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AMC To Spin Anthology Series Off Of Novel ‘The Terror,’ But How?
http://uproxx.com/tv/the-terror-amc-series/

Dan Simmons’ bestselling novel 2007 novel The Terror relayed the true account of a doomed attempt from Captain Sir John Franklin to pass two ships — the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror — along a treacherous arctic sea route from 1845 to 1848. The crew really did succumb to scurvy and hunger, resorting to mutiny and then cannibalism just to stay alive. It’s a gripping story, but for a little added flavor, Simmons also threw in a monster from Inuit lore called the Tuunbaq that stalks the miserable bastards as they struggle not to turn into human freezepops. The nearly 750-page captivated readers with its macabre elements and grueling trials of the human spirit to survive against all odds, and now AMC will reap the benefit with an order for a televised adaptation of The Terror.

So while it makes perfect sense for AMC to greenlight a series based on the novel, one aspect of this development doesn’t. The Variety item that reported the story includes a puzzling quote from Joel Stillerman, an AMC executive: “We’ve been focused on developing this incredible story for television with these great partners for a couple of years, and we think it provides rich dramatic material but also an opportunity to explore the anthology format, which is something we’re extremely interested in and offers some unique possibilities.”

Though The Terror works along a non-linear timeline and switches perspectives multiple times, it does still follow a single narrative, which makes the insistence upon structuring this as an anthology somewhat confusing. An anthology is necessarily a collection of independent and free-standing narratives, and while they may be connected through shared settings or characters, The Terror doesn’t adhere to this format. Horror anthologies are big right now — you can thank American Horror Story for that, or do the opposite of thank them, depending on where you stand with AHS — so perhaps they’ll just push co-creators David Kajganich (scribe behind A Bigger Splash and True Story) and Soo Hugh (The Killing) to impose supernatural horrors in other historical milieus. Doesn’t matter how little sense it makes, if AMC wants an anthology series, AMC gets an anthology series, dammit.
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First off, I have to check that book out. Secondly, this is what worries me about AMC. They see a good property they are looking to develop, and yet, they have designs on an 'anthology' type show...so regardless of the mechanics, let's cobble em together somehow. Short sighted. They have been extremely lucky to have had so many successes despite the fact that their braintrust seems to be a little...slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.
 
I have only read one of Dan Simmons's novel and no it isn't the usual suspect. ;)

I get that they want to try the Anthology format, but I don't know if a sprawling novel like The Terror would be an ideal choice. Still...
 
This Week’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Worked Because Of A Comic Book Spoiler
http://uproxx.com/tv/negan-walking-dead-appear/

What the writers are doing that’s so smart right now, however, is playing to our fears. When Rick decided to take a crew to the Saviors’ compound, our first thought was, “Is this the episode in which Negan will be introduced?” The last half of the episode was almost unbearably tense, because we never knew at what moment Negan might avail himself. Would it be while Tara and Father Gabriel were talking? Would it be outside the compound, when Maggie and Carol were arguing? Would he jump out of a hidden passageway inside the compound with his baseball bat and kill someone?

Even when it looked like Rick and his crew had killed everyone and secured the Saviors’ compound, there was still that nagging concern that Negan would make a last-second appearance and quickly kill someone. Just knowing that he’s coming heightens the tension in every scene. That’s smart.

There was a study done two years ago that said that spoilers are actually good for us, that they improve the viewing experience. This The Walking Dead episode illustrates why that’s often true. We know what’s coming, but we don’t know when or exactly how. The fear of that moment drives the intensity in every scene right now. We know the bogeyman is hiding around the corner; we just don’t know which corner it is, so it makes approaching each corner terrifying.
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So true. Negan is going to almost be anti climactic at this point. The polaroid wall of Lucille'd victims was some subtle foreshadowing. Told you Carol was going to have a moral crisis. What is Morgan building though?
 
Johnny Depp Was In Last Night’s ‘The Walking Dead’ (Sort Of)
http://uproxx.com/tv/johnny-depp-the-walking-dead/

If Head #3 looks familiar, that’s because you’ve seen too many Pirates of the Caribbean movies (so, more than one): Walking Dead director Greg Nicotero told Entertainment Weekly that it was intentionally modeled after Johnny Depp.

One of the other heads, I don’t know if I’m going to get in trouble if I say this, was Johnny Depp. I think we had sculpted an emaciated version of a dummy head for something and we used Johnny Depp’s head as a basis just for a clay sculpt. I can’t remember who the third one is, but I’m in good company. Norman [Reedus] kept saying he wanted the heads when we were done shooting. I said we’ve got to wait until the picture is logged. (Via Entertainment Weekly)
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jerseydevil said:
This Week’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Worked Because Of A Comic Book Spoiler
http://uproxx.com/tv/negan-walking-dead-appear/



So true. Negan is going to almost be anti climactic at this point. The polaroid wall of Lucille'd victims was some subtle foreshadowing. Told you Carol was going to have a moral crisis. What is Morgan building though?
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You know what Morgan is building! And interesting that Glen was the guy looking at the pics on the wall. Last night's episode will serve as "the betrayal" and the last episode will be the big reveal with Negan and Lucille and the payback for "the betrayal."
 
When will people stop listening to Rick? Has ANY of his plans worked according to...?

I am not sure that Morgan is building what you think he is building. And I am not sure that it will go according to the books. I think Gimple is a mad genius as far as subverting expectations as much as fulfilling reader prophecy. I think Glenn seeing the polaroids definitely was foreshadowing, but not in the way you think.










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It's SOOOOOOOOOOO gonna be Maggie.
 
jerseydevil said:
When will people stop listening to Rick? Has ANY of his plans worked according to...?

I am not sure that Morgan is building what you think he is building. And I am not sure that it will go according to the books. I think Gimple is a mad genius as far as subverting expectations as much as fulfilling reader prophecy. I think Glenn seeing the polaroids definitely was foreshadowing, but not in the way you think.










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It's SOOOOOOOOOOO gonna be Maggie.
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Now that would throw the interwebz into the ultimate tizzy!
 
Really need to reread the comics as I have forgotten a lot of details. Although agree with knowing what's coming makes the anticipation that much greater specifically cause they normally change up just enough to keep you guessing. Regardless this past episode was harsh. Ricks group is brutal and probably just as scary to outsiders as the Saviors. Killing someone in the their sleep is cold blooded. I assume at this point though death in some sense is a bit numbed after a years of tragedy.

Good call on the foreshadowing of Maggie possible being on Lucile's guest list.

In Ricks defense how else do you deal with a group like this. The hilltop and daryl's group encounters with the Saviors makes it clear what kind of group they are. After the Prison and the Wolves attack would you just sit and wait. Not to mention other groups like Terminous and the brutality of the group Daryl hung with for awhile demonstrates the evil out there. Can't wait in see what happens. Although Maggie and Carol were captured the overall mission was a success based off them thinking that was Neagan's base of operations. No casualties. Pretty much 100% goals accomplished.


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I reeeeeeeeally didn't think they'd have Negan Lucille a female character, just because it's going to be brutal....ESPECIALLY a pregnant character because holy ****, but.....now I'm not so sure. It would definitely explain why Andrew Lincoln said he felt sick after reading the season finale script.

I felt sooooo bad for Glenn in the last episode. His first human kills. Broke my damn heart. I can't even imagine what would happen to him if Negan does kill Maggie....
 
See. It should happen. We didn't get the gutpunch of the Governor killing Rick's kid and wife, like in the comics...so it's kinda like they could fold that in as well. It really would be the darkest move this show has ever made. And it would fulfill all the rhetoric that they have piled on and on. For that reason alone...I don't think it's actually going to happen. We shall see.

Argument against, potentially paints them into a corner with Negan. Part of the character is his charm underneath the brutality. I wonder if killing a pregnant woman is just gonna shade him too far for the moderate viewer to accept him as anything but a monster.
 
jerseydevil said:
See. It should happen. We didn't get the gutpunch of the Governor killing Rick's kid and wife, like in the comics...so it's kinda like they could fold that in as well. It really would be the darkest move this show has ever made. And it would fulfill all the rhetoric that they have piled on and on. For that reason alone...I don't think it's actually going to happen. We shall see.

Argument against, potentially paints them into a corner with Negan. Part of the character is his charm underneath the brutality. I wonder if killing a pregnant woman is just gonna shade him too far for the moderate viewer to accept him as anything but a monster.
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If they do this there won't be any reason for Morgan's cell ...
 
wait what is morgan's cell?

forget it don't tell me. I didn't read the comics and don't want to know. (if it's something still to come)

But.....yeah Maggie's such a goner.....
 
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