Walking Dead on AMC

[Shannow]

That's my main issue with AMC though, the channel won't even play over the top goofy a** violence like that in Commando without cutting it to shreds.

They edit those movies once, down to PG, and then play them whenever the smurf they want.

They play their original series at night, and rate them MA, and get away with a fuckton of HBO-level stuff on Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

The slasher TV show on CBS(C-B-S!) had as its first kill a dude get cut in half graphically, spitting up blood, then showed both halves with blood and bones/guts jutting out of each. American TV can push violence barriers all it wants, even cable. If the pilot comes out and it has less death than the A-Team, then rage away, but until then, it's reasonable to say that there's no reason to think this is gonna be neutered.

Agreed. The old movies that you are all whining about, those were cut and censored for tv way back then. Original cable programming gets away with a hell of a lot.

 

[Frank]

But they censor both Breaking Bad and Mad Men during their timeslot. At least they do here in Canada, which is fucked considering Canadian networks often don't bother with censorship.

Eh, if it gets a censored first run, I'll bitch about it and end up buying it on DVD anyways. Whatever.

 

[AshburnerX]

Look... it's going to be censored somewhat at the very least. I think the main issue is going to be how much gets censored and if they are going to do any rewrites that drastically affect the story ([spoiler:2m6tuqs8]Like the Climax of the Prison Assault[/spoiler:2m6tuqs8]). I'm also somewhat worried about what will happen once the show catches up to the comic, as I don't want to see fucking filler episodes in a show about the Zombie Apocalypse.

 

[Cog]

They could leave the protagonists alone for some time and create another group of survivors somewhere else (They are killed in the end)

 

[AshburnerX]

They could leave the protagonists alone for some time and create another group of survivors somewhere else (They are killed in the end)

I suppose if they were going to do filler, it could be about Morgan and Duane from Rick's neighborhood. We only got a very brief look into their existance once Rick left [spoiler:3fnblzwd]and we never do see how Duane gets infected.[/spoiler:3fnblzwd] That could probably be 3-4 episodes at least. We could also get an episode or two about Andrew the inmate, whom we never actually learn the fate of.

You know, they could really pad at the show by showing various flashbacks to their lives before the Outbreak, like they do with the survivors in Lost.

 

[Cat]

Agreed. The old movies that you are all whining about, those were cut and censored for tv way back then. Original cable programming gets away with a hell of a lot.

Every other movie channel plays them as they are while AMC is reluctant to go beyond the tv-14 rating even for their original programming.

 

[phil]

I think we really need to get ready for the fact that the only thing that the show and comic will have in common is character names and general concept. Certain characters and story lines won't test well, or some characters will be merged to cut costs or something and the story will be reworked to fit TV audiences better. Don't expect them to use the comic as a story board like the sin city movie.

I still have hopes that it will be good, even though it will certainly be different.

 

[Shannow]

Agreed. The old movies that you are all whining about, those were cut and censored for tv way back then. Original cable programming gets away with a * of a lot.

Every other movie channel plays them as they are while AMC is reluctant to go beyond the tv-14 rating even for their original programming.

I see nothing wrong with how both Breaking bad or Mad Men is done on AMC.

I love walking dead, and I can easily see how it will be done for cable. Charlie said it best earlier with folks love of swearing and gore for the sake of them.

-- Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:46 pm --

I think we really need to get ready for the fact that the only thing that the show and comic will have in common is character names and general concept. Certain characters and story lines won't test well, or some characters will be merged to cut costs or something and the story will be reworked to fit TV audiences better. Don't expect them to use the comic as a story board like the sin city movie.

I still have hopes that it will be good, even though it will certainly be different.

This, as well. Following main story points, but it will msot likely be its own beast.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Agreed. The old movies that you are all whining about, those were cut and censored for tv way back then. Original cable programming gets away with a hell of a lot.

Every other movie channel plays them as they are while AMC is reluctant to go beyond the tv-14 rating even for their original programming.

You are completely wrong in every word in this sentence. TBS/TNT/Spike/USA censor down to the same level AMC does. And AMC's original programming(those two shows) are rated TV-MA.

edit: take that back, they are 14. That's uh. Kind of shocking I guess, since they both have really graphic stuff and really mature/fucked up storylines. Oh well.

 

[Shannow]

Eh, people just want intense gore, excessive use of the word fuck, and a lot of nudity. Though these are not all together necessary for a good story, I guess if it isnt "edgy" its not worth it.

 

[DougTheHead]

They could leave the protagonists alone for some time and create another group of survivors somewhere else (They are killed in the end)

I suppose if they were going to do filler, it could be about Morgan and Duane from Rick's neighborhood. We only got a very brief look into their existance once Rick left [spoiler:2a3wkg0u]and we never do see how Duane gets infected.[/spoiler:2a3wkg0u] That could probably be 3-4 episodes at least. We could also get an episode or two about Andrew the inmate, whom we never actually learn the fate of.

You know, they could really pad at the show by showing various flashbacks to their lives before the Outbreak, like they do with the survivors in Lost.

Yeah, or they could just flesh out each of the characters in standalone episodes. Do what BSG would occasionally do and pair a small character-development arc with a single crisis that can be resolved in one episode. Most of what we know about many of the characters in the comics, we learn in 1-2 panels, and it only sometimes gets fleshed out beyond that. But considering that each hardcover of The Walking Dead takes a year to come out, more or less, I think you could get away with each hardcover being equal to a season. Seasons could go like this:

Season 1: Settlement outside of Atlanta/Hershel's Farm
Season 2: The Prison
Season 3: Discovery of Woodbury/ Prison Battle
Season 4: Current arc

So maybe you'd have to squeeze hardcovers 3 and 4 into a single season for it to make dramatic sense (you could try stretching it out over two seasons, but that would probably drag pacing-wise), and each time you finish a season, it takes a year. So that would mean that another 10-12 issues of the comic would be out by this point. Assuming that 12 issues = 1 Season except for 25-47, and assuming that they manage to put out 9 issues of the comic a year (they usually put out 10, but let's lowball it), that's 13 seasons before the show manages to catch up with the comic.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Eh, people just want intense gore, excessive use of the word fuck, and a lot of nudity. Though these are not all together necessary for a good story, I guess if it isnt "edgy" its not worth it.

fuck 12 Angry Men, they didn't show the murder in slow-mo with a rock song playing and blood spurting everywhere or have a steamy sex scene with Juror #8 and his wife after the trial. Wait hold on, let me fix this movie

Juror #9: Hey... what's your fucking name?
Juror #8: Davis, motherfucker.
Juror #9: My fucking name's McCardle.
[pause]
Juror #9: Well, so fucking long.
Juror #8: So long, dickshits.

maybe then it would have won best screenplay :smug:

 

[Cat]

Eh, people just want intense gore, excessive use of the word fuck, and a lot of nudity. Though these are not all together necessary for a good story, I guess if it isnt "edgy" its not worth it.

Walking Dead could easily pull off its survival drama without swearing/tits, but won't someone think of the zombies?

 

[Shannow]

Eh, people just want intense gore, excessive use of the word smurf, and a lot of nudity. Though these are not all together necessary for a good story, I guess if it isnt "edgy" its not worth it.

Walking Dead could easily pull off its survival drama without swearing/*, but won't someone think of the zombies?

Hahahahahaha.

 

[Joe Johnson]

I LOVE swearing tits.

 

[Reboneer]

For those worried about violence/gore being censored, go take a look at Breaking Bad, they get away with a lot. The from the second episode for instance, or the turtle scene from season 2.