I hate hiatuses. There is no reason for my deep hatred towards them, other than the fact that they cut in half most of my favourite shows and give me way to much time to develop theories (one crazier than the other) about what might happen next, only to have them disproved at a later date. Hiatus is hell for most of us, especially when storylines aren’t nicely tied up with a purple ribbon to keep us happy. As you can see from this article, I’m not the only one to feel this way. One show that entered its Hellatus recently is The Walking Dead, the hit show that put AMC on the map for people who otherwise would’ve ignored the channel. In case you’re unfamiliar with this show, you’d better catch up fast, it’s brilliant, albeit a little slow paced. Unlike most shows that love to end on a pretty cliffhanger note each time they take a break, I felt that The Walking Dead wrapped up quite nicely. The second season is twice as long as the first, there are still quite a lot of loose ends to tie before the grand finale, but hopefully we’ll have everything served [...]
The Walking Dead and the three month hellatus.
The Walking Dead – Chupacabra
Last year The Walking Dead had only 6 episode to show for a whole season and it wrapped most of its storylines quickly, despite the seemingly slow pace of the show. With 13 episodes this season they seem to take their sweet time to provide us with much needed information, but is that really a bad thing? Having a sense of suspense seems like the thing the creators and actors aim for, we might live in the century of speed, it doesn’t mean it’s the best thing to have happened to us. But back to the show. I apologise for the absence of reviews and recaps for the last two episodes – Save the Last One and Cherokee Rose – here’s a short briefing on what happened in them: The merry band of misfits reaches the Hershel farm and meet a man so affable I keep expecting him to turn evil (Hershel himself) they are helped with Carl, but since he can’t survive without a lot of medical equipment that isn’t available, Otis – the man who shot Carl and Shane go off on a search for them at the local high-school. Then Shane turns completely evil and shoots Otis [...]
The Walking Dead – Bloodletting
As you should know already, the hit AMC show The Walking Dead had its second season premiere last week and it sure started with a bang – a herd of walkers, a missing Sophia and it ended with Carl being shot. Way to keep us all wired since the very start! The second episode had a much slower pace than the first, but it still managed to pack enough action into it to keep us happy for another week. Let’s see what happened, in short: Sophia is still missing and while everyone is becoming despondent the least likely character to offer a pep talk – Daryl Dixon(Norman Reedus) – manages to make them focus with one of the best lines of the episode – We’re going to locate that little girl. And she’s going to be just fine. Am I the only zen one around here? Well, Daryl, Zen is not a word I would’ve associated with you, but hey, as long as you keep that rat pack moving forward I am behind you 100%. Perhaps you could Feng Shui Dale’s RV? Back to more serious business – Carl was shot and despite Rick’s desperate attempts to help him, there [...]
Anthony Guajardo
Since we now have a section for up and coming stars, it seemed only fitting to add young Anthony Guajardo to your list. If you aren’t yet in the know, he has made it to the big leagues when he first appeared on the hit AMC show The Walking Dead. Even though his appearance was rather brief, only 1 episode – Vatos, he became a hit with the fans and he is getting to make quite a name for himself. Now, this baby faced actor has been in “the business” for years, he started way back when he seven years old, you know the age most kids still watch cartoons and dream of becoming superheros. His aspirations towards acting have been around longer than that, apparently he wanted to be an actor when he was five. Talk about perseverance in chasing your dreams. So far Anthony has been in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, though he was uncredited for his appearance and in the aforementioned The Walking Dead where he portrayed a young man struggling for survival in a zombie infested city, with a somewhat confusing rate of success. Not being caught and eaten by zombies should count, getting [...]
How not to kill a fan favourite character!
Some writers fail horribly every now and again at giving a beloved character a proper departure. Instead of a hero’s death they get the boot in the most unceremonious way possible. Here is some character deaths that brought a lot of bad press to various shows. 10.Lucy Knight (Kellie Martin) – E.R. One of the perky, happy go lucky optimistic doctors, Lucy quickly gained the hearts of the viewers. Always ready to help out and with a sharp mind she managed to establish herself as a fan favourite quite fast. Alas she was murdered in a way that had all of the E.R. fans up in arms – stabbed almost to death, saved on the table (dramatic so far) then she dies of a pulmonary embolism(not so much dramatic as plain unworthy of her character). Don’t get me wrong, I get that death is something that happens suddenly and it’s not always heroic, but this is television, I expect lies to be served with pretty little bows around them. 9. Alex Ryan (Aaron Jeffrey) – McLeod’s Daughter After playing the character of Alex Ryan for six and a half seasons and being the last remaining character from the original [...]
Michael Rooker – Teddy Bear in Leather
Ok, ok, so he doesn’t always wear leather, but unlike most of the characters he portrays he is a teddy bear at heart. I have seen him in a lot of movies throughout the years, but he never stood up for me as much as he did in Henry, portrait of a serial killer and in The Walking Dead. Surprisingly in both occasions he made his characters more likeable than either of them had the right to be. Now, now, bear with me, say you didn’t feel like hugging him when he was freaking out as Merle Dixon (The Walking Dead) on that hot roof in Atlanta. I dare you. I should probably bet money, I would get rich. Most of his characters seem to be beyond redemption, yet somehow the way he plays them make the “bad” guy more memorable than any hero. I mean, without being a racist bastard myself, I still want to see more of Merle than I would want to see of the show’s hero – Rick (still talking The Walking Dead for people outside the loop.) And all credit for that goes to, you guessed it, Michael Rooker. Not many people can play a [...]
