***OFFICIAL 'The Walking Dead' TV Series Thread*** (8 Viewers)

[ghostguy123]

About the tornado. Fantastical things happen all the time in movies and shows. A ton of movies have been made about natural disasters and the characters of those of course survive against great odds. It is possible the tornado wiped out all the zombies breaking in the barn without actually touching the barn, no. But for the sake of the show, why not. The problem is they didn't SHOW IT. Instead they cut scene out the most dramatic part of the night and instead took up the hour with a bunch of boo hooing and music boxes. Totally lame, they should air this during the daytime with all the other soap operas.

Ok sure, but what kind of standard are we holding the show to?

I don't think anyone went to see any of the disaster movies expecting realism. This is the highest rated show on television, think about that. It has better ratings that Breaking Bad had during any point. Maybe it's just me, but I would think the writing should surpass that of cheesy disaster flicks. Besides, a lot of these are very obvious to a lot of people -- hire 5 people to screen the shows and let them pick the stupid things apart.

I know right?? I watch a zombie show to get my realism.

 

[shadyridr]

About the tornado. Fantastical things happen all the time in movies and shows. A ton of movies have been made about natural disasters and the characters of those of course survive against great odds. It is possible the tornado wiped out all the zombies breaking in the barn without actually touching the barn, no. But for the sake of the show, why not. The problem is they didn't SHOW IT. Instead they cut scene out the most dramatic part of the night and instead took up the hour with a bunch of boo hooing and music boxes. Totally lame, they should air this during the daytime with all the other soap operas.

Ok sure, but what kind of standard are we holding the show to?

I don't think anyone went to see any of the disaster movies expecting realism. This is the highest rated show on television, think about that. It has better ratings that Breaking Bad had during any point. Maybe it's just me, but I would think the writing should surpass that of cheesy disaster flicks. Besides, a lot of these are very obvious to a lot of people -- hire 5 people to screen the shows and let them pick the stupid things apart.

I know right?? I watch a zombie show to get my realism.

CARRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLL sonic boom

 

[tdoss]

About the tornado. Fantastical things happen all the time in movies and shows. A ton of movies have been made about natural disasters and the characters of those of course survive against great odds. It is possible the tornado wiped out all the zombies breaking in the barn without actually touching the barn, no. But for the sake of the show, why not. The problem is they didn't SHOW IT. Instead they cut scene out the most dramatic part of the night and instead took up the hour with a bunch of boo hooing and music boxes. Totally lame, they should air this during the daytime with all the other soap operas.

Ok sure, but what kind of standard are we holding the show to?

I don't think anyone went to see any of the disaster movies expecting realism. This is the highest rated show on television, think about that. It has better ratings that Breaking Bad had during any point. Maybe it's just me, but I would think the writing should surpass that of cheesy disaster flicks. Besides, a lot of these are very obvious to a lot of people -- hire 5 people to screen the shows and let them pick the stupid things apart.

I know right?? I watch a zombie show to get my realism.

CARRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLL sonic boom

They could probably save more budget by simply holding up a cue card with text:"Our intrepid heroes get stuck in a zombinado. Hope against hope...they must band together now more than ever."

Fade to black and then fade back in with everyone waking up like they did at the end of this episode.

Apologists and fanboys would still fall all over themselves to explain the use of cue cards in this case.

"The use of cue cards was a brilliant stroke...instead of force feeding the viewer everything it causes the viewer to take a more active role. Pure genius!"

 

[El Floppo]

zombies dont' exist, erego reason doesn't exist. ipso dipso rectum.

 

[tonydead]

I know right?? I watch a zombie show to get my realism.

A fantastical premise doesn't excuse the quality of the writing and execution, it makes it that much more important.

 

[Skipdog77]

I wonder if they are going to explain how that dude knows Rick right off the bat or are the writers going to draw it out a la Lost?

I'm going with Morgan found LL Bean guy first, and that's how he knows about Rick and his group.

...or he's the gay son of world renowned psychic Sylvia Brown. Could go either way.

 

[Parrothead]

I wonder if they are going to explain how that dude knows Rick right off the bat or are the writers going to draw it out a la Lost?

I'm going with Morgan found LL Bean guy first, and that's how he knows about Rick and his group.

...or he's the gay son of world renowned psychic Sylvia Brown. Could go either way.

Morgan probably showed prepper the map with the "world's gonna need Rick Grimes" line on it

 

[Psychopav]

The water in the road would be a useful tripwire. Zombies just plow it over like bowling balls but people would likely just take it. It's good to know what is in the area.

I'm with you on this one. I thought it was totally unrealistic when they used wires with empty cans to make noise when perfectly good water bottles would have sufficed. The writing on this show is terrible. I know its about zombies guys but at least use common sense when you devise detection techniques.

That's not what I mean. If your goal is to detect humans then trip wires will give you a false positive when a zombie trips it. Humans would, theoretically, stop for water in the road.

If you have several roads in your area dropping some water will if nothing else let you know there are humans nearby, and even if you intend to eat them you can always claim you are the nice guy that laid out water for you to find at first till you can get them tied up and ready to be eaten.

What you really want in this situation is a bright red thick trip rope. Than the humans will see it and step right over it whereas your zombie walker types'll plow right into it.Of course, if you're looking to nab a human this way, you'll have to be watching when it all goes down. So what you need to do is to set up a tripwire up the road a ways to warn you that something's approaching your trip rope, so you can put down your baby or your lawn mower or your electric shaver or whatever and go check out what's going on before whoever or whatever it is gets to your trip rope.

Duh.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

1) Sasha is a doosh.

2) These people need to talk to each other. Wasn't the better play during that bridge scene to be like "hey guys, can you leave the last two for me to go nuts on to get out some aggression?" Communicate people, it's not like you have anything else to do.

3) Lauren Cohan looked unbelievable on TWD.

 

[dhockster]

zombies dont' exist, erego reason doesn't exist. ipso dipso rectum.

E plurbus unam

 

[tdoss]

I wonder if they are going to explain how that dude knows Rick right off the bat or are the writers going to draw it out a la Lost?

I'm going with Morgan found LL Bean guy first, and that's how he knows about Rick and his group.

...or he's the gay son of world renowned psychic Sylvia Brown. Could go either way.

And then Morgan left?

Otherwise why wouldn't Morgan approach Rick's team?

 

[Jayrok]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

 

[tdoss]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

 

[Jayrok]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

Not in response to Morgan. Just a general comment/observation that maybe this Aaron isn't the one in charge. Maybe he works for Negan? or maybe it's too soon for Negan.

I would think Morgan is behind them a distance unless he found a car or something.

 

[pantherclub]

Just re-watched this weeks episode and its worse then the initial viewing. The barn door scene, the scene where maggie and sasha are walking talking around the zombies looking at the sun and of course J Crew dude is just embarrassingly bad

 

[cstu]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

Not in response to Morgan. Just a general comment/observation that maybe this Aaron isn't the one in charge. Maybe he works for Negan? or maybe it's too soon for Negan.

I would think Morgan is behind them a distance unless he found a car or something.

Maybe he's a member of a good group trying to recruit people to help fight Negan?

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

I have a hard time believing that Morgan would have joined up with anyone other than Rick. I think he's still trailing the group and we'll see him again soon. Maybe he saves Rick and the group from Ralph Lauren.

 

[tdoss]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

Not in response to Morgan. Just a general comment/observation that maybe this Aaron isn't the one in charge. Maybe he works for Negan? or maybe it's too soon for Negan.

I would think Morgan is behind them a distance unless he found a car or something.

What is a negan?

 

[flapgreen]

Aaron is a good guy

 

[Loan Sharks]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

Not in response to Morgan. Just a general comment/observation that maybe this Aaron isn't the one in charge. Maybe he works for Negan? or maybe it's too soon for Negan.

I would think Morgan is behind them a distance unless he found a car or something.

What is a negan?

Yeah seriously if that is what we are going to do we can shut the thread down and go buy comic books.

 

[Mario Kart]

Some of you do not know a good show. This last episode, with its symbolism, was terrific.

 

[jamny]

Keep the comic talk out of this, or at least put it in spoilers.

I've read the comics. No reason to mention him yet.

 

[Franknbeans]

Some of you do not know a good show. This last episode, with its symbolism, was terrific.

 

[slackjawedyokel]

I liked the last episode as well. Thought the music box was a great tool to symbolize the hope and mystery of a "good guy" showing up all of a sudden. The episode also tried to show on film the internalized struggles of these people wandering around.

 

[Loan Sharks]

Some of you do not know a good show. This last episode, with its symbolism, was terrific.

You know what was a good show? The A Team. You know how much symbolism that had? If BA Baracus going all Mr. T on you is symbolic then tons. I want a show about characters I love but I don't need to know more that Face is a playboy who smokes cigars and Murdock has an imaginary dog. I am in it for rolling around in a van capping zombies and seeing hot chicks in torn clothes.

You know what I want? I want to see Rick symbolically bite out more peoples throats, a kid looking at symbolic flowers before a bullet lobotomy and Sofia's zombie being put down as a symbol of the way things are now.

I don't need magic tornados with crappily squashed zombie aftermath and a damn music box.

 

[cstu]

Heather Bellson, who wrote last week's episode, co-wrote the episode "Self-Help" - the one with the Dukes of Hazzard car flip, Eugene using all of their precious water to fire hose zombies and where the fire truck breaks down near the still-unexplained giant herd of zombies.

Stop writing, Heather.

 

[GregR]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

Is this in response to him going over Morgan?Or just him going for his group? Cause I'm not sure anyone questioned that...someone has to go...who cares who goes if none of them know each other?

Not in response to Morgan. Just a general comment/observation that maybe this Aaron isn't the one in charge. Maybe he works for Negan? or maybe it's too soon for Negan.

I would think Morgan is behind them a distance unless he found a car or something.

What is a negan?

It's slang for someone who doesn't know how to use a spoiler box.

 

[kentric]

Going along with the seemingly biblical theme last week, Aaron was the initial spokesman for his brother Moses before Pharoah because Moses was not good at speaking. Moses whined at God to choose someone else so he sent Aaron with him to do the talking, at least until Moses was comfortable talking with Pharoah.

Maybe Aaron the preppie is just a spokesman for his group?

TWD's 8 of spades eh?

 

[kentric]

Heather Bellson, who wrote last week's episode, co-wrote the episode "Self-Help" - the one with the Dukes of Hazzard car flip, Eugene using all of their precious water to fire hose zombies and where the fire truck breaks down near the still-unexplained giant herd of zombies.

Stop writing, Heather.

Loved that scene. Loved it so much that I added a supersoaker to my Zombie Emergency pack.

 

[TenTimes]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

 

[kentric]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

I love comicons. Chalk me up as someone who didn't realize that Scott Wilson was a communist.

Enjoy the comicon comrad TenTimes.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

If you pay for the one where you get to do posed shots, I doubt he'd have a problem with it.

 

[TenTimes]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

If you pay for the one where you get to do posed shots, I doubt he'd have a problem with it.

Wasn't aware of this, all the website says is autograph = $40, one to one photo op = $55. I'll dig deeper or make a call and find out if they offer posed shots.

I was pretty excited to finally remember to get tickets to this thing (sells out every year (Emerald City)), I hear they've become a pretty good time for casual comic guys like me, and the eye candy is getting better year after year. Realizing it's on the day of the season finale has me pretty amped and considering going all the way with costume and shtick instead of just as a guest.

 

[TenTimes]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

I love comicons. Chalk me up as someone who didn't realize that Scott Wilson was a communist.

Enjoy the comicon comrad TenTimes.

I don't understand the communist comment? You mean in the way they sit him down and let people line up to give him money for an autograph? Either way, will do comrad Kentric

 

[cstu]

Found out this comicon I am going to is on the same day as the season finale...

Have never gone to one, only seen pics and heard stories, I am seriously considering going as the governor with a sword and asking Herschel (Scott Wilson) if he'd let us reenact that scene in a photo op.

Any chance something like that would fly? At all?

I love comicons. Chalk me up as someone who didn't realize that Scott Wilson was a communist.

Enjoy the comicon comrad TenTimes.

I don't understand the communist comment? You mean in the way they sit him down and let people line up to give him money for an autograph? Either way, will do comrad Kentric

comi...con...

 

[TenTimes]

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Een Roasha, Comic Cons you.

 

[pantherclub]

All right boys. I am about 8 beers and 1 tequila shot in. Let's make this a good episode and hope it's doesn't go off the rails.

 

[top dog]

Nice start! Love that Rick just decks him.

 

[joffer]

picture wasn't that bad

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Nice start! Love that Rick just decks him.

Is it just me or does Rick look more and more like Jesus Christ every week?

 

[top dog]

Only if Jesus is an amish dude with a British accent.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Only if Jesus is an amish dude with a British accent.

ya never know

 

[BustedKnuckles]

pretty INTENSE

 

[BustedKnuckles]

So its a gay community...not that theres anything wrong with that

 

[pantherclub]

The writers cannot get out of their own way.

 

[shadyridr]

I enjoyed it. Very tense. Why is every show compelled to have gay characters in it? 6% of he population is gay yet 100% of tv shows have gay characters? It just seems strange. Anyway, i liked the fake Topher Grace character. I guess next week they audition.

 

[The Big Guy]

Rick chooses the worst option every time. Have to love it.

 

[bushdocda]

Topher Grace does seem like a nice dude.

I wish that was the finale. They've already done the too good to be true switcheroo a few times.

SgettiOs for everyone!

 

[Zow]

at rick using the flare gun on a zombie.