End of the Walking Dead bc Producers are Ego Tripping!

I'm a bit late, but Carl's death was the shocker that producers of The Walking Dead promised for the mid-season finale.  This plot twist really messed up the show and ends the series.Now some of you are saying that The Walking Dead will not end anytime soon since the comic book is still going.  I say to you that you're wrong. 

I'm more than certain that Walking Dead fans noticed the show has really dipped in ratings due to the episodes being weak and main characters roles changing for the worse.  Characters like Michonne, Maggie Greene and Daryl Dixon have really seen a lack of air time and development.  But their lack of air time was for good reasons.

Danai Gurira, best known for playing Michonne on the popular AMC series, lends her talents to Black Panther as Okoye, a member of Wakanda's bodyguard force the Dora Milaie. 

Lauren Cohan, best known for playing Maggie Greene, spent majority of the year filming a movie called the Boy.  Lets just say that the movie flopped. 

Norman Reedus, best known for playing Daryl Dixon, will be featured in Death Stranding.  Death Stranding directed by Hideo Kojima is already winning awards for the art direction. The story of Death Stranding is the character Sam dies and the player is sent to another world, referred to as an upside-down world submerged in water. Kojima suggests that when the player returns to the world of the living, anything they did or any damage that an explosion or the likes causes when the player dies remains persistent in the world and does not go away. Another element talked about is the existence of "Timefall" a type of rain with the ability to age or deteriorate whatever it hits. Another gameplay element talked about is the players ability to interact with the environment and wander outside of the character's body, as well as recovering items when they die.

Back to The Walking Dead.  The show is really all over the map with filler storylines b/c the main characters were doing other projects.  Now that everyone is back the producers decided to make a cut to prove a point.  They decided to let Carl get bit which basically ends the show.

If you who read The Walking Dead comicbook, then you know is the main star of the franchise.  There is a theory that the series is told from the perspective of Carl. That is why Rick Grimes can do everything that's impossible.  Well now that Carl is dead, what is the show future?

Many are saying that Carl Grimes, Chandler Riggs, wanted to do projects outside of the series.  For that reason he is leaving the show.  To be honest the kid has been on the show since he was 10. so it's the only show on his resume that will stand out. so I feel that's complete bullshit. 

I feel that Carl character was killed b/c Producers want to make it known that the TV show does not have to stick to the comic book storyline.  Carl being killed was the final statement on that.  Many characters like the priest, Carol, Rosita Eugene, Daryl, and should be dead already. 

Killing Carl off basically means the show has no young stars to develop and really putting everything on the regular 5 stars - Rick, Michonne, Maggie, Carol and Daryl to continue the series.  They're putting everything they have on them, and I have to say good luck.  When you stray from the origins of the comicbook series then you are setting yourself up for failure.

7 Days to Die + Walking Dead + Xbox One + PS4

Big News!  7 Days to Die is heading to the Xbox One and PlayStation! In conjunction with TellTale games and Fun Pimps, a new console version of 7 Days to Die will give gaming fans who do not have a good computer with high speed processors or graphics the opportunity to play and join the survivalist community.

Fans who pre-order the game you will have the opportunity to download 5 character skins from Telltale's The Walking Dead Series including Lee Everett and Michonne.  There will be a hard-disk version of the game as well as a downloadable version as well.

The console version will be available in June 2016 selling at $30 on $29.99.  I'm not sure what Alpha it will be. I doubt the Fun Pimps will release a new Alpha 15.0, so expect a polish version of Alpha 14.0.

The console version will support a multi-player split screen mode, plus additional mode will be announced as they become available.  There will be different kinds of animals and meats as well.

For my fans that do not know about the game, 7 Days to Die is set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Telltale describes the title as an open-world survival game that combines first-person shooting, survival horror, tower defense, crafting and role-playing elements.

I didn't think this would happening since 7 Days to Die is a niche underground game.  I'm shocked and excited about this.  It makes sense because the Fun Pimps work hard and want to make a lot of money for their efforts.  For those of you who don't have good computers, welcome to the fold. Enjoy!

Walking Dead Season 6 opener: Who Made It?

"Faith without works is dead"

- James 2:26

Wow!  This was by far the best action packed and story driven episode of the walking dead ever!  It really challenged my mind and integrated the events of the comic book well which was previously ignored for must of the tv series.  I know some of you are dying to know who died on this episode of the walking dead, so I will get to the point. 

The show opened with our first introduction to the Negan army holding Darly, Sasha and Abraham up.  Words were said and the situation looked like it was going to go from bad to worse.  Seems like Negan's group has control issues and don't like to be asked questions on who they are and what they do.  The gang's leader stated he had a history of killing first for fear factor and asking questions later, but he held back because felt the trio were "honest folks".

Darly was taken away from the trio to reveal what supplies they were hiding. Abraham and Sasha tried to ask their captures questions but all they got was hostility.  Soon the situation lead to Sasha's and Abraham's execution for questioning the Negan gang reasoning, but Darly saved the day by blowing up the bikers with a missile. Sasha, Darly, and Abraham survived.

The next scene was too graphic to show it all.  Basically, Sam had a panic attack in the middle of the horde and got his whole family killed.  This lead to a domino effect of death.  

On the talking dead, director Greg Nicotero said "Jessie sealed her family fate when she didn't train Sam to cope with the zombie reality that exist now."

Once Sam and Jessie got eaten alive, Jon snapped and attempted to take a shot at Rick.  Instead of hitting Rick, the shot hit Carl which caused him to lose his eye. Out of rage Michonne killed Jon, and she single handedly cleared a path to safety for a shell shock Rick and the injured Carl. 

A lot was happening at once, so it's hard to explain it all in sequence because continuity was not a strong of this episode.  After the wolf leader kidnapped he spent a good part convincing us he is crazy add, lol. He was challenged by Denise beliefs and courage while being afraid of his radical beliefs. In the end, he changed and sacrificed himself to save Denise. 

Glenn and Enid set out to save Maggie without weapons and gear.  Eventually they found a church with a strange message written on the: "faith without works is dead".  

On the talking dead director Nicotero said it foreshadowed that if they survivors wanted to save Alexandria, then they have to stop running away and defend it! This unleashed a domino effect butt whipping.  Enid found a gun and ammo hidden in a bible and with that alone they sat off to save Maggie.

Well Glenn got in over his head again. Too many zombies swarmed Maggie's hiding spot, and the zombies nearly rock her and Enid off.  Glenn sacrifices himself to be a distraction. We think we see the final moments of Glenn, but Sasha, Darly and Abraham show up and unleashed a cloud of semi-automatic fire on the horde to save Glenn.  Glenn must have a luck perk bc he seems to survive the most dire scenarios.

Following the injury of Carl, death of Jessie. Sam, and Jon, Rick goes postal and attacks the zombie horde alone.  Inspired by Rick's effort, the citizens take the streets to retake Alexandria from the zombie horde.  It was twenty minutes fighting!  Every able body fought the horde including the priest and Eugene.  No one lost their life in the battle.  In the end, Carl was alive but lost his eye the city of Alexandria was zombie free again.

A lot of questions were left unanswered and new threats like Negan presented the group with challenges that will be revealed in time or if you read the comic book you know a lot of death, chaos, war  is ahead.

 

The Walking Dead Michonne Video Game Secrets

"People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so"

                                                                      ~ Michonne

Valentine's Day will be the awaited premiere of season 6 for the Walking Dead TV series on AMC, but there is another interesting project i'm sure fans can be excited about. The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books, portrayed in-game by award-winning actress Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black) instead of Danai Gurira.

Development for The Walking Dead: Michonne was delayed several times because of a decision to take Michonne's character from being integrated into the storyline of previous Walking Dead game to a stand alone miniseries game for Michonne.  Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group... and what brought her back.

Press Release: The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries will premiere its first of three episodes, 'In Too Deep,' this February 23rd on PC/Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One® and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, followed by a release on compatible iOS devices via the App Store, and Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon App Store starting February 25th. The second episode in the miniseries, 'Give No Shelter,' will follow in the month of March, and conclude with the third episode, 'What We Deserve,' in April. All three episodes in the miniseries will be available for purchase at the cost of $14.99 USD or equivalent when the first episode debuts, including access to the second and third episodes as they become available.

Also, because of the development of The Walking Dead: Michonne, Season 3 of The Walking Dead video game will be pushed back.  TellTale games are really anticipating great success with this project, so they are awaiting feedback from consumers of The Walking Dead: Michonne to make future decisions on the development of The Walking Dead.

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