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

Rick's a white-hat lawman, he has to carry a good old-fashioned revolver
No-goodnik Shane preferred a Glock

I usually found myself wondering why they didn't all get nice new rides like Shane's crossover SUV.

With all the up close zombie killing, how has no one gotten some spray up in their eyes/nose/mouth? If a zombie bite can induce the infection to take over, wouldn't swallowing zombie?

i would be wearing pots & pans like a xena-loving raimi.

Ah, but they're all infected already! The bite just speeds the process, but I don't think gargling zombie guts will turn you into Dr. jeckyl.

I get why they do it, but scary zombie growls makes them less scary.

i mean okay its hot but ONE SCRATCH! and they are fighting them up close and personal. get some heavy duty riot gear. now they have the riot gear...

No milo has a point- what is about biting that isn't also the same if the zombie blood is ingested? Is it about the bite directly into the blood stream? Or is it that zombies have zombie-poison in their teeth?

unrelated but in the last ep, when maggie had her v tearful & heartfelt moment with Herschel, I was v impressed at the way the makeup department managed to use makeup to make her look like she wasn't wearing makeup. her face was kinda broken out, she was dirty, sweaty, her lips were chapped...she looked so real, I was really impressed by that

but yes, scott's right. need more cuts and bruises.

The zombie mythology is that everybody that dies comes back as a zombie, but getting bit by a zombie leads to infection and rapid death. And then you come back as a zombie. Which makes (zombie) sense, since dead things are massively septic.

Wrapping up season 2. These people spend an inordinate amount of time walking around in the woods or dark. Or both. When they're not bickering.

s3 has been going at a very nice click so far. Really, really hoping they can keep it up.

You know, if zombies tear their prey apart and consume them, wouldn't that significantly limit the number of new zombies to the freshly dead or wounded?

Also: why are the zombies so angry? Always growling and snarling.

Worst solemn line in season 2: "Christ promised the resurrection of the dead. I just thought ... he had something a little different in mind."

You mean most hilarious line

Would have been better if it was delivered as a joke and not as a "makes you think ...'

Also, what kind of stupid reveal is it that everyone is infected? It only matters once you're dead, anyway, so why would anyone living care?

oh they finally dropped that bon bon eh

i really like the concept actually, as it creates the terror of anyone dying for any reason (starvation, paper cut wound)

in the book i remember like that wasn't revealed for some time? because of that weird road trip Rick takes to unbury Shane

i like this show a lot and I enjoy talking about it here and with Mr Veg after the show - that being said I sat through an hour-long conversation yesterday in my office where 2 guys rehashed everything from the episode and then went on long flights of fancy about how since the zombies are decomposing why don't all their teeth fall out and they eventually stop biting ppl?
makes u think. *shoots self*

show's been steadily rising in quality since darabont left imo

i don't really notice much of a difference from season 1 to season 2. i should actually watch the first season again. it's been awhile since i watched it. whole thing seems pretty consistent. the underground government thing might have been my least fave thing on the show? i dunno, it reminded me of Lost but not in a good way. just felt bad that they couldn't live down there. pretty damn good place to wait out the zombies.

it does seem like the zombies are falling apart more as they, uh, age.

i like this show a lot and I enjoy talking about it here and with Mr Veg after the show - that being said I sat through an hour-long conversation yesterday in my office where 2 guys rehashed everything from the episode and then went on long flights of fancy about how since the zombies are decomposing why don't all their teeth fall out and they eventually stop biting ppl?

haha yes. these zombies are just constantly falling apart—their hands just pop off no problemo if they are caught in some handcuffs or whatever. that is UNTIL they grab you and they're suddenly super strong and have jaws of iron and healthy stay-in teeth that are just inescapable!

Realistic take on zombies would probably be pretty boring, because tbh the military would probably have no problem using it's zombie-proof arsenal (ie tanks, planes and nukes) if necessary.

Just goes to show how spoiled we are, that reanimated dead with too much realism attached is not enough drama for us.

No new comments? All you US people lost power?

Still really enjoying this 3rd series. Even though reading the comics meant I knew what was coming in that last scene, still enjoyable vile.

Really strong ep I thought. David Morrissey!

I loved last night ep, had no idea they were going to bring in another group. I'm excited to see what will happen with Dale and his brother!!

that ending was O_o

Yeah I have no idea at all what that was about.

The ending as in the governor killed the army guys and then lied about it? Or did I missed something?

The (living?) heads in the aquariums.

head aquarium I meant

governor is a freaky dude

am not thrilled that Andrea's trying to make googly eyes at him? mishonne should just drag her out kicking and screaming, that place is baaaaaaaaaaaaad news

Ha I totally forgot about that, WTF!!

I couldn't help but laugh at Mishonne one mode throughout the episode.

Mr Veg was rolling his eyes at the whole 'tea drinking' tableau, everyone making weird staring faces, it was v funny

ugh may be done with this show after that episode. terrible. they broke off a side story with the worst character.

that was pretty lame, THIS TOWN IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS blah blah blah, hated seeing the redneck back
do want that bottom-pouring tea pitcher, tho

See, here we go. Season starts strong, goes to shit after a couple of episodes, Walking Dead MO. If all goes according to plan, the next five or so eps will be mostly talk.

What do you guys want from this show??

Yeah this been the strongest three episode run of the series.

yeah I agree

if you aren't on board by now then idk

I felt like that was a pretty ponderous way to introduce a standard small-town dictator storyline. That's kind of been my beef whenever I get bored with the series, it could be told with less Darabont-DOYOUSEEness. It's kind of like a series that missed out on cable TV's storytelling progress of the last ten years?

that was ponderous to you?

i feel like they crammed a whole lot of stuff into 44 minutes or whatever.

As someone who digested the first 70-something issues of the comic over the course of a few days, one of my biggest complaints is the amount of time the show has taken to get to major turning points! But then, the first season was truncated, and the second one too talkative. I haven't seen the new season yet, was just reacting to the first appearance of complaints.

Yeah, bearing in mind you're talking about six years of the comics there...

I just realized that the walls of the town that they mentioned 5 times might not only be to keep zombies out. They keep people in too!!!

Subtle. "We are all the walking dead," etc.

How many times did the Michonne actress' script say stares suspiciously in it. About as many as the governor's said averts eyes enigmatically and the same number as blondie's said drops one more level of defence against the governor's charms

Some awful "looks" exchanged throughout.

At this stage part of the show's theme of people benefiting from this new and crazy world seems to include Andrea waking up in a world full of her anarcho-fascist dream date.

Still enjoyed it though, great gore once again and the last scene was cool.

I'm just O_o that Andrea would latch onto psychopath govnah so quickly. I mean, I guess if Shane was her thing then he must be a fascist dream come true but yeuuuuuch