The Walking Dead is already out on dvd and blu-ray, but when has a little thing like a previous release stopped Anchor Bay from releasing another? They’e lined up new special editions of the first season for release this October, just in time for the second season.
Normally there wouldn’t be any reason for this article, but there’s one big extra that’s sure to be of interest to fans- a brand new version of the pilot episode of the show. You know, that incredible hour and a half of television that was sadly not beaten by anything later on in the season? It’s getting a black and white transfer. Frank Darabont fans of know that his last film The Mist is not only best seen in black and white, it should only be seen that way. The lack of color only added to the atmosphere of the film, the loneliness, the sense that something alien is going on… and it also helped hide some of the iffier special effects. The Walking Dead definitely didn’t have a problem with its effects but considering how emotional things got in the pilot it’s curious to think about what the experience will feel like.
Along with the regular blu-ray release there will also be a limited edition tin that comes with a wearable zombie mask from NECA designed by none other than Greg Nicotero.
Here’s exactly what you’ll get with each release. Each version comes with the previous features:
The Making of The Walking Dead
Inside The Walking Dead: Episodes 1 – 6
A Sneak Peek with Robert Kirkman
Behind The Scenes Zombie Make-Up Tips
Convention Panel with the Producers
The Walking Dead Trailer
All three versions include the following new extras:
Pilot Episode: The B&W Version
Audio Commentaries On All 6 episodes
We Are The Walking Dead
Bring Out The Dead: KNB And The Art of Making Zombies
Digital Decay: The VFX of The Walking Dead
No More Room in Hell: The Walking Dead Phenomenon
Adapting The Dead
Killer Conversations: Frank Darabont & Greg Nicotero
Extra Footage includes:
Zombie School
Bicycle Girl
On Set with Robert Kirkman
Hanging with Steven Yeun
Inside Dale’s RV
On Set with Andrew Lincoln
You’ll be able to find these in stores on October 4th.
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Call me a heretic, but I disagree that the B&W version is the only version worth watching. Having seen both, I feel the color release is just fine and the B&W adds nothing.
sorry if this comes across as sarcastic or whatever, but i would really like to know…
my remote control has a colour button, if you turn it down, you get a black and white picture on anything you watch, why would you buy this when you can get the same effect for free,
btw i liked the mist in b&w but i prefer it in colour.
I think they tweak the transfer further than simply turning off the color… but I don’t know for sure.
Dig around online and you’ll find Darabont’s response to that particular fuck-headed question.
Maybe also dig around for information on the part of the filmmaking process called “grading”.
Whoa… get laid much? Chill the F out.
woah Nardo, slight over-reaction to a simple question, you having problems at home son?
I honestlly don’t get what making it black and white does. The originalI Night of the Living Dead – yeah, it’s black and white. But why bother doing this with The Walkng Dead? It’s silly, in my opinion. It adds nothing.
The Walking Dead is okay so far. I will absolutely watch the next season, but how does adding B&W really add anything to the first season? It doesn’t add extra quality.
I like Darabont, but this just seems dumb. But then again, I’m obviously not the target demographic for this.
Sorry for typos, I need to get reading glasses.
Typos are never a problem unless they’re intentionally typo’s.
I’m in total agreement here. While watching the B&W version of The Mist, I found myself thinking that the more modern style of filmmaking being used (especially all the handheld camera and fast digital zooms) were at odds with what Darabont said he’d wanted to achieve with the movie. If he’d actually shot it in a way that more closely emulated the films of the ’50s and ’60s (e.g., more static shots, longer cuts), I think it would have worked a lot better. It’s too bad, too, because I felt that some of the FX looked better in B&W.
Wow, a bunch movie fans who find it impossible to understand the impact choices like colour type, film stock etc can make on a film. Are you guys confused as to how production design and sound can affect a film too? Oh well, enjoy your colouring books! 😛 🙂
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