The story of the new Walking Dead spin-off showDaryl Dixonis being repeatedly compared toThe Last Of Us.The Walking Deadaired its final episode in November 2022, but fans haven’t had to wait long for more post-apocalyptic zombie adventures. Several spin-off shows have been released/planned, includingDead CityandThe Ones Who Live.Check out the trailer forDaryl Dixonbelow!Today’s topic of conversation though isDaryl Dixon, another spin-off that follows the fan-favourite character on his adventures in France of all places. No idea how he got there but we’ll roll with it. Critics recently gave their thoughts on the show and the results were overwhelmingly positive, however many are pointing out similarities between the show andThe Last Of Us.AdvertThe story follows Daryl as he escorts a young girl across the country, who’s believed to be the cure for the virus that’s swept the world, sound familiar? Turns out the team behind the show became aware of the similarities, but weren’t in a position to do anything about it. Speaking in an interview withEntertainment Weekly, executive producer Greg Nicotero spoke about how he watchedThe Last Of Uswhilst Daryl Dixon was in production, and immediately realised the two were similar.He said: “I remember watching the first episode ofThe Last Of Usand going, ‘Ummm… guys?’ We were already deep into production whenThe Last Of Uscame out. I enjoyedThe Last Of Ustremendously.” This statement did confuse a lot of fans though, given how the story ofThe Last Of Ushas been around since 2013, when the game first came out for the PlayStation 3.That being said, this isn’t the first timeThe Walking Deadhas been accused of ‘borrowing’ ideas fromThe Last Of Us. TheDead Cityspin-off faced some flack for its ‘Zombie King’ monster, which fans immediately identified as anobvious rip-off of The Rat KingfromThe Last Of Us Part 2.Regardless,Daryl Dixonis already being regarded as a smash-hit and has been renewed for a second season.Featured Image Credit: AMC, Sony Interactive EntertainmentTopics:TV And Film,The Last Of Us
The story of the new Walking Dead spin-off showDaryl Dixonis being repeatedly compared toThe Last Of Us.The Walking Deadaired its final episode in November 2022, but fans haven’t had to wait long for more post-apocalyptic zombie adventures. Several spin-off shows have been released/planned, includingDead CityandThe Ones Who Live.Check out the trailer forDaryl Dixonbelow!Today’s topic of conversation though isDaryl Dixon, another spin-off that follows the fan-favourite character on his adventures in France of all places. No idea how he got there but we’ll roll with it. Critics recently gave their thoughts on the show and the results were overwhelmingly positive, however many are pointing out similarities between the show andThe Last Of Us.AdvertThe story follows Daryl as he escorts a young girl across the country, who’s believed to be the cure for the virus that’s swept the world, sound familiar? Turns out the team behind the show became aware of the similarities, but weren’t in a position to do anything about it. Speaking in an interview withEntertainment Weekly, executive producer Greg Nicotero spoke about how he watchedThe Last Of Uswhilst Daryl Dixon was in production, and immediately realised the two were similar.He said: “I remember watching the first episode ofThe Last Of Usand going, ‘Ummm… guys?’ We were already deep into production whenThe Last Of Uscame out. I enjoyedThe Last Of Ustremendously.” This statement did confuse a lot of fans though, given how the story ofThe Last Of Ushas been around since 2013, when the game first came out for the PlayStation 3.That being said, this isn’t the first timeThe Walking Deadhas been accused of ‘borrowing’ ideas fromThe Last Of Us. TheDead Cityspin-off faced some flack for its ‘Zombie King’ monster, which fans immediately identified as anobvious rip-off of The Rat KingfromThe Last Of Us Part 2.Regardless,Daryl Dixonis already being regarded as a smash-hit and has been renewed for a second season.Featured Image Credit: AMC, Sony Interactive EntertainmentTopics:TV And Film,The Last Of Us
The story of the new Walking Dead spin-off showDaryl Dixonis being repeatedly compared toThe Last Of Us.The Walking Deadaired its final episode in November 2022, but fans haven’t had to wait long for more post-apocalyptic zombie adventures. Several spin-off shows have been released/planned, includingDead CityandThe Ones Who Live.Check out the trailer forDaryl Dixonbelow!Today’s topic of conversation though isDaryl Dixon, another spin-off that follows the fan-favourite character on his adventures in France of all places. No idea how he got there but we’ll roll with it. Critics recently gave their thoughts on the show and the results were overwhelmingly positive, however many are pointing out similarities between the show andThe Last Of Us.AdvertThe story follows Daryl as he escorts a young girl across the country, who’s believed to be the cure for the virus that’s swept the world, sound familiar? Turns out the team behind the show became aware of the similarities, but weren’t in a position to do anything about it. Speaking in an interview withEntertainment Weekly, executive producer Greg Nicotero spoke about how he watchedThe Last Of Uswhilst Daryl Dixon was in production, and immediately realised the two were similar.He said: “I remember watching the first episode ofThe Last Of Usand going, ‘Ummm… guys?’ We were already deep into production whenThe Last Of Uscame out. I enjoyedThe Last Of Ustremendously.” This statement did confuse a lot of fans though, given how the story ofThe Last Of Ushas been around since 2013, when the game first came out for the PlayStation 3.That being said, this isn’t the first timeThe Walking Deadhas been accused of ‘borrowing’ ideas fromThe Last Of Us. TheDead Cityspin-off faced some flack for its ‘Zombie King’ monster, which fans immediately identified as anobvious rip-off of The Rat KingfromThe Last Of Us Part 2.Regardless,Daryl Dixonis already being regarded as a smash-hit and has been renewed for a second season.
The story of the new Walking Dead spin-off showDaryl Dixonis being repeatedly compared toThe Last Of Us.
The Walking Deadaired its final episode in November 2022, but fans haven’t had to wait long for more post-apocalyptic zombie adventures. Several spin-off shows have been released/planned, includingDead CityandThe Ones Who Live.
Check out the trailer forDaryl Dixonbelow!
Today’s topic of conversation though isDaryl Dixon, another spin-off that follows the fan-favourite character on his adventures in France of all places. No idea how he got there but we’ll roll with it. Critics recently gave their thoughts on the show and the results were overwhelmingly positive, however many are pointing out similarities between the show andThe Last Of Us.
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The story follows Daryl as he escorts a young girl across the country, who’s believed to be the cure for the virus that’s swept the world, sound familiar? Turns out the team behind the show became aware of the similarities, but weren’t in a position to do anything about it. Speaking in an interview withEntertainment Weekly, executive producer Greg Nicotero spoke about how he watchedThe Last Of Uswhilst Daryl Dixon was in production, and immediately realised the two were similar.
He said: “I remember watching the first episode ofThe Last Of Usand going, ‘Ummm… guys?’ We were already deep into production whenThe Last Of Uscame out. I enjoyedThe Last Of Ustremendously.” This statement did confuse a lot of fans though, given how the story ofThe Last Of Ushas been around since 2013, when the game first came out for the PlayStation 3.
That being said, this isn’t the first timeThe Walking Deadhas been accused of ‘borrowing’ ideas fromThe Last Of Us. TheDead Cityspin-off faced some flack for its ‘Zombie King’ monster, which fans immediately identified as anobvious rip-off of The Rat KingfromThe Last Of Us Part 2.
Regardless,Daryl Dixonis already being regarded as a smash-hit and has been renewed for a second season.
Topics:TV And Film,The Last Of Us
