Flying Spaghetti Monster
Footballguy
Yea I bailed on Lost after the buried shelter was found.
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***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (8 Viewers)
- Thread starter goonsquad
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RhymesMcJuice
Footballguy
Not surprising since zombies >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 60's ad execs, meth dealers and federal agents.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
Yeah...I had heard that no characters were safe in the comic and that's what I thought was going to happen. The next episode was going to go to someone else (maybe his partner and wife) and some time later in the show, when the viewer forgot about the Sheriff.....someone would come across the tank.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I believe just the first and the rest will be 60 minutes
bosoxs45
Footballguy
one hour.
Charlie Frown
Footballguy
Technically 28 Days Later didn't have "zombies".
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Footballguy
Technically true - which is the best kind to be.Technically 28 Days Later didn't have "zombies".
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Ah. You've given yourself away here.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
I did not feel it was over done at all. It was one of the things I liked about the show. That would be a horrible situation to be in if you love your wife. I really feel that added to the show.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Concept was good for sure, just didn't think the acting was good enough to pull off the scene.
Eviloutsider
Footballguy
That's some good music they threw on the time lapse video. Very upbeat.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Yes.
Finally got a chance to watch last night, and after seeing the comments here about that scene I was expecting really over-the-top acting. To my surprise I didn't feel that at all, I thought it was very well done. 
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
goonsquad
Think different.
Hopefully this will seal the deal for more episodes. They only produced six for the release, guessing they are very expensive to make.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Darabount was quoted a few weeks back saying that season 2 would be a 13 episode run. He then quickly backtracked saying that would only hold true if the ratings were good.If they can hold a 4 million viewer average, we are certainly going to see a season 2 IMO.Hopefully this will seal the deal for more episodes. They only produced six for the release, guessing they are very expensive to make.
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nysportsfan
Footballguy
Can't read the whole thing, but yay or nay on this show? Worth a dvr spot?
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
you can't read the whole comic series or the whole thread?in either case, yay to series (so far) and uber yay to the comics.
Jefferson the Caregiver
Rebel Without A Pause
It's only one show in but you set some really high expectations that this show didn't even come close to justifying.I watched it last night and was pretty excited about it just on reading some of the reviews here. Gotta say I was disappointed. I thought it was pretty slow in a lot of parts, it wasn't awful but it was hardly anything that blew my mind.
I'll keep watching but they are going to need to develop a good storyline aside from just running and shooting zombies or this will get old fast. So far the storylines they have set up seem to be pretty standard so Im not convinced the writing will be all that great.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
If you have read the thread you will see that those of us that know the story are cautioning people about the first episode and making judgements like this.While the episode was solid and stuck to the comics, you DO NOT yet have any story lines or arcs yet to follow nor have you met even more that 25% of the important characters in the story.I would seriously watch the entire season (it is only 6 episodes) before making any judgments on characters or story lines.
Abraham
Footballguy
We have different expectations and likes in TV, as do most people. I thought it was the best TV episode I'd seen since BB concluded. I like the cinematography, the colors, the pace of the story. I really liked it and am looking forward to more episodes.
Jefferson the Caregiver
Rebel Without A Pause
While I hope you are right, I really hate spoilers of all types so I try to avoid any hints of how the episodes will arc. I am only going off of what I see, if it gets better, I will be happy but really don't want to set expectations too high either.
RudiStein
*Not really a bail bondsman
Yay. I'm not a big fan of this genre but I was surprised.
ScottyFargo
Footballguy
Fantastic show but, basing on what I've read of the comics, it will never approach Breaking Bad or Mad Men in terms of drama. It's a much larger picture concept, and the characters for the most part are more shallow or predictable than you'd find from the script writers on those programs. It'd be unfair to expect that from this show.
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Pilot looked fantastic in HD.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
This is killing me as wellLong overdue. I have the freaking weather channel in HD, but not AMC.
drpill
Footballguy
Okay, I'm positive I was looking forward to this as much as anyone here, and I gotta say I was mightily disappointed by the show. I've been reading the comic book from the beginning and based on what I saw in the first episode, they have completely changed the character of Rick Grimes, which, being the core of the books and the narrative perspective around which the rest of the plot hangs, completely alters the overall tone of the show.
Comic book Rick is a square-jawed, all-American police officer, a real can do guy. He's a natural leader, he's instantly likable, he inspires people, he's thoughtful, he makes quick, smart decisions almost all the time. For some reason AMC has decided to make TV Rick a bumbling Sheriff's deputy who gets himself shot in the stupidest way possible and can barely swing a baseball bat. No wonder this guy's wife is so quick to cheat on him with the first alpha male she can find on the flipside of the apocalypse.
Kirkman's original story is about Rick's relationships with the people around him and his personal struggles to cope with the zombie survival scenario and maintain his sanity in the face of all the horrors and tragedies that come his way, his struggle to bear the burden of responsibility for keeping his family and the others around him alive. And I can already tell that that story, if that's the one AMC chooses to tell, is going to be way different from, if not far less compelling and interesting than, the one in the comic. It's a shame because the story in the comic book is great -- there was no reason to change it they way they have. There are more than enough plot similarities to indicate they are going to be faithful to the book in some respects, but their decision to alter things in the way that they have seems to indicate it will be half-hearted at best. Staying true to a lot of what's in the book will actually be impossible because it's a different Rick. It looks like they will probably take similar liberties with most of the other characters in the story so I don't expect to like many of them as much as I do in the comic book, either.
A separate criticism I have of the show is that almost all of the scenes added for the TV script, ie not taken more or less directly from the comic, were very hamfisted and overdone. The conversation in the car with his cop buddy, the guy trying to work up the courage to shoot his wife... None of it really worked for me. Also, details that were changed, the amount of destruction in the hospital hallways, the tanks and helicopters littering the streets, just made the whole scenario that much less believable for me. These may seem like nitpicks but my point is why change things that would have worked better in their original form?
Bottom line, early results indicate that they have missed a softball-style opportunity to portray what should be a classic American television character, and to tell a really good survival story. Kirkman teed it up for these fools and they decided to bunt.
Comic book Rick is a square-jawed, all-American police officer, a real can do guy. He's a natural leader, he's instantly likable, he inspires people, he's thoughtful, he makes quick, smart decisions almost all the time. For some reason AMC has decided to make TV Rick a bumbling Sheriff's deputy who gets himself shot in the stupidest way possible and can barely swing a baseball bat. No wonder this guy's wife is so quick to cheat on him with the first alpha male she can find on the flipside of the apocalypse.
Kirkman's original story is about Rick's relationships with the people around him and his personal struggles to cope with the zombie survival scenario and maintain his sanity in the face of all the horrors and tragedies that come his way, his struggle to bear the burden of responsibility for keeping his family and the others around him alive. And I can already tell that that story, if that's the one AMC chooses to tell, is going to be way different from, if not far less compelling and interesting than, the one in the comic. It's a shame because the story in the comic book is great -- there was no reason to change it they way they have. There are more than enough plot similarities to indicate they are going to be faithful to the book in some respects, but their decision to alter things in the way that they have seems to indicate it will be half-hearted at best. Staying true to a lot of what's in the book will actually be impossible because it's a different Rick. It looks like they will probably take similar liberties with most of the other characters in the story so I don't expect to like many of them as much as I do in the comic book, either.
A separate criticism I have of the show is that almost all of the scenes added for the TV script, ie not taken more or less directly from the comic, were very hamfisted and overdone. The conversation in the car with his cop buddy, the guy trying to work up the courage to shoot his wife... None of it really worked for me. Also, details that were changed, the amount of destruction in the hospital hallways, the tanks and helicopters littering the streets, just made the whole scenario that much less believable for me. These may seem like nitpicks but my point is why change things that would have worked better in their original form?
Bottom line, early results indicate that they have missed a softball-style opportunity to portray what should be a classic American television character, and to tell a really good survival story. Kirkman teed it up for these fools and they decided to bunt.
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KGB
Footballguy
me too. any way to get this to happenThis is killing me as well :(Long overdue. I have the freaking weather channel in HD, but not AMC.
modogg
Footballguy
I thought the portrayal of Rick was pretty good. Reading the first couple of comics to start the series you see that Kirkman sets Rick up like this. One of the key elements of the whole series is the evolution of Rick, at least i thought it was. You should read the first few issues again, and see how Rick is protrayed.
drpill
Footballguy
I just did a few hours ago. I wanted to make sure my memory wasn't distorting things. Turns out I was totally correct, Rick is at his most together, competent, and able in the beginning, right out of the hospital. He definitely evolves in the book, if you really want to call it that; his mood changes and his resolve grows, but he's never more confident and cocksure than in the first couple of issues. But the difference is really in everything about him, he's instantly likable and inspires confidence right off the bat. And that's integral to the character, in my opinion, because he has a longer distance to fall and the reader/viewer cares a lot more when it happens. It makes for a way better story, so far anyway.
RhymesMcJuice
Footballguy
I haven't read the comics but I had heard Rick made a lot of stupid decision is the books as well. Wasn't getting on a horse and going clop, clop, clop down the street knowing that loud sounds attract zombies - a very stupid decision - in the comic book?
drpill
Footballguy
Sure, some superficial aspects of the character are intact, but that's pretty much irrelevant. The character is just different at its core. Read the comics yourself if you're curious. I've read the first five issues tonight and it's equally amazing how much they've changed Rick's wife and the relationship between them, too. Clearly they want to go in different directions with the characters for whatever reason, I'm not saying it will suck, perhaps it will indeed be completely awesome and I'll be glad they knew what they were doing. But so far Kirkman's original story is way better told, and I think it would have made for a much better television show.
goonsquad
Think different.
We're one episode in, GB. A bit early to make sweeping declarations, don't you think?ETA: Sounds like Kirkman is on board with what they're doing:
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I agree with this. I think this must be just an interpretation thing. I just reread the first few comics that match up to where we are in the story line and I think they have captured Rick very well.
beer 30
Footballguy
What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
WVU Alum
Footballguy
Some have moved past the looking at pictures part for that as well.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
Charlie Frown
Footballguy
Some have moved past the looking at pictures part for that as well.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
That's graphic novel, guy.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
beer 30
Footballguy
Indeed they have, I am not grouping those that read graphic novels in there. I'm afraid if they actually see one live and in person they would turn into a blathering idiot covered in drool. Baby steps at first.Some have moved past the looking at pictures part for that as well.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
ScottyFargo
Footballguy
For the benefit of those who are above the comic books, I'd watch out for posting spoilers related to plot.
wazoo11
Footballguy
esp with teenagers viewers,yes.
wazoo11
Footballguy
No Adult would let their child read this mature themed book.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
[sheen]It's not a doll; it's an action figure!!!!That's graphic novel, guy.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
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goonsquad
Think different.
I've seen lots of them and this is still my reaction. Don't think I'll ever outgrow that.Indeed they have, I am not grouping those that read graphic novels in there. I'm afraid if they actually see one live and in person they would turn into a blathering idiot covered in drool. Baby steps at first.Some have moved past the looking at pictures part for that as well.What I've taken away from this discussion is there are far too many of you reading comic books. Pretty sure I graduated out of that class around age 7 and moved on to books with no pictures but to each his own. If any of you are wondering what a ###### looks like, let me know, I can PM you a quality link.
