Why a TWD/FTWD crossover would never work
It makes perfect sense that there could never be a crossover between The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. Here are a few reasons why it would never work.
Crossovers on television can be fun to watch, but they have to serve a purpose in the show’s narrative. For example, bringing together the casts of Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow makes perfect sense. They are all set in the same time frame and they take place within the same universe. Crossovers generate interest and often answer the “what-if” scenarios posed by diehard fans.
A crossover between The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead would never work. Never. Just forget about it now.
In fact, TWD showrunners have shot the idea down outright because it just won’t work, and thankfully they are dedicated to the show’s integrity rather than trying to finagle a way to make something work that really shouldn’t.
So why the big issue? Why can’t a crossover work? Well, for starters there’s the small issue of the show’s timeline. Fear the Walking Dead is just getting its feet wet in the apocalypse, and The Walking Dead has been wearing hip-waders for seven seasons. Trying to blend the timelines just wouldn’t work unless there was some kind of flashback, and even then it doesn’t really make sense because of geography.
Geography plays a huge role in why a crossover wouldn’t work. Rick and the TWD gang are in the southeastern region of the United States while the Fear the Walking Dead crew are presently in Mexico and trying to move North. There just aren’t any scenarios that place these two groups in the same area.
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One of the best things about the Powers That Be behind The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead is that there is a dedication to the integrity of the story. If it made sense within the narrative then a crossover could be developed. That means all of the stars would have to line up in the universe and two groups of people would somehow manage to traverse the better part of the country—and survive—in order to meet up. It makes zero sense, and it certainly isn’t realistic.