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.
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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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