I always thought that the beginning of the Zombie Apocalypse was the most compelling theme, with people in shock and disbelief of what was happening while learning to cope with the new reality.
I loved, loved, TWD for the first five seasons. And then it became predictable and routine. I haven't watched the show more than sporadically since Negan entered and I found myself rooting more for the zombies to eat the cast members who had become annoying.
*Yes, I know FTWD tried to do this. Somehow they failed and I haven't watched that show since the second season.
Syfy Orders ‘Day of the Dead’ Series Based Off Romero’s Classic Zombie
Movie
Syfy is getting into the zombie business. The basic cable network has made a straight-to-series order for Day of the Dead, which THR calls “an ode to George A. Romero’s 1985 feature.” The low-cost feature is set to launch in 2021. Per THR, “Day of the Dead tells the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.
https://collider.com/day-of-the-dead-tv-series-syfy/
they already did
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fear the walking dead
I thought “Fear The Walking Dead” should have been an anthology series, with standalone episodes as well as 2 and 3 part story arcs. They would focus on the disaster at different locations in different time periods with different casts for each story. The early days of the infection, 5 years later, 10 years later, 20 years later.
Try something different than the TWD formula - they wander around, settle someplace, encounter bad humans, deal with zombies in the way as if they are a nuisance, and a big showdown with the bad humans.
>>I always thought that the beginning of the Zombie Apocalypse was the most compelling theme
Agree. The timing issues of when it’s ok to start shooting people, or scavenging. The chaos of untrained people carrying weapons.. The decisions of whether to bug out or fortify... The fluid social dynamics of that period..
“Black Summer” was pretty good in that regard.
I have enjoyed immensely the episodes with Negan. The actor is just so much fun... He just chews through scene after scene - his performance is so over the top it’s awesome!
As far as Daryl? I like the guy - he seems like a good fella, quiet, protective of his friends (like Carol), and is not afraid to open a can of whoop a$$.
I haven’t watched the show more than sporadically since Negan entered and I found myself rooting more for the zombies to eat the cast members who had become annoying.//
Yeah same I gave up with Glenn’s death. It had gotten to the point where I’d have been surprised if a cast member didn’t die.
I think they should reboot the series straight from the beginning, only a different location and different cast*. Someplace like Denver, perhaps.
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Fear the Walking Dead?
And the new British version of the Walking Dead that was to air this summer?