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***OFFICIAL 'Fear The Walking Dead' Thread*** (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter cstu
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(HULK)
(Smash)
Yeah, I'm not sure where it flipped but this show has surpassed the original and their manufactured cliff hangers and perpetual poor decisions.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I'm glad somebody likes this show.
I'll likely keep watching, but last night with the stabbing, omg it's nick so I'll bum-rush the gun-toting gang-lord, plus husband seeing the turned on hotel lights coincidences... masterpiece theater this ain't. I got to a point watching last night where I realized I didn't care if the guy who got stabbed was dead or not. or any of them.
btw- the hispanic girl main characters... ofelia?... was looking- I assume intentionally- pretty bad last night. like she aged 15 years since the last episode.
I'll likely keep watching, but last night with the stabbing, omg it's nick so I'll bum-rush the gun-toting gang-lord, plus husband seeing the turned on hotel lights coincidences... masterpiece theater this ain't. I got to a point watching last night where I realized I didn't care if the guy who got stabbed was dead or not. or any of them.
btw- the hispanic girl main characters... ofelia?... was looking- I assume intentionally- pretty bad last night. like she aged 15 years since the last episode.
nirad3
Footballguy
Yeah.... this has turned into one of those shows that you can get away with "watching" while you check your fantasy football lineups, etc.
cstu saying this is "better" than TWD right now has to be the worst fishing trip in the history of the FFA, or at minimum as long as I've been 'round these parts. Come on.
El Floppo
Footballguy
won't disagree.
so you're saying TWD is soooooo bad, that a pretty bad FTWD is actually better.
(HULK)
(Smash)
tommyboy
Footballguy
Me either but I find myself fast forwarding, checking fantasy football scores and paying half attention because it seems like the characters don't really matter to me and the pace of the shows is slow.
The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
I still DVR the show and watch it with my wife a couple of days later. TWD is must see TV on the night it is shown. Big difference and if I don't get to see it live, TWD will always get apoiled. Ftwd never gets spoiled that same way showing to me that the show just has no buzz to it.
I have no idea why, but I decided to catch up on the recordings. The show is bad, but after the awful Nick-only start it's gotten a bit better.
Of course, the hotel lady has to be the mom of a gang member where Nick was going to get water and Nick's mom (I don't even recall her name) is going to run up on the gang boss (no one stopped her?) because she heard about an American. Probably only 1 other American in Mexico at this point, so smart assumption to risk her life.
The only way it has been meh to watch was to binge watch. If I had to watch commercials live, no chance I'd make it through the show.
Of course, the hotel lady has to be the mom of a gang member where Nick was going to get water and Nick's mom (I don't even recall her name) is going to run up on the gang boss (no one stopped her?) because she heard about an American. Probably only 1 other American in Mexico at this point, so smart assumption to risk her life.
The only way it has been meh to watch was to binge watch. If I had to watch commercials live, no chance I'd make it through the show.
El Floppo
Footballguy
c'mon- it's a gate AND a lock. plus it's got some kind of super-self-closing mechanism so that travis can get in, but nobody else. plus- beach resorts are essentially fortresses in general- nobody in, nobody out.
the chris story was kinda-sorta interesting in showing the development of a character crossing the line and becoming the machiavellian bad guy in TWD universe. I also liked that... until I saw the preview for next week.
Jobber
Footballguy
Mon tells the daughter her father committed suicide months, if not years ago. And the girl stamps her feet, cries and guaranteed will be off her game for the next 3 shows because of it.
You're living in a ####### zombie apocolypse and something like that destroys you emotionally?
My reaction: cool story bro...when's lunch?
You're living in a ####### zombie apocolypse and something like that destroys you emotionally?
My reaction: cool story bro...when's lunch?
Jayrok
Footballguy
That was ridiculous. "We'll just open enough to let Travis in." A mob like that would easily push through that opening. But either way, just how long is this iron gate? There's no smaller fence to the property on either side of the gate? And why not just walk down a little past the hotel, go to the beach, then walk in the back way from the beach?
Pretty stupid writing there.
El Floppo
Footballguy
whoa, whoa- tap the brakes. like I said- these places are fortresses. walls that run far out over the beach and into the water to keep people out, security towers every 30 meters or so (that's about 5-10 feet, IIRC)... some have booby traps, land mines, halls of knives- they're beach resorts, not some kind of la-la head int he clouds fun place.
But either way, just how long is this iron gate? There's no smaller fence to the property on either side of the gate? And why not just walk down a little past the hotel, go to the beach, then walk in the back way from the beach?
Pretty stupid writing there.
btw- good friends' family opened an eco resort in mexico years ago and my FIL was mexican- all beaches belong to the federal government and are public. my friends' resort was only accessible by boat in a pretty cove/beach... and day-trippers were at that beach from morning until night, and wandering all over the property.
Jayrok
Footballguy
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
wow...the gore factor has been amped up this episode ...im impressed
Tick
Footballguy
I kind of liked this show on the boat. Not so much on land. Ugh. I think I'm one episode back - the last episode I saw was Travis reuniting at the hotel. Just about everything was wrong with that scene at the gate, with people reaching through the bars. You can't sneeze in Georgia without a group of walkers heading your way, but in Mexico they're all deaf?
tommyboy
Footballguy
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
you`re giving those gangstas too much creditRustoleum said:
modogg
Footballguy
so this show is going to have these guys end up being bad guys right? i mean the mom brings all the people and zombies there, Travis is the cause for a killing a few good people, and then most of all they just blast through the defense of the hotel essentially putting all the innocent people in the hotel in danger. They are either very selfish and egho-centric, or this universe has gone batty. Everywhere they go they end up getting people killed
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
I really find myself enjoying this one more than TWD. The last two episodes were excellent, especially Travis' transformation. Imagine if that had happened to Dale, would have been great TV. I wouldn't say FTWD is 'better' but I do find myself groaning less at stupid stuff (although there's still a lot) and it feels more set in reality that TWD (for a zombie show).
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Porkchop Express
Footballguy
Probably the worst hour of scripted TV on right now.
James Bond
Footballguy
And.... it's back. Two hours tonight.
I did too. As bad as TWD has gotten now, I am actually looking forward to this show more. Travis going nuts was fun, including Alicia knifing that guy. Wasn't expecting that at all. Honestly, I enjoyed that way more than the garbage pail kids and the tiger posse coming from inside Alexandria to save everyone.JohnnyU said:
ETA: I'll leave now. My son has finals this week and I'll wait to watch it with him.
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JohnnyU
Footballguy
Why would you watch something that you hate? I would think you could make better use of your time.
El Floppo
Footballguy
fascinating.
I enjoy post-apoc stuff- even though I can recognize and laugh at how terrible some of it is. like this.
pantherclub
Footballguy
Man this is one horrendous show. I mean cringe worthy bad stuff.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
I enjoyed it. Thought it was a good episode. Enjoyed it way more than recent Walking Deads.pantherclub said:
Don't Noonan
Footballguy
Having a hard time caring about any of the characters. I can't think of one character where if he/she died I would care. Maybe the daughter.
pantherclub
Footballguy
The spoon scene was lol funny. If you wanted to stab him they went about it entirely wrong.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I'm trying to think of the things I liked... daughter looked great. Strand is really tall.
I know (ad infitum) that it's a comic book.. but it's a continuous disappointment how flat and cartoony the characters are written. malevolent, sadistic sociopaths galore.
were those guys getting more fuel for the ranch compound, or running a research facility? watching the episode, seemed like the former- testing death:turn timetables and digging a pit to put zombies in to #### with people. but at homeranch, it sounded like it was the latter- something that would take most of a day... not the more permanent setup they seemed to have. and hurry up getting that eye-patch on there... that would be a unique twist for a WD character. spoon. ok
the running lights on the helicopter were on because they need to alert other aircraft of their proximity in case air traffic control is out having a coffee?
guard duty involves going down a path where you can't see the people you're supposed to be guarding? and how many trip and fall down a hill scenes can they possible manufacture?
so it looks like the season will be entirely centered on that ranch (they're not going to spend money bilding all that for just a couple episodes). the heroes are trapped/not-trapped in a place that they may/may-not take over. add in Dr Strand finding his way to them and... that's the season. oh right... enemies trying to take over the ranch. ninja zombies.
will be watching to see how this particular group of heroes can destroy a thriving community the way TWD's do. or maybe not. it's pretty awful, and I may have run out of energy watching it. (who am I kidding- see you next week!)
I know (ad infitum) that it's a comic book.. but it's a continuous disappointment how flat and cartoony the characters are written. malevolent, sadistic sociopaths galore.
were those guys getting more fuel for the ranch compound, or running a research facility? watching the episode, seemed like the former- testing death:turn timetables and digging a pit to put zombies in to #### with people. but at homeranch, it sounded like it was the latter- something that would take most of a day... not the more permanent setup they seemed to have. and hurry up getting that eye-patch on there... that would be a unique twist for a WD character. spoon. ok
the running lights on the helicopter were on because they need to alert other aircraft of their proximity in case air traffic control is out having a coffee?
guard duty involves going down a path where you can't see the people you're supposed to be guarding? and how many trip and fall down a hill scenes can they possible manufacture?
so it looks like the season will be entirely centered on that ranch (they're not going to spend money bilding all that for just a couple episodes). the heroes are trapped/not-trapped in a place that they may/may-not take over. add in Dr Strand finding his way to them and... that's the season. oh right... enemies trying to take over the ranch. ninja zombies.
will be watching to see how this particular group of heroes can destroy a thriving community the way TWD's do. or maybe not. it's pretty awful, and I may have run out of energy watching it. (who am I kidding- see you next week!)
modogg
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
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