-walking-dead-spinoff-daryl-1235164099/

EXCLUSIVE: Clémence Poésy (The Essex Serpent) and Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl) are set as leads opposite Norman Reedus in The Walking Dead (https://deadline.com/tag/the-walking-dead/): Daryl Dixon, AMC (https://deadline.com/tag/amc/)’s spinoff from its flagship drama.

This marks British actor Nagatis’ return to AMC where he previously starred in The Terror.

Set after the series conclusion of TWD, the Reedus-led offshoot finds the zombie apocalypse fan favorite transported across the Atlantic to France and a whole new level of a world gone mad.

French actor Poesy will play the female lead Isabelle, a member of a progressive religious group, who joins forces with Daryl (Reedus) on a journey across France and finds herself confronting her dark past in Paris.

[Erneuert]

Norman Reedus says 'everybody dies' in The Walking Dead series finale



Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt, Melissa McBride, and more also share teasers about the finale, and we’re pretty sure at least they are telling the truth.

https://ew.com/tv/walking-dead-finale-norman-reedus-everybody-dies/

Greg Nicotero (finale director, executive producer)

"We really wanted to pull The Walking Dead back into a season 1, 2, 3 vibe. We really wanted to make sure that the walker threat was real, that the stakes were high, and that they needed to do what they could do to save their community. There's a lot of emotion, there's some fantastic moments, there's some fun action scenes. And we even kind of upped the gore a little bit more than we usually do, which I know a lot of people like. So I do think that it feels like a bit of a throwback episode because it's propulsive and it's nonstop and it really just keeps going. And then, all of a sudden, you get to this moment where you are forced to feel something, and I'm pretty proud of it."


Scott M. Gimple (chief content officer, executive producer)

"There's a lot of shock in it. There's a lot of tension in it. I think they might feel angry on behalf of our characters. It's a frigging intense finale. It just goes, goes, goes. You could compare some aspects of it to, I believe, the second episode of season 6 with the Wolves. It has a certain intensity that just goes, goes, goes. And then there are these moments of pain, but there are moments of beauty and recognition of the journey and of love.

"TWD family is something that's been said many, many times and it's real. And I include the fans in that wholeheartedly because you go this long and constantly caring and worried about and standing side by side with these characters. And it's the type of show you turn off, you want to talk to someone and you want to connect with someone."

[ickyvicky]

Finally watched episode 22 last night. Nice to see everyone finally gearing up to fight! Cool blood-eye-pull zombie bite from Rosita on the red-headed Commonwealth dude.

[ItsChrisRoss]

Hi all - I’ve been away too long - I’ve been keeping up with the show and I apologize if this had been covered but I’m sorry - I just can’t see how they’re going to wrap up the flagship show in two episodes. I have the not so sneaking suspicion that it’s going to be disappointment. I see them wrapping up the current story line with the commonwealth, but…that’s it. That’ll be the finale.

It kind of makes me sad because I think for the past decade when we all imagined what this finale would be like…..it wasn’t…whatever this is.

Where do we go from here?


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[Erneuert]

Hi all - I’ve been away too long - I’ve been keeping up with the show and I apologize if this had been covered but I’m sorry - I just can’t see how they’re going to wrap up the flagship show in two episodes. I have the not so sneaking suspicion that it’s going to be disappointment. I see them wrapping up the current story line with the commonwealth, but…that’s it. That’ll be the finale.

It kind of makes me sad because I think for the past decade when we all imagined what this finale would be like…..it wasn’t…whatever this is.

Where do we go from here?


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You're spot on. The comics ended with The Commonwealth, and the final issue of the comic was titled Rest In Peace (akin to the finale episode title).

It's more of a finale for the comic book version of things. Everything else will continue on through Dead City (Negan & Maggie spin-off), the Daryl spin-off set in France and the spin-off with Rick and Michonne.

"Hey TWD, you're ending?!"

"yes, but no."

[ItsChrisRoss]

You're spot on. The comics ended with The Commonwealth, and the final issue of the comic was titled Rest In Peace (akin to the finale episode title).

It's more of a finale for the comic book version of things. Everything else will continue on through Dead City (Negan & Maggie spin-off), the Daryl spin-off set in France and the spin-off with Rick and Michonne.

"Hey TWD, you're ending?!"

"yes, but no."

I didn’t read the comics but I do know about the last book and how it was another time jump when walkers weren’t such a threat anymore. Would like to see something like that - that’s what I mean - it was still in the book but I doubt we’ll get it.


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[Erneuert]

I didn’t read the comics but I do know about the last book and how it was another time jump when walkers weren’t such a threat anymore. Would like to see something like that - that’s what I mean - it was still in the book but I doubt we’ll get it.


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Yeah, that would be ideal. But I don't think they can do that with the spin-offs on the way. Plus Fear TWD still going strong.

I wish they'd end it how it began: with Rick and Morgan.

[Erneuert]

It's Luke.

https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-finale-images-luke-death-spoilers/

Walking Dead Series Finale Death Spoiler Seemingly Revealed In Removed ImageBYNICK BYTHROW (https://screenrant.com/author/nicholas-bythrow/)
PUBLISHED 3 HOURS AGO

A now-removed promotional image from AMC for The Walking Dead series finale seemingly reveals a major character will face their certain doom.

[Erneuert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKZ2GaNhU8

[Erneuert]

@ItsChrisRoss (https://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=5807) -


https://deadline.com/2022/11/walking-dead-spoilers-finale-angela-kang-amp-scott-m-gimple-interview-penultimate-1235170153/

DEADLINE: And will the finale set up the spinoffs or are they separate beasts?
KANG: It’s a little of both. The approach we took was like we’ve got to close this chapter in some way, but it’s closing a chapter with leaving a door open. But that said, I believe…well, I know in one case, like, without saying too much, the Daryl spinoff is going to start with like a big twist, and I’m pretty sure Maggie/Negan does too, so it’s not necessarily going to be exactly what you expect from this to that.

DEADLINE: My understanding is that the spinoffs occur after what is the end of TWD the mother show. They’re not alternative universes, they’re not side stories of, oh, this is what happened when Daryl went away for several years and got a dog.
GIMPLE: They aren’t that. I mean I won’t get into it in my circumspect fashion, but a couple of things in the story may be parallel because of certain narrative reasons.
However, it isn’t like, oh, The Walking Dead you watched was totally different or something like that if you didn’t know it. You’re right. They’re different stories featuring characters you love. My goal and Angela’s goal for The Walking Dead was to give the audience a sense of completion, a satisfying ending, but Dominic, you’re right. It is a different ending. It is not as conclusive as say a Six Feet Under.

I look upon it as this incredible, exciting, intense, thematic conclusion to The Walking Dead story. Even in that conclusion, yeah, we’re tipping the hat towards the future a little bit. But emotionally it’s all Walking Dead.

[ickyvicky]

^^ That's kind of annoying, no? Why do a spin-off if you're not going to continue the storyline?

I watched episode 23 last night. My heart sank when Judith got shot. It would be so sad if she dies. Erneuert I'm not looking at your spoiler of who dies.
I really don't know how they're going to wrap this up in one episode left!

[Erneuert]

Heath just disappeared without a trace and no one went looking for him all those seasons ago, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0r_d9BQFdo (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c0r_d9BQFdo)

[Erneuert]

T minus 4 hours and 15 minutes to go!

[Erneuert]

50 minutes! Please don't suck!

[ItsChrisRoss]

I am ready to have my heart broken and to be massively disappointed [emoji854]


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[ItsChrisRoss]

Is Andy Lincoln not at the live event??? How messed up would that be and why would they do that??


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[Erneuert]

Is Andy Lincoln not at the live event??? How messed up would that be and why would they do that??


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They'll probably bring him out as a surprise right at the end.

I can't watch until like 6 or 7 hours from now. Spoiler tags please!

[ItsChrisRoss]

They'll probably bring him out as a surprise right at the end.

I can't watch until like 6 or 7 hours from now. Spoiler tags please!

Sorry! I need to remember how to do them LOL.


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[Erneuert]

Sorry! I need to remember how to do them LOL.


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lol, that's ok. Not now, I mean spoiler tags after the episode airs.

[caca]

I've been watching since the very beginning and I also read the entire comic series. Hell, I even have The Walking Dead pinball machine.

Despite a couple of minor gripes, the final episode far exceeded my expectations. I cried several times. LOVED IT.

[ItsChrisRoss]

The two exchanges between Maggie and Negan really got me. Really great to see.


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[ItsChrisRoss]

Overall I enjoyed it - but I didn’t get the one thing that a series finale was supposed to provide, which is closure. It’s why we watch these shows - and it’s why Showtime had to bring back Dexter last year for one additional season.

It makes me wonder if we will ever get the ending of the comics - I didn’t read the comics but I know about the massive time jump - and what we all really want is just a little bit of closure.

I think once I see Ricks story thru to the end, I’ll have a bit of that closure I’m seeking. Until then, while it wasn’t a bad finale, I don’t think it had the makings of a TRUE finale either.


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[versusreality]

pretty much agree 100% with Chris

[Erneuert]

wait, where was Negan during that final montage? They showed Maggie but we only heard Negan’s voice.

Sucks that Rosita had to go.

What did Michonne mean when she was saying to Rick she knows his brother is out there and they will find him?

[Erneuert]

Also: Gabriel getting redemption by letting all the people through the gate, going back to how he locked everyone out of his church way back when.

[ickyvicky]

Did anyone watch Talking Dead right after it? ItsChrisRoss No, Andy wasn't at the live event. They did show a video clip of him apologizing for not being there and giving his thanks to everyone. Kinda weird to not be there when you're the main character of the show.

Right off the start of Daryl getting knocked out in the hospital, and the walker action and deaths of Luke and that blonde chick I was like, "Yeah, we're getting down to the nitty gritty!" But then I didn't like hearing during Talking Dead how Rosita/Christian said that she had asked Angela for her character to die in order to give herself closure. So that fact alone - they were just going to let everyone else live and everyone to be one happy family? I understand the comics kind of leave it open ended - but you can't really do that with a TV show. I think going that route is more appropriate for books/comics only.

I don't have AMC+, so the constant commercials every 7 minutes definitely killed the vibe and made the whole thing feel more rushed. The burning of all of the walkers and the Commonwealth in like 5 seconds felt lazy.

I did enjoy, like you said Erneuert , Gabriel opening the gate up to let the people in.
I did enjoy the talk between Maggie and Negan.
I loved how Daryl and Carol finally said I love you to each other.
DOG IS STILL ALIVE.

The clips of Rick and Michonne at the end were exciting, but weird. Again, just setting up for the spin-off.

I think I would've enjoyed it more NOT knowing the spin-off shows were happening. They could've made those announcements later.

[ItsChrisRoss]

wait, where was Negan during that final montage? They showed Maggie but we only heard Negan’s voice.

Sucks that Rosita had to go.

What did Michonne mean when she was saying to Rick she knows his brother is out there and they will find him?

I was super confused about Michonnes comment about “his brother being out there” - was she writing to Daryl? That’s the only brother I could really think of.


Also, what happened to Negans wife and why was there literally no mention of her at the end?


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[Erneuert]

JDM was pissed that they announced the spin-offs so early as well.

[Erneuert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgOXg4advk (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgOXg4advk)

[elevenism]

I'm not looking at any of the above posts.

I refused to watch the final episodes during her hospital stay, so we're gonna binge it soon, TOGETHER.

I hope it was ultra super badass, and i'll know soon enough.

[Erneuert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrnOa3UIXk (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrnOa3UIXk)

[fillow]

So was that final scene specifically filmed for TWD finale? Or is it pulled from the upcoming Rickchonne series? Honestly, its placement as a part of TWD episode made no sense whatsoever. (Unless it was a standalone teaser and I'm just confused).

[Erneuert]

Coral was in the last episode lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wro4EDXnxVE (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wro4EDXnxVE)

[Toadflax]

Man, I was so ready for this show to be over. Twenty-frigging-three series regulars by the final season, only a few of which have been around since the early days. The death at the beginning of the final episode was treated like the most tragic thing ever, but it's a character who was only in 17 episodes and was never really a main character.

Also, because they're setting up all the spin-offs, the show didn't really... end. Eleven seasons, and the finale just felt like, welp, there's that latest problem dealt with. On to the next one. Yes, we lost a major character and some people are going off on their own, but it still feels like any other season finale, which is not what you want from a series finale.

Anyway, I was ready to be done with the franchise. If the main series can't hold my attention, it doesn't make spin-offs seem very appealing (especially when I couldn't get into FTWD and heard blah things about TWB). That said, it sounds like the plans for most of the spin-offs are something I'd be into: six episode miniseries featuring just one or two of the main, OG characters each. If they do those right, it could be a much more palatable way to keep the franchise going. I think the main series just got bloated by the end with how many characters they had going; I found it hard to care about most of them.

The only thing I'm not keen on is the idea of a Maggie/Negan spin-off. The show did everything it could to redeem that dude, but you just can't introduce him like that and make me believe Maggie would ever be okay hanging with him. I liked their final scene together, but I still just can't buy him as an all-the-way good guy (as much as I like JDM and his performance).

Anyway, those are my parting thoughts. And of course, I'm not trying to yuck anyone's yum who loves the series!

[Erneuert]

Intradasting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UWrpOmy_Es (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4UWrpOmy_Es)

[Erneuert]

Alternate ending photo:

The axed scene would have transported fans to the future and focused on RJ Grimes (Roland Buck III) and Judith Grimes (Britt Baron) in their 20s.
A scene which would’ve paid homage to both Robert Kirkman's comic series and the show's pilot from 2010.
Manwiller took to Instagram with a photo from the deleted scene which saw the adult versions of the young cast.
They were posed during a break from filming as their characters looked to help out survivors down Atlanta's Freedom Parkway in a nod to a scene featuring Rick.


https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1704870/The-Walking-Dead-season-11-axed-finale

[versusreality]

^ much would have preferred that ending to the one we actually got tbh

[Erneuert]

A trio of images from the upcoming Walking Dead spin-off The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon have arrived online, giving the first look at a show that star Norman Reedus promises is going to be “epic”. The six episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon are expected to air on AMC sometime in 2023.

https://www.joblo.com/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-images/ (https://www.joblo.com/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-images/)

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will find Reedus’s character Daryl meeting new characters and battling the dead in France. It was quite a surprise when it was announced that the show was going to take place France, and no one is more surprised by that setting than Daryl himself. AMC’s Dan McDermott has said that the show begins as Daryl “wakes up and finds himself somewhere on the European continent and tries to piece together what happened. How did he get here? How’s he going to get home?” Reedus also confirmed to Jimmy Kimmel that “Somehow I get put there, and I don’t go there on my own free will.“

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly after three weeks of filming, Reedus said, “Everybody that’s involved in it is really, really excited about what we’re doing. It’s so epic in scale, and the tone is so good and different, and moody. … There’s history in the story. There’s history in the walls around us. There’s history in the sound of it all. It’s a very different feel. It has the stuff that you want from the show, but it’s just picked up and put in a whole other dimension.“

Reedus added that making a Walking Dead show in France is “weird as shit, but that’s the story. People are speaking French around me, and part of my story is me trying to figure out, ‘Is this good or is this bad? Are we about to get into a fight or are we friends right now?’ I’m trying to read lips with the language that I don’t understand and I’m reading body language, I’m reading tone. I’m reading all sorts of things, and it’s confusing and I’m figuring it out. I figure out how to get out of it, and how do I get to the next step. It’s all part of the story. So is it weird? Yeah, it’s weird, but that’s the show we’re making. So it’s working really well.“

Reedus is joined in the cast of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon by Clémence Poésy (Tenet) and Adam Nagaitis (The Terror).

Poésy is playing Isabelle, “a member of a progressive religious group, who joins forces with Daryl (Reedus) on a journey across France and finds herself confronting her dark past in Paris.”

The character Nagaitis is playing is Quinn, “a displaced Brit who has become powerful in post-apocalyptic Paris as a black marketeer and the owner of the Demimonde, a sexy underground nightclub.”

[elevenism]

Rick and Michonne show rumored to be ONE season of SIX fucking episodes.

Jesus wept. How in the fuck...

By the way, we STILL haven't watched the last few episodes of TWD.

[Erneuert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZU1PQhpGg

[Erneuert]

Rick and Michonne show rumored to be ONE season of SIX fucking episodes.

Jesus wept. How in the fuck...

By the way, we STILL haven't watched the last few episodes of TWD.

Watch that shit!

Yeah, I don't know how they can fit it all in 6 episodes; unless each one goes for 2.5 hours?

[elevenism]

Watch that shit!

Yeah, I don't know how they can fit it all in 6 episodes; unless each one goes for 2.5 hours?

I mean FUCK SAKE. I've also heard that "this show will conclude Rick's story."

That REALLY seriously implies that Rick will be killed, doesn't it?

That would mean that ALL. THAT. SHIT. (Helicopters, CRM in Fear, the PPP card, the fucking EXISTENCE of TWB, the huge army Michonne saw, the fucking teasers with each of the 3 shows in a ring, etc)
lead to NOTHING.

Like, what in the fuck? No reunion with Morgan? Daryl? No CRM war?

SURELY the CRM takes Daryl...right?

I wanted this thing to end with a massive fucking dovetail of a blast...not a whimper.

One thing that gives me hope is that SO much has changed since they announced the movies.

PERHAPS R&M reunites R&M, and they go back to Alexandria, and Daryl/Maggie and Negan do THEIR thing for a couple years and Fear does Fear.for a bit.

And THEN, we finally get like Walking Dead: The Final Battle in 25 or something: like a nice full season or two of characters from all the shows fighting the CRM.

I hope to GOD the one season Rick thing isn't true. Say it ain't so, Andy!

I mean, I'd envisioned like, Rick and Michonne not even SEEING each other until the last scene of the first season, or even the SECOND season.

[Erneuert]

https://ew.com/tv/walking-dead-dead-city-lauren-cohan-maggie-new-york/


Lauren Cohan talks Maggie in New York on The Walking Dead: Dead City
"Maggie's greatest weakness is definitely exploited." Ah, but what is that weakness?


All things considered, Maggie Rhee ended in a pretty good place at the conclusion of The Walking Dead. She saved her son. She saved the Commonwealth. She (kind of) forgave Negan for brutally murdering her husband. And she was back at the Hilltop.

Of course, nothing stays good for very long in the world of The Walking Dead, and it seems the good times will no longer be rolling when things pick back up in April on AMC's Maggie and Negan spin-off, The Walking Dead: Dead City. That's according to Maggie herself, Lauren Cohan.

"We end up picking up in New York at the bottom of a really unexpected mountain," Cohan tells EW, "where maybe things have gone well for a period of time, but we're back at this challenge, just like these challenges that always seem to keep cropping up."

Dead City will pick up a few years after the conclusion of the mothership series, and the question remains as to what happened in those unseen years that ultimately leads the dysfunctional duo north to New York City. Whatever it is, it's not good. "Nothing is through rose-colored glasses," says Cohan of the journey. "Because the thing that comes up, it's like, okay, so we overcame this obstacle of the Commonwealth and these things, that doesn't mean life is easy just because you quashed one enemy. And the enemy is this moving target. It's also the enemy within."

While Cohan will not reveal the specific event or incident that gets her and Negan back together in the Big Apple, she does mention the word "parenting" a few times in our chat, and also reveals that, "When we go into the new show, Maggie's greatest weakness is definitely exploited." Could that mean her son Hershel's safety is at risk? Then again, parenting is a pretty big deal, and Cohan also notes that "Sometimes it's not the big things that are the hard things, it's the little things. And those little things become very, very big things because they are our own blind spots, and they are our own greatest weakness."

Bottom line: Who knows what the hell she's talking about. But it's clear that the cease fire between Maggie and Negan that we saw on The Walking Dead finale may have… well, ceased. Jeffrey Dean Morgan told EW that Negan will be reverting to some of his old ways after being separated from the group, and Cohan teases that "It's going to be really, really hard for her to continue, even with the best intentions she had of letting Negan have his territory and her getting on with her life and finding the hope and trying to build this future."

It also sounds like the new, unfamiliar territory of a zombie-infested New York City will not help matters either: "She has to go through this new terrain of going into New York City. That's going to be really difficult and physically challenging."

Translation: Nothing is going to be easy for Maggie. But if there is one thing we have learned about the character after she lost her mother… and her stepmother… and her stepbrother… and her father… and her sister… and her husband… and too many friends to mention, it's that she possesses an incredible resilience in the face of unthinkable adversity. "It feels really important to me now with how we move forward with the story," says Cohan, "Because the reality of a life of extreme friction and challenge is that you need to keep moving forward."

That move forward begins in April on AMC.

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https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1711884/The-Walking-Dead-Rick-Grimes-Michonne-series-filming-update

The Walking Dead fans in meltdown over huge Rick and Michonne series filming update

The Walking Dead's upcoming Rick and Michonne spin-off series appears to finally have a filming date just a few weeks after the pair returned in the AMC series finale.

Rick Grimes (played by Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danni Gurira) made their hotly-anticipated return to The Walking Dead universe in the AMC series finale earlier this year. Their comeback teed up a tantalising springboard to propel viewers into their own spin-off series as the TWD franchise expands despite the flagship drama ending. However, there had been very little word on when fans could expect to see ‘Richonne’ back on screens - until now.

The Rick and Michonne series has now received a reported start date for filming - less than a month after season 11 came to its bloody and explosive conclusion.

Filming is tipped to begin on January 6, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution [via The Walking Dead World - Twitter].

However, by February, production is reported to up sticks and head to New Jersey to continue the TWD fan-favourites' story.

While there’s still no news of an exact release date for the new episodes, especially with production yet underway, the latest update was enough to spark a frenzy among the TWD fandom.

Twitter user @Fairwinds10 replied to the report: “It's pretty cold in New Jersey in February, guess we will see some Snow Walkers.”

While @twd_sylvia made their excitement known: “Awesome news can’t wait,” followed by applause emojis.

Elsewhere, @TheAireaidLord excitedly typed their response: “YOOOOO. This is clutch.”

And the anticipation levels kept on rising, with @cinemilfs weighing in: “Getting richonne content soon!”

Meanwhile, @GrimeyWalker expressed: “This makes me happy! I want to watch this in 2023 and filming in early January is a good sign. I'm excited for the REAL ending to The Walking Dead!”

And @twdluvrr concurred: “it literally feels like yesterday they announced this spin off IM SO EXCITED #TWD.” (Sic)

Originally billed as a series of Rick Grimes-led movies, the now spin-off show has had plenty of hype surrounding it for a while.

And the final few moments of The Walking Dead only added to this as it showed Rick and Michonne alive and well, albeit still on very separate paths.

"I know you're back there. I know your brother is back there. Just as sure as I know he's out there. Somewhere," Michonne narrated in the final episode, presumably in a message to Judith (Cailey Fleming).

Before long, it became clear Rick was alive but clearly dishevelled and on an escape mission from the Civic Republic Cull Facility that fans had become familiar with from The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

Michonne wasn’t alone in trying to reach out to her other half or the family they left behind as Rick was shown also writing correspondence.

However, while Michonne ended the series on a one-woman, walker-killing warpath, Rick’s cliffhanger was a lot more perilous.

Rick was located by the CRM and forced to surrender, meaning fans are expecting him to be imprisoned once the spin-off gets underway.

"Consignee Grimes,” a voice from a helicopter overhead barked at Rick. “You have been located and are instructed to surrender.

“Remain in place with your hands up,” it added as Rick proceeded to do so with the skyline of Philadelphia sprawled beyond him.

With filming now reported to take place in Atlanta, fans will undoubtedly be eager to see what the fallout from TWD’s cliffhanger ending will be.

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Video footage + images have leaked of Rick filming the new Rick/Michonne series. He's in his CRM jacket etc.

[ickyvicky]

June 18th!


https://youtu.be/GK_PMZfKS6w

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ickyvicky - that thumbnail of Maggie in the video above looks so much like when Toni Collette silently screams in Hereditary.

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https://twitter.com/walkingdead_amc/status/1682486313008914435?s=46&t=YxUV66dc29R-npQKXgiX_w

https://twitter.com/walkingdead_amc/status/1682492611184181248?s=46&t=YxUV66dc29R-npQKXgiX_w

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https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1712567260114522201

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Both last two posts are blank, lol. You were posting this, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjXQ7nnwmNc&pp=ygUaV2Fsa2luZyBkZWFkIHJpY2sgbWljaG9ubmU%3D (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WjXQ7nnwmNc&pp=ygUaV2Fsa2luZyBkZWFkIHJpY2sgbWljaG9ubmU%3D)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmxYmC5EvE (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmxYmC5EvE)

[october_midnight]

https://twitter.com/WalkingDead_AMC/status/1745144327569915922