Do I need to see the movies to get the series?
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Knowby_Warrior — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 05:33 AM)
What's the appeal otherwise?
It's a very original Horror-Comedy TV series featuring an unique lead character.
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skuggvarg-13 — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 04:09 AM)
Well, the first "movie" was apparently only a short.
But the first actual movie have another canon than the second movie (More people that are simply removed in the second movie) plus the first actual movie has more horror unlike the following movies that have comedy as well. -
carrot_handvo — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 06:18 AM)
The third movie is a different canon as well by the same argument
and the series is a different canon as well with the same argument
all different Lindas
But this series makes it clear Ash went to the cabin with Friends
making the first 5 minutes of Evil Dead 2 noncanon -
skuggvarg-13 — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 11:51 AM)
True the canon can be a little fuzzy between movie beginnings.
It is mentioned in the wiki that they "revised" the first film by simply removing any mention of the other characters for some reason (probably for expedience)
But I read that all the movies are canon despite the missing characters and endings/beginnings.
It is also mentioned that the remake may be connected to the movies somehow but that's probably more rumour and guessing than fact.
The original short film the movies are based on however is called "The Evil in the woods" and was some college thing.
Also the first movie are the only horror while the others are more horrorcomedies. -
spencerprattsactingcoach — 10 years ago(March 16, 2016 11:12 PM)
I would. You can jump into it, but it won't make much sense.
I would first go with Evil Dead, then Evil Dead 2. ED2 is essentially the same as the original, but they added a more comedic element to it.
It gets sillier w/ Army of Darkness.
That is where it ends.
Don't watch the remake and base it off that. Ash is not even on that. -
BenjaminPearceFilms — 9 years ago(July 28, 2016 05:18 AM)
Don't watch the remake
Although there are a few nods to the remake in the last three episodes. Especially with certain shots. One off the top of my head is SPOILERS when the last girl who dies before she gets sucked into the room, the way she turns and looks at the open door, the shot is directly from the remake. -
drmokedweed123 — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 10:18 PM)
There's numerous flashbacks and it literally explains what's going on during the opening credits.
Watching the movies first will give you a much better in-depth understanding, but you won't be confused or anything watching it if you don't. -
stephenguti — 9 years ago(September 18, 2016 10:18 PM)
You don't have to watch the first three films to see the series, but it will definitely help in your enjoyment of the series, mainly to see how Ash develops from the first movie to the series.
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