Walking Dead TV Series - Page 6

j tea · 11-05-2010, 07:43 PM

I had to mention this because I thought it was funny. Other Atlantans probably caught this. The iconic image they keep using of the main character entering the city on horseback is set on a short segment of freeway that doesn't go anywhere. It leads from downtown and dead-ends into a neighborhood east of the city but doesn't connect to any escape routes. All of the cars are headed in the direction of the neighborhood where it dead-ends. In reality I would think all the cars would be headed BACK INTO downtown where the highways and escape routes actually would be. It was fun in the opening episode picking out the sights in Atlanta though. Hope there is more of that.

j tea · 11-08-2010, 03:05 PM

Pretty awesome last night! I was shocked by the gore level in the pivotal middle scene (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about!).

mcchrist · 11-08-2010, 03:25 PM

The series has already gone into full-blown soap opera mode. Every zombie film is fundamentally the same, so far the second episode was fundamentally the same as the first. I suspect the rest of the episodes will be too. Meanwhile surrounded by endless talking, waxing and waning from the cast, there just so happens to be zombies and occasional gore to keep people watching.

I am not interested in this.

j tea · 11-08-2010, 04:54 PM

Have fun watching Two and a Half Men.

Mok · 11-08-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mcchrist

The series has already gone into full-blown soap opera mode. Every zombie film is fundamentally the same, so far the second episode was fundamentally the same as the first. I suspect the rest of the episodes will be too. Meanwhile surrounded by endless talking, waxing and waning from the cast, there just so happens to be zombies and occasional gore to keep people watching.

I am not interested in this.

Is it at least Coronation Street with Zombies?

maybrick · 11-08-2010, 07:44 PM

Since the Walking Dead has always been about the relationships between people, yeah, it's going to have a bit of a soap opera element to it, naturally. I don't have a problem with that. It would be near impossible to make an ongoing series featuring the mindless living dead based on anything else.

Paff · 11-08-2010, 08:26 PM

It's still the best zombie series on television right now

mcchrist · 11-08-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by maybrick

Since the Walking Dead has always been about the relationships between people, yeah, it's going to have a bit of a soap opera element to it, naturally. I don't have a problem with that. It would be near impossible to make an ongoing series featuring the mindless living dead based on anything else.

That's my whole point. the only thing that makes a zombie movie good are the people, setting, and what they do to survive. And that got old by 1978. Fuck the zombies don't even matter, and to drag on an entire series, especially when the characters aren't showing themselves to be interesting, it is going to be like watching the same zombie drek every week.

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Originally Posted by Paff

It's still the best zombie series on television right now

You're right about that.

maybrick · 11-08-2010, 09:00 PM

What makes The Walking Dead interesting is in seeing how the human race devolves over time, where you see how a normal law abiding citizen slowly turns into a cold blooded killer, and in some cases into psychotic despots and cannibals. You get that to a certain extent in horror movies, but not nearly to the depth that the comic series did. Most zombie films only give you a snippet of a few days or weeks of the characters lives, because that's all they can handle in under 2 hours. The Walking Dead goes on for years.

mcchrist · 11-08-2010, 09:12 PM

That's fine, but the scenario has not hooked me into it to last that long. I don't have the patience to watch a show about a group of characters I don't care about become a mess. If I wanted to do that, I'd watch Jersey Shore.

maybrick · 11-08-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mcchrist

That's fine, but the scenario has not hooked me into it to last that long. I don't have the patience to watch a show about a group of characters I don't care about become a mess. If I wanted to do that, I'd watch Jersey Shore.

You're perfectly entitled to believe what you want of course, but I've never understood the necessity some people have to "care" about the characters in horror films, especially zombie films. If you don't like a character then it's almost worth it all by itself to wait for him or her to be eaten. (And most of these characters WILL be eaten.) I already dislike the wife and her cop boyfriend enough to want to see them die in some gruesome fashion.

mcchrist · 11-08-2010, 11:06 PM

Of course, but I don't want to wait three or six seasons for it to happen. See the difference?

dvdfan · 11-09-2010, 02:58 AM

It's been picked up for a 13 episode second season. WooHoo!!

17thJuggalo · 11-09-2010, 02:58 AM

Actually, The Walking Dead is referring to the human characters which is the "twist". The comics always had zombies play a secondary role to character development and that's what made the comics work so well. The show is doing the exact same thing which is probably why it was greenlit as a series.

I admit that the first episode was leaps ahead of the second, but the second was still alot of fun.

Mitbox · 11-09-2010, 03:09 AM

I liked the second episode better, but I can't stop thinking that every scene is already done in zombie movie world. I still feel like watching a remake but at least is still entertaining. Besides I love Sarah Wayne Callies, since I first saw her on Prison Break I thought she looked italian enough for a zombie movie, and here we are... she's so beautiful...*sigh

11-08-2010, 03:25 PM	#78
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	The series has already gone into full-blown soap opera mode. Every zombie film is fundamentally the same, so far the second episode was fundamentally the same as the first. I suspect the rest of the episodes will be too. Meanwhile surrounded by endless talking, waxing and waning from the cast, there just so happens to be zombies and occasional gore to keep people watching. I am not interested in this. __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

11-08-2010, 07:44 PM	#81
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,620	Since the Walking Dead has always been about the relationships between people, yeah, it's going to have a bit of a soap opera element to it, naturally. I don't have a problem with that. It would be near impossible to make an ongoing series featuring the mindless living dead based on anything else. __________________ "This is where we live, Shelly!"

11-08-2010, 08:26 PM	#82
Paff Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,534	It's still the best zombie series on television right now __________________ CINEMA PAFF - Your BB-Movie Showcase * * - The extra B is for BYOBB Paff's Laserdiscs

11-08-2010, 09:00 PM	#84
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,620	What makes The Walking Dead interesting is in seeing how the human race devolves over time, where you see how a normal law abiding citizen slowly turns into a cold blooded killer, and in some cases into psychotic despots and cannibals. You get that to a certain extent in horror movies, but not nearly to the depth that the comic series did. Most zombie films only give you a snippet of a few days or weeks of the characters lives, because that's all they can handle in under 2 hours. The Walking Dead goes on for years. __________________ "This is where we live, Shelly!"

11-08-2010, 09:12 PM	#85
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	That's fine, but the scenario has not hooked me into it to last that long. I don't have the patience to watch a show about a group of characters I don't care about become a mess. If I wanted to do that, I'd watch Jersey Shore. __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

11-05-2010, 07:43 PM	#76
j tea Stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 328	I had to mention this because I thought it was funny. Other Atlantans probably caught this. The iconic image they keep using of the main character entering the city on horseback is set on a short segment of freeway that doesn't go anywhere. It leads from downtown and dead-ends into a neighborhood east of the city but doesn't connect to any escape routes. All of the cars are headed in the direction of the neighborhood where it dead-ends. In reality I would think all the cars would be headed BACK INTO downtown where the highways and escape routes actually would be. It was fun in the opening episode picking out the sights in Atlanta though. Hope there is more of that.

11-08-2010, 03:05 PM	#77
j tea Stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 328	Pretty awesome last night! I was shocked by the gore level in the pivotal middle scene (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about!).

11-08-2010, 04:54 PM	#79
j tea Stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 328	Have fun watching Two and a Half Men.

11-08-2010, 11:06 PM	#87
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	Of course, but I don't want to wait three or six seasons for it to happen. See the difference? __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

11-09-2010, 02:58 AM	#88
dvdfan Stalker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 286	It's been picked up for a 13 episode second season. WooHoo!!

11-09-2010, 02:58 AM	#89
17thJuggalo HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,592	Actually, The Walking Dead is referring to the human characters which is the "twist". The comics always had zombies play a secondary role to character development and that's what made the comics work so well. The show is doing the exact same thing which is probably why it was greenlit as a series. I admit that the first episode was leaps ahead of the second, but the second was still alot of fun.

11-09-2010, 03:09 AM	#90
Mitbox Stalker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chile Posts: 289	I liked the second episode better, but I can't stop thinking that every scene is already done in zombie movie world. I still feel like watching a remake but at least is still entertaining. Besides I love Sarah Wayne Callies, since I first saw her on Prison Break I thought she looked italian enough for a zombie movie, and here we are... she's so beautiful...*sigh

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