Robert Kirkman says 'Walking Dead' spinoff will be 'startlingly different'
http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/16/walking-dead-spinoff-robert-kirkman/
I will say that this is going to be a show about family, says Kirkman. But its going to be a show about a different type of family that we havent explored in
The Walking Dead thus far. So what were trying to do with
The Walking Dead spinoff is keep the story as familiar as possible for people that love
The Walking Dead, so youll get the kind of things that you expect from a
Walking Dead story. But, at the same time, well want to tell these stories in a completely different way with completely different people in a completely different setting thats going to make for a fundamentally different show. I think the look and feel of
The Walking Dead spinoff is going to be startlingly different.
You could watch
The Walking Dead spinoff if youve never watched an episode of
The Walking Dead and get a really great, rich, fulfilling experience out of it. It has to be a show that can stand on its own. I think thats what weve accomplished, and we start filming in a couple of days. Im really excited.
Kirkman also confirms that no characters from the original comic book will appear on the new show, which makes sense seeing as how they take place on opposite sides of the country. Its Los Angeles. Its a corner of the world that we have never explored in the comic book series. So, theoretically, something like this could be happening in Los Angeles in the comic book series, but we dont show you this area of the country in the comic book series. So it fits within that world, but it is all new characters, all new events and all kinds of crazy stuff.
To further differentiate the two TV versions of
The Walking Dead, the new pilot will be directed by Adam Davidson, a newcomer to this world. He hasnt directed
The Walking Dead, says Kirkman. So that is one way that were trying to bring a new directing style to the showto bring in new visual language to this show. Thats something that Adam is working really hard to bring. Hell largely be responsible for the different look and feel that makes the show stand on its own.
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