Netflix Series: Black Summer: Season 2 Discussion (Netflix's Walking Dead) (drops 6/17/21)

@fonzerrillii

I did NOT recognize Jaime King!

Is that age or surgery ?

Very predictable so far but the pace is so damn fast frenzied and chaotic...

I'm down

Its Walking Dead on coke

VERY 28 days later inspired.

again VERY predictable butI think its not really their fault cause we basically seen it all.

Its funny too..much funnier than I expected...

Man: Please help, we have food we have water...

Woman: I WILL SUCK YOUR D*CK!!!!

(Its the damn Fyre festival up in here!)

And the episodes are short that is a REAL plus...

so far so good.

damn Netflix is gearing up to fight Disney+ tooth and nail.

sidebar..

Aint Beyonce coming to Netflix soon too?
 
Just finished it. Enjoyed it while I was watching it, now that it's finished I'm like WTF?

First, the writers thought they were slick by naming the black characters Spears. They crammed in every single zombie movie cliche short of a survivor cop and a shopping mall.

The worst part is that it's supposed to take place somewhere in the Southwest and you can clearly tell it's filmed in Canada. The "American" soldiers sound like they should be hanging out with Ricky and Julian. Lance even picks up a box of shreddies cereal at one point.

The action is great, the tension is superb, continuity is shitty (keep an eye on Lance's right hand) and the plot makes no sense. the ending seems like it was written on the back of a napkin 5 minutes before the deadline.

Oh yeah, this show has nothing to do with z Nation at all.
It's funny. It's from the same people who made Z nation and is titled something that was big in the Z Nation universe: Black Summer. Just because King is going on about refugees and ebola doesn't mean it isn't a prequel.

Anyone who is a fan of Z nation knows about Black Summer. That's when shit got real. It's like King doesn't even know about Z nation and is talking to talk. :smh:
 
I binge watched 6 episodes last night. I like it so far. The Walking Dead pissed me off so much I completely jumped ship after the whole Rick bullshit ended. These zombies are more aggressive and fast. I like the long continuous shots here too. They really show the physical exhaustion of dealing with evading and escaping. It seems to capture more of an "authentic" characterization of the scenario than other shows in the genre. I credit the ability of releasing through Netflix helping this also, AMC could NEVER do this type of dialogue but they have surprised me with the graphic violence.
 
It's funny. It's from the same people who made Z nation and is titled something that was big in the Z Nation universe: Black Summer. Just because King is going on about refugees and ebola doesn't mean it isn't a prequel.

Anyone who is a fan of Z nation knows about Black Summer. That's when shit got real. It's like King doesn't even know about Z nation and is talking to talk. :smh:

Black summer is referenced, and yes, both films have zombies. The difference is that the zombies in Black summer don't behave the same way they do in z Nation. For instance, in black summer you rarely see them travel packs unless they're chasing the same person or group. They are so pack like in z nation they literally have zoonamis. The black summer zombies are also much harder to kill
 
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Black summer is referenced, and yes, both films have zombies. The difference is that the zombies in Black summer don't behave the same way they do in z Nation. For instance, in z Nation you rarely see them travel packs unless they're chasing the same person or group. They are also way harder to kill in Black summer.
You're not a Z nation fan, are you?

Z nation is the zombie show that had a herd a state wide that made anything on TWD look like a few zombies loitering. It was so loud, the ground shook for miles and miles. Much like this show referenced the same heard, but in its early stages. Black summer is also when they first started having problems with water and food(you can't eat anything that has died). Same reason 3 of these characters were about to drop dead.

And harder to kill? Z nation hit the scene with a baby zombie taking out people and zombies in both universe are fast as fuck and figure shit out. It's just in Z-nation they 3 years in and skilled.

I don't get why the actress was trying to distance this show from both the zombie genre and Z-nation and make it some profound shit. She like one of the porno actresses going on and on about art. Bitch it's a zombie show and was sold as a prequel.
 
You're not a Z nation fan, are you?

Z nation is the zombie show that had a herd a state wide that made anything on TWD look like a few zombies loitering. It was so loud, the ground shook for miles and miles. Much like this show referenced the same heard, but in its early stages. Black summer is also when they first started having problems with water and food(you can't eat anything that has died). Same reason 3 of these characters were about to drop dead.

And harder to kill? Z nation hit the scene with a baby zombie taking out people and zombies in both universe are fast as fuck and figure shit out. It's just in Z-nation they 3 years in and skilled.

I don't get why the actress was trying to distance this show from both the zombie genre and Z-nation and make it some profound shit. She like one of the porno actresses going on and on about art. Bitch it's a zombie show and was sold as a prequel.

Z Nation literally had several zombies being killed by a giant cheese wheel. The zombies in Black summer need almost a full clip of automatic gunfire before they die.

Yes, you hear references to a herd in Black summer, but that's not the way you see the zombies acting in the trap house or the final episode.
 
https://www.netflix.com/title/80198988
Set in the Z Nation universe, this series follows a crack team of special forces as they fight for hope in the darkest hours of the zombie apocalypse.


Development[edit]
On July 19, 2018, it was reported that Netflix had given an 8-episode, straight-to-series order for a "spin-off" prequel series to Syfy's Z Nation, titled Black Summer. The series was created by Z Nation co-creator and executive producer Karl Schaefer alongside the flagship series' co-executive producer John Hyams. Schaefer and Hyams also serve as showrunners for the prequel series.[1][13]

At the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, Schaefer noted that "Black Summer is before the apocalypse got weird and was just scary." He said that the horror series is not intended to be the funny version of The Walking Deadthat Z Nation is, but would instead be more of an "old-school" take on zombie lore.[14] This was echoed by producer Jodi Binstock, who stated that the series is "not tongue-in-cheek, it's very very serious: it's as if the zombie apocalypse really happened in 2018 and explores what that would be for all of us."[15]

As the series will not feature any of the characters from Z Nation, Binstock later distanced the series from the "spin-off" label, explaining that "Black Summer is referred to in Z Nation as the summer where everything went to hell, so that is where Black Summer picks up."[15][16] Elaborating, Schaefer described the event of Black Summer as "the low point of the apocalypse" and established it as taking place "about four months into the apocalypse, [...] when 95% of the population dies over the course of the summer."[16] Within that context, Hyams stated that the "essence" of the story is about a mother being separated from her daughter. "The story is: what would a mother do to find her child? And what we learn is that she would do anything." Hyams, who wrote the majority of the series' episodes, also said that the series would explore the idea of an American refugee crisis.[5][17] Schaefer, Abram Cox, and Daniel Schaefer will also write episodes for the series.[10]

Schaefer stated that the series is not going to be episodic, but will instead be an 8-hour "chunk" to work through.[14][16] This was confirmed by Binstock, who added that Black Summer would employ "a completely different approach" than Z Nation, "in that it's much more like a chapter in a book. You don't necessarily do the cliffhangers on a commercial break – it's keeping you going so that you've got to binge it."[15]


Connection to Z Nation[edit]

The connection between Black Summer and its parent series will take a similar approach as the relationship between Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead, as there are no plans for any of the characters from Z Nation to appear in the companion prequel series.[10] Z Nation actor DJ Qualls revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that the Syfy series takes place "quite a long time" after the event of Black Summer, making him feel that the cast is "too old" for a crossover to work.[16] However, the two series do share "most to all of [their] writing, directing, and producing staff" as well as a production company, The Asylum.[1][10]
 
Still trying to understand why some turns faster than others

just liking all zombie movies, characters turn whenever the plot requires them to.

.... Except that this show really doesn't have a plot. It's nothing more than a horribly written low budget action-packed gorefest.
 
https://www.netflix.com/title/80198988
Set in the Z Nation universe, this series follows a crack team of special forces as they fight for hope in the darkest hours of the zombie apocalypse.


Development[edit]
On July 19, 2018, it was reported that Netflix had given an 8-episode, straight-to-series order for a "spin-off" prequel series to Syfy's Z Nation, titled Black Summer. The series was created by Z Nation co-creator and executive producer Karl Schaefer alongside the flagship series' co-executive producer John Hyams. Schaefer and Hyams also serve as showrunners for the prequel series.[1][13]

At the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, Schaefer noted that "Black Summer is before the apocalypse got weird and was just scary." He said that the horror series is not intended to be the funny version of The Walking Deadthat Z Nation is, but would instead be more of an "old-school" take on zombie lore.[14] This was echoed by producer Jodi Binstock, who stated that the series is "not tongue-in-cheek, it's very very serious: it's as if the zombie apocalypse really happened in 2018 and explores what that would be for all of us."[15]

As the series will not feature any of the characters from Z Nation, Binstock later distanced the series from the "spin-off" label, explaining that "Black Summer is referred to in Z Nation as the summer where everything went to hell, so that is where Black Summer picks up."[15][16] Elaborating, Schaefer described the event of Black Summer as "the low point of the apocalypse" and established it as taking place "about four months into the apocalypse, [...] when 95% of the population dies over the course of the summer."[16] Within that context, Hyams stated that the "essence" of the story is about a mother being separated from her daughter. "The story is: what would a mother do to find her child? And what we learn is that she would do anything." Hyams, who wrote the majority of the series' episodes, also said that the series would explore the idea of an American refugee crisis.[5][17] Schaefer, Abram Cox, and Daniel Schaefer will also write episodes for the series.[10]

Schaefer stated that the series is not going to be episodic, but will instead be an 8-hour "chunk" to work through.[14][16] This was confirmed by Binstock, who added that Black Summer would employ "a completely different approach" than Z Nation, "in that it's much more like a chapter in a book. You don't necessarily do the cliffhangers on a commercial break – it's keeping you going so that you've got to binge it."[15]


Connection to Z Nation[edit]

The connection between Black Summer and its parent series will take a similar approach as the relationship between Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead, as there are no plans for any of the characters from Z Nation to appear in the companion prequel series.[10] Z Nation actor DJ Qualls revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that the Syfy series takes place "quite a long time" after the event of Black Summer, making him feel that the cast is "too old" for a crossover to work.[16] However, the two series do share "most to all of [their] writing, directing, and producing staff" as well as a production company, The Asylum.[1][10]
Exactly what I was saying about this being set in the same world as Z nation.

Black summer was super nasty because it was when all the food went bad. People died from trying to eat. Znation universe unique in that you have to keep animals alive to eat them. Shit went to hell in black summer and this season just touched on initial chaos. Zombie animals are a serious problem in the znation world.

Hope they do a second season so they can do more about all the bad shit that was said to have went down. They have a lot they can work with and always wanted a more serious show.
 
Exactly what I was saying about this being set in the same world as Z nation.

Black summer was super nasty because it was when all the food went bad. People died from trying to eat. Znation universe unique in that you have to keep animals alive to eat them. Shit went to hell in black summer and this season just touched on initial chaos. Zombie animals are a serious problem in the znation world.

Hope they do a second season so they can do more about all the bad shit that was said to have went down. They have a lot they can work with and always wanted a more serious show.

I had to give the assist fam.

The back and forth was getting a bit much for us bystanders
 
This is what an zombie apocalypse would look like if it happened now. No sitting around talking, no getting to know each other. Just straight chaos. Doing shit with people on the fly, hoping the person your with has good intentions.

I was getting frustrated with all the dumb decisions

But an actual writer argued that if they DO NOT do dumb stuff?

You aint got no show

However l like THIS dumb...

It was frustrating as hell but sadly, it rang true.

I actually know i bet we ALL know someone as naive as barbara and as cowardly as that bearded cowardly lion.

And the speed makes the dumb mistakes seem more natural.
 
not a lot of story so far just random people getting chased by sprinting zombies

people turn within seconds of dying

every one apparently are maraton runners

outbreak been going on for about 5 weeks and no one has figured out that you have to shoot them in the head
 
@fonzerrillii

I did NOT recognize Jaime King!

Is that age or surgery ?

Very predictable so far but the pace is so damn fast frenzied and chaotic...

I'm down

Its Walking Dead on coke

VERY 28 days later inspired.

again VERY predictable butI think its not really their fault cause we basically seen it all.

Its funny too..much funnier than I expected...

Man: Please help, we have food we have water...

Woman: I WILL SUCK YOUR D*CK!!!!

(Its the damn Fyre festival up in here!)

And the episodes are short that is a REAL plus...

so far so good.

damn Netflix is gearing up to fight Disney+ tooth and nail.

sidebar..

Aint Beyonce coming to Netflix soon too?
Disney is coming for that ass lol.....and for half the price of Netflix
 
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