***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (6 Viewers)

[Copeman]

Maybe it's Morgan.

 

[jplvr]

Still watching. Why? Elephino.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

I've been out of this thread for awhile, so this may have already been posted. If so, I apologize. In truth, I've also lost interest in the show, but I digress. Anywho, hopefully not a honda:

Oh snap

 

[tonydead]

Maggie's legs on talking dead......mmmmmmm....ok ok I'll keep watching.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I'm just glad someone figured out how to clear a house.

1. Open door.

2. Make noise.

3. Wait.

HOW F'ING HARD WAS THAT TO FIGURE OUT?

 

[Copeman]

I'm just glad someone figured out how to clear a house.

1. Open door.

2. Make noise.

3. Wait.

HOW F'ING HARD WAS THAT TO FIGURE OUT?

The group has been doing that for a while. I can think of at least a few instances when they did such a thing.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I'm just glad someone figured out how to clear a house.

1. Open door.

2. Make noise.

3. Wait.

HOW F'ING HARD WAS THAT TO FIGURE OUT?

The group has been doing that for a while. I can think of at least a few instances when they did such a thing.

Example? Rick and Michonne were both doing it the stupid way just a few episodes ago.

 

[Mario Kart]

ABC dropped the ball big time. Can you imagine if they had had an hour long talk show after LOST each night? Ratings dream for them.

I don't watch The Talking Dead each night but "should" some shows do more of this type of thing?

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

Someone asked the question earlier about how the house could be a honey pot. Let's put it this way, some peanut butter and jelly and pigs feet is not a lot to give up for 80 pounds of meat, if you know what I mean.

 

[El Floppo]

Question about the opening, I had thought Rick was the first to meet up with Bob the drunk? And What was the point of showing Darryl and Glenn picking him up?

I thought i remembered Daryl saying he was 1st to find him?

You're right I'm not remembering properly. Thought it was an odd flashback, I'm sure it has some meaning that I'm not figuring out.

Bob's life was the suck before he met Daryl and joined their group. He's happy just not to be wandering the woods alone.

yeah. I mentioned a bit ago that what I liked about the show was it's ability to show elements of the human condition amidst the zombacolypse. What does it mean to be human? I thought this show did a much better job with that than the previous two clunkers. is it ok to be alone? is society part of what makes us human, let alone how we act in that society? I really liked the state of... grace, I guess, that Bob seems to be in with his realization that he's happy just sharing time with somebody else (and also having a goal, rather than just hunkering down or wandering around).

And wasn't that a hearst? would make sense that it belongs to the owners of the house, if so. Not clear on why they'd grab the girl and leave Darryl if they weren't sent in to be antagonists by the writers.

I didn't see the driver but don't think it was Patty

It was a HEARSE though, right?

 

[jplvr]

I'm just glad someone figured out how to clear a house.

1. Open door.

2. Make noise.

3. Wait.

HOW F'ING HARD WAS THAT TO FIGURE OUT?

The group has been doing that for a while. I can think of at least a few instances when they did such a thing.

Example? Rick and Michonne were both doing it the stupid way just a few episodes ago.

The only types of room cleaning I've seen are when they try to act like they're on an episode of a cop show. I don't know why I've never thought about that when they enter houses, but I have been annoyed when they open an inside door to find a zombie behind it. Just a simple knock on the door could have prevented that occurence, and Carl would still have that shoe.

 

[Thunderlips]

ABC dropped the ball big time. Can you imagine if they had had an hour long talk show after LOST each night? Ratings dream for them.

I don't watch The Talking Dead each night but "should" some shows do more of this type of thing?

Breaking Bad did at the end....and IIRC, Sons of Anarchy was looking to start something like that.

Game of Thrones would be money.

 

[modogg]

A brief scene from next week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e7optvW8uY

This isn't the one shown on Talking Dead.

Can't really tell if that is a walker or a person. Guessing of course they made it look like that on purpose. Who could it be, all alone?

the clothes are a real mess, so nobody in the group of people we know that i can think of. but it is a lot of suspense just to be a zombie.

and i think the idea of the house being a pseudo-trap makes the most sense. If you have seen the preview that was on the Walking Dead, it certainly gave the impression of a person who has lost their marbles. Maybe they kidnap Beth to have a friend for the little girl running around outside to play with?

and for those that are up on the comics, what do you think the tie-ins are here. there are 1 or 2 short story pieces before the story gets to the next bog plot piece, and i am wondering if any of that related to this stuff here. Any thoughts on what terminus might end up being? let me try some random thoughts in spoilers (spoilers will be comic-related, and basically a lot from the storylines from after the prison until next big plot piece):

Spoiler

- What about the priest? i can't remember his name but he plays a bit of a part. i'm guessing that might be the guy walking down the tracks in that clip

- I think the storyline where the guys are going to rape Carl is way too much for the TV show, but what about the cannibals?

- is terminus going to be the gated community? would be weird with all of the advertising they are doing, but they could make it work.

 

[modogg]

ABC dropped the ball big time. Can you imagine if they had had an hour long talk show after LOST each night? Ratings dream for them.

I don't watch The Talking Dead each night but "should" some shows do more of this type of thing?

Breaking Bad did at the end....and IIRC, Sons of Anarchy was looking to start something like that.

Game of Thrones would be money.

the Sons of Anarchy one was funny. they did like a 7-minute show than cut it off

 

[packersfan]

I'm just glad someone figured out how to clear a house.

1. Open door.

2. Make noise.

3. Wait.

HOW F'ING HARD WAS THAT TO FIGURE OUT?

The group has been doing that for a while. I can think of at least a few instances when they did such a thing.

Example? Rick and Michonne were both doing it the stupid way just a few episodes ago.

Daryl did it in the season premiere. I think Carl did it before going into the house of pudding too but my memory may be off on that one.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

one thing I took away from this episode is that I always considered Bob kind of a bumbling wreck, but it seems like in his time alone, he did hone some pretty decent survival skills.

 

[snogger]

A brief scene from next week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e7optvW8uY

This isn't the one shown on Talking Dead.

Can't really tell if that is a walker or a person. Guessing of course they made it look like that on purpose. Who could it be, all alone?

the clothes are a real mess, so nobody in the group of people we know that i can think of. but it is a lot of suspense just to be a zombie.

and i think the idea of the house being a pseudo-trap makes the most sense. If you have seen the preview that was on the Walking Dead, it certainly gave the impression of a person who has lost their marbles. Maybe they kidnap Beth to have a friend for the little girl running around outside to play with?

and for those that are up on the comics, what do you think the tie-ins are here. there are 1 or 2 short story pieces before the story gets to the next bog plot piece, and i am wondering if any of that related to this stuff here. Any thoughts on what terminus might end up being? let me try some random thoughts in spoilers (spoilers will be comic-related, and basically a lot from the storylines from after the prison until next big plot piece):

Spoiler

- What about the priest? i can't remember his name but he plays a bit of a part. i'm guessing that might be the guy walking down the tracks in that clip

- I think the storyline where the guys are going to rape Carl is way too much for the TV show, but what about the cannibals?

- is terminus going to be the gated community? would be weird with all of the advertising they are doing, but they could make it work.

Speaking of the comics.. Where about are we in the scheme of things.. I read up to the Prison and am just wondering the "about volume" we are at so I don't get to far ahead.

 

[modogg]

A brief scene from next week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e7optvW8uY

This isn't the one shown on Talking Dead.

Can't really tell if that is a walker or a person. Guessing of course they made it look like that on purpose. Who could it be, all alone?

the clothes are a real mess, so nobody in the group of people we know that i can think of. but it is a lot of suspense just to be a zombie.

and i think the idea of the house being a pseudo-trap makes the most sense. If you have seen the preview that was on the Walking Dead, it certainly gave the impression of a person who has lost their marbles. Maybe they kidnap Beth to have a friend for the little girl running around outside to play with?

and for those that are up on the comics, what do you think the tie-ins are here. there are 1 or 2 short story pieces before the story gets to the next bog plot piece, and i am wondering if any of that related to this stuff here. Any thoughts on what terminus might end up being? let me try some random thoughts in spoilers (spoilers will be comic-related, and basically a lot from the storylines from after the prison until next big plot piece):

Spoiler

- What about the priest? i can't remember his name but he plays a bit of a part. i'm guessing that might be the guy walking down the tracks in that clip

- I think the storyline where the guys are going to rape Carl is way too much for the TV show, but what about the cannibals?

- is terminus going to be the gated community? would be weird with all of the advertising they are doing, but they could make it work.

Spoiler

Speaking of the comics.. Where about are we in the scheme of things.. I read up to the Prison and am just wondering the "about volume" we are at so I don't get to far ahead.

safe spoiler just answering your question, but just in case...

Spoiler

i'm not sure, but they have veered off the path of the comics (at least i think so). You can probably read a good 10-15 comics after they leave the comics and it won't tell you a ton. Actually it may give more of a clue about Abraham and those guys, but not a ton i don't think.

if you are reading just up to the prison then you got a good 30 or so comics to go. somebody else probably has a clearer answer with specifics

 

[Zow]

Question about the opening, I had thought Rick was the first to meet up with Bob the drunk? And What was the point of showing Darryl and Glenn picking him up?

I thought i remembered Daryl saying he was 1st to find him?

You're right I'm not remembering properly. Thought it was an odd flashback, I'm sure it has some meaning that I'm not figuring out.

It was foreshadowing/explaining why Bob is so happy despite the prison going to ####.

 

[skol asylum]

So its pretty clear Laurie was driving the car and grabbed that little whore Beth for trying to steal Rick from her right?

 

[Maelstrom]

I don't know if anyone felt this way, but the opening scene with Bob walking alone was clearly (IMO) designed to make you think for just a moment that something bad happened to Maggie/Sandra and he was alone again. Then you get that sigh of relief when you realize it was a flashback. Well done writers in that scene.

 

[Raider Nation]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

 

[SacramentoBob]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

 

[Raider Nation]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

 

[SacramentoBob]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

oh yeah, welcome back "world famous" Jeff Kober.

 

[cstu]

I don't know if anyone felt this way, but the opening scene with Bob walking alone was clearly (IMO) designed to make you think for just a moment that something bad happened to Maggie/Sandra and he was alone again. Then you get that sigh of relief when you realize it was a flashback. Well done writers in that scene.

Yep, it wasn't until I saw Daryl on the motorcycle that I realized it was a flashback.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

i dont know...they seem to have a great sense of timing

 

[BustedKnuckles]

ABC dropped the ball big time. Can you imagine if they had had an hour long talk show after LOST each night? Ratings dream for them.

I don't watch The Talking Dead each night but "should" some shows do more of this type of thing?

A bunch of nerds sitting around talking about and over analyzing tv shows...i dont see the attraction

 

[jamny]

A brief scene from next week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e7optvW8uY

This isn't the one shown on Talking Dead.

Can't really tell if that is a walker or a person. Guessing of course they made it look like that on purpose. Who could it be, all alone?

the clothes are a real mess, so nobody in the group of people we know that i can think of. but it is a lot of suspense just to be a zombie.

and i think the idea of the house being a pseudo-trap makes the most sense. If you have seen the preview that was on the Walking Dead, it certainly gave the impression of a person who has lost their marbles. Maybe they kidnap Beth to have a friend for the little girl running around outside to play with?

and for those that are up on the comics, what do you think the tie-ins are here. there are 1 or 2 short story pieces before the story gets to the next bog plot piece, and i am wondering if any of that related to this stuff here. Any thoughts on what terminus might end up being? let me try some random thoughts in spoilers (spoilers will be comic-related, and basically a lot from the storylines from after the prison until next big plot piece):

Spoiler

- What about the priest? i can't remember his name but he plays a bit of a part. i'm guessing that might be the guy walking down the tracks in that clip

- I think the storyline where the guys are going to rape Carl is way too much for the TV show, but what about the cannibals?

- is terminus going to be the gated community? would be weird with all of the advertising they are doing, but they could make it work.

Spoiler

They have so many characters now, I'm not sure if they'll introduce the Priest (Gabriel) They could use him though as a voice of hope. Some have alluded in the thread about the house being a trap and I think there's a chance that the car was the cannibals. Terminus should be Sanctuary but they haven't come across Alexandria (gated community) yet so I'm not sure where they're going with it. They might bypass that whole storyline.

 

[stbugs]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

Agreed. They aren't bloodhounds. They smelled Rick and Glenn, but both of them were right next to the others and didn't have cover. Michonne was a bad example of smell as her friends were a distraction along with their smell. Lots of following the herd. I think the tree and truck hiding is like a bad fart test. If you could smell a bad fart from someone, then the zombie would smell them. Open air like that and no one smells Bob's fart, so they walk by him.

 

[El Floppo]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

I disagree- they seem to have a pretty great sense of timing.

 

[El Floppo]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

i dont know...they seem to have a great sense of timing

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

I don't know if anyone felt this way, but the opening scene with Bob walking alone was clearly (IMO) designed to make you think for just a moment that something bad happened to Maggie/Sandra and he was alone again. Then you get that sigh of relief when you realize it was a flashback. Well done writers in that scene.

yep, and to compare to the scene of him walking down the tracks, alone again, at the end of the episode before the girls find him

time is a flat circle

 

[Timmay]

It was Paul Bearer ("Undertakers Manager") who took Beth. That little weasel was always up to no good.

 

[jamny]

Were they prepping zombies or were those just people being prepped at the time of the zombie apocalypse? Obviously, that house was a funeral home as it was next to a cemetary, it had a viewing room complete with coffin and piano for services, and it had a body prep room complete with gurnies for the corpses. I am not saying the owners weren't looney, as they were in the funeral business, but I didn't get the sense that the people were doing freaky thinks to zombies.

They were prepping zombies. Beth said something along the lines of "look, someone is trying to make them look good. They want to remember that even they were people once" And Darryl wiped away the caked on makeup to reveal the decayed skin underneath.

 

[zoonation]

The only problem with the show is the writing, which is totally vanilla, and most of the acting. No biggie.

Edit to add: I still watch it. And like it. But some of the writing is truly cringe worthy.

 

[kentric]

I thought this last episode was pretty darn good. Seems the producers/director may have taken note of the desire of the fan base to have the episode less concentrated and to have it about two different sets of people instead of one. Hopefully this continues as the concentrated episodes don't carry my interest as much.

Although its possible that the funeral parlor was a trap, I personally don't find that very plausable. The place seems in the middle of nowhere and if people do show up at the place it is likely that they would be few and far between. Also, training a dog to lead walkers to the house? Not a long shelf life on that idea.

 

[cstu]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Can't climb, too stupid to know anyone is up there, etc.

I thought they had a pretty great sense of smell. Couldn't they smell a sweaty D'Angelo on top of the truck?

They use smell as part of some type of identification system, but it doesn't seem particularly great. They regularly walk right past people hiding behind trees or under cars, so I don't think they have a great sense of anything.

I disagree- they seem to have a pretty great sense of timing.

"I'd rather be lucky than good."

/Every walker

 

[snogger]

I thought this last episode was pretty darn good. Seems the producers/director may have taken note of the desire of the fan base to have the episode less concentrated and to have it about two different sets of people instead of one. Hopefully this continues as the concentrated episodes don't carry my interest as much.

Although its possible that the funeral parlor was a trap, I personally don't find that very plausable. The place seems in the middle of nowhere and if people do show up at the place it is likely that they would be few and far between. Also, training a dog to lead walkers to the house? Not a long shelf life on that idea.

on the bold part.

The episodes were filmed many months back, so unless they have a time machine. , I doubt the episodes have changed based on fan feed back.

 

[pollardsvision]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

 

[cstu]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

One of these would be money.

 

[(HULK)]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

 

[jonessed]

This season has been pretty crappy overall, but the last episode was much better. I suspect that's largely because they left out Rick and his son. They have completely hosed those two characters.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

Up high with a ten foot long piece of rebar would be pretty effective anti-zombie weapon.

 

[El Floppo]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

Up high with a ten foot long piece of rebar would be pretty effective anti-zombie weapon.

Given the way... Sasha?... was impaling skulls with a stick last episode, I don't think you'd need much more than a long branch.

 

[(HULK)]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

Up high with a ten foot long piece of rebar would be pretty effective anti-zombie weapon.

I'd like to suscribe to your newsletter.

Although it might be hard to be accurate with that. Crossbow with high test fishing line tied to the bolt might be interesting/effective.

 

[pollardsvision]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

Yeah, long term, I think a house with a window exit to a jumpable porch roof (or another ladder) would be the ticket (in the rip out the staircase scenario) .

 

[pollardsvision]

I noticed that the living peeps like to hide on roofs, on tops of trucks, etc. Are zombies physically incapable of climbing, or are they too stupid to know how to climb, on account of being dead and all?

Too stupid.

It seems an aluminum ladder would be a great resource. With a ladder, you find or fashion all sorts of safe places to rest.

First step in setting up at a house would be ripping out the staircase, and you've got a pretty safe place.

Yup. But then you need to leave yourself a quick and easy way out. Once they know you're in there, they'll keep hanging around waiting you out.

Up high with a ten foot long piece of rebar would be pretty effective anti-zombie weapon.

I'd like to suscribe to your newsletter.

Although it might be hard to be accurate with that. Crossbow with high test fishing line tied to the bolt might be interesting/effective.

It wouldn't be great in this scenario, but I did love Maggie's sawed off No Parking sign in this past episode. Maybe my favorite close quarters combat weapon to date.

 

[Raider Nation]

Wait, how did all of those walkers get up on the roof in S1 (where Merle was handcuffed) if they can't climb? They flooded the stairways.