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You Asked The Question, Here's The Answer. Let's Get Bloody

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (24)

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Remember when I said I was going to stop posting about “The Walking Dead?”

Fuck you. I lied.

So, here’s the thing. Those who’ve read the graphic novels know that this series is bloody. It’s nasty. It’s not fake guts and off-screen grossness. It’s in your face and sometimes uncomfortably real. The zombies are scary as hell, and sometimes the people are scarier. One of the common questions/concerns of fans has been, given that it’s on AMC — a serious, but not unrestricted network — how much blood and violence would they be able to show.

Here’s a glimpse. It’s a tiny one. But a good one. I’m guessing the blood effects aren’t finalized yet in the clip, but it still gives you a taste. A sweet, coppery taste.

(source: io9, via Cindy)









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Comments

That clip doesn't work. Why do you tease me like this?

Posted by: peachfish at October 21, 2010 10:46 AM

It could be just me (it usually is), but I couldn't get the clip to load in either Firefox or Safari.

Drat.

Posted by: Sam at October 21, 2010 10:50 AM

Can't watch video at work, but I do like the way AMC is marketing this series. The ad they had in the finale of Mad Men, showing the rapidly declining population count of the main city in your own media market? That was a clever touch.

Posted by: Wednesday at October 21, 2010 11:12 AM

If you click on "The Walking Dead Trailer" there at the bottom left, it'll take you to the trailer on Spike.com, and it'll work (assuming you aren't being blocked at work).

Posted by: Rykker at October 21, 2010 11:19 AM

Now that I've been able to get the trailer to work (Thanks Rykker), one of my long-standing questions about zombies has been answered: do they or don't they have normal blood pressure. It would appear they have really high blood pressure based on how that blood shot out of his head. Time to start stock-piling statins.

Posted by: PaddyDog at October 21, 2010 11:36 AM

Paddy, how much of that blood is being propelled by the fragments of skull, and the expanding gases following the bullet? The barrel is right up against his forehead, so if the officer is using hollow point bullets, there's going to be some splatter. I'd expect zombie blood to be pretty thick and viscous, and not highly pressured, given that there is no beating heart.

And again, too much thought has gone into this.

Posted by: mrcreosote at October 21, 2010 11:46 AM

Ohmygod. Yes. AMC just became my favorite network.

Posted by: JenVegas at October 21, 2010 11:47 AM

never stop posting about The Walking Dead

this is gonna be so awesome

Posted by: k at October 21, 2010 11:56 AM

EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! *clap-clap-clap*

Posted by: admin at October 21, 2010 12:09 PM

That was my reaction, too, admin!

Posted by: LowSlash at October 21, 2010 2:21 PM

I've seen the pilot.

Don't ask how. >_>

But know this... IT. IS. AWESOME.

Posted by: Dangerous Dave at October 21, 2010 3:02 PM

fuck yeah zombies!

Posted by: sailboat 'momentarily known as inertia creeps' at October 21, 2010 3:26 PM

It really is about fucking time we got a zombie show. Fuck vampires.

Posted by: nat at October 21, 2010 5:05 PM

Pre-air pilot (low quality but watchable) is "in the wild", and they improved from the comic the horse + Atlanta + tank + The Dead scene immensely, great job AMC!

Posted by: TrickyHD at October 21, 2010 6:17 PM

Also already watched the pilot. And it rocks. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Posted by: space oddity at October 21, 2010 6:17 PM

WANT!!!!

Posted by: MM at October 21, 2010 7:46 PM

I thought it started a bit slow, but about halfway through I found myself starting to dig it, then once the horse + Atlanta + tank scene rolled by, I was hooked.

Posted by: Shane at October 21, 2010 8:47 PM

seriously, knock it the fuck off. -TK

Posted by: TrickyHD at October 21, 2010 9:34 PM

I had a moment there wishing I had tv.

Then, I had another moment where I played admin's comment in slow-mo in my mind. He was bouncing in his chair like those commercials where someone wins the lottery and goes crackers with rolling eyes and manical faces.

It went: 'EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!' (slow up in the air, reaching a perfect apogee and begin the slow downward arc, then:), *clap-clap-clap* (head twist from side to side like he's channeling a particularly mellow Stevie Wonder, while clapping hands like a 'flaming-gays' Wayans brothers clip).

That was pretty good too.

Posted by: replica at October 21, 2010 10:47 PM

That was pretty good too.

Posted by: replica at October 21, 2010 10:47 PM

Sounds to me like you don't need a TV, replica. That was really cool.

But yeah, ZZZZZOOOOOMMMMMBIES!!!!!!

Posted by: Uriah Creep at October 21, 2010 11:07 PM

Aye, Aye! Knockin' it the fuck off! :) (such a touchy bunch of bitchy snarks)...

Posted by: TrickyHD at October 21, 2010 11:59 PM

Here in the UK, FX will be showing - and I quote - "The Walking Dead First Episode The Director's Cut" on 5th November. This raises two questions.

1. Does "Director's Cut" mean UK viewers will see a different, bloodier version than USian viewers or is it just your usual misleading, marketing malarkey?

2. If FX can bring us The Walking Dead only 5 days after the US premier why did we have to wait 12 fucking months for season 4 of Dexter?

Posted by: Ballymena Bob at October 22, 2010 8:56 AM

Am totally with you there, Ballymena Bob. "Straight from the States" seems to be the new big tagline - but only for some things. NCIS, yes - bleh. Sons of Anarchy, no - boo.

Am v. pleased this is coming so soon though. So is Mr L, who ranks all things zombie-related (as with all things Alien/Predator-related) very highly.

Posted by: lingli at October 22, 2010 6:27 PM

Dammit, stop giving me zombie boners at work! It's getting embarrassing.

Posted by: Kristobel at October 27, 2010 10:35 AM