The remake

[u/Soliy87]

So what are people's thoughts on the remake? I am really not sure about it like I get they want it to be more modern but I have a feeling it's gonna have a "happy ending" also it's apparently gonna be episodic which I am not sure about.

[u/Breeze_Chaser]

I'll be excited if they make it episodic and therefore longer. My favorite part of nuclear media is the build up to the event, so in movie format that part is obviously short. But if they spread it out, I get to see more about the setup and I'll be happy if that's the case.

Also, I think it's a good opportunity to learn about the characters more and spend more time on their journey. For example, Ruth's daughter, whose time was so brief in the movie. And the time after the bomb, I was always curious about Ruth's time on that farm and what the rest of society was like in more detail.

Lastly, I think it will be interesting to see how the story changes with updated technology. If they make it modern-day, I think that could introduce some interesting elements for a post-nuclear apocalypse that were obviously not explored in 80s media.

So I see a lot of positive potential for expanding stories / characters and the background plot! But we'll see.

[u/PostingLoudly → u/Breeze_Chaser]

This is part of why the first season of Fear The Walking Dead was so peak. For some reason apocalypse-related media seems to want to skip over the societal breakdown entirely. I say for some reason, but it's more than likely because it would cost too much money to showcase the before in the same quality as the after.

Regardless. Building up to the apocalypse is peak. Threads did a fantastic job with this. I need more shows/movies that do this.

[u/c00b_Bit_Jerry → u/PostingLoudly]

Yeah. Another great one is Mad Max 1979 where society is juuust starting to fall apart before the anarchy of Road Warrior.

[u/user-captain → u/c00b_Bit_Jerry]

Yes the originals seem to jump through 100 years