AMC zombie series from Frank 'Majestic' Darabont - The Walking Dead

>:(

I hope you not-watching comic book nerds are enjoying yourselves

don't worry, he never really leaves the story

it speaks to the popularity of zombies that a show as bad as this on every level is successful enough to still be made

I'll watch anything with zombies.

That's what I thought too, but this show cured me of that.

the first half of last night's episode was the best this show has been in a very very long time. the second half not so much (too much talking; like, during maggie's long story about I don't know what, I kept hoping a zombie would launch itself throught the window and rip their heads off), but the final scene was good.

yeah, the first half was good. things really bog down when every storyline (there are too many) has to be dealt with

the first half was exciting, as you'd expect a show about fucking zombies to be. when this show isn't exciting it is an absolute chore (because, as I keep complaining, the sound mix is awful.... like, I could not follow that story of maggie's at all because it sounded like she had cotton balls in her mouth).

"he's a good guy"

"yeah.... he is"

AWFUL.

the first half of last night's episode was the best this show has been in a very very long time.

Absolutely. I'm glad they're getting away from The Waltons With Zombies a little bit.

So tired of the "two characters go off and do community college drama class exercises for five minutes" shit.

So if the world waits out for all of the zombies to rot to the bone, they're home free, right?

much as I can't stand Lori's character in general, do we really have to do Lady Macbeth now? such a facepalm.

pretty sure the intent of this show is to just make me irrationally yell at the tv.

Wow, the blonde lady had her highest and lowest points tonight. Pretty good episode overall I think.

Liked this ep a lot

Wish Lori had been given an alpha-female drag-out fight with Andrea the way Rick got with Shane. Settle shit the old way, lol.

As someone who read a bunch of the comics before getting bored, the idea that this show has less zombies than the mostly-stand-and-talk-about-feelings source material is very O_o.

yeah this was getting back on track. Really worried about how they're going to resolve the male/female dynamics in this (surely they have to???) and that they'll fuck it up

I mean that thing about women doing the cooking/cleaning/laundry thing wouldn't have been put there without some sort of resolution would it? Otherwise it means that the show is being pretty blatantly sexist

Maybe if they're being this blatant then they are commenting on sexism?

very optimistic

As per Roberto Spirelli upthread, there's a decent chance that the comment is that sexism is The Natural Order when Shit Gets Real.

I think they are consciously addressing it as an issue. On one hand you have Lori who is pregnant with a tough cop husband, so her perspective is to fall into the cook/clean role. This conflicts with Andrea who does not have the same context for her perspective and feels that it is more important to learn to shoot and keep watch for zombies rather than do the laundry, which was specifically why they started fighting.

If you stop washing your clothes, the zombies win.

scanning this thread has made me happy i stopped watching.

if they all get killed and the show consists only of them wandering around as half-eaten zombies, let me know. i might tune back in at that point.

last night's ep was pretty good, relatively. tho god, whoever writes the script for herschel, and the actor, it's a disaster.

Hate that kid.

This should been a GREAT episode considering what happened and the notions of civilized behaviour etc but there's just something off about the whole thing. Thought it was enjoyable, though.

I do think the kid is going to be a nasty piece of work, or at least it would be a good way of making the right decision come back to haunt them. Liked the stuff with Carl and the zombie stuck in the mud too, that was subtle by this show's standards.

Really thought Carl was going to kill the prisoner while everyone else was meeting to discuss it

I thought Carl was going to kill the prisoner too! maybe stab him or use the guy he stole. This last one had me on the edge of the seat by the end. Kind of wish HBO had picked this series so we wouldn't have to sit through 10 minutes of adds and only half length series. Will they start doing 12 to 13 episodes eventually?

is Daryl's brother dead? would like to see him leading the other group for a final showdown of BROTHER VS BROTHER

anyway, decent episode. carl is a putz. will probably end up leading the group before long. AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM. Carl of Arc.

this is a full-length season, there was just a six-week break to break it up. XP

I do dig that this show doesn't just kill a character, he has a zombie open his abdomen with his hands.

at my job we're doing a big gala fundraiser auction and one of the lots is transportation/accommodation and walk on roles as zombies for two for this show

!!

i think the opening bid is like three grand

;_;

but that $$ would be so worth it.

I was the happiest VG ever when I dressed up as a zombie for halloween, how killer would it be to do it on TV?

plus you'd be the best actor on the show by default

:D

So this is still the second season, not the third?

Yes. They split it up because they don't want to air new episodes over the Christmas/Early January holiday season.

yes and there are something like 5/6 episodes left

i also thought carl was going to kill the kid and was very disappointed when he didn't

if they don't force this kid to lead them back to his 30+ group and instead wring hands for another 40+ minutes i am done with this show

2 eps left.

I do think the kid is going to be a nasty piece of work,

Thought you meant Carl for a second. It'd be kind of great if he turned into little evil Shane.

I really really want a big confrontation with that other camp, but I have absolutely no hope that it is going to happen.

it seems like one or two up-close zombies is about their average budget limit so a big showdown, unless they've been saving up, is likely outside the scope.

I think they must have the budget for a big sequence considering the skimping they've done. Plus if they're not showing down with zombies, it'll be a lot cheaper, right? i.e. no makeup? Unless they really did go through with stretching the budget for the 6-episode first season to work for the 12-episode second.

ok, whut

Why did Shane turn into a zombie?

And did his death somehow call out to that horde of zombies or was that just a coincidence.

would have preferred zombie shane to hold his arms out and say to Rick, "say hello....TO MY CHILDREN!!!" and then have the horde descend

this fkn show guys seriously.

Rick's speech to his son was terrible.