The Walking Dead "The Walking Dead" General Stuff & Thaaaangs Thread - - - Part 12

[Rowsdower!]

Yes, the Wolves shared some similarities with the comic Scavengers, but when I heard the name "Scavengers", I began wondering if the TV show was going to make some connection between the two groups. The comic Scavengers were nomadic before their demise, so I wondered if the show was going to present Jadis' group as a splinter faction that eventually decided that they needed a base of operations.

Regardless of what they're called, I want to see how the group became so weird. I know Jadis' group has been met with a mixed reaction, but I'm guessing there is an interesting back story there if the show decides to give us a flashback.

If we get a whole episode devoted to Jadis and the Garbage Pail Kids, I'm done with this show. That would be the last straw.

 

[Lantern Venom]

If we get a whole episode devoted to Jadis and the Garbage Pail Kids, I'm done with this show. That would be the last straw.

Almost certain. Right time. Will miss you.

 

[Sawyer]

The first episode back being Episode 100 makes me hope the season poster resembles this...

 

[Elevator Man]

‘The Walking Dead’ will survive; Hollywood avoids writers’ strike

Disappointing. I was hoping this would be incentive for AMC to improve and the show's declining quality. Now they'll continue to pad the show out and cheapen it. Since both sides made a three year deal/agreement there'll be threat of another strike after their contract expires in three years. It's a shame too b/c members of the WGA have stated in a memo that they didn't get what they wanted or deserve. Then why did they agree to it then? I guess the WGA were just making empty threats and didn't actually mean business.

 

[righthooksrus86]

Man seeing Rick and Morgan fighting alongside each other was incredible...hit me right in the feels! I must admit I lost interest for a bit but then I decided to get caught up and realized this show still has my heart. There's still so many little moments that make my heart stop when i tune in.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Man seeing Rick and Morgan fighting alongside each other was incredible...hit me right in the feels! I must admit I lost interest for a bit but then I decided to get caught up and realized this show still has my heart. There's still so many little moments that make my heart stop when i tune in.

Even with the slow-burn narrative between the premiere and the finale, I still anticipated Sunday nights. I doubt that there's anything that this show can do to completely sour me on it.

 

[The Joker]

Congrats to JDM for winning best villain at the MTV awards; http://www.goldderby.com/article/20...n-morgan-best-villain-negan-the-walking-dead/

 

[Lantern Venom]

Congrats to JDM for winning best villain at the MTV awards; http://www.goldderby.com/article/20...n-morgan-best-villain-negan-the-walking-dead/

A little decoration for Pee Pee Pants City! Congrats to JDM.

 

[righthooksrus86]

well deserved I love Negan.

 

[Elevator Man]

The Walking Dead producer promises a 'ton of action' in the season premiere

The Walking Dead has already begun filming on season 8. Making the event even more special is the fact that the season premiere marks the show’s 100th episode. When we spoke to Andrew Lincoln recently, the star talked about how he was “genuinely more excited about this next episode and the following 15 than I’ve ever been in my life.” And showrunner Scott M. Gimple hinted that the material coming up would be “a bit more kinetic, a bit more breakneck.”

But now that they’re actually filming, what the heck is going on down there? Co-executive producer Denise Huth was kind enough to be our eyes and ears and call Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM, channel 105) from the Senoia, Georgia, set of the landmark 100th episode to share her thoughts on what’s happening and what it all means, and you can now hear the entire chat below on the EW Morning Live podcast, along with the following transcript featuring highlights from the conversation.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You all are filming the 100th episode. You’ve been there for all of them. What does this mean for you and your team?
DENISE HUTH: It’s kind of surreal in a way. Back when we started, we never imagined we’d make it to 100 episodes. It seemed like such a far-off goal, it was hard to even contemplate at that time — we just wanted a second season. It’s a huge compliment, the fact that we’ve been able to grow the story and grow the show and very year it gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger. This year, that’s certainly the case as well. And add on top of it that our season premiere for season 8 happens to be the 100th episode, it makes it a really exciting way to come back. The energy here is really good. Everybody is super-pumped up and it’s particularly exciting coming off of last year where the season premiere last year was a total 180 energy-wise. It was really tough way to start the season and this year is a really exciting way to start.

At what point did someone there do the math and realize that episode 100 would be your season 8 premiere?
I think sometime during season 6 we did the math and put the numbers together and realized that episode 801 would be the 100th episode. But it doesn’t really change the overall storytelling. Certainly, there’s a thought of that and I’m sure [showrunner] Scott Gimple thought about it when he was writing this episode. But it’s also just naturally the way the story’s being told, and the fact that this is the start of the war, it worked out very well. Fate was kind to us that this was the episode we have for the 100th episode.

Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lennie James, and others all talked pretty openly about how difficult last season was to film because the characters were all separated and really depressed and having to take crap from this Negan dude. How much more fun is it to film now as we head into the “All Out War” arc from the comics?
Oh, gosh, it’s like night and day compared to how we had to start last year. They all came back so super excited and it’s a big year. These episodes are coming in huge. It’s a lot of work. It’s just as hard as it’s ever been, if not harder. There’s just a sense of excitement because the characters aren’t in that dark, down place. It was really hard last year. It was hard for the cast, it was hard for the crew, it was hard for all of us. It was a really essential part of the story, and I think we needed to go through that pain to have what we’re doing now be so satisfying. If everything we are doing now had happened in the third or fourth episode last year, it would still be cool, but it wouldn’t have the impact now because we’ve all had to trudge through the mud to get here. So it’s great.

The energy is just incredible with the cast being together, and for a lot of these actors, it’s the first time or one of the first times they’re having the opportunity to work together because they were so split up last year. So it is exciting for us to integrate a lot of the newer characters with the OGs and see them all come together and take on this one challenge that they share. It makes it a really, really exciting way to begin a season.

Are you worried about catching up to the comics and going neck and neck with it?
There’s no telling with Scott and the writers and the things that they’ll pull. I don’t think we will really, totally catch-up. I think [comic creator Robert Kirkman] will always stay ahead of us, and Scott likes to take a lot of detours. So we always have that roadmap to follow and we know generally where we going to get to, but he introduces a lot of things that don’t exist in the comics, like the Scavengers and Heaps, and finds a way to integrate those elements into Robert’s existing story. People ask me all the time how long the show’s going to go. I have no idea. But Robert is nowhere near done with the books so I think it would be quite some time before we were in danger of catching up to him.

You can’t tell us what is happening in the premiere, but give us a few adjectives to describe what fans are going to see.
It’s a ton of action. It’s super exciting. I think it will be really, really satisfying. As a fan of the show — and I am a fan of the show — when I read it, it was like “Awww, I can’t wait! It’s going to be great!” It’s worth the worth the wait to get to this moment.

Prior to the overrated Season 7 premiere I've been impressed and intrigued with the other season premieres.

 

[KevTravels]

I was worried that Danai might have a lesser role this season due to filming Black Panther but luckily it finished production a month ago (weeks before season 8 started).

 

[KevTravels]

Btw are the reports of Norman and Andrew earning 500 K an episode true?

 

[Man in the Suit]

Btw are the reports of Norman and Andrew earning 500 K an episode true?

Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln recently renegotiated to make $550,000 and $650,000 for seasons seven and eight, respectively.

 

[Elevator Man]

That explains why both Rick and Daryl were lacking a lot of screentime this past season.

 

[KevTravels]

Damn. That is a lot of $$$$$. I'm curious how much Steve Yeun was earning before he was killed off or how much Gurira is on now

 

[righthooksrus86]

AMC must've had Jadis in charge of the negotiations...just kidding they're both amazing imo, especially Andrew.

 

[Drizzle]

Damn. That is a lot of $$$$$. I'm curious how much Steve Yeun was earning before he was killed off or how much Gurira is on now

Probably nowhere near as much as Lincoln and Reedus.

 

[KevTravels]

Probably nowhere near as much as Lincoln and Reedus.

Excellent point. Shame as he was the heart of the show

BTW Danai has been cast for Infinity War and there is talk she might miss a few episodes of season 8. But to be fair with the way they do the show now, quite natural that the character would only be like 10 of 16 episodes this season.

 

[Elevator Man]

The Walking Dead: Exclusive first season 8 photo shows reunited Daryl and Carol...
Showrunner Scott M. Gimple also shares some intel on what to expect when the show returns

The fight is on in season 8 of The Walking Dead as the communities of Alexandria, the Hilltop, and the Kingdom have united in the battle against their oppressor Negan. And that means many of our favorites who barely interacted last season are back together fighting side by side. Favorites like, say, Daryl and Carol!

EW has the exclusive first photo from season 8, and it features Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride as their Walking Dead alter-egos just as you like them — with Carol packing heat and Daryl on his trusty motorcycle. And if you like seeing this, there’s plenty more where that came from as showrunner Scott M. Gimple promises season 8 will build off the reunions and first-time unions that unfolded in the season 7 finale.

“The season finale last year, seeing all the characters together interacting as one, was thrilling. It was exciting to see all these configurations of characters we hadn’t seen before. Even Aaron merely giving Jerry an apple felt satisfying.” Season 8 will continue that trajectory in a major way. “This is that times a million,” says Gimple of what’s to come. “Though it would be cool if the season began with just everybody giving each other apples. I’d be down with that.” He pauses. “But it’s not that.”

Whatever it is, expect it to be intense and feature plenty of action. And expect Daryl and Carol to once again be at the center of it all.

 

[KevTravels]

I hope they actually raised the budget for this season.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well, they can't have spent much last season, so maybe they were saving it for this one.

 

[Marvolo]

Have yall seen the emails from Frank Darabont that came out? Holy hell...

 

[Marvolo]

Frank Darabont Emails to AMC Executives

Spoiler tagged for length:

Spoiler

Email to Gale Anne Hurd and others
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10:39 p.m.

Guys and gals,
I am in a state of absolutely boiling rage right now.
I just kept Denise on the phone for 20 minutes making her listen to me scream. I hope she conveys to you what the tenor of it, because you need to grasp my fury. I have never been a screamer, but I am now. The work being done on this episode has turned me into one. Congratulations, you all accomplished what I thought was impossible. You’ve turned me into a raging *******. Thanks a lot, you ****ers.
Everybody, especially our directors, better wake the **** up and pay attention. Or I will start killing people and throwing bodies out the door.
…
**** you all for giving me chest pains because of the staggering ****ing incompetence, blindness to the important beats, and the beyond-arrogant lack of regard for what is written being exhibited on set every day. I deserve better than a heart attack because people are too stupid to read a script and understand the words. Does anybody disagree with me? Then join the C-cam operator and go find another job that doesn’t involve deliberately ****ing up my show scene by scene.


Email to Ben Davis
July 21, 2010, 12:11 a.m.

Please let’s stop invoking the “writers room.” There IS no writers room, which you know as well as I do. I am the writers room. The lazy ****ing *******s who were supposedly going to be my showrunners threw that responsibility on me after wasting five months of my time.
If it were up to me, I’d have not only fired Chic Egles and Jack LoGuidice when they handed me the worst episode 3 script imaginable, I’d have hunted them down and ****ing killed them with a brick, then gone and burned down their homes. I haven’t even spoken to those worthless talentless hack sons-of-*****es since their 3rd draft was phoned in after five months of all their big talk and promises that they’d dig deep and have my back covered.
They didn’t have my back, they rammed knives into it.
Professional courtesy is something one earns, and those *****ebags have not earned mine. I don’t want to see them cc-ed on ANYTHING any more. They renounced that privilege by not even trying to live up to their job descriptions, by instead leaving me dangling in the wind like a hanged man. Calling their 103 “phoned-in” would be vastly overstating, because they were too busy wasting my time and your money to bother picking the damn phone up. Those ****ing overpaid con artists.


Email to Gwyneth Horder-Payton and others
Monday, June 13, 2011, 7:18 p.m.

I am profoundly let down by some of this footage. I’m boiling mad.
YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE MOTHER****ING SCRIPT! I EVEN CHOOSE MY GODDAMN COMMAS FOR A REASON! WHY AM I WORKING SO ****ING HARD IF YOU’RE SHOOTING EVERYTHING SOME OTHER WAY THAT DOESN’T WORK?


Email to Denise Huth and others
June 16, 2011, 12:21 a.m.

Shane being chased by zombies on the Parkway and being rescued by the RV is a major element we must reshoot. Seeing those dailies today left me gobsmacked and thinking I should fake my own death, leave town, and live under an assumed name. There are some shots we can use from Gwyneth’s footage, but only shots. Right now the sequence doesn’t exist. Re-shooting this along with everything else is something we have to plan for. And I haven’t even vetted the goat farm stuff yet, but I can safely bet you a million dollars there are major problems there too.
…
Denise, I’m putting my anger and disappointment at Gwyneth aside when I say this. I promise I’m not being a hyperbolic wiseass.
Remember our experience with Allan Garfield on The Majestic? We were all so shocked because it was like he had no grasp of the basics of his craft? And it turned out later that he’d had a stroke he was unaware of? And a few months after we wrapped, the massive secondary stroke happened that put him permanently in the hospital?
I am honest-to-God wondering if Gwyneth hasn’t experienced the same thing. That’s how fundamentally ****ed this footage is. It’s as if she’s totally lost her grasp of what to do. It’s like we yanked some kid with no experience out of high school and put her in charge of directing a show. And what’s really weird is that she doesn’t seem to know it.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/you...ank-darabont-s-walking-dead-emails-to-amc-235



There is being upset about your work and then there is completely ****ing insane melodrama. I work a stressful job and put up with some tedious stupidity at times. I k ow what its like. As do many many working people. But if I or most workers acted like this raging brat we'd be fired faster than we could blink. Its no wonder AMC fired his angry melodramatic ass.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Wow...

 

[Hunter Rider]

What a drama queen, those emails read like the caricature of a Hollywood producer from a spoof movie.

Cool pic of Carol and Daryl with that badass bike!