The Walking Dead: Dead City

When The Walking Dead first came out I was absolutely addicted to the show and loved everything about it, however once we got around the 5th season my love really started to vanish and eventually I could not watch anymore. I then started to watch Fear The Walking Dead and was getting on okay with it, but again my interest was lost. When I heard about The Walking Dead: Dead City - my interest peaked again. I saw the trailer and thought okay New York there are going to be lots of zombies again. I wanted zombies!

So far I have not been disappointed. And my not finishing The Walking Dead really held no opposition for me with this new series. I knew Negan and I knew Maggie. There was nothing more left to say.

I am excited to see how this series continues.

You'd expect New York to be really really dangerous. Well, it is, but maybe because the characters are stupid and not because of the zombies. It's been over 15 years since the outbreak and a character just stands in front of a glass door that's clearly giving in and simply dies when the walkers come in? Come on... even on the first TWD season people wouldn't die in such ridiculous ways. Couldn't they figure out a better way to kill characters off? The writing feels somewhat poor in that matter and also on some dialogs. I noticed mostly on the first episode, where there wasn't that much action, the conversations between Maggie and Negan felt very off.

Not all is bad, until now, every episode was better then the one before. The action scenes are cool, there's enough suspense, the cinematography is really good and the characters are interesting, I don't even notice the 40 minutes passing by. If you ignore the annoying stupid writing decisions I mentioned before, it's a really fun show to watch, i'd give it an 8 or 9 out of 10 if it wasn't for them.

If you're a TWD universe fan, you should definitely watch it. Even if you didn't finish The Walking Dead, if you know Negan that's enough.

Firstly I think the cgi and production is better than the original walking dead or fear of the walking dead. The colors pop more and it ain't as shadowy, while still being bleak and dystopian. Vfx is better and colors are more vibrant.

We get to see that the old Negan is still there, after seeing his character arc in twd into becoming the antihero. Jeffrey Dean Morgan definitely perfected Negan. There's still pretty good and gory zombie skull bashing, still has rival survival groups at war reminiscent of the parent show. It honestly feels like an extended filler episode of Maggie and Negan, the way twd used to, except this time it's a whole season. Those were used for character development and that's what it feels like now, character study into Maggie and Negan's relationship as they're somewhat forced to work together but for longer this time around.

I think, almost obviously, they're what carries the show since they are fan favorites, I haven't had my mind blown away but so far so good, only six episodes in so it doesn't have much time to get you invested. I don't think being a new fan or someone whose already watched the original makes that much of a difference, I'd still recommend doing that first, just that that's 11 seasons to go through. It'll definitely help understand Maggie and Negan's history.

I wouldn't say it's super promising but it's capable of becoming something good. I'm always looking forward to the next episode and hoping it only gets better while learning from the mistakes of twd.

My only concern would be having a burnout, as I said there's an 11 season original, 8 season sequel, another 2 season sequel, another one season sequel, and more sequels in the works other than Dead city.

So this has to be really good and avoid repetitiveness to captivate audiences again for something they've already watched for 22 seasons and counting.

Of course I sat down to watch the episodes one by one, as they were released, of the 2023 series "The Walking Dead: Dead City", as I am a fan of all things zombie. And I have thoroughly enjoyed the many "The Walking Dead" series and its spin-offs. So of course I had to watch this one too, especially since it had Negan as one of the main characters.

Now, the storyline in "The Walking Dead: Dead City" is fairly straightforward, though I have to admit it felt a bit rushed, and also as if the writers were playing it safe and using tropes and formulas already seen and used in other of the series. Sure, the setting was new, but the storyline and the offshoots subplots were a bit too generic. A shame really, because I had genuinely been looking forward to "The Walking Dead: Dead City", more so than "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon", as his character has grown rather stale in the original series.

"The Walking Dead: Dead City" has some good acting performances and some nicely cast actors and actresses. Of course it is nice to have Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in the series. However, I have to admit that Maggie's animosity towards Negan is starting to wear thin and I have come to foster a growing dislike towards the Maggie character. So for me, "The Walking Dead: Dead City" was all about Negan.

And season one definitely added some new layers to the Negan character, which I most certainly welcomed with open arms, as he is one of my favorites in the series.

The special effects, make-up and zombie effects in "The Walking Dead: Dead City" are good. Just as they are in the original series and the spin-offs. And that is definitely something that helps to make the franchise interesting and watchable.

Six episodes felt rather short and rushed, and definitely left the audience wanting more. And the way that the cliffhanger leaves us with Negan, well that certainly does set up something great for the Negan character, and it would be nice to see him return to his more ruffian ways.

"The Walking Dead: Dead City" is a show that caters to fans of the franchise, of course it is. Does it serve as a good introduction to the franchise for anyone unfamiliar with the original series? Not so much, as there is a lot of underlaying conflict between Negan and Maggie, which you get an understanding of through the original series.

Sure, I hope they will make more seasons for "The Walking Dead: Dead City", because it felt incomplete as season one came to a close. "The Walking Dead: Dead City" is watchable and entertaining, for sure, but there definitely is room for improvement, and for the writers to take the series into new and uncharted territory.

My rating of "The Walking Dead: Dead City" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

I need to start by saying I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead, the entire universe for that matter but especially the original. Having said that I still had my concerns for The Walking Dead: Dead City considering the last few seasons of the original were not as good. Well, I couldn't be more excited to be wrong because this was excellent. It reminded me of why I fell in love well this franchise to begin with. Jeffery Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan were as terrific as always as Negan and Maggie. I wasn't worried about that because they're both great actors, it's the writing that I was worried about and it's the writing that surprised me by how good it was. I'm glad the it was renewed for a second season and I'll be looking forward to it.