AMC's "Fear The Walking Dead" (Season 8) - Page 33 - Blu-ray Forum

mredman · 09-17-2015, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by djgeneral

Pilot - 10.13 million
So Close, Yet So Far - 8.18 million
The Dog - 7.19 million

Wonder if it will keep dropping, or if it will be stable now? I'm neutral on the show. I'll continue to watch, but if it were canceled, I wouldn't care.

you do know it was up against NFL right. These numbers are very good against Sunday Night Football

tigertron · 09-17-2015, 08:44 AM

If the show picks up pace and

[Show spoiler]

and provided that the competition is low then I think the ratings could very well go back up, but I'm no expert on US ratings.

jayman3 · 09-17-2015, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by djgeneral

Pilot - 10.13 million
So Close, Yet So Far - 8.18 million
The Dog - 7.19 million

Wonder if it will keep dropping, or if it will be stable now? I'm neutral on the show. I'll continue to watch, but if it were canceled, I wouldn't care.

I agree. Wouldn't be a loss for me if the show is canceled. But I doubt that will ever happen.

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Originally Posted by mredman

you do know it was up against NFL right. These numbers are very good against Sunday Night Football

But considering The Walking Dead has beat out Sunday Night Football in the past, Fear's ratings are really low.

Gamma_Winstead · 09-17-2015, 02:58 PM

Fear is also in its first season, and doesn't have the nonstop zombie killing people crave. Season 2 will see some big changes, and if that doesn't work, they can just told these characters into TWD mothership anyways.

jayman3 · 09-17-2015, 03:04 PM

That's what I hope happens. Have a huge change over story for next season. Imagine a time jump eight months to a year into the apocalypse and have this group fighting zombies in a Las Vegas strip. Oh the possibilities.

Kevinicus · 09-17-2015, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gamma_Winstead

Fear is also in its first season, and doesn't have the nonstop zombie killing people crave. Season 2 will see some big changes, and if that doesn't work, they can just told these characters into TWD mothership anyways.

Is that what people crave? That's very boring for me in TWD because the zombies to me offer zero threat, so the time the show spends on the characters killing zombies is just filler IMO.

jayman3 · 09-17-2015, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevinicus

Is that what people crave? That's very boring for me in TWD because the zombies to me offer zero threat, so the time the show spends on the characters killing zombies is just filler IMO.

Oh, but that's what Robert Kirkman wants you to think. Thinking to yourself, "zombies aren't that much of a threat" then you let your guard down. Think your characters are safe because of how badass of a zombie killer they are. Sooner or later (much later) the crap hits the fan. And you know what? Those "no threat" zombies are really the most dangerous threat to them all.

I've learned that from the comic series. After a while you tend to forget about the dangers that lurk around every corner and SURPRISE you're caught off guard.

#Darren · 09-17-2015, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

That's what I hope happens. Have a huge change over story for next season. Imagine a time jump eight months to a year into the apocalypse and have this group fighting zombies in a Las Vegas strip. Oh the possibilities.

That would defeat the purpose of the show.

#Darren · 09-17-2015, 04:47 PM

Imagine this was an 8 part mini-series. Which it is in a way.

An 8 part mini series should have much higher quality writing and characterisation.

Pondosinatra · 09-17-2015, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

That's what I hope happens. Have a huge change over story for next season. Imagine a time jump eight months to a year into the apocalypse and have this group fighting zombies in a Las Vegas strip. Oh the possibilities.

[Show spoiler]

They should pull a Zombieland moment and have the characters end up running into some Hollywood mansion to escape the zombies only to find George Romero as himself inside.

djgeneral · 09-17-2015, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mredman

you do know it was up against NFL right. These numbers are very good against Sunday Night Football

you do know TWD has been up against NFL right. all the excuses come in now. lol. I'm just making an observation.

jayman3 · 09-17-2015, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by #Darren

That would defeat the purpose of the show.

The Walking Dead has been doing time jumps before and never defeated the purpose of the show.

myanks12 · 09-17-2015, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by djgeneral

you do know TWD has been up against NFL right. all the excuses come in now. lol. I'm just making an observation.

That NFL game on Sunday was a really good matchup though. Giants/Cowboys any time of the year is going to get big numbers and when it's on opening weekend when people are really hungry for football, it's tough to take down.

Regardless, I really think TWD has really benefited from things like streaming on netflix and all of those AMC marathons. I think FTWD will have a chance to build a very large audience but it's going to take time. It's also very hard to flesh out the characters/stories in just 6 episodes. That's why I can't compare the two shows at this point.

Nice Guy Eddie · 09-17-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

The only positive outlook I have for Fear is how "realistic" the character actions/responses are to the outbreak. They feel like actual people. You and me. They're nowhere near the unbelievably superheroic ability like our favorite Walking Dead survivors are.

After the amount of time that has passed in TWD universe those along with people who insulated themselves immediately are the only people that would be left...........pretty much how it is portrayed in the show.

Nice Guy Eddie · 09-17-2015, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

That's what I hope happens. Have a huge change over story for next season. Imagine a time jump eight months to a year into the apocalypse and have this group fighting zombies in a Las Vegas strip. Oh the possibilities.

Liberace impersonator zombies!!!!!!

Pondosinatra · 09-17-2015, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nice Guy Eddie

Liberace impersonator zombies!!!!!!

and Zombie card flickers....

#Darren · 09-18-2015, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

The Walking Dead has been doing time jumps before and never defeated the purpose of the show.

Yes but from what I have read here, this show is largely focused on the early days of the outbreak, something which would theoretically cover at least a couple of seasons.

JamesKurtovich · 09-19-2015, 01:20 AM

Meh.

I'll keep watching, but this show doesn't feel like TWD at all. I've been rooting for the walkers since the first episode.

LordCrumb · 09-19-2015, 02:05 AM

WOW! Episode 3 was fantastic.

The scene with them driving away from the riots, looking out over the city and the power going off.. the music, man it gave me a real old school zombie movie feeling.. like Dawn of the Dead.

DetroitSportsFan · 09-19-2015, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by djgeneral

Pilot - 10.13 million
So Close, Yet So Far - 8.18 million
The Dog - 7.19 million

Still the highest rated cable show on Sunday night by a large margin. I don't think AMC is too worried.

09-17-2015, 08:44 AM	#642
tigertron Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	If the show picks up pace and [Show spoiler]they actually leave their own street and provided that the competition is low then I think the ratings could very well go back up, but I'm no expert on US ratings.

09-17-2015, 02:58 PM	#644
Gamma_Winstead Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:U.S.G. Ishimura 4K collection:118 Blu-ray collection:764 Blu-ray reviews: 36 Trading Score:6	Fear is also in its first season, and doesn't have the nonstop zombie killing people crave. Season 2 will see some big changes, and if that doesn't work, they can just told these characters into TWD mothership anyways.

09-17-2015, 03:04 PM	#645
jayman3 Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Orlando, FL	That's what I hope happens. Have a huge change over story for next season. Imagine a time jump eight months to a year into the apocalypse and have this group fighting zombies in a Las Vegas strip. Oh the possibilities.

09-17-2015, 04:47 PM	#649
#Darren Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:1471 Blu-ray reviews: 62	Imagine this was an 8 part mini-series. Which it is in a way. An 8 part mini series should have much higher quality writing and characterisation.

09-19-2015, 01:20 AM	#658
JamesKurtovich Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Alaska Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:229 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:2	Meh. I'll keep watching, but this show doesn't feel like TWD at all. I've been rooting for the walkers since the first episode.

09-19-2015, 02:05 AM	#659
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	WOW! Episode 3 was fantastic. The scene with them driving away from the riots, looking out over the city and the power going off.. the music, man it gave me a real old school zombie movie feeling.. like Dawn of the Dead.

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