The Walking Dead Season 7 - Official Trailer Review

So I just got finished watching the official San Diego Comic Con trailer for season 7 of The Walking Dead. Same as every year, I wait patiently for the trailer then hate myself because it's over a month before the show starts back. As expected, there were no clues as to who Negan killed in last season's finale, but what we did see of the upcoming season has me absolutely buzzing for it to start back.

Basically the trailer starts as a flashback sequence, going through some pivotal moments for the potential victims at the receiving end of Lucille. We see a couple shots of Negan swinging the bat from behind, then the blood dripping off Lucille. Can tell straight off the bat (see what I done there?) that season 7 will most likely be the darkest yet. Negan has nowhere near showed his full power, and all things considered, that's a fucking scary prospect.

Keeping on the topic of the Saviours, we got our first proper glimpse at their home base, The Sanctuary, and that's looking pretty cool. Will be a difficult place to compromise if Rick and company want to go to war. We see Dwight being a dick to someone and a bunch of Saviours kneeling as Negan walks past them. All the power. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is absolutely owning the part so far. 

The other main talking point from the trailer is, of course, the introduction of Ezekiel, The Kingdom, and his pet tiger, Shiva. Know what? This is a fictitious show about a zombie apocalypse. Why the fuck shouldn't there be a tiger thrown in there? All you sore arses saying it takes away from the realism of the show are giving me a fucking headache. For all intents and purposes, the casting choice for Ezekiel is almost perfect (I wanted Dave Fennoy, it didn't happen, let's move on). Khary Payton looks the part and Shiva (despite being clearly heavy on the old CGI) had the comic book fan in me going absolutely tonto. Ezekiel is a massive character with so much to offer to the tv show and I hope he and The Kingdom as a community are done justice.

Other snippets I caught were Jesus taking down some walkers and the fact that he's given a few scenes in the season trailer tells me he's going to be a regular, which I'm ecstatic about. To me, a lot like Abraham and Eugene, Jesus has a light hearted side to him, which you need on a show like this. Negan having a cold drink with Olivia had me in stitches, he's so happy with himself and she's just sitting there like "leave me alone pls". I am so looking forward to seeing how Negan interacts with the residents of Alexandria and the core group after some of them witnessed him murder one (or some?) of their friends in cold blood.

Finally, much like with last season, the score for the trailer ("Take It All" by Ruelle, check that shit out) was absolutely spine chilling. The guys who pick the music for The Walking Dead have a knack for capturing the feel of an entire season of TV with one song, it's honestly bewildering.

As expected, I score the trailer a perfect 10 like Tye Dillinger. Lovely, good things. October better hurry the fuck right up.

Now enjoy the trailer in all its glory, courtesy of AMC and Fox International.

The Walking Dead - The Alien REVIEW

So I received a small surprise last night when I found out that Brian K. Vaughan had released a stand alone one-off comic for The Walking Dead world, entitled "The Alien". As far as I'm aware, it can only be purchased and read online, but if anyone hears anything of physical copies, let me know! I'll post the link first of all in case anyone hasn't already checked it out, because there is a HUGE spoiler ahead that affects one of the main Walking Dead survivors. You can name your price for this comic by the way, so whatever you think it would be worth, you pay that and then download and read away!

http://panelsyndicate.com/

Fear The Walking Dead - Season 2, Episode 2 REVIEW

Really enjoying Fear at the moment. The premier last week was pretty strong and they've followed up with another pretty cool episode this week. As per usual, I'll give a small run down of some of the main scenes, throw in my opinions of it, then round it up with an overall review and rating of the episode. I'm sure you've got the gist of things by now! So let's get started...

How The Walking Dead Season 7 Should Begin!

It appears all the talk has been on the cliffhanger. Of course it is, it's a cliffhanger after all, it's supposed to have people talking. I've seen it mentioned a couple of times that it's taken the viewer out of the emotion of the moment, and it can certainly be said that that is true. So how do AMC pull the viewer straight back into the moment? This is my opinion on how season 7 of The Walking Dead should begin.

Fear The Walking Dead - Season 2, Episode 1 REVIEW

So it's currently off-season on The Walking Dead, which, considering how season 6 ended, is a bit of a drag. However, the geniuses that brings us The Walking Dead have brought us a brand new series of Fear The Walking Dead to tide us over for the next few months, so we get our share of Dead in the mean time. I'll try and make a habit out of posting reviews for each episode of season 2 because I really miss doing this regularly. There was a point where I considered doing youtube video reviews of the things I cover on here, but finding the time, never mind the proper equipment, proved problematic. While I have a spare minute though, at this very late hour, I'll give my thoughts on the season premier of Fear The Walking Dead Season 2.

The Walking Dead Season 6 Finale - Predictions!

6:16 - Last Day On Earth

"To save one of their own, Rick's group must venture outside the walls. Their experience there will change their lives forever."

The Walking Dead Season 6 Predictions - Episode 12 "Not Tomorrow Yet"

So this won't be too in depth, make this more of a 5 point preview/predictions post. We've had about an episode and a half of cooling off time from No Way Out, which ended with Rick's confrontation with Ethan at Hilltop last week, so "right off the bat" I can say that I think this will be a nail biter of an episode.

So the episode is called "Not Tomorrow Yet", and the synopsis for the episode reads:-

"Rick and the group realize the only way to maintain the peace of Alexandria is to fight a new enemy. This time, though, our group might be outmatched."

The Walking Dead Season 6 Review - Episode 11 "Knots Untie"

This has been the best season by long and far of The Walking Dead. I know it's easy to say that every year because it just keeps getting bigger, more extravagant, more exciting. Of course, we can't tell how good it'll be in the future but at this moment in time the standards are being raised with every passing episode, and with so much more still to come in the next five episodes, I can't wait to see where the survivors go from here on out.

Episode eleven picks up exactly where we left off, with Jesus walking in on Rick and Michonne, and saying it's time they spoke. I've been surprised so far with how they've handled Jesus, as the TV version is a lot smaller and I want to say sneakier than the comic book version. Always a good thing when they mix things up a bit though, can't have everything by the book. The intro involves Maggie and Glenn tending to some crops in Alexandria, Sasha and Abraham sharing an awkward moment, Abraham and Rosita in bed, and then Jesus sitting everyone down to let them know that their world "is about to get a whole lot bigger". Cue music.

The Walking Dead REVIEW (Season 6 Episode 9 "No Way Out")

I mean fuck.

This is a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the episode, and I'll probably miss out a few bits so I'll have to go back and edit after I've had time to properly comprehend what the fuck I just watched. Only one way to go about it man, start from the beginning. Fuck it. Major spoilers ahead, watch it first, then read this review. Just... fuck. Might as well get this part out the way first, but this is without any doubt in my mind, the best episode ever of The Walking Dead. Absolutely packed from start to finish, some surprises, some expected scenes, but the way it was shot and directed was wonderful and it'll be a long time before they produce a better episode than this. Perfect 10/10.

The Walking Dead - Season 5, Episode 16 - Conquer (Review)

Wow. I laid off previewing The Walking Dead for the past few episodes because of work etc, but I feel as though I'd be doing myself an injustice if I didn't write even a small review of the season finale. Don't expect in depth analysis of everything that happened in the episode, just a roundup of biggest scenes, my thoughts on them, and then I may even make a case for why season five has been, hands down, the best yet of The Walking Dead.

ICW: Barramania & Wrestlemania Review

So myself and Danny boy decided on Sunday prior to Barramania that we would record a wee audio review of both Manias. It was more of a chance for me to test my new mic, so as the saying goes, two birds. We recorded this yesterday, and it's basically us talking about the wrestling for a solid hour and a half. Listen to it if you dare. I think it's no bad for a first attempt, and where I'll get back to writing the ICW stuff regularly, I may start doing audio reviews of WWE shows. With all that being said, give it a listen, give me some feedback. Aye. Enjoy.

ICW: Barramania Preview

Jesus is that the time? It seems like just yesterday I was reviewing the Square Go and pondering what would happen when ICW returned to the Barras in March. I've been drifting in and out of obscurity since then, mainly due to the fact I now have a steady job (I know, what a fuckin dick, eh?) and that's been keeping me busy for a couple of months. A few things have happened in my absence... Drew Galloway has won more belts across the globe, Red Lightning has made good on his promise to make cunts' lives miserable, and Chris Renfrew has lost his fucking mind entirely. With all that being said, here's the matches we know we're looking forward to this Sunday, within the confines of the sold out Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow.

ICW.

BARRAS.

THE RETURN.

The Walking Dead - Season 5, Episode 13 - Forget (Preview)

I'll admit it, I was waaaay off with my preview of last week's episode, but I enjoyed writing it. So much so, that I'm doing another one. Plus, last week's preview done absolute wonders for exposure of the site in general, and I'm not above clickbait. I know, I'm Satan's spawn. Sue me. Anyway, let us talk The Walking Dead, and what's to be expected from tonight's episode, which is called "Forget". Like last week, I'll tell you the synopsis given for the new episode before going on to discuss what I think we may be in store for tonight. Simple enough, here's what AMC has given us to work with... 

"Rick and the group continue to acclimate to their new surroundings. Will they be able to go back to normalcy? Better yet, what is normal now?"

Here are my thoughts...

The Walking Dead - Season 5, Episode 12 - Remember (Preview)

So this is new. Maybe it's because I've found myself at a loose end in terms of things to write wrestling wise. Inspiration normally crops up around the time of ICW shows and WWE PPVs, so later this month will be productive. For now though, I'm going to do a preview of The Walking Dead, which airs episode 12 of it's season 5 later on tonight. The episode is called Remember and the description of the episode is as follows:

"Molding into a new lifestyle is proving difficult to the group. Has life on the road proven too treacherous to go back to who they once were?"

Here are some of my thoughts on what we can expect from tonight's episode.

NXT Review 25/2/15

I like to think that the "NXT!" chants start about an hour before the camera starts rolling, and every single fan just monotonously shouts it without any breaks until the music of the first guy in the first match hits. Just a thought. It's a shame that in the "bigger picture" (or perhaps the narrower picture, given your taste) the fans that pack out NXT Arena are simply known as a big bunch of smart marks. That's not the case. Well, it is kinda, but that's not the point. They're actually passionate about the product they see, and that's because the product they see is the best on the fucking planet. All respect to ICW and that, they're heading in that direction, but the pool of talent in NXT is the absolute cream of the crop. Every week they deliver and make people want to tune in the following show. Each and every fan that goes to Full Sail University to see NXT are emotionally invested in the wrestling matches they're paying to witness, and that's quite lovely, considering you can hear a pin drop for 80% of the main shows. This didn't fill the weekly one hour time allotment, had only 5 matches and was still better than RAW on Monday, which is pretty tragic. I live in hope that Vince will one day watch NXT properly and come to the realization that "maybe it IS me that's out of touch." Pigs will fly when that day comes, so for now let's review some cracking wrestling. Yes, let's.

ICW: International Superstar Wrestling Deluxe Preview

The second stop on the Insane Entertainment System Tour is a wee trip to the nation's capital. Truth be told, this is probably the most gutted I've been about missing an ICW show, because see every match on the card? They make me want to squeal like a pig. Too much brawness for one show, it'll be bloody delightful. I won't waste time doing a pure long intro, so here's some of the quick details. This is at the City Nightclub in Edinburgh, be there for 7 sharpish, tickets are still available (I think, dinny shoot me if I'm wrong). If you have the means to be at this show and you've been mulling over the idea of going - dae it. If you've decided not to go and reading this right now - don't be daft, and dae it. Aye, Edinburgh. This will be a cracker. Lets get on with the matches.

A Chat With David Bateman

Really quite excited about this one troops. This is an interview with David Bateman, a journalist and former editor of a wrestling and MMA magazine, who has taken it upon himself to delve into the deep history of Scottish professional wrestling. Not only that, going the extra mile and writing a fucking book about it. Going back as far as the very early centuries all the way up to the current wave that is taking the world by storm, there's no doubt that this will be a great read for wrestling fans of all ages. I don't want to babble on here, so I'm going to pass you all over to David to tell you a bit more about the project, how he first became a fan of professional wrestling, and how you can contribute through the kickstarter page that has been set up. Appropriate links will follow, but for now, enjoy his words...

TNA Lockdown Review 6/2/15

Your eyes do not deceive you people. This is a TNA review. This past Friday night saw TNA Lockdown make it's first ever appearance on free television, as was stated several times throughout the night. It's a traditional TNA PPV, but no more! I've been doing my best to keep up to date with TNA but it gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, which is a bit sad. Lockdown is a personal favorite of mines though, so I made a decision to get it watched and get it reviewed. Easy enough. Every match is a Six Sides of Steel match, which means the entire show will be organised carnage... so what the fuck are we waiting for?

A Chat With Emily Hayden

Been a wee while since I last done an interview on here so I decided to rectify that as soon as possible. Now, like the old saying about buses goes - wait all day for one, then two come at the same time. I can use that here... well, kinda... only it's about interviews with folk, and there will be THREE coming your way. Starting off with this one right here. Emily Hayden is another fresh talent coming up just now in the Scottish wrestling scene. Coming out of the PBW Academy, she's made appearances for ICW, BCW and recently made her full roster debut for her home promotion PBW, after appearing on the Academy shows. I asked her a few questions about how she got started in wrestling, who she looks up to in the business, and the benefits of having some of the elite performers in Britain as her trainers. Now that the pleasantries are out the way, here's an interview. Enjoy!

NXT Takeover: Rival Preview

These are quick becoming some of the most anticipated shows in WWE today. Takeover. The crowning jewels of NXT, where the troops in Florida get to go out for a two hour live show on the Network and tear it up. The last event, R Evolution, ended with the betrayal of Kevin Owens against his long time friend and newly crowned NXT Champion, Sami Zayn. It's been building since then, but it was made official a few weeks ago that Zayn and Owens would meet one on one here for the NXT Championship. We'll get to that later though, because there's a full card of excellence to run through before we get to the main event.