http://www.amctv.com/originals/The-Walking-Dead/
OK even if you do not like zombie movies you may like this. I missed it when the first six episodes came on. I DVRd them and finally got around to watching them. Most of it is shot in and around Atlanta. Do yourself a favor and watch the first couple episodes.
When the hot blonde one got gnawed on I was super pissed. Why? She should have stuck around.
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When the hot blonde one got gnawed on I was super pissed. Why? She should have stuck around.Yeah and there's only one thing to do when you kill off a hot blonde...find a hotter red-head.
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And the wife? What a hoor. She didn't do a lot of grieving before she turned to humping. And another thing. You know somebody in that camp would have tipped Sheriff Daddy off that his wife was charming his buddy's cobra.
Be interested to see where it goes, too. It sort of veered off into Omega Man territory near the end of the run. I liked the first three episodes better than the rest. The first two were outstanding.
Hot off the presses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipuXgEQarPI&feature=player_embedded
Season two has started.
More questions than answers.
Still top notch.
There are a lot of good shows on now (none on network TV which is a story unto itself). As a result I found myself largely underwhelmed by this show last night. There are so many shows which have stepped up to the plate that this no longer stood as tall. It wasn't bad, but....
Season two has started.I have to agree, it was pretty awesome.
More questions than answers.
Still top notch.
http://www.amctv.com/originals/The-Walking-Dead/
OK even if you do not like zombie movies you may like this. I missed it when the first six episodes came on. I DVRd them and finally got around to watching them. Most of it is shot in and around Atlanta. Do yourself a favor and watch the first couple episodes.
I plan on watching a few episodes tonight starting with the pilot. It is on teh Netflix now.Meh... I'm underwhelmed but plan on watching the next two just to see if anything develops.
It better be good the way you fuckers are hyping it up.
Agree on the story progression. Needs to move along.I think it will. With the two guys trapped in the old High School and what not.
The uniform helps reinforce to himself that humanity and society is still intact.
There is a show that comes on afterward called "Talking Dead" that claims shit will start picking up next week. We'll see.
I think it will. With the two guys trapped in the old High School and what not.I suggest our survivors syphon plenty of gas to ignite the zombies trying to get through the fence like in Dawn of the Dead. Obviously these Georgians weren't movie goers.
I just watched the first season over the weekend, I can't wait to start season 2.
Season 2 does start out fairly slow...I just like giving these pansies shit.Jesus, the vet doesn't take in strangers. What happened to hospitality?
But it's still not that slow, in my opinion...plus it picked up some tonight. Hopefully they'll keep increasing the tension and action from here on out.
Since Jumbo is trying to get caught up, I won't spoil anything...but I saw that coming from a mile away last night.
I expected to find some kind of eerie secret out last night about the vet and his group. Nope...just Christians.
This is really starting to drag along too much, but I suppose 13 episodes are hard to fill.
You shut your dirty whorish mouth about Season 6.
Five seasons of The Sopranos doesn't think so either.
Another wasted episode. And next week is the "season finale"
I'm this far gone so I'll watch next week but I'm not coming back. When your only motivation is hoping the main characters get killed in brutal ways -- including some kind of gruesome mutilation visited on that annoying mini-Sheriff twerp -- it's not worth it.
I disagree. I actually thought last nights episode was much better. Plus next week is not the season finale. it's the mid season finale which I am not exactly sure what the fuck that means? Must be something some jackass in marketing came up with.
I'm sick of the farm. I'm sick of them looking for a girl who by all rights should be dead. No way a 12-year old survives however many months it's been. If she shows up now? I'm calling bullshit. But you know she's going to. I wish zombies would kill Lori, Rick, Carl, Shane and Andrea.
The acting has devolved dramatically.
I don't know what mid-season finale means either. Seems stupid.
I watched the online preview for the dramatic mid-season finale. Guess what it is? Four minutes of talking. Rick and Herschel and the same tired "you don't know what it's like out there, we've seen shit that makes you blind" speechifying.
I'm just done with it.
Maybe I just like the thought of Maggie getting nekid.
Mid-season finale is what every other show on network TV does... 6 or so episodes in the fall, 6 more in the spring.
I liked last nights episode. I just wish someone would shoot the old farmer in the face.
Only if the bullet riccochets and hits Lori, Rick, Shane, Andrea and CARL in the face, too.Andrea...fucking pisses me off. When she shot Darrell...I literally would have walked up to her and shot her in the fucking twat. Listen to directions you dumb bitch, I don't give a fuck what you are trying to prove. Someone could have fucking died.
what is the best way to get season one? itunes...netflix ...etc. ? i searched on demand at home but only season showing is season 2.iTunes.
iTunes.
The only thing I thought when I watched Sophia walk out of the barn was how fucking pissed Rick should be with Herschel. He let them keep going out looking for her all the while he had her in the barn. Herschel should be the first eaten by a walker in the second-half season premiere.
Recap of the midseason finale:
"blah blah blah blah blah blah speech blah blah blah blah blah rant blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah emotional speech blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah emotional rant blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah help us with the walkers blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah smart ass kid channeling daddy blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Dale stating something he had no way of knowing blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"
Followed by about 3.5 minutes of a shooting gallery and a "surprise" that most probably saw coming. What's in the barn? Yep. Figures.
Nice ending but like the entire second season so far too much fucking talking. Shut the fuck UP with the speechifying. Please let Rick, Carl, Lori, Andrea and Shane get eaten by zombies.
The last three minutes was decent enough, but not worth wading through seven episodes of yapping to get to.
The show gets ONE episode when it returns in February. If speeches commence again, it's over. No more.
I'm sick of the farm. I'm sick of them looking for a girl who by all rights should be dead. No way a 12-year old survives however many months it's been. If she shows up now? I'm calling bullshit. But you know she's going to. I wish zombies would kill Lori, Rick, Carl, Shane and Andrea.
Dude, sometimes I think you have trouble remembering exactly what you bitch about...
If you don't like it, change the channel.
The show gets ONE episode when it returns in February. If speeches commence again, it's over. No more.
Shows up alive. That was the condition. If she shows up alive I'd call bullshit.You were bitching about her showing up alive, then when the opposite occurs you bitch that she shows up dead and say that it was "predictable." I like the show, hence why I watch it. You apparently hate it, threaten to stop watching it, but never do so.
She was dead. It was pretty much a given that if she showed up it would be as a walker. Once walkers were discovered in the barn it was an easy assumption that she'd be there if she was ever to be found.
Change your own channel.
And Rick had to shoot her? Really?
...to show that he is worthy of leading the group. I hope Herschel goes all Goolily(sp) now and beats the shit out of Shane with that lead he was holding.
Yeah gotta say that I am back to really digging it.There has been a complete transformation in the characters.I just want to do Maggie.
I wish Rick would have put a bullet in Shane at the end.
Hmmm.Zombies and shit, asians have sex with farm girls, Old McDonald goes crazy, etc...
I enjoy missing The Walking Dead more than I enjoyed watching the short first part of the second season.
I want to know what happens, but don't want to be subjected to the long speeches to get there.
Had Frank Darabont stay aboard The Walking Dead for its second season, you might have seen a very different - or as he calls it "wild card" - first episode for the series' sophomore run.
Remember the tank zombie? Y'know, the one Rick encounters early on in season one when he seeks shelter in a tank from a horde of zombies roaming Atlanta, Georgia's streets? Darabont envisioned a whole back story for that zombie - played by Sam Witwer (The Mist, Being Human), and inside, you'll get a taste of what would have kicked off season two.
Darabont explained his concept:
I wanted to kick off the 2nd season with the flashback episode Sam describes, which would have followed a squad of Army Rangers getting trapped in the city and trying to survive as Atlanta falls.
The idea was to do this with a very focused “you are there” documentary feel. Not going all shaky-cam, but still making it a bit rawer and grainier than the rest of the show. We’d start with a squad of maybe seven or eight soldiers being dropped into the city by chopper. They have map coordinates they need to get to; they’ve been told to report to a certain place to provide reinforcement. It’s not a special mission, it’s basically a housekeeping measure putting more boots on the ground to reinforce key intersections and installations throughout the city. And we follow this group from the moment the copter sets them down. All they have to do is travel maybe a dozen blocks, a simple journey, but what starts as a no-brainer scenario goes from “the city is being secured” to “holy shit, we’ve lost control, the world is ending.” Our squad gets blocked at every turn and are soon just trying to survive. I wanted to do a really tense, character-driven ensemble story as communications break down, supply lines are lost, escape routes are cut off, morale falls apart, leadership unravels, mutinies heat up, etc. (Yes, this approach owes a spiritual debt to a number of great films, including Walter Hill’s Southern Comfort.)
Along the way, I thought we could briefly dovetail this story with a few established characters from the show. Not to overdo that, mind you, because it could get silly and too coincidental if you load too much into that idea. But I thought it would be great to veer off on a quick narrative detour that brushes our soldiers briefly up against some people we know. Picture our squad arriving at a manned barricade where some civilians are being held back from leaving the city on shoot-to-kill orders to stop the spread of contagion, it’s a panicked high-intensity scene, and in this crowd of desperate people we find Andrea and Amy. The barricade gunners panic, the civilians start to get mowed down by machine gun fire, and in this melee the girls get pulled to safety by some old guy they don’t even know. It’s Dale. He’s nobody to them, just some guy who saw the opportunity to do the right thing and reacted in the moment. This would have been perhaps a minute or two of the episode, just a cool detour like the various outposts the soldiers encounter in Saving Private Ryan, but we would have witnessed the moment that Dale meets Andrea and Amy, seen where that relationship began. I also felt it would be a great way to get Emma Bell back into the series for a moment, because she was so wonderful and we were all so sorry that her character died and she had to leave the show. (Of course if this “brush with established characters” idea didn’t work in the script stage, I’d have tossed it out. You try a lot of ideas like that as you go, see how they play. But I thought this one stood a pretty good chance of being engineered to work well.)
So the story follows these soldiers through hell as the city falls apart and the squad implodes, with Sam’s soldier being the main character and the moral center of the group. He becomes the last survivor of the squad, and he finally gets to the map coordinates they’ve been trying to get to from the start: it’s the barricade at the Atlanta courthouse intersection from the pilot where Rick later finds the tank. The soldier is still alive when he gets there, but he’s been bitten. He’s accomplished his “simple” mission, but he’s gone through seven kinds of hell to do it (including being forced to frag his squad leader), and now he’s dying. And he crawls off into the tank just to get off the street and under cover. As his fever builds and the poor guy starts to hallucinate, he pulls his last grenade and considers ending his life. He sets the grenade down on that shelf for a moment to reflect on all the shit and misery that brought him to this sad end-point of his life, and to dredge up the courage to pull the pin...but before he can act, the fever burns him out and he dies.
The kicker comes in the last moments of this episode:
After the soldier dies this squalid, lonely death...and after a quiet lapse of time...we do a shot-for-shot reprise from the first episode of the first season: Rick comes scrambling into the tank to escape the horde...blows that zombie soldier’s brains out...now Rick’s trapped...fade out...the end.
He goes on to say that episode two of the second season would pick back up in the present and continue its story thread.
Stupid AMC
Not to derail but if you're a fan of Walking Dead I'd also recommend: "We're Alive". It's a podcast that began back in 2009 (I think) and is currently into it's 25th chapter. Harkens back to the days of the old school radio drama in design- only it takes place in a modern day zombie apocalypse/survival story setting.
While the fact it's broken down into 15-25 minute episodes (3 episodes a chapter) may seem a bit tedious, you can actually download/stream the entire story from iTunes and it's quite entertaining. Well written in that there are no throwaway lines whether you realize it then or several episodes later. Definitely worth a listen.
Tha fuck is a listen? are tere no pictuers?
You'll just have to imagine that the main character has nice feet.
That's way overblown.
Feet as a whole pretty much disgust me.
A man should never expose his unless he's at the beach, actually on the sand or in the water (or in a shower or pool). Men should never wear sandals of any sort and flip flops are for raging homos.
Women should put theirs in the open if and only if they bother to care for them. Nothing is more of a turnoff than dirty feet with cracked polish or god forbid hair toes or something.
I do notice those that are particularly well cared for and shaped nicely, but I have no inclination to touch them or have them touch me in any way.
As a followup, I also appreciate good taste in shoes. I probably like shoes better than feet. I always notice what kind of shoes a woman has on. I also care about my own shoes.
I like to hoard shoes. I have five or six pair of underarmour shoes still in the box in my closet and at least five pair that I alternate wearing. Got a couple of Nikes I bought before Underarmour became my favorite. They're still boxed too. If I find a dress shoe I like in black, I also buy it in brown. I don't have a single pair of sandals or flip flops and I don't wear Crocs. Got a couple of pair of sanuks. Those are okay but only with certain types of outfits.
After avoiding it for years, and watching a documentary about Duffy and swearing to myself that I would never watch it, I got bored and watched The Boondock Saints.
Imagine my disappointment at Darryl being a McManus.
And Defoe completely selling the fuck out to be in this shitpile. A cross-dressing super-sleuth?? Willem, you're better than that.
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Honestly, it was the documentary about Duffy that spoiled it for me.
The movie? Eh, not bad...not great. Certainly not worthy of the cult following.
But Duffy? God, what an insufferable fuck. To paraphrase myself from another thread: Call him Entitled White Boy.
Tune in this Sunday, whores.I'm taping the entire season so far, I should catch up by next weekend.
eat Lori's asshole out.
I'm taping the entire season so far, I should catch up by next weekend.
So I tune in the other night to see what the fuss is about. Some guy has a dead baby wrapped up in a blanket and is trying to get it to what I gather is some type of burial ground. He leaves the kid there and goes home to pass out in bed. Some woman is trying to get somewhere and this dead dude keeps appearing and looks like he's trying to help her get....wherever it is. But then the baby comes back to life and walks in Herman Munster's house and grabs a scalpel out of a bag. Herman starts looking for the kid through the house and when it became obvious he was going to be attacked by said zombie baby with the scalpel....I turned it off.
Dead zombie babies attacking people with scalpels give me nightmares. I will not watch this show.
I think you're on the wrong channel.
There were dead people walking. Doesn't matter if it was the same show or not. If dead people are coming back to life, whether in a zombiefied state or not, and they're eating live people or attacking them with scalpels....I will not be watching.
There were dead people walking. Doesn't matter if it was the same show or not. If dead people are coming back to life, whether in a zombiefied state or not, and they're eating live people or attacking them with scalpels....I will not be watching.
There were dead people walking. Doesn't matter if it was the same show or not. If dead people are coming back to life, whether in a zombiefied state or not, and they're eating live people or attacking them with scalpels....I will not be watching.
Wuss. When the Zombie Apocalypse happens, somebody else will have to carry your weight.
I have thus picked out my Otis.
So I tune in the other night to see what the fuss is about. Some guy has a dead baby wrapped up in a blanket and is trying to get it to what I gather is some type of burial ground. He leaves the kid there and goes home to pass out in bed. Some woman is trying to get somewhere and this dead dude keeps appearing and looks like he's trying to help her get....wherever it is. But then the baby comes back to life and walks in Herman Munster's house and grabs a scalpel out of a bag. Herman starts looking for the kid through the house and when it became obvious he was going to be attacked by said zombie baby with the scalpel....I turned it off.
Dead zombie babies attacking people with scalpels give me nightmares. I will not watch this show.
You all are probably going to take me for a hater in commenting this way but up until Rick shot the two, nefarious, bar guy, strangers at the very end of the episode last night I thought that I was watching some tragedy-tv movie on Lifetime. I'm going to give it another chance but I think I'm nearing deleting the timer for this 'Story' from my DVR.
There. I said it.
You all are probably going to take me for a hater in commenting this way but up until Rick shot the two, nefarious, bar guy, strangers at the very end of the episode last night I thought that I was watching some tragedy-tv movie on Lifetime. I'm going to give it another chance but I think I'm nearing deleting the timer for this 'Story' from my DVR.
There. I said it.
Dont even try to compare Pet Sematary to The Walking Dead...
Is that what I was watching? Just came on it flipping channels. Still not watching it.
After movies like the first Halloween and Friday the 13th, "horror" flicks stopped being about suspense and simply tried to out-gore each other. Even though those type movies were about psycho killers, they still didn't focus on seeing if they could show legs and arms being hacked off and how much blood they could show.
I'm thinking the whole deal with Lori and her sandy vagina you wouldn't have this particular view.
Tarheels rant brings something to mind. Why in the hell did Lori decide to go after Rick? Serves the dumb bitch right. She should have stayed at the farm where she belongs.
More damn bitch-super-drama. Calm the eff down and give Beth an anti-biotic (we know that Darryl has some) or a Tylenol and put a cool towel on her head. Let her grieve for her mother.
But, no, that won't do, instead she has to go tearing-off after Rick in an emotional tizzy...ridiculous...and pointless.
More damn bitch-super-drama. Calm the eff down and give Beth an anti-biotic (we know that Darryl has some) or a Tylenol and put a cool towel on her head. Let her grieve for her mother.
But, no, that won't do, instead she has to go tearing-off after Rick in an emotional tizzy...ridiculous...and pointless.
Now I'm glad I'm not watching because it sounds like All My Chirrenz.
Well, originally I was not pumped about seeing this because I thought it would be nothing but a bunch of nasty, flesh eating dead people. Now I'm glad I'm not watching because it sounds like All My Chirrenz.
You are just assuming that she is in shock. Who says she didn't get scratched by her mother?
As far as Lori is concerned seems to me that she is pretty well in character for a woman. Oh snap.
You are just assuming that she is in shock. Who says she didn't get scratched by her mother?
As far as Lori is concerned seems to me that she is pretty well in character for a woman. Oh snap.
I bet you went to the Hill to eat lunch every day so you could watch it.
Well, if she did we all know how that's going to end. She gets shot in the head and buried beside of her mother...and Sophia.
It's the only way.
...or a sickle to the back of the head.
That works too.
What were we talking about? I was distracted again by your avatar.
You all are probably going to take me for a hater in commenting this way but up until Rick shot the two, nefarious, bar guy, strangers at the very end of the episode last night I thought that I was watching some tragedy-tv movie on Lifetime. I'm going to give it another chance but I think I'm nearing deleting the timer for this 'Story' from my DVR.
There. I said it.
Meh. That's how I felt through the entire first half of this season.
They need to get off the stupid farm. I don't care about the farm or anybody on it. The whole seven episode "search for Sophia" arc really wasn't worth the shooting gallery payoff.
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It's not a BAD show, but it just pisses me off because it could be SO much better if as said here, they hadn't hired the writing team from The Lifetime Movie Channel.
...delete DVR timer in 3...2...1...
You're dead to me.
You're dead to me.But, he's right... The zombie soap opera is getting old. Right now, it's just a combination of Desperate Housewimenz and Grey's Gynocologomy... Too much horsesqueeze, make-believe drama... Too much stupid shit... Let's compartmentalize the emotional skat and get back on the road to Fort Benning. Pick up a couple of tanks, armored personnel carriers, fuel trucks and radio equipment, not to mention grenades, ammo and real weapons. It's time for a leader, a plan, a strategy, an objective...
But, he's right... The zombie soap opera is getting old. Right now, it's just a combination of Desperate Housewimenz and Grey's Gynocologomy... Too much horsesqueeze, make-believe drama... Too much stupid shitake... Let's compartmentalize the emotional skat and get back on the road to Fort Benning. Pick up a couple of tanks, armored personnel carriers, fuel trucks and radio equipment, not to mention grenades, ammo and real weapons. It's time for a leader, a plan, a strategy, an objective...
But, he's right... The zombie soap opera is getting old. Right now, it's just a combination of Desperate Housewimenz and Grey's Gynocologomy... Too much horsesqueeze, make-believe drama... Too much stupid shit... Let's compartmentalize the emotional skat and get back on the road to Fort Benning. Pick up a couple of tanks, armored personnel carriers, fuel trucks and radio equipment, not to mention grenades, ammo and real weapons. It's time for a leader, a plan, a strategy, an objective...
I was talking with a friend today - the Philly guy had it right when he told Rick that the rules before don't apply anymore - there's a new order, and the rules for society have changed. I think the plot arc for nearly every character gets much MUCH darker in scary places going forward. People that can adapt will survive. Those that can't wind up zombie food, or fodder for guys like the Philly boys. Hence Rick's ditching the sheriff shirt and hat. There is no rule of law anymore, and he is adapting - unwillingly, but he is adapting. The last round between the fat guy's eyes proved that.
Kegels?
That did catch my eye (no pun) which is why I'm giving it just one more chance. I'm not shallow, TW, just impatient. I don't watch TV for sleepy, weepy, character development and emotional crises and relationship issues...I watch it to be entertained..."Star-burst for the mind" as I've referred to it before around Sani and GarMan.
I get my depth from other intellectual exercises.
Kegels?
Y'all are treating this like one of your cheezy porn movies - fuck the plot, gimme a money shot/zombie rampage. That's fine for porn. But this is not porn - so character development is a good thing.Actually, this character development of which you speak is nonsense. What we have seen has little to do with reality. Most of the drama queenz of the bunch would have already fed the walkers...
Y'all are too short sighted. Not to mention shallow as Terapin Creek. The writers know where this is going, and if you read the graphic novels on which this is based, you can get a good idea. And it rocks.It's also extremely unrealistic so far, and I'm not even referencing the zombie apocalypse aspect of this. Shallow is attempting to build characters when people should be stepping up, not bitching about this one and moaning about that one in between action scenes. That's what silly-assed soap operas are for... But at least, they found Sophia. That one had me to the edge of my seat. Sheesh...
Actually, this character development of which you speak is nonsense. What we have seen has little to do with reality. Most of the drama queenz of the bunch would have already fed the walkers...
It's also extremely unrealistic so far, and I'm not even referencing the zombie apocalypse aspect of this. Shallow is attempting to build characters when people should be stepping up, not bitching about this one and moaning about that one in between action scenes. That's what silly-assed soap operas are for... But at least, they found Sophia. That one had me to the edge of my seat. Sheesh...
If the writers keep this up, they're only going to find a dwindling audience of shallow-assed broads remaining. Perhaps, they'll be able to move it to daytime TV in between the rest of your stories.
Did I still miss the ghey joke?
I assume teh gheys are still holed-up in their condos in mid-town Atlanta...at least those that have not become walker feed.
You covered misogynistic but forgot the fag joke. Add in your homophobia, and you would have covered all your usual fallbacks when you can't make a valid argument. Maybe drop a racial slur in there as well, just to add some variety.
Did I still miss the ghey joke?
You covered misogynistic but forgot the fag joke. Add in your homophobia, and you would have covered all your usual fallbacks when you can't make a valid argument. Maybe drop a racial slur in there as well, just to add some variety.
He's right about the character evolution of this series...it's as boring as hell and so is the relational "drama" and I'm not going to apologize for that opinion in spite of your misandric view of the same.Boring as hell may be an understatement.
The writers have been on these weepy, emotional tangents since the start of the season. Good film and tv media writers already have characters developed and plot-lines that are tantalizing without one having to "read" the graphic novellas.But, weepy, emotional tangents make good soap operas, and graphic novels are just comic books. I said it...
For example, in a favorite zombie-movie of mine, "Shaun of the Dead", the characters were developed from the start and the relational drama (such that it was) was tongue-in-cheek at least and had a sense of ironic humor in spite of the shitakeakety situation...and it didn't take 14 hours of viewing time to get to the denouement which, by the way, does not take a drama major or Rhodes scholar to realize involves rising action at some point.Shaun of the Dead... Really? Try virtually any other apocalyptic thriller. These writers have merely bought into the relationships and emotions trend of lamestream prime time television for the sole reason of appealing to a broader audience. The fact is, they're losing a lot of us along the way. Us being those who tend to be more rational, logical and intelligent than the feelings and emotions crowd.
I've been hearing on teh ebays that same Siren-cry of "just wait...it gets better" from day one...still waiting. Hope it does...but we'll have to continue to watch Scheherazade's proverbial dance of the walkers to find out won't we?Yeah... But, I'm also hearing a lot of the same complaints that we're echoing in here. In some ways, I'd say that the show has gotten better, but the writers really need to pick it up. Most of us are tired of waiting.
He's right about the character evolution of this series...it's as boring as hell and so is the relational "drama" and I'm not going to apologize for that opinion in spite of your misandric view of the same.
The writers have been on these weepy, emotional tangents since the start of the season. Good film and tv media writers already have characters developed and plot-lines that are tantalizing without one having to "read" the graphic novellas.
For example, in a favorite zombie-movie of mine, "Shaun of the Dead", the characters were developed from the start and the relational drama (such that it was) was tongue-in-cheek at least and had a sense of ironic humor in spite of the shitakeakety situation...and it didn't take 14 hours of viewing time to get to the denouement which, by the way, does not take a drama major or Rhodes scholar to realize involves rising action at some point.
I've been hearing on teh ebays that same Siren-cry of "just wait...it gets better" from day one...still waiting. Hope it does...but we'll have to continue to watch Scheherazade's proverbial dance of the walkers to find out won't we?
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Take car. Go to Mum's. Kill Phil - "Sorry." - grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?
Take car. Go to Mum's. Kill Phil - "Sorry." - grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?
Now that was a heckuva zombie movie. Shaun, Liz, and Ed had their priorities right in the zombie apocalypse.
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Shaun of the Dead... Really? Try virtually any other apocalyptic thriller. These writers have merely bought into the relationships and emotions trend of lamestream prime time television for the sole reason of appealing to a broader audience. The fact is, they're losing a lot of us along the way. Us being those who tend to be more rational, logical and intelligent than the feelings and emotions crowd.
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Well, when I think zombies I instinctively think "Shaun of the Dead"...and "Zombieland", of course.
But since you bought up apocalyptic thrillers I'll throw two out there..."The Road" and "The Book of Eli". There were no zombies but the feral humans in "The Road" who resorted to hunting, killing, and eating other humans come close. Both of these movies have sophisticated, engaging plots and exceptional, intriguing, lively, and provocative characters from the start...without having to sit through hours of irrelevant, emotional garbage.
I highly recommend these two movies by the way but don't expect any happiness and light with "The Road" if you watch it.
The Road's unrelenting grimness bored the pumpkin stew out of me. Dismal, dreary, hopeless. It was like sitting in a window and watching it rain for three hours.
Well, when I think zombies I instinctively think "Shaun of the Dead"...and "Zombieland", of course.So let me get this straight, you like The Road and The Book of Eli...but you think that The Walking Dead is boring nonsensical drama.
But since you bought up apocalyptic thrillers I'll throw two out there..."The Road" and "The Book of Eli". There were no zombies but the feral humans in "The Road" who resorted to hunting, killing, and eating other humans come close. Both of these movies have sophisticated, engaging plots and exceptional, intriguing, lively, and provocative characters from the start...without having to sit through hours of irrelevant, emotional garbage.
I highly recommend these two movies by the way but don't expect any happiness and light with "The Road" if you watch it.
So let me get this straight, you like The Road and The Book of Eli...but you think that The Walking Dead is boring nonsensical drama.
Right, watching the Road was mind numbingly boring and on par with a lobotomy. The Book of Eli was predictable and should have been named "The Miracle Worker 2."
The book of Eli was ok for what it was.
In TH's defense, he DID say don't expect any happiness from it.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions; if you like the weepy, emotional drama in The Walking Dead you're welcome to enjoy it with your herbal tea.Loved it, awesome movie. :) Have you seen Hot Fuzz? I like that one as much if not more.
I am commenting specifically on the seemingly endless character development/ evolution and relational/emotional tangents in "The Walking Dead" which are in my opinion (And I think I stated that too, didn't I?) boring as hell. Take that rubbish out and you'd have an interesting series.
So you liked "Shaun of the Dead"? You didn't criticize that movie choice.
Darryl is the real bad motherfucker if you ask me.
Loved it, awesome movie. :) Have you seen Hot Fuzz? I like that one as much if not more.
Well at least we've got two movies that we both like in common. That's something.
"Glen and Gary suck Ross's meaty pecker and drop their hairy nuts in his eager mouth."
Well at least we've got two movies that we both like in common. That's something.
So, did you two like the movie "Paul"?
I didn't like that movie so much.
Really? It's just the reinterpretation of GlenGary Glenross.
Oh, like "The Wiz".
More erotic. And with less women. No women, to be exact.
Does this co-star Vandy Vol?
Well, when I think zombies I instinctively think "Shaun of the Dead"...and "Zombieland", of course.You could have tried...
But since you bought up apocalyptic thrillers I'll throw two out there..."The Road" and "The Book of Eli". There were no zombies but the feral humans in "The Road" who resorted to hunting, killing, and eating other humans come close. Both of these movies have sophisticated, engaging plots and exceptional, intriguing, lively, and provocative characters from the start...without having to sit through hours of irrelevant, emotional garbage.
I highly recommend these two movies by the way but don't expect any happiness and light with "The Road" if you watch it.The boy gets eaten in the end...
I just have one small point to make....
People...in real life? A bunch of fucking whiners. Someone is alwasy bitching about doing things this way. or why not fucking my way, and what about this, that, and so on. I think the character devolpment, as tedious and aimed at those will watch anything broads as it might be, is real. Anyone that does step up is damned no matter what they do. Leave Sophia? You're a heartless sonofabitch. Stay on the farm and look for her? Wasting time even though there is NO WHERE to fucking go. While the farm thing may be boring, I think it's human nature to want a little respite and safety after constantly being on edge.
As much as I like Rick, Darryl is the real bad motherfucker if you ask me.
I just have one small point to make....The adopted soap style of the Walking Dead is driving fans away. The end...
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The adopted soap style of the Walking Dead is driving fans away. The end...
What the story needs is nekid whores.Aside from a plot...
The old rules don't apply and the bar scene really brought that home to him. The look on his face when he shot Tony was AWESOME. The unmaking of a good man...
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The boy gets eaten in the end...
What's this co-star bullshit you speak of? VV is the lead.
What the story needs is nekid whores.
Indeed, and that would bring back the heterosexual, male fan base.
I'm pretty sure you just called Sani "gay." Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I just want to see Glenn go Old Testament on Maggie's ass. And I want someone to shoot Dale in the head.Maggie needs to be introduced to a stair stepper and treadmill. She's a little wiiiiiiiddddeee. And, I held out some hope for Dale. He should have been more of a bad ass old-timer keeping the two twirps, Rick and Shane, more in line. Just another disappointment...
Otherwise, I like the story line so far in the second half of season two.
Now, you're crossing the fuckin' line. There are still a few heterosexuals who enjoy the show... And, who said Sani is one of them?
Did I? Well, I'm not being judgmental by any means.
Maggie needs to be introduced to a stair stepper and treadmill. She's a little wiiiiiiiddddeee.
Maggie needs to be introduced to a stair stepper and treadmill. She's a little wiiiiiiiddddeee. And, I held out some hope for Dale. He should have been more of a bad ass old-timer keeping the two twirps, Rick and Shane, more in line. Just another disappointment...
What? To hell with that, Glenn to needs to tap that ass just like it is.
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Well, perhaps he will make time to do so when he finishes exploring his 'feelings' about her and contemplating what love means with his bromance partner, Rick.Meanwhile, Dale's heart is crushed when he learns that Glenn's been tapping the farmer's slut daughter. He confronts Porky and has a heart attack, and we're stuck on the damn farm for another 4 episodes while he recovers...
Being a sci-fi fan and someone who appreciates Simon Pegg's humor you'd think I'd have seen that one but no I have not. I'll have to defer to AWK.Went into watching Paul with low expectations...left the movie pleasantly surprised. I would definitely recommend watching it.
Went into watching Paul with low expectations...left the movie pleasantly surprised. I would definitely recommend watching it.
Meanwhile, Dale's heart is crushed when he learns that Glenn's been tapping the farmer's slut daughter. He confronts Porky and has a heart attack, and we're stuck on the damn farm for another 4 episodes while he recovers...
So I finally watched "The Talking Dead" last night and I was very pleased to see and hear the guest, Dave Navarro, make some of the same complaints about the show that I've been making. Just to paraphrase one; 'I don't think it's asking too much to expect to actually see some Zombies on a zombie show'. Epic. I enjoyed seeing the producer squirm a little...I think he even bristled.What? You mean to say that there are other shallow misogynistic Neanderthals out there who don't enjoy soap operas? Oh my...
What? You mean to say that there are other shallow misogynistic Neanderthals out there who don't enjoy soap operas? Oh my...
I know! Shocking ain't it!
But, GarMan, 'it gets better'...just be patient...maybe we'll get to see the girls doing their nails while talking about character development...ooooh...I just get chills thinking about it! And another 18 hour episode arc with TWO bed-ridden characters (assuming Lori isn't eaten first)! Won't that be fun?
You know Sani is gonna kick y'alls ass for talking shit about The Walking Dead.
What? You mean to say that there are other shallow misogynistic Neanderthals out there who don't enjoy soap operas? Oh my...
Star Andrew Lincoln says the secret message Dr. Jenner whispered to Rick will be revealed by the end of the season. He doesn't reveal much else about it, but he does hint that Dr. Jenner's actions reveal just how bad it must have been:
"This is a scientist who seemingly held all the cards to what this epidemic is about and I do think, you know, you would imagine he would have something of value to say on that matter. Well, he chose to kill himself."
Lincoln also says the characters will soon leave the farm because "something happens and they realize very quickly that the farm is not as secure as they may think."
The Walking Dead Season 2 McFarlane Toys Blu-ray Case Will Poke Your Eye Out
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Share MacFarlane Toys has teamed up with Anchor Bay Home Entertainment to offer up a little extra treat when The Walking Dead: Season 2 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD later this year.
Today at Toy Fair 2012, MacFarlane Toys unveiled a zombie head package for the special edition release of The Walking Dead: Season 2 on Blu-ray (and likely DVD as well, though that is currently unconfirmed). No other details about the release are available at this time, and likely won't be announced for a few more months.
The zombie head is appropriately rotting with chunks of flesh missing, and stuck on a pedestal as if recently separated from the body it was once attached to. Completing the gory effect is a screwdriver rammed through its eye and into the eye socket.
Access to the Blu-rays inside is achieved by popping the head up like a Pez dispenser. Is that a great effect or what?
Be sure to check out the return of The Walking Dead on AMC tonight as the second season continues with six consecutive episodes. I'll be publishing a preview of the episode prior to it airing.
Don't you know, Buzz, that this bunch isn't happy unless they are bitching?
I thought it was pretty awesome. All that depth and sharing and character development and hugging it out. Why fuck all that up with blood and guts and gunfire and zombies and confrontation?
I'm actually a little bit disappointed with last nights episode. It took a whole hour...
Don't you know, Buzz, that this bunch isn't happy unless they are bitching?Pot, meet kettle...
I thought it was pretty awesome. All that depth and sharing and character development and hugging it out. Why fuck all that up with blood and guts and gunfire and zombies and confrontation?All that "depth"... Good one!
You guys really do bitch a lot, just saying...And, you whine a lot... So what?
And, you whine a lot... So what?Lulz, and you bitch some more.
Lulz, and you bitch some more.What a valuable contribution to the thread! Thanks AWK!!! :rolleyes:
errybody happy now?
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sharing and character development and hugging it out.
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You guys really do bitch a lot, just saying...
What a valuable contribution to the thread! Thanks AWK!!! :rolleyes:What can I say, I'm here to help. :thumsup:
What? You mean to say that there are other shallow misogynistic Neanderthals out there who don't enjoy soap operas? Oh my...
The funny part here is that the particular "shallow, misogynistic Neanderthal" in question here tongue-kissed Anthony Kiedis to open the video for "Warped."And, when it comes to his knowledge of man-on-man action, ^this^ man is second to none...
Got an email with a "Special Walking Dead Preview"Oh goody... More character development... Because, that's a good thing...
See a clip from Sunday's episode.
It was two bitches standing around in a kitchen discussing emotional issues.
"Glen ain't the same."
"You know how men are. You didn't do nothing wrong."
"He blames me."
Blah, blah, blah, fucking blah.
Soap opera.
Walking Dead?
More like Ghoul's Anatomy. Or The Dead and the Restless. Or All My Zombies. Or A Zombie Scorned. Or...
Kill the writers.
Got an email with a "Special Walking Dead Preview"
See a clip from Sunday's episode.
It was two bitches standing around in a kitchen discussing emotional issues.
"Glen ain't the same."
"You know how men are. You didn't do nothing wrong."
"He blames me."
Blah, blah, blah, fudgeing blah.
Soap opera.
Walking Dead?
More like Ghoul's Anatomy. Or The Dead and the Restless. Or All My Zombies. Or A Zombie Scorned. Or...
Kill the writers.
British actor David Morrissey has been cast as The Governor in the hit zombie series "The Walking Dead," AMC said Friday.
Much better last night. More zombie killings and more violence. :thumsup:You think so? I found the women-folk of the show particularly annoying. One contemplating suicide... One bitching about Glenn... One blaming men for everything... Just more needless and boring blah-blah drama. The whole thing between Rick and Shane was weak as well. If they were serious about taking the alpha role (funny with me commenting on this), either one of them could have done so by truly overpowering or killing the other. It seems that we have two betas in a bitch-slapping contest struggling for power. Pansies...
You think so? I found the women-folk of the show particularly annoying. One contemplating suicide... One bitching about Glenn... One blaming men for everything... Just more needless and boring blah-blah drama. The whole thing between Rick and Shane was weak as well. If they were serious about taking the alpha role (funny with me commenting on this), either one of them could have done so by truly overpowering or killing the other. It seems that we have two betas in a bitch-slapping contest struggling for power. Pansies...
Nah, much better than the last two weeks. Sure it had its leaking vagina moments but I was glad to so more zombies getting ruffed up. I would have liked to see Rick cut Shanes leg off though and leave him for a Zombie snack.
I can tell you that I'm getting tired of the 10 minute commercial breaks.
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I'm also tired of the pimping of that lame ass comic book store show. I understand that Smith has on rare occasion shit out something worthy of film (but mostly just shit). Yes, I said it. Mostly complete and utter shit:You are terribly, terribly, wrong.
Jersey Girl = turds in a bowl
Zac and Miri = multiple turds in multiple bowls (absolute garbage and the waste of a good actress)
Jay and Silent Bob = profane turds in a turd bowl
Cop Out = One of the turdiest movies ever seen. Complete and utter turd
Clerks II = Turded up one of his few good films
Red State = Such a turd I don't think it's ever been seen
So he likes comic books and has a store. GREAT premise for a new show. :taunt:
Expecting me to sit through that limp dick drizzle fest to see a preview of next week's Dead (which typically involves characters sitting around talking) is too much.
You are terribly, terribly, wrong.
You are terribly, terribly, wrong.
Ding dong...Dale's dead!
He was weak.
Darryl should have taken over long ago.
The show was weak.
They promised us in the mid-season break that they'd be leaving the farm almost immediately and that the action was going to ramp right the hell on up.
They lied.
Two, maybe three episodes left and we're still on the farm, we're still wringing out emotional issues. We're still standing around having philosophical debates.
That shitakety kid in the stupid hat is still breathing. The whore wife still draws air. Rick has degraded back into a puss of the first order.
Shane and Darryl should have taken over long ago.
Yes and yes on the highlights above especially and etc.
By the way, didn't watch it again last night; second week in a row. Don't care. Don't miss it.
I had never watched this show until last night. I just happened to be flipping through the Directv guide and saw it in progress. Thought I would flip it over for a moment to see what it was all about. Watched it about 3 mins. All I saw were 2 bitches arguing in the kitchen of a house about who washes dishes and provides and who watches out, and also why one is made to watch out while the other gets to dish out orders for everyone but herself....and.....Forget it. I'm good, thanks. I can watch a catty soap opera on network tv all day long if I wanted to watch that.
Nice start to tonight's episode.Best episode of the season by far.
Haha, Shane went down for the count. I be hearing Lori is next. Just wondering though, how did Shane end up a zombie....or the "prisoner" boy that matter?
In the comic, you don't have to die via a zombie bite to come back as a zombie. Just dying of natural causes will bring you back. Sounds like they are doing the same thing in the tv show.
I'm assuming that this is what the CDC doctor whispered.
I was wondering when this would come back into play. If this is in fact the case, they are screwed.
I never read up on the comic and I am unsure how close the TV series follows the comic, but, one of my wifes friends apparently did read the comic and said that Lori dies too......soon. How ironic would it be if Carl has to put both of them down.
How about you fuckers with advance knowledge give some spoiler alerts?
How do they explain it?
My theory: the virus is airborne and all have inhaled it. It incubates in the body and upon lack of oxygen/death it activates.
I'm assuming that this is what the CDC doctor whispered.
It's never been explained in the comic, and I've read all but the most recent 2 or 3 issues.
I was talking with Wench, and your theory is just about what I was thinking. Guessing here, but that could be why Rick didn't leave Shane's body, he knew it would reanimate (but I wonder, why not just kick in the head of the dead body?).
Rick knows best.
My only question about this being the case is that this a big freaking thing for Rick to not tell to the rest of the group if he has known since the CDC.
My only question about this being the case is that this a big freaking thing for Rick to not tell to the rest of the group if he has known since the CDC.
Maybe Rick didn't believe Jenner, and wanted to see for himself? Shane is the first person that they've seen who died from something other than Zombie Bite.And the Randall kid in the woods.
How about you fuckers with advance knowledge give some spoiler alerts?
If advance knowledge is that from my wifes friend that apparently read the comics, then sure ok.
True, but the group didn't see Randall die, just Shane. Maybe Rick didn't tell Shane what Jenner said?
I should add that Dr Jenner is not a character in the comics, so I don't think I'm spoiling anything by talking about causes, etc. I will refrain from talking about comic spoilers, as they could impact the TV Show story line.
I knew you were going to say that.
If advance knowledge is that from my wifes friend that apparently read the comics, then sure ok.
One thing that plays in my head is the incident with Shane trapped in the bus. Did he get scratched?
He would have gone zombie long before he was killed by Rick, I think. Randall had no recent exposure and the setup with the cops at the depot would also have been unnecessary.
Maybe Rick didn't believe Jenner, and wanted to see for himself? Shane is the first person that they've seen who died from something other than Zombie Bite.
Incorrect. Two people in the bar. The people who stayed behind at CDC.
Shit, forgot about those in the bar.
Incorrect. Two people in the bar. The people who stayed behind at CDC.
Forgot all about them.....Wait, what the hell are you doing still watching?
My theory: the virus is airborne and all have inhaled it. It incubates in the body and upon lack of oxygen/death it activates.
Alternatively, the virus may activate even while the person is alive, but it may take longer, whereas lack of oxygen/death accelerates it.Maybe a bite causes two viruses or the zombie virus and an infection. The virus is dormant, but since the bite also adds a deadly virus the bitten dies quickly and turns.
The reason I say this is because Shane was acting weird prior to his death. Staring off in the distance like a mouth breathing retard, slapping his head repeatedly, etc. Granted, Shane's been becoming unhinged for some time now, but the last episode was pretty extreme. There were points where Shane was excessively drooling for no apparent reason.
With that being said, if Shane was infected and the virus does turn the living at a slower rate, then why aren't the others showing signs? Maybe they're immune? Or the time frame in which a living person will turn is dependent upon that person's genetic predispositions, metabolism, etc.?
Part of me says that the dormancy period theory is more likely, but the one thing that gets me is that if a living person is bitten, they turn. Technically, I guess they die first and then turn, but still, the virus doesn't remain dormant in their system after being bitten until a later point at which they die. So what would be the difference between inhaling the virus and contracting it via a bite? Why does a living person who is bitten die and then turn, but a living person who has supposedly inhaled it does not turn until they die from something else?
Yes...discussions of what occurs in the comics, even if secondhand info is involved, qualifies. Please don't spill any more beans without a warning. Thanks.
I believe after killing the two guys in the bar Rick shot them each in the head. IMO, Rick knows people turn into zombies after they die.
Exactly. These were done with the killing fury that Rick had not shown up to that point. Something has changed.
My theory is blowback. The way Jarhead and I worked it out, if you are bitten, you get the virus in your system via the bloodstream in vast quantities, and an infection ensues. You die of the infection and then reanimate.
But if you get a secondary contamination - for example, blood splashed in your eyes or mouth as you slam a hatchet down on a dead cranium - then your body is able to fight it off in small quantities. But when you die, the body's defense mechanism no longer protects you, and the virus takes over. Then BRAIAAAAIIIINS...
I've never even seen this show but I know everything about it.
I'd tell you there's a woman on it that Sani wants to do naughty things to, but I guess every show is like that, so it wouldn't really help.
I'd tell you there's a woman on it that Sani wants to do naughty things to, but I guess every show is like that, so it wouldn't really help.
Not true. I have not seen one on The Biggest Loser that I would do. I bet they all give great head though.
Got a lot of fat on dem jaws.
Not true. I have not seen one on The Biggest Loser that I would do. I bet they all give great head though.
You wouldn't hit that? Liar!
(http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/about/alison-sweeney/bio.jpg)
You know, when she's not all Walking Dead hubbed out, Lori isn't bad looking. She needs to eat some sammiches, though.
If they all turn into Zombies before season 3 what the fuck we'll we be watching???
If they all turn into Zombies before season 3 what the fudge we'll we be watching???
If they all turn into Zombies before season 3 what the fuck we'll we be watching???Perhaps, another storyline from the beginning with different characters... With more testosterone and less estrogen... Who don't become unhinged every time they chip a nail or stub their toe.
Nine million watched...
http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/03/nielsen_9_million_viewers_watc.html (http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/03/nielsen_9_million_viewers_watc.html)
And I'm not sure why. Other than the zombie (along with vampire) fascination this country has now.Probably because it's a good show.
Probably because it's a good show.
I thought this last one was the best yet. Its def taking a dark turn. I watched The Talking Dead afterwards and the writer indicates this too. The hooded stranger got my attention and it seems we're about to see a Ricktadorship.
"The Governor"
Is that the hooded chick?
Probably because it's a good show.Word.
No, the hooded chick is Michonne.
The governor has been cast, and it's actor David Morrissey.
Your outfuckingstanding avatar.I love teh Kate Upton.
Probably because it's a good show.
I mean, its not BAD. Its like any other good show that started out ok with a good premise and then went into the character relationships/drama foremost. House, ER, Grey's Anatomy all come to mind. House was fantastic until they ruined it with the same kind of character drama. When House was JUST diagnosing people, and kicking ass/taking names in the ER - it was on. Now, its like "who will he fuck next week and will Becky get mad about it since she liked him one time in the past, except for the part where he reminds her of this other boyfriend she had that beat her". Oh btw, he has to fix someone at the hospital for 5 mins of the show. I really really hope Breaking Bad doesn't do this in this new season.
I mean, its not BAD. Its like any other good show that started out ok with a good premise and then went into the character relationships/drama foremost. House, ER, Grey's Anatomy all come to mind. House was fantastic until they ruined it with the same kind of character drama. When House was JUST diagnosing people, and kicking ass/taking names in the ER - it was on. Now, its like "who will he fuck next week and will Becky get mad about it since she liked him one time in the past, except for the part where he reminds her of this other boyfriend she had that beat her". Oh btw, he has to fix someone at the hospital for 5 mins of the show. I really really hope Breaking Bad doesn't do this in this new season.I can understand that. I was getting aggravated too. From what I have read though, next season is going to be amazing. Non-Stop craziness. The governor, Michonne, etc...
The one thing that pissed me off about last episode was when Rick was explaining to his wife what happened to Shane...She got pissed off. What the fuck? She pushed him to do it, did she not? What the fuck is her problem? Is she mad because Carl shot him? Is she mad because he withheld the secret about everyone being infected? If she is mad because he killed Shane, then she should be shot for being dumb. Maybe someone who read the comics can explain it to me so that I'm not completely confused. (without spoilers)
Maybe someone who read the comics can explain it to me so that I'm not completely confused. (without spoilers)
The one thing that pissed me off about last episode was when Rick was explaining to his wife what happened to Shane...She got pissed off. What the fuck? She pushed him to do it, did she not? What the fuck is her problem? Is she mad because Carl shot him? Is she mad because he withheld the secret about everyone being infected? If she is mad because he killed Shane, then she should be shot for being dumb. Maybe someone who read the comics can explain it to me so that I'm not completely confused. (without spoilers)Estrogen...
The one thing that pissed me off about last episode was when Rick was explaining to his wife what happened to Shane...She got pissed off. What the fuck? She pushed him to do it, did she not? What the fuck is her problem? Is she mad because Carl shot him? Is she mad because he withheld the secret about everyone being infected? If she is mad because he killed Shane, then she should be shot for being dumb. Maybe someone who read the comics can explain it to me so that I'm not completely confused. (without spoilers)
I was watching Lori's face when Rick was telling her - she did not get freaked looking until he said, so nonchalantly, "Carl finished him off." That's when her hands went to her face. She has been opposed to Carl having a gun from the beginning, and now here's Rick, turning him into a zombie killer, and his first kill is one of their closest companions. I think the fact that Rick was so blase about it also hit her like a ton of bricks, like she is finally realizing that Rick is turning into a hard man, maybe even more of a bad ass than she was ready to deal with.
I don't think she is mad too much about Shane.
If it follows the comic, the kid will be black.
No. It's a girl. It's white. And it's Shane's.
If it follows the comic, the kid will beblack.Sani's.
How the fuck can you tell if the baby is Shane's?Big ass forehead.
Big ass forehead.
How the fuck can you tell if the baby is Shane's?
Comic synopsis say so. This one don't but I can't find where I was reading.
At least it's a white girl.
http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Judith_Grimes (http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Judith_Grimes)
But realistically how can anyone know? It's not like they can go on Maury...
Well, if she wasn't such a whore, they wouldn't have this little problem...
If the government had just given her the free birth control...wait, what?
Really? My take was that she was really hoping Shane had killed him. She wanted to protect her son and her unborn kid...who was most likely Shane's anyway.
If the baby is born with a bannana for a nose, the baby is Shane's. Damn, he is just NOT a good looking guy.
Don't forget the LEDs.
I thought you liked bananas?
Where'd you get that Lori wanted Rick dead? Per an interview I saw with the actress, she says Lori goes to Shane to try and smooth things over and apologize for her part in everything, and he reads it the absolute wrong way, that he thinks she is saying she still loves him, etc., which makes him go off the deep end and decide to kill Rick. I cannot imagine her thinking Shane would be a better father to Carl than Rick.
If the baby is born with a bannana for a nose, the baby is Shane's. Damn, he is just NOT a good looking guy.
I have never even pretended to know how you wimmenz work,
Thy daily words of wisdom hath been spoken.
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So I finally watched this entire series and was able to join this thread.
Didn't want any spoilers.
Goddamn some of you love to bitch x10 more than my wife. Beta males. If you're not interested, don't watch it. Simple as that. I agree that they could have done the first six episodes in 3, max.
Goddamn some of you love to bitch x10 more than my wife. Beta males.
So I finally watched this entire series and was able to join this thread.
Didn't want any spoilers.
Sad to let you in on this, but this thread is about dead until October.I thought the entire thread was about dead?
I thought the entire thread was about dead?
So I finally watched this entire series and was able to join this thread.
Didn't want any spoilers.
Goddamn some of you love to bitch x10 more than my wife. Beta males. If you're not interested, don't watch it. Simple as that. I agree that they could have done the first six episodes in 3, max.
Clearing the prison of zombies is going to be creepy, gore splattered awesomeness.
Cannot wait. It sounds like season 3 will make up for the first half of season 2 at least...Unless it doesn't.
Ever since we saw that cloaked figure brandishing a katana sword while accompanied by two chained up armless zombies in The Walking Dead’s season 2 finale, fans have been salivating for a first look at the woman under the hood — Michonne. That first look is now here. A fan favorite from The Walking Dead comic book on which the AMC series is based, Michonne will be played by actress Danai Gurira (Treme) when the show returns for season 3 this October, and here is your exclusive first taste of what she will look like.(http://ewinsidetv.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/walking-dead-michonne_510.jpg)
In the comics, Michonne is an unflinching warrior who proves to be powerful ally for Rick Grimes and the rest of the survivors. But how different will the onscreen version be? “The essence of the character — her personality, her motives, everything that makes Michonne Michonne — remains intact from the comics,†says Robert Kirkman (the creator of the comic and executive producer of the TV adaptation). “But like a lot of things on the show, there will be little tweaks and differences here and there. We saw that her introduction is slightly different from how it was in the comic, and her interaction with Andrea is really going to be a really cool addition to the character that I think will get television viewers up to speed, and they’ll get to know her a lot faster than comic book readers did.â€
As for why they cast the relatively unknown Danai Gurira for the pivotal role, Kirkman says, “We looked at a lot of talented people that were really fantastic, but we were waiting for that one spark, that moment where everyone was completely in agreement and completely excited, and we felt like we had found the essence of this fictional character that just randomly appeared in another person, and that person was Danai Gurira. She kind of came in and really just blew us all away. She’s got incredible presence, and she’s got a theater background, and is very physical, and was just perfect for the role.â€
Kirkman is equally enthusiastic about the big location setting for season 3, as Rick and company attempt to turn a prison into their new zombie-proof fortress. “It looks absolutely amazing,†gushes Kirkman. “They are shooting the hell out of this prison. It just looks absolutely stunning, and I think when people start seeing trailers and stuff for this season, I think people are just gonna be like, “Wait, what? This is what? I can’t believe this is a TV show!†It’s really creepy, really moody and it’s just gonna be really awesome.â€
AMC and Dish Network had better kiss and make up before July 1, or I'm making the switch back to DirecTV.
So Merle is coming back and the navel gazing that punctuated the entire second season and a half at the farm will be left behind. That's the gist of the preview.
Will say that I watched the first two episodes and they were so much better than the entire second season that it gave me hope that this show can find its way back. The first few episodes of the series were pretty damn good.
Weird that they fired the entire writing staff after Year One and apparently selected the women of the Oprah Winfrey Book Club to write season two.
Also, if any of you have Dish Network and enjoy The Walking Dead, you're going to be pissed come October.
I doubt that dish will drop A&E. This happens every time the contracts run out.
I was told that it was already dropped.....by a customer service rep from Direct TV.
You are correct. It has been dropped as of July 1 but I doubt highly that they don't get a deal working. There are too many popular shows that AMC handles.
Smart business would say they have to. If not, they will lose tons of customers and Direct TV will
be smiling all the way to the bank.
Bingo.
I applaud them for trying to play hardball with AMC or any of the cable networks in an attempt to keep pricing good but you have to pick your battles and understand who has the leverage on this issue.
I've had both DirecTV and Dish.
DirecTV is a Ferrari
Dish is a Yugo up on blocks
You could never, ever, ever, ever pay me enough to switch back to Dish. It sucked capuchin ass.
Interesting. Times must have changed. I had Dish in the mid-late 90's and they were constantly whipping direct's ass.
I had Dish in probably 95 or 96. It was horrible. Constant trouble getting the two satellites aligned. They couldn't read a map and the guy assigned to service my system lived five hours away -- and they wouldn't change it. It never worked more than ten days consistently. They cut down trees, drilled holes in my roof, tried mounting the dish on a wooden pole 50 yards from the house and then digging a trench for the cables. Every time the wind blew at all, the dish would move and have to be realigned. Just a horrible experience. And the channel selection sucked, the receivers constantly had to be reset.
Switched to DirecTV. Better channels, better interface. Never had any trouble with reception. It was like a heaven compared.
Friend had Dish in about 2007. Every time we tried to watch a movie or game at his house he'd have to adjust the satellite signal because one or more had gotten out of sync. Missed a lot. Got to the point we'd only watch shit at my house because he couldn't rely on Dish.
I have U-verse now, and I like it as much or better than DirecTV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0hBZeuDYM&feature=player_embeddedI really hope it is awesome. I want to buy it.
I'm getting cautiously optimistic about this game. Saw a larger preview the other night and they may actually not fuck this up.
So I finally sat down and watched the last half of Season 2 of "Teh Walking Dead" with my Dad (who is a big fan of the show) last week and I have decided that I could have done completely without the first half of the season (with the exception of the characters finding zombie-Sophia and shooting her in the head which could have been accomplished in the first five minutes of the first episode of Season 2).
There was significantly less estrogen-laced, interpersonal drama which is how it should have been all along (with the exception of one episode where there was way too much proverbial hand-wringing in an attempt to suss-out what to do with a certain individual that had been bought to the farm...my opinion, he never should have been bought to the farm in the first place...there's no time for "compassion" in teh zombie apocalypse apart from a bullet in the head).
I might be inclined to keep watching the show however as I'm sure has been alluded to earlier in this thread Dish Network has dropped AMC; and, besides, there are much, much better shows in the premium world that is HBO, Showtime, and Skinamax.
Anyway, I'd comment on the characters who stayed and who left but I don't want to post any spoilers.
Wait...I think I will post a spoiler (you are warned):
I would have liked to have seen the reprehensible and loathsome Lori get gnawed on by the two zombies that attacked her car after her ridiculous, uber-dramatic exit from the farm in an attempt to find Rick...I was rooting for the zombies! She must go in only the most horrible way possible.
Have you completed the mourning period from last week?
I assume you're referring to Andy Griffith; the answer is no; I'm still wearing black. The flag at my home is in a lowered condition and they are still at half-staff in Mt. Airy and Dare County. I had something in my eyes too, they got a little misty, must've been an allergy or something...that's all I'll say on the subject.
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Nauseatingly cute but the sentiment is appreciated.
I was in Downtown San Antonio last week when I saw it come across the twatter as I was walking up Commerce Street that morning. My stomach dropped. I was about to enter a German deli to eat breakfast. The eggs just didn't taste the same after the bad news.
Season 3: Starts October 14.
Cue the bitching...
Just watched the first two seasons.
I thought it was great. Although, I could definitely see the show being extremely slow if I had to wait a week between each episode.
I think watching each season in 6 hour sprints makes it feel much more like a really well-made movie.
I've loved it. I can't wait until October 14th.
This season is going to be epic. Those of us who read the comics are geeked out with excitement. The prison setting, The Governor, Michone... awesomeness.
Holy shit wench. This may be the dorkiest thing you have ever posted...
Not really. Any post containing "gorram" is the dorkiest thing she has written.
You shut your dirty whorish mouth and start educating yourself.
Well, they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
You shut your dirty whorish mouth and start educating yourself.
Oh, I know where it comes from. Does not make it any less dorky for using it.
Oh, I know where it comes from. Does not make it any less dorky for using it.
Holy shit wench. This may be the dorkiest thing you have ever posted...
Sometimes only the word g**damn works, and I know I have a potty mouth, but I try to draw the line SOMEWHERE. Gorram just seemed like the perfect solution for me. Not to mention that despite it being used in Firefly, Joss Wheedon did not make that up. My Scottish ops guys use it all the time.
So call it dorky and roll your eyes if you must, but there ain't a power in the 'verse that will stop me from using it.
damn you're sexy.
Dale still remains as my favorite. Too bad the old man got his leg hacked. Great episode!
What fucking season are you watching? Dale is deader than Elvis.
So, two episodes into the new season. I'm pretty happy with it so far. Lots of guts and gore, lots of tension, Lori is being detached from relevance so she will be easier to kill, Carl is an unstable psycho in the making, Rick is officially a hard core BAMF that you do NOT fuck with, Daryl continues to be awesome and a BAMF in his own redneck Deliverance kind of way...
Anyone still got shit to complain about? (duh... )
I thought episode 2 had a few features that were all time worst for this show. And I love this show. And I loved episode 2.1. That was a State Prison.
But the worthless scene of Maggie crying and telling Hershel goodbye for five minutes? And then he didn't die? Lame.
Then, the whole premise that five convicts could reside together in a cafeteria for ten months and still look and act like normal convicts. Sorry, especially considering how psycho long-haired dude was, that whole group wasn't unbelievable. If I was penned up in a jailcell for ten months with no outside interaction, I'm showing some signs of lunacy. I'm probably pissing off the other four guys until one of them (who is also looney) tries to kill me. Especially if I was already unstable enough to be in a federal prison. What were they doing for ten months? Playing "I Spy"? Charades? Drop the soap?
I'm also realizing that my worst fears about this show are true. The seasons are much more enjoyable as two six hour movies as opposed to one 45 minute episode per week.
I do think the plot could benefit from them travelling more. Season 2 was locked up on a farm. Now they're locked up in a prison. Unfortunately, we know they'll be in the prison at least one more episode because Lori will have the baby there. Then the previews have given away The Governor and his compound as the next location. And I'm sure they'll be there for most of season 3.
This is post-apocalyptic USA. Let's see a little bit of what's going on outside of Atlanta.
In re: the Maggie - Herschel scene". The DVR is your friend. I skipped it once I caught on to what the deal was.
And COME ON. The machete to the head was pretty fucking hard core. So was locking the outer door. Rick has crossed into a dark place, and I want to see how he reacts and adjusts to what for him as person is uncharted territory.
The helicopter is going to give us a look into outside ATL. It had to have come from somewhere.
And Merle coming back is going to be AWESOME.
Did you miss your old buddy, Merle?
Solid gold.
Good point...
Good point...Duh. This guy.
I was worried that David Morrissy would not be able to pull off the Governor. That's an intense character with one seriously fucked up back story. Was not sure he had the chops.
I was wrong.
Holy shit, he is creepy as hell. Even old Merle is scared of him.
If this season does not win back a few of you guys, well, I give up. So far, it is awesome.
I must say that Governor character absolutely disturbs the hell out of me not even knowing his back-story and the fate of those Nat. Guardsmen (especially the chopper pilot) has really disturbed my calm this week as much as that creepy little town of Woodbury...I'm with Michone ( ?...not sure of the names) who wants to get the hell out of there...show might've won me back this time...we'll see...Interesting that the best episode by far so far didn't included a single one of the the "main characters".
Interesting that the best episode by far so far didn't included a single one of the the "main characters".
I think I'm tired of Rick, and Carl, and Lori, and Daryl, and T-Dog.
This season has picked up on the gorey zombie action, which is great an all, but I like a good story.
This last episode looks like we're finally getting to some of that.
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Interesting that the best episode by far so far didn't included a single one of the the "main characters".
I think I'm tired of Rick, and Carl, and Lori, and Daryl, and T-Dog.
This season has picked up on the gorey zombie action, which is great an all, but I like a good story.
This last episode looks like we're finally getting to some of that.
I haven't read the comics, and avoid spoilers, but I have seen a picture of the Governor, and how the fuck did they not cast Danny Trejo?
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Like I said, I'm not loyal to the comics or anything, and I get that this series in particular strays quite a bit from the source material, but damn.
The Gov's backstory is actually a stand alone story - not in comic form. And it is not tracking at all with the show. But it is as creepy as a wall full of floating heads.
If any one wants to read it, let me know.
I am a bit put off with the Michone character. Could she give the sideways angry black woman glare one more time? I get that she is suspicious but find another way to demonstrate it, please.
Her backstory is also good - it is in comic form, and so far it is spot on. I hope she gets a chance to kick more ass.
Interesting. She has actually become one of my favorite characters so far.
What's a Nubian?BLACK RAGE!!!
That's because of your Nubian affliction.
What's a Nubian?
Honey, don't give me that "all for one" shit. I got to deal with being a minority in a minority of a minority, ain't nobody supportin my ass.
Interesting. She has actually become one of my favorite characters so far.
I have/had high hopes based on what I knew. But she doesn't have enough lines... and again, all. she. does. is give that sideways angry black woman "I wanna fuck you up" glare at the Governor - and while she is right to be suspicious, holy crap, find another expression...
Interesting. She has actually become one of my favorite characters so far.
She is a bit too "diary of a mad black woman." Why the extreme distrust for the town? I understand it was a rocky start, but Andrea could easily explain that Merle was just being Merle. It's like Michone automatically knows the Governor is crazy, and there's no reason to suspect that besides being a schizo in a zombie-infested world.
She is a bit too "diary of a mad black woman." Why the extreme distrust for the town? I understand it was a rocky start, but Andrea could easily explain that Merle was just being Merle. It's like Michone automatically knows the Governor is crazy, and there's no reason to suspect that besides being a schizo in a zombie-infested world.
What the fucking...fuck me. Shit.
Didn't you hear Tarheel? She's an attorney. Attorneys know all.
That was the most shocking television episode I've ever watched. Also why in the fuck does The Governor have all those zombie heads in the aquariums?
You should read what he does in the comic.That's a great idea.
You should read what he does in the comic.
I figured that was too hard core for the tv show...but I'm holding out hope.
Not because I want to see it, of course, but because it shows how fuuuuuuuuuuuuucked up that guy really is.
Jarhead, he alluded to his daughter in the conversation with Andrea. You don't think...?
My only source on that was teh Wikipedia which, as everyone knows, is suspect at best.
I definitely think that part will be in the tv show.
He's boning his daughter.
I bet Michonne's not even in the comic.
You really need to read the comic.
I agree with Wes, I definitely think we'll see his daughter.
Last week showed a dark haired girl in his bed, presumably naked.
I wanted to.
Would have cost way too much money to get them.
I definitely think that part will be in the tv show.
Ugh... nasty.
Ok, so does anyone think Carol got away? A bloody headscarf does not a buffet item make.
Carol is definitely alive. You don't kill off a long-time character with no show/story.
This is NOT going to be a popular choice, but I think Carol may save Lori.He is gonna have to be in a very fucked up and dark place to go mano a mano with the Governor.
I think all that practicing the c-section on the zombie has to tie back in some way. Maybe Carl didn't have the balls to shoot her. And on the extended preview for next week, Rick runs into the boiler room and Maggie goes "She should have been RIGHT HERE!" So either Carol manages somehow to save Lori (Don't look at me for explanations, I am just the idea girl...) or Lori and Carol are both zombified and Rick has to shoot them both in the head, driving him even further over the edge of the cliffs of insanity.
Can't you just see a half naked Lori zombie with an umbilical cord dragging behind her... :puke:
Speaking about the shocking episode where Lori was killed off in a gruesome yet emotional way, Glen Mazzara claimed they made the decision to move up Lori's death "to make sure that Rick was suffering as much as possible, that Rick was at his breaking point, at the exact moment that his most formidable foe [the Governor] was coming right for him."
The showrunner went on explaining, "The Rick at the end of episode two can take on the Governor but the Rick of end of episode four is a broken man. Now everything is up in the air and anything could happen when the two groups meet. That was the catalyst for the decision: Lori's death and the affects on Rick and the rest of the group would be a devastating loss."
Totally wrong. Lori is officially dead. I went back and watched the preview and Glenn tells Rick "You shoulnd't be in here..." and Rick goes for him.
But I got the part about him having to be in a dark place to face the Governor...
I also read part of an interview that said Lori's death will have a huge impact on Carl as well.
Well sure it will. He will no longer have to get in the house.
WWE fight scene was dumb. Rest of the episode was great.
Andrew Lincoln deserves an award. Rick is off the fucking reservation. He played crazy eyes like nobody's business.
The WWE thing will get better, I think. I am guessing at some point, Merle and Rick.
The humanization of Daryl is interesting too. It's like he needs that baby. And I guess they found enough of Carol to know she's dead. Funny that she just *poof* was gone without a big death scene. She is the only one of the three dead ones who did not give an interview about being off the show. Wonder what that means?
No way she's dead. T-Dog died saving her. We never saw her get eaten. In the preview, they mention finding her knife.
I'm thinking she tried to get back to the group but was cut off by walkers. Decided to high tail it to the woods and is now lost, much like Sofia. And then, she'll be found by the Governor's people leading them to the prison.
Agree with this.
Then why three graves? Symbolic? Apparently nothing left of Lori either except what was inside that bloated walker.
Yeah, I think they are all assuming that Carol died. I also agree with THS: they don't kill a major character with no fanfare.
Carol is the link between the core (Rick, et al) group and the Governor's encampment.
There will be some interaction between a combination of Carol/Michonne/Andrea/Merle that will result in the two groups facing off.
THS and wes win the Golden Cigar.All of his "domesticated" zombies have their teeth pulled. That was addressed in the show.
Jarhead is on a deadline at work, or he would have shared this himself. He texted me last night that the daughter of a friend of his was in the little town in Georgia where they are filming Woodbury.
And Carol was on set... She signed autographs for the fans.
So... any thoughts on Penny? The thing in the comic that grossed me the hell out was that the Gov KISSED her... he had pulled her teeth so "Daddy" could love on his baby. In the comic, he is her uncle, not her daddy, but there is more to that story. Could not tell if her teeth were pulled on the show or not, but that is still nasty as all get out. He sure did move fast when she snapped at him. One of these days he is gonna pull on that straight jacket and her rotted little arms are going with it... blech.
All of his "domesticated" zombies have their teeth pulled. That was addressed in the show.
Wonder if they will do to Glenn what the Governor does to Rick in the comic?
Please be to splain'n.
Now that Lori is dead... I cast my vote for Andrea off the island. Holy fuck she is annoying.
Anyone have thoughts on the mid-season cliffhangers?
The Gov is OFFICIALLY unhinged.
Andrea - just realized she's made ANOTHER shitastic decision about fuck buddies. Her realizing that she looks like the Gov's dead wife was a nice touch.
I had the cage match pegged, but did not think it would be Daryl V Merle. Figured it would be Rick.
And they kill off the second token black guy. I liked him too. At least Tyrese is on scene - he is a major player in the comic.
New members of the tribe - also interesting.
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Helluva mid-Season finale; I have to give credit to Tiger Wench for saying that it would get better...it did. I still like Michonne. And...
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I'm just happy that the Governor will finally get his eye patch.
And his last bit of humanity is gone now that Penny got diced.
For Tiger Wench...
I have seen this dude interviewed...and he is definitely not the bad ass he plays in this show.
It is disappointing...
Yeah, well Rick and Maggie are both Brits, so... ACTING!!!!!!!!!!
And Andrew Lincoln married the daughter of the Singer of Jethro Tull. Aqualung, bitches.Talk about Living in the Past - is she Cross Eyed Mary? Does she stand on one leg when she plays his flute? Maybe she is Thick as a Brick, or has Locomotive Breath?
JAZZ FLUTE!!
So, no one has any comments on Daryl leaving the group or Ricks imaginary friend?What the hell man? I haven't watched it yet!
What the hell man? I haven't watched it yet!
So, no one has any comments on Daryl leaving the group or Ricks imaginary friend?
Man, I was totally shocked with Carol shot Rick, and then put a strap on, and donkey punched Hershel.
Daryl will be back. He'll have trained Merle to be civil and then they'll realize they need supplies.
Rick's done lost it. Gonna be worse than the governor, but we have to root for him.
I think Daryl will be back to but after Merle is killed, probably by Daryl. Rick, from what I hear from those who have read the comic version, does venture off to the dark side a little bit.
Don't spoil it if you've read the comics.
I could see Merle doing something stupid to get he and Darryl killed. Like try to raid the Woodbery arsenal or something.
Daryl will be back. He'll have trained Merle to be civil and then they'll realize they need supplies.
Rick's done lost it. Gonna be worse than the governor, but we have to root for him.
No. We don't. He needs a good beating to knock some damn sense back into his head. I know he's experienced serious trauma but who hasn't? I expect more from his character.
It's like they couldn't completely kill Lori and had to start channeling her dumbassery through him.
I am hoping they're doing this for a good reason because right now it seems pretty dumb.
No. We don't. He needs a good beating to knock some damn sense back into his head. I know he's experienced serious trauma but who hasn't? I expect more from his character.
I couldn't agree more. This turn of events was disappointing; I had thought after that last "call" from Lori where her voice faded-out to static (incidentally, static is an improvement for Lori) that Rick would pull himself together but it's turning into more silly-ass melodrama.
Which was my point. We expect more from him. We want someone to beat his head in so that he comes to his senses.
Do you feel that way about the governor? Or Merle?
We're rooting for Rick.
Which was my point. We expect more from him. We want someone to beat his head in so that he comes to his senses.
Do you feel that way about the governor? Or Merle?
We're rooting for Rick.
I have loads of feelings for Michonne...
and ones.count the basket?
I have loads of feelings for Michonne...
He loves the Nubians, folks.
He loves the Nubians, folks.
I couldn't agree more. This turn of events was disappointing; I had thought after that last "call" from Lori where her voice faded-out to static (incidentally, static is an improvement for Lori) that Rick would pull himself together but it's turning into more silly-ass melodrama.
The calls were in the comics played out over a longer term. He also talks to her quite awhile (several calls) before he ever realizes it is Lori
I don't think they played the governor role up enough, he isn't crazy enough in my opinion, especially for Michonne to specifically want to kill him. If you saw what he did to her in the comics it makes sense but not in the series.
I like comic Andrea way better than series Andrea. Spoiler....
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Regarding the Governor; well, he is English; I think that's about as crazy as they get short of going full-on Monty Python.
The Governor in the comics did some pretty fucked up things to Michonne...things you would want to do to her... whilst she was tied up. Think what he did to Maggie (in the show) only 100x worse. This is the reason she goes to kill him. (She takes, his eye, his arm, and his dick and leaves him for dead)
In the show he really never did anything to Michonne. We know he sends Merle to kill her, but you would think her anger would be construed towards Merle. I just think they needed to show him a lot more off his rocker than he is in the show....he is pretty fucked up in the comics.
I know they aren't trying to be the same as the comics...but I felt the fact that Michonne ran off specifically to wait for him and kill him was a little out of place (had I not known what I did from the comics).
You are just hating cause you didn't get Michonne nip.
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Well if it was good enough for Thomas Jefferson, it's good enough for him.
The Governor in the comics did some pretty fucked up things to Michonne...things you would want to do to her... whilst she was tied up. Think what he did to Maggie (in the show) only 100x worse. This is the reason she goes to kill him. (She takes, his eye, his arm, and his dick and leaves him for dead)
In the show he really never did anything to Michonne. We know he sends Merle to kill her, but you would think her anger would be construed towards Merle. I just think they needed to show him a lot more off his rocker than he is in the show....he is pretty fucked up in the comics.
I know they aren't trying to be the same as the comics...but I felt the fact that Michonne ran off specifically to wait for him and kill him was a little out of place (had I not known what I did from the comics).
I've wondered about AMC's ability to fully portray the show as it should be portrayed.
Last Sunday's episode treated Maggie like she was raped, but all she did was take her shirt off. That's normal behavior in most of Europe. And then Glenn's acting all put out like something tremendously awful happened to her.
I wonder why they didn't just insinuate that she was raped. Have the governor throw her on the ground and then cut away to commercial. Come back and Maggie's quiet and depressed and Glenn's crying. The audience would understand the implications.
I really like the show, but it could be so much better. Michonne is annoying. I can tell that she could be an awesome character that provides a lot of excitement, but so far, as a non-comic book reader, she's just a mad black woman who doesn't want to be around people.
Michonne is annoying. I can tell that she could be an awesome character that provides a lot of excitement, but so far, as a non-comic book reader, she's just a mad black woman who doesn't want to be around people.
How dare you! She's a nice lady!
That tells me right there that this show is on the wrong network; lookit, Cinemax would have shown some things and stuff and boobs which would have better explained Michonne's anger whereas AMC doesn't. Now I'm even more disappointed.
I've wondered about AMC's ability to fully portray the show as it should be portrayed.I've thought this too, but look at Breaking Bad.
Last Sunday's episode treated Maggie like she was raped, but all she did was take her shirt off. That's normal behavior in most of Europe. And then Glenn's acting all put out like something tremendously awful happened to her.
I wonder why they didn't just insinuate that she was raped. Have the governor throw her on the ground and then cut away to commercial. Come back and Maggie's quiet and depressed and Glenn's crying. The audience would understand the implications.
I really like the show, but it could be so much better. Michonne is annoying. I can tell that she could be an awesome character that provides a lot of excitement, but so far, as a non-comic book reader, she's just a mad black woman who doesn't want to be around people.
I've thought this too, but look at Breaking Bad.True. Walking Dead needs to step its game up.
They wouldn't shy away from a rape scene.
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Best line of the night was in Talking Dead..."sorry, but we never pick up hitchhikers...but thanks for the backpack."
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Outstanding.....? Nevermind. I don't want to be the wet blanket.
I think they'll be gone when the governor storms the prison.
I'm pot committed, so I'll finish out the season and continue talking about it. But I really do see myself skipping out on season 4 if it's anything like season 3.We're on the same wavelength.
Andrea is worthless and a total moron. The governor is lame and needs to die; it really seems like he's going to become a main staple of the show however. Herschel is Dale without the hat or mechanic skills. Carol COULD have been intersting if she and Darryl hooked up, but for some reason, the writers introduced that storyline and then forgot all about it. The "I see dead Lori" angle needs to go away as it adds nothing to the plot. What exactly has Rick done lately to even warrant his presence on the show?
I actually started to like Carl. He toughened up, learned to shoot, and was actively contributing to the protection of the group.
The show can easily pull me back in if they get back to the apocalypse and less on the weak tension in the buildup of a "war" with the lame ass Governor.
And why are the zombies so cartoonish now?
That's good....Consider it stolet.
I remember in the first Toy Story where they went to the CDC. The good ole days.The first Toy Story was good and kept my interest throughout I had just turned 13 when it was released. The next one was a real snoozer, and the third one, while there was slightly more action, it still couldn't hold my interest.
It was disappointing but I can accept it now that Andrea is dead. I feel money ahead now.Good point.
And yeah. How stupid was it not to take over the town? That was ridiculous.
Yeah I was originally thinking this as well but after considering it, the prison is a much more defensible position. Now that being said I would have stripped the down down for everything that wasn't nailed down and then torched it.
trap them in the yard and pick them off
You forget that in this show, despite having 100% headshot accuracy when shooting at walkers, the characters cannot shoot another human being. Ever.
To call that a season finale was bullshit.
Burning a barn. Hordes of walkers. Killing Shane's psycho ass. THAT was a finale.
Helping widders and orphans off a gorram bus? Pussy.
Bonus points for making Andrea shoot herself in the head, but it's still a net loss overall.
Not sure how they will write their way out of this crock of shit, but best of luck to them. They have exactly two episodes next season to make this better or I am out.
Maybe the sight of Eric Northman's ass will cheer me up, cuz I wanna do real bad things with him.
Bring on True Blood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't you know, Buzz, that this bunch isn't happy unless they are bitching?Oh, the irony.
I thought it was pretty awesome. All that depth and sharing and character development and hugging it out. Why fuck all that up with blood and guts and gunfire and zombies and confrontation?
Oh, the irony.A lot changes in a year. Exhibit A - Auburn football.
I thought the finale was actually pretty good. But, nevertheless, people gots to bitch.
A lot changes in a year. Exhibit A - Auburn football.I thought it was good because it progressed the story. Ever since season 1, Rick character is dealing with an internal struggle. Choose to say screw everyone else and only look out for himself, or be a leader defend others who need help. Killing Shane and the passing of his wife pushed him over the edge. In the finale, he came to the realization that he needs to be the protector for himself and Carl's sake. Hence, he didn't see Lorrie's (sp?) ghost anymore. I liked it.
The Wire actor Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. has reportedly been cast as Roy Stark, a new series regular role for season four. The character is described as a "former army medic who is deeply haunted by his past."
bye Hershel
Aimed for 2015, a 2nd Walking Dead series is in the works.
As long as she's still in it, I'll watch...:thumsup:
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Really?
I got nothing out of it. Dialogue seemed forced.
I wanted the pig to come back. THAT would have been amazing.
The whole stupid head in a bag diversion was asinine. She could have killed herself a thousand times. Why wait until he was there? Just a really bad piece of a story.
Really weak to me.
"Pookie" Oh hell no.
Same here and not even breaking bad hangover.For once, we agree on something entertainment related.
Just meh.
I don't care about any of the stories.
Farmer Rick doesn't motivate me. Neither does emoting Rick. He's outlived his usefulness. Kill him now.
I (like most) despise Carl. Kill him two seasons ago.
Michone is a one-note parody.
They're trying too hard to humanize Darryl.
Sick of gimpy grampa Jones and his intonations of wisdom.
Hot girl was much more interesting before she became part of a love story.
Carol, eh, she was weak before.
Teddy Bear Tyrese is expendable and way worse than TJ
Isn't one angry black woman enough?
Drunk medic... pfft.
Phineas with the flu? Yawn.
Maybe it gets better, but if they were hoping to hook new viewers last night, that wasn't the way to do it.
The show was better with Dale, TJ and even skank Andrea -- who I hated.
I caught myself texting and looking up stuff on my phone during the show last night. Was just flat boring. Flat. And boring.
Oh, a stick through a zombie eye? Yeah. Seen that. Stepped on a zombie's head? Seen that too.
The stupid head in the bag thing really pushed it into stupidity for me. That was just bad. Severed head isn't gonna live. Sorry.
I just feel like the show has been reduced to4530 minutes of talking about nothing of any consequence, and 15 minutes of zombie attack scenes that we've seen over and over and over again.
You forgot about the commercials.I love the commercials and traffic lights.
I love the commercials and traffic lights.
For once, we agree on something entertainment related.
I'm getting tired of the show. No plot seems to ever develop. The Governor stuff, despite what was said in here, is one of the few plotlines that kept it interesting.
I've said it before, but Season 1 was interesting. Threw you in the middle of this crazy zombie apocalypse trying to figure out what the hell went down. Rick woke up to a world overrun, and we slowly were learning how it came to be. It was about one man's struggle to survive, and the characters he met along the way. Desperately trying to make it to safety. Trying to learn about what happened. The CDC stuff was interesting.
Now we get entire season-and-a-halfs that take place in one location. Seeing people survive as a community. With the occasional daytrip out-on-the-town to stab things through zombie heads. But the community stuff is not even interesting. At least with Woodberry, there was an element of, How would a society be built if we were starting from scratch and under these odd circumstances. Still, I feel like that wasn't really even explored. I guess they're getting into that a little with the prison community.
I just feel like the show has been reduced to 45 minutes of talking about nothing of any consequence, and 15 minutes of zombie attack scenes that we've seen over and over and over again. I need plot advancement. I need storyline. I need them to make some sort of progress.
Give us a rumor of a cure being found in Arizona. Or a rumor of a city unscathed and still functioning normally. A drifter saying that the ocean's salt water repels the walkers. Then have Rick and Carl or whoever try to get there. Going through crazy shit and dealing with psychotic humans along the way.This shit right here is exactly what I'm trying to say.
Give us a rumor of a cure being found in Arizona.
The trinity of new cast members for "The Walking Dead" is complete. "Southland" star Michael Cudlitz has been cast in the show as Abraham in the fourth season of the zombie apocalypse show.
Abraham joins Eugene, the recently cast Josh McDermitt, and Rosita (Christian Serratos), in a trio that crosses paths with the main group. In the comics, Abraham eventually becomes Rick's right-hand man. It will be interesting to see how that translates to the show. Prior to the outbreak, Abraham was a sports coach and member of the military.
Cudlitz spoke to TV Line about the casting and how difficult it's been to keep it a secret. "I was laying low because [Abraham has] a very iconic look," he says. "It would be very easy for somebody to put the pieces together if they saw me strolling around [near the show's set.] So I was staying very close to the hotel. And I didn't hang out with any of the other castmembers."
The episode that introduces Abraham, Eugene and Rosita has yet to be announced. "The Walking Dead" Season 4 premieres Sunday, October 13, at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.
Breaking Bad this show is NOT.
Breaking Bad was all about character development. I barely care for any of the characters in a post-apocalyptic show. Just give me zombies, gore, some crazy scenarios, and people getting killed. Carol can go from sensitive to hardass to poet to half-woman, half-machine. Don't care. She either needs to be killing zombies or having her throat ripped out.
You're going to have to find a place to hunker down.
Yes. People are going to always try to find a place to hunker down, and if they find one, the show is over.
Which is why the prison needs to be stormed. Give me a big herd of zombies breaking the fence.
Or how about this? They run out of supplies and they've ransacked the surrounding areas. Time to move on.
This kind of story works with movement. The threat of zombies or humans should always be ruining that sense of safety. That was the problem with season 3. Everyone was safe except we knew a battle was brewing. So we were expecting danger that didn't come until the very end. It was lame.
I'm happy with the direction the show is going now. Zombies are pushing in the fence. There's a flu going around. Maybe they'll have to pack up and move on. That's the spark that keeps me interested.
My daughter decided to start watching the show tonight. She's 13, about to be 14. Midway through she says:
"Dad, I'm old enough to wear makeup now - can I borrow some of yours?"
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Outstanding episode to wrap up the first half of the season. Just outstanding. Makes suffering through all the other dreck worth it.
^^This^^^One of the top 5 episodes in the series.
I was almost ready to give up on it before last night.
I know the stories are very different, but was it about at this point in the series where he was killed, or was it much later?
In the comic, Michonne tortures the Governor for awhile before he is able to find the prison, but after he has already met Rick's group when they come to Woodbury. Once he does find the prison, the Governor makes an assault on the prison, fails, retreats, and then comes back with a tank.
The second assault is a bloody massacre that leaves the prison uninhabitable, and eventually the Governor's group turns on him and kills him.
So he does die in the comic about the same time that he did in the series, although the comic probably didn't go through the plot as quickly as the TV series.
The show will benefit greatly getting out of the prison.
Also, splitting up the groups will hopefully force them all to go different directions. I think The Walking Dead could benefit from a Game of Thrones type of storytelling. No more long winded conversations between two characters. There are so many different places to touch on and if the writers were smart, they'd deviate further from the comics and start killing most of them.
What in the blue fuck was that?For once, I'd have to agree with the nay sayers. That episode was lame.
Did they just concede to the Oscars?
So, Darryl, you're a shit head redneck who has survived as the badass in a zombie apocalypse. You find yourself secluded in the woods alone with what may be one of the last attractive 17 year olds on the planet, and she's in the mood to get drunk and do things she knows she's not supposed to do.
And you decide to throw a temper tantrum and shoot arrows at a zombie.
Not the worst episode in the series, but the sexual tension they decided to build in that episode only to end with abso-fucking-lutely nothing of importance occurring was extremely lame.
Is Beth 17?
If so, I feel less weird about the creepy pedo vibe on this storyline.
I saw that on another site, so I assume it's true.
And I believe Georgia's age of consent is 16 or 17 if we're going to get nitpicky about it.
This isn't the first time the show has pushed the Beth-sex angle. I think it was the beginning of season 3 when she gave Rick a seductive kiss on the cheek.
Beth appears to be 18 on the show...was 16 in season 2, and in season 4 is 18, if this Wiki is correct.
http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Beth_Greene (http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Beth_Greene)
The actress is 28, FYI.
Also, I don't think the show is going there but just compassion and unity of friends.
You was wrong, brah.
You was wrong, brah.
Someone on FB posted that the pic was Mary. The other paintings were of sunflowers, like are found in Terminus, and two rabbits, a la Lizzie. Another was the white dog Beth and Daryl saw.
I do not get why Beth took off and left Daryl. Makes no sense. If he had wanted to jump her, he could have already. She's a nut job anyway.
Beth didn't. Was kidnapped. And I'd have been doing her in that house.
Rumor I've heard lately is that Carl dies tonight. Supposedly was let slip on some talk show (there are so many of them now). Doubt it happens but if it does, I predicted it first.
Season finale thoughts -
- The last line was lame as shoot, but supposedly it's from a big moment in the comics where Rick says, "They're fudgeing with the wrong people" which would have been 100 times better.
- I liked this half of season 4 more than seasons 2 and 3 and 4.5. I still don't trust the show. I wouldn't be surprised to see the first four episodes of next season involving conversations inside the train car.
- What the hell was the point of the farming scenes? Just to show that they're the good guys? I was waiting for a big reveal with Carl's hat. Like the hat fell off because Carl had a grenade hidden inside and it was going to be the escape plan for season 5 episode 1. But no. Just a weak attempt at deep dialogue.
Season finale thoughts -
- The last line was lame as shit, but supposedly it's from a big moment in the comics where Rick says, "They're fucking with the wrong people" which would have been 100 times better.
- I liked this half of season 4 more than seasons 2 and 3 and 4.5. I still don't trust the show. I wouldn't be surprised to see the first four episodes of next season involving conversations inside the train car.
- What the hell was the point of the farming scenes? Just to show that they're the good guys? I was waiting for a big reveal with Carl's hat. Like the hat fell off because Carl had a grenade hidden inside and it was going to be the escape plan for season 5 episode 1. But no. Just a weak attempt at deep dialogue.
I think next season should be epic.
I stopped watching a long time ago when I became bored to tears...
However, you people have said this shoot about every season and half season since the first half of Season 2.
It ain't happening. Y'all want it to happen so bad...hell, I did too...but it ain't happening.
Spoiler alert. Guess Rick should have lost his hand by now.
I figured they weren't going to take his hand at all. I haven't read the GN, so I don't know what the missing hand is about. It's AMC and they're not pumping a whole lot of money into TWD. Giving Rick a nub each week seems like more than they would be willing to do.
I figured they weren't going to take his hand at all. I haven't read the GN, so I don't know what the missing hand is about. It's AMC and they're not pumping a whole lot of money into TWD. Giving Rick a nub each week seems like more than they would be willing to do.Wut...
Wut...
Apparently they make 8 million an episode and only pay 2.8 to make an episode... Guess you are right.
Spoiler alert. Guess Rick should have lost his hand by now.
Link?
Spoiler alert. Guess Rick should have lost his hand by now.
Yea this is seen by everyone as one of those differences between the comic and the series. Herschel took it for the team at about same time in the story as rick did in the comic.
Why didn't anyone tell me before he died that Herschel would take it? Fuckers.
I also have a theory about the show being better on Netflix. Obviously aside from the commercials, not having a weeks worth of anticipation in between shows kind of relieves the pressure of advancing the storyline. In other words, I don't seem to be as worried about the pointless conversations/filler. Instead I just enjoy it for what it is, which is a pretty damn good show.
Really good episode tonight. A little deus ex machina with the order of executions and the handy fireworks but good overall.
Gives me great hope for a quality season.
Eh...I thought we'd get more play from the whole Terminus group.Thankfully. Not the setup part. But the fact that the show finally moved at a watchable pace. The past few seasons would have spent 16 hours telling the exact same story they just told in one. It would have been every scene we just saw, except with 15 hours of pouting and boring conversations between the lead characters. Maybe a few extra meaningless zombie attacks, in which the protagonists fight of 10+ at a time each to fill up the "In Memoriam" scene on Talking Dead.
It was a lot of setup for the herd to play the part of destroyer (with a little help from Carol).
Plus, as with the Governor, we did not see the guy Rick promised to kill with a red handled machete actually die - we saw him go down. But he was on a roof - as long as the door isn't opened, they may not be walker food.
There were scenes of that actor in the trailer. Scenes that didn't appear in last nights episode.
Thankfully. Not the setup part. But the fact that the show finally moved at a watchable pace. The past few seasons would have spent 16 hours telling the exact same story they just told in one. It would have been every scene we just saw, except with 15 hours of pouting and boring conversations between the lead characters. Maybe a few extra meaningless zombie attacks, in which the protagonists fight of 10+ at a time each to fill up the "In Memoriam" scene on Talking Dead.
I like that they brought it with this episode and was like "Here's a thing. And it's gone. Moving on to the next thing." I hope that pace continues.
Best episode of the entire series imo, to the point I'm watching the encore. That was great.
opinions are like your children ...every lady you poked has one.
i would put season 1 episodes all ahead of this one.
There were scenes of that actor in the trailer. Scenes that didn't appear in last nights episode.
I didn't watch the trailer - I don't like even that much of a spoiler. So thanks for ruining it for me, bro.
opinions are like your children ...every lady you poked has one.
i would put season 1 episodes all ahead of this one.
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Its been a while since I have watched season 1 but I would agree partly just because season 1 was what got me hooked on the show. It has been a while since the action was much more fasted pace like last nights episode.
I still can't stand the numerous commercial. That shit gets irritating. 5 mins of show, 5 mins of commercial.
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You're really going to freak out when Rick dies.
Hey, y'all, I have a Jayne hat made with my own two little hands that no longer has an owner...
The fuckers with rifles are still not aiming. They are shooting from the hip and getting head shots.
I'm with Rick. You go back in and finish it. They do not get to live.
A Wendigo is a demonic half-beast creature appearing in the legends of the Algonquian peoples along the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada. The creature or spirit could either possess characteristics of a human or a monster that had physically transformed from a person. It is particularly associated with cannibalism. The Algonquian believed those who indulged in eating human flesh were at particular risk; the legend appears to have reinforced the taboo of the practice of cannibalism. It is often described in Algonquian mythology as a balance of nature.
There are very few cultures in the history of man that were all "no big deal" in re cannibalism. If these folks have gone that far down the rabbit hole of "FUBAR", then yeah. TO quote the noted philosopher Jayne Cobb, "Eating people alive? Where's that get fun?" You'd be doing these sick bastards a favor. Per Algonquian Indian legend, they will just turn into a Wendigo anyway. And whenever Indians look at you and say "Dude, that's SICK..." you have achieved something.
Zombies AND Wendigos? Too much.
I'll kill a man in a fair fight...or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight.Would you eat a man? If so, eat me.
Would you eat a man? If so, eat me.
Excuse me, but that's my line.You're the one promoting gender equality with the new women studies stuff at AU. I'm just toeing the company line.
You're the one promoting gender equality with the new women studies stuff at AU. I'm just toeing the company line.
Who doesn't like Bobecue?
Suppose Bob was bitten while under water with the zombie.
He would now be infecting the cannibals, no?
Could be a fun way to dispense with those shitheels.
Why WAS he standing outside crying by a tree?
He asked for a "kiss for the road" from his squeeze.
Seems like he was wandering away from the group.
About to kill himself? Goes along with your theory he got bit/scratched underwater.
Who doesn't like Bobecue?
Me. I hate this whole thing. I find it very hard to believe that a large group of previously civilized people could all snap so badly that they could get down with eating folks like a buncha damn Reavers. One or two, fine, random psychos. But a huge group? No way.
Oh it happens. And it can be pretty messy afterwards
Oh it happens. And it can be pretty messy afterwards
http://youtu.be/VPIP9KXdmO0 (http://youtu.be/VPIP9KXdmO0)
Me. I hate this whole thing. I find it very hard to believe that a large group of previously civilized people could all snap so badly that they could get down with eating folks like a buncha damn Reavers. One or two, fine, random psychos. But a huge group? No way.
There's a lot of belief to suspend when following a story about a group surviving an obliterated world and a virus that transformed the dead into reanimated flesh-eating corpses, all at once and apparently all over the globe simultaneously. That some accountants and office managers, with no discernible wilderness survival skills prior to said apocalyptic event, might resort to cannibalism as a means to survive is not one of them.
I have the most trouble believing the walkers eyes never decompose.
I could figger out how to make fire, kill or catch animals, make a spear, etc. I'm not going to start munching down in my friends and neighbors.
Or maybe if she gets really drunkI could figger out how to make fire, kill or catch animals, make a spear, etc. I'm not going to start munching down in my friends and neighbors.Until you haven't even for a couple of weeks.
Me. I hate this whole thing. I find it very hard to believe that a large group of previously civilized people could all snap so badly that they could get down with eating folks like a buncha damn Reavers. One or two, fine, random psychos. But a huge group? No way.
Yeah I don't like it either, honestly. I could see a large group succumbing to cannibalism if they were starving to death while also dealing with assholes messing with their group. But their reaction to a few bad guys was, "fudge this, we're eating EVERYBODY!" Never seen that before in history or literature.
You guys do realize you're on page 36 of in-depth analysis of a zombie show, right? You do know zombies aren't real?
people do messed up stuff to other people, when given the power.
Stanford Prison Experiment.
You guys do realize you're on page 36 of in-depth analysis of a zombie show, right? You do know zombies aren't real?
Exactly what I was thinking.
What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.
SO - last week's show.
Bob's laughing scene was EPIC. Good for him, not going out with a whimper but with a hearty FUCK YOU.
I loved that Rick kept his promise, but wish he had taken it outside. I have to say I agree with Father Gabriel.
Does anyone see those that left on the Eugene Machine as the spinoff we have been hearing rumors about?
The whole Beth story line they showed in the trailer looks like it could be another cluster fuck. She is not good as a main character.
I am curious as to who Daryl has hiding in the woods. Unless it's Beth and the trailer was showing flashback...?
And I am ready for some Morgan. Finally a black man besides Tyrese that won't be zombie bait right off the bat. And we all know that mofo is nuts.
5) Why not get a tank or something like an armored personnel carrier. Gareth and his pop gun would have been flattened in a heartbeat. Drive around like Sherman heading to Atlanta. If the entire place truly is covered in the undead, round up the people you like, find some women you'd like to impregnate and get to an island. One way in and out. That would solve the whole thing.
Does anyone see those that left on the Eugene Machine as the spinoff we have been hearing rumors about?
In the coming years, AMC will roll out spinoffs to two of its most successful TV series: Better Call Saul (the continuation of the Breaking Bad universe) and an untitled companion to The Walking Dead. While the former will feature a character previously introduced on its predecessor, the Walking Dead spinoff won’t be connected to the current show – other than existing in the same zombie-infested world.
Robert Kirkman, Gale Ann Hurd, and David Alpert of The Walking Dead will serve as executive producers on the new series, with Dave Erickson (Sons of Anarchy) as showrunner. The pilot script, written by Erickson and Kirkman, was well received by AMC, which gave the series the green light earlier this month. Now, new information about the companion’s six central characters has been released.
TVLine is reporting that the Walking Dead spinoff will focus on two small families as well as another character, comprising the six central figures in the spinoff series. There will be the Cabreras, a father and son; the Tompkins, a single mother with two teenaged children; and Andrea Chapman, who is reeling from her own personal tragedy.
Read the full character descriptions:
SEAN CABRERA | A Latino male in his early 40s, Sean is a good man trying to do right by everyone in his life.
CODY CABRERA | Sean’s whip-smart and rebellious teenage son. Known as the angriest kid in town.
NANCY TOMPKINS | A thirtysomething single mom to two kids, Nancy looks like the girl next door, but there’s an edge to her.
NICK TOMPKINS | Nancy’s screwed up teenage son. He’s too old to stay home, too scared to flee.
ASHLEY TOMPKINS | Nancy’s mostly level-headed teenage daughter. Her ambition is in direct proportion to her older brother’s failures. She loves her mom but it’s time to get out of Dodge.
ANDREA CHAPMAN | A somewhat wilted flower child, fortysomething Andrea — yep, another Andrea! — has retreated to the outskirts of the city to recover after a horrible marriage.
Although The Walking Dead can be considered a dramatic horror series, since it exists in a world filled with zombies, the show leans more heavily on its dramatic elements, such as character development. This has turned The Walking Dead into more of a character drama residing in a horrific world than a cut and dry horror series. It seems the Walking Dead companion will uphold the character-focused tradition by putting familial drama at the forefront of the series.
The combination of Sean and Cody Cabrera may be especially compelling for Walking Dead fans wondering what the character dynamic between Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) would be like if the latter were older. However, the Tompkins’ will not be without their own tension as it seems the two teenagers, Nick and Ashley, may have often butted heads even before a zombie plague descended on their world. Additionally, it will be interesting to see how Andrea interacts with the two families – as well as how they interact with each other.
Although some aspects of the descriptions for the Walking Dead companion may fall into the realm of tired television tropes, whether or not the finished product does will depend on the show’s development of these characters. We won’t know more until actors and actresses are cast for the roles and more information about the project is released.
The Walking Dead season 5 premieres Sunday, October 12th, 2014 @9pm on AMC. Stay tuned to Screen Rant for more information about the show’s companion series as it becomes available.
2) Starving? Really? What happens when people abandon an area in the south? Deer turn it into an orgy of Caligulaean proportions. They overrun it. In reality there would be so many deer in the woods Rick and his crew could ride them around like ponies. They have guns. They have arrows. Build a damn tree sand, put out some salt and eat well for days. And where are all the cows? The horses?
There are millions of zombies wandering around eating anything living, so I would imagine that the wildlife populations are being kept in check (if not drastically decimated), and that most remaining animals spend a lot of their time in hiding, not just openly frolicking about in fields because the humans no longer run the world.
Explain this to me. Why is EVERY SINGLE OTHER GROUP Rick's crew encounters some kind of murderous band of freaks? Except for Herschel, that is. Would people in a world decimated by a zombie virus really retain the need to murder for the sake of power? Maybe when some semblance of society was reconstructed then you start to worry about who runs what, but why does it seem that only megalomaniacs are surviving and slicing and dicing their little groups?
A zombie can catch and kill a freaking deer? I don't think so. Why would deer be hiding? They don't hide when humans aren't around now. But anyhow...
The Bethisode
All about Beth. And I don't care in the least.
I was surprised. Thought I liked Beth. But she couldn't carry that entire episode. And I didn't care in the least about any of the other people at that freaky hospital -- or their backstories. It drigged, it dragged, drug. Please give me the farm again over this.
Explain this to me. Why is EVERY SINGLE OTHER GROUP Rick's crew encounters some kind of murderous band of freaks? Except for Herschel, that is. Would people in a world decimated by a zombie virus really retain the need to murder for the sake of power? Maybe when some semblance of society was reconstructed then you start to worry about who runs what, but why does it seem that only megalomaniacs are surviving and slicing and dicing their little groups?
Agree for the most part. It was too rushed and poorly written. The head girl was completely unbelievable. Maybe she gets away with acting that way the first week of the apocalypse. After that? She's just another broad turned slave by the physically stronger men. Two years later? She's definitely not imposing her will on everyone.
And where are the police getting their supplies? Where are they getting their electricity? How has the gas not run out yet? If they're in Atlanta and surviving, wouldn't there be others surviving as well? No conflicts? Just three police officers and a doctor and a black slave nurse taking out all of the competition?
The doctor was interesting. Should have focused more on him.
Don't forget that the virus is in everybody. Bit, not bit, doesn't matter. You die, you turn.
I would imagine the good hearted people wouldn't want to stab their loved ones in the head right after death. I'm sure most of the good people who did somehow survive wanted to mourn their losses. Then their loved ones turned and thus was the end of the good people.
The loners, the sociopaths, the selfish folk - they didn't get caught up in funerals, caring for the sick, and rescuing people they cared about.
There was some hinting that Dawn answers to someone else.
There was some hinting that Dawn answers to someone else.
I noticed that too but for some reason I was thinking it was more of a conflict b/w her and the now dead horny cop? Dunno, but now that Carol is in the house, shit is about to get real.
There was some hinting that Dawn answers to someone else.
Agreed. Guessing that the person Daryl said to come out is the black kid, and Rick and Company are going to attack that hospital to rescue Beth and Carol.
Agreed. Guessing that the person Daryl said to come out is the black kid, and Rick and Company are going to attack that hospital to rescue Beth and Carol.
Yeah, makes sense why Daryl hasn't shown who that person was just yet. I don't think Carol is really hurt though. I'm thinking she is faking just to get in the hospital.
Beth is so one dimensional. She started out with that creepy psycho vibe back on the farm, and now they are trying to rehabilitate that - but all she does is stare around wide eyed at stuff. Someone tries to shove a lollipop in my mouth? He's gone.
The doctor needs to stick around a little bit too. He's got a story.
The black nurse kid was much better as a character, and much more personable. Would have liked to have learned more about him - I hope he, like Tyrese, continues to break the black men gots to die theme.
Anyone else think the Sergeant looks like a character straight out of a GI Joe comic? Big, burly, unnaturally ginger hair in a brush cut, massive moustache. All he needs is a slimy chewed cigar in the corner of his mouth and he could be an action figure.
Don't care much for the Beth character, but I'd like to help her repopulate the world.
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So who didn't see that shit with mullet head coming? Gotta say I was calling bullshit on it the whole way. Either he was not who he said he was or the casting agent needed to be taken out back and horse whipped.
So who didn't see that shit with mullet head coming? Gotta say I was calling bullshit on it the whole way. Either he was not who he said he was or the casting agent needed to be taken out back and horse whipped.
Didn't figure there was much chance he knew what to do.
But I didn't really need the backstory on Big Red either. It didn't tell me anything and was awkwardly interspersed with scenes from the current time.
Also didn't need to see him laying the ginger pipe to Mexicali Soup.
Uncle Sani, aren't you reading the comics?
Yea. So is Jarhead I believe.
I thought the last 2 episodes sucked.
So who didn't see that shit with mullet head coming? Gotta say I was calling bullshit on it the whole way. Either he was not who he said he was or the casting agent needed to be taken out back and horse whipped.Why? Are you saying a dude with a thick southern accent and a mullet couldn't possibly be a scientist?
Why? Are you saying a dude with a thick southern accent and a mullet couldn't possibly be a scientist?
I think it was supposed to be obvious that Mullet Head was a liar. I mean, if it wasn't, that's the worst constructed character of all time. And even though The Walking Dead has come close to constructing some of the worst characters of all time, I don't think they'd be that bad at setting up a plot twist.
I liked the focus on Abe. I think we could have used more of that in this show. Kind of a Lost thing, but as long as they didn't overdo it like Lost, it would have been interesting to see how each character was affected by the outbreak.
And the sex scene was gold. I was in tears when they cut to Mullet Head peaking through the books.
It was obvious he was lying, but because of Abe's need to protect someone/have a mission the force of Abe's conviction convinced the others. What does suicidal Abe do now that he's rudderless again?
OK, so I had no trouble believing Mullet Head's story right up until this episode. I just figured him for some idiot savant type - with him saying he is from Houston, and with our huge medical center, that was not a stretch for me. Lots of incredibly smart people wander around down there with their fly unzipped. He does seem MacGyver-esque at times, and the water hose thing was brilliant - and also one of the coolest scenes they've done in a while in terms of dealing with a herd. So mullet and country accent aside, I didn't have a problem with it.
What tipped me at the beginning of this episode was the thing about missiles and deployment and "It's classified".
And yeah, not sure what the Sarge does now. Getting to DC was his reason for living. Without a mission, he's lost.
Well, it looks like last nights episode was dedicated to Carol. I like Carol but I was bored watching this one.
I went to sleep on it. When I awoke I was told I didn't miss anything.
You didn't. Basically, the last two weeks have been setting up the last two episodes for this half of the season. Thats right, only two more until the mid season finale.
The only real new info is the unknown person with Daryl coming from the wood line is Noah, the young black dude that escaped from the hospital. They haven't showed it yet but one of the last scenes was these two riding back to Rick in a truck for some back-up. Oh, and Carol got hit by the only car on the ATL streets. That is how she ended up with Beth.
The show is stuck in the ickiest of mud puddles with racing slicks.
The comic keeps me grounded. I can't give up on the show though... I'm still attracted to the past and potential. I feel as I'm part of the apocalypse now. I'll be there at the finish line just might be asleep though.
The show is stuck in the ickiest of mud puddles with racing slicks.
The comic keeps me grounded. I can't give up on the show though... I'm still attracted to the past and potential. I feel as I'm part of the apocalypse now. I'll be there at the finish line just might be asleep though.
What happens to zombies in winter - the snow? Surely their tissues and blood and stuff would freeze solid. I wonder if that would be enough to kill them?
Here's another thought. What happens to zombies in winter - the snow? Surely their tissues and blood and stuff would freeze solid. I wonder if that would be enough to kill them?
Wouldn't that have already happened? Hasn't at least one winter passed at this point?
But we've only seen them in Georgia, could have been a mild winter, I suppose.
The characters have acknowledged and discussed the lack of undead mobility and presence during the Winter months
You could move to North Dakota
If humans get 2-3 months in the South or 4-6 months in the North of life without walkers, how hard would it be to put together a safe community with plentiful supplies? You could move to North Dakota and in a few months time with enough people put life back together. Shit, find an engineer and I bet you could get the power turned back on.
You thought it was bad at Hershel's Farm? Imagine a season when they are in Fargo, and if you go outside for more than 20 minutes, you get frostbite. They'd be stuck in one place for 6 months.
I also can't help but think I would be more organized. I know everything has been scavenged, but there still have to be resources left untapped. Get another bus, drain a fuel tank at a gas station, and hit the road. I remember in The Stand, they drove a wrecker and used it to clear a path down the road for the rest of their convoy. Granted, they weren't dealing with monsters trying to eat them, but with enough of a group like this bunch has, keeping the herd off you while you move cars cant be that hard. They are all soft and putrid by now - the firehose scene showed how mushy they really are. Aside from a fire truck, I still believe Michonne and that bad ass long sword are the way to go. Never run out of ammo. Sucks to have to slash and burn your way around every time you go outside, but still... but at this point, they should be used to it.
And why haven't they gone to a museum and gotten a suit of armor? I'd be a chainmail wearing motherfucker.
Like I said in my other post - how do you survive a winter in that damp, dark, cold prison? No way to heat a small enough space to keep everyone - plus a baby! - warm.
I wouldn't go as far as ND, but I would move further north than GA. Missouri looks pretty cold and snowy right now too but not Fargo level cold.
The mid season finale wasn't bad, although, I was thinking Rick and Daryl were about to empty out of the remaining hospital crew.
Armpits. How is it that all the girls on the show have shaved armpits? Is there an endless supply of Venus razors out there?
Armpits. How is it that all the girls on the show have shaved armpits? Is there an endless supply of Venus razors out there?
I've liked this season so far, but the show last night licked balls.
Why have the buildup to the handcuffed guy running away last week if all that was going to happen was him getting run down in the street in the first three minutes of the show? I realize it was designed to showcase how close to the edge Rick really is right now, but it seemed a waste.
Other things that were a waste:
Tyrese's big confession. It took six or seven minutes and his sister essentially blew it off. Why bother with that whole thing if it was going nowhere.
Beth. Give her a little bit to do and then murder her. The whole stabbing of Dawn thing was contrived. No way Beth takes the chance to start a bloodbath that gets everybody killed. The girl playing her wasn't a strong actress and (while hot) didn't add much to the show.
The Beth reaction. She disappeared early on and for all Mags knew, she had been eaten by walkers or consumed by a cannibal or fed to wild pigs. There was never even a moment of angst on the part of Maggie. Don't think she bothered to mention her sister at all or push for the group to go look for her. Can't remember if she even questioned Darryl about where she was.
Dawn. As far as big bads go, she was way down the list that includes the governor, Darryl's band of thugs, Merle, Garth (or whoever) and even Shane. If there really were rogue cops she would have just taken them out. But the show couldn't decide if she was a good guy making bad choices or a bad guy making good ones. So that all fell flat.
Armpits. How is it that all the girls on the show have shaved armpits? Is there an endless supply of Venus razors out there?
I don't know why I keep watching this show. I think it's because I know I could do it better.Sounds like me and watching porn
I started watching this on Netflix over Thanksgiving. I'm not one who usually gets in to zombie apocalypse story lines so this series never interested me. After I kept hearing how awesome it was I decided to watch the pilot. Before I blinked I was through Season 1.
I'm just over halfway through Season 2 (remember when Rick's wife flipped her car while he shot up the dudes from Philly at the bar?) I read the first 10 pages of this thread and it was hilarious to read basically the same critiques I had about the "Lifetime" style story lines and ZOMG GET OFF THE FARM ALREADY!!!!1!! criticism.
I can't wait to fund out why Beth's death is such a big deal. As of right now she's laying in a bed at the farm with a fever that no cowbell could help.
Seriously, quit watching after season 2. You will hate yourself if you don't. Every fucking season since, I ask myself why I keep watching.Bullshit.
Seriously, quit watching after season 2. You will hate yourself if you don't. Every fucking season since, I ask myself why I keep watching.
Ugh...what a throw away episode. Turns out...clutch the pearls...that the SURVIVORS are the walking dead.
Yawn.
Go south where you don't have to deal with winters to the point that you freeze to death. Go south, find a place you can get safe -- like a fudgeing island where there's water and you can catch fish -- and set up a community. And why the fudge is EVERYBODY they run into crazy as fudge? All the normal people are dead? All that's left are bands of cannibals or megalomaniacs?
These are the people that interest me the least. I couldn't give a fuck about any of them...unless the mexicali chick is going to get naked.
Leave me with the big boobed lesbian, the mexicali chick, the dude without a cure, Glen, preacher man and possibly Noah
These are the people that interest me the least. I couldn't give a fuck about any of them...unless the mexicali chick is going to get naked.
I want to know who cut all those people/walkers in half from the last episode.
These are the people that interest me the least. I couldn't give a fuck about any of them...unless the mexicali chick is going to get naked.
I want to know who cut all those people/walkers in half from the last episode.
The comments on page 40 are almost identical to the comments on page 10...except for Buzz...which made me chuckle..
The comments on page 40 are almost identical to the comments on page 10...except for Buzz...which made me chuckle..
The comments on page 40 are almost identical to the comments on page 10...except for Buzz...which made me chuckle..
You must have been bored today.
I've become completely ambivalent. The show has run out of steam for me. I just don't care.
Mean cookie Carol seems contrived and forced.
Leering horny Rick seems out of character.
Carl is still alive.
Monosyllabic weepy Darryl has grown tiresome beyond words
Black lives don't matter -- so long Tyrese, T-Dog, Bob and nondescript skinny black boy I don't remember.
Male governor, female governor. Meh. Haven't we seen the "so-called utopia destroyed by Rick's mangy band" storyline?
I find myself not paying attention and worse, not having enough interest to rewind and see what I missed.
You sure are a ornery mf'er here of late aren't you?
Tonight has promise but having read ahead viewers will be pissed at the following episode.
See I don't get that...the show has promise. It only has 1 epsoide left. The only promising thing I have is 1 hour of my life back each week.Season 2 was such an abomination that I never returned, just skipped ahead. My problem with this show is that there are far too many characters and subplots to keep it interesting in a given episode. It might be more enjoyable to allow it to play out and binge-watch several episodes at a time minus Matthew McConaghey, Geico and the chicken selling phones.
The finale was pretty damn good.Morgan is.
The morale of the second half was that there is no safety. There is no security. There is no safe place. Only the strong are going to survive. Try to,pretend it's not happening and you are food for either the dead or the living.
Morgan is a fucking badass. He may breathe some life back into this bitch.
The finale was pretty damn good.
The morale of the second half was that there is no safety. There is no security. There is no safe place. Only the strong are going to survive. Try to,pretend it's not happening and you are food for either the dead or the living.
Morgan is a fucking badass. He may breathe some life back into this bitch.
Morgan is weak. Should have killed the two deranged fucksticks. People dead because of him.Morgan probably hasn't encountered anyone like this up till now. He needs to find a new stick though. Pet zombies are now running amok and their trainers will stop at nothing.
I am just waiting for the TV series to catch up with Glenn's fate in the comics.
I honestly thought Neegan and Lucille were going to appear at the end of the episode.
I honestly thought Neegan and Lucille were going to appear at the end of the episode.So I'm guessing the show will now be critiqued based on the unlimited scope of the comic series.
So I'm guessing the show will now be critiqued based on the unlimited scope of the comic series.
You guys read comics. Nerds
:haha:
yes, and i scratch my balls while doing so.
for me yeah...perhaps my memory doesn't serve me well but Season 1 mirrored fairly well to the comics...perhaps Season 2. yes, there are parallels through all seasons with the comics but i think the comics portray what people want in the TV series which it had at the beginning.
for example...baby Judith.
So I ran across the first two episodes of this show today.
Holy shit it was so awesome from the jump. Two riveting episodes. The acting was a little weak and the SFX isn't as good as it came to be later.
But those two episodes are why I'm still watching. I hope they recapture some of that. Just some.
I got continuity questions from this though. Will ponder them for another post.
Did you watch the season sneak peak this go around? Seems to be a goodn.
No comment on the season premiere?
A metric fuck ton of zombie action and Rick silencing folk. Good start.
Thought so too. Best premier I thought so far. I'm still pissy about all the damn commercials though.
I think I've reached the zombie saturation point. I was underwhelmed by the whole thing and not sure I wanted to hang on to the end when I realized it wasn't going to be over at 9:00.
My exact comment was "Ugh.. 30 more minutes of this?"
I've threatened to be done with this series several times but I'm losing my patience and willingness to suspend disbelief with things that are just stupid. I'm about two episodes from pulling the plug and not caring any more. I got nothing out of Fear Walking Dead and quit on it with no regrets. Yeah, pussy move for not waiting out the whole season, but at least I own it.
Some of my many, many problems with the show:
1) How are people still fat? There's no food for months. Everybody would be borderline skeletal
2) Where did they get water while they wandered the woods? Where are they shitting?
3) Helium balloons? Seriously? Where did they get those?
4) Styrofoam cups to pass out water? Seriously? We're cool with disposables now?
5) If they had flares and an unlimited supply of weapons/gas why didn't they just incinerate the zombies in the quarry? Draw them out to walk the road? Ignorant.
6) That baby would be deader than dogshit.
7) Why is EVERY car they get cranked up to use a piece of shit beater? Every car in the world is abandoned. Are there no BMWs? No decent trucks?
8) With lots in Atlanta full of new RVs, why did Dale pick an old piece of garbage with leaky hoses? A new one would have given them lots of amenities. And why not have EVERYBODY riding in one? Sleep in comfort, keep the zombies out.
9) How are the girls keeping their hair up and nice? And cut? And shaving those armpits and legs?
10) Where are they getting Tampax?
11) Where are the zombie babies? Zombie dogs? Dogs in general?
12) Where is the helicopter from Season 1 Ep. 2?
I just can't take it seriously enough any more. Too many gaps.
Didn't say it was perfect but I do realize its a TV show. Sure there are many things to pick apart but damn, what zombie show/movie could one not pick apart. I do think you make some good points. You should send this over to AMC if you haven't already.
Didn't say it was perfect but I do realize its a TV show. Sure there are many things to pick apart but damn, what zombie show/movie could one not pick apart. I do think you make some good points. You should send this over to AMC if you haven't already.
It is no Breaking Bad.
Not, it sure as hell isnt at that level. Breaking Bad was the shiznit. Walking Dead is entertaining.
I'm either going to quit watching it or quit talking about it. Probably both. No longer interested or invested.
Who was blowing the damn horn?
Who was blowing the damn horn?
That little chick, Enid, that Carl wants to bang.
The hype of this show vs what it actually is - is a huge gap.Laughable was Deadwood, and very entertaining.
It is no Breaking Bad. It is no Sopranos. Or any other legendary show. It just isn't that good. As as K has said, its so far out there that its laughable.
The Wolves would be my guess.
They use the dead as soldiers (see the W carved into their foreheads) and come through to clean up/pillage after.
Agreed...that'll be the exposition of her double-agent status and the start of some tension that will end in Carl murder-death-killing the bitch.
The guys on Talking Dead kind of hinted The Wolves which tells me its not. Also, the 2nd episode preview is all about Enid out of Alexandria with no Carl to be found, and no Carl to be seen in Episode 1 that I recall.
You lose at 3-card Monty, dontcha?
If you only pick one, go with the latter.
Fuck's sake...No one has claimed that TWD is a triumph of storytelling and has revolutionized television. It's a fun, sometimes gory, sometimes melodramatic diversion.
Fuck's sake...No one has claimed that TWD is a triumph of storytelling and has revolutionized television. It's a fun, sometimes gory, sometimes melodramatic diversion.
THE WALKING DEAD, Episode #616
Director: Greg Nicotero
SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY
PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
30s to mid 40s. A physically imposing, charismatic, brutal, smart, ferocious, frightening, hilarious, inappropriate, oddly friendly, fun loving sociopath that is both a leader of men and a killer of men. He has both a practical and emotional intelligence, he’s a brilliant strategist, he’s pure, dangerous, murderous, often gleeful id, that still has both discipline and a code. And he has a temper that can vaporize people. He’s truly one of the strongest personalities ever…
I enjoy watching every week.I like it too.
You lose at 3-card Monty, dontcha?
You lose at 3-card Monty, dontcha?
Best episode in the last few years. Carol is a beast.Agree. Carol will kill the enemy or the weak that threaten her existence.
Agree. Carol will kill the enemy or the weak that threaten her existence.She's what that world needs.
She's what that world needs.
She's what that world needs.
Didn't see that coming.
I was in shock until I watched the talking dead. Them not having Glenn on the show and not putting him in the people that we lost on the show makes me think he's gonna make it somehow.
I was in shock until I watched the talking dead. Them not having Glenn on the show and not putting him in the people that we lost on the show makes me think he's gonna make it somehow.
I was in shock until I watched the talking dead. Them not having Glenn on the show and not putting him in the people that we lost on the show makes me think he's gonna make it somehow.
It was a fantasy by Nicholas while he panicked on top of the dumpster? In a future episode he'll "snap out of it" and Glenn will be there to save his ass again?
It was a fantasy by Nicholas while he panicked on top of the dumpster? In a future episode he'll "snap out of it" and Glenn will be there to save his ass again?
Hadn't thought about that possibility. That's why they pay you the big bucks.
possible.
he slides under the dumpster.
uses the flare.
scrambles out and climbs the fence to the left. or uses a sewer drain under the dumpster.
It was a fantasy by Nicholas while he panicked on top of the dumpster? In a future episode he'll "snap out of it" and Glenn will be there to save his ass again?Brilliant.
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Wow. Epic.
As promised I quit the show.
Then why in the fuck continue to follow up?
Then why in the fuck continue to follow up?
Sam getting his face bitten off by walkers was the highlight of the episode.
Sam getting his face bitten off by walkers was the highlight of the episode.
Are they still running from the walking dead or are they now fighting the non dead? So interesting...
They are the walking dead. It's symbolism.
They are the walking dead. It's symbolism.Ahhh...so, awesome.
Bring on Negan and let's get this season moving.
I bet it will be the season finale before Negan and Lucille show up.
I suspect you are right but it really depends on how close they are gonna follow the comic.
I am ready for a no beat around the bush bad guy like the Governor.
I suspect you are right but it really depends on how close they are gonna follow the comic.
I am ready for a no beat around the bush bad guy like the Governor.
Wonder if the Polaroids on last night's episode were pictures of Lucille's leftovers.
Almost certainly.
I miss Scarol. This new lily-livered bitch is a liability. Was satisfying to see Alicia Witt gone quickly...she annoys the fuck out of me (though, maybe I'm just conflating her with her characters).
Obviously, Primo =/= Negan.
Almost certainly.
I miss Scarol. This new lily-livered bitch is a liability. Was satisfying to see Alicia Witt gone quickly...she annoys the fuck out of me (though, maybe I'm just conflating her with her characters).
Obviously, Primo =/= Negan.
I don't care for her much either, but her short-lived turn on The Sopranos was pretty interesting.
This is my shocked face.
If Hillary had made a cameo on that show you'd have loved every second of it.
For all the buildup, the show just dragged and dragged with too many divergent storylines going at once.I'm thinking there are chunks of a bloody mullet attached to Lucille.
When it FINALLY got to a good part (with less than 15 minutes left) it was good for about 14:40.
And then? Fucking cop out. Fucking teaser.
Who? Wait until October and find out when we do! Because we don't know. We're not sure. Can we actually kill Darryl or will fans abandon the show? Do we have to follow the comics or will fans abandon the show? Will we lose fans if we just off a minor character to make a point? Who knows? Wait until October when we finally figure it out ourselves.
Such bullshit.
I'm thinking there are chunks of a bloody mullet attached to Lucille.
I agree with Buzz.
But how awesome would it be if it were Carl?
Said if anybody cut up to gouge out his eye and feed it to rick.
https://youtu.be/CBnmjcOdIvI
I still think it was Abraham.Suck my nuts!
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Well. That was a mess.
The second death completely blunted the impact of the first and essentially illustrated that Big Red was a throwaway character with a pointless story arc.
I think this show has reached the point to where there's nothing it can do to satisfy. It's either not violent enough or it's too violent. It's either too engrossed in story or it's too superfluous.
Most of the reviews of this episode are scathing. I agree with them. I also disagree with them. There is no happily ever after. We get it. The weekly torture to prove this point is ... well.... torture. It's also hard for me to believe that EVERY kingdom in the new world is ruled by kings of ever-increasing cruelty.
Well. That was a mess.
The second death completely blunted the impact of the first and essentially illustrated that Big Red was a throwaway character with a pointless story arc.
I think this show has reached the point to where there's nothing it can do to satisfy. It's either not violent enough or it's too violent. It's either too engrossed in story or it's too superfluous.
Most of the reviews of this episode are scathing. I agree with them. I also disagree with them. There is no happily ever after. We get it. The weekly torture to prove this point is ... well.... torture. It's also hard for me to believe that EVERY kingdom in the new world is ruled by kings of ever-increasing cruelty.
So, I've never watched any of this but it's all over AMC adverts and people keep talking about it. I asked a friend who watches and he said the head bashing was in retaliation for those people killing some of his people in a preemptive attack or something. And my question is why are the people who are still alive and not zombies still fighting with each other? Doesn't look like a race thing. Is it over some hot women? Or electricity? Or some Twinkies?Not about zombies. They were the original source for plot but now they are reduced to a distraction (mere props now) but it had to be some type of catastrophic pan/epidemic of some nature to drive people in clusters for preservation. And since people are basically weak in need of leadership (good or evil) you get enclaves that (trade/plunder others for survival and/or sport.
Not about zombies. They were the original source for plot but now they are reduced to a distraction (mere props now) but it had to be some type of catastrophic pan/epidemic of some nature to drive people in clusters for preservation. And since people are basically weak in need of leadership (good or evil) you get enclaves that (trade/plunder others for survival and/or sport.So, zombies are real?
It's just a saga about human behavior and the lengths people will go to with all of the relationship crap added in. JMO.
So, zombies are real?
It's dead. I'm walking.
The show has lost its way. Ive kept coming back since the Farm foray even but I hope this is my last. It's not great tv any more.
I'm too invested to stop watching now. The kingdom storyline was boring as hell.Yes it is. Maybe the tiger will kill everyone and we'll live happily ever after.
It's dead. I'm walking.
The show has lost its way. Ive kept coming back since the Farm foray even but I hope this is my last. It's not great tv any more.
Yes it is. Maybe the tiger will kill everyone and we'll live happily ever after.
Moral: Don't keep fucking tigers for pets. They will maul you and eat you.
I think you've quit this about 14 times now.
'The Walking Dead' star Chandler Riggs accepted to Auburn University
Amber Sutton | asutton@al.com
Chandler Riggs, who portrays Carl on AMC's "The Walking Dead," may soon be calling the Plains home after being accepted to Auburn University.
The actor announced that he was accepted at Auburn on Sunday night through his Twitter account, saying "ayy i just got accepted in auburn." Riggs, 17, has played Carl Grimes, son of "The Walking Dead" protagonist Rick Grimes, since 2010.
"The Walking Dead" alum Jon Bernthal, who played Shane in the show's first two seasons, was quick to congratulate Riggs by sharing a throwback photo with the message "atta boy C nice. Congrats on college. I'm proud of you buddy."
For fans worried what Riggs' pursuit of higher education might mean for his character on the show, it's unlikely there's any cause for alarm. "The Walking Dead" is mostly filmed in Georgia so the young actor should be able to attend school and continue filming without too much of a hassle.
http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/11/the_walking_dead_star_chandler.html
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No thank you.
Season 8 just started.Why do you hate Grampa Grimes?
There was a war and errthing.
And a bunch of timeline jumping.
And a metric fudgeton of wasted ammunition.
It was...dumb.
Season 8 just started.
There was a war and errthing.
And a bunch of timeline jumping.
And a metric fuckton of wasted ammunition.
It was...dumb.
Agreed.
Shark. Jumped on and wiggled.
The window of give a fuck has closed.
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Ep 2 not even worth mentioning.
Ep 3 was more blah.
This is more boring than the war on xmas.
Agreed. Watched episode 3 and I'd have a hard time telling you what happened. Rick and the guy from season 1 talked, and then Jesus and Morgan did something, and someone has a .50 cal.And there was a Tiger!
And there was a Tiger!
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/wesf9977/TWDTiger_zpsjwdxihbb.gif) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/wesf9977/media/TWDTiger_zpsjwdxihbb.gif.html)
And there was a Tiger!
I'd rather watch some MeTV reruns.
TJ Hooker! Mannix!!
Scratch that.
I really wanted this season to draw me back. I really did. I did enjoy the season premiere. The second episode was good enough to keep my attention, but just barely. This week's episode? I fell asleep 3 times trying to watch. I'd rather watch some MeTV reruns.
I stopped watching a long time ago when I became bored to tears...
However, you people have said this shit about every season and half season since the first half of Season 2.
It ain't happening. Y'all want it to happen so bad...hell, I did too...but it ain't happening.
Just out of curiosity is anybody watching this show any more?
I think it's run its course.
I'm watching the finale now. Everything leading up to tonight was meh and a lot of gunfire. Other than that it's uneventful IMHO.
Good lord.With Direct TV...after it records the next episode, highlight it and click info, scroll down to recording options, then cancel series.
I quit this show for a long while. Peeked in early this season, laughed and turned it off. My DVR still records it, but I just delete it on Monday. Last night I had the insomnia and was really, really bored so I decided to watch whatever episode in whatever season ran last night.
Was looking for something to maybe lure me back in or at least wonder what maybe happened to some of the characters.
What a dreadful, plodding, stupid, pontificating, asinine mess.
How in the HELL did this show get from Rick shooting a young girl in the face in episode one to this miasma of mediocrity? It was loaded with terrible acting, implausible nonsense and over-dramatized bullshit.
Until I can figure out how to get my DVR to stop recording the damnable things I'm going to go back to deleting on Monday.
With Direct TV...after it records the next episode, highlight it and click info, scroll down to recording options, then cancel series.Problem solved.
Problem solved.I deleted the series a long time ago. I don't think I ever finished season 1. I got to the part where they were at a farm and one of the little kids was off in the woods shooting his rifle. Then zombies started coming and they had to leave the farm or something...I don't know, I just got bored with them always needing something and it's always across town passed all of the zombies. A few friends were all, "Hey, did you see last night's episode of walking dead?" I'd say "Nope, sure didn't...were they still walking away from the zombies only to walk into other zombies as they were walking to get something? So fascinating."
Also got a new DVR and lost all my settings. So that helped too.
I deleted the series a long time ago. I don't think I ever finished season 1. I got to the part where they were at a farm and one of the little kids was off in the woods shooting his rifle. Then zombies started coming and they had to leave the farm or something...I don't know, I just got bored with them always needing something and it's always across town passed all of the zombies. A few friends were all, "Hey, did you see last night's episode of walking dead?" I'd say "Nope, sure didn't...were they still walking away from the zombies only to walk into other zombies as they were walking to get something? So fascinating."You sound like Uncle Sani talking about Lord of the Rings.
So after a long period of abstinence I decided to watch the season-ender just out of curiosity.Totally agree. What a pantload.
Apparently I missed absolutely nothing except Stay In the House Coral being deadfood.
Negan was still a terrible over-pontificating flop. The climactic fight scene was an absolute joke.
Rick was still crying. (His watery-eyed blear is second only to Carrie from Homeland's freak-out face in terms of things I'd like to wipe from the TV). His "maeke uh batterh wuurld" speech was unintentionally hilarious.
Darryl was still a greasy one-note caricature.
I'm sorry I wasted my time but glad to see I haven't really missed anything. Like at all.
My reaction to the show?
:rofl::blink::rolleyes::doh::facepalm:
Stopped caring when they killed off the local boy!So 4 months ago? Crazy.
Watched it on teh DVRs...and I honestly started laughing during Rick's monologue. The first thing I thought of when he started in was the end of Rocky 5. "If I can change...and you can change...we can all change!"That was Rocky 4.
That was Rocky 4.Damn...I'm getting old. Memory is failing.
Damn...I'm getting old. Memory is failing.When you are talking to Kaos, describing yourself as old doesn’t really carry any weight.
This thread is as worthless as the "whatcha listening to" thread...The show is more worthless than that.
This thread is as worthless as the "whatcha listening to" thread...Shouldn't you be firing someone today, now that you've recovered from the last chopping?
Never did. What an incredibly stupid concept this was. Zombies? Really? You people posted multiple pages over several years about....zombies? Halloween is one night. How fucking stupid can you be?Halloween lasts for about a month for me. I've already gotten one complaint from a neighbor about my yard display being "too frightening." I'm not even finished with it. She bitched last year too, so I'm going to up the ante this year.
Anybody still watching this?I realized last night that I hadn't stopped the automatic recording of it on my DVR, so I hit play. Lasted less than 5 minutes...when I saw the cast of Wagon Train clomping down the middle of the street, I stopped and deleted in one motion.
I decided (out of boredom) to check out the new season for a few minutes. I made it 15. I'm not this bored.
I watched "Rick Grimes' last episode!!1!!" tonight.So, did he get killed by a drone?
I'll let you know when i stop laughing derisively.
Pffffffffffffffffffffffffff haaaahahahahaaaahahaha.
I had to revisit this one.I see they've hired new writers again. That was more entertaining than seasons 3-whatever they are at now.
https://youtu.be/e-GeliiKvaM (https://youtu.be/e-GeliiKvaM)
I had to revisit this one.Get in the house Carl!
https://youtu.be/e-GeliiKvaM (https://youtu.be/e-GeliiKvaM)