***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (2 Viewers)

[cstu]

When you don't nitpick every detail, this is a really good show. Granted I am a nitpicking kind of person about obvious things like not having seen a single person in a death mobile, like the dawn of the dead remake, but for a good zombie filled time, sign me up.

I would think if we actually did see someone with a "death mobile", that would be something to nitpick.

You really don't find it the least bit strange that touring the towns of rural Georgia that they haven't come across one set of rednecks in a lifted up pickup truck done slightly psycho?

No. I would find it much more strange is some hillbillies were capable of staying alive and building a machine like that that runs on readily available fuel.

I would like it for the show I suppose, but as I watch I would know how unrealistic it is.....................ya know, cause this show is supposed to be realistic.

The first thing any red blooded Southern boy who survives the zombie apocalypse is going do is build a ####ing death mobile. Hell, they probably already got 'em now.

 

[cstu]

AMC’s The Walking Dead is adding another series regular.

Relative newcomer Ross Marquand will join the zombie drama based on Robert Kirkman’s long-running comics, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Marquand’s character will be introduced in the second half of the show’s fifth season and will be a series regular — with the likelihood to serve in the same capacity in the already announced sixth season.

While details on which character Marquand is playing are being kept under wraps, Kirkman previously noted on Talking Dead that a “prominent” gay character from his comics would be introduced in the second half of season five. Considering where AMC’s Walking Dead is in relation to the comics, all signs point to the character of Aaron being introduced, as the series could explore the Alexandria storyline next now that the group is reunited and back on the road looking for a new home. Aaron is a resident of the Alexandria Safe-Zone, the longest-running location that the comics has yet to feature. Aaron is first introduced in issue 67 of the comics and serves as a recruiter — with his work partner and boyfriend, Eric. He first crosses paths with Rick’s group while they are on the road to Washington.

Marquand, meanwhile, counts Down and Dangerous, A Lonely Place for Dying and The Congregation among his credits. On the TV side, he has episodes of Mad Men and Phineas and Ferb — where he voiced Han Solo in its Star Wars episode — on his résumé. He’s repped by UTA, Leslie Allan-Rice Management and Myman Greenspan.

Marquand marks the latest addition to the series, which this season has already killed off three series regulars: Andrew J. West (Gareth), Lawrence Gilliard (Bob) and Emily Kinney (Beth). He joins new addition Alexandra Breckenridge as a new face for season five. Her character, whose details also are being kept under wraps, will be introduced in the back half of the season with an option to be promoted to regular in season six. (Casting breakdowns have indicated she may be playing Samantha, a character that isn’t in the comics but who may be a fake name.)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Great, I thought we already has a prominent gay character? What we need is more straight white guys. I feel my cultural identity is being under represented in this show and that is wrong from what I hear.

I am beginning to think this show is reverse racist. The only white guys are a suicidal gullible meathead, a brutal cop and a shiftless hillbilly.

Don't forget the moody teenager!

 

[ghostguy123]

No. I would find it much more strange is some hillbillies were capable of staying alive and building a machine like that that runs on readily available fuel.

I would like it for the show I suppose, but as I watch I would know how unrealistic it is.....................ya know, cause this show is supposed to be realistic.

The first thing any red blooded Southern boy who survives the zombie apocalypse is going do is build a ####ing death mobile. Hell, they probably already got 'em now.

This is very true.

Thing is, chances are they would feel overly compelled (while drunk on shine) to use it as often as possible, and probably died quickly.

However, and I know I said this a long time ago in this thread, not sure if I think it's accurate anymore though. I used to think that if this zombie thing happened that the people would take to the streets in masses and pop a cap in all the walker's asses. I mean, slow moving, and they don't re-animate quickly at all ranging from minutes to several hours.

Then I realize just how stupid the masses really are, and the looting would be incredible, the violence would be unstoppable, and the chaos would be of epic proportions. No utilities would work, no more gas made, no more food produced.........nothing.

In all honestly, I think the redneck country boys would be the best hope for humanity. They are content going out and hunting down some walkers and coming home for a pig roast and some shine, with all due respect to rednecks.

 

[stbugs]

No. I would find it much more strange is some hillbillies were capable of staying alive and building a machine like that that runs on readily available fuel.

I would like it for the show I suppose, but as I watch I would know how unrealistic it is.....................ya know, cause this show is supposed to be realistic.

The first thing any red blooded Southern boy who survives the zombie apocalypse is going do is build a ####ing death mobile. Hell, they probably already got 'em now.

This is very true.

Thing is, chances are they would feel overly compelled (while drunk on shine) to use it as often as possible, and probably died quickly.

However, and I know I said this a long time ago in this thread, not sure if I think it's accurate anymore though. I used to think that if this zombie thing happened that the people would take to the streets in masses and pop a cap in all the walker's asses. I mean, slow moving, and they don't re-animate quickly at all ranging from minutes to several hours.

Then I realize just how stupid the masses really are, and the looting would be incredible, the violence would be unstoppable, and the chaos would be of epic proportions. No utilities would work, no more gas made, no more food produced.........nothing.

In all honestly, I think the redneck country boys would be the best hope for humanity. They are content going out and hunting down some walkers and coming home for a pig roast and some shine, with all due respect to rednecks.

Problem is that the redneckers like to get in drunken fights and with no law around anymore, they are likely to shoot up a bunch of zombies and either get overwhelmed because they flipped the death mobile (probably trying to pull a Duke move)/were too loud or accidentally shoot one of their own and not realize that any death = zombie and get eaten by their dead buddy. Think of the crew that Daryl met. Did they actually know early on that death = zombie? That one guy choked out the other, wouldn't have taken a little more squeezing to accidentally kill that guy that saw Rick. Those guys were one drunk accident away from being road kill by their own hands.

 

[ghostguy123]

Died doing a needless Duke move. I can see it.

Maybe we see some of that in the spinoff

 

[SacramentoBob]

RIP Tyrese

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/syfys-the-expanse-adds-walking-dead-mad-men-alums-1201361228/

 

[Mario Kart]

RIP Tyrese

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/syfys-the-expanse-adds-walking-dead-mad-men-alums-1201361228/

I'm not so sure. With this series, he is essentially shooting three tv series in a year. Both halves of Walking Dead and this 10-episode run.

 

[SacramentoBob]

RIP Tyrese

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/syfys-the-expanse-adds-walking-dead-mad-men-alums-1201361228/

I'm not so sure. With this series, he is essentially shooting three tv series in a year. Both halves of Walking Dead and this 10-episode run.

We all know the black guys don't last very long in this show. Amazing he made it this far.

 

[tdoss]

Punk @zz needs to go...can't believe how little respect I have for his character.

But I don't see an end to him anytime soon.

Wait...Morgan should catch up soon...

Make your time Cryrese

 

[slackjawedyokel]

A friend insists (character shot season 5 episode 8) survives. How does anyone survive that?!?

 

[stbugs]

RIP Tyrese

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/syfys-the-expanse-adds-walking-dead-mad-men-alums-1201361228/

I'm not so sure. With this series, he is essentially shooting three tv series in a year. Both halves of Walking Dead and this 10-episode run.

We all know the black guys don't last very long in this show. Amazing he made it this far.

Not true anymore, we lost Bob and added Noah and Gabriel. Seems like black guys are now like the Hydra, cut a head off and 2 more grow back in its place. We are no longer in the era of one black guy allowed.

 

[stbugs]

A friend insists (character shot season 5 episode 8) survives. How does anyone survive that?!?

They don't. That is just silly. Looking forward to the season kicking back up again next week.

 

[flapgreen]

I'm so glad Dale is dead

 

[cstu]

I'm so glad Dale is dead

Dale is morally disappointed in your post.

 

[flapgreen]

I hated that stupid look he gave everyone!

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Perhaps this belongs in the Random Movie "aha" Moment thread, but since we're on the subject...

In the first X-Files movie, the actor who played Dale was a scientist. He was lowered into the underground caves in North Texas and was sealed in after he was attacked by an alien.

 

[El Floppo]

Perhaps this belongs in the Random Movie "aha" Moment thread, but since we're on the subject...

In the first X-Files movie, the actor who played Dale was a scientist. He was lowered into the underground caves in North Texas and was sealed in after he was attacked by an alien.

nailed it.

 

[dhockster]

I was watching Law and Order over the weekend and this defense lawyer with more hair than I recognized really annoyed me. I knew I had seen him before. Then I realized it was Dale. I realized why he annoyed me.

 

[tommyboy]

season resumes Sunday

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/trailer-another-day-the-walking-dead-season-5

trailer for next episode fyi

 

[Loan Sharks]

season resumes Sunday

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/trailer-another-day-the-walking-dead-season-5

trailer for next episode fyi

Oh yeah! Show is due for some wandering zombie killing. We have had nice periods of plot and character development. Now for a wanton rampage of action.

 

[culdeus]

Binge watched this thing starting in early December up to getting caught up tonight.

I haven't read much at all of this thread.

It's a rare show that imo got better with age. I'm a little tired of everyone turning into a sociopath that needs killing as a storyline. That's 3 of them now?

 

[ghostguy123]

Watched chunks of a few of the old episodes this past weekend on some marathon thing they were running.

The mid season finale where they shoot up all the walkers in the barn is still one of the single best 5 minutes of any program I have ever watched, movie or TV show. It was like a really long wick on a giant bomb, and BOOM. Then super duper sadness like 5 seconds later. God Shane's character was so fabulous.

The other two I saw were the episode where Rick reunites with his wife/son and Shane, and the episode where they are at the CDC. Both awesome. So different than the episodes now.

Rememer when one walker took em like 10 seconds to kill and it was always super dangerous??

 

[flapgreen]

The show hasn't been the same since Shane died. I know he had to go but they haven't been able to adequately replace him.

 

[tommyboy]

Shane excess baggage, got the inevitable

 

[ghostguy123]

Daryl at the CDC when finding out everyone was gone and there was no communication with any other government agencies:

"I'ma get ####-face drunk....again"

 

[culdeus]

Sorry for noob question but why doesn't everyone move to the shore and anchor a boat? Zombies can't move in sand and if they come for you just move out to your boat and float somewhere else.

Eat fish and plant food on barges and stuff.

Just saying. Gonna sift thru this thread a bIt. Already lol at the mowing lawn meme

 

[roadkill1292]

Wait till you get to the great gas debate.

 

[El Floppo]

Sorry for noob question but why doesn't everyone move to the shore and anchor a boat? Zombies can't move in sand and if they come for you just move out to your boat and float somewhere else.

Eat fish and plant food on barges and stuff.

Just saying. Gonna sift thru this thread a bIt. Already lol at the mowing lawn meme

I think there's been lots of talk of living on an island or boat.

people in here want them roaming so they can kill ####.

 

[culdeus]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

 

[El Floppo]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

some talk of Judith/babies being immune- just talk in here- but

 

[culdeus]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

some talk of Judith/babies being immune- just talk in here- but

Why would they be? If it's a real virus or bacteria strain or something like that why would being born after the event matter? she's clearly been exposed to carriers by now.

So, how do you test this theory. Stab her in the heart and put her in a cage and wait to see if she turns, then if she doesn't everyone starts going bareback?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

It's a rare show that imo got better with age.

Watched chunks of a few of the old episodes this past weekend on some marathon thing they were running.

The mid season finale where they shoot up all the walkers in the barn is still one of the single best 5 minutes of any program I have ever watched, movie or TV show. It was like a really long wick on a giant bomb, and BOOM. Then super duper sadness like 5 seconds later. God Shane's character was so fabulous.

The other two I saw were the episode where Rick reunites with his wife/son and Shane, and the episode where they are at the CDC. Both awesome. So different than the episodes now.

Rememer when one walker took em like 10 seconds to kill and it was always super dangerous??

 

[higgins]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

The new spin off (no idea when it starts) covers much of the beginning and the CDC type info on what's happening and why -- have to imagine that will fill in some blanks for all of us.

 

[culdeus]

It's a rare show that imo got better with age.

Watched chunks of a few of the old episodes this past weekend on some marathon thing they were running.

The mid season finale where they shoot up all the walkers in the barn is still one of the single best 5 minutes of any program I have ever watched, movie or TV show. It was like a really long wick on a giant bomb, and BOOM. Then super duper sadness like 5 seconds later. God Shane's character was so fabulous.

The other two I saw were the episode where Rick reunites with his wife/son and Shane, and the episode where they are at the CDC. Both awesome. So different than the episodes now.

Rememer when one walker took em like 10 seconds to kill and it was always super dangerous??

The dialogue and writing is vastly improved since the first 2 seasons. Some of the dialogue was so forced it got to the point where I just pushed through to some of the action sequences that seemed to matter and focused most on the characters that I knew were going to live to Season 5. I may have missed some of the decent shane stuff as I felt it somewhat pointless to watch him as I knew going into it just from hearing people around IRL discuss the show before that he didn't make it long. I knew that the farm season sort of sucked so I maybe only really watched 50% of the non action stuff there.

I mean the upgrade from the writing was most evident in old guy #1 with the winnebago compared to Herschel. Old Guy 1 was just a cardboard cutout of an old dude. By about the point where the Governor turned up it was 10x better. Some of that was death of the more boring characters and actors. But most was writing.

 

[El Floppo]

hmmm... I thought the Governator was the worst of this series- completely ridiculous.

 

[culdeus]

hmmm... I thought the Governator was the worst of this series- completely ridiculous.

Let me refine, the governor was pretty absurd. But the core team america they kept fairly "real" as it were through the experiences.

It's not all that out of the question that people would group up and then turn on eachother as resources became more scarce. It's sort of how we were not that long ago.

His character was written a little over the top, yeah. But you gotta give it a slight pass just as a plot vehicle. I guess I saw it a bit different as I plowed through the govenor stuff in about 2 weeks time. It took you guys what? 2 years?

 

[El Floppo]

hmmm... I thought the Governator was the worst of this series- completely ridiculous.

Let me refine, the governor was pretty absurd. But the core team america they kept fairly "real" as it were through the experiences.

It's not all that out of the question that people would group up and then turn on eachother as resources became more scarce. It's sort of how we were not that long ago.

His character was written a little over the top, yeah. But you gotta give it a slight pass just as a plot vehicle. I guess I saw it a bit different as I plowed through the govenor stuff in about 2 weeks time. It took you guys what? 2 years?

I marathoned it too until last season.

IMO, the plot vehicles are what makes the show lack transcendence. I really like the soul-searching and glimpses into what makes us human vs animal/zombies that the show gets into... at it's best. usually in the quieter moments, IIRC. I'm also a sucker for the post-apocolyptic "how would I survive and live if those conditions happened to me" kind of thing- so

 

[NewlyRetired]

His character was written a little over the top, yeah.

And the tv version of the governor was extremely watered down compared to the comics in terms of being over the top. The comic character was just flat out nuts.

 

[El Floppo]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

some talk of Judith/babies being immune- just talk in here- but

Why would they be? If it's a real virus or bacteria strain or something like that why would being born after the event matter? she's clearly been exposed to carriers by now.

So, how do you test this theory. Stab her in the heart and put her in a cage and wait to see if she turns, then if she doesn't everyone starts going bareback?

asking these kind of questions should have you writing off Walking Dead.

bottle rockets, dammit- bottle rockets.

 

[Copeman]

Season 2 was still my favorite. Loved it.

 

[NewlyRetired]

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

Kirkman finally revealed a few months ago that he knows exactly how the comics will end. The tv show is roughly at the mid point of where the comics are.

That got me wondering whether Kirkman knows what his very last page will be — similar to the way a lot of showrunners have said that they knew early on what their last scene would be. Turns out the answer is…yes. “Yeah,” responds Kirkman. “I think about a year or two ago. From the very beginning I would always plot these big, long overarching stories. So it’d be like, oh, they’re going to get to the prison, then this is going to happen and then that’s going to happen and that’s going to happen. I wouldn’t really map out how many issues those were going to take, but I would always make sure that I had somewhere between two and ten years of story mapped out ahead of me. About a year or two ago, I finally nailed down exactly what I want the ending to be. So now I’ve kind of got two trails of story going in my head. One working to where I’m at very far into the future, and one working from the end backwards. When those two stories meet, then I’ll know exactly how long the story is. I’m rapidly approaching that point.”

 

[packersfan]

Did anyone watch the Google Plus Hangout show today? Just wondering if there were any interesting tidbits.

 

[culdeus]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

The single only other bit of information that is useful to this is that the CDC said "The French" were onto something before their phone went out. That's it. There's nothing, even magic something to suggest otherwise.

Correct? Sorry if this is covered there are a lot of pages here.

Oh, and I tend to remember that they said the fake scientist was on his Sat Phone to DC talking to them about something, but I assume now that was obviously fake as well.

 

[El Floppo]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

The single only other bit of information that is useful to this is that the CDC said "The French" were onto something before their phone went out. That's it. There's nothing, even magic something to suggest otherwise.

Correct? Sorry if this is covered there are a lot of pages here.

another option proposed is that what we're seeing is isolated/quarantined, and that the rest of the world is back to normal. although the 2nd series kinda opens that up a bit.

 

[NewlyRetired]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

People can still get pregnant and give birth.

 

[El Floppo]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

People can still get pregnant and give birth.

you forgot about the stinky hoo-hah syndrome limiting such things.

 

[NewlyRetired]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

People can still get pregnant and give birth.

you forgot about the stinky hoo-hah syndrome limiting such things.

Have they had any running water since the farm? (I am assuming the farm had some because of the wells but they never showed a shower being used I don't think).

They have to be beyond ripe right now and that is not even taking into account where are they all taking their dumps.

 

[tdoss]

Again, some noob stuff.

I don't really like the fact that if you die, you are a zombie, no matter what. If this was a virus or something you should have either gotten the virus and turned or not. Then you just fight it out to the death with the zombies. The way this is setup the entire human race is going to go extinct, no matter what. There is no hope to turn this around with medicine or the technology on hand. They went to the CDC and the CDC had nothing.

If you could say, ok, lets find a real way to bunker down with fresh water wells and agriculture and start up society again, and slowly clear the world of the zombies, fine.

I almost wonder if the writer of the comics didn't want this to be "The Road - Now with Zombies" so he made everyone affected.

So what's the endgame? They all just ultimately die off?

The baby is the cure...o lyrics reason to carry around that plot device.

 

[culdeus]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

People can still get pregnant and give birth.

I was under the impression the virus spread first like a flu. Then the ones that were symptomatic died and turned and started eating everyone or they survived.

So the survivors now are yes/no??? still contagious to someone without exposure??

I would assume those that are carriers is like aids. the baby probably has it or else also got it and was non symptomatic.

What plotline would tell you this baby is the cure?

 

[El Floppo]

If everyone is infected and if they die they turn into a zombie means the lifespan of the earth is merely as long as the longest living human can manage to stay alive, no more. Is there anything at all to suggest this is not the case?

People can still get pregnant and give birth.

I was under the impression the virus spread first like a flu. Then the ones that were symptomatic died and turned and started eating everyone or they survived.

So the survivors now are yes/no??? still contagious to someone without exposure??

I would assume those that are carriers is like aids. the baby probably has it or else also got it and was non symptomatic.

What plotline would tell you this baby is the cure?

the ad nauseum back and forth in here.

get ready to draw a line in the sand over whether a 1984 Ford Escort has a turning radius of 9' or not.