Warning: this is extremely violent

A new sneak preview for Walking Dead Season Two, which is filming now, was released after the AMC premiere of Breaking Bad season 4 this Sunday. (I haven’t seen the new BB yet but this reminds me to get it on iTunes tonight!) The clip (above) is just of protagonist Rick smashing in some zombie’s head with a rock. The show is incredibly gritty and this video reminds me of the violence and realism on Walking Dead that can potentially haunt your dreams. I try not to watch it right before bed and I found this clip disturbing. It made my stomach flip. I like the show more for the character development and story and find the violence off-putting, but you get used to it and it sometimes seems necessary given the plot.

Spoilers for last season:
I’ve read all the Walking Dead comics* and have already seen how this next season potentially plays out. However, the last two episodes of the first TV season were unlike anything in the comics in that there was no CDC and no master computer that threatened to blow everyone up. I found that plot twist incredibly dumb and unnecessary. Why would a computer detonate an entire building with no override function? It was just asinine. It’s already been revealed by multiple people involved in the show’s production that the show will follow the comics closely in this next season.

To find out more potential (mild) spoilers for the upcoming season, highlight the text below:
In the comics, the group spends time in the countryside on a farm and we’re introduced to some new characters. There’s also a new romance for Glenn, and we get to see that on the show. The farm is definitely happening this season.

Here are four spoiler–filled links to interviews and details about the second season, which doesn’t premiere until October! They should have been on this sooner in order to rollout the new season by the end of the summer, but I doubt they anticipated how popular it would be.

I’m looking forward to Walking Dead, but the creepiness factor gets to me, especially when I see videos like this where we’re just confronted with violence without any context. When you see it as part of a whole well-told episode, it’s not as bad. I’m pretty squeamish with violence though.

If you’re in the US, you can see more clips behind the scenes on AMCtv.com

*On a side note, I never read comics until I got started with Walking Dead and now I love them. The downside is that they’re addictive and can get expensive. I use the Comixology app, which is free on the iPad and iPod, with comics that cost about $1.99 each. Other series I recommend from Comixology are Y: The Last Man, Forgetless, and Morning Glories. I never really got into the hero comics, but there are surely some excellent ones.