After a long wait , fans are going to finally get their first look at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse with the premiere of Fear The Walking Dead-but some early reviews of the companion series to The Walking Dead could be a foreboding sign the new show isn't going to be quite what they expect.

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There has been a lot of hype surrounding the show, which will show the same apocalypse from some very different perspectives, but critics seem to be warning that fans aren't going to necessarily gel with the new series as much as they have the old one:

From Wired: "But while the new series is indeed tonally different, sometimes in ways that counteract criticisms of the original series, the changes still aren't always for the best. In short, while it might appeal to die-hard fans, Fear the Walking Dead won't win over new viewers-or bring back apostates. There's almost a bit too much going on in the first episode: the relationship between Madison and Travis, the relationship between Travis and his ex-wife and son, the hostility of all of the teenagers towards all the adults, Nick's drug addiction, Madison's guidance counseling, Alicia's romance with her boyfriend. Oh, and the zombies."

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From NJ.Com: "Fear the Walking Dead lurches onto AMC Sunday night as perhaps the most overhyped episode of Scared Straight ever. The makers of the original monster hit The Walking Dead know they've got a built-in audience, so they took some risks with this sorta-prequel, framing the imminent collapse of civilization around a not particularly gripping drama about a blended Los Angeles family dealing with a son's heroin addiction. The risk doesn't pay off, at least based on the first two episodes."

From L.A. Times: Fear the Walking Dead, which premieres Sunday, doesn't know how to show the early days of zombie pandemic any more than The Walking Dead did."

From Vulture: "That means FTWD has to rely on the how of the apocalypse, the to whom. And unfortunately, despite strong performances, particularly from Dickens and Curtis, it's hard to care what happens to anyone, or to listen to the dialogue and not pray for some kind of bear attack."

However, despite what critics have said, fans are still expressing excitement over the show on social media:

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