- Network: AMC
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 23, 2015
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 604 Ratings
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Positive: 297 out of 604
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Mixed: 115 out of 604
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Negative: 192 out of 604
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Sep 20, 2015As 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.
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Oct 25, 2015Worst 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.
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Nov 14, 2015Utter ****
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. -
Aug 24, 2015
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Aug 23, 2015
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Oct 12, 2015poorly 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
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Aug 24, 2015
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Aug 31, 2015
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Sep 2, 2015I'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.
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Sep 16, 2015
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Aug 24, 2015
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Aug 28, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 30, 2015
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May 19, 2016First 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'.
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Sep 27, 2015
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Mar 9, 2016Major 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
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Aug 24, 2015The only zombie around was me; zoned out and drooling in my chair for the duration of this boring pilot.
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Aug 23, 2015A 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.
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Aug 24, 2015My 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.
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Aug 24, 2015
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Aug 24, 2015
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Aug 25, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
Awards & Rankings
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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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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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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.