The Walking Dead TV Series (AMC)

This show is infinitely more watchable than the terrible Lost finale.

(I only bring that up because I see some people in this thread bitching who were all too happy to swallow that shitty Lost ending. It cracks me up.)

I mean I have a lot of problems with this show, and I make it known, but it doesn't ruin the experience that much.

My latest issue with this latest episode, is the whole "I had a dream that came true" bullshit.
 
mindless_moder said:
If I recall, Morgan, the father in ep1 mentioned that it took 48hrs for it. Won't Andrea become infected by getting her sister's blood all over her? On a side note, that Merle has to be one outright mean son of a bitch to saw off his own hand, then go and cauterize it. Damn.

They dont abide by the infection rules too strictly , technically merle's brother should be infecting everyone with his zombie blood tipped arrows. especially that guy he shot.
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Yeah, good point. I did noticed he's rather casual when handling them.

hool10 said:
I think the whole "don't get zombie blood on you" is just a precaution as they don't want to risk getting anything zombie on them.
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True, I guess you really wouldn't want to take a chance in that situation haha. After "Guts" I thought there might be something to it though.
 
Raziaar said:
This show is infinitely more watchable than the terrible Lost finale.

(I only bring that up because I see some people in this thread bitching who were all too happy to swallow that shitty Lost ending. It cracks me up.)
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The ending to Lost was good, and just because you expected a different ending doesn't make the one you got shitty. Still cracks me up how you and a ton of other people think it was shit because it either didn't end the way you wanted it (with a rational cause or whatever) or the meaning of it went over your head.

Even if the ending was shitty, don't even start comparing it to this show. Lost had good characters, good acting, a unique plot, and interesting scenarios. The Walking Dead has none of that so far. So far, all it is is a for-the-masses zombie flick, and pretty mediocre one at that.
 
Don't look too deeply into it guys, just sit back, enjoy, don't expect the greatest series of all time. If you really think this show is unwatchable you're expectations are just too high.
 
Jesus Christ, no shit.
I'm flabbergasted at the harsh reactions to the show on these forums.

It's a ****ing tv show about a zombie apocalypse, what the hell did you expect?
Not too much room there for innovation and artistic cinematography.

I'm loving it.
Mostly because I'm a sucker for good zombie flicks.
Especially when it's about the survivors and how they cope with a situation as fubar as this.
 
Lucid said:
Especially when it's about the survivors and how they cope with a situation as fubar as this.
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this is what's it's about. it's not about the zombie apocalypse it's about how ordinary people deal with it; the zombie apocalypse is just the setting, the zombies are just the dramatic device to provide conflict for the main characters. it's no different than gilligan's island thematically; just substitute getting off the island with the danger of being eaten by zombies and substitute the island for the zombie apocalypse and there you have it
 
Lucid said:
It's a ****ing tv show about a zombie apocalypse, what the hell did you expect?
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Something better. Don't blame me for my expectations, everyone was talking about how awesome this was going to be for months before it came out. So its not my fault I was expecting something better than an elongated, mediocre zombie movie.

Not too much room there for innovation and artistic cinematography.
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Bullshit. Being a zombie story doesn't confine you to the same shit every other zombie movie has already done.
 
Lucid said:
It's a ****ing tv show about a zombie apocalypse, what the hell did you expect?
Not too much room there for innovation and artistic cinematography.
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There's always room for innovation no matter what sub-genre you're filming in. By saying "there's no room for innovation in zombie films" you are part of the reason why zombie films don't try to.
 
Krynn72 said:
Something better.
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but it's serial tv. ther ei no way of doing this without throwing in all sorts of drama and few people (hey look at this thread) want drama in their zombie shows. the premise is thin to begin with but that's pretty much every zombie movie in existance; the premise is very limited


Stigmata said:
By saying "there's no room for innovation in zombie films" you are part of the reason why zombie films don't try to.
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incremental innovations at best as 28 days series proved. really the genre hasnt changed in 50 years. zombie apocalypse happens, survivors hide from zombies, rinse and repeat
 
CptStern said:
but it's serial tv.
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What does that mean, serial tv? You mean its a basic cable show? If thats what you mean, then thats no excuse. AMC has proven that cable tv shows can be above and beyond what most shows are willing to try.

ther ei no way of doing this without throwing in all sorts of drama and few people (hey look at this thread) want drama in their zombie shows. the premise is thin to begin with but that's pretty much every zombie movie in existance; the premise is very limited
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I disagree. You can incorporate plenty of non-superficial elements into any story of any setting. It doesn't matter what most people want. A bad show that is liked is still a bad show.
 
I get your point with the serial tv now, but the characters have been pretty poor so far. Thats not to say they won't improve, but the characters all just seem pretty one dimensional to me at best, and just outright fake at worst.

So far, I just don't see any reason why people would say its a good show, let alone "best show on tv." Its not awful, but its not good. I do hope it gets better though, and I'll probably continue to watch it through at least a few episodes of next season to see if they get into a good groove.
 
i may sound like a broken record now, but for everything that is bad as said in this thread, is everything that is new to the script and not from the comic. all the new characters, running into so many people in the city in the first place, going back for the weapon bag, the latino's in the old folks home, the quarry/shitty women talk from last episode, jim digging graves... personally, the only good thing about the last episode was the campfire attack because it was kinda faithful to the comic, except the comic didn't have a **** loads of redshirt extras getting gobbled, andrea kills amy with a gunshot before she turns and jim gets bitten in the arm. in the comic, the explanation for the zombie attack is simply because they're wandering out of the city, but in this it looks like they're going to try and tie in merle to it. **** that, he's a ****ing dickhead of a character though i do quite like his brothers character, that said.

show is spiraling even further downhill for me, and i find that a real shame as such a big fan of the original writing. regarding the arguments in this thread, i don't think it's people necessarily finding drama or peoples relationships a bad thing, it's just done in such a bad way here. the comic has all of that done really well, i don't know how they ****ed it so bad. i'll tell you what they've made it - they've made it bloated. huge, buffed up for tv to try and cram as much as they can into a 45 minute tv airing slot. and i think it's made it pretty bad, honestly.
 
In order to illustrate what a lot of us are saying, watch the fourth episode as if it were written and produced by people not yet out of high school.
 
well hopefully 13 episodes in season 2 will allow for better pacing/character development
still, I'm enjoying the ride at the moment, despite the cheesier bits
 
I think AMC will pull out all the stops for Season 2 (invest lots of money and care), since this has turned out to be huge for them so far.
 
Yeah it's by very far their most popular show. That said, the budget was already really high for S1.
 
Krynn72 said:
I get your point with the serial tv now, but the characters have been pretty poor so far. Thats not to say they won't improve, but the characters all just seem pretty one dimensional to me at best, and just outright fake at worst.
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it's because they seem to embody archtypes. but even then there's some variations on the archtypes: the cop is good but the other cop straddles the line between good and criminality. that's not to say there's not lot of one dimensionality: the abuser, the loner, the hysterical pretty girl etc ..however those are sideline players. they seem to pick a few characters to flesh out each episode
I really like how they didnt stereotype the korean kid and I'm starting to like the redneck

Krynn72 said:
So far, I just don't see any reason why people would say its a good show, let alone "best show on tv."
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how about we all agree it's the best zombie apocalypse show on tv. :)


Krynn72 said:
Its not awful, but its not good. I do hope it gets better though, and I'll probably continue to watch it through at least a few episodes of next season to see if they get into a good groove.
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I think people are expecting True Blood or buffy the vampireslayer type straddling of genres whereas it's taking more of a traditional/safe approach and I think this makes it better for it; true blood will probably fizzle out; you can only shock your audience so many times before it becomes predictable (see Family guy). TWD is more focused than those shows and I think it'll be around longer because of it. give them awhile to branch out a bit they're still laying the ground work
 
Wow, that trailer didn't get me interested at all.
Probably because I can't stand any type of reality TV show... but then again if the zombies in that show kill everyone in said reality show.......
 
Don't know who he is but sure, I'll check it out later.
I don't really have an hour to kill right now.
 
love_nutz2 said:
Have we forgotten bout DeadSet -_-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQjq639WPiU
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it was 5 episodes on a pay-tv channel in the UK ..it's safe to say no one saw it except a handful of brits saw it. and when have they ever mattered ;)

never heard of it before today; sounds like generic zombie scenrio with a reality tv series twist; a gimmick that probably couldnt carry the premise beyond 5 episodes
 
CptStern said:
it was 5 episodes on a pay-tv channel in the UK ..it's safe to say no one saw it except a handful of brits saw it. and when have they ever mattered ;)
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Wrong sir, WRONG!

~It was shown on national TV on Channel 4 as well, and most people in the uk have freeview access and do have E4, its hardly a pay-tv channel.
 
love_nutz2 said:
Wrong sir, WRONG!

~It was shown on national TV on Channel 4 as well, and most people in the uk have freeview access and do have E4, its hardly a pay-tv channel.
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UK =/= north america therefore importance of story = approaching zero

;)

in any event you kinda of missed my point to begin with when I said it's the best zombie show on tv (I meant right now) ..because it's the ONLY zombie show on tv
 
CptStern said:
UK =/= north america therefore importance of story = approaching zero
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Cheap talk from you, why dont you try watching Dead Set and see whats the better show, The Walking Dead is been a dull ride after the pilot, atleast Dead Set gives you a laugh every once in a while compared with "Boowhoo! my daddy died and he taught us fishing to better our lives and this one of these pieces of dialog mean to touch the viewer Boowhoo! Boowhoo! Boowhoo! Boowhoo!"

I like frank darabont work, but this has been his weakest work to date, I agree with you that zombie shows shouldn't be about art, but gawddamnit, the walking dead is dull and has lost my interest since the pilot. It reminds me of Heroes post season 1 in terms of acting
 
I can't stand 90% of zombie films because they are too generic and I hate the English/British media (except 80's bands with the exception of The Beatles) whoever they call their nationality. There I said it, ok and somebody hate to? It's always "bloody hell" and other stuff that they find humorous (CORRECT spelling of humor) and all the actors are always from London where the film is based. All the actors look like zombies themselves because they never get any sunlight.

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hool, if ever there were an appropriate time for someone to stand next to you and say ''okay, hool, sure'' whilst patting your head in a patronizing manner, it would of been after you typed that post
 
hool10 said:
All the actors look like zombies themselves because they never get any sunlight.

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Hmm...

Main character in 28 Days Later: tall, thin, pale.
Main character in The Walking Dead: tall, thin, pale.

Yep, I think we have a pattern here!!11
 
no comments from last night's episode? come on guys just because it wasnt a drama sucky episode it doesnt mean we cant discuss it

lead in the last episode of the season was pretty good. the last reveal has potential to make the series interesting or it could deflate the entire survival theme built up by the previous episodes. looking forward to season ender. btw anyone know when season 2 is scheduled for next? hopefully not next fall
 
October.

Latest ep was great even though it basically just took a complete u-turn from the comics.
Hopefully they still keep the characters coming and kill off the ones that died in the comics.
 
Not a particularly impressive episode, and the writing wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible.
 
CptStern said:
they have zombies on Breaking Bad now?
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thankfully not, breaking bad has a lot less by-the-numbers appeal to it that zombie flicks and zombie related media has, and as yorick says, it still manages.

that said, i wasn't aware the gaps between breaking bad - or many seasons for that matter - were/have been in the past upwards of 11/10 months in wait. the only time i recall such length broadcast delays were when the writers strike was in effect and lost took huge hits to it's schedule.
 
knut said:
that said, i wasn't aware the gaps between breaking bad - or many seasons for that matter - were/have been in the past upwards of 11/10 months in wait. the only time i recall such length broadcast delays were when the writers strike was in effect and lost took huge hits to it's schedule.
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I'm not sure if it usually does, because I only recently caught up on watching it, but between Season 3 and 4 it's going for a 13 month break.
 
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