Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [MARK YOUR SPOILERS!]

[MaidOfKandar]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Apparently in addition to floating according to this Nerdist interview Pablo is naked during the course of the show.  That's happening.  

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Also sounds like you're getting one of your wishes RE Pablo's character development, Joe!

They've been mentioning this in every interview and the panel, i bet it's probably going to be just for one scene, they also hammed it up alot  for this interview as they were probably on the clock but anyways looking past that, bruce and the others seem really excited for where his character is going to be going by the end of this season.

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[img=300x169]https://media.giphy.com/media/oNlovU1bJOcYE/giphy.gif[/img]
Looking forward to the journey pablo's gonna take for this season, hyped as hell for it while at the same time scared for what his about to endure to get to that point. #Pablosgonnaexperiencesomeshit  (S2 hashtag for pablo ) 

I think it's probably because they want to sell the season's outrageousness to the nth degree, and this is one of the best examples they can conjure.

Apparently in addition to floating according to this Nerdist interview Pablo is naked during the course of the show.  That's happening.  

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Also sounds like you're getting one of your wishes RE Pablo's character development, Joe!

Who seriously wants to see Pablo naked? :-/

Even Lucy Lawless was unwanted from any but the most desperate fanboy. Seemed totally out of place when they jumped into the fire just so they could do a GoT nudity shot.

I don't know who you have been talking to, but Lucy was a welcome edition by just about everyone except the most ardent hater/shit stirrer... and she is far from a simple fanboy's dream because her and Bruce have amazing chemistry together. Not to mention to fact that the show needed a strong female that could be around for a while. It is clear that Pablo will get the most growth this season even if it has to happen in the nude.

There's gotta be a market for it; they might be trying to appeal to the women in the audience (though if they want to do that they might want to fix their social media).  

Everything that Nick said above, though I think AW was talking more about the nude scene versus Lucy's general presence on the show.

[]...growth this season even if it has to happen in the nude.

This isn't a porno, nothing 'HAS' to happen nude.

If they go full Spartacus and start dropping dongs and peeing on people I gotta say I'm out.

Like Joe said, there's nudity in the original trilogy; in fact the euro cut of AOD has even more nudity than the US cut.  If Ray was willing to do it, it's funny and it fits the scene and, as they keep parroting, they have no restrictions productionwise. I don't see any reason for the scene not to exist.  We've had plenty of bare boobs, the odd schlong or two won't be the worst thing the season has to offer up and it won't break the franchise.  It's not like we're going to have naked Ash discretion shots, Bruce has long refused to do frontal nudity.

And thankfully no one's peed on a Deadite in canon.  Yet.

Back on topic, the second season premiere is only going to run five minutes over the half-hour; Blunt Talk is debuting behind AvED at 8:35.

 

[Mpmarks1975]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

there's some truth to this statement as he said the same thing last year about the season 2 renewal and it's leases and look were we are now , hearing that the leases have been extended and even more money is coming there way for the show's budget which mean's 2 things. 

1. Starz seems to still hold the show in high regard regardless of the ratings, it's still one of there highly acclaimed show's for it being a horror/comedy show, so the stuff at comic con must have been them just pushing for a double renewal instead of the show being in hot water with starz.

2. They must be making a good chunk of income for starz with the blu ray/dvd sales and subscrptions through the app, it's worth noting that on there movies & tv best sellers list for amazon ash vs evil dead's blu ray is currently ranked at 41 and on the horror section it's ranked at number 2 right behind the walking dead, and for blu ray best sellers it's ranked at 28.

Sources : https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Horror/zgbs/movies-tv/2959133011/ref=zg_bs_nav_mov_2_2958935011

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/2958935011/ref=zg_bs_2958935011_pg_2?_encoding=UTF8&pg=2

https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-movies-TV-DVD-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/ref=zg_bs_unv_mov_1_2958935011_1#3


@Mpmarks1975 

Quick question, were you able to attend the s2 premiere screening that took place at the bruce campbell festival ?

 

[Mpmarks1975]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

No unfortunately not, i didnt have tickets for the horror fesitval

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

No unfortunately not, i didnt have tickets for the horror fesitval

Sorry to hear that   , its good to hear you had a great time with bruce, did you get to meet Dana and ray as well ?

 

[Mpmarks1975]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

I did really lovely people especially Dana, she was great with everyone really seemed to go the extra mile. Bruce was a legend as usual

 

[Ben VS Evil Dead]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Anyone else notice that Evil Dead now has two Pokemon character names? Ash and Brock lol

 

[MaidOfKandar]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

It's interesting that he mentioned they're leasing the studio; are they still filming at the backlot that Ren Pictures actually owns?  Does anyone know?  Is it still their property?  I know the original reason for shooting in NZ was because of the crews they could round up and the fact that they had a lot there.

Did Bruce ask the audience/you to keep demanding S3 out of Starz?  

Sounds like you had a good time!  

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

there's some truth to this statement as he said the same thing last year about the season 2 renewal and it's leases and look were we are now , hearing that the leases have been extended and even more money is coming there way for the show's budget which mean's 2 things. 

1. Starz seems to still hold the show in high regard regardless of the ratings, it's still one of there highly acclaimed show's for it being a horror/comedy show, so the stuff at comic con must have been them just pushing for a double renewal instead of the show being in hot water with starz.

2. They must be making a good chunk of income for starz with the blu ray/dvd sales and subscrptions through the app, it's worth noting that on there movies & tv best sellers list for amazon ash vs evil dead's blu ray is currently ranked at 41 and on the horror section it's ranked at number 2 right behind the walking dead, and for blu ray best sellers it's ranked at 28.

Sources : https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Horror/zgbs/movies-tv/2959133011/ref=zg_bs_nav_mov_2_2958935011

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/2958935011/ref=zg_bs_2958935011_pg_2?_encoding=UTF8&pg=2

https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-movies-TV-DVD-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/ref=zg_bs_unv_mov_1_2958935011_1#3


@Mpmarks1975 

Quick question, were you able to attend the s2 premiere screening that took place at the bruce campbell festival ?

From what I remember, there wasn't even time to discuss extension of leases, etc last year - the show was insta-renewed before the premiere because the trailer did huge numbers.

Y'know, it's interesting to me that they haven't renewed it at this point.  They've renewed The Girlfriend Experience, which gets half of AVED's ratings (though they're apparently gutting that show next year/cutting its budget).  The DVD sales are decent, if not extra spectacular.  I'd love to know what kind of numbers they're doing on the ap.  Something has to be holding things up and i'm wondering if they're waiting to see how the show performs on Tuesday or how it premiers in October.  Either way I'm surprised the announcement's taking this long to come through.

Making this post legal: here's a new picture of Kelly and Pablo:

I want to know who that person sneaking around in the background is at this point!

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

It's interesting that he mentioned they're leasing the studio; are they still filming at the backlot that Ren Pictures actually owns?  Does anyone know?  Is it still their property?  I know the original reason for shooting in NZ was because of the crews they could round up and the fact that they had a lot there.

Did Bruce ask the audience/you to keep demanding S3 out of Starz?  

Sounds like you had a good time!  

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

there's some truth to this statement as he said the same thing last year about the season 2 renewal and it's leases and look were we are now , hearing that the leases have been extended and even more money is coming there way for the show's budget which mean's 2 things. 

1. Starz seems to still hold the show in high regard regardless of the ratings, it's still one of there highly acclaimed show's for it being a horror/comedy show, so the stuff at comic con must have been them just pushing for a double renewal instead of the show being in hot water with starz.

2. They must be making a good chunk of income for starz with the blu ray/dvd sales and subscrptions through the app, it's worth noting that on there movies & tv best sellers list for amazon ash vs evil dead's blu ray is currently ranked at 41 and on the horror section it's ranked at number 2 right behind the walking dead, and for blu ray best sellers it's ranked at 28.

Sources : https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Horror/zgbs/movies-tv/2959133011/ref=zg_bs_nav_mov_2_2958935011

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Movies-TV-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/2958935011/ref=zg_bs_2958935011_pg_2?_encoding=UTF8&pg=2

https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-movies-TV-DVD-Blu-ray/zgbs/movies-tv/ref=zg_bs_unv_mov_1_2958935011_1#3


@Mpmarks1975 

Quick question, were you able to attend the s2 premiere screening that took place at the bruce campbell festival ?

From what I remember, there wasn't even time to discuss extension of leases, etc last year - the show was insta-renewed before the premiere because the trailer did huge numbers.

Y'know, it's interesting to me that they haven't renewed it at this point.  They've renewed The Girlfriend Experience, which gets half of AVED's ratings (though they're apparently gutting that show next year/cutting its budget).  The DVD sales are decent, if not extra spectacular.  I'd love to know what kind of numbers they're doing on the ap.  Something has to be holding things up and i'm wondering if they're waiting to see how the show performs on Tuesday or how it premiers in October.  Either way I'm surprised the announcement's taking this long to come through.

Making this post legal: here's a new picture of Kelly and Pablo:

I want to know who that person sneaking around in the background is at this point!

I think that's one of rubys children as it appeared in the photo with ruby and ash as well. 

I think starz is probably waiting to see how it does this october or there just building anticipation for the renewal news, who knows at this point *shurg* 

I've been keeping up with what the gang was doing at chicago comic con and from what i saw dana,ray and bruce all were having a blast with the fans there, and the panel they had was very good from what i heard, i'll keep you guys posted if i find a full video of it later on down the line.

 

[Nick el Ass]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Anyone else notice that Evil Dead now has two Pokemon character names? Ash and Brock lol

Clearly a conspiracy to push Pokemon Go on us, haha.

From what I remember, there wasn't even time to discuss extension of leases, etc last year - the show was insta-renewed before the premiere because the trailer did huge numbers.

Y'know, it's interesting to me that they haven't renewed it at this point.  They've renewed The Girlfriend Experience, which gets half of AVED's ratings (though they're apparently gutting that show next year/cutting its budget).  The DVD sales are decent, if not extra spectacular.  I'd love to know what kind of numbers they're doing on the ap.  Something has to be holding things up and i'm wondering if they're waiting to see how the show performs on Tuesday or how it premiers in October.  Either way I'm surprised the announcement's taking this long to come through.



I want to know who that person sneaking around in the background is at this point!

I have a feeling they are just waiting to see how the shows premier does before we get the big announcement as pertaining to season 3, and I don't think there is a snowballs chance in hell they would cancel AvED. The Blu-ray/DVD sells are looking really good on amazon, and I think the viewers will go up too with Lee Major, Ted Raimi, and all the new cast members coming on board. Hell I'd almost bet the farm on it. At any rate, I think that thing in the back is one of Ruby's kids... and they seem to be growing up awful fast. Also I like that there are pumpkins painted on the door of the diner which reminds me that it is almost that time of year again.

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Here's the chicago comic con panel !

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBs8iy7Shag&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Here's the chicago comic con panel. 

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBs8iy7Shag&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]

Good god, some of the stuff ray and dana talk about at this panel makes me wonder how far there gonna go this season O.O" . (NOTE Some of the stuff said at this panel is Joke's or Very hammed over exaggerated hint's as to what might happen this season either way don't trust some of the stuff being said here.) #KellyandPabloAreGonnaSeeAndExperienceSomeShit new S2 hashtag! 

the pokemon/evil dead jokes really come full circle at this panel, you'll see what i mean when it happens  , and oh god the cucumber story haha, and bruce talks with the guy who rebuilt the workshed from ed2 at this panel as well. 

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the ash puppet coming alive and having a fight scene with kelly, Pablo shamanism could be coming into play this season, man season 2 is really shaping up to be something else.

 

[K100]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

'MURICA !

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

'MURICA !

Dude that is a badass photo, even eli is in on the fun, his slowly becoming the scooby doo of this group in my eye's

In other news, Ash vs evil dead will be coming back to paleyfest again this year with a special screening for the first episode. 

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]At the end of July we gave you the lowdown on the horror shows heading to the 2016 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, being held in both Los Angeles and New York in early September, and the lineup was pretty sparse.  But the dates have now been extended, and one new addition has joined the LA Previews:  “Ash vs. Evil Dead” Episode 2.01 will be screened on September 14th at 7PM PT with several cast members in attendance.[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Scheduled to appear are:[/font]

• Bruce Campbell, “Ashley ‘Ash’ Williams”
  
• Ray Santiago, “Pablo Simon Bolivar”
  
• Dana DeLorenzo, “Kelly Maxwell”
  
• Ted Raimi, “Chet Kaminski”
  
• Lee Majors, “Brock Williams”

 
Source : http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/184211/ash-vs-evil-dead-joins-2016-paleyfest-fall-tv-previews/

 

[Nick el Ass]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

'MURICA !

Dude that is a badass photo, even eli is in on the fun, his slowly becoming the scooby doo of this group in my eye's

That is one of the best pictures of the main cast I have ever seen, and I'm all for Scooby as long as there is no equivalent of Scrappy-Doo in season 2 of AvED.

 

[Nick el Ass]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

there's some truth to this statement as he said the same thing last year about the season 2 renewal and it's leases and look were we are now , hearing that the leases have been extended and even more money is coming there way for the show's budget which mean's 2 things. 

1. Starz seems to still hold the show in high regard regardless of the ratings, it's still one of there highly acclaimed show's for it being a horror/comedy show, so the stuff at comic con must have been them just pushing for a double renewal instead of the show being in hot water with starz.

2. They must be making a good chunk of income for starz with the blu ray/dvd sales and subscrptions through the app, it's worth noting that on there movies & tv best sellers list for amazon ash vs evil dead's blu ray is currently ranked at 41 and on the horror section it's ranked at number 2 right behind the walking dead, and for blu ray best sellers it's ranked at 28.

The AvED Blu-ray/dvd overtook TWD for number 1 in horror, and is on the move in all other categories as we have finally reached the release date. It is number 9 with a bullet on the overall best seller list.

 

[MaidOfKandar]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

Classify this as opinion but i asked Bruce yesterday at Wizard World when they would find out about Season 3, he stated hopefully soon but was confident as they have longer studio leases, and more money is being thrown at it.

there's some truth to this statement as he said the same thing last year about the season 2 renewal and it's leases and look were we are now , hearing that the leases have been extended and even more money is coming there way for the show's budget which mean's 2 things. 

1. Starz seems to still hold the show in high regard regardless of the ratings, it's still one of there highly acclaimed show's for it being a horror/comedy show, so the stuff at comic con must have been them just pushing for a double renewal instead of the show being in hot water with starz.

2. They must be making a good chunk of income for starz with the blu ray/dvd sales and subscrptions through the app, it's worth noting that on there movies & tv best sellers list for amazon ash vs evil dead's blu ray is currently ranked at 41 and on the horror section it's ranked at number 2 right behind the walking dead, and for blu ray best sellers it's ranked at 28.

The AvED Blu-ray/dvd overtook TWD for number on in horror, and is on the move in all other categories as we have finally reached the release date. It is number 9 with a bullet on the overall best seller list.

@Nick and Joe - I'm wondering if it's a budget or licensing issue at this point.  I was waiting for something to come out at one of the cons, and now we're right down to the wire when it comes to major ones for the rest of the year.  With the DVD doing well I'll be surprised if we don't hear anything in September, but maybe it really does hinge on what happens in October.  It's interesting to me that the ratings and OnDemand numbers lean in one direction and DVD sales are better - then again this franchise has always been huge on home media .  Wonder if that's concrete proof the show's skewing older.

That picture is so GI Joe.  

PALEYFEST!  I'm so happy they're doing Paleyfest again, it was so entertaining last year.

Re the Q&A: Dana's really stepping out and exuding a lot of star power in these panels; that much I'm enjoying.

(And I need that puppet scene to be real).

 

[Joem1k]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

@Maid

It does scream g.i joe but considering the overall balls to the walls/going to war tone there going for this season, this 2nd poster really captures that quite well, plus i'm getting some slight AoD vibes from the way ash is posed in that poster as well overall i'm really loving the two posters they've put out for this second season !

And yes i really want to see what happens in that ash puppet scene now as well haha.


Here's that same photo in poster form. 

[img=400x596]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqj3_SuVIAAxGHS.jpg:large[/img]

Source : https://twitter.com/AshvsEvilDead/status/768136488303206400

 

[Nick el Ass]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

@Nick and Joe - I'm wondering if it's a budget or licensing issue at this point.  I was waiting for something to come out at one of the cons, and now we're right down to the wire when it comes to major ones for the rest of the year.  With the DVD doing well I'll be surprised if we don't hear anything in September, but maybe it really does hinge on what happens in October.  It's interesting to me that the ratings and OnDemand numbers lean in one direction and DVD sales are better - then again this franchise has always been huge on home media .  Wonder if that's concrete proof the show's skewing older.

That picture is so GI Joe.  

PALEYFEST!  I'm so happy they're doing Paleyfest again, it was so entertaining last year.

Re the Q&A: Dana's really stepping out and exuding a lot of star power in these panels; that much I'm enjoying.

(And I need that puppet scene to be real).

It could also be that they are also waiting to see how thing play out with certain cast members to avoid spoiling anything big should it go down, and make any announcements afterward. I seem to recall some sites posted that it had been renewed as well some of who was coming back for season 2 which ruined any suspense even knowing Ash's history. In my humble opinion Dana and Ray have killed it the most at all of the panels with Bruce doing normal Bruce stuff like offering money to kids telling them to pick up whiskey along with some hookers and blow which you may be able to get all 3 of for 40 bucks down in Kentucky. No offense to fellow Deadites from down south, haha. I think Dana is clearly number 2 in command both on the show and otherwise.

 

[MaidOfKandar]

RE: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 General Discussion Thread [SPOILERS]

@Maid

It does scream g.i joe but considering the overall balls to the walls/going to war tone there going for this season, this 2nd poster really captures that quite well, plus i'm getting some slight AoD vibes from the way ash is posed in that poster as well overall i'm really loving the two posters they've put out for this second season !

And yes i really want to see what happens in that ash puppet scene now as well haha.


Here's that same photo in poster form. 

[img=400x596]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqj3_SuVIAAxGHS.jpg:large[/img]

Source : https://twitter.com/AshvsEvilDead/status/768136488303206400

I also didn't notice that CGI deadite under Ash's foot until you posted the poster!

@Nick and Joe - I'm wondering if it's a budget or licensing issue at this point.  I was waiting for something to come out at one of the cons, and now we're right down to the wire when it comes to major ones for the rest of the year.  With the DVD doing well I'll be surprised if we don't hear anything in September, but maybe it really does hinge on what happens in October.  It's interesting to me that the ratings and OnDemand numbers lean in one direction and DVD sales are better - then again this franchise has always been huge on home media .  Wonder if that's concrete proof the show's skewing older.

That picture is so GI Joe.  

PALEYFEST!  I'm so happy they're doing Paleyfest again, it was so entertaining last year.

Re the Q&A: Dana's really stepping out and exuding a lot of star power in these panels; that much I'm enjoying.

(And I need that puppet scene to be real).

It could also be that they are also waiting to see how thing play out with certain cast members to avoid spoiling anything big should it go down, and make any announcements afterward. I seem to recall some sites posted that it had been renewed as well some of who was coming back for season 2 which ruined any suspense even knowing Ash's history. In my humble opinion Dana and Ray have killed it the most at all of the panels with Bruce doing normal Bruce stuff like offering money to kids telling them to pick up whiskey along with some hookers and blow which you may be able to get all 3 of for 40 bucks down in Kentucky. No offense to fellow Deadites from down south, haha. I think Dana is clearly number 2 in command both on the show and otherwise.

I'm pretty sure that's not the case; they announced that renewal for TWD just before they had a huge cliffhanger.  I smell some serious character deaths coming up but the way Bruce talks about it ("We'll be a 'real show' if we get a third season") there's something else that's a sticking point.

ETA: the set's dropped down to tenth place, I was just at Amazon trying to figure out something and noticed that.