Comic Book Men. Comic Book Men is an American reality television series airing on the AMC network. It is set at Kevin Smith 's comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash , in Red Bank, New Jersey . The first season ran for six one-hour episodes, [ 1 ] the premiere of which aired on February 12, 2012, following the return of The Walking Dead ' s second season. [ 2 ] On May 9, AMC announced that Comic Book Men was renewed for a second season of 16 half-hour episodes. [ 3 ] Season 2 premiered October 14, 2012, initially following the third season of The Walking Dead with its' first 8 episodes; the second 8 episodes spearheaded AMC's new "Real Original Thursdays" lineup along with two new series, Freakshow and Immortalized . [ 4 ] On its' new night, it initially aired at 9:00 PM EST (with repeats at 10:30PM and 12:00 Midnight EST), but after a month was moved to 10:00PM EST with a repeat episode airing at 10:30 PM (and repeats of both episodes at 1:00AM and 1:30AM EST, respectively).
Cast [ edit ] Freakshow (TV series) Freakshow is an American unscripted reality documentary television series from AMC that chronicles the operations of former music producer Todd Ray 's Venice Beach Freakshow. The series premiered on February 14, 2013, preceded by the mid-season premiere of Comic Book Men and followed by the series premiere of Immortalized . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The show was given a greenlight along with Immortalized on August 16, 2012. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was announced in April 2013 that the series has been renewed for a second season. [ 5 ] Cast [ edit ] Todd Ray [ 6 ] Danielle Ray [ 6 ] Asia Ray [ 6 ] Phoenix Ray [ 6 ] Amazing Ali [ 6 ] Brianna Belladonna [ 6 ] George Bell [ 6 ] Marcus "The Creature" [ 6 ] Morgue [ 6 ] Murrugun "The Mystic" [ 6 ] Episodes [ edit ] Season 1 (2013) [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] The Walking Dead (TV series) The series has been well received and has been nominated for many awards, including the Writers Guild of America Award[13] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama.[14] The series has also attained strong Nielsen ratings, surpassing various records for a cable series, including viewership of 16.1 million for its season four premiere, making it the most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable history.[15] The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a sheriff's deputy[3] before the zombie outbreak.
At every turn they are faced with the horror of the walking zombies, the changing dynamic of their group, and hostility from the scattered remains of a struggling human populace who are focused on their own survival now that society's structures have collapsed. Andrea arranges a meeting between Rick and The Governor, who promises to end all hostilities in exchange for having Michonne handed over to him. Secretly, however, he plans to slaughter the prison group anyway. Mad Men. Breaking Bad. Production[edit] Conception[edit] Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files.
Gilligan wanted to create a series in which the protagonist became the antagonist. "Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades," he said. "When I realized this, the logical next step was to think, how can I do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change? "[6] He added that his goal with Walter White was to turn him from Mr. Chips into Scarface.[7][8][9] The show title is based on a Southern colloquialism meaning, among other things, "raising hell", and was chosen by Gilligan to describe Walter's transformation.[10] According to Time Magazine entertainment editor Lily Rothman, the term has a broader meaning and is an old phrase which "connotes more violence than 'raising hell' does.... Development history[edit] Casting[edit] Scientific accuracy[edit] Dr.