New TV series - The walking Dead

[MannyIsGod]

What I want to know is why people try and rationalize everything....

its ing TV people...

If you want reality, stop watching TV...

but yeah, I thought the same thing too, then remembered I was watching a show about a zombie epidemic.

Amen.

[MannyIsGod]

Anyway - through 3 episodes really liking it so far. ABout to start episode four.

[MannyIsGod]

Originality doesn't have a lot to do with it. The popularity stems from the fact that it reads like a never-ending zombie movie. There's a large amount of people that have always wanted to see what happens to the surviving characters in a zombie film and Walking Dead delivers in that aspect. Some characters become crippled, other die, new ones are introduced, romances develop, rival factions emerge, all in the midst of a zombie epidemic. They move from place to place searching for that ultimate paradise while trying to maintain civil order within a large group of people. It's formulaic but it works.

Like you said, it's a soap opera-ish take on survivalist fiction like The Road, I Am Legend, Lucifer's Hammer, etc.

The Road was soap operaish? WTF?

[oh crap]

tonight

[Bender]

since I don't have any more breaking bad to watch, I DVR'd the whole first season of walking dead today, so I can get caught up.

[greyforest]

this series suffers from some terrible writing...

the season finale was such a terrible episode. literally nothing about the plot progresses in the entire episode.

[4>0rings]

Season finale wasn't terrible to me but it wasn't as great as it should of been. Still though, AMC pumps out the best TV series and this is just another notch on their belt.

[Halberto]

Just watched the first 6 episodes Friday and Saturday. Season 2 opener was not very exciting, but I'm starting to like the redneck now. I was shocked to see him save the black guys life and for him to put effort into finding the little girl.


EDIT: oops, its not over yet. I guess its more than an hour long tonight.

EDIT #2: I was wrong.

[Frenzy]

It sure feels like a lot of commercials....or is it just me? I guess I been watching to much netflix.

[4>0rings]

Pretty y episode. I can't stand it when a show builds an episode around some stupid kid. This episode was so boring, especially for a premiere.

[Halberto]

Premature, maybe?

[4>0rings]

Could of just watched the last 5 seconds and been good. Still built around a kid, just a 2nd one.

[mavsfan1000]

Not liking this show that much. Nothing close to Breaking Bad.

[CuckingFunt]

this series suffers from some terrible writing...

the season finale was such a terrible episode. literally nothing about the plot progresses in the entire episode.

Came in here with a response ready about how the writing doesn't bother me that much -- which it doesn't, since I tend to expect/accept stilted dialog when working from comic books as a source -- and that the bigger problem, in my opinion, was Andrew Lincoln's ty American/Southern accent in delivering that stilted dialog.

Turns out that was my one complaint after the series opener a year ago. Says something for the consistency of the show, if nothing else.

[Giuseppe]

AMC ran Darabont off several months ago over $. It showed last night.

Zombie hasn't been done correct since the original "Dawn of the Dead" in '82 by Romero. That motion picture is a profound experience.

[LnGrrrR]

AMC ran Darabont off several months ago over $. It showed last night.

Zombie hasn't been done correct since the original Dawn of the Dead in '82.

You should read the books Culby.

[SourCandy]

A little slow but still fun to watch. It made up for it cause it had been a while since the last dose of TWD

[MannyIsGod]

I thought the opening scene was pretty intense. Really slowed down after that though.

[Giuseppe]

I keep waiting for the acting to improve and it just doesn't. Even the guy who guards & drives the Winnebago who is a stock player for Darabont has degraded because of the company he's stuck with it.

The best part last night:::that little kid gettin' shot in the final scene whilst falling in love with the deer. That little prick needed killing. His mother too.

[Frenzy]

I keep waiting for the acting to improve and it just doesn't. Even the guy who guards & drives the Winnebago who is a stock player for Darabont has degraded because of the company he's stuck with it.

The best part last night:::that little kid gettin' shot in the final scene whilst falling in love with the deer. That little prick needed killing. His mother too.

I see her dying before the others for some reason.

[DarkReign]

What I want to know is, what did the CDC scientist say to the Sheriff?

I am terrible with names in real life, I dont even attempt to remember character names from shows/movies/books.

[Giuseppe]

what i want to know is, what did the cdc scientist say to the sheriff?

"8"

[jeebus]

The whole ep was meh until the final 10 seconds. i was cheering when that ing brat got shot.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Came in here with a response ready about how the writing doesn't bother me that much -- which it doesn't, since I tend to expect/accept stilted dialog when working from comic books as a source -- and that the bigger problem, in my opinion, was Andrew Lincoln's ty American/Southern accent in delivering that stilted dialog.

Turns out that was my one complaint after the series opener a year ago. Says something for the consistency of the show, if nothing else.

I like the way you use the word stilted.

This dude is like the Stringer Bell of The Walking Dead.

[DJ Mbenga]

It sure feels like a lot of commercials....or is it just me? I guess I been watching to much netflix.

i had the same problem watching mad men on netflix then transitioning to amc live. it is insane how many commercials there are and how it interupts the show and flow. its annoying.
its amazing this show gets this ammount of ratings. its medicore once daranbont left. you combine mad men and breaking bad they dont even come close to the ratings for last nights episode. fascinating.