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***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (1 Viewer)

WVU Alum said:
beer 30 said:
tikitime said:
Somewhat of a non-sequitur- ( Ithought of this based on the question regarding "where are all the zombies in Atlanta?)What happens when a zombie doesn't get live flesh?Normal course of events, person dies, becomes a zombie, and then gets an insatiable taste for living flesh.BUT, if all the living are dead, there may be a "living flesh" shortage. Do the zombies who don't get the living flesh "die" of starvation?
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Having just read The Passage I suspect that after a certain amount of time they would die of starvation but it would take a long time. They can still feast on animals if humans aren't around but sooner or later the supply would run out.
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In The Passage, weren't they technically vampires?
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Yes they were but I think you can apply the same logic no? Feasting on living humans is feasting on living humans, whether you are eating them whole or simply sucking their blood dry I'd say they are both similar exercises and result in the same end, lack of living human beings.
 
TylerRoseFan said:
tikitime said:
Somewhat of a non-sequitur- ( Ithought of this based on the question regarding "where are all the zombies in Atlanta?)What happens when a zombie doesn't get live flesh?Normal course of events, person dies, becaomes a zombie, and then gets an insatiable taste for living flesh.BUT, if all the living are dead, there may be a "living flesh" shortage. Do the zombies who don't get the living flesh "die" of starvation?
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Flesh is energy. They need calories to move. Eventually, they will burn through all calories and quit moving. I'm not saying they will die, just quit moving.
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Disagree. Zombies don't digest nor need working digestive systems to live (think 'Bicycle Girl' from the first episode). One theory is the drive to attack humans is driven to pass on virus. Like a normal virus often kills it's host, the zombie infection slowly destroys it's host by consuming the body for it's "energy".
 
Clayton Gray said:
Caught up on the last two episodes today - getting better. For the first time, I was pretty disappointed when the show ended.
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Yeah. I think killing or jettisoning half the characters was a good move. Now there's no one left in the group that when I see them I think "who the f is that?"
 
After the zombie apocalypse hits, if I arrive at what I hope to be a safe area protected by the military and find a bunch of dessicated corpses lying around, I would just turn and walk the other way. At some point, you have to realize that people who have things under control don't just leave dead bodies piled in the streets.

 
goonsquad said:
TylerRoseFan said:
tikitime said:
Somewhat of a non-sequitur- ( Ithought of this based on the question regarding "where are all the zombies in Atlanta?)What happens when a zombie doesn't get live flesh?Normal course of events, person dies, becaomes a zombie, and then gets an insatiable taste for living flesh.BUT, if all the living are dead, there may be a "living flesh" shortage. Do the zombies who don't get the living flesh "die" of starvation?
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Flesh is energy. They need calories to move. Eventually, they will burn through all calories and quit moving. I'm not saying they will die, just quit moving.
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Disagree. Zombies don't digest nor need working digestive systems to live (think 'Bicycle Girl' from the first episode). One theory is the drive to attack humans is driven to pass on virus. Like a normal virus often kills it's host, the zombie infection slowly destroys it's host by consuming the body for it's "energy".
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:lmao:
 
CBusAlex said:
After the zombie apocalypse hits, if I arrive at what I hope to be a safe area protected by the military and find a bunch of dessicated corpses lying around, I would just turn and walk the other way. At some point, you have to realize that people who have things under control don't just leave dead bodies piled in the streets.
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Again, it was getting late in the evening. They needed some type of sanctuary. The CDC was there. Praps they had no place to go.
 
CBusAlex said:
After the zombie apocalypse hits, if I arrive at what I hope to be a safe area protected by the military and find a bunch of dessicated corpses lying around, I would just turn and walk the other way. At some point, you have to realize that people who have things under control don't just leave dead bodies piled in the streets.
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I would've turned around as soon as I saw the highway leading to ATL littered with cars. Instead this guy rides a ####### horse straight through with no regard for his safety whatsoever.
 
goonsquad said:
TylerRoseFan said:
tikitime said:
Somewhat of a non-sequitur- ( Ithought of this based on the question regarding "where are all the zombies in Atlanta?)What happens when a zombie doesn't get live flesh?Normal course of events, person dies, becaomes a zombie, and then gets an insatiable taste for living flesh.BUT, if all the living are dead, there may be a "living flesh" shortage. Do the zombies who don't get the living flesh "die" of starvation?
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Flesh is energy. They need calories to move. Eventually, they will burn through all calories and quit moving. I'm not saying they will die, just quit moving.
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Disagree. Zombies don't digest nor need working digestive systems to live (think 'Bicycle Girl' from the first episode). One theory is the drive to attack humans is driven to pass on virus. Like a normal virus often kills it's host, the zombie infection slowly destroys it's host by consuming the body for it's "energy".
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what happens to all of the undigested flesh? if there was no digestion, wouldn't all the zombies end up with enormously distended abdomens from mounds of decomposing flesh they'd eaten? I imagine a zombie fart must be pretty toxic.
 
Did anybody else get a slight "LOST" vibe while watching the guy in the CDC?

I half expected to hear

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what happens to all of the undigested flesh? if there was no digestion, wouldn't all the zombies end up with enormously distended abdomens from mounds of decomposing flesh they'd eaten?

I imagine a zombie fart must be pretty toxic.

 
KnowledgeReignsSupreme said:
what happens to all of the undigested flesh? if there was no digestion, wouldn't all the zombies end up with enormously distended abdomens from mounds of decomposing flesh they'd eaten? I imagine a zombie fart must be pretty toxic.
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Interesting.. zombie farts could actually be the cure you just have to get a zombie to fart in your face.What a great totally unexpected storyline?
 
KnowledgeReignsSupreme said:
what happens to all of the undigested flesh? if there was no digestion, wouldn't all the zombies end up with enormously distended abdomens from mounds of decomposing flesh they'd eaten? I imagine a zombie fart must be pretty toxic.
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Yes. The smell is horrific.Zombies do not eat for sustenance. No one knows for sure why they eat, nor why they seem to prefer human flesh. They do not digest the flesh, in fact their have been numerous reports of zombies literally eating until their stomach bursts. Distended abdomens are common. Typically the natural flow of the digestive tract, coupled with gravity causes the decomposing flesh to...how shall I put this...fall out from where food normally comes out of.No one really knows where a zombie gets their engery from, the bodies will eventually decompose regardless of what they eat, every zombie does in fact have a "shelf life" in the sense that their muscles, tissues, tendons etc will eventually be worn down and decomposed to such a point that locomotion is no longer possible, eventually the brain will decay, however this process is significantly delayed when compared to a non undead corpse.HTH
 
Harry Manback said:
Did anybody else get a slight "LOST" vibe while watching the guy in the CDC?

I half expected to hear

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I said it to my wife a little earlier while they were all on the hill...Lost...with zombies.I'm a big zombie fan and I'm not diggin' the show so far. Hopefully new writers help next season.

 
Harry Manback said:
KnowledgeReignsSupreme said:
what happens to all of the undigested flesh? if there was no digestion, wouldn't all the zombies end up with enormously distended abdomens from mounds of decomposing flesh they'd eaten? I imagine a zombie fart must be pretty toxic.
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Yes. The smell is horrific.Zombies do not eat for sustenance. No one knows for sure why they eat, nor why they seem to prefer human flesh. They do not digest the flesh, in fact their have been numerous reports of zombies literally eating until their stomach bursts. Distended abdomens are common. Typically the natural flow of the digestive tract, coupled with gravity causes the decomposing flesh to...how shall I put this...fall out from where food normally comes out of.No one really knows where a zombie gets their engery from, the bodies will eventually decompose regardless of what they eat, every zombie does in fact have a "shelf life" in the sense that their muscles, tissues, tendons etc will eventually be worn down and decomposed to such a point that locomotion is no longer possible, eventually the brain will decay, however this process is significantly delayed when compared to a non undead corpse.HTH
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:goodposting:
 
This episode pissed me off. I hate stupid people. Let's just sit here and wait. No, well just take our time. I know that we are parked in the parking lot only 50 feet from the building, but i"m sure we'll be safe in our cars....

There are sooooo many good things about this show, I just wish the absurd things would go away....

 
The season finally was the worst episode yet - just terrible all around.

The could have done an entire season below ground in the CDC - instead of just one episode.

And Rick leaving a grenade in his pants pocket and the woman finding it is but not telling until the just so happen to need it is laughable.

 
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
The season finally was the worst episode yet - just terrible all around.The could have done an entire season below ground in the CDC - instead of just one episode.And Rick leaving a grenade in his pants pocket and the woman finding it is but not telling until the just so happen to need it is laughable.
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it is funny how much you guys hate on this show. The last episode wasn't the best one, but it was obvious this was a 6-episode pilot and the creators wanted to wrap up ther general story line. They did a good job of getting the story back to the general story line from the comic book and i can almost guarantee Season 2 will be real good, with some very good characters. Of course this will rely on casting, but I see this 1st season as an experiment to see if it would catch on at all, and the 2nd season they should be able to really develop the story and I am pretty sure people will be loving the story lines they come upAnd i really disagree with the whole season in the CDC. If they did this season in the CDC it would have lost ratings fast. There are no zombies in there, and it would have been quite boring. If you are suggesting it should have been the focus of the 2nd season I will disagree again, and trust that they have better story lines coming up then dragging out their time in the CDC.
 
modogg said:
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
The season finally was the worst episode yet - just terrible all around.The could have done an entire season below ground in the CDC - instead of just one episode.And Rick leaving a grenade in his pants pocket and the woman finding it is but not telling until the just so happen to need it is laughable.
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it is funny how much you guys hate on this show. The last episode wasn't the best one, but it was obvious this was a 6-episode pilot and the creators wanted to wrap up ther general story line. They did a good job of getting the story back to the general story line from the comic book and i can almost guarantee Season 2 will be real good, with some very good characters. Of course this will rely on casting, but I see this 1st season as an experiment to see if it would catch on at all, and the 2nd season they should be able to really develop the story and I am pretty sure people will be loving the story lines they come upAnd i really disagree with the whole season in the CDC. If they did this season in the CDC it would have lost ratings fast. There are no zombies in there, and it would have been quite boring. If you are suggesting it should have been the focus of the 2nd season I will disagree again, and trust that they have better story lines coming up then dragging out their time in the CDC.
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I could poop better writing than what I saw tonight.You could have done a lot with the CDC - having to go out an capture zombie to bring back to the lab for testing, the doctor(s) trying to find a cure or at least try to identify the pathogen (or whatever) that causes zombieism. Hell you just did more than a few about camping in the freaking woods - I would think a CDC lab would offer much more substance and environment to play with.
 
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Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
modogg said:
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
The season finally was the worst episode yet - just terrible all around.The could have done an entire season below ground in the CDC - instead of just one episode.And Rick leaving a grenade in his pants pocket and the woman finding it is but not telling until the just so happen to need it is laughable.
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it is funny how much you guys hate on this show. The last episode wasn't the best one, but it was obvious this was a 6-episode pilot and the creators wanted to wrap up ther general story line. They did a good job of getting the story back to the general story line from the comic book and i can almost guarantee Season 2 will be real good, with some very good characters. Of course this will rely on casting, but I see this 1st season as an experiment to see if it would catch on at all, and the 2nd season they should be able to really develop the story and I am pretty sure people will be loving the story lines they come upAnd i really disagree with the whole season in the CDC. If they did this season in the CDC it would have lost ratings fast. There are no zombies in there, and it would have been quite boring. If you are suggesting it should have been the focus of the 2nd season I will disagree again, and trust that they have better story lines coming up then dragging out their time in the CDC.
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I could poop better writing than what I saw tonight.If you have done a lot the CDC - having to go out an capture zombie to bring back to the lab for testing, the doctor(s) trying to find a cure or at least try to identify the pathogen (or whatever) that causes zombieism. Hell you just did more than a few about camping in the freaking woods - I would think a CDC lab would offer much more substance and environment to play with.
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I argue the CDC would be a good way to go. The running out of electricity was a good point the writers made, and if they were there for some time i could see people questioning how they had electricity running for so long. Also, I wouldn't want to be locked in a bulding with only one exit in a zombie invasion. I have seen enough zombie movies to know that never works. if they come in, you can be in trouble, and we saw quite a few hanging around outside. and i would give some ideas from the comic book, but i don't want to ruin what they likely will do next season. They went to the CDC because they thought there was some organization there and some form of civilization. Now that they know it wasn't, I would think they wouldn't want to stay in the CDC right in the heart where there are a ton of zombies
 
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Enjoyed this episode very much. Some nice tension with the survivors making choices about their fate.

The grenade in the purse or pants whatever was a bit feeble though.

The exposition of how Shane left Rick at the hospital was interesting. Left me with the conclusion that someone helped Rick survive after Shane left or wifey fell into Shane's arms real quick or perhaps they had something going on before zombie takeover.

Looking forward to next season.

 
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
The season finally was the worst episode yet - just terrible all around.The could have done an entire season below ground in the CDC - instead of just one episode.And Rick leaving a grenade in his pants pocket and the woman finding it is but not telling until the just so happen to need it is laughable.
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This was the best one, IMO. I think they did the right thing blowing the CDC up since they wanted to get them back on the road. However, it was a little convenient that the power runs out the day after they arrive. The grenade thing makes sense if you figure that the woman had no other weapons and wanted something in case of emergency. I still don't get why everyone isn't carrying a gun now though.
 
TylerRoseFan said:
This episode pissed me off. I hate stupid people. Let's just sit here and wait. No, well just take our time. I know that we are parked in the parking lot only 50 feet from the building, but i"m sure we'll be safe in our cars....There are sooooo many good things about this show, I just wish the absurd things would go away....
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I think they've made the decision not to make the show realistic and focus on the story. It was based on a comic book after all and Kirkman probably wants it that way. I'm disappointed that they don't seem to care about details, but I'm telling myself to let it go and just enjoy the show.
 
I thought it was "meh." I liked the first and fifth episodes a lot. The rest was kind of mediocre. I'll watch again next season just becauyse zombies are cool.

 
How could they NOT pepper him for information? They asked a few vague questions and were content w/ vague answers. I would have given him a barrage of questions. Where did it start? Why? Man made? Etc. They left too many questions unasked.

Also, why isn't there like a cruise liner out there that's infection free? I mean, wouldn't it make sense to stay in the water or something?

 
TylerRoseFan said:
How could they NOT pepper him for information? They asked a few vague questions and were content w/ vague answers. I would have given him a barrage of questions. Where did it start? Why? Man made? Etc. They left too many questions unasked.Also, why isn't there like a cruise liner out there that's infection free? I mean, wouldn't it make sense to stay in the water or something?
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Probably is but 1. how would they know? and 2. look at recent headlines, what happens to a cruise ship with no power? you eat SPAM and are dependent on the Coast Guard to fly out supplies for you. At some point they would run out of fuel. Now a nuclear powered aircraft carrier/sub is a different story. . .
 
TylerRoseFan said:
How could they NOT pepper him for information? They asked a few vague questions and were content w/ vague answers. I would have given him a barrage of questions. Where did it start? Why? Man made? Etc. They left too many questions unasked.Also, why isn't there like a cruise liner out there that's infection free? I mean, wouldn't it make sense to stay in the water or something?
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I was thinking a small island would be infection free, but have communication with the outside world enough to know the rest of the world has gone to crap.
 
I really like the show but I thought this was episode was terrible.

Beardie's scene at the end of the episode was painful.

 
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
TylerRoseFan said:
How could they NOT pepper him for information? They asked a few vague questions and were content w/ vague answers. I would have given him a barrage of questions. Where did it start? Why? Man made? Etc. They left too many questions unasked.

Also, why isn't there like a cruise liner out there that's infection free? I mean, wouldn't it make sense to stay in the water or something?
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I was thinking a small island would be infection free, but have communication with the outside world enough to know the rest of the world has gone to crap.
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Madagascar is probably A-OK (or least they usually are in this game).
 
TylerRoseFan said:
This episode pissed me off. I hate stupid people. Let's just sit here and wait. No, well just take our time. I know that we are parked in the parking lot only 50 feet from the building, but i"m sure we'll be safe in our cars....There are sooooo many good things about this show, I just wish the absurd things would go away....
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I can't expect everything, but I also found it amusing that they were freaking out at the end of the last episode. It was playing out that if those doors to the CDC didn't open, they were dead - weren't they running out of gas, etc.. Now after a night of sex and booze they are right back out there without missing a beat.
 
Juxtatarot said:
The stupidity of the CDC programmed to self-destruct was the last straw for me. I won't watch the second season.
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I would think think there would be a way to turn that off - maybe type in a code phrase. Yea also it would just incinerate the holding area parts of the building for the viruses not the entire building in a cataclysmic explosion. **I really really want to like this show, but this writing is juvenile.
 
Flying Spaghetti Monster said:
Juxtatarot said:
The stupidity of the CDC programmed to self-destruct was the last straw for me. I won't watch the second season.
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I would think think there would be a way to turn that off - maybe type in a code phrase. Yea also it would just incinerate the holding area parts of the building for the viruses not the entire building in a cataclysmic explosion. **I really really want to like this show, but this writing is juvenile.
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Can we blame Bush or Obama for spending so much money on a super high tech, self-destructing CDC? I think our budget could have been balanced by cutting CDC funding alone.
 
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