The Walking Dead

**Mellotron** · 18-02-2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by Tony Meolas Loan Spell

Come on Mellotron its not ABOUT the Zombies, fast or slow...

The same series, with 28 days later style mentalZOMBS, would be ten times better, no?

**Tony Meolas Loan Spell** · 18-02-2011, 10:28

Originally Posted by Mellotron

The same series, with 28 days later style mentalZOMBS, would be ten times better, no?

Well yes but its not about the zombies, well it is in thats what humanity is on the run from but its more about the characters and how people can and do change in the face of adversity! Its not supposed to be scary on that level. Its supposed to be scary in the "how can you treat others like that?"...

**Omar Little** · 09-04-2011, 08:57

Hopefully no spoilers in this thread (I haven't read it all the way through myself, just in case).

It's starting on Channel Five at 22.00 tomorrow for those of us that don't have Sky!

**bhaexpress** · 09-04-2011, 09:50

Andrew Lincoln, makes me wonder why the Americans keep getting British actors to play Americans, House is one and another is Rigsby in The Mentalist is another.

**Marc** · 09-04-2011, 09:56

Season 2 is bring filmed now, set for airing in october

**fire&skill** · 09-04-2011, 10:01

Originally Posted by bhaexpress

Andrew Lincoln, makes me wonder why the Americans keep getting British actors to play Americans, House is one and another is Rigsby in The Mentalist is another.

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**bhaexpress** · 09-04-2011, 10:04

Originally Posted by fire&skill

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Wrong !

**Acker79** · 09-04-2011, 10:10

Originally Posted by bhaexpress

Andrew Lincoln, makes me wonder why the Americans keep getting British actors to play Americans, House is one and another is Rigsby in The Mentalist is another.

There are lots of them (getting these lists from various sources)

Dominic West as The Wire's Jimmy McNulty
Idris Elba as The Wire's Stringer Bell
Hugh Laurie as House's Gregory House
Minnie Driver as The Riches' Dahlia Malloy
Eddie Izzard as The Riches' Wayne Malloy
Ian Hart as Dirt's Don Konkey
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Without a Trace's Vivian Johnson
Anna Friel as Pushing Daisies' Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
Michelle Ryan as Bionic Woman's Jaime Sommers
Damian Lewis as Life's Charlie Crews
Joely Richardson as Nip/Tuck's Julia McNamara
Ian McShane as Deadwood's Al Swearengen
Joseph Fiennes as FlashForward's Mark Benford
Ed Westwick as Gossip Girls's Chuck Bass
Linus Roache as Law and Order's Michael Cutter
Louise Lonbard (CSI)
Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sraha Connor Chronicles)
Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica)
Matthew Rhys (Brothers and Sisters)
Lennie James (Jericho)
Sean Maguire (The CLass)
Sophia Myles (Moonlight)
Kevin McKidd (Journeyman)
Gabrielle Anwar (Burn Notice)
Eamonn Walker (Oz)

There are others

British actors invade US television | Television radio | The Guardian
Television | British actors playing Yanks on TV | Seattle Times Newspaper
BBC News - Why are British actors playing Americans?
Which British Actors Have the Best American Accents on TV?
Top British Actors Who Play Americans On Satellite Tv

**seggers** · 15-05-2011, 22:52

I only discovered it since it been on channel 5 very much enjoyed it and thought it was worth a bounce.

**Tony Meolas Loan Spell** · 16-05-2011, 09:10

Blu Ray and DVD out this week.

**Lyndhurst 14** · 29-09-2011, 22:30

Series 2 starts here on October 16. As Series 1 started a week later in the UK I guess it should start there on the 23rd. Really looking forward to it – just hope they maintain the standard. It’s good to see Brits breaking into American TV.

**amerykeegen** · 07-10-2011, 19:19

I am really enjoying it, its up to my expectations. In the hope that they will escape and go to Hicksville take a look at some areas of the previous civilisation, make your way to Washington and other things, have a vacuum around the White House, maybe stealing a coptor and go to live in Alcatraz or something. That's what I would do.

**RalphGowars** · 14-10-2011, 10:15

Originally Posted by biggles

i watched it on friday and it was very good

yes) amazing

**stevedx** · 14-10-2011, 12:18

is series 2 on in the uk yet?

**Acker79** · 20-10-2011, 16:41

It starts on FX on friday night.

**jenny15** · 21-10-2011, 12:37

There are number of zombie movies and stories but this one series has its unique identity. I Love it

**Twinkle Toes** · 23-10-2011, 23:38

I saw this for the first time on friday night & as a non-fan of all things Zombie I was expecting to be rubbish. But I couldn't have been more wrong - coz it turned out to be bloody brill! I must say the constant tension left me absolutely knackered by the end, but it was well worth the stress. And how good is Andrew Lincoln in it?! In fact, I thought the acting was real quality throughout: not to mention the excellent Zombie make-up & prosthetics. I hope it gets onto a freeview channel soon so us skinflints can see it regularly. Come in Channel 4 - get on it BIG time.

**ronierichard** · 18-11-2011, 19:13

I enjoyed it a lot, but nothing I have not seen before. Very formulaic. I liked the way they played the "human" side of the zombies in - half-a zombie in the park and the black man's dead wife.