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The Walking Dead producers toned down violence after initial Negan backlash

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After the brutal and bloody premiere violence of the seventh season of The Walking Dead, the producers of the show have decided to tone down the violence after receiving complaints. New villain Negan’s disturbing killing spree that kicked off events of the show’s latest season was seen as a step too far and wholly unnecessary by […]

AMC touts the success of The Walking Dead amid declining ratings

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Following last weekend’s midseason finale, AMC has released a statement celebrating the fact that its hit zombie drama The Walking Dead remains the biggest show on TV in the key 18-49 demographic for the fifth consecutive year. “The Walking Dead has never been more alive – on-air and online; live, near-live and time-shifted; at home and […]

George A. Romero says Brad Pitt and The Walking Dead have killed the zombie genre

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George A. Romero ushered in the modern zombie movie with his 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, following it up with five sequels of varying quality, the last of which – Survival of the Dead – was released back in 2009. Given the enormous popularity of The Walking Dead, zombies are big business […]

The Five Best Moments from The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 2 – ‘The Well’

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Ben Robins with the five best moments from the second episode of The Walking Dead season 7… Well, if you’re somehow still breathing after last week’s emotional purge, The Walking Dead very much gets back to business as usual with episode 2, devoting the whole thing to Carol, Morgan and a whole bunch of much-needed […]

The Walking Dead executive producer discusses the graphic violence of the season 7 premiere

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Warning. Spoilers for the season seven premiere of The Walking Dead follow… Well, they made us wait six months, but last night we finally got an answer to the big cliffhanger from the season six finale of The Walking Dead, as Negan’s victim – or rather victims – were revealed in the season seven opener, […]

Promo, clip and images for Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 2 – ‘Another Day n the Diamond’

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Following last night’s season 4 premiere, a promo, sneak peek clip and batch of images have arrived online for next week’s second episode of Fear the Walking Dead, entitled ‘Another Day in the Diamond’; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyoaxmFK2v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2IDOtlFQsE A troubled survivor finds allies in an unexpected place. Meanwhile, the life Madison has fought […]

Game of Thrones leads the most pirated TV shows of 2016

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The folks at download tracking site Torrent Freak have posted their annual list of the most pirated TV shows of the year, which is once again topped by HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Game of Thrones has received the dubious honour, while AMC’s The Walking Dead […]

In Praise Of The Short Series

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Neil Calloway wishes TV producers would quit while they are ahead… The news was as disappointing as it was depressingly inevitable. The Night Manager – the best “limited drama” (we used to call them miniseries, but that makes it sound like a cheap daytime melodrama) of last year, is getting a sequel. I should be […]