The Walking Dead ***With Comic Spoilers*** (Part 2)

[Fire Me Boy!]

Sunday Nights at 9pm/8pm (Central) on AMC. Premiere for Season 5 is Oct. 12.

[cabletech94]

so we know that morgan doesn't bite it tonight.

who is the guarantee that wont make it out after this episode?

[dlphg9]

Wtf? How does that not kill someone?

[ChiefsCountry]

Well that should make next season interesting....

[Jerm]

What an absolute abomination of a finale...thank God its over.

I don't even know where to begin...

[bigjosh]

That show is dead to me.

[dlphg9]

I don't understand the point of slitting his throat.

[TinyEvel]

Dumb. Boring. No action. Budget episode. The Molotov cocktails were the Kingdom's tiger jumping in from the finale a couple seasons ago.

What exactly did we set up for next season?
Negan might get a few cronies to fake go along with the hilltop for 2/3 the season then help him escape for next season's finale?
The Walmart-sized Zombie herd makes its way toward the group and the show is about Z's again? WTH guys.

[SAGA45]

next season should be the absolute last

[Pasta Little Brioni]

What an absolute train wreck. Easy, I was wrong bud. This was shit.

[kjwood75nro]

As entertaining as it was watching all those guns explode simultaneously, it was so unbelievable that I had to laugh.

Eugene stated that the inspiration for his sabotage was Gabriel's attempt to improperly seat the primer and induce a slam-fire, but that form of sabotage would've been discovered when the cartridge was either chambered or fired once, and even then the gun would only explode and cause injury/death if it was an out-of-battery detonation, which would never occur so thoroughly as to neutralize an entire army.

But even if that happened, then Gabriel, along with everybody in the line-of-sight of every Saviors' gun muzzle, would've been shot and likely killed, since the sabotage wouldn't have affected the chambered cartridge.

[Easy 6]

It really did feel mailed in/rushed, taking out almost the entire group of Saviors with one incident was entirely too quick and convenient... not to mention the technical things kjwood brought up

But I will give the writers some credit for one thing, the shocking twist/hook to drag you back next year of turning Maggie and Darryl heel... definitely did not see that coming

Maggie you can kinda see, but its quite disappointing to see Darryl roped into it...

[KC_Lee]

A meh season finale from a meh season. I want to see what the new show runners do with the show next season but there does need to be an end game in sight.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

It really did feel mailed in/rushed, taking out almost the entire group of Saviors with one incident was entirely too quick and convenient... not to mention the technical things kjwood brought up

But I will give the writers some credit for one thing, the shocking twist/hook to drag you back next year of turning Maggie and Darryl heel... definitely did not see that coming

Maggie you can kinda see, but its quite disappointing to see Darryl roped into it...

So just a couple weeks ago Rick and Morgan murdered a group of people that ultimately wanted to help them. Now Rick had the guy he watched bash in his friends heads and decides to slice his throat but not enough to kill him. That's like surgical precision. I watched a guy almost die on the ice, but was saved by having world class physicians at his side, from the same thing.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by KC_Lee

A meh season finale from a meh season. I want to see what the new show runners do with the show next season but there does need to be an end game in sight.

Oh we get new show runners next season? Hopefully they know what they're doing and can turn this bad boy around. Even though I bitch alot I'm with this show til the end, unfortunately.

[KC_Lee]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Oh we get new show runners next season? Hopefully they know what they're doing and can turn this bad boy around. Even though I bitch alot I'm with this show til the end, unfortunately.

Yep, Gimple was promoted.


http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/walk...-9-1202624753/

Spoiler tags simply for avoidance of the dreaded Wall O' Text

Spoiler!

“The Walking Dead” is shaking things up behind the scenes.

Series showrunner Scott Gimple is being elevated to the newly created role of chief content officer, overseeing the entire “Walking Dead” television universe, including “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” and potential brand extensions on a variety of platforms. Angela Kang, who has been a writer on the show since 2011 and co-executive producer since 2013, is being promoted by Gimple to executive producer and showrunner of “The Walking Dead,” starting with Season 9.

In addition, AMC also announced that the show has officially been renewed for a ninth season, to debut in late 2018.

“This is an enormously important day for the entire ‘The Walking Dead’ television universe,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, Sundance TV, and AMC Studios. “We are proud to acknowledge Angela’s significant contribution to the series and to set a clear path forward for a ninth season under her direction. Further, with gratitude and admiration, we also recognize Scott’s broad impact on, and leadership of, the content that fuels our TWD universe. Together, we will dream bigger and more broadly than ever before. I know I speak for Angela, Scott and everyone at AMC when I say thanks most of all to the fans and the many talented people who have helped AMC play ‘Dead.’”

Gimple was “The Walking Dead’s” third showrunner after Frank Darabont and Glen Mazzara. He has been with the show since Season 2, signing on as a writer and producer and later supervising producer. He was promoted to executive producer and showrunner going into the show’s fourth season, taking over from Mazzara. During his time at the helm, Gimple has presided over the highest-rated episodes in the show’s history. He became an executive producer on “Fear the Walking Dead” when the show was renewed for its fourth season.

“‘The Walking Dead’ is a special show which started in an entirely different era of TV, and continues, in this new era, to confidently take chances to tell compelling stories that excite audiences and make them deeply connect with its characters, adapting Robert Kirkman’s brilliant comic book,” Gimple said. “As the show closes in on its tenth year, I’m honored to keep working with the talented, dedicated people behind and in front of the camera to make it all it can be, while expanding the world of ‘The Walking Dead’ with new narratives like ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ and a whole host of truly cool stories ahead. Angela is a big part of the heart and soul of ‘The Walking Dead,’ and I’m thrilled to help facilitate her vision of the show’s next era.”

Kang first joined the show as a story editor and later writer in Season 2, being upped to producer at the beginning of Season 3. She was promoted to co-executive producer at the outset of Season 5. Among the episodes of the show she has written is the Season 2 episode “Judge, Jury, Executioner,” the Season 4 episode “Still,” and the Season 7 episode “The Cell.” She also co-wrote the Season 4 finale with Gimple.

“I am beyond thrilled to be stepping into this new role with ‘The Walking Dead’” Kang said. “Working on this series and having the opportunity to adapt Robert Kirkman’s amazing comic has been a fangirl dream come true for me,” said Kang. “I’m excited to continue working with Scott and the wonderfully supportive folks at AMC, and can’t wait to share the next chapter of the story with our fans next fall.”

The move comes after “The Walking Dead” has seen significant declines in the ratings over Season 7 and 8, while still remaining the number one show on TV in adults 18-49. Fans have also been venting their frustrations with Gimple for some time, most notably for the decision to end Season 6 with a cliffhanger that teased the death of a major character.