Style & Entertainment
October 14, 2013
Fans Dying For Walking Dead Season 4 Nicole Lynch
Contributing Writer
What’s greater than starting off this month with a new season premiere of “The Walking Dead”? Absolutely nothing! Unless you really despise watching a group of survivors getting by a zombie apocalypse; in that case, you’re really missing out. Other than that, the long wait is over for the much anticipated show this Halloween month. Season three left us all thinking, “What’s next?” Every episode was filled with so much action that one could not help but feel an adrenaline rush coming on. Last season started off with Rick and his survivors finding their new sanctuary, the prison. All is well until they stumble upon a new threat, the governor. He comes off as “wanting to do the right thing” but hides his dirty little secrets behind the walls of his town Woodbury. Let’s not forget to mention how he is also the one character I’m sure we all want to see die already! I’m not going to lie, this smart but evil man has scared me thus far. Not only was last season a promising
one but it also leads into a greater plot in less than a week. Every character had it rough with a lot of challenges faced that resulted in deaths (RIP T-Dog, Lori, Andrea and even Meryl). The governor’s real intentions become clear and his true
of others. Everyone is at war, while Rick and with his band of survivors are ready to stand their ground. Season four, which premieres October 13th, will pick up with former residents of Woodbury welcomed into the prison. But
colors surface towards the end of season three. It’s no laughing matter, as this man is a killer who enjoys the suffering
will this act bring more struggles, fears and obstacles? It’s definitely risky business for Rick and the others to take in. ComicCon’s
trailer of The Walking Dead starts off with a promising feel to the new season. With hordes of walkers surrounding the prison, there’s no way Rick and the others will stay there for long. Whatever they try to keep out lurks its way back in and you can all bet that the Walking Dead will be as suspenseful as the first three seasons. Executive producer Scott Gimple has already mentioned the general theme of season four as being, “Have we gone too far? Can we go back to the people we were?” A lot more guilt and deaths will be faced. The struggle of wanting to bring things back to normal will definitely be shown. You can also bet the governor will return with vengeance and Michonne will be ready to kill him first. Everyone has new threats and old threats coming their way inside and outside the prison. There are so many questions waiting to be answered in just a few days so hang in there! Be prepared for more action sequences, cliffhangers and new characters with major plot points on board! If you need some catching up to do before Sunday night’s premiere, Netflix has season three up and ready for fans to enjoy!
Controversial Tribute to Cory Monteith at the Emmy Awards Sienna Jeffries
Staff Writer
On a night where our favorite writers, producers, directors, actors and actresses are honored for their talents and excellence on primetime television, the topic of conversation for nominees and viewers went far past the Primetime Emmy Award winners and outfits. A stir of controversy arose at the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards over whether Cory Monteith, actor in “Glee”, deserved the specialized tribute he received during the award ceremony and the fact that Jack Klugman, threetime Emmy winner, was excluded from the memoriam tribute as an individual honoree. “I think it’s criminal,” Adam Klugman stated in a response to an interview with the Associated P r e s s regarding his father’s exclusion from the 2013 Emmy Awards memoriam t r i b u t e . The 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards recognized five people in addition to their original memoriam s e g m e n t that groups t o g e t h e r
members of the industry who passed away in the 2012-2013 year. The individual honorees within the memoriam segment aside from Cory Monteith included actor James Gandolfini of “The Sopranos”; actress Jean Stapleton of “All in the Family”, actor and comedian Jonathan Winters, and producer Gary David Goldberg of “Family Times.” Monteith died at 31 due to a drug overdose; he was the youngest in the group of those being honored separately and the only one not to have been nominated for an Emmy in his shortened career. All of the other honorees were previous Emmy winners. Additionally, Jack Klugman was not the only actor who had no personal dedication during the Emmy’s Award ceremony; Larry Hagman and Charles Dunning were not included as well; they were honored in a group remembrance
instead. There was a wide spectrum of responses r e g a r d i n g Mont eit h’s individualized tribute. A reader for Variety said, “I don’t think that Monteith should be honored with the others.” Some people expressed disapproval at Monteith’s tribute because it seemed to uphold him as a drug user. “We’re sensat ionalizi ng his death,” stated Jenn, a Yahoo reader. “It’s an insult and it really seems typical of this youth-centric culture that has an extremely short attention span and panders to only a very narrow demographic of young adults,” Adam Klugman explained. Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the Emmy’s, posited in response to the disapproval of Cory Monteith’s tribute that “to a younger generation, Cory Monteith’s portrayal of Finn Hudson (on ‘Glee’) was highly admired, and the producers felt that he should be included along with the four other individuals we have singled out.” Claire, a reader for Variety, said that “he is being memorialized for his lead work in a show that was an instant, major television
phenomenon from the time its pilot aired, that did something not before seen on TV, and that deeply touched people worldwide.” Actress Jane Lynch, who honored Monteith’s memory with a special tribute, stated, “I’m a huge fan of Jack Klugman. Obviously I don’t choose these things…He was there at the beginning of television and he had a terrific career...I’d be upset too.” Additionally, Lynch, in response to being the person to honor Monteith, noted, “I’m really proud to be up there for him tonight.” While there was an array of opinions regarding Monteith’s tribute, there were many people who mourned Monteith and Klugman’s death. Ken Ehrlich noted that the only difference between the two actors was the time in which they acted. They were both talented actors who will be missed. 11