December 2, 20159 yr Rick has been responsible for more deaths of innocents than Cecil B De Mille killed extras!
December 3, 20159 yr Whilst I agree that the city scenes do add some welcome change of scenery, I can appreciate that from a logistical and financial point of view they give the show's production team a big headache. They're much more expensive to organise and a nightmare to set up. Thankfully, whilst I don't expect Negan to live in a sprawling metropolis, the biker gang that held up Daryl's truck will throw up a bunch of new characters and environments just at the moment that we look set for a bloodbath at Alexandria. JD Morgan will also be fabulous in the 2nd half of the season
December 12, 20159 yr Is there really any financial argument or lack there of to be made for the walking dead? It has the biggest demo ratings (that is the one the advertising revenue is determined on) of any show in America. It out rates everything despite being on cable. The budget could be as big as they want it to be. Not to mention the The talking dead show where they basically talk about the ep that just aired gets great ratings too and cost absolutely nothing to make.
December 12, 20159 yr Of course there is. The bottom line with both film and TV is almost always money. Show's that aren't profitable rarely last long. Producers will allocate a budget per season. I don't know the figures for TWD or any current major shows but for example a renewal of Star Trek:Enterprise campaign by fans about 10 years ago suggested $1m per episode. Factor in desired profits, promotional costs, wages, income from network advertising and you are left with a production budget for the season. One of the problems Star Trek had was it was simply too expensive to make compared to its income and that's despite it being the most successful TV franchise in history. It wasn't simply because the show's quality was poor (the final season of Enterprise was arguably the best Trek season in years) but because it couldn't justify its running costs. Similarly, one of the reasons Game Of Thrones is only 10 episodes long each year is down to production costs and logistics. Any show with sizeable cast has an awful lot of staff on the books - make up, stunt doubles, catering etc. They all cost money, as does paying for location shooting permits, set builds, props etc. And the cost of paying a city government/council to shut down sizeable areas of their city for prolonged periods are incredibly prohibitive. That's why it's usually a quick 2 hour set up and shoot at 4am in the morning for a 10 minute scene. If you tried to set a whole season in the city it would require a free standing set a la Walford or Weatherfield but neither of those sets allow for creating the feel of a large city area More a street or square. Just looked up TWD budgets. Season 1 (the one with most city scenes came in a $3.4m per episode for 7 episodes. Season 2 the budget was cut (despite an increased cast size) to $2.75m for 13 episodes. It currently stands at $2.5 -$3m per episode despite a sizeable hike in cast salaries. Edited December 12, 20159 yr by Severin
January 12, 20169 yr Just caught up on binge watch (started early November) and honestly with a couple of weak episodes here and there I still love it, can't wait for the 2nd half of the season.
January 13, 20169 yr I wonder when Negan's actually going to appear? I assume it won't be until the season finale :( Edited January 13, 20169 yr by jase.
January 13, 20169 yr I wonder when Negan's actually going to appear? I assume it won't be until the season finale :( Given that Daryl, Sasha and Abraham have been held up by his gang I'd say pretty early on actually
February 4, 20169 yr I'm re-watching season 1, god it was so good what happened? I guess losing Shane was a big turning point especially for Rick's character. They basically combine Rick and Shane's character together once Shane dies with Rick flip flopping between do good and hard ass, it was much more interesting when they had those 2 characters batting heads over ideas and morals on how to survive the ZA. They have tried to replicate that ever since with Hershel, Tyreese and now Morgan playing moral guy to the now hard line Rick but it has never been the same. Glenn was such a great character in season 1 too, resourceful and clever, the Maggie loving simpering mess he is now is such a shame.
February 14, 20169 yr Around 24 hours until The Walking Dead is back. *.* I'm ready! Here's a preview - the first 4 minutes of the mid-season premiere episode: Kfiz-Y_gZac
February 14, 20169 yr I thought the first half of the season was a total drag besides the Glenn thing. I really hope they go in a different direction soon. A change of scenery would be nice (like somewhere other than Georgia).
February 15, 20169 yr Oh my God. What an episode! 😱 Shocking, intense and epic. I feel emotionally drained! :drama: I knew roughly what was going to go down because I'd read the comic spoilers, but still, watching it all play out was truly heart in the mouth stuff. I'd say it was easily one of the best episodes of the entire run of episodes to date, and certainly the best of Season 6.
February 15, 20169 yr Couldn't agree more Jay. I don't think I've ever been that into an episode of TWD. So many twists and turns and subplots but it worked perfectly. It took Carl getting shot for me to realize that I don't actually want him to be killed off!
February 15, 20169 yr Not sure about this episode. Some good moments but sloppy writing, normally smart characters doing really stupid things simply to drive the plot where the writers wanted it to go. Worse still, it was predictable and, in the end, played it safe with a resolution that began as a hack and slash video game before climaxing with a near deus ex machina. Best scene of the whole episode was easily the very last, with Rick finally realising that there needs to be more than simple brutality in the world. He's come full circle, just in time for Negan to screw it all up.
February 15, 20169 yr I really enjoyed this episode. It was entertaining from start to finish and I thought the plot was great! So many twists and turns throughout the episode. It was great.
February 15, 20169 yr Wow... amazing episode, best episode of the season, loving the twists and turns and I know where its heading.
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