tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1477414050673990887..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Fear the Walking Dead: PilotBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76881991571944045672015-09-01T14:39:28.981-04:002015-09-01T14:39:28.981-04:00I thought it was a really good pilot. I'm glad...I thought it was a really good pilot. I'm glad it's not connected at all to the twd. there is no way people would immediately assume that what is happening is the zombie apocalypse. I also think there would be no information just like on the show & the gov would try to hide what was really happening. I think people just didn't like the dad, because he was a weak powerless man, unlike rick. he didn't seem to care about his own son & was letting the step kids insult him.TheCounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295872487281884801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77427655001970092282015-08-29T18:52:11.474-04:002015-08-29T18:52:11.474-04:00TV Line gave Frank Dillane (Nick) performer of the...TV Line gave Frank Dillane (Nick) performer of the week. So I wasn't the only one impressed with him.<br /><br />http://tvline.com/2015/08/29/frank-dillane-fear-the-walking-dead-performance-pilot/Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27628605821486256892015-08-26T11:02:09.619-04:002015-08-26T11:02:09.619-04:00This was pretty good, but I'm really getting s...This was pretty good, but I'm really getting sick of zombies, especially Romero-style flesh-eating zombies. I actually wouldn't mind a treatment that went back to their roots in Haiti and voodoo, but otherwise I'd like to see the topic get a long rest. How many times are we going to see these same kind of scenes: zombies in hospitals, and people getting bitten, and cops shooting zombies, and zombies eating people? It's all pretty tired at this point. Or maybe I'm just terribly jaded...TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69001620594382946232015-08-25T22:37:55.404-04:002015-08-25T22:37:55.404-04:00Gavrielle, I just saw a couple of articles that sa...Gavrielle, I just saw a couple of articles that said it was the most watched cable pilot in history. Unless there is a huge drop next week, and I suppose there could be, it will probably do fine.<br /><br />http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/24/fear-the-walking-dead-becomes-most-watched-series-premiere-in-cable-history-with-10-1-million-viewers/452459/<br /><br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15088534095801846732015-08-25T22:28:24.133-04:002015-08-25T22:28:24.133-04:00I don't like zombies enough to watch this or i...I don't like zombies enough to watch this or its parent, but my fingers are crossed for it so our Kiwi boy Cliff Curtis does well. (It seems the US TV industry is full of British, Australian and New Zealand actors right now. Not sure why - America must have zillions of great actors. But I'm not complaining! ) Gavriellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54886241469293453262015-08-24T22:08:30.082-04:002015-08-24T22:08:30.082-04:00I really don't think I need two shows in the s...<i>I really don't think I need two shows in the same 'verse telling that same, basic story.</i> Yes, exactly. <br /><br />You're probably right about the Chris Hardwick thing. Maybe if <i>Fear</i> takes off, they can get him to do it next summer for all of the episodes.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14961891026407038352015-08-24T19:12:21.719-04:002015-08-24T19:12:21.719-04:00I thought it was an okay start. I'm curious to...I thought it was an okay start. I'm curious to see how the collapse spins out, but I'm not entirely sure this initial slow-burn worked for me. The family drama felt a little tedious at times, and some of the "nature always wins" and "chaos theory" stuff was a bit heavy-handed. I do like Kim Dickens though, and I'm curious to see if I can dissociate Elizabeth Rodriguez from Aleida. <br /><br />Of course, I'm also concerned about what happens after the collapse spins out. Does the show just become more of the slow war of attrition we've been getting for years on the mothership? I really don't think I need two shows in the same 'verse telling that same, basic story. But we'll see.<br /><br />Strangely, the moment that stood out most for me in this pilot was near the very beginning when the phone rang as the family was going through the morning routine. The morning routine had nice, comfortable and loving vibe to it, but then everyone quickly shifted into dread at the sound of the phone. It was immediately clear (to me) that they were all prepared for it to be a call telling them the junkie was dead. I thought the way Madison couldn't bring herself to answer it, the way the daughter hung at the edge of the room, and the way Travis quickly moved to take the impact for Madison said a ton about those characters, their relationship, and the overall family dynamic. A lot going on with the unspoken beats there. I wish more of the following material had resonated with me in the same way.<br /><br />Re: <i>Talking Dead</i> --- I thought I had read that Hardwick would be doing one episode for the spin-off this season. Maybe somewhere near the end of the season? Or did that change?Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com