In a seemingly desperate bid to stay relevant and keep ratings alive, AMC has announced that it will spin-off its hit series Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, while dividing Mad Men's final season in two.
It's been said that all things must end but apparently no one told AMC. The network that is known for its cutting edge original dramas, is facing the ends of two of it's three biggest shows. Breaking Bad is currently in its final few episodes and Mad Men is down to it's final season. That leaves the zombie apocalypse drama, The Walking Dead, as the network's sole survivor.
Last week, AMC announced that it has green-lit a spin-off of Breaking Bad called Better Call Saul. The show will be a prequel series based on the character Saul Goodman, a shady lawyer played by Bob Odenkirk.
Earlier this week, AMC again announced that it will be spinning-off another popular series. This time, the network is expanding on the world of The Walking Dead. Although the show is still running, or should we say staggering, the new unnamed series will explore other survivors. The spin-off will be written by Dead comic and show creator, Robert Kirkman, who released a statement to the press about the news:
“After 10 years of writing the comic book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn’t be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of The Walking Dead universe. The opportunity to make a show that isn’t tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing."
Now AMC has revealed plans to split the finale season of Mad Men up into two half-seasons, as it did with Breaking Bad's fifth season.
The scavenging of series comes due largely in part to the lack luster reception of other AMC dramas, Low Winter Sun, Hell on Wheels, and the recently canceled, The Killing.
Companion shows for Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, titled Talking Dead and Talking Bad, respectively, were also introduced in order to extend the lives of the shows.
Tell us what you think, are you excited about the "new" series or is AMC milking the cash cows dry?
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