The second episode based on Robert Kirkman’s hit comicbook series The Walking Dead airs tonight on AMC at 10pm ET/9C. Picking up moments after the cliffhanger from the series premiere, Rick Grimes finds himself trapped in a tank and surrounded by the undead. As Rick begins to realize that his fate might be sealed, he soon finds help from a sarcastic voice on the CB radio.
While the epic groundbreaking 90 minute Halloween premiere episode of The Walking Dead on AMC very closely followed the first issue or two of the award-winning comic book series, the second episode “Guts” diverges off the path of the comic source material far more than just having Sheriff’s Deputy and everyone’s favorite protagonist Rick Grimes hide in the tank rather than just ride the horse past it. The funny thing is, we promised AMC that we wouldn’t reveal certain things like plot threads that diverge from the comics, and this episode really doesn’t have much that is in the comics besides the fact that it’s Glenn that saves Rick from the Atlanta zombies and Lori and Rick’s old partner Shane are sneaking off into the woods to “work off some tension” not knowing that Rick is in fact still alive and on his way back to rejoin them.
“Guts” is a departure from the source material, but serves to show us that The Walking Dead may be rather decompressed in comparison to the comics, allowing for even more character development of each of our survivors, and perhaps allowing to tell an even richer picture of how it is to survive and give us more perspectives on what it means to be human.
“Guts” airs tonight on AMC at 10/9 Central. Aim for the head.
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Check out the official press release for “Guts” below:
“THE WALKING DEAD”
AIRS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 10PM ET/9C
FOLLOWING THE HIGHEST RATED CABLE SERIES PREMIERE IN NEARLY A DECADE
Encore episode airs weekly on Fridays at 10PM ET/9C
New York, NY – November 2010 –On the all-new episode of “The Walking Dead”, which received rave reviews from countless critics helming the series as “visually stunning…and daring in its artful use of silence” (TV Guide) and “…surprisingly scary and remarkably good” (The New York Times), airing this Sunday “Guts” will feature Rick Grimes as he unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead. This episode will air Sunday, November 7th at 10 PM ET/9C
The six-episode series tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home.
“The Walking Dead,” is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman who serves as an executive producer alongside three-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) who serves as writer, director and executive producer and executive producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk). “The Walking Dead” cast includes Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually) as Rick Grimes, Jon Bernthal (“The Pacific”) as Shane Walsh, Sarah Wayne Callies (“Prison Break”) as Rick’s wife Lori, Laurie Holden (The Mist) as Andrea, Steven Yeun (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Glenn and Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints) as Daryl Dixon.
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