The Walking Dead (TV show) - Page 3

for all your tv show needs: http://quicksilverscreen.com/ yw

also the comic this is based on is very good.
just went through all the 76 chapters published so far in two days.
slight spoiler : they dont go by the comics too closely so far

holy shit this show is so amazing. it's really good at keeping the tension going.

yah the 2nd ep kinda just went off on tangents in terms of the specific details

This shit is creepy as fuck. God I hate zombies.

Bumping this thread to get it some love (and hopefully more viewers)

Yea, solid zombie show. Better than most zombie movies tbh

although it should probably be mentioned that, at least I find in comparison to something like Dexter, The Walking Dead moves quite a fair bit slower in pace as far as story development goes

Holy shit this show is going downhill fast.

The pre-credits scene was incredibly ham-handed with some of the most on-the-nose dialogue I've ever heard. Maybe the writers realized they hadn't established the sisters' relationship well enough for the younger one's death to have the impact that her overblown and melodramatic death scene was supposed to elicit and that stealing jewelery and frantically searching for gift wrap wasn't enough to provide the viewer an investment in their relationship. The first scene wasn't enough either.

The way the camp overeacted to the guy digging graves was puzzling to say the least. If they wanted to question him fine, but tackling him, cuffing him, and tying him to a tree was overkill and it was never even paid off. What exactly was the point of that? For his line at the end of the episode? Is he going to be psychic now? That whole plot thread was just confusing to me.

The "Vatos" plot thread was obviously padding for what should have been a 10 minute (actual show time) search for Merle and the bag retrieval. It seems whatever whatever new content added to the show that wasn't in the comic is crap and this was no exception. I kind of liked this episode until Glenn was kidnapped.

We are forced into thinking the "Vatos" are thugs. They were scoping out the bag of guns and didn't react to their buddy's calls for help until they saw Glenn grab the bag. They then kidnap Glenn giving the people with a big bag of guns a reason to come after them, which is what they want because they have claimed the guns for themselves. Regardless of the fact redneck #2 struck the first blow, he should have killed the boy for making noise in such close proximity to so many zombies, but the "Vatos" jumped an unarmed Glenn before kidnapping him and holding him for ransom. They were more willing to die than to let Rick and co. walk away with their friend in exchange for one of their own.

So when we find out that they aren't the ruthless thugs they have been acting like, but caregivers and protectors, it's not the suprisingly original twist the creators were going for. It's a head scratching plot contrivance that comes from nowhere that calls into question all their previous actions. And the old lady wandering into the middle of the standoff was one of the more preposterous things I've ever seen and ruind any tension that had been built, which it was suposed to, but it just wasn't funny.

The zombie attack at the end was nice, but not enough people were killed. There were people earlier in the episode hanging out in the background that hve never had a spoken word, or so few as not to matter, but they're still around or they just didn't show their deaths. I can only assume Merle led the "geeks" back to camp, but why leave that a mystery until next episode?

The only good thing that came from this episode is now we know the saw blade was too dull to cut through metal, even though the poor condition of the thing should have been a clue.

Also, everyone needs to fall into Rick's debt. He'll do anything to repay a debt.

With this episode I think I can make an informed decision and say The Walking Dead kind of sucks. I am still going to watch the last two episodes, so no need to ask me if I am or to tell me not to. But if this were a regular 22 episode season, or even the standard 10-12 episode cable season, then I probably wouldn't finish it out.

tl;dr:

-First scene too on-the-nose and ineffective
-Why can't the man dig without being tied to a tree and is he psychic
-The "Vatos" bit was obvious padding and poorly conceived
-Not enough people died in the zombie attack but it was fun
-The Walking Dead kind of sucks
-I'm going to finish watching the season so don't ask

Goddammit. Hope it doesn't follow the comic.



edit: oh missed zodion's post. Thanks. Guess I'll watch it then

Agreed huhu, prob shoulda waited a little longer before the zombie attack, the people who died = wtf, i dont care about you yet, shoulda developed them more before killing them to make it more meaningfull

agree with huhu. cant believe how bad this show got.

On November 22 2010 08:56 TheHuHu3 wrote: Holy shit this show is going downhill fast. The pre-credits scene was incredibly ham-handed with some of the most on-the-nose dialogue I've ever heard. Maybe the writers realized they hadn't established the sisters' relationship well enough for the younger one's death to have the impact that her overblown and melodramatic death scene was supposed to elicit and that stealing jewelery and frantically searching for gift wrap wasn't enough to provide the viewer an investment in their relationship. The first scene wasn't enough either.

they always start the epsodes with scenes like that, to help with character development and depth, rick shooting the kid zombie, ricks wife with his best friend, the hillbillie on the roof and now the 2 sisters... i dun get why just now u think its too 'on the nose', it didnt feel like that to me

The way the camp overeacted to the guy digging graves was puzzling to say the least. If they wanted to question him fine, but tackling him, cuffing him, and tying him to a tree was overkill and it was never even paid off. What exactly was the point of that? For his line at the end of the episode? Is he going to be psychic now? That whole plot thread was just confusing to me.

if u check it again, before the camp overeacted, dale went there by himself to ask what he was doing and to offer some water, jim didnt even look at him while he was agressively hitting the ground with the shovel... u gotta take in considerantion the sutiation they r in, its the end of the world out there and this group is all they got, just because we didnt see their lifes before the camp it doesnt mean they dont have history, they must know it doesnt take much for someone to crack and do some crazy shit(like the hillbillie before he got handcuffed). they got worried and wanted him to explain why he was digging graves, he avoided any explanation and even refused help with the digging... and in the end they were right, he had a meltdown and started crying about his family

The "Vatos" plot thread was obviously padding for what should have been a 10 minute (actual show time) search for Merle and the bag retrieval. It seems whatever whatever new content added to the show that wasn't in the comic is crap and this was no exception. I kind of liked this episode until Glenn was kidnapped. We are forced into thinking the "Vatos" are thugs. They were scoping out the bag of guns and didn't react to their buddy's calls for help until they saw Glenn grab the bag. They then kidnap Glenn giving the people with a big bag of guns a reason to come after them, which is what they want because they have claimed the guns for themselves. Regardless of the fact redneck #2 struck the first blow, he should have killed the boy for making noise in such close proximity to so many zombies, but the "Vatos" jumped an unarmed Glenn before kidnapping him and holding him for ransom. They were more willing to die than to let Rick and co. walk away with their friend in exchange for one of their own. So when we find out that they aren't the ruthless thugs they have been acting like, but caregivers and protectors, it's not the suprisingly original twist the creators were going for. It's a head scratching plot contrivance that comes from nowhere that calls into question all their previous actions. And the old lady wandering into the middle of the standoff was one of the more preposterous things I've ever seen and ruind any tension that had been built, which it was suposed to, but it just wasn't funny.

i didnt like the begginning of this plot either, but its not that bad... the old lady showing up there wasnt suposed to be funny either...

as their leader said, they have encountered a lot of bad ppl, even tho they were just protecting themselves they had to act tough and be agressive before asking questions, and u can see they r scared in most scenes

when the lady showed up, they all drop this atitude, it also shows that thats not how they act near her and the others...

The zombie attack at the end was nice, but not enough people were killed. There were people earlier in the episode hanging out in the background that hve never had a spoken word, or so few as not to matter, but they're still around or they just didn't show their deaths. I can only assume Merle led the "geeks" back to camp, but why leave that a mystery until next episode?

5 ppl died in less then 5min(checked again, 5 got killed on screen, more prob died off screen)... they have 13-14 left, so 1/4 of the camp got killed... 3 of those were the 'random in the background', all the chars left now have some bigger connection in the camp

and thats how tv shows work(unless its a 'case of the week' show), mysteries at the end of episodes... cliffhangers

The only good thing that came from this episode is now we know the saw blade was too dull to cut through metal, even though the poor condition of the thing should have been a clue.

even if it was a brand new blade, it would make no diference... the handcuffs r made of a stronger material, that saw is prob around for wood cutting or some rly soft metal cutting

Also, everyone needs to fall into Rick's debt. He'll do anything to repay a debt. With this episode I think I can make an informed decision and say The Walking Dead kind of sucks. I am still going to watch the last two episodes, so no need to ask me if I am or to tell me not to. But if this were a regular 22 episode season, or even the standard 10-12 episode cable season, then I probably wouldn't finish it out.

w/e

tl;dr: -First scene too on-the-nose and ineffective -Why can't the man dig without being tied to a tree and is he psychic -The "Vatos" bit was obvious padding and poorly conceived -Not enough people died in the zombie attack but it was fun -The Walking Dead kind of sucks -I'm going to finish watching the season so don't ask

tl:dr

mimimi, its lost all over again, this is not what i was expecting, im mad

i think its very good so far. Lighten up people. And fwiw i dont mind that they didn't develop a lot of the characters faster. I'm glad they didn't they are just going to kill them off anyway, that doens't make sense adding 15 minutes to the show that was about those characters. Fuck I dont want to see drama, that will just become irrelevant as the show goes on. Keep the show moving alone folks, jeez

Concerns about the series.





edit: also I have to say. A good series based on Crossed would be insane awesome.

meh I'm still entertained.

zombies ftw.

On November 22 2010 18:33 YoMeR wrote: meh I'm still entertained. zombies ftw.

still giving this show some support and making sure i download the torrents asap

On November 08 2010 17:18 zodion wrote: for all your tv show needs: http://quicksilverscreen.com/ yw also the comic this is based on is very good. just went through all the 76 chapters published so far in two days. slight spoiler : they dont go by the comics too closely so far

the walking dead isnt in the list

this show started very nice and now I was bored to the death in episodes 3&4... gonna give a last shot in ep5 but prolly wont finish watching the whole season