AMC's "The Walking Dead" Discussion (2010-2022) - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

Gamma_Winstead · 08-10-2010, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

No show has ever had good ratings on a Friday, this could be very bad for the show. I don't understand why it wouldn't be on Sundays.......Mad Men, Breaking Bad and even the brand new Rubicon is on Sundays. Nothing will be in that time slot come on AMC in October so I don't understand this move at all. What are they afraid of sharing the night with Dexter and the new Boardwalk Empire on HBO?

Except X-Files. But, that was a long ago era.

WyldeMan45 · 08-10-2010, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Except X-Files. But, that was a long ago era.

Yeah Fridays died when TGIF and the X-Files ended.

Gamma_Winstead · 08-10-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Yeah Fridays died when TGIF and the X-Files ended.

Which is to bad. Friday and Monday are my most desired tv nights. Monday, I just want to come home and relax with some good shows. Friday, I do the same.

SGU was all I watched last year on Friday.

WyldeMan45 · 08-10-2010, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Which is to bad. Friday and Monday are my most desired tv nights. Monday, I just want to come home and relax with some good shows. Friday, I do the same.

SGU was all I watched last year on Friday.

Wednesday and Friday are pretty much my catch up on the rest of the week time, since very little is typically on those night for me. Seeing as SGU starts back up at the end of next month, I need to revisit it and see if I like it once I get past the first 11 episodes again.

Col. Zombie · 08-10-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

I know the ratings have never been great, but Friday is the death slot on all networks so why try launching here??

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Except X-Files. But, that was a long ago era.

Actually, the first few seasons of Battlestar Galactica aired on Friday nights and that series did phenomenal, with consistently high ratings. I remember this because my wife and I always go out on Friday nights and every Friday I had to record it and watch it later.

Friday night isn't that big of a deal.

primitiveskin · 08-10-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Col.Zombie

Actually, the first few seasons of Battlestar Galactica aired on Friday nights and that series did phenomenal, with consistently high ratings. I remember this because my wife and I always go out on Friday nights and every Friday I had to record it and watch it later.

Friday night isn't that big of a deal.

True, either the conventional wisdom of the networks is flawed, in somehow assuming that the genre-loving audience will in fact stay-in on Friday nights, or there's just a fundamental difference between the audiences that a broadcast network will draw in vs. a cable net, and therefore, the sustainability of keeping that show on the air.

The broadcast nets air The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse on Friday and CANNOT generate an audience large enough to keep those shows on the air. Syfy and Starz air shows like Eureka and Spartacus, respectively, on Friday, probably garnering a comparably-sized audience to the broadcast nets, and yet, are able to keep those shows running because Syfy gets ad revenue and fees from cable and satellite providers, meanwhile, Starz has its subscribers.

The other thing to consider on the part of AMC is that they might be thinking of their Sunday night block as being for their "high-brow" original programming. Let's face it, The Walking Dead is genre material, but don't get me wrong, I believe that it's going to be high quality, because after all, "Story matters here," or so I believe that the AMC tagline goes. If AMC is successful with The Walking Dead, they could be planning to launch other genre original programming on Friday nights.

n90guy · 08-10-2010, 05:24 PM

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I found this over on youtube. It's not for the AMC show but it's pretty damn cool!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln-1FdHkVgo

The trailer from Comicon has me super hyped

Anyone take a look at this yet? it's pretty damn good for an amature project.

Col. Zombie · 08-19-2010, 01:45 AM

Here is the SDCC trailer for "The Walking Dead!!"

I'm sold!!

The quality's not the greatest ...but hey!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bss06PdxAFQ

WyldeMan45 · 08-19-2010, 09:11 PM

Wyndam · 08-24-2010, 04:09 PM

High quality trailer and premiere date announced!

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.co...ler-video.html

So exciting!

Adegan · 08-24-2010, 05:32 PM

Another link for those outside of the US

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=69060

detective392 · 08-24-2010, 06:56 PM

Kinda cool and sucks at the same time that it premiers Halloween as I have already got my movie list to watch Halloween. Might have to see if I can just wait and watch it or catch a repeat.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 08-24-2010, 06:58 PM

It's very cool this is going to start on Halloween what a great time. I am pretty pumped for this since i am a big zombie fan. I think on Halloween i am going to have a zombie marathon leading into Walking Dead.

primitiveskin · 08-24-2010, 09:40 PM

I believe that DirecTV has been a little late to the party in terms of getting its HD feed of AMC online (when compared with some other providers), but I'm reading that its satellite(s) could be spitting out more HD channels in about six weeks. Here's hoping that AMC HD joins the lineup soon, and BBC America HD would be nice too.

WyldeMan45 · 08-25-2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by detective392

Kinda cool and sucks at the same time that it premiers Halloween as I have already got my movie list to watch Halloween. Might have to see if I can just wait and watch it or catch a repeat.

You have a movie list to watch for something over 2 months from now?

On another note, I was hoping for early October....and I thought they gave this a Friday premiere?

Gamma_Winstead · 08-25-2010, 01:37 AM

I think that was just a rumour.

WyldeMan45 · 08-25-2010, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

I think that was just a rumour.

Damned Bloody-Disgusting had this premiering Friday, October 8th. Wrong again B-D.

Gamma_Winstead · 08-25-2010, 02:41 AM

One of the guys that runs BD was my cub scout troop leader.

WyldeMan45 · 08-25-2010, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

One of the guys that runs BD was my cub scout troop leader.

Where you his canteen boy?

detective392 · 08-25-2010, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

You have a movie list to watch for something over 2 months from now?

On another note, I was hoping for early October....and I thought they gave this a Friday premiere?

Yeah I am a pretty organized person and sometimes think way ahead for things. I actually had some of the movies picked out a month ago.

08-19-2010, 01:45 AM	#88
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	Here is the SDCC trailer for "The Walking Dead!!" I'm sold!! The quality's not the greatest ...but hey!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bss06PdxAFQ Last edited by Col. Zombie; 08-19-2010 at 01:50 AM.

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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	I think that was just a rumour.

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