The Walking Dead (TV series)

[Neon Ignition]

Finally watched the last two episodes of Season 8, man, same old guff as every season before so Season 9 has a lot of recovery to do and to survive what's coming... speaking of which:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/amc-plans-another-decade-of-walking-dead/

AMC is planning for at least another decade

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/amc-plans-walking-dead-films-global-series/

Bloomberg has revealed that AMC is planning a raft of Walking Dead extensions which will include several spin-offs beyond Fear the Walking Dead, one of which will follow survivors of the outbreak in a non-US country.

AMC also plans to produce multiple big screen movies based on the franchise.

Feels like the AMC execs are sitting with their luggage on the docks, staring at their ship as it disappears across the distant horizon

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/walking-dead-s9-cameos-game-updates/

Scott Wilson, Hershel from the early seasons, has died.

[Paddy]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/amc-plan...global-series/

Bloomberg has revealed that AMC is planning a raft of Walking Dead extensions which will include several spin-offs beyond Fear the Walking Dead, one of which will follow survivors of the outbreak in a non-US country.

AMC also plans to produce multiple big screen movies based on the franchise.

In not surprised whilst its still making money for them. One of the spin-offs could turn out to be alright if done well. There's no point in doing films as they won't offer anything new outside of what's available in the genre already.

I'm watching the newest episode tonight which isn't bad. Only thing is the seasons tend to start strong, then become duller until the mid-season break episode, then dull again and finally pick up in the last 2-3 episodes of the season. Hopefully I will be proven wrong with the refresh that this season supposedly will bring.

[Neon Ignition]

https://tvline.com/2018/10/09/walking-dead-ratings-season-9-premiere-andrew-lincoln-leaving/

It's a revamped year for The Walking Dead!

But nobody cared. The show returned for its ninth season to an all time lowest premier demo figure rating of 2.5 and with 6.1m viewers. The lowest ever premier for viewing figures was the first season with 5.4m which the current seasons are trending hard towards. Notably, the new seasons opening episode launched a day early to promote AMC's subscription service which is also added to this figure, making it even more disappointing.

[randombs]

Just watched the first episode and thought it was brilliant. Sometimes it felt like an 80s zombie film.

I wonder where they’ll take it.

[Atticus]

I decided not to trawl through the second half of season 8 ... I was battle weary with where the show was bogged down in, and also past that part in the comic books anyway. So I jumped straight in to the new ep and enjoyed it. Feels good to be back on board.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/walking-dead-falls-to-series-low-ratings/

For the new seasons second episode The Walking Dead lost another 20% of its audience, it's viewing rating dropped to 2.0 which is the lowest in the shows entire history. Live viewing figures were 4.9 million, the lowest the show has ever had is 4.7 million making it a growing concern.

[Brad]

Weird. First episode was excellent.

[Brad]

I liked the second episode. Why has the lady from the dump suddenly decided to get rid of the spazzy haircut and go for something more conventional? The bigger question though is why does she now talk like a normal human being instead of a Neanderthal?

[randombs]

Second episode was great, too.

I'm enjoying the King speaking normally when he's not with his people

->Open Spoiler<-

(and bumbling about with the ring!)

They seem to be muffling people's voices when outside. Maybe they're using old mics for effect. Speaking of effects, sound effects added later are clear, as was Rick and Negan's chat.

I liked the second episode. Why has the lady from the dump suddenly decided to get rid of the spazzy haircut and go for something more conventional? The bigger question though is why does she now talk like a normal human being instead of a Neanderthal?

Wasn't she speaking like that on purpose? I can't remember why but it was covered in a previous episode. I think the one where she lured all those zombies into that wood chipper while she sat and reminisced...

[Brad]

Oh maybe. My memory isn’t all that!

[randombs]

Yeah, apparently she was speaking like that on purpose to freak people out. I think it also might tie in with her philosophy of minimising waste on account of living in a huge dumping ground.

[Neon Ignition]

https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-walking-dead-ratings-series-low-again-andrew-lincoln-exit-1202487385/

Given what's lined up for Season 9 it's interesting how viewers aren't hanging on. Episode 3 saw viewership rise 2% on the second episode but Live+Same Day figures dropped to 1.94 which was a 3% drop on Ep2 and sets a new record low for the show. It's also a full 50% drop on the third episode of Season 8 last year.

[Paddy]

Yeah, apparently she was speaking like that on purpose to freak people out. I think it also might tie in with her philosophy of minimising waste on account of living in a huge dumping ground.

I think she mentions when they're in the museum in the first episode that she took her class there when she was a teacher. I'm wondering if she was a drama/performing arts teacher before the outbreak then? There might also be something in her speaking the way she did whilst at the junkyard making every conversation with other characters sound quite off-kilter.