Fear the Walking Dead

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 23, 2015
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1
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  1. MikeZillaGames
    Aug 23, 2015
    2
    As a fan of the original show, this is a swing and a miss for this spin off. I could sum it's plot up as this: "Junkie knows something weird is happening, nobody else gives half of a f***, and would rather show off their acting chops in slow, boring "character development" tangent stories for the next hour."

    In the original show's pilot, we have a car chase which leads to a dazed and    As a fan of the original show, this is a swing and a miss for this spin off. I could sum it's plot up as this: "Junkie knows something weird is happening, nobody else gives half of a f***, and would rather show off their acting chops in slow, boring "character development" tangent stories for the next hour."

    In the original show's pilot, we have a car chase which leads to a dazed and confused Rick Grimes waking up from a coma to find himself in a terrifying hellhole. It was exciting and creepy.

    In 'Fear of the Walking Dead', we have a stoner getting hit by a car, getting locked up inside a hospital (makes little sense), and half an hour of whining by apathetic LAPD members and a 'Stand and Deliver' style classroom drama that just drags on and on for some time. Apathetic is the best word here, because it doesn't seem like anyone cares what's going on. Even when the zombies show up, it doesn't feel exciting...and that's a bad sign for this spin-off.    … Expand
  2. Timfads
    Aug 23, 2015
    3
    Boring, slow n predictable. For something with only 6 episodes they needed to come out fast especiallly if you are going to showabout two episodes worth of footage thru commericals, previews n hype clips.
  3. PoopyShow
    Apr 22, 2016
    0
    Do not watch this show,it is one of the most boring and just plain bad shows.The acting is horrible show logic or just character inteligence is even worse.Do yourself a favor and do not watch this show
  4. lilkillpappy
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    Huge fan of TWD. Fear The Walking Dead is garbage. Bad acting, bad story, bad pacing, bad directing, boring cinematography. There is nothing of any value here. This show is an insult to TWD and is doing a disservice to the franchise. They need to cancel this ASAP.
  5. Viperspider
    Nov 14, 2015
    2
    Utter ****

    The show is closer to "Fear the Government" than it's original title. The only episode that is any way entertaining at all is the last one and even that one s full of zombie cliches. The characters are boring, the story is terrible and the show as a whole is an effortless dull cash grab.

    Would not recommend, will certainly not come back for the second season.
  6. FadingHope
    May 28, 2016
    0
    Currently watching season 2, episode 7. The review is gonna be relatively spoiler-free.

    I always thought the strength of the Walking Dead rested on its characters who sink deep into your memory and stay there forever. You mourn every loss, anticipate every episode, feel relief whenever the characters are given a few minutes' worth of respite. Fear the Walking Dead is the complete    Currently watching season 2, episode 7. The review is gonna be relatively spoiler-free.

    I always thought the strength of the Walking Dead rested on its characters who sink deep into your memory and stay there forever. You mourn every loss, anticipate every episode, feel relief whenever the characters are given a few minutes' worth of respite. Fear the Walking Dead is the complete opposite of that - basically all the characters are **** annoying, and such a strong reaction is a huge achievement considering how bland, lifeless and dull they are. You literally don't give a flying **** if any of them dies; in fact, you're rooting for some of them to be torn to pieces and stop irritating you. The mother looks like an ugly alligator, the daughter is too beautiful to be even vaguely believable as an actual person, the romance between two alpha males is hilariously forced, the father... etc., etc. There's some depth to the ex-torturer, but that's all. Now you see the problem - if you wanna the main cast to be devoured, that's a sign of some pretty disastrous character creation.

    We could go on and list dozens of other gripes people have been mentioning - pacing issues, stupid decisions, recycled plot points from the Walking Dead (actually verging on plagiarism in some episodes) - but it's all a side-note to the main downer: the weakest, most boring, uninspired and insipid characters I've seen in a TV series in my life. Oh, and if you expected this series to give you the answers the Walking Dead never provided... well, you're gonna be disappointed on that front as well.

    So there you go, a complete failure in every possible respect, at best, it could serve as a form of guilty pleasure for the fans of the original masterpiece to poke fun at, a rubber doll with an unchanging expression on its rubber face on which you can vent your anger with friends and criticise every single second of this massive disappointment.

    Enjoy. At your own peril.    … Expand
  7. looper851
    Oct 2, 2016
    1
    Wow. Weak, awful characters that cannot be related to; the strongest character with the greatest insight was killed (Reuben); the weakest character, Madison, would not last a month in this type of environment by putting herself in a leader position like Madison loves to do in the show . This show is a train wreck, and needs to be taken off the air. Otherwise, it needs an overhaul, newWow. Weak, awful characters that cannot be related to; the strongest character with the greatest insight was killed (Reuben); the weakest character, Madison, would not last a month in this type of environment by putting herself in a leader position like Madison loves to do in the show . This show is a train wreck, and needs to be taken off the air. Otherwise, it needs an overhaul, new writers, stronger and more interesting characters who are capable of growing, not alienating everyone. There must be a leader in this series somewhere - a person who should really be at the helm making better decisions than Madison. And honestly, why is Madison even needed? She brings nothing useful to the table. Alicia and Nick are promising - Alicia is growing, Nick puts himself out there & tries to help. Somebody in charge of this show needs to open their eyes. Wait, maybe 'Madison' is in charge of the show - that certainly would explain a lot. (BTW, I do not blame the actors - they follow the director's lead and the writers script). Rating it a (1) for either kill it or revamp it. I don't give a crap if it is a spin off - as a spin off it always had big shoes to follow after, but the way it is now is a poor excuse for giving up an hour of your life each week. It certainly is not entertainment.… Expand
  8. Cherry866
    Jul 10, 2017
    0
    I have been watching this show since season one. The plot/storylines is not that bad. I like when they were at the hotel i would have liked to see that played out more, i think they left that storyline too quick. I just think the actors/characters are not likable. If there were different actors playing the parts maybe it would not be so boring i could care less who dies on the show
  9. murph07
    Aug 30, 2015
    2
    I really did not like the characters in this show. Are these people that we want to survive? The mom was very rude to the cops and the nurses even though she is an educator so you think she would give other public service people a bit more respect. I can't stand the "bail my kids out of their situation regardless of their own stupidity" type of parenting. The step dad finds bloodI really did not like the characters in this show. Are these people that we want to survive? The mom was very rude to the cops and the nurses even though she is an educator so you think she would give other public service people a bit more respect. I can't stand the "bail my kids out of their situation regardless of their own stupidity" type of parenting. The step dad finds blood everywhere in the church but seems to see no need to call the authorities. The kid then commits murder and the parents are already talking about how to get him out of that. I am hoping that they all get eaten in the second episode and a better group of people becomes the cops.… Expand
  10. XisXis
    Aug 28, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The pilot for this show was slow and the writing was terrible. I get the idea of the show is partly to explore the effects on everyday people. That is part of the charm of the original series. It is not all about the political elite and extraordinary heroes. It about the human spirit and how various personalities tap into that spirit with varying outcomes.
    Okay, so why are these characters doing stupid stuff that no one would do. Why do the police fail to investigate a place that has been named as crack den where a gruesome murder just took place. Sure the witness is a crackhead, but still. So instead, the kids step dad - for no good reason - decides to go and investigate the crack-den gruesome murder scene himself - at night. Sure enough, its true. But does he call the cops? Nope, him and his wife decide to go back and check it out again, alone. Yep, still a crack-den scene of gruesome murder. Does anyone call the cops? No. But then the wife's judgement is so good that she decides to keep the knife wielding of a student just their little harmless secret.

    And so on. The characters are just cardboard cut outs, their actions the consequence of just unaccountably stupid plot twists.

    Me thinks the writers of this series have contempt for their audience.    … Expand
  11. pdw123
    Jul 26, 2017
    0
    SICK AND TIRED of Walking Dead, and Fear the.... Crappy dialog and acting with story lines I could care less about, and gore sequences overdone 1001 times since the 1980s started the Zombie genre. Get it off my TV, AMC, or I'll eventually get rid of cable. Yes, it's that BAD.
  12. blahdeedah
    Aug 24, 2015
    1
    My expectations were way too high. I am very disappointed.
    Cartoon like acting. The coddling of Nick was beyond tolerable. Poor sense of pace to the story.
    I was bored.
  13. FantasticFan
    Sep 28, 2015
    1
    After months of teasing, little glimpses of what looked like one helluva spin-off filled with action packed sequences of the fall of modern civilization, AMC has given us.... well, the 1970's British equivalent of an action film. A lot of talk and no action. This is one of the greatest disappointments in television history. Why they have chosen a slow, no, ploddingly slow told narrativeAfter months of teasing, little glimpses of what looked like one helluva spin-off filled with action packed sequences of the fall of modern civilization, AMC has given us.... well, the 1970's British equivalent of an action film. A lot of talk and no action. This is one of the greatest disappointments in television history. Why they have chosen a slow, no, ploddingly slow told narrative about a group of characters we care very little about and even find extremely unlikable at times is a total mystery.

    The 90 minute pilot begins with a great little scene of a young girl who has been impaled making some unlucky former friend her morning breakfast when she is discovered munching on him by her boyfriend who it turns out is a drug addict in a shooting gallery and who becomes such a little creep that 30 minutes later you wish she had made him into her lunch. I just hate this guy! He's portrayed by an actor that looks as if he has been cast only because he looks like Johnny Depp and who lacks either the ability to make his character likable or is reacting to bad direction, writing or all three. He also looks way too healthy to be a heroine addict.

    The story continues to go downhill from there with long setups to very little delivery and a frustrating lack of information on what's happening in the greater world. The show was sold to us on the premise of us being able to see the fall of civilization, what we only saw the aftermath of in the original show. In this one there isn't even a news report seen on a television in the background of frightened reporters giving terrifying reports from around the globe. All we have are characters that are either despicable like the very predicable Army officer seen in the fifth episode or incredibly weak and homogenized that even after seeking and KNOWING what the dead can do still refuse to put them down. One lead character, the mother of the druggie and a nurse at the local high school is forced to kill one of her co-workers by bludgeoning him and then goes home with absolutely no visible feeling whatsoever, never tells her husband, (the weak one) and not a drop of blood on her. We are now at the fifth episode of what is a six episode season and we have YET to see more than two or three of the dead walking at any given time and no real action! Los Angeles is supposed to be overrun and we have seen perhaps a total of ten walkers. Even the scenes of chaos when everyone supposedly goes nuts and riots when law and order breaks down is totally unconvincing. They just look like a bunch of extras hired out of the teenage hangouts at the local mall hired to throw paper around and jump up and down a lot on abandoned cars.

    Maybe it was budgetary reasons that kept the show from being bigger and wider in scope but if that were the case then they never should have attempted it in the first place. The promos for the show gave us great shots of people running screaming and a walker being shot down or taking a bite out of someone but those scenes were the ONLY such scenes in the entire series! This is like the mediocre films made that give you all the good scenes in the trailer leaving you really angry that you threw away your dollars on tripe punctuated by good stuff you have already seen. I still hold out hope that his series will finally take off and show us what we deserve but as of now I feel that I have wasted five hours of my life.

    I understand that a second season is already green lit and in production. If it's not better, a WHOLE LOT better than this dull, dragging, morose mess then there will definitely not be a third. This is doubly frustrating as I could have thought up, shot, edited completed something far more interesting and terrifying in my sleep. This isn't the horror show we were promised. It's a Dr. Phil episode with far less interesting drama and no more horror than a television spot for a horror film.    … Expand
  14. atmacgoog
    Aug 24, 2015
    1
    Pretty unfortunate opening for a spinoff of The Walking Dead. There is precious little action. I suppose this would be fine if the intent was to develop characters that the viewer is going to care immensely about in later episodes. However, based on the opener, this seems unlikely.

    Sadly, the interpersonal drama is akin to what you might expect from an after-school special designed to    Pretty unfortunate opening for a spinoff of The Walking Dead. There is precious little action. I suppose this would be fine if the intent was to develop characters that the viewer is going to care immensely about in later episodes. However, based on the opener, this seems unlikely.

    Sadly, the interpersonal drama is akin to what you might expect from an after-school special designed to teach young people about the wonders of diversity. I found it nauseating, and not in a flesh-eating way - more like a banal, mind-numbing way. In addition to the oh-so-wonderful diverse blended family, we are treated with characters ham-hamdedly intended to appeal to preteens. The heartthrob teenage boy will obviously clean up his act, but is currently quite annoying, as his bored sister. The classroom scenes, supposedly showing us the wonder of a teacher reaching out to urban youth, are straight out of the 1960s.

    Based on the depth of TWD, I suppose I'll give this one a little more of my time, but it's painful to do so.    … Expand
  15. Druganov
    Oct 25, 2015
    2
    Worst spin-off since "Caprica". clearly meant for teenagers. bad acting, stupid storyline, unbelievable, sickening politically correct casting and utterly annoying characters. The story holds great promise, but doesn't live up to its potential. what walkers? there's nothing to fear here but the quality of the coming episodes.
  16. Odin-
    Sep 1, 2015
    3
    Three words, shameless cash grab.

    This show is pure unadulterated crap. The content is repetitive and boring, mirroring the same constant theme over and over again with very little to mix it up. When you go from Rick grappling with a post-apocalyptic world apologising to a zombie missing legs with incredible music in the background to scenes where Alicia and her impetuous teenager love    Three words, shameless cash grab.

    This show is pure unadulterated crap. The content is repetitive and boring, mirroring the same constant theme over and over again with very little to mix it up. When you go from Rick grappling with a post-apocalyptic world apologising to a zombie missing legs with incredible music in the background to scenes where Alicia and her impetuous teenager love obsession with some guy coupled with her adolescent rebellious nature dominating scenes it feels more like home and away episode than anything else. The script writer’s attempt to mix things up by having a drug addict suffer from withdrawal syndrome doesn’t really keep suspense or the story interesting either.

    Disaster scenes feel cheap and fake which may point to a lack of funding. Riot scenes have a handful of riot police and protesters which is a stark contrast to the sheer calamity the show is trying to convey. The acting is poor and their characters feel forced rather than superb acting in the Walking Dead. Every scene is stretched out to ad nauseam, the dialogue is awful and the characters are monotone and boring.

    There is nothing to compel you to watch it further.    … Expand
  17. maxwelldemianx
    Aug 29, 2015
    3
    There is way too much family drama and not enough fear, horror , zombies. They make it feel as if they stretched the family drama extra long in order to spread the little horror they can show on a spin off pilot. At some point it was like watching a B-serie movie about a drug addict, his somewhat hot sister and their interacial parents. Positives : good actors, good special effects, theThere is way too much family drama and not enough fear, horror , zombies. They make it feel as if they stretched the family drama extra long in order to spread the little horror they can show on a spin off pilot. At some point it was like watching a B-serie movie about a drug addict, his somewhat hot sister and their interacial parents. Positives : good actors, good special effects, the premise make sense, story gets interesting when there is finally some action. Negatives : slow unfolding, boring transitions, cheap startling techniques that reminded me of the 1990's **** horror movies. Overall it showed some promise but I really scaled my expectations down. For me it's a low for AMC. 4/10.… Expand
  18. johnyflyin
    Aug 31, 2015
    2
    This show is hiding in the shadow of its big brother. Granted it was not the best opening premiere, but this show was a let down even by normal tv standards. There was family tropes left and right; a daughter who wont listen to her mother and madly in lovely with her bf, a son who is a bad egg, parents who had divorce. It was a bit bland for those used to the walking dead's plot. Now iThis show is hiding in the shadow of its big brother. Granted it was not the best opening premiere, but this show was a let down even by normal tv standards. There was family tropes left and right; a daughter who wont listen to her mother and madly in lovely with her bf, a son who is a bad egg, parents who had divorce. It was a bit bland for those used to the walking dead's plot. Now i personally have never been a big fan of the walking dead's dialog(any scene with Carl and his father has horrible dialog) but this show is on par if not a bit worse with its cheesy lines. There is not much to say other than it was a huge let down and not worth watching unless you want to experience some of the lore before the events of the walking dead.… Expand
  19. MathIsStupid
    Sep 20, 2015
    3
    As a big Walking Dead Fan, this prequel is a disappointment. Cliches and the characters often fall into a stupidity track often lacking common sense and unrealistic reactions. It feels like some B movie writer came up with this script and was able to just slap on the Walking Dead logo to make it more well-known than what it should be.
  20. brettrosey
    Aug 24, 2015
    2
    It's pretty obvious based on one episode that this show is plain garbage. FTWD characters make TWD characters look like brain surgeons in comparison. "Oh, you say you saw your girlfriend feeding off a dead body before attacking you?" "let me just head on down to that crack den, alone, without a weapon and without informing police to see for myself." "oh, it looks like you were telling theIt's pretty obvious based on one episode that this show is plain garbage. FTWD characters make TWD characters look like brain surgeons in comparison. "Oh, you say you saw your girlfriend feeding off a dead body before attacking you?" "let me just head on down to that crack den, alone, without a weapon and without informing police to see for myself." "oh, it looks like you were telling the truth, let me just bring my wife along for a return trip, without telling police and again without a weapon." "hun, you were right something awful happened here". "ok let's get back to school and not report any of this".… Expand
  21. thisshowblows
    Aug 30, 2015
    0
    Stupid characters, can't connect with any of them because they aren't very likable. The first episode was insanely boring, and the second one isn't any better.
  22. rgd
    Aug 23, 2015
    1
    A very very slow start. Out of 90 minutes, 88 minutes of buildup and tease. Now i read in a professional review that the second hour is more of the same? Deadly--and not in a good way.
  23. WDfan
    Aug 24, 2015
    1
    The cast of characters in this show range from dull to annoying to detestable. If this was my family, I would be praying for a zombie apocalypse. Its unlikely that I will watch Fear the Walking Dead again, but if I do it will be to root for the walkers. Without a single likable character, I could only describe this mess as depressing soap opera style dysfunctional family drama. What aThe cast of characters in this show range from dull to annoying to detestable. If this was my family, I would be praying for a zombie apocalypse. Its unlikely that I will watch Fear the Walking Dead again, but if I do it will be to root for the walkers. Without a single likable character, I could only describe this mess as depressing soap opera style dysfunctional family drama. What a disappointment.… Expand
  24. skip1971
    Aug 24, 2015
    3
    Decent characters but the script is mundane, the play too slow and predictable. Does it really take the whole pilot to ratchet up suspense by using the usual lousy tricks (overall, the abuse of sirens and helicopter blades whirring)? Why not a warning "zombies ahead" con the highway VMS?
  25. kuehnau
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    What words do I think of when I think of Fear The Walking Dead? Slow? Cliche? Contrived? I could spend all night thinking of negative words to associate with Fear the Walking Dead, but I won't.

    AMC had a blockbuster TV series with The Walking Dead. The comic is still going full strength and I doubt it will be running out of steam any time soon. With a TV show that is already    What words do I think of when I think of Fear The Walking Dead? Slow? Cliche? Contrived? I could spend all night thinking of negative words to associate with Fear the Walking Dead, but I won't.

    AMC had a blockbuster TV series with The Walking Dead. The comic is still going full strength and I doubt it will be running out of steam any time soon. With a TV show that is already pre-written, a contract that allows creative control to change, twist and add to an already popular graphic novel, why would AMC even BOTHER with making an attempt to add a second "Walking Dead" show on TV?

    Ratings. Pure and simple. AMC got greedy. Walking Dead is already a powerhouse on their network and in the ratings. But the fact is, even The Walking Dead has a tendency to be slow and dragged out at times, to the point I may even skip entire episodes at a time.

    Fear The Walking Dead only shows that the writers and creative force over at AMC has no real creative writing team, no one has a solid grasp or understanding on how the Walking Dead works, which should first and foremost be a zombie thriller first, a human drama second.

    Take out the horror, zombies, violence and thrills of The Walking Dead and all you have is a day time soap opera and that is exactly what Fear The Walking Dead is. It takes the very concept and core identity of the franchise (ZOMBIES) and throws it right out the god damn window.

    Is it going to get better? Only time will tell, but I have no idea how long I can hold out until the show actually becomes more exciting and interesting. And really, is a show that forces me to slog through slow, boring bits only to get gradually better over time even worth MY TIME?

    I'd say no.    … Expand
  26. Xaotic
    Sep 16, 2015
    2
    I love the idea of a slow approach and the outbreak scenes of the zombie apocalypse are usually my favourite bits, so I really should love this. But the scary scenes are not the least bit scary, the gory bits are never cool, but by far the worst are the dialogues though: Irritating enough that a paid team of professional authors can write such a huge pile of crap. How these dialogues gotI love the idea of a slow approach and the outbreak scenes of the zombie apocalypse are usually my favourite bits, so I really should love this. But the scary scenes are not the least bit scary, the gory bits are never cool, but by far the worst are the dialogues though: Irritating enough that a paid team of professional authors can write such a huge pile of crap. How these dialogues got past Robert Kirkman and a test screening audience is a mystery to me. Shame on them though. The dialogue is too bad to even care about logic holes or bad acting.… Expand
  27. Henry0012
    Sep 16, 2015
    2
    This is an unnecessary spin off without much thought, it feels like a cash grab. No much was answered about the walker as the original series. The characters are super dumb, and it's really painful to watch. A lot of the tensions feel very forced and predictable. I feel like the writers are trying too hard to make these characters as dumb as it get, and it really feels unnatural and makesThis is an unnecessary spin off without much thought, it feels like a cash grab. No much was answered about the walker as the original series. The characters are super dumb, and it's really painful to watch. A lot of the tensions feel very forced and predictable. I feel like the writers are trying too hard to make these characters as dumb as it get, and it really feels unnatural and makes little sense on what they do. Also the characters are not very likable at all, and when you start to realize that you are actually rooting for the zombie to eat them, it's probably time to turn off the show.

    Also what's the point of this show? It shows exactly the same perspective as the first, but just different characters, location, and time frame. I feel like once the characters realize what's going on, it's just going to another walking dead with different characters. The series really had a potential, but they really blew it. I would really want to see a miniseries perhaps from the government perspective where the it try to combat the outbreak before civilization ends.    … Expand
  28. seggo30
    Sep 28, 2015
    3
    They should of called this 'Find the Walking Dead' as there have so far not been really any of them in the show. Instead of a 6 episode series set at the start of a zombie apocalypse full of thousands of recently infected tearing apart the millions of residents of LA, we find that the first 4 episodes are just 'getting to know you' pieces where it is hard to care about the main cast. TheThey should of called this 'Find the Walking Dead' as there have so far not been really any of them in the show. Instead of a 6 episode series set at the start of a zombie apocalypse full of thousands of recently infected tearing apart the millions of residents of LA, we find that the first 4 episodes are just 'getting to know you' pieces where it is hard to care about the main cast. The main cast are a family, of course, this time it seems the 'Rick Grimes' part falls to a woman (the mum) who has to put up with a smack head son, an intelligent rebel of a daughter wand a goody two shoes 'do my best to help' boyfriend. all of whom are about as interesting as thrush. The story stumbles along at a pace around the same as Stephen Hawking doing a lap of the local swimming pool and seems more like an episode of a soap opera for most parts. Hopefully they are setting the series up for a brilliant finale where there is 60 minutes of zombies, death and horrific gore, but I doubt they will. they may just have the family sat around eating cheese sandwiches, it wouldn't surprise me!… Expand
  29. Allsmort
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    Fear The Living Boring Drama this is how this series should be named. Is incredible how a Zombie series, prequel of TWS can end up being so boring. Worst story ever hate the characters, they got the worst actors and how that people have survived the zombie apocalypsis they just play stupid
  30. Riskyreview
    Apr 4, 2016
    0
    This is just horrible, it's like walking dead but with annoying teen actors and the worst part is that it ruins a perfect formula!

    The setup is basically people slowly starting to realize zombies are attacking but this show completely ruins that formula forever so whoever made this happen should get fired.
  31. VideoGameJunkie
    Apr 11, 2016
    0
    Wanted to like this, but had to abandon show after enduring 3 excruciating episodes of melodramatic slop. The show lacks characters who you care about and the horror of the Walking Dead. The show would rank even lower if it had no affiliation with The Walking Dead, because there's nothing special at the core of the show. When you look down at your phone during a commercial break andWanted to like this, but had to abandon show after enduring 3 excruciating episodes of melodramatic slop. The show lacks characters who you care about and the horror of the Walking Dead. The show would rank even lower if it had no affiliation with The Walking Dead, because there's nothing special at the core of the show. When you look down at your phone during a commercial break and don't look back up when the show comes back on, you know the show failed.… Expand
  32. pinball123
    Oct 12, 2015
    2
    poorly written, poorly cast. absolute rubbish. characters act irrationally and inconsistently the whole time. no plot points pan out or get interesting. the strand is a bad clone of johnson from peep show
  33. 998817268
    Sep 26, 2016
    0
    This show entirely unimaginitive. There does not appear to be any overarching narrative, which would be okay if each individual episode wasn't family focused melodrama. It's not really a zombie show at all, since drugs, personalities and religion seem to have more influence over the plot than zombies.
  34. gmalone
    May 19, 2016
    2
    First season was almost passable, but this second season -- ugh. The boat story should've only lasted a couple episodes, not an entire season. Acting is super weak, the writing even weaker. It's a boat story with a few zombies randomly thrown in. I finally stopped mid-episode last week and said 'no more'.
  35. Castiel_Angel
    Jul 8, 2017
    0
    Fear the Walking Dead...wow. I could never describe with words how bad this show is. The protagonist is a wannabe Rick Grimes when in reality she is just an annoying borderline sociopath who is about as interesting as a one-episode only character from The Walking Dead. The character development is just a joke because every single character gives me a headache with how annoying they are.Fear the Walking Dead...wow. I could never describe with words how bad this show is. The protagonist is a wannabe Rick Grimes when in reality she is just an annoying borderline sociopath who is about as interesting as a one-episode only character from The Walking Dead. The character development is just a joke because every single character gives me a headache with how annoying they are. Sure it right now has better walker action but its nothing spectacular considering The Walking Dead's walkers at the very beginning of the show were the exact same the only reason it seems so different right now is because of the timeline differences. FTWD started at the very beginning of the apocalypse where TWD started 6 weeks after it at least. FTWD is just a cheap knock-off version of the original show. Just look at the viewerbase of the two shows and it shows how bad FTWD is compared to TWD and it is embarrassing. FTWD's total view numbers is down to just over 2 million since last episode aired and TWD's are still between 10-11 million where they have been for years. Fear the Walking Dead is not and it will never, ever be better than The Walking Dead. It is a total disgrace and a spit in the face to the original show whoever came up with the idea of this garbage spin-off should be ashamed of themselves.… Expand
  36. AnthonyVera
    Dec 28, 2016
    0
    So I'm now watching Season 2. Jesus, I WANT to like this show...but with every episode I watch, I want more and more to kill every cast member (with the exception of Ruben Blades and the black guy) for ruining my experience. Incredible....I keep watching....hanging on...praying for a sliver of improvement....some sort of redeeming quality....but it just seems to be getting WORSE!!!! DearSo I'm now watching Season 2. Jesus, I WANT to like this show...but with every episode I watch, I want more and more to kill every cast member (with the exception of Ruben Blades and the black guy) for ruining my experience. Incredible....I keep watching....hanging on...praying for a sliver of improvement....some sort of redeeming quality....but it just seems to be getting WORSE!!!! Dear God, how can something this terrible possibly get ANY WORSE?! How can AMC allow this travesty to continue? The only “spoiler” I’ll write is that the show SUCKS!!! I don’t even want to tell you NOT to watch it because I want to personally see how utterly terrible it is!!!… Expand
  37. djvampyre
    Aug 24, 2015
    2
    While the limited glimpses of the zombies we got were good the terrible writing/acting delivered during the other 95% of the show was dishearteningly bad.

    I don't think the character introductions went the way they wanted them to go. Instead of making you care about anyone they introduce the main characters as being people so incredibly stupid you don't want them to live through this.    While the limited glimpses of the zombies we got were good the terrible writing/acting delivered during the other 95% of the show was dishearteningly bad.

    I don't think the character introductions went the way they wanted them to go. Instead of making you care about anyone they introduce the main characters as being people so incredibly stupid you don't want them to live through this. While it's OK to introduce future zombie chow it's not OK to turn the entire cast into this and not even give the courtesy of a smart character you can relate to and pull for through the shows twists and turns.

    We have a couple of teachers in a blended family struggling with their heroin addict son who is also apparently the dumbest kid in California. The angsty pointless teenage daughter trying leave town with her art school boyfriend. Some random highschool kid you barely get introduced to trying (badly) to tell people something bad is coming and brandishing a butterknife for self defense (dumb). Then of course the show then ends up being 90% dumb teachers dealing with dumb son's issues (something you probably hear about from other people at work all day long) 5% "wait a minute something is strange here but whatever lalalalala" and 5% "wow there's an actual zombie" to which the three main characters have a very subdued "well that was really odd don't you think" reaction to instead of the realistic reaction which would be to flee in screaming terror or at the very least go get help immediately.

    Apparently episode 2 will be more hair pulling of a similar nature. Failed character development and a few zombie teasers again. Bad way to start.    … Expand
  38. angelsanzcorrea
    Aug 24, 2015
    3
    There was some smart editing and a couple of neat tricks teasing with the comfort of our knowledge from the main series. Other than that, it's what pretty much everyone else says: dull and predictable story, poor writing, very annoying characters and some cringeworthy acting.
    Unless you're a teenager who is really into the horror genre, skip this one...
  39. ahastings7878
    Aug 26, 2015
    0
    There was so much hype about FTWD, so no small wonder why it was the most watched premiere. Every fan of TWD waited in anticipation, hoping for something to hold them over until October. FTWD doesn't seem to have the appeal, the excitement, the FEEL of TWD. It doesn't compare. I'll watch episode 2, but I'm not sure I'll watch episode 3, 4, 5 or 6. Come on October!
  40. OmneIgnotum
    Aug 25, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big fan of TWD, so when I heard Kirkman was involved and might finally get a chance to give some origin to the epidemic, I decided to give it a shot. Boy was that a mistake. All you need to know from this hour long snore fest was that the kid is a drug addict and that causes the "modern day" family situation stress. That's all. Time that should've been spent building suspense in the world (mumblings about the disease while standing in line at the grocery, or clips of morgues overflowing) was over ridden by the teenager's drug use. I get it as a tool for delivering doubt at the onset of the pandemic, I even get it as an attempt to make you understand/care about the new characters (completely failed btw), but the way this is force fed to you over and over makes me think that they were under the impression that they were the first tv show to ever tackle the topic of teenage drug use. I didn't expect zombies everywhere as this is set pre-epidemic, and the sirens and choppers that seemed to grow louder as the episode went on was a nice touch, but I disliked the characters, and seeing as how all they attempted to do in this episode was make me care about what happens to angsty teenagers and the edu-rents, that's not a good sign. The kid uses heroin. Really, I got it. Won't be watching this again, i'll stick to the flagship where something actually happens.… Expand
  41. TobyTrainwrecks
    Aug 25, 2015
    0
    We had high expectations, considering how great The Walking Dead has turned out. This does not live up to them at all. We're treated to a hackneyed origin story with a cast of characters that seem like they were ripped out of a high schooler's zombie fan fiction... Only more clichéd with no chemistry.

    The more forgiving have been referring to the show as a "slow burn." If you're    We had high expectations, considering how great The Walking Dead has turned out. This does not live up to them at all. We're treated to a hackneyed origin story with a cast of characters that seem like they were ripped out of a high schooler's zombie fan fiction... Only more clichéd with no chemistry.

    The more forgiving have been referring to the show as a "slow burn." If you're looking for a slow moving character study then watch Rectify (the best show on TV that no one is watching).

    This pilot is just bad.    … Expand
  42. noelboss
    Sep 3, 2015
    3
    I can't understand the situations that the actors are involved in. The just do stupid things that no one would do.
    Example: Would you take your wife to a dangerous place where allegedly have been a murder or would you go to the police? yes, police is overwhelmed but anyway I wouldn't go there... unarmed...
    I still have hope that the show gets better and the acting in general is good.
  43. swijes1227
    Aug 24, 2015
    1
    I am a big fan of the walking dead. This show, "fear of the walking dead", is terrible. Hard to connect with a druggie, a dysfunctional family and the lead female character that is so disrespectful to the police officers amongst others around her. If all these charters from this family were bit and turn into walkers and someone shot them, that would be entertaining. Short of that, thisI am a big fan of the walking dead. This show, "fear of the walking dead", is terrible. Hard to connect with a druggie, a dysfunctional family and the lead female character that is so disrespectful to the police officers amongst others around her. If all these charters from this family were bit and turn into walkers and someone shot them, that would be entertaining. Short of that, this series was a waste of my time with poor scenery, cheap acting, no emotional attachment to the charters, and boring. Shame to have any association with the original walking dead.… Expand
  44. MovieMan285
    Aug 24, 2015
    2
    When you have a 90 minute show where nothing happens for a good 85 minutes, you know you're in trouble. Opens well and ends well, but the boring, endless filler in between was unbearable. I assume it was supposed to build character development, but the poor script makes you care less about about them, and actually annoyed. Decent acting by Frank Dillane but this doesn't hold a candle toWhen you have a 90 minute show where nothing happens for a good 85 minutes, you know you're in trouble. Opens well and ends well, but the boring, endless filler in between was unbearable. I assume it was supposed to build character development, but the poor script makes you care less about about them, and actually annoyed. Decent acting by Frank Dillane but this doesn't hold a candle to The Walking Dead.… Expand
  45. 007foxtrot
    Sep 1, 2015
    3
    1. After episode 2. When does the daughter get to know her mother and brother killed zombies/people?
    2. Anti-police. Mom rakes the cops at the hospital. She probably has had her own run ins with the law. Probably drug related as she has a great amount of sympathy for her son who is trying desperately to check out.
    3. Mom let's the knife boy out of the car on his own, doesn't warn    1. After episode 2. When does the daughter get to know her mother and brother killed zombies/people?
    2. Anti-police. Mom rakes the cops at the hospital. She probably has had her own run ins with the law. Probably drug related as she has a great amount of sympathy for her son who is trying desperately to check out.
    3. Mom let's the knife boy out of the car on his own, doesn't warn daughter, doesn't warn neighbors. Please don't make her the "Rick Grimes" of this series. Her exit via zombie hopefully is sooner than later.
    4. At least take Knife Boy's knowledge. The civilized grid will soon go down, get moving, at least sharpen some sticks.

    May survive on the back of The Walking Dead.    … Expand
  46. Flowers119
    Sep 27, 2015
    0
    The characters are awful. Especially the blond female main character. I keep watching just to see her get eaten. Poor acting which makes it very hard to get into any characters. I don't care if they all get eaten! Just trying to get by until the season premiere of The Walking Dead!
  47. eek13
    Aug 24, 2015
    1
    The only zombie around was me; zoned out and drooling in my chair for the duration of this boring pilot.

    Pretty much every family-drama trope is lumbering along too.
  48. kyrross
    Sep 10, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to punch everyone in the face. boring episode 1 and stupid decisions episode 2. By the end of ep 1, the son, father and mother know that something very weird and dangerous happens. What to do next?... lets split up in 3 group and dont tell anyone about it. Especially our stupid daughter who will run into the arms of his soon to be eating flesh boyfriend...

    I know, people in zombie movie dont know **** about zombies... I would have love a fast opening for once.. with smart peoples. They serve us, once again, the chase our kids all over the town while they put themselves in the middle of the danger, hanging up on phone warning. O and by the way, the father is very lacking any skill to make things clear on the phone eather ''there are unkillable, very violent people that try to eat the flesh out of your face all over the town, and it seem to spread very fast, our son is in great danger''... TALK TO PEOPLE...

    And why the F** the mother didnt get the giant stack of food the kid had prepare??

    This show is dumb. And I really hope we are done chasing and convincing people.    … Expand
  49. Skynet04
    Oct 1, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the Walking Dead series and I have watched every episode of Fear the Walking Dead so far, but this show seems way too politically correct. I don't like any of the characters except the barber shop dad..he gets it. Everyone else needs to be eaten and replaced. The whole diversity thing is being shoved down the viewers throats and the big melting pot cast seems fake. White mom marries middle-Eastern dad, white moms daughter has black boyfriend, white moms son is a loser drug addict. Middle-Eastern dads ex-wife is Hispanic and the neighbors are Asian and Hispanic! Plus they make the military look like evil occupiers and the police are no where to be found. Really? Oh and the characters do things that are really stupid. Who shines a flashlight at a window while looking out of the window for suspicious activity? All there is is glare from the flashlight. Stupid. Hopefully this how will get better because right now its a yawner..They need to start showing some zombies and less family drama which is ruining this series,… Expand
  50. WLMRBGY
    Sep 14, 2015
    3
    Apparently set in a parallel universe where the word zombie or undead has never been used. This show is already getting on my nerves. By the 3rd episode its already relying on horror cliches and annoying "how or what stupid move can this character make?" Who plays monopoly after smashing her co-worker's head in? How many "sick" victims will Cliff Curtis or Kim Dickens ask "Hey Peter? It'sApparently set in a parallel universe where the word zombie or undead has never been used. This show is already getting on my nerves. By the 3rd episode its already relying on horror cliches and annoying "how or what stupid move can this character make?" Who plays monopoly after smashing her co-worker's head in? How many "sick" victims will Cliff Curtis or Kim Dickens ask "Hey Peter? It's Travis" before they realize someone who is chewing on a dog is not someone you should not get near!? And after killing her son's ex-drug dealer zombie friend and zombie co-worker do you really think someone would worry about her son's drug abuse? Things would be so bat**it crazy that would be the last thing to address. I hope the writers' really step it up because they've got an amazing premise to work with and they're f***ing it up big time. The slow pace is annoying too. If the world was really ending it would be a mad dash for food, supplies, guns, etc. Not "what's wrong with that woman dad?" emo time. Going to give this show a few episodes to get in gear and add some realistic attitudes before I find something else to watch.… Expand
  51. Legituse
    Sep 14, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fear??? Are you kidding!?
    Fear nothing! Endless boring crybabies having no clue!
    Only thing, i suppose, is likable is that we are waiting for The Walking Dead to happen!
    And as mentionned in other reviews, the characters reactions are a joke...
    Conclusion: Garbage! (like the scene where the main character brings the trash out expecting it to be picked up by city services when hospitals are in fire and people are shot cold dead in the streets!)    … Expand
  52. Bill13123
    Sep 21, 2015
    1
    The acting and screenwriting are just atrocious, with enough holes to march a zombie army through. The only reason I'm still watching at this point, is the remote hope a main character gets eaten.
  53. Namal23
    Sep 19, 2015
    1
    What is up with the writers putting pubescent teenage girls as the centre of the series and universe? Ok, it is not Homeland...but as soon as I saw that emo girl I wanted her to be eaten...
  54. owdog
    Sep 23, 2015
    3
    This is a very disappointing show that pales in comparison to TWD. I like TWD and I was hoping to see more TWD but with a different perspective from different characters. I was also hoping to learn more about the origins of the disease and where and how it started. Not only did I not learn anything more about the disease I may have suffered brain damage from watching this show. How canThis is a very disappointing show that pales in comparison to TWD. I like TWD and I was hoping to see more TWD but with a different perspective from different characters. I was also hoping to learn more about the origins of the disease and where and how it started. Not only did I not learn anything more about the disease I may have suffered brain damage from watching this show. How can characters be portrayed as so incredibly stupid.

    And, why are most characters on this TV show so anti-government, anti-police, anti-military... it's like watching OMNI TVs version of white trash. Everyone on the show appears to be ignorant and disgruntled. Other reviews indicated that the writers are trying to show human nature and how people would respond during a crisis what I think they are doing is showing how stupid people actually are. The world if falling apart around them and they are bickering with each other. Yes! that is a zombie eating your neighbour do something! Do anything!

    I think the writers are having fun with us?    … Expand
  55. Slardax
    Oct 11, 2015
    0
    If you wish to waste minutes of your life that will never come back to you, with this endless dramatic show, its worst than a soap opera, the show is completely overrated.
  56. BShaps
    Sep 2, 2015
    2
    I'm a big TWD fan and watched with another big TWD fan. The pilot was so bad that I had to turn it off about halfway through. The acting was terrible and none of the characters were remotely believable to me. The characters are what make TWD so good and that aspect was completely lacking in the pilot.
  57. TheSHO
    Sep 27, 2015
    1
    I am a huge fan of the original. I put up with this show until the 5th episode. I had to finally walk away. Almost nothing makes any sense. Military against their own people. Military that can get bribed by watches and jewelry in a time where material things shouldn't matter so much. Military that are the a holes. A dad that captures and tortures a military guy for no reason evenI am a huge fan of the original. I put up with this show until the 5th episode. I had to finally walk away. Almost nothing makes any sense. Military against their own people. Military that can get bribed by watches and jewelry in a time where material things shouldn't matter so much. Military that are the a holes. A dad that captures and tortures a military guy for no reason even though the guy would tell him everything. How he thinks he can get away with it is beyond me. Characters that are ALL unlikable. And how a military with all its might can't handle some lumbering dead is beyond me. The whole concept of this show is beyond stupid. I can't believe these are the same guys that made the original show. I really wanted to make excuses and give this show a chance but I will not be going back to this inane show.… Expand
  58. Blade_Runner
    Oct 2, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series is a money-grab by AMC and Robert Kirkman. The pitch was "We'll see the end of civilization". We've seen nothing. There are 16M people in the LA area. It is impossible to evacuate that many people. A lot of people have to get sick, die, and turn in a short timeframe. Influenza and plague have devastated societies in the past yet few people have actually been sick. There has only been 2 walkers in Maddie's neighborhood. One was a suicide. Two walkers is not enough to evacuate a community. It is reasonable that people would be getting sick and dying yet the neighborhood hasn't been exposed to the contagion. No one has Internet, TV or radio in a middle-class neighborhood. The Internet was designed to function after a nuclear war however it has failed after less than 2 weeks because no one allegedly is there to maintain it. Walkers tearing apart stupid characters is boring. Perhaps the series can be saved when better writers are hired. IMO we're being served hot garbage and expected to like it.… Expand
  59. AZsonoran
    Oct 6, 2015
    1
    This is so awful, they really mailed in the script and used every cliche possible. The anti military, anti police rhetoric is disgusting. The characters are stupid and can't seam to recall any lessons from previous episodes i dont care about any of these characters. Pathetic.
  60. Honest-Review
    Jul 6, 2017
    3
    The fact that critics have all voted fear the walking dead positively is extremity worrying. How can you believe a word any critic says from this moment forward when they are blatantly being paid off in some way to review this show in a positive light. SHAMEFUL.

    Anyway, as for the show, It has its moments, and i am still sticking with it through gritted teeth! I'm a sucker for    The fact that critics have all voted fear the walking dead positively is extremity worrying. How can you believe a word any critic says from this moment forward when they are blatantly being paid off in some way to review this show in a positive light. SHAMEFUL.

    Anyway, as for the show, It has its moments, and i am still sticking with it through gritted teeth! I'm a sucker for punishment. The show is a drama about humans struggling, It has very little to do with the walkers. The acting is terrible, especially Kim Dickens and her family in the show. Kim takes the award for actress who cant act award for 2017. It is levels of bad that i can't put into words.

    If it wasn't for the feminist obsession here in 2017 they would have killed her off along time ago. In fact, i believe that doing so would draw people back into the world more as it is unbelievable how a woman who only has one emotion can influence so many people and act like a bad ass when in real life she wouldn't have lasted a second with how she acts in fear the walking dead.

    I have seen a drop in qaulty of the walking dead since fear started awhile back. I dont know if this is just a coincadence but the shows feel stale and repetative. They are so scared to offend people that certain events happen on the show that in a real life situation would go down a whole different way!

    I persoanlly think the makers should be disgusted with how low qauloty their shows have become!

    If you want to save it, start with Kim asap.    … Expand
  61. trollkiller
    Mar 9, 2016
    1
    Major disappointment. The acting is awful, and the writing worse. Actually I wonder if the awful acting is due to the terrible scripts? dont bother with this drivel, unless you want to constantly yell at your TV about ridiculous plot holes that occur over and over and over, stick to TWD
  62. DReview
    Jul 22, 2016
    3
    The thematic questions they should be asking with this spin off is a question of hope, not a question of humanity.

    In the original Walking Dead, the characters struggle with holding on to their humanity, asking themselves questions about who they are and what makes them good or evil. They slowly change into ruthless killers in order to survive and throughout their experiences we accept    The thematic questions they should be asking with this spin off is a question of hope, not a question of humanity.

    In the original Walking Dead, the characters struggle with holding on to their humanity, asking themselves questions about who they are and what makes them good or evil. They slowly change into ruthless killers in order to survive and throughout their experiences we accept their behavior as just. Their evolution is painfully showcased throughout all 6 seasons and when they realize they are in a new world order we accept how they’ve changed.

    In Fear the Walking Dead the same questions and results are only shown within 2 seasons and there is nothing different but a rehashed pitch from the original. By the end of season 2 the characters of FTWD have already accepted the new world order, all while Rick is still asleep in his coma. This hardly seems like the beginning of the end of the world.

    This type of spin off shows the archive to spin is infinite without ever having to find an intersecting point with the original. But I wonder how many spin offs can they make before the audience moves on to a new series.

    This is not what I expected when I heard of FTWD, I expected the characters with real and logical emotions, and a story that is in relation to the original series. I want to see ground zero of The Walking Dead. Where the disease started, how it spread, who tried to stop it, and what they did when it became uncontrollable.

    The thematic questions Fear the Walking Dead should have are, “Can we stop the end of the world?” and “Is there hope for all of us?” This spin off is a rehashed pitch from the original, using the former as an outline all while changing characters and settings. The characters in FTWD left LA too soon, and they accepted the end of the world without a fight.

    Also to add, the characters in FTWD have poor logic, which frustrates the audience, and also the series in general seems very half baked. Nothing new to see here... Or Fear.    … Expand
  63. AndySwaggly
    Oct 8, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fear the walking dead begins with a character finding out that things are going to **** in a meth house. Or crack house. (not sure of the name) We find the character Nick, who's character is the only name I can remember after watching 2 episodes of this **** who finds someone he knows as a zombie and runs out into the middle of the road and gets by a car and dies.. I only wish that happened..

    Look I don't even want to dive that thoroughly into the episode, because I feel as if I did, I would be wasting my time. I'm here to point out all the problems I witnessed in this episode.

    So after a unique opening we are greeted with the pile of **** known as Fear The Walking Dead, now Fear The Walking Dead as a title doesn't make sense because at NO POINT during the first 2 episodes was I scared. No point, I did not experience fear at all, so the title of the series is **** stupid to begin with, however I understand why it's called that, it shows how lazy the production was, they literally just stuck the word "Fear" in front of "The Walking Dead" now that is lazy as all ****.

    The title being lazy symbolises the entire production, lazy, dull and seem as if they don't give a crap. The episode itself is one of the most drawn out and dull pieces of garbage I have ever witnessed, there is nothing salvageable about Fear the Walking Dead. 2 episodes in I could not describe the characters personality, seriously people bang on about Clara from Doctor Who not having a character but at least you could tell the writing department were trying. Beside Steven Moffat. But here, not one character has a likeable personality, possibly Nick? but then again I can't really describe his personality, and I can't even remember the other characters names.

    This is jarring as hell considering that The Walking Dead, the TV show, I could name nearly every character. Well the important ones at least, Rick, Morgan, Dwayne, Lori, Carl and Shane in the first 2 episodes. in FTWD, I can remember 1, that's not saying much about a show that the writers original intention was to be all about the characters, which was dealt with remarkably well in the Main series. For the first 3 seasons at least, season 4 is where things started to fall apart with characterisation.

    So the characters are bad, but I haven't even begun on the acting. with Nick, I get the sense he's sort of trying but with the others.. I constantly think of them as actors reading a script due to the expressionless faces of the actors I have a feeling they don't give a **** about anything but their pay check. The Mother of Nick (the name of her, I cannot recall) is a **** for the reason... she's a **** she acts really uptight for no reason and tells some police to **** off in the first episode (she doesn't say **** off, but she tells them to basically get lost) and this makes her character come across as rather unlikeable. Then there's Nicks sister who is a blank slate and his step dad who is also a blank slate.

    The one point that really **** annoyed me in episode 2 was when the dad or mother didn't tell the neighbours about the upcoming apocalypse. what a ****head, that made the character so unsalvageable for me, I considered no longer watching due to the extent that part pissed me off. This is probably down the writing, which is god awful and cliche as **** I could predict nearly everything that was going to happen in the first 2 episode. Girls boyfriend, oh he's going to get bitten and they'll cry and get all sad.. the problem is I don't care about this girls boyfriend, I've spent to little time knowing him so when he dies I don't care about his character enough to feel sad, I'm not invested.

    The narrative falls apart whenever I think about it, I was intrigued at the beginning as I thought it was going to be fast paced. But then I read up a bit more and the point of the show is that it's the start of the apocalypse, not during it, before. Not only is this concept a stupid as **** idea, beginnings are never the most interesting part, that's why they skipped it in their main series!!! because we could cut right to the action. This is a stupid concept.

    So the Narrative sucks. The acting is plain awful. All the characters are blank slates. The Script is shoddy. What about the direction.... well it's kind of **** I doubt a lot of money went into making it because the cinematography is really cheesy and bland.

    Before people start hammering that "no" on the helpful review section or report me for trolling or some **** can you please not. I will respect your opinion if you respect mine. I do not like the series but you're allowed to like it. This is just an opinion and if you liked it, good for you, but personally I don't have the appeal.

    In conclusion I genuinely dislike the series, I've listed reasons and supported it with evidence to back up my claims for reasons why. 1/10.    … Expand
  64. jbeach12078
    Apr 1, 2016
    1
    As a fan of The Walking Dead, I had high expectations for Fear the Walking Dead. Spin-offs, as a whole are generally not as a good as the original series. However, Fear takes it to another level. The only adjective I can use to describe the show is WEAK. Just my opinion.
  65. slyious
    May 10, 2016
    1
    This show is a disappointment for me. I have waited a long time to see something happening but nothing. The characters are so boring and the storyline is hopeless. I have lost enough time with this. I quit !
  66. Metareview89
    May 21, 2016
    1
    Dont watch this show.
    I got a headache after season 2.
    Talk talk talk..buhu cry.. weak family...debate...talk about this and that. If this world was in chaos. And ive meet people like that? I would run the other direction. I dont care of there is obstacle on my path. If you guys are watching this. Its like a soap opera acter who want to be famous and fail miserable. I mean Come    Dont watch this show.
    I got a headache after season 2.

    Talk talk talk..buhu cry.. weak family...debate...talk about this and that.

    If this world was in chaos. And ive meet people like that? I would run the other direction. I dont care of there is obstacle on my path.

    If you guys are watching this. Its like a soap opera acter who want to be famous and fail miserable.
    I mean Come on..

    Are maybe this show is showing us how stupid the US people are when it comes to dooms day.
    if it were so. We should stay away from the Americow.    … Expand
  67. JoeSmithII
    May 1, 2018
    0
    still as boring and stupid as ever ... all the critics claiming this show is WAY better than "The Walking Dead" have obviously been paid a lot of money to lie ...
  68. Aginagala
    Nov 5, 2017
    3
    As a fan of the original show... this particular season was more of a let down for me. The entire time I was waiting to be engaged... or connected with some or one of the characters however I felt as if I didn't really care who died or who lived and the ending didn't feel satisfying in any way to me. The character development was abysmal and the acting was pretty poor by some of the actorsAs a fan of the original show... this particular season was more of a let down for me. The entire time I was waiting to be engaged... or connected with some or one of the characters however I felt as if I didn't really care who died or who lived and the ending didn't feel satisfying in any way to me. The character development was abysmal and the acting was pretty poor by some of the actors taking the immersion factor away completely. The walkers themselves even seemed a little off, perhaps being so early in the infection time it is too early to judge. However it is interesting as a fan of the original series to see what was happening when Rick went into a coma, before the outbreak and seeing the chaos and turmoil the characters had to face. If you're a fan of the walking dead I'd say try it, see if you like it, if not, then don't bother with the rest of the season. I wouldn't recommend this however if you are not a fan and would say watch the walking dead for a much better overall experience in this universe.… Expand

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#3 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#16 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Aug 24, 2015
    75
    Fear the Walking Dead is heavy on spooky atmosphere and light on zombies (they’ll be known as “infected,” not walkers, we’re told) in the early going.
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  2. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Ned Ehrbar
    Aug 24, 2015
    80
    Fear the Walking Dead pulls off a great feat in prequel land: using that nagging sense of inevitability to its advantage. It shouldn’t work, but it totally does.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Aug 24, 2015
    80
    Fear the Walking Dead is a wonderfully refreshing reboot that reminds viewers of the exciting, moving, and dramatic potential The Walking Dead had in its first season - a potential the show has all but squandered.
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