Woah. Flashing back to late nights spent watching the ABC during high school. (Teachers actually had me cherishing my school more than I would have otherwise.) Didn't realize it was him!
Teachers was great for quite a while, until he (Simon) left, Kurt and Brian died, and they tried to replace them with new actors who had none of the camaraderie, oddity, charm, history, and so on.
This Life was just sensational, though. He's a damned good actor, but this role is unusual.
I read it and if it is set in TWD's universe I certainly didn't pick up on it the first time I read it. I went back and re-read it when I saw your post and I still don't see how his story is set in the TWD universe. It's a completely generic (and somewhat mediocre) zombie story and none of the people in the comic show up in it.
IMO, LD2 is not as good an anthology as LD1. I have the feeling the editor was really scraping the bottom of the zombie barrel when he was compiling it.
So, for people who've read the comic, would you be satisfied in not ever finding out how the zombie plague got started? That seems to be the general thing in zombie literature, regardless of medium: tracing the zombies back to their origin. I thought the (spoilers for the last few issues of the comic):
arrival of the group in DC would be the beginning of this, but apparently Kirkman is now focusing on how the characters have been changed by the disaster they're living through
. I don't really have any problems with this, it's interesting, but I'm finding myself wondering about how he'll wrap up the series (assuming he ever does) and if he'll do the traditional thing, which is to find out the how/what/where of the zombies.
So, for people who've read the comic, would be satisfied in not ever finding out how the zombie plague got started? That seems to be the general thing in zombie literature, regardless of medium: tracing the zombies back to their origin. I thought the (spoilers for the last few issues of the comic):
the arrival of the group in DC would be the beginning of this, but apparently Kirkman is now focusing on how the characters have been changed by the disaster they're living through
. I don't really have any problems with this, it's interesting, but I'm finding myself wondering about how he'll wrap up the series (assuming he ever does) and if he'll do the traditional thing, which is to find out the how/what/where of the zombies.
Yeah, but at least you see some speculation about it. I'm interested in whether we'll get more than speculation - if we'll see the characters actively trying to discover why the dead have risen.
So, for people who've read the comic, would you be satisfied in not ever finding out how the zombie plague got started? That seems to be the general thing in zombie literature, regardless of medium: tracing the zombies back to their origin. I thought the (spoilers for the last few issues of the comic):
arrival of the group in DC would be the beginning of this, but apparently Kirkman is now focusing on how the characters have been changed by the disaster they're living through
. I don't really have any problems with this, it's interesting, but I'm finding myself wondering about how he'll wrap up the series (assuming he ever does) and if he'll do the traditional thing, which is to find out the how/what/where of the zombies.
Yeah, but at least you see some speculation about it. I'm interested in whether we'll get more than speculation - if we'll see the characters actively trying to discover why the dead have risen.
Well I don't think it has much bearing to the storyline that TWD is portraying, so I doubt they will bother unless the series takes a major change in direction.
I hope they don't explain how the plague started. This is just a random group of survivors the entire world should not revolve around them giving them answers.
I hope they don't explain how the plague started. This is just a random group of survivors the entire world should not revolve around them giving them answers.
Looks like the AMC publicity push for this is moving into high gear so I don't think they'll mind me posting some of the photos from my time on the set of the pilot episode, in which I appear as a zombie in the
climactic Atlanta horde scenes
. I have a bunch of good ones but I'll just do a couple at a time leading up to the pilot premiere on Halloween night.
I got to fulfill an ultimate geek fantasy and have my zombie make-up done by Greg Nicotero and his awesome KNB team (who also did all the gore effects for The Book of Eli). These pics are all from my second shooting day, my first-day make-up was better and included the horrific blood-red contact lenses that all the close-up "alpha" zombies have - will save those for premiere week!
Between takes with Kirkman
Kirkman, Darabont and the horde (I'm on the far left)
That's actually me sweating under the make-up, it was ridiculously hot in Atlanta both days, but if anything the bubbly-skin effect made the make-up look even better :lol
