Spoilers and Speculation

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, mightysparrow said:

Who do they think will actually PAY more than their cable bill to watch a tarted up episode of Walking Dead?

Well, when you consider what else people are paying to see ("African Queen" "reinvention" starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, anyone? Just writing that made me shudder) I guess I'd rather see the "Further Adventures of Ricky", I mean, if those were my only options and someone held a gun to my head and said, "Choose!" I guess...

2 hours ago, mightysparrow said:

The saddest thing is that Daryl and Carol have as much romantic fire as Eugene and Rosita.

None of them, including Maggie/Glenn, Michonne/Rick, Carol/Zeke or any other couplings here have ever managed to strike a fizzled out, wet spark, IMO. They all seem like neuters, together or apart. Since Kirkman, Gimp, Kang, et al. do not "get" adult passion, arousal or chemistry, I wish they would just stop with the forced pairings. Let them all be celibate.

[tennisgurl]

There was some decently interesting stuff there, but then...Negan shows up opening that stupid mouth of his and my interest instantly drops into the negatives. Ugggg.

[OoohMaggie]

From AMC,

"The Walking Dead is a story that started 10 years ago with one man trying to find his family. That family grew and gradually communities took shape. They fought and survived, thrived and gave birth to a new generation. It is a tale of humankind and there are more stories to tell.

It is now Spring, a few months after the end of Season 9, when our group of survivors dared to cross into Whisperer territory during the harsh winter. The collected communities are still dealing with the after effects of Alpha’s horrific display of power, reluctantly respecting the new borderlines being imposed on them, all while organizing themselves into a militia-style fighting force, preparing for a battle that may be unavoidable.

But the Whisperers are a threat unlike any they have ever faced. Backed by a massive horde of the dead it is seemingly a fight they cannot win. The question of what to do and the fear it breeds will infect the communities and give rise to paranoia, propaganda, secret agendas, and infighting that will test them as individuals and as a society. The very idea of whether civilization can survive in a world filled with the dead hangs in the balance."

Source:

AMC

[Gobi]

38 minutes ago, OoohMaggie said:

From AMC,

"The Walking Dead is a story that started 10 years ago with one man trying to find his family. That family grew and gradually communities took shape. They fought and survived, thrived and gave birth to a new generation. It is a tale of humankind and there are more stories to tell.

It is now Spring, a few months after the end of Season 9, when our group of survivors dared to cross into Whisperer territory during the harsh winter. The collected communities are still dealing with the after effects of Alpha’s horrific display of power, reluctantly respecting the new borderlines being imposed on them, all while organizing themselves into a militia-style fighting force, preparing for a battle that may be unavoidable.

But the Whisperers are a threat unlike any they have ever faced. Backed by a massive horde of the dead it is seemingly a fight they cannot win. The question of what to do and the fear it breeds will infect the communities and give rise to paranoia, propaganda, secret agendas, and infighting that will test them as individuals and as a society. The very idea of whether civilization can survive in a world filled with the dead hangs in the balance."

Source:

AMC

Attack of the Cosplay Zombies.

[Boofish]

Missing Rick Grimes - party of 1 🙋‍♀️. Going see the movie, will continue to watch the show until the end.  Riding till the wheels fall off.  

[OoohMaggie]

S10 Sneak peek,

Edited August 13, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[OoohMaggie]

First look photos

[OoohMaggie]

[Mr. Sparkle]

If any of you missed the Talking Dead preview special yesterday, don't worry. You missed a 90 second clip of Daryl talking to Carol about nothing. 

[OoohMaggie]

20 hours ago, Superclam said:

If any of you missed the Talking Dead preview special yesterday, don't worry. You missed a 90 second clip of Daryl talking to Carol about nothing. 

Well we were 'usefully' informed that someplace far Maggie hasn't been sending mail recently, the sand was nice...…………. and the seagulls. 🙄

[Mr. Sparkle]

Good thing this is the spoiler section. We wouldn't want to ruin seagulls for the season!! 🤣

[AngelaHunter]

23 hours ago, Superclam said:

If any of you missed the Talking Dead preview special yesterday, don't worry. You missed a 90 second clip of Daryl talking to Carol about nothing.

Ha! My DVR records anything TWD related which I always delete unwatched, but I saw "Preview" and took a quick look. I FF frantically over Hardwick who, oddly, looked as though he'd been sucking a cherry popsicle ( I missed the sand and seagulls comments) and then saw the grand preview, which is as you say, except it's not 90 seconds, but 57.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" I said out loud in total confusion and irritation. "Where's the preview??" I already forget what they said. At least Carol no longer has that long, gray wig floating around and making her look like some post-apocalyptic Sea Witch. 

Edited August 13, 2019 by AngelaHunter

[AngelaHunter]

And this character? Looks like he belongs in the new abysmal "Cats" movie. 🤣 Ooh - scary!

[OoohMaggie]

8 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

And this character? Looks like he belongs in the new abysmal "Cats" movie. 🤣 Ooh - scary!

He is actually a she, named Gamma, played by Thora Birch, which if i'm not mistaken places her just below Beta in seniority, ooooohhhhhhh 😱

[Mr. Sparkle]

38 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

And this character? Looks like he belongs in the new abysmal "Cats" movie. 🤣 Ooh - scary!

Damn!! That is good work!! 

[OoohMaggie]

'Gamma' does scrub up rather well I have to say 😜

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, Superclam said:

Damn!! That is good work!! 

Thank you. It was just a 3-minute quickie.🤭

[Mr. Sparkle]

33 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Thank you. It was just a 3-minute quickie.🤭

That's what she said!! 

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, Superclam said:

That's what she said!!  

Who? Michonne? Rosita? 😁

On 7/20/2019 at 5:22 PM, peach said:

They can't even tease correctly.

They've certainly shown they can't do cliff-hangers, or suspense, or relationships correctly, so...

[Mr. Sparkle]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

Who? Michonne? Rosita? 😁

Definitely Carol. 

[nodorothyparker]

11 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

And this character? Looks like he belongs in the new abysmal "Cats" movie. 🤣 Ooh - scary!

Oh holy hell.  I nearly snorted up fettuccine when I saw this.  It took me a moment to register that you'd tinkered with the image and they weren't introducing some new Whisperers-Furries hybrid group.  Because why not at this point?

I let the preview special run in the background when I was doing other stuff earlier, and they're apparently under the impression we care way more about Rosita's baby and her "quadrangle" with Saddiq, Gabriel, and Eugene than I think anybody actually does.  And Negan's, blech, "redemption arc."  I was mostly curious to see if they would be addressing Michonne's impending departure at all after the way they plastered Rick's exit all over everything last season and whether they would acknowledge rumors that Maggie might be  returning after Lauren Cohen's other show tanked.  That would be an extremely brief yes and then a no, respectively.  

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, nodorothyparker said:

It took me a moment to register that you'd tinkered with the image and they weren't introducing some new Whisperers-Furries hybrid group.  Because why not at this point?

Yes! Furries! A whole group of them living in some Disney-esque setting. Why not, indeed? We got the Garbage Art Gang, The Guy with the Bat and now the "Ah em Elpha!" weirdos with rotted skin masks, so why not Furries? They are vastly underrepresented in mainstream media and I say it's time to right this wrong.

1 hour ago, nodorothyparker said:

they're apparently under the impression we care way more about Rosita's baby and her "quadrangle" with Saddiq, Gabriel, and Eugene than I think anybody actually does.  And Negan's, blech, "redemption arc." 

Why, no. No, I cannot state strongly enough how not interested I am in Rosita's polyamorous shtick or seeing BatBoy weeding tomaters or any of that other stuff, but - Furries!! Hell, yes.

[Gobi]

17 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

Yes! Furries! A whole group of them living in some Disney-esque setting. Why not, indeed? We got the Garbage Art Gang, The Guy with the Bat and now the "Ah em Elpha!" weirdos with rotted skin masks, so why not Furries? They are vastly underrepresented in mainstream media and I say it's time to right this wrong.

Why, no. No, I cannot state strongly enough how not interested I am in Rosita's polyamorous shtick or seeing BatBoy weeding tomaters or any of that other stuff, but - Furries!! Hell, yes.

Hell hath no furry like a wombat scorned.

[OoohMaggie]

Aaaahhhhhhh coochy coo,  Coco making bad smells! 🤢

Edited August 16, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[natyxg]

I didn't know where to put this, but amc.com has unlocked the full season 9, so anyone can watch it, no login required. I imagine it will stay like that until the new season premiers or until netflix gets it, which should be soonish judging by previous years.

https://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead

Free means ads, though.

[AngelaHunter]

8 hours ago, natyxg said:

Free means ads, though. 

Free or not, this show has a dizzying number of commercial breaks, some of them so long I get confused and think I accidentally switched to some other show, wondering where vampires or Thor figured in TWD, or I forget what happened before the avalanche of ads. I always DVR the show, then start watching 20 minutes or so into it, so I can FF over the commercials and watch only the 35-40 minutes of actual showtime.

Edited August 19, 2019 by AngelaHunter

[OoohMaggie]

Rosita using a sawshark blade? the coolest weapon yet! But Smiley Boy seems to be getting involved 😭

Edited August 29, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

Lord Almighty.

I quit watching and all hell breaks loose.

Carol/Zeke turns into Michonne/Zeke?  Is that baby Rosita & Eugene's??  FPP is still actually ALIVE!?!?

Insanity.  Utter insanity.

"Tune in this season for the newest installments of SOD,wZ*!"

Oh, and forever more, F Negan and the decision to keep the character around.

* = Soap Opera Drama, with Zombies

Edited September 4, 2019 by iRarelyWatchTV36

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

On 7/20/2019 at 10:45 AM, OoohMaggie said:

'Only in theaters'.  Methinks the people who run the operations for this product are overestimating the importance of said product nowadays.

Will I watch it (for RG) when it comes available in a home media format?  Without a doubt.  But going to a theater to spend real money to watch it??

[OoohMaggie]

On ‎9‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 9:44 AM, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

Will I watch it (for RG) when it comes available in a home media format?  Without a doubt.  But going to a theater to spend real money to watch it??

I do have this forlorn hope that now 'Maggie's' Whiskey Cavalier show has been canned, that they could manage to squeeze her into the movie, in which case I would probably make the effort to hit the cinema, but otherwise no, ill be waiting for the bargain bin release!

Edited September 5, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[AngelaHunter]

On 9/4/2019 at 10:43 AM, OoohMaggie said:

that they could manage to squeeze her into the movie, in which case I would probably make the effort to hit the cinema,

I applaud your undying fidelity to Maggie and for that reason, I  hope she's in the movie.  🙂   

No power on earth, not even a magic helicopter, could get me into a theater to see "Whatever Happened to Ricky G?" but if it appears on my TV schedule for free, I'll watch it on a cold and miserable Sunday afternoon when I have nothing else to do. 

[OoohMaggie]

I think they missed a trick there, her posh accent sounds scarier to me!

Edited September 7, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[nodorothyparker]

I've liked Samantha Morton well enough in most other things I've seen her in.  She was terrific in Harlots.  Why are she and accent so terrible here?

Carol's "bitch has to die" is seriously the best thing about that clip.  That and her new better wig.

[OoohMaggie]

On 9/6/2019 at 2:31 PM, AngelaHunter said:

I applaud your undying fidelity to Maggie and for that reason, I  hope she's in the movie.  🙂   

No power on earth, not even a magic helicopter, could get me into a theater to see "Whatever Happened to Ricky G?" but if it appears on my TV schedule for free, I'll watch it on a cold and miserable Sunday afternoon when I have nothing else to do. 

Well if everyone sends out those positive waves you never know. 🤩

After the last few seasons, where they could barely get two consecutive episodes to be equally enjoyable, I wonder how they are going to fill 90 minutes with enough quality that will entice people to pay cinema prices. You will obviously get the fanatics who will hit the premier, but if they don't manage to absolutely kill it, I can see it being pulled from the cinemas pretty sharpish, which would put the kybosh on any sequel 'The Gimp' had in mind. I really, really do want them to make a great film, it's just that I can't see where the 'great' is going to come from. Unless it's going to be released to Arthouse or specialist theatres, I just can't see the big multiplexes running with it, not unless they can get old 'Dwayne' to make an appearance 😱

[nodorothyparker]

On 8/29/2019 at 6:06 PM, OoohMaggie said:

Rosita using a sawshark blade? the coolest weapon yet! But Smiley Boy seems to be getting involved 😭

Forgot to comment on this.  "Fellowship of the living?"  What, are they are going to trek aimlessly around some more indistinguishable trees to chuck Lucille into Mordor?

[Gobi]

I can't see this movie being a success. For a movie version of a TV show to be a success, it has to offer something the TV version cannot.

Usually, that means bringing back the original cast from a now cancelled show (think Star Trek). For TWD, most of those characters are dead. The only major characters still alive but off the show are Rick and Maggie. Rick is on board, I don't think Maggie is. One way around this would be to set the movie in the past. This is problematic, as it would mess with the chronology.  

Offering improved effects and a larger scope would be another draw. Here, numbers come into play. Currently, TWD averages 6 million viewers a week; at its peak, it had 13 million. Using an average ticket price of $10.00, this means that maybe it would earn $60 to $13 million. An effects heavy movie would have a budget of at least $100 million, and the potential numbers just don't justify that.

What we are likely to get is the equivalent of two episodes of the show. Who is going to pay to see that when the show itself is still running? Not many people.

While Star Trek made the successful transition from TV to movies, most other attempts have failed, either  financially, critically, or both. I think that TWD movie will join the failures.

[OoohMaggie]

13 hours ago, Gobi said:

What we are likely to get is the equivalent of two episodes of the show. Who is going to pay to see that when the show itself is still running? Not many people.

exactly, how are they going to translate the equivalent  of two regular episodes into a movie length feature? Enjoyable enough to fill a full 90 minutes of public entertainment.

Edited September 8, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[AngelaHunter]

5 hours ago, Gobi said:

While Star Trek made the successful transition from TV to movies

Quite so, and the movie had all the characters viewers already knew and loved. In spite of Hardwick's announcement that "Everyone loves Jadis!" I really doubt many people did or do, and certainly not enough to trek to their local movie house and plunk down a fortune to see Ricky interact with her - matter how many weird art projects are involved -  and a bunch of new characters.  I don't know who will be the audience for this venture, but I'm not one of them.

[OoohMaggie]

Latest promo,

"we're a community of equals" although some are more equal than others wouldn't you say, your Majesty?

Edited September 13, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[OoohMaggie]

Season 10 episode titles and synopses where available,

Episode 1 'Lines We Cross': The Oceanside group continues to train in case the Whisperers return.

Episode 2 'We Are the End of the World': The origin of Alpha and Beta's bond is revealed as the Whisperers gather and prepare herds.

Episode 3 'Ghosts': The threat of the Whisperers return leads to paranoia sweeping over Alexandria.

Episode 4 'Silence the Whisperers': Still paranoid, Alexandrians get riled up over the Whisperers and take their fear out on Negan.

Episode 5 'What It Always Is': Supplies go missing from Hilltop; Negan is idolised by an Alexandrian; Ezekiel holds a secret.

Episode 6 'Bonds'

Episode 7 'Open Your Eyes'

Episode 8 'The World Before'

[OoohMaggie]

Oooooooohhhhh!

[OoohMaggie]

Ep 01,                                                                                                                                              does this mean that the ladies have actually learned how to hit the side of a barn?

Ep o2,                                                                                                                                Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, Uhhhh, I needed a nap, did I miss something?    

Ep 03,                                                                                                                                               Really? They still haven't realised that the pathetic bunch of skin wearers could be taken out with one concerted, intelligent, aggressive attack.

Ep 04,                                                                                                                                               Now this I have to admit, shows promise, although they're all still 'paranoid', the prospect of some harm befalling Smiley Boy, is almost enough to make me get up early and download it before I hit the trail to work.

Ep 05,                                                                                                                                              Damn, what a waste of an hours sleep, someone's been robbing the turnips, the Brat's crush on Smiley is becoming worrying and his majesty is screwing Michonne...……...

Edited September 14, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[AngelaHunter]

7 hours ago, OoohMaggie said:

the prospect of some harm befalling Smiley Boy, is almost enough to make me get up early and download it before I hit the trail to work.

Okay, so they're tempting us with this:

On 9/13/2019 at 10:20 AM, OoohMaggie said:

, Alexandrians get riled up over the Whisperers and take their fear out on Negan.

I really need to know how they will do that. Maybe no more lettuce in his tomato sammies? Will they put his Fonzie jacket in time-out? Will they forbid him to talk about his dick for a whole week? Will they force him to sit and listen to monologues or parables? Can't wait!

[nodorothyparker]

This show's promos always leave me wishing the show was half as well done as they are.  I watch them thinking Yes, this looks like a show I want to watch and then I remember what the show generally ends up being.

I guess we should be impressed they finally remembered they still had an Oceanside group.  Hopefully some better actors have moved into it since last we saw them.  It's not like any of us would remember or notice if they subbed in a whole new Oceanside cast.  

Don't tease me, show, with that "take their fear out on Negan" bit unless you really mean to follow through on it.  I'm not interested in round 37 of they remember they're better people than this just in the nick of time to stop themselves from bashing Motormouth's head in and they all learn a valuable lesson about forgiveness.  Or remember Rick's legacy. Or something.

[Gobi]

Maybe they threaten to shave Negan?

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, nodorothyparker said:

This show's promos always leave me wishing the show was half as well done as they are. 

I wish it were half as well done as are many YT fanvids. TPTB have never seemed to have progressed beyond a school-boy, "Hey, dude! Wouldn't it be way cool if we ..."  Nonsense and bad CGI ensues. It's all so disappointing.

1 hour ago, Gobi said:

Maybe they threaten to shave Negan?

If they hold him down or cross-tie him to do it? I'll watch that, and that's about as dire a punishment as the Word of Ricky would allow.

[OoohMaggie]

17 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

I really need to know how they will do that. Maybe no more lettuce in his tomato sammies?

I think the most we could hope for is if they stood him against a wall, and used said withheld lettuce to throw at him, the lettuce being suitably dampened to avoid any nasty lettuce cuts, which could turn septic, Rick would be so proud.

Edited September 15, 2019 by OoohMaggie

[Gobi]

4 hours ago, OoohMaggie said:

I think the most we could hope for is if they stood him against a wall, and used said withheld lettuce to throw at him, the lettuce being suitably dampened to avoid any nasty lettuce cuts, which could turn septic, Rick would be so proud.

And they would only use lettuce that had died from natural causes.

[OoohMaggie]

18 hours ago, Gobi said:

And they would only use lettuce that had died from natural causes.

I must admit that I didn't think my lettuce joke would carry very well across the Atlantic, but hey, we learn something new every day!

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

On 9/7/2019 at 1:38 PM, Gobi said:

I can't see this movie being a success. For a movie version of a TV show to be a success, it has to offer something the TV version cannot.

Usually, that means bringing back the original cast from a now cancelled show (think Star Trek). For TWD, most of those characters are dead. The only major characters still alive but off the show are Rick and Maggie. Rick is on board, I don't think Maggie is. One way around this would be to set the movie in the past. This is problematic, as it would mess with the chronology. 

On 9/7/2019 at 2:20 PM, OoohMaggie said:

exactly, how are they going to translate the equivalent  of two regular episodes into a movie length feature? Enjoyable enough to fill a full 90 minutes of public entertainment.

On 9/7/2019 at 6:48 PM, AngelaHunter said:

Quite so, and the movie had all the characters viewers already knew and loved. In spite of Hardwick's announcement that "Everyone loves Jadis!" I really doubt many people did or do, and certainly not enough to trek to their local movie house and plunk down a fortune to see Ricky interact with her - matter how many weird art projects are involved -  and a bunch of new characters.  I don't know who will be the audience for this venture, but I'm not one of them.

I agree with all this.

Not to mention, these movies have to tie-in to the show.  They can't be mostly-separate ventures like the Star Trek after-series movies.

You can't produce stand-alone movies - set in the current or future time - about the (I would argue) main character, while the show still lives, but not have any sense of connection to the still on-going series.

And, to that end, do they intend to bring Rick G back to TWD, or what will they do to complete the mash-up of series and movies?   There has to be a point in the future where what happens with Rick effects the main TWD-verse when it reaches the point of combining - be it a reunion, encountering a 'safe zone' setup (or improved) by RG, or some other manufactured happenstance.

Even if they bring AL/Rick back to TWD, after the movies, I don't think it will be enough to bring me back to the show - seeing as how they made it sound that, first, AL was done period.  But then, hey, we're making movies.   At the moment, I foresee a lot of confusion and misunderstanding, leading to unhappiness and anger of those that have stuck with TWD through everything  --  God bless their souls.