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Is the Walking Dead Finished?
Like most fans I was drawn in from the very beginning. I couldn't wait to get home and watch The Walking Dead every Sunday night. I could sit back and immediately I was immersed into the show. It was bad enough having to wait for the show to come back during the mid season breaks. I was hooked. Zombies and The Survival Story of those left behind really got watchers interested. The show became bigger than it had ever anticipated. Since the writers decided to change things up and the story then took quite a turn which varied differently from the comics its no wonder The Walking Dead has suffered fan loss and a decrease in ratings as of late. In the beginning the love triangle between Rick, Lori and Shane kept us watching. Almost keeping it going a little too far. Just enough to see Shane turn at the end on his best friend Rick. We have seen and mourned the loss of great characters Dale, Andrea, The Governor, Shane, Beth, Merle Dixon, Bob, Hershel, Lori, T-Dog, Noah, Jim and many more. The zombies were the perfect mix of blood, fright, and scare. Everybody wanted it to match up to the comics as well as keep a real sense of what would actually happen in the event of a real Zombie Apocalypse. The actors definitely made the show impact of what it is today and of course who cannot forget the oozing pile of goo flesh and guts. The Walking Dead hands down was one of the greatest shows of its time. Creating the series Fear the Walking Dead AMC, Conventions to meet the cast. Contests and Merch. Where you could win your very own Walking Dead Survivor Vehicle. We made it through Hershel's ranch, The Governor's Illusion of Woodbury, The Prison all the way back on the road again. To completely starting over in Alexandria. We have seen the transformation of many characters Carl, Rick, Michonne, Daryl Dixon, Glen, Maggie, Carol plus more. The show struck us somewhere that a lot of shows dare to reach. Not many compare. So what went wrong. After the episode aired with Glen and Abraham being slaughtered by Negan. I think that was a pivotal point. A lot of negative ratings and a lot of people were upset by that particular episode. It changed viewers opinions very fast. It also changed how people saw and felt the show. You either were a bigger fan than before or you completely lost interest. You can tell that the direction the show was taking was not like it was before. The last season was displeasing to say the least. I know they are keeping the show going but you can only keep the show going for so long before people lose interest and the ratings drop. Sooner or later The Walking Dead will be a thing of the past but remembered in our hearts as one of the most awesome shows to ever have existed.
By Amber Fowler9 years ago in Geeks
Finding Neverland Review
My journey with Finding Neverland started when the Original Broadway Cast Recording came out last year, and I loved every song on the cast recording so I knew I had to try my hardest to see the show. I’ve always loved all things Peter Pan, and I’ve always kind of been curious about how the story came about and I may have seen the movie once. I wanted to start off this review by telling you this, so you know where I was coming from when I saw the show. The music was the first thing that I loved about this show, as I knowing only the music and the basic plot of the show I felt like I was taken on the journey of the show. Seeing the show as a whole made me love the show even more, and I didn’t even think that I could but seeing the show live made me love it more because I had a new appreciation for the show, and the cast in the show. I feel that everyone both young and old should see this show before it closes on August 21st.
By Stephanie Lottes9 years ago in Geeks
The Undoing Of Sebastian Swan
The rain fell and the rain fell and it showed no sign of stopping. In the small English village of Eastwoods they were used to the rain, indeed they were suited to it. The pumpkin crop had never looked better but things were starting to get out of hand. It had been more than a week now with no sign of letting up and it seemed it would not be long before the river burst its banks. The elders of the village looked forward to having new tales to tell about the great October floods. Such was life in a village where nothing much of intrigue ever seemed to happen.
By India Hendrie9 years ago in Geeks
What Happened To Live Action Kids Movies?
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was released on May 19th debuting at number six with a first weekend gross of $7 Million and a domestic gross of $15 Million, which means it will probably not make back its budget of $22 Million. I'm not sure maybe one more weekend will be the charm for the Wimpy Kid. But with the failure of this movie and Monster Trucks(another live action kids film) the question has to be asked: "What Happened To Live Action Kids Movies?" The live action kid film has been on a steady decline since the start of the 21st century with some exceptions like the Harry Potter Series, but those movies also got a steady influx of fans from the geek culture to help make that franchise a success. Other live action kids movies haven't been so lucky and the number of theatrical releases for live action kids movies has gone down as studios choose to focus more on animation due to the fact that those movies make way more money than live action kids movies. Which in my opinion makes me sad, as a kid who grew up in the late 80's and early 90's with classic live action kids films such as The Goonies, Home Alone, Hook, The Mighty Ducks and The Sandlot, movies that kids of my era still hold in high regard along with animated classics like The Lion King, Toy Story, and The Secret of NIMH, so where and why did live action kids movies fall off the tracks? The first reason was the low quality of kids movies that were being released in the late 90's "I mean did anyone really ask for a Mr. Magoo live action movie or a Home Alone movie without Macaulay Culkin? The second reason was DVD and The Disney Channel, straight to video is nothing new, neither are made for TV movies but near the late 90's into the 2000's live action kid films thrived on these platforms, which is a smart strategy for studios.Why release five live action kids movies in the theater when you can release ten on DVD and The Disney Channel and now Netflix and make double the money. The rise of superhero movies is also a reason why live action kids movie don't do well at the box office, now that kids can see their favorite superheroes in live action save the world in a PG-13 and sometimes R-rated setting why would they want to see some kid do it in a G-rated setting? The final reason live action kids films are on the decline is the rise of CGI animated movies. Since Toy Story was a worldwide phenomenon in 1995 every studio has been fighting to duplicate that success. In 1998 Steven Spielberg's animation company DreamWorks got involved in the CGI game with their first CGI animated film Antz, which grossed $171 Million and since the success of Toy Story, Pixar has been the standard for CGI animation with films like Monster's Inc, Finding Nemo and Inside Out. DreamWorks is a close second with films like Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda, and The Croods and with other animation studios like Illumination and Laika getting in the game, it doesn't look like animation is dying at the box office anytime soon. But what does this mean for live action kids movies? It means that the genre will have to reinvent itself. One thing studios have to do is stop insulting kids intelligence with movies like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and give kids movies with story and depth that's the reason kids like the Marvel movies and all these CGI movies because they are not insulting their intelligence and it's the reason I liked movies like The Goonies and Home Alone. So if the live action kids movie doesn't change it will die.
By Mickell Ford9 years ago in Geeks
Old Man 'Logan'
There is the old saying that tells us that “all good things must end.” For Hugh Jackman, the actor who has played Marvel's comic book character Wolverine since 2000, now would seem a good time to say goodbye to the character. Thus Logan, released earlier this year, was announced to be his last time in the role. Not only that but the film looked to be quiet different from any of the previous X-Men films or even the solo Wolverine outings. The resulting film is an interesting piece of work to say the least.
By Matthew Kresal9 years ago in Geeks
Slavery, Class Warfare, and Hegemony
If you watched Game of Thrones’ episode, “Book of the Stranger” and have some notion of history and politics, you may have noticed a few crazy and familiar things being played out in the lands of Westeros and Essos. Things that author GRRM and showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss have certainly and purposefully introduced to reflect the history of our own real life non-magical dragon having society. It’s well documented that GRRM was inspired by historical events when he set out to create the conflicts of Westeros, namely England’s 15th century War of the Roses, and that the inspiration of The Wall was found on his trip to Northern England to visit Hadrian’s Wall. Other elements of the ASOIF universe are obvious: Westeros is feudalistic Europe, with the North subbing as the rough, grey highlands of Northern England and / or Scotland / Ireland, the South as a proper and civilized land of bounty (King’s Landing is most reminiscent of a shit stinking medieval London), and then Dorne serving as a the stereotypical Latin hot tempered and lusty Spain (or even Mexico if you like). It’s also no coincidence that the ongoing Dornish feud with the Crown in the books and show resembles Queen Elizabeth I’s constant warring and peacing with Spain early in her reign.
By Nicolas Brown9 years ago in Geeks
