The 6 Walking Dead Spin-offs: Are they worth it?

There are 6 Walking Dead Spin-offs, isn't that just so goofy? let's examine the first episode of each one and determine what ones might be worth a watch.
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[@AL-lg7wb]

i personally think you should stop covering the walking dead for a while after the main series so you can cover some other stuff

[@Howesenberg]

That is the plan. I don't think I can stomach much more anyway lol This video was more to find out what people would be interested in IF I was to return to the universe. EDIT: Pinning your comment because I want people to see this is my main goal for talking about the spin offs

[@mixxavelly9189]

Dead city and daryl dixon are good. Fear has its ups and down but I love them all regardless how good or bad it is. Im a true walking dead fan

[@cammoore___]

​@Howesenberg I've just come from your Planet Of The Apes review video, I think you should do more like that

[@jstam4886]

I think he’s doing pretty good on TWD content

[@sayo2409]

Doubt it@@mixxavelly9189

[@quasarlel]

you should totally watch Fear The Walking Dead, i loved the part where the protagonist walks into flame and says Fear The Walking Dead, then proceeding to Fear the Walking Dead all over the place.

[@Howesenberg]

Sounds wonderful

[@ekmek_arasi_tost]

yeah i like that part of show too

[@mr.awesome6011]

Thanks for the dead meme

[@badbreakingbadvideos]

​@@mr.awesome6011you are the dead meme!!

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

LLLMMMFFFAAAOOOO XDDDDDD SOOOOOOOO EPICCCC XDDDDD ROFLMAO XDDDDDDD NOT A DEAD MEME SINCE LAST YEAE XDDDDDD LMFAOOOOK Is that what you were expecting? You think minion memes are funny I KNOW it.

[@charlessmith9753]

Daryl Dixon is actually solid and we’re gonna get a lot of world building. I’d say even if you don’t cover Maggie and negan for now, please do cover Daryl Dixon. I was frustrated how quickly the nuns got dispatched but honestly it’s been pretty good overall. Not perfect by any means

[@beentheredonethat5908]

I actually thought the nuns dieing so quickly added an element of reality to the show. Let's be honest, young military and actual combat knowledgeable men would very quickly destroy them, they served their purpose and their courage was amazing. They stood no chance and knew it, yet winning wasn't the goal, protecting the boy was, buying him time and space, and they did in heroic and selfless fashion. Practicing with weapons and actually engaging in war and death are different. Put a black belt of 20 years in a ring with a 2 years trained mma fighter and see who wins, it won't be the black belt, it will be the.combat warrior , trained and experienced in actual fighting and who can handle the truth of being hit and hitting, over the one who trained to throw hits, but never has. Then the real world truth, males are made for combat, bones structure, muscles, nerves, all made to fight, faster, stronger, more aggressive, against smaller and more defensive women, the nuns had no real desire to hurt or kill, except a few, and they stood little chance against a stronger and better armed opponent. If the nuns had fought from a distance , used technique and distance they would have stood a better chance, but face to face, guns vs melee weapons, they did far better then I thought they would.

[@themagnificentorange672]

​@@beentheredonethat5908Facts

[@hakone1841]

yeah i thought it was great, it felt fresh unlike fear and world beyond

[@matyasjaemila-wt6mo]

​@@hakone1841yeah

[@giorgitadumadze8490]

yes not good end made me so mad

[@nic9458]

IMO the main show should have followed the comic story more, mainly by having Carl survive to the end and having Rick’s story end in the main show. I feel like this would be a more fulfilling ending and they could’ve made the Rick spinoff one about Carl and life after instead, but they decided they didn’t want to pay Chandler Riggs anymore so they ruined the show by killing him off. It’s kinda sad that the bottom dollar and profit of the show came before telling a fulfilling story like the comics

[@shloprop4751]

I haven't watched the show very far, but it kinda seems like they wanted to follow the comics but also wanted to do something original. And they couldn't make up their mind

[@216cle]

But if carl survived theyd have to pay him more

[@vergil_6707]

@@216cle So? They would've had to stop paying andrew linchon too so it should've evened out

[@Kirasfox]

​@216cle he's literally the MOST important character...why wouldn't they tbh

[@nic9458]

@@Kirasfox from my understanding, the sole reason they didn’t keep paying him was the fact a new contract would have to be negotiated since Chandler Riggs was about to turn 18 and AMC didn’t want to pay him any more so they just found a way to kill him off, they did it with other characters like Dale and even having characters like Maggie leave the show was because of contract disputes. It baffles me that they refuse to pay actors who made the show what it is, and kill fundamental characters to cut corners and save money

[@Grant_Howe]

Fear had so much potential. They butchered it worse than negan did Glenn EDIT: Whilst spin-offs show some variants, the ‘variant’ in dead city isn’t a new variant at all. A pile of walkers in the sewers became entangled along alongside rotting and stuff and it was like 4 in one. It was pretty cool

[@Howesenberg]

Oh damn, yeah that is better than it being a variant.

[@BlazingOwnager]

Scott Gimple is Negan and Fear's Season 3 show runner was Glenn, for sure

[@ignacio4092]

Literally a King rat xd

[@Angelface11]

Nope I thought fear was way better than The walking Dead original so. Just because a lot of people like something doesn't mean it's great.

[@BlazingOwnager]

@@Angelface11 Fear Season 1 hilariously stupid. 2 was erratic. 3 was a materpiece. 4+ is a dumpster fire at the feces factory

[@VapourStrafe]

AMC really went the MCU route

[@Immolator772]

i don't see how, since fans like Daryl and Dead City.

[@SoldierBoy148]

AMC makes good shows, MCU doesn’t

[@emptyingmyballsinyomommymouth]

MCU are hardly the first to make spin offs.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@emptyingmyballsinyomommymouththink they just meant amc is milking twd dry the same way Disney has been doing with the mcu

[@Immolator772]

@@emptyingmyballsinyomommymouth because there is nothing to spin off, not a single comic has a connected story which is why i began to dislike them.

[@rasplez9889]

The best part of fear was seeing normal society utterly collapse, which we really didnt see in the main show because rick just wakes up after everything already happened. We need more of the first season of fear in different parts of the world and how they adapt to it. Maybe even from the government and scientist perspective trying to keep it secret and contained. Or from the perspective of a soldier. There are so many avenues they can take it even as short stories, but they seem to keep wanting to do the same thing with the same characters.

[@CorsonDrax]

Trust me, Daryl Dixon ABSOLUTELY deserves the hype. I strongly recommend that first season, it's some of the best content we've had in years... Daryl's Character really gets some layers in this show, it's the most expressive I've ever seen him.

[@CorsonDrax]

also that World Beyond scene you showed... was a TEASER for the Daryl Show, they have those same running walkers.

[@hammywoods]

wholeheartedly agree!

[@Howesenberg]

I've heard it gets better. Regarding World Beyond: that's new information to me and that's great if it's how the Daryl Dixon episodes go but come on, how was I supposed to know that lol there's so much in this universe to learn that it feels impossible to keep up, especially when a good amount of it ends up being disappointing. This comment is what I wanted to see from this video, I asked for people to provide their own opinions to perhaps challenge mine and here we are, I just wish some people weren't so rude about it. (Not aimed at you btw)

[@CorsonDrax]

@Howesenberg yea, I feel that. There’s so much content now that if you aren't already caught up, it will definitely feel overwhelming. And yea, some people can be very rude. They gotta realize you WANTED them to sway you. 😭 I'm not sure why they saw it as an attack on their shows.

[@tendyboiz1046]

​@@Howesenbergwatch the daryl show

[@cyber_7689]

Daryl dixon is the best spinoff, it also explores the very problem you have with his character and is about him discovering what he wants. Also the action and character drama are much better than any of the other spin offs

[@BearInterrupted]

Daryl Dixon is moving in the direction of "What Daryl wants" - they just can't do it in the 1st episode as the narrative shift wouldn't make sense for a character who has been the protector for so long. The cinematography alone is worth watching the show and seeing the initial outbreak in Paris was amazing (not a spoiler as there are scenes in the trailer). I rank the spin offs in this order - FTWD, Daryl Dixon, Dead City, World Beyond, Tales ... with The Ones Who Live most likely topping the list but TBD

[@aramistobolkus9349]

quitting ftwd before season 3 is crazy

[@Howesenberg]

Because I should have quit sooner?

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

Just wanted to say congratulations on how far you've gotten; from covering Breaking Bad up to here rn, you've brung out some cool content. I hope to see more of you soon, especially with the new Walking Dead coming out!!

[@Howesenberg]

I appreciate the support as always raptor!

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

​@@Howesenberg🫡

[@swiggityswagswagman1605]

Episode 2 of Daryl Dixon is so much better than the pilot I have no idea why they didn't release them both on the same day, really would've made up for the wait.

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

Fears first season is so damn good. I loved that scene where they're on the water and watching the city get bombed. It was like an expanded scene of the cold open of one of the episodes in season 2 TWD. the rest was forgettable, I got through to like season 4 or 5 because people said it got really good, but I have no idea what crack they were smoking because the writing took a nose dive and somehow got worse as it went on. Travis' death was one of the stupidest and most underwhelming things I've ever seen.

[@ritogamo9830]

actors wanted out of further series making hence the abrupt deaths

[@NateWareing]

Daryl Dixon season 1 is incredible feels like they don’t tone anything down at all, plus variant walkers are looking like they have a lot of potential and….. the book of carol (season 2) 👀

[@mixxavelly9189]

Why are yall saying season 1 of dsryl as I'd season 2 is already here?

[@NateWareing]

@@mixxavelly9189 season 2 isn’t out yet my friend

[@taserrr]

Because season 2 has already been paid for. Which is rare in television history, usually the first season comes around after a pilot screen testing for an audience, to get executives excited enough to trust they may profit from the season, than a test run of season 1 comes around, and is usually a lot shorter than later seasons. Take the first season of the walking dead for instance, which was only 6 episodes. The second season was 13 episodes and from then it was 16 until the final season or two which were 20+. @@mixxavelly9189

[@Flopfist]

They killed off all the best characters in fear the walking dead

[@Howesenberg]

So I've heard. Doesn't inspire me to keep watching lol

[@NickoMode_]

FTWD seasons 1-3 are probably the best in the entire TWDU. I’d rank the spin-offs like this: 1. FTWD S1-S3 2. Daryl Dixon 3. Dead City 4. Tales 5. FTWD S4-S8 6. World Beyond

[@Grant_Howe]

I think this is pretty much spot on

[@MellerupProduction]

Very rare that I comment on KZbin videos since I always go back to the start page as soon as it ends to click a new one like a robot. You can really feel the hours and days, hell even months, you put into the videos you make, I haven't watched all your vids primarily just the walking dead series before I catched up on the latest seasons. If you compare to other youtubers it's just a google voice driving you crazy after 10 minutes, you crack joke but still explains what's happening so everyone can understand even if it's just playing on the 2nd monitor without you looking. Keep it up with the great job chief you're going places! Love from Denmark.

[@chewy99.]

I’m glad you recognize Strand and Daniel are the best characters in Fear, even better than many characters in TWD. I definitely would like to see you cover fear. It’s definitely the biggest and most important twd spin-off so you don’t have to cover the other spin-offs.

[@uncleravenpawok9435]

The thing is they do stay consistent, which is wild compared to everyone else, so needless to say Strand is my favorite character.

[@westonmeyer3110]

Strand is a horrible character

[@chewy99.]

@@westonmeyer3110 How? He’s just a con artist from the old world who’s only allegiance is to himself and eventually to the Clark family. I like his complex relationship with Daniel as well. What’s bad about that?

[@uncleravenpawok9435]

@@westonmeyer3110 person* strand is extremely well written

[@Gwuap_]

I was already generally liking your video & style of it but when you got to the part about ads *chef's kiss* you earned a sub lol

[@yaross1]

I'm definitely sticking around for The Ones Who Live. I mean it's Rick. OF COURSE imma invest all my time in it.

[@ghysling]

Colman Domingos voice is just too good. I made it to the season where the main cast just gets mostly completely replaced by people we don't care about at all. No opinion on the other series mentioned, so follow your gut - I'll still watch since I don't mind spoilers. Keep up the great work!

[@AB-mw8oz]

Fear is the only one I think should be covered. or atleast the first 2 seasons. What I loved about Fear was how realistic the downfall of society was. Nobody believed Nick and what he saw because he's an addict, and initially the only people turning were druggies who'd overdosed. Nobody knew what was going on. But in some scenes where you see paramedics who'd been bit. You know whats coming and its horrific, but course they are clueless as they don't know the bite will kill you. And then season 2, setting the show outside of the US was great in seeing how other countries handled the situation. And especially Mexico was a great choice because it was the Cartel who took over where the Government abandoned. Not too different from Mexico today, especially in the Northern regions. After Season 2 it became a standard people vs people show and I stopped watching after season 4. Which is a shame because I think seasons 1 and 2 are 2 of the best seasons in the entire TWD franchise.

[@gladygone4736]

bad take, Cover all of the shows

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@gladygone4736No.

[@gladygone4736]

@@MisterUnknown707 yes.

[@binglecumcherbunche514]

Another great video! Excited for the final seasons

[@Howesenberg]

Thanks very much! Yeah I can't wait to upload it

[@21_Germ]

I’ve watched every project in Twd series, and not gonna lie Daryl Dixon was the best spin off I’ve seen so far. While there were zombies, it felt like a significantly different atmosphere compared to the other shows. I won’t spoil anything, but I definitely feel like there is potential.

[@Lax_Axl]

I think Dead city is actually worth watching (even though it feels like more of the same). The problem with TWD being a "cinematic universe" is that I don't think the concept warrents enough material for all these shows. At the end of the day there's only so much you can do with zombies before it gets repetitive. I understand why AMC made all these spin-offs though (more money lol, this franchise is their cash cow now).

[@Howesenberg]

See, to me 'more of the same' just suggests it to be a waste of time if it's only offering your the same experience as before. Based on these comments it seems people are more interested in the first couple seasons of Fear than anything else

[@Cheese23145]

@@Howesenberg I mean, fear is the longest of the spinoffs so would produce the most Contant. so maybe that’s part of the reason why people are suggesting the show. just a suggestion.

[@ghostyhype_btw4303]

i would honestly advise you to look into daryls character a bit more and understand that since rick died he's been searching for him originally for his body and now as he knows he's alive for him.

[@Howesenberg]

That happened back in season 9 and has since stopped talking about it. Again, that's a goal of his focused on someone else, the formula gets a bit stale after a while and I find it boring.

[@ghostyhype_btw4303]

@@Howesenberg i just think thats part of his character and part of why fans love him so much he cares about others way more than himself in a way he's kinda selfless but he's also badass and is able to fight for himself at the same time. i feel this spin off is as much about him helping others and also him finding himself in others. Either way I understand your viewpoint I just think there is more to it than that. i would recommend giving at least 1 or 2 more episodes a go but if you don't like his character I cant guarantee you'll get hooked.

[@tendyboiz1046]

​@@ghostyhype_btw4303perfect review

[@nerdTimmyswork]

​@@ghostyhype_btw4303 thought the same but it would make sense if he wanted a family or something him helping everyone is lazy writing

[@ghostyhype_btw4303]

@@nerdTimmyswork he finds it very hard to connect with anyone on that level to have a kid with them. calling it "lazy writing" is just a lack of understanding of his character on your part. you dont gotta like it but it aint "lazy"

[@minervajones2585]

I just finished the season one finale of world beyond and honestly it starts getting really good near the end of episode 6. It’s kinda of insane the way the tone shifts of not only the show, but also, the characters as they realize wtf they’ve gotten themselves into and who exactly their “family” is. The twists, turns and reveals, had me genuinely gasping and rewatching previous episodes for clues and foreshadowing. Tbh This made me get back into the Walking Dead franchise. (Also, to me, it feels like a Telltales: The Walking Dead spin off storyline. lol)

[@justicelimsiaco7037]

The only twd content I believe is worth watching is Dead City, Daryl Dixon, probably the rick show when that comes out and the first 3 seasons of Fear. Love your content man, keep it up.

[@Immolator772]

Honestly, Dead City and Daryl were really good.

[@georgeporgy7568]

Dead City was ok. I just couldn't be bothered for Daryl, I did watch the first episode though and I like the ones who live.

[@imjuls2]

so hyped for season 10 and 11, i was literally in the middle of rewatching your season 4 and 5 video when i got the notif to this video, ps what grading would you give brooklyn nine nine in terms of if you would cover the show? because its my all time favorite show.

[@apersondoingthings5689]

It would be a great idea to just put the Benny hill theme song in every scene of human characters running away from the zombies. It would really add a lot to the tension

[@morpon3892]

Ftwd does cover nuclear weapons which is an aspect that I haven't seen any other apocalypse media cover.

[@Grant_Howe]

That was cool yeah! Annoyingly the build up and the whole Teddy stuff was dull

[@gavina4241]

the problem is the whole revolving around it sucks

[@tubeuser2222]

Hell yeah baby, get that sponsor bag! I still remember your post when you finally quit your job to do this full time, once I get more income I look forward to helping support your channel. Let's go Basement Buddies!

[@Howesenberg]

I appreciate you sticking around and supporting! 💪

[@jollyfire7963]

Hey man love the vids but what took season 8 n 9 so long compared to 7 n 8? just curious great videos btw keep it up!

[@onetallpheeesh]

To be fair, the "variant" walker in Dead City isnt a Variant, but the result of a mad scientist experiment essentially

[@peterlenham3180]

Thats incorrect. The one in the sewer is just a bunch of zombies that have joined together over time. No experiment.

[@JKR-yf8th]

Having only started watching twd for myself after playing seasons 1 through 3 of the telltale games again and watching your videos on it im not exactly the person who would correctly predict anything about the show but i feel like the Daryl Dixon show will go more towards horror with the scene from world beyond being a teaser for whats to come Also covering the telltale games as a sort of cut down vod could be interesting with each video being over individual episodes or full seasons

[@ashyvlogs1132]

AMC really milked this series didn't they

[@evanrodriguez4234]

Oh yeah brother I was contemplating the same thing, full cow stroke and all

[@Palaemon124]

I just watched 8+ hours of the walking dead recap. I subbed for the specific reason to see the recap on all the spin-offs. So please, do them all. ALL!

[@toxicraptor1]

I understand how exhausting it can be cuz you have to do more work than me in your videos but can't wait another month for the next one it's what I got to look for❤

[@Howesenberg]

It shouldn't be a month as I'm full time with it now, but this will be a long video, season 10 and 11 have more episodes. All I can say is I'm working hard to get it done.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

The first... like two seasons of FTWD was sooo good. Less about The Wildest Cowboy cop with a Big Iron on his hip, chewing ass and kicking gum, and more about a (relatively) normal family dealing with the outbreak, it was fantastic. They should have contiued the whole "this is what you could do" scenarios and what troubles could arise, like when they were on the boat, and lived with a militia, then a huge hotel ect. Awesome ideas of what someone could do in the apocalypse, and I thought they were going to explore more of those kinds of scenarios, so I was psyched. They could have done such a great job, a whole new spin on TWD world. But then it was just TWD: Bargin Brand. The characters would constantly flip-flop too, which was annoying. They destroyed Strand's character 100x over, and he was the BEEEST thing about that show. But, I think all of them will end like this. Great hype, huuuge potential, but it'll just be average, medicore and generally just C- grade all around.

[@namansharma-oi5pd]

You are one of my favourite youtubers. In a comment i made in your season 8 and 9 recap you liked and replied it made my day

[@Howesenberg]

I appreciate that a lot. I try to at least read every comment even if I don't get to respond and heart them. Hope you have a good day!

[@namansharma-oi5pd]

You are amazing

[@namansharma-oi5pd]

You have kept me busy in the hospital

[@tommy5931]

At this point i'm so invested in the walking dead that i have to watch all the spin-offs. Started and finished season 11 this week. Might as well finish everything. Though in my opinion the Daryl DIxon spin off is the best out the bunch (expect Fear the walking dead)

[@AkuIa]

Fear is the best just only watch season 1-3

[@pamysue]

I'm sure someone has told you, but just in case. About the Statue of Liberty, the original and most famous is the one located on Liberty Island, a gift from the French to America. The second is located in Paris, France, and was a reciprocal gift from the United States in 1889.

[@jordan-mn6yy]

i have watched this og show since day 1. and appreciate the commentary the shows make. and if you enjoy sub plots the fear the walking dead is hands down my fav in their universe. imo

[@therealjohnmarston2364]

I think after the walking dead you should cover the night of the living dead,dawn of the dead,day of the dead, because it’s only right to cover where it all started with the zombie franchise

[@zoesabina]

AH YES, a zombie world with an overprotective dad that has a dark side to him😊 *cough* *cough* Joel from the last of us- *cough* *cough*

[@ademiskic501]

I have been bingeing in The Walking Dead alongside your videos. I'm about to start Fear The Walking Dead. I can't wait for the next five months of burnout yay.

[@coronacrockford3656]

i would really like you to cover fear the walking dead because after seeing your funny walking dead videos i decided to watch twd for the first time with my sister and i dont what i was afraid of when twd first started

[@herberthoover1257]

please do fear the walking dead less because its good or bad but because i want to see you talk about it like you completely changed the way i saw 28 days later just from that one video

[@dionysus6892]

Your content is super enjoyable and easy to watch, I'd just love to see more. Personally watching your rundowns has caught me back up after I gave up on TWD. I'd love to see you talk about the spin offs and such, mostly because I'm honestly not about to pay to watch all these shows but am interested in what you think. I'd be most interested in Fear, Daryl and probably Ones Who Live. World Beyond sure, but tales and Dead city don't quite interest me enough and honestly - I also pretty much hate Negan by now. Honestly who thought they would team up? Maybe if you, rightfully, don't want to do entire episode by episode playbacks. You could condense things? Talk about a whole season boradly instead of having to go in depth on filler episodes. I've been able to see Daryl Dixon some and it is pretty damn neat. Probably some of the more likely characters and cast then other spin offs. But I just like the atmosphere too. Anyway, hope you contiune the good work! I'd love to hear some other shows and francises your into as well.

[@Howesenberg]

Thanks very much for the feedback! For now the plan is to move on to other shows, there's a sea of other highly rated shows to talk about. I may return one day, we shall see.

[@dionysus6892]

@@Howesenberg Sweet! Can't wait to see if you break out into some different genres. Howesenberg become anime channel when? ha

[@goldenhrs-gs9ke]

Here is your convincing 1: everyone wants it 2: you make money 3: you have content Boom

[@JHG_1]

If you havent watched fear season 3, id atleast give that a go, it wraps up the in a really awesome way where the first 3 seasons feel like a complete story, after s3 the writers change and the characters are written a lot worse, s6 was good in my opinion, but the inbetween seasons are not that great

[@originalrkmorton]

I have to admit World Beyond's second season snuck up on me and I missed the entire thing, but I respect the show for its fresh take in the walker world. The show actually provides a new perspective of the world at a different time, something FEAR initially promised but far too quickly fell into the routine of find secure communal, tension, communal becomes unsecure, run.

[@Antichthon]

love the approach to sponsored segments

[@Howesenberg]

I'm thinking of changing the rules by me being the one who seeks out sponsorships rather than the other way around, sponsorships should always be genuine

[@nexus666__]

Please cover fear the walking dead (at some point) i love how crazy it gets in the later seasons , also Morgan and dwight appear at some point showing what they were doing when they were gone from twd

[@EXTRON240]

I haven't watched Ftwd but what I've heard is it starts out pretty good but slowly becomes a terrible show thats hard to watch but i haven't watched so i dont know

[@Ollie43241]

Honestly it’s kind of the other way around but the first couple seasons are pretty good

[@TAG152gaming]

I've heard 1-3 is good, 3 being the best, then it completely falls off a cliff with a change in showrunner, huge time jump and forced introduction of Morgan from The Walking Dead

[@sadisticbagel8319]

Seasons 1-3 are really good then season 4 and 5 aren’t that good but it get’s better again at the start of season 6

[@soupspeaker]

I personally like all the spinoffs. The World Beyond was okay. Dead City was bad. Daryl Dixon was amazing. The Ones Who Live are what the fans needed. Fear The Walking Dead was honestly good until the last two seasons.

[@RennanDeMatos]

Fear the walking dead has a strong beginning but gets progressively insane. I remember the somber tone of the first season. Some existencialist refletion on the character of nick, how a person that struggles with chemical abuse feels confortable now that he can only live in the moment, and the future is uncertain. This same uncertainty breaks Travis character, as he learns he can no Longer trust figures of authority, as he learns to have agency in this world and learns that it is impossible to save everybody... A character shows up with a van that has a button that reveals AUTOMATED MINIGUNS that kills zombies, so i just stopped watching 😂

[@Howesenberg]

I just know I'm gonna end up covering this show and I'm kinda dreading it

[@avocadros]

7:35 . i dont usually comment but i believe you should take sponsors by anyone paying good, your audience should do the research and see if they like it. regardless, im glad youre getting that bag bro.

[@Howesenberg]

It's just that I'm sick of creators pushing products that they clearly don't use, you can see through the fakeness and I can't fake it in good conscience

[@avocadros]

@@Howesenberg Its up to you dude but you should know that we would be okay with an sketchy raid shadow legends sponsor once in a while.

[@brokenbrilliancerab6911]

Well done on the sponsor man :)

[@ryanallison1100]

Please do a review on the book 'one second after', it gives a detailed (but fast paced) breakdown of how a community would collapse in the early days of a post apocalyptic scenario, you'll love it. Also a movie review of The Road!

[@niichisann]

I loved Dead City, Daryl Dixon and loving The Ones Who Live so far, haven't watched all of it. I can't say anything about the other old ones, but I sure do love the new three.

[@tipsyXtwo]

You hit it right on the head - “Fear” was supposed to be about the collapse and chaos of the beginning, and by Season 2 it became “TWD” so what was the point? They could have dragged out season 1’s story over 3 seasons and then see where to go

[@86angrybees]

The best part about fear the walking dead is when Madison who acts like a plank of wood “dies”

[@burpy3045]

I was just wondering on what your opinion on the spinoffs and bam there’s it is 😄

[@Howesenberg]

I had a premonition

[@SpiderCreep]

5:52 They actually cover more of Daryl's character, His goals, his delimas of being in frace, his past and his biological family aswell as his found family that he found along the way. This is kinda why you can't base it of the first episode, because the whole show explores parts of the Universe and parts of Daryl we have never seen before. Especially with Walkers... 👀

[@jennycat0592]

I really liked the first few seasons of Fear, the whole Mexico setting…. But then it became really boring when there were barley any walkers.

[@Duncle0]

Quick little comment. The variant walker we see at the end of world beyond, is a variant that Daryl has to fight at the end of his spinoff, and he fights multiple of them.

[@laurencewhite3615]

Fear the Walking Dead seasons 1-3 are so fucking good but then they absoloutley shit on it with season 4 onwards

[@Koljon]

love your videos!

[@baconmunchgd5447]

The Daryl Dixon slander is crazy. Only 4 episodes out and it’s already peak.

[@Howesenberg]

Did you hear the part where I said 'perhaps I'm being a bit harsh as it's only the first episode'?

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

Have you ever considered doing animated movies and series alongside these live-action ones instead; it'd be cool for you to do disney, dreamworks but also with more adult cartoons like Fritz the Cat!

[@boi6010]

Can't wait for the finale of twd reacp, also I think you should cover the spin offs, or at least the important ones

[@Howesenberg]

Working hard on the last one as we speak 💪

[@boi6010]

Keep it up man, I know it will be great

[@sovietmaori]

I haven't seen any of the spinoffs so seeing someone else get convinced to cover them will probably convince me to watch them. Probably gonna die wondering why Daryl was in france tho

[@pokerations]

terry crews and tyler james should be related in the WD universe

[@mr.awesome6011]

But everybody ate Chris

[@fastfuriousgamer6228]

The scene from world beyond you got shown if I’m remembering right happens at the end of the series

[@imjuls2]

every time I watch your channel my I think my thoughts in your voice for the next few hours and I have no idea why, I think you have cursed me.

[@axiomcomplex5579]

I think you'll find the character aspects you want in the Daryl show if you keep watching. The story does develop more than just Daryl grunting and protecting! Also the WB Jenner scene is literally the post-credit scene of the entire show and has literally nothing to do with the rest of it. So I wouldn't say it is a good indicator of the quality of WB. Also also Dead City spoiler alert: The "variants" in Dead City are not real variants. Just funky looking normal walkers. A-la the bloated ocean walkers, spider filled walker, or moss/fungus covered walkers.

[@Cheese23145]

I personally think you should do fear since that’s the longest one and would provide the most contact.

[@Frank_MC]

With fear, Season 3 is one of the best seasons in the franchise, then it goes on a decline from that point, picking up again at season 6 but (apparently as I haven’t seen past 6) declines again after that. Though I think on a binge, the “bad” seasons could be more bearable without watching it on a week to week basis

[@anna-leafowler4152]

I really recommend fear solely because of the Morgan storyline, also Dwight and his wife. There’s good stuff for sure. Of all the spinoffs it’s the best imo

[@Gamer_ASH768]

Totally watch ftwd atleast until the end of s3 to me s3 had the best story and it kinda wraps up the clarke family storyline. Its not perfect by all means but compared to the back half of twd the first 3 seasons of fear are amazing. There are also some of the best characters introduced in s3.

[@JCorLC]

I'm glad i ain't the only one who believes a zombie show should be a zombie show, not what people a doing in the apocalypse.

[@Howesenberg]

I don't mind it being both, but often shows / films shift away from the zombies because they run out of ideas on how to keep them being scary

[@langdonledwig3734]

In Daryl Dixon he wants a boat to get back to America

[@jstam4886]

Would be cool to have spin offs of the earlier seasons like the Vottos gang Rick and Glenn run into or woodberry coming together or even Atlanta falling apart and maybe seeing dales rv in the background or Jim’s family being attacked or something

[@hankhill7527]

They have a deleted scene the vatos all get shot as the group returns to seek shelter after the cdc

[@jstam4886]

@@hankhill7527 yeah i wish it wasn’t a deleted scene

[@sword7305]

i do realize im quite late for this video because i have just watched the season 10 and 11 video. I personally am a walking dead superfan, ive watched every spin off avaviable to me and ive read the comics. I do recomend you at least watch season 3 of Fear the walking dead, after that the director changed and the show went to shit for 3 seasons, though the characters they introduce are mostly fantastic. The show eventually picks up the pace quality wise in season 6, though it slows down towards season 7. As im writing this comment season 8 hasnt finished yet, but the first part is great so far.

[@henkdestokvis656]

I haven’t watched the rest but I think dead city and darryl dixon are great shows if you watch the rest

[@Yoldasi]

Once you get to episode three of Daryl Dixon it is basically all about Daryl's want to get home. I think you should at least watch the first season and then if you like it you could do the review.

[@jm2437]

My 2 cents, I love all the spin offs. Fear is interesting in how it got rebooted from prequel into Morgan's adventures. It's goofy as hell sometimes, and is the most guilty of people dying in the dumbest ways, but the characters made it for me. My biggest criticism is the over use of "this plan is going to work" but it never does 150 percent of the time. World beyond was cool in how it shows the youth perspective through a goonies like road trip story wrapped in government conspiracy. Really liked the kid characters, and it had me wanting more. Dead City is cool in that it's kind of Escape From New York, but also suffered from "this plan is gonna work" then everyone that isnt a main character dies foolishly. As a New Yorker, i had always been curious what happened to the city in TWD, and I'm happy they actually filmed in the area. Daryl Dixon is my favorite of the bunch, real fish out of water/ reluctant knight thrust into an odyssey in a strange land. The French setting is refreshing, and i like how they got the blonde chick from In Bruges and the black guy from Le Horde. Also like how Daryl Dixon & Dead City show what the apocalypse is like in places that restrict gun ownership, and how the surviving populace had to improvise adapt & overcome in their unique local ways.

[@GamerFish6969]

tbh fear the walking dead has 8 seasons so you could do it like breaking bad but keep up the good work howsenberg

[@Dirty_Hobo]

i was hoping for the zombies to become scary and a actual threat again in the spin off series but sadly i haven't seen any of that in dead city yet, and meggie and negan becoming friends is also a big turn off

[@jjwills4239]

They aren't friends

[@MistahJay7]

So easy to tell who actually watched DeadCity and who didnt. Maggie and Negan will NEVER be friends. The show made it clear asf 🤡

[@conorhamersleyspage8173]

I remember that there was going to a Walking Dead movie Trilogy of sorts but it was most likely shelved because of reasons

[@xubikiltro5263]

It was having production troubles of some kind, then the pandemic completely killed that plan (and a 12th season). They ended up turning the films into the Rick spin off. That's the one I'm far more interested in since it seems it got a lot more planning time (Maybe some of the movie ideas leaked into the Maggie, Negan and Daryl spin offs too, who knows).

[@karolclark791]

The one with Maggie was just ok. It was a nice relaxing watch but nothing too exciting. The Daryl Dixon one brought me back to the level of excitement I didn't feel for this series in years

[@DeanMcPro]

you should 100% cover the daryl dixon series, the second episode is already so much better than the first imo

[@rjb1987xx]

Terry cruise did look like he has to go #2 bad 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@karelhemala5699]

I am curently in season 4 of FTWD and its great so far. Didnt see dead city, daryl or world beyond, but I have to change that.

[@cheesybeans9476]

Ah I quit the show after what happens quite early in season 4 tbh, I didn't like that at all. That and the shoe doesn't seem to handle killing off characters very well.

[@karelhemala5699]

@@cheesybeans9476Yes, Nick died and I found that a good thing, because the main cast seemed immortal in season 1-3. This just got better with Nicks death because you started to worry about them

[@dofood7277]

the good clip at the end is from dixon it literally has french on the wall ....

[@scott1312]

Cover tales of the walking dead and the webisodes, both of them should be pretty short to cover but maybe a few vids

[@JBarG22]

It would be nice for you to cover Fear, it has some ups and downs and later on some weird crazy stuff happening, it would be fun!