THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Mr. Gundam on August 12, 2009, 01:49:54 AM
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Mad Men, Breaking Bad and now THE WALKING DEAD?
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007161.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2565
Frank Darabont circles zombies
AMC attacks comic series adaptation
AMC is venturing into zombie-drama territory with multi-hyphenate Frank Darabont.
Cabler is close to finalizing one of the richest development deals ever with Darabont to write and direct a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series "The Walking Dead," penned by Robert Kirkman. Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusion are also on board to exec produce.
Project is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer, Rick Grimes, in search of a safe place to live. Numerous editions of the "Walking Dead" graphic novels have been published since 2003.
Joel Stillerman, AMC's senior veep of programming, production and original content, said the project appealed to the cabler because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series will stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said.
"This is not about zombies popping out of closets," Stillerman said. "This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world (in 'Walking Dead') is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way."
Stillerman noted that the cabler's annual "Fear Fest" movie showcase around Halloween is one of AMC's most popular programming events of the year.
"We've got an audience that loves this kind of material," he said.
Darabont and Hurd pitched the project to AMC and several other outlets. There is no studio attached yet. The duo's involvement made the project a must-have for the cabler, Stillerman said.
"These are two world-class filmmakers who are also brilliant storytellers with experience in the fantasy genre," he said.
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That sounds fantastic! AMC is really kickin ass these days.
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nice! definitely makes more sense than a movie adaptation. Good to see Kirkman gettin' paid too.
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Interesting
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think i'll go ahead and watch The Mist now.
even though i already got the ending spoiled for me :\
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:o
Such great news.
:bow AMC :bow2
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AMC :rock
They are also doing The Prisoner, right?
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Zombies on TV? This could be exciting.
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Another highly praised show nobody watches! The business model can't fail!
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Walking Dead kind of sucks, but a weekly zombie drama on AMC led by Darabont is boner town.
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:o :hyper
Can Cannibal Corpse do the theme song? :rock
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AMC :rock
They are also doing The Prisoner, right?
Yep, the miniseries starts in Nov.
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Another highly praised show nobody watches! The business model can't fail!
Nobody watches Breaking Bad or Mad Men? ???
Is everything measured in American Idol/So You Think You Can Dance amounts of success?
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AMC used to be so shitty. Wonder where the turnaround came from.
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Wonder where the turnaround came from.
Mad Men. Or, you could say HBO's loss was AMC's gain.
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AMC used to be so shitty. Wonder where the turnaround came from.
In my mind there are two different AMCs:
1. The awesome AMC that shows good original programming.
2. The horrible AMC impostor that is raping the corpse of the old AMC that actually showed good movies.
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I'll probably check this out.
I luvs Mad Men but haven't checked out Breaking Bad...it's almost like I prefer keeping a few shows on the backburner rather than knowing I've seen all there is to see
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breaking bad :yuck
You're fucking distinguished mentally-challenged. ::)
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So awesome, can't wait to torrent it since I need a premium cable plan to get that channel.
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I don't think you watched the same show I did, then.
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Yeah, "wacky" doesn't describe anything on that show whatsoever. Either you didn't watch the same show, or you're just hating for the sake of hating.
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Interesting choice for a series. Hopefully it's badass.
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Our honeymoon is over, Genghis!
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No, it actually came quite highly recommended to me by people who I take seriously. i found the whole premise smart and topical but the situations created broadly comic hence "wacky" and I gave up. They crammed enough screwy shit into the first four episodes to turn me off forever.
Could you go ahead and give me an example of the "wacky" that they brought, please?
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The whole bathtub coin-flip section couldn't have been any worse if it had a laugh track.
I saw that as being extremely dark humor, not "wackiness". But to each his own.
Also note that i've had this same discussion a million times with other people so zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
My apologies for not keeping tabs on everything the great Genghis Cohen said previously to this thread! ::)