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Title: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 12 Aug 2009, 14:34
"If your head just exploded you probably realize how potentially huge this is."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007161.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

Ho. Lee. Shit.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 12 Aug 2009, 14:36
holy fuck

Man, this is going to be the most awesome and depressing TV series on cable.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 12 Aug 2009, 14:41
CAN I GET A "HELL YEAH?!"

also, when does The Walking Dead Compendium #2 come out already? i don't wanna shell out for all the books when i can get them in one convenient package for cheaper and i blew through the first compendium in, like, a day or two.

i need more damnit!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 12 Aug 2009, 14:42
It was gonna be a series on NBC for awhile, but AMC is a better fit. Darabont's a solid worker.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: 0bsessions on 12 Aug 2009, 17:16
Am I the only one NOT excited about this?

AMC censored the fucking Breakfast Club. The biggest thing Walking Dead has going for it is the amount of absolutely fucked up shit that happens. If this is on AMC, it is going to be in name and MAYBE character names only, folks. Everything else should be considered officially out the window. You guys should try and ground yourselves in reality before you get your hopes up about what is essentially going to be half assed zombies on network television.

I'd count on any zombie series not on FX, HBO or Showtime as close to doomed to failure as it can get.

And SWM, I wouldn't hold my breath for the second compendium anytime soon. Considering the first comprises the first 48 issues, we likely won't see another one until the series is approaching issue 96 or so, and that's minimum two and a half years off considering issue 64 came out today (And that's being extremely generous considering Kirkman's past issues with deadlines and the fact he's about to start writing a new series with McFarlane). I'd bank on the second compendium hitting sometime early 2013, realistically.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 13 Aug 2009, 01:30
Quote from: 0bsessions on 12 Aug 2009, 17:16
AMC censored the fucking Breakfast Club. The biggest thing Walking Dead has going for it is the amount of absolutely fucked up shit that happens. If this is on AMC, it is going to be in name and MAYBE character names only, folks.
Clearly you live in a deep hole because AMC airs Breaking Bad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad) as original programming and that is a punishing, brutal show. A good Walking Dead would actually continue a hot streak that AMC's been on. They're considered by many to have the best shows on television at the moment with BB and Mad Men.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 13 Aug 2009, 02:10
I love Kirkman so much, it'll probably spill over into this.

@J0n, He's finished Amazing Wolf-Man so things aren't going to get any worse.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Dazed on 13 Aug 2009, 20:28
Yeah, Breaking Bad gives AMC some serious ballsy cred in my book.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 21 Jan 2010, 14:10
AMC greenlit the Walking Dead yesterday.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014051.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 21 Jan 2010, 14:17
my nipples are so hard right now
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Caleb on 21 Jan 2010, 14:41
Shit man.

This could be good.

I bought all the hardcover editions of the Walking Dead.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 22 Jan 2010, 13:19
Coool. Obviously I'd rather this be on HBO or something since, edgy or no, AMC simply can't go all out on this b/c of their basic cable situation. Oh well, this could still be very, very good considering the general quality of AMC shows of late.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 22 Jan 2010, 14:57
yeah, I have high hopes for this since AMC has been doing some pretty great stuff lately and the Walking Dead is....well, awesome.

i mean, hurrrr zombies aarhhhhghghg sweeeet
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blyss on 29 Jan 2010, 07:38
I definitely like the sound of it so far.  I'm a sucker for zombies, it seems.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: FIXDIX on 01 Apr 2010, 00:58
Greenlit for six ep series (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=64650)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 01 Apr 2010, 14:32
OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII*explodes*
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: FIXDIX on 06 Apr 2010, 20:18
Rick has been cast (http://io9.com/5510866/love-actually-star-will-slay-zombies-in-walking-dead)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 07 Apr 2010, 13:54
Hmm. Not sure how I feel about him. I only know him from Love Actually, true, so not exactly the best frame of reference.

I wonder how many issues the first six episode will go through.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: J on 08 Apr 2010, 05:26
you could probably fit a volume into one or two episodes, depending on how dramatic you want to be. i forget how many issues are in a volume.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 03 Jun 2010, 15:00
http://www.rabiddoll.com/node/1238

Pics & info trailer
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Jun 2010, 15:31
something wicked awesome this way comes


can't fuckin wait
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: lprkn on 04 Jun 2010, 03:38
Zombie pictures and interview with Frank Darabont (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/02/first-look-frank-darabonts-the-walking-dead/)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 15 Jul 2010, 16:06
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/07/walking_dead-1.jpg)

link (http://io9.com/5587483/first-full-cast-picture-from-amcs-the-walking-dead?skyline=true&s=i)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 19 Jul 2010, 14:51
Quote from: mberan42 on 01 Apr 2010, 14:32
OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII*explodes*
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: FIXDIX on 19 Jul 2010, 15:30
Also from io9 (http://io9.com/5590915/its-zombies-tanks-and-frank-darabont-in-the-first-on+set-footage-of-the-walking-dead)
[/quote]

Kirkman and Darabont talk a little about the direction of the series along with some on-set footage.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 24 Aug 2010, 13:07
Official trailer (http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/08/the-walking-dead-trailer-video.html#more-7052)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 22 Sep 2010, 14:06
(http://www.blast-o-rama.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/walkingdeadposter.jpg)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 26 Sep 2010, 06:40
nice

Edit: Okay so I just read comic 48 of this thing and holy fucking shit.

holy. fucking. shit.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KaosPilot on 10 Oct 2010, 16:13
Saw a couple of scenes from the second episode today at Comic Con. It looks amazing. From the panel it seems like Kirkman is hands on involved in everything and even wrote the 4th episode. Darabont seemed really excited to be doing this as well.

All in all, I can't wait for it to air in the UK!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 11 Oct 2010, 13:41
Yeah, AMC has been posting all sorts of videos documenting the process, the characters, the storyline, the writers, the directors, etc. on their website. It's pretty amazing, and the show looks fantastic. Can't wait!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: E. Spaceman on 13 Oct 2010, 04:29
Quote from: StaedlerMars on 26 Sep 2010, 06:40
nice

Edit: Okay so I just read comic 48 of this thing and holy fucking shit.

holy. fucking. shit.



I did this


jesus fucking christ
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 22 Oct 2010, 18:48
In case you haven't seen it yet, the pilot is Out There.

It's also really good, it made me kind of sad that I won't be seeing the rest of the series for some time. As far as changes to the story and general plot go, I really think it's working well, they're small, but I can see why.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: jackmort on 25 Oct 2010, 02:39
*Jizz*

I love the comics, I love Frank Darabont, I literally can't wait for this to get across the Atlantic.

Also the Andrew Lincoln guy who's in love actually, who's cast as Rick, was also In a UK TV series called teachers, in which he was very good. so I'm not worried about that
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 29 Oct 2010, 03:18
Yeah I just watched the pilot and it is one of - if not the - single best pilot I've ever seen. So. Fucking. Great. I can't fucking wait for the rest of the series. The weeks between episodes of this show are going to be nightmarish.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2010, 10:31
As much as I'm really stoked for this show to be awesome, I was also secretly hoping it would be horrible so I wouldn't have to actually figure out the logistics of watching it ever week.

See, I don't have tv at my house. Hell, I don't even have the option of getting tv without a 2 year satellite contract (eff that!). So it looks like I'm gonna be driving to my parent's house every Sunday night to watch this.

Luckily, they live like five minutes away.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Hairy Joe Bob on 29 Oct 2010, 10:55
Andrew Lincoln is good in Teachers but even better is This Life, one of the best UK dramas of the 90s. He's absolutely great in that.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 29 Oct 2010, 10:56
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2010, 10:31
As much as I'm really stoked for this show to be awesome, I was also secretly hoping it would be horrible so I wouldn't have to actually figure out the logistics of watching it ever week.

See, I don't have tv at my house. Hell, I don't even have the option of getting tv without a 2 year satellite contract (eff that!). So it looks like I'm gonna be driving to my parent's house every Sunday night to watch this.

Luckily, they live like five minutes away.  :mrgreen:

You have the internet right?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2010, 11:09
Yeah. It's pretty slow and shitty though. Streaming, or even downloading, a full-length show will be a serious ordeal.

It'll much more enjoyable to drive over to my parents house, get smoked out, and hang out with their new puppy.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 29 Oct 2010, 11:11
You failed to mention those perks the first time 'round.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2010, 11:18
sometimes I forget that not everyone's parents give them weed and have adorable australian shepard puppies
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 29 Oct 2010, 23:11
First episode is damn good! I'm interested in seeing how they extend the plot over a whole season but I have high hopes. It's pretty amazing how much violence they can get away with on cable these days. It was just as gory as any R-rated zombie flick I can recall. I guess there's no tits though so it's all ok.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 30 Oct 2010, 07:17
You can "get away" with anything on cable. There's no government restrictions (and never have been) on even basic cable because it's not an openly broadcast service- it's closed. So the only reason there aren't tits is just because they might risk losing sponsors. Sponsors probably are not going to pull for zombie gore though, no.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 30 Oct 2010, 07:42
huh I never knew that. I mean I know the prohibition against profanity carries over to cable so I assumed everything else did too. Interesting. Well I'm glad AMC is willing to risk putting people off instead of dumbing content down. Seems like the latter is almost exclusively the route taken.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 30 Oct 2010, 19:09
Comedy Central aired a Sarah Silverman standup special completely uncensored at around 1 in the morning, she said fuck and cunt on tv and it was awesome.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 30 Oct 2010, 21:28
No, the prohibition against profanity doesn't carry over either, Comedy Central regularly airs uncensored programming latenight (or did) and there was the well known shit episode of South Park. They censor solely on their own terms.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 31 Oct 2010, 13:21
From the FCC website: "Profane language includes those words that are so highly offensive that their mere utterance in the context presented may, in legal terms, amount to a 'nuisance.' In its Golden Globe Awards Order the FCC warned broadcasters that, depending on the context, it would consider the 'F-Word' and those words (or variants thereof) that are as highly offensive as the “F-Word” to be 'profane language' that cannot be broadcast between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m."

In other words, the FCC prohibitions do carry over to television in certain contexts and fines can be levied accordingly. Comedy Central airs their uncensored programing latenight because they can do it with impunity. Something airing is subject to the same penalties for profanity levied upon radio hosts.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 31 Oct 2010, 14:26
FCC prohibitions carry over to broadcast television. That doesn't include basic cable.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 31 Oct 2010, 19:15
Before this thread I wasn't even aware of the existence of the comic, I haven't read it, and I generally find zombies to be the dullest of the classic monsters - but I was absolutely gripped by this pilot. I noticed when I started watching it that the episode was 67 minutes long, and I couldn't believe it when it finished - it seemed like only half an hour had gone past. I thought Andrew Lincoln was fantastic, especially in the hospital sequence. I can't wait for the next episode but I'm glad I won't have to watch this more than once a week. I needed to stay up extra late and watch an episode of Stephen Fry in Last Chance to See just to decompress sufficiently to go to bed.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Dazed on 31 Oct 2010, 20:07
Yeah, this was really good.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 31 Oct 2010, 21:03
Darabont is a really underrated director and he's got a real deep abiding love for "populist" horror, so it's great to see him given such a big budget and the freedom to do what he does best. AMC is like the Roger-Corman-circa-the-50's-and-60's of television, but with more money.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 01 Nov 2010, 01:04
never read the comic but i was impressed by the pilot. Funny how Lenny James (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416694/) can't seem to play in anything but post-apocalyptic tv series. Not thats a bad thing he's pretty awesome in them.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 01 Nov 2010, 12:40
I've never read the comic so near the end when he was under the tank I was really optimistic for a turnabout play and find out he dies there and we spent the entire pilot not following the main character. That would've been rad.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 01 Nov 2010, 14:11
I think that would actually be an awesome idea for a series.

You start out with this really lovable main character who struggles to deal with the zombies and everything, then, halfway through episode 2 or 3, you kill him and the rest of the series is nothing but shots of zombies mulling about set to minimalist ambient music.
It would be like some kind of, like, commentary...man....about...like, you know...how we are all, like, pretty inept...or something. Yeah.


Take that, sponsors and audience members!


Anyway, I enjoyed the premier and am really looking forward to see how it goes from here. It's stuck pretty close to the book so far, but I mean....it can't be exactly the same, for obvious reasons. So I'm excited to see what changes there are and how they are handled, as well as how the actors do. I didn't like the guy playing Rick at first, but thinking back I realized that I didn't like Rick at first either, so maybe he's actually perfect. I really like the music; it's pretty excellent and subdued for the most part, though it can get a bit ridiculous and overly dramatic at times.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KaosPilot on 01 Nov 2010, 16:39
Watched the first episode. After reading all this I wasn't going to wait til the UK air date.

Well it was just great. I can't wait to see how the first season unfolds and to see more of the characters.   
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: valley_parade on 02 Nov 2010, 10:27
Quote from: Ozymandias on 01 Nov 2010, 12:40
I've never read the comic so near the end when he was under the tank I was really optimistic for a turnabout play and find out he dies there and we spent the entire pilot not following the main character. That would've been rad.

That. Exactly that.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 02 Nov 2010, 11:11
I don't understand you two, how can you not have read one of the most awesome zombie comics there is?  That's like not having seen The Godfather.


Then again my best friend hasn't seen the Godfather yet.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Alex C on 02 Nov 2010, 11:35
I've never sat all the way through the Godfather 'cuz I kept getting kinda bored.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 02 Nov 2010, 13:36
The Godfather insists upon itself. That's why I've never seen it.

Anyway, loved, loved, loved the pilot. Got a little tired/bored with the lightswitch conversation, but I understand how it was needed to paint Shane as a douchebag. LOVED the opening sequence of Rick headshotting the little girl. Disappointed with the "sudden reveal" of Lori & Carl -- Rick is so frantic about finding them, but suddenly we switch over to the Atlanta camp and there they are... Kinda lame.

I keep reading debates on whether this will be a character-driven or plot-driven show. I don't care which, (actually I'm kinda rooting for plot-driven, 'cause I'm hoping lots of characters get killed off!), I just want this show to continue to kick ass. 8.1 million total viewers (5.3mm on the original broadcast) -- the most of any season premier of a cable show in 2010, and the most for AMC ever.

Darabont & Kirkman have specifically said that the TV show is going to be different than the books, so be prepared for certain characters to stay alive and others to die when it should be vice-versa.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: valley_parade on 03 Nov 2010, 07:25
Quote from: Blue Kitty on 02 Nov 2010, 11:11
I don't understand you two, how can you not have read one of the most awesome zombie comics there is?  That's like not having seen The Godfather.

I don't read comics. Takes too much time from listening to music.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Nov 2010, 10:50
Quote from: valley_parade on 03 Nov 2010, 07:25
Quote from: Blue Kitty on 02 Nov 2010, 11:11
I don't understand you two, how can you not have read one of the most awesome zombie comics there is?  That's like not having seen The Godfather.

I don't read comics. Takes too much time from listening to music.

Those things are practically tailor-made to be done at the same time!

They use two completely different sense-organs! Come on, put that brain to use!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 03 Nov 2010, 11:08
Quote from: mberan42 on 02 Nov 2010, 13:36
The Godfather insists upon itself. That's why I've never seen it.

Cause it's got a valid point to make, so it's insisting!!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: LeeC on 03 Nov 2010, 11:16
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 01 Nov 2010, 14:11
I think that would actually be an awesome idea for a series.

You start out with this really lovable main character who struggles to deal with the zombies and everything, then, halfway through episode 2 or 3, you kill him and the rest of the series is nothing but shots of zombies mulling about set to minimalist ambient music.
It would be like some kind of, like, commentary...man....about...like, you know...how we are all, like, pretty inept...or something. Yeah.


Take that, sponsors and audience members!
Didnt the first evil dead movie kind of do that?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: valley_parade on 03 Nov 2010, 11:35
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Nov 2010, 10:50

Those things are practically tailor-made to be done at the same time!

They use two completely different sense-organs! Come on, put that brain to use!

Better excuse: I spend any money that I would use to buy comic books on vinyl.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 04 Nov 2010, 10:15
My view on the first episode :

The non-zombie sequences were tense, which is rare. I loved the stairwell scene -- the use of matches flaring and going out created a lot of tension without the use of a scare or a shambler.
The acting throughout the episode was superb. A scene consisting of your protagonist losing his cohesion and breaking down over his wife and son is not an easy thing to pull off convincingly. When you're in your chair pulling for him "Come on man, get up; get your shit together!" then you can be sure there will be plenty of gut-wrenching scenes among the gut wrenching ones.

A few scenes were damned hard to watch. Morgan trying and eventually failing to shoot his wife was riveting. I immediately reacted to the horse being killed. But it was a good scene, establishing the city as a death trap we all knew it would be without using a lot of gimmicks. The set and cinematography is amazing. It gives off the perfect gritty feeling in a more 'brownish' / neutral type of view.  

I think the pace set the mood and helped the audience empathize with exactly how the main character is feeling. All zombie movies / shows have a zombie massacre. The moral dilemmas and emotional conflict the characters face will make the series, not the gore and random killing of zombies . . I'm actually less looking forward to the second episode's action. Most action based zombie scenes are generically similar. Suspense and drama are hard to be done correctly while building an identifiable character base. This pilot achieved that.  

9.8/10
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 07 Nov 2010, 19:33
Im confused about one thing so far in the series. Is the woman in the refugee camp that was having sex with the man the cops wife? Maybe i missed that part but im thinking she is. If so what a bitch. She left her husband in the hospital and ran off with some other guy. That's just weak. Now granted if he was still in a coma then guess you would have to leave him but from what it looks like to me she was already with this other guy anyway.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 07 Nov 2010, 20:13
Quote from: Aurjay on 07 Nov 2010, 19:33
Is the woman in the refugee camp that was having sex with the man the cops wife?
Yes
Quote from: Aurjay on 07 Nov 2010, 19:33
from what it looks like to me she was already with this other guy anyway.
How can you tell
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 07 Nov 2010, 21:49
thot it was from the previous episode something being mentioned. Also guess she just seems to be sleeping with him pretty quick and not caring about her wedding ring enough to feel guilty about having sex right in front of it. I might be wrong on though. Anyways i can't wait to see the next episode since it looks like they are all gonna be together.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 07 Nov 2010, 21:54
Quote from: Aurjay on 07 Nov 2010, 21:49
seems to be sleeping with him pretty quick and not caring about her wedding ring enough to feel guilty about having sex . . .

We don't know how long he was actually in the coma, but yes it was still quick.  Then again, they might have been having trouble as we heard in the first episode of him complaining about the relationship.

She obviously does care because she set her locket or whatever it was aside and hesitated before continuing with the deed.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: sean on 07 Nov 2010, 22:47
dude okay.

obviously, a"officer friendly" was in the hospital for a while, seeing as how by the time he woke up the entire world has gone to complete shit. so his wife probably cut town in a hurry with the group of people she's currently with, i guess to make a break for the refugee camp that doesnt really exist. and i doubt she'd fooled around with friendly's buddy before, considering how she had the big throw away the wedding ring moment. and besides, if you escaped yr town with a loved one in a hospital during the zombie apocalypse, do you honestly think you would expect them to be alive? i dunno, her actions really dont seem bitchy, but just human. as far as she's concered, her husband is probably dead and she's probably craving some form of human contact.

oh god. nerdrage
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 07 Nov 2010, 23:55
This is just like that time on Castaway
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 08 Nov 2010, 01:48
don't think this has gotten to the lvl of nerdrage yet but whatever. I stated in my earlier post i was probably wrong, but was just curious. All will be found out in upcoming episodes anyway so no big deal...Sheesh
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 08 Nov 2010, 05:01
Quote from: Aurjay on 08 Nov 2010, 01:48
don't think this has gotten to the lvl of nerdrage yet but whatever. I stated in my earlier post i was probably wrong, but was just curious. All will be found out in upcoming episodes anyway so no big deal...Sheesh

That concerns me.  I don't see how they can possibly wrap up and sort of conclusion to the story in four more episodes.

It's not that I doubt there will a second season, but it seems like there's going to be a guaranteed cliff hanger.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 08 Nov 2010, 09:29
Wait there is only 4 episodes left? Man i really need to pay attention more. I thot it was gonna be a regular season with 13 episodes or whatever. But ya if thats the case then most definitely gonna leave a lot of unanswered questions.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 08 Nov 2010, 09:33
Quote from: Aurjay on 08 Nov 2010, 09:29
Wait there is only 4 episodes left? Man i really need to pay attention more. I thot it was gonna be a regular season with 13 episodes or whatever. But ya if thats the case then most definitely gonna leave a lot of unanswered questions.

I believe it was stated that the original first season is going to be six episodes.

Subsequent seasons (if picked up) will be 12-13 episodes in length.  I have no source.  I just remember reading that somewhere.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 08 Nov 2010, 09:55
Heh.

"If picked up"

AMC already has two of the biggest, most critically adored shows on cable- and that's including premium channels- and this topped both of them. I'd say it's sticking around.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Avec on 08 Nov 2010, 15:35
Why is everyone related to reach other? That's the only thing that bothered me. That's way too much of a coincidence and I feel like it takes away from the intended suspense in being lost and without anyone you know in Georgia.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 08 Nov 2010, 16:18
http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/11/season-2-renewal.php

Just got renewed for the second season.

Quote
Walking Dead held up in its second airing last night. It drew 4.7 million viewers . .

Impressive.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Alex C on 08 Nov 2010, 18:09
Quote from: Avec on 08 Nov 2010, 15:35
Why is everyone related to reach other? That's the only thing that bothered me. That's way too much of a coincidence and I feel like it takes away from the intended suspense in being lost and without anyone you know in Georgia.

How else are they supposed to get a zombie soap opera off the ground?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 08 Nov 2010, 21:54
well, and really, what do you expect? you're trying to survive the apocalypse, it's not singles night at the local bar. you band together with the people closest to you, which often means the people you live with, which is usually family unless you live in an apartment or something, and the cities get pretty fucked. most of the survivors will be from rural communities, and most people that live in rural communities are families.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 08 Nov 2010, 21:56
anyway i enjoyed the second episode lots, though not as much as the pilot.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 08 Nov 2010, 22:03
A lot of people blame it on the total racist douchebag character, saying he's completely preposterous. They're not wrong.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 08 Nov 2010, 22:05
yeah he sucked. the chopping-up-the-dead-dude-for-the-gut-stench part was great though.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Ozymandias on 08 Nov 2010, 22:26
I'm gonna come in an defend aurjay and say that it's possible the wife and friend were together before the outbreak. The conversation in the car with sheriff dude talking about how distant and cruel she's been while the other dude referring cryptically to "this girl" foreshadows it a bit, I think. That not being the case is also entirely possible to though I'm just saying.

I am, however, going to say that, assuming it's not the case, I don't think she's an awful person, but the friend is. Her husband is dead or, worse, undead and she wants physical contact with someone or, uh, just sex. Whatever. She has her pick of dudes she finds attractive and her husband is gone. The friend on, the other hand, also has his pick of ladies and he chooses his dead friend's wife? Low, bro. Low.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 08 Nov 2010, 22:34
Yeah I think we'll all be rooting for his inevitable disembowelment.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Alex C on 08 Nov 2010, 22:43
Some of the commentary I've seen and heard on this show has been predictable, and by that I mean predictably entertaining. For example:

Quote from: Some Dude On The Internet
THE WAY THEY DEVELOPED THE FIRST EPISODE STAYS TRUE TO THE COMIC BOOK, THIS JUST SEEMS UNFAMILIAR TO ME

The all-caps wasn't my idea. That poster just really wanted you to understand his fear and confusion when faced with the unknown. I applaud his willingness to lay it down like that without any ambiguity.

T-Dog vs. Merle hit me as a misstep. Partly because they're named T-Dog and Merle. Between that and the total douche factor it just suddenly felt too cut rate zombie movie caricature to me, and not really in a way that was  a credit to the mood already established by the pilot. I kinda wish entertainment in general would take a cue from Borat. Most people with racist leanings aren't really boiling cauldrons of incoherent rage. They just have no idea what the fuck they're talking about. Racism is often more akin to superstition than anything else.

Man, I can't handle "Widows are off limits by virtue of Dude Law" jokes. I don't like remembering that people actually think like that.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 08 Nov 2010, 23:31
Going from Frank Darabont to someone whose only respectable directing credit (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533713/#Director) is a few episodes of Breaking Bad is a bit of a jarring transition, too. The pilot set the standards for the show rather high.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: rae on 09 Nov 2010, 09:14
It was a lot better than I was expecting. Considering I'd seen a lot of '28 Days Later' comparisons beforehand, I didn't really get that. Looking forward to the next episode and the comic is now on my christmas list.

I felt sorry for the horse though. Poor horse.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 09 Nov 2010, 16:03
Sorta spoiler alert!

How much you want to bet that Dixon is going to end up with the Governor?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 09 Nov 2010, 16:51
Dang yeah.

I'm liking the changes they're putting through, it's making me want to watch the show because it'll be different enough to be interesting.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 09 Nov 2010, 17:32
Quote from: rae on 09 Nov 2010, 09:14
It was a lot better than I was expecting. Considering I'd seen a lot of '28 Days Later' comparisons beforehand, I didn't really get that. Looking forward to the next episode and the comic is now on my christmas list.
Pretty sure the opening sequence of 28 Days Later is a hat tip to the comic.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 09 Nov 2010, 18:03
28 days later came out in 2002, the comic first came out in 2003.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 09 Nov 2010, 18:15
Danny Boyle is a time traveller.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 09 Nov 2010, 18:41
No no no, that's far too complicated. You have to invoke Occam's Razor here.

Clearly the answer is that Danny Boyle is Robert Kirkman!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 09 Nov 2010, 19:22
I had my suspicions
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: valley_parade on 10 Nov 2010, 06:12
Quote from: Tom on 09 Nov 2010, 18:15
Danny Boyle is the 12th Doctor.

fyp
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 14 Nov 2010, 20:00
ya i take back everything i said. Seems she was either lied to or not given accurate information about her husband by his best friend. Really good episode though. Bums me out thats there is only 3 more episodes left. Hopefully they wont take a full cycle before the new season starts.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 15 Nov 2010, 13:11
yeah new episode was far better than last week's. the redneck's brother is way cooler than he is too.

character drama > mindless zombie killing. zombies work way better as props.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 15 Nov 2010, 15:59
does anyone else find it odd that they seemed to find every class and race of person to be in their camp. You have black guy, black girl, white rednecks, white female bussiness woman, white family,asian kid, latino family and white guy that beats his wife. I think they figured if they covered all the bases than everyone will want to watch it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Avec on 15 Nov 2010, 16:34
We need angry Australians.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: David_Dovey on 15 Nov 2010, 16:36
YOU'RE GODDAMNED FUCKING RIGHT THEY DO, YOU CUNTS
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 15 Nov 2010, 17:08
Glen is my favourite now, seriously.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 15 Nov 2010, 20:24
read the books
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Avec on 16 Nov 2010, 15:30
Did he escape after cutting off his hand or did he jump off the roof? I had this argument earlier today.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: allison on 16 Nov 2010, 16:15
He cut his hand off because he couldn't get the smell off. Stink-palm is the worst.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 16 Nov 2010, 17:58
Oh man if I sig quoted, that would be my quote, allison. that was the best.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 17 Nov 2010, 09:33
Kinda funny that people notice diversity in a single but don't give much thought to the complete lack of diversity across entire networks.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 17 Nov 2010, 16:56
Actually people do seem to watch tv or experience different types of media(books, movies, music) based on their racial identity. Not exclusively sure but the preference is there. What i was originally saying is that for the end of the world i find it somewhat amusing that almost every race and economical background was miraculously combined into one camp.  KVP its been mentioned multiple times that there is a lack of diversity on network tv. Networks have gotten better but its still there.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 17 Nov 2010, 17:03
It's the humanity ark! Two of every demographic, and the old guy's Noah.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: beat mouse on 18 Nov 2010, 08:40
After all, Atlanta doesn't have blacks, latinos, and rednecks!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 18 Nov 2010, 11:11
you forgot Asians. The only reason i can see that they would be all together is that when the world ends I'm sure your gonna ban together with whoever wherever for safety in numbers.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: october1983 on 18 Nov 2010, 11:57
Yes, it's only when society collapses that individuals of different races would think of intermingling. That's some last fucking resort shit, man.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 18 Nov 2010, 15:14
For some reason i don't see the racist guy and the black guy having cookouts together unless oh i don't know the world ended and it even by racist guys own words it becomes mutually beneficial for them to get along.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Nov 2010, 19:43
Quote from: Aurjay on 18 Nov 2010, 11:11
you forgot Asians. The only reason i can see that they would be all together is that when the world ends I'm sure your gonna ban together with whoever wherever for safety in numbers.

looks like someone's never watched an ep of community
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 18 Nov 2010, 20:00
no i havent. heard it was good though. Feel like im being portrayed here as something im not. I still standby my assumption that a black guy and a hardcore racist teaming up would require something close to a life or death situation and you still see how that turned out. Sure the black guy was the bigger person and awesome for it but the racist was still an asshole and probably never will change. In the episode they constantly talked about how much of an asshole the guy was in the 1st place and how leaving him was even ok. So for the group to even allow that guy to stay in the 1st place(same for wife beater) would require some extraordinary situation like say zombie apocalypse. So again people group together when they normally wouldn't for usefulness and safety in numbers.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Nov 2010, 21:10
you just framed it really weirdly, dude. that's all.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 18 Nov 2010, 21:15
Didn't mean to and sure as hell wasn't what i was trying to say.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 24 Nov 2010, 03:20
That last episode was some heavy shit. The final scene was ultimately depressing and completely horrific.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 24 Nov 2010, 04:04
Yeah but the whole gangsters turn-around was ridiculous. Real clumsy very-special-episode kind of shit. I really liked the opening pre-credits scene, and the end was horrifying and gripping and strangely unexpected, but just about everything in the middle was a great big steaming turd. Well apart from the guy confessing how he'd only got away from the zombies because they were eating his family, that was pretty gut-wrenching.

But man this series is so far not delivering nearly enough on the promise of the pilot.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 24 Nov 2010, 10:08
I'm hoping that that's just because it's so legit.

Meaning, I really didn't like The Walking Dead books at first either. I thought "my god these characters are horrible and almost everything that happens is a parody of a cliche" but then, a couple issues in, I was completely hooked and it managed to do a complete 180 in my mind.

Not really sure why or how, but I'm hoping something similar happens with the show.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 24 Nov 2010, 11:58
Quote from: Inlander on 24 Nov 2010, 04:04
Yeah but the whole gangsters turn-around was ridiculous. Real clumsy very-special-episode kind of shit. I really liked the opening pre-credits scene, and the end was horrifying and gripping and strangely unexpected, but just about everything in the middle was a great big steaming turd. Well apart from the guy confessing how he'd only got away from the zombies because they were eating his family, that was pretty gut-wrenching.

But man this series is so far not delivering nearly enough on the promise of the pilot.

Yeah, the inbetween stuff just wasn't worth talking about. It sees like every second episode is poor but I'm willing to give Guts the benefit of the doubt because of the pilot.

EDIT: Wow, that's disappointing. Last episode was written by Kirkman.
Every episode is written and directed by different person
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 24 Nov 2010, 13:36
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 24 Nov 2010, 10:08
Meaning, I really didn't like The Walking Dead books at first either. I thought "my god these characters are horrible and almost everything that happens is a parody of a cliche" but then, a couple issues in, I was completely hooked and it managed to do a complete 180 in my mind.

this, and again, it's kind of hard to top a pilot that is written and directed by Frank fucking Darabont. they went from this all-star director to people who haven't done anything besides an episode or two of law & order.

i was expecting a massive drop in quality but the last episode was actually quite good imo, although yeah the mexican gang sucked dicks.

remember guys, the first season of a show is usually where they iron out all the issues and really find the series' footing. we're only like, 4 episodes in.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 24 Nov 2010, 13:44
Yeah but that's four out of six episodes. I don't know at what point in the creative process they found out they were only getting six episodes for a first season, but I feel like they should have made everything a hell of a lot tighter given the limited run. And a lot of the problems with the series so far haven't been the typical tonal problems you get in early episodes, they've been actual issues of the people involved not being able to see something in the script and realise "Holy shit, this Mexican gang stuff is awful", or "Does Merle need to be quite such a cardboard-cutout southern redneck racist cliche?" That's worrying.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 24 Nov 2010, 13:51
They're doing a good job of weeding out a lot of the less-interesting characters already. I mean, I see what you mean and I agree, but I've been avid fans of shows that have downright silly and/or annoying subplots/characters 4 or 5 seasons in.

Either way I guess my point is that this show isn't trying my patience that much (although "Guts" came close).
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Vuk on 25 Nov 2010, 10:27
Quote from: scarred on 24 Nov 2010, 13:36
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 24 Nov 2010, 10:08
Meaning, I really didn't like The Walking Dead books at first either. I thought "my god these characters are horrible and almost everything that happens is a parody of a cliche" but then, a couple issues in, I was completely hooked and it managed to do a complete 180 in my mind.

this, and again, it's kind of hard to top a pilot that is written and directed by Frank fucking Darabont. they went from this all-star director to people who haven't done anything besides an episode or two of law & order.

i was expecting a massive drop in quality but the last episode was actually quite good imo, although yeah the mexican gang sucked dicks.

remember guys, the first season of a show is usually where they iron out all the issues and really find the series' footing. we're only like, 4 episodes in.

This. Although, I'm quite impressed with what they've done so far. Episode 2 was a bit iffy for me, but they picked it up again on the 3rd.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 26 Nov 2010, 01:07
Quote from: Vuk on 25 Nov 2010, 10:27

This. Although, I'm quite impressed with what they've done so far. Episode 2 was a bit iffy for me, but they picked it up again on the 3rd.

Really?  The third episode bored me to tears.  It felt to me that there were forced 'family moments' that had to happen.  It was all very predictable and way too long.

For me so far :  Episodes 1 > 4 >> 2 >> 3
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 29 Nov 2010, 15:02
For me so far :  Episodes 1 >> 4 > 3 >> 2
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 29 Nov 2010, 15:44
I loved this week's episode, definitely the best one since the pilot for me. Even the potentially goofy CDC bunker bit at the end was okay, I thought.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Aurjay on 29 Nov 2010, 17:09
I've actually liked all the episodes but this one was really good. I have given the series a lot of slack just cuz i know that they have to get out all the plot points in such a short time. I imagine cramming a whole season into 6 episodes has to be hard so i give them the benefit of the doubt.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 29 Nov 2010, 17:42
"Wildfire" was the name of this episode. I think it's a real thing, that or it's a hat tip towards "The Andromeda Strain" (Crichton made up his share of horseshit but he had some tru facts in his novels as well). The Wildfire Protocol was a governmental plan of action in the event of a biological attack or viral outbreak.

So it stands to reason we might get more of an idea of the origins of the Zombacalypse in this version of the story.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 01 Dec 2010, 01:12
Ughhh . . . Frank Darabont just fired the entire writing staff because he wants to do future scripts himself or by his hand selected writers.

http://tv.ign.com/articles/113/1137550p1.html
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Professor Snuggles on 01 Dec 2010, 05:32
I like the firing of the staff, nothing was really that well written.

Explaining the zombies is always a bad idea. Kirkman talks about how and why he refuses to do it all the time in Letter Hacks.


This episode was okay. Second season better pick up tho.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: KvP on 01 Dec 2010, 08:28
Yeah let's be honest the writing in the Guillermo ep was really genuinely terrible.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Dimmukane on 01 Dec 2010, 15:49
This week's episode had probably the best depiction of people turning that I've ever seen.  It was pretty goddamn soul-crushing.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 01 Dec 2010, 20:19
My friends and I especially loved Glenn's reaction to having their own people burned instead of buried.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 02 Dec 2010, 14:16
The writing hasn't been this show's strong suit, it's mostly been the atmosphere and the gore. I'm a fan of the firing.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: JimmyJazz on 02 Dec 2010, 15:26
I'm looking forward to the season finale. I know the show's writing hasn't been its strong suit but I'm interested to see where they'll take the show for the next season once the characters enter the CDC and deal with the mysterious, crazy-depressed scientist.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Tom on 07 Dec 2010, 18:38
The only good thing about the season final is that it reaffirmed that show is about people coping after the apocalypse and that it's not your run of the mill zombie thing.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Avec on 07 Dec 2010, 18:53
I don't think anyone I know enjoyed the last episode.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: JimmyJazz on 07 Dec 2010, 22:39
I mean they got drunk woohoo I guess but that kinda sucked.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Professor Snuggles on 08 Dec 2010, 08:58
Liked the season finale a lot, actually. Better than most of the preceding episodes. Dr. was another good actor they killed off, like Jim, and they didn't do the thing with that one character they did in the comics which I would have liked to see, but honestly? My biggest complaint is that they were drinking Southern Comfort.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 08 Dec 2010, 12:41
My cousin and I enjoyed the season finale, while most of my friends hated it.  My one friend said that it was an episode that took a long time to do nothing, or go back to the status quot.  I was expecting them to kill the most expected guy off.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 09 Dec 2010, 02:29
i liked it 50/50

the second half was pretty dumb.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 09 Dec 2010, 04:50
Really? I thought it was unbelievably dull until the scene where they were watching the brain scan video. At first I thought that scene was kind of ridiculous, but it slowly grew on me until it became really powerful. I think mostly that was due to Noah Emmerich's performance. After that I thought it got kind of interesting, at least attempting an honest examination of hope vs. despair and whether hope was really the best response to an apocalyptic crisis. That's all good meaty stuff and if the episode didn't exactly explore the topic to its full potential, at least it tried.

There were some more of the patently ridiculous logic-holes and continuity questions that have been a problem throughout the series so far, though: in particular, the fact that the zombies that were rising up to devour them at the end of the previous episode apparently all disappeared or got bored or something and somehow ceased to be a threat while our heroes could stand around in the doorway to the CDC gawping at the beginning of the episode; then at the end of the episode, apparently the CDC is built to self-destruct in a cataclysmically powerful explosion but the windows can't withstand a simple hand grenade? Which I guess means that the people who designed the place weren't really concerned with containing the explosion and, you know, ensuring people just hanging around in the parking lot didn't get hurt? Seems kind of dumb to me.

The pre-credit opening, the flashback to Shane in the hospital, was fantastic though. That's what's been so frustrating about this season: there've been some jaw-droppingly magnificent moments but there's been so much stuff that's just been straight-up hack work, too.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: scarred on 09 Dec 2010, 14:28
Everything with Shane has been really, really solid.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: DavidGrohl on 10 Dec 2010, 01:16
Quote from: Inlander on 09 Dec 2010, 04:50
Which I guess means that the people who designed the place weren't really concerned with containing the explosion and, you know, ensuring people just hanging around in the parking lot didn't get hurt? Seems kind of dumb to me.

The scientist explained that the explosion was designed under the circumstances that a doomsday scenario has occurred.  It's still a little stupid, in my opinion, but whatever.

Here's hoping for a decent Season 2.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 10 Dec 2010, 05:47
To be fair I think the only reason I am enjoying this show is because of the novelty of it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: valley_parade on 10 Dec 2010, 10:00
Quote from: scarred on 09 Dec 2010, 14:28
Everything with Shane has been really, really solid.

How I roll, dude.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Cammy on 13 Dec 2010, 10:25
Ugggh I don't want to wait until Oct 31st 2011 for season 2!

Hopefully we'll get to see Meryle's triumphant return...AS THE GOVERNOR!!! (Probably won't happen).
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Vuk on 18 Jan 2011, 09:02
I didn't watch episode 6, but I honestly don't even feel the motivation to. It's a decent show, but it wasn't anything amazing either. I'm gonna try my best to finish it with an open mind, but I really can't see it impressing me, with how cheesy episiode 5 got at the end, as well as everything that led up to it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 26 Jan 2011, 20:12
Watched four and a half episodes, guess I'll finish the 5th. I've never been so bored by zombies though to be perfectly honest.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: The Seldom Killer on 14 Apr 2011, 07:18
Just watched the pilot epsiode without doing any geeky research on it. Brilliant.

Did keep wondering if it was really Andrew Lincoln as Rick until I came here. Once again, once again an English actor makes a very convincing American. Looking forward to Episode 2 now (I'm one of those wierdo's that relishes a gap between episodes so don't bother downloading stuff like this). Was expecting it to be a bit too 28 days later but fortunately it's managed to keep that to a minumum and hopefully they'll be able to avoid any Christopher Eccleston.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 14 Apr 2011, 07:21
Quote from: The Seldom Killer on 14 Apr 2011, 07:18
Just watched the pilot epsiode without doing any geeky research on it. Brilliant.

Yeah sorry to be the bringer of bad news but don't get used to it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: The Seldom Killer on 14 Apr 2011, 07:32
Should I at least watch the next couple of episodes?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Inlander on 14 Apr 2011, 07:37
Ehhhh . . .
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: mberan42 on 14 Apr 2011, 13:46
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376415-0B9BAED500000578-738_634x337.jpg)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: sean on 21 Apr 2011, 13:56
oh my god so i've started reading the walking dead and i just read 48 and oh my god i feel sick i want to puke oh god what the fuck
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Thomas Edison on 22 Apr 2011, 07:10
I've read up to 80, and I think I know which moment you're on about.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: sean on 22 Apr 2011, 10:13
im about to read 79, i have up through 83 right now (i think thats the most recent?)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: StaedlerMars on 22 Apr 2011, 10:49
I have yet to read 79 - 83 I think, should definitely find them. But yeah 48 is terrible. It's the first piece of writing that I had to get up and walk around before I could continue reading. I just couldn't handle it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: sean on 22 Apr 2011, 13:49
OH MY GOD 83 AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh 83 is bad guys like 83 is fuckin bad.

i actually have 79-83 on a jump drive, if i didn't delete it, i could upload it and send it to you if you want? pm me if yr into it.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blyss on 10 Jun 2011, 06:08
I had no idea...  that's the only excuse I have.

Just watched Episode 1 last night, and the other 5 will be devoured today.

Now, I really have to find these comics.  I was aware of their existence, but only peripherally.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 Jun 2011, 09:03
Quote from: Vuk on 18 Jan 2011, 09:02
I didn't watch episode 6, but I honestly don't even feel the motivation to. It's a decent show, but it wasn't anything amazing either. I'm gonna try my best to finish it with an open mind, but I really can't see it impressing me, with how cheesy episiode 5 got at the end, as well as everything that led up to it.

Pretty much how I felt. The series started off as great but kind of fizzled out by episode 4. Didn't even watch the last two episodes.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: IrrationalPie on 12 Jun 2011, 02:24
I agree with that assessment.  I did truck on watch the last two episodes, though.

The last episode was kind of cheesy, in my opinion. 

They left quite a bit of the story open, and I really hope they tie up some of the loose ends in Season 2.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 27 Jul 2011, 11:30
Wait, what? (http://www.themarysue.com/frank-darabont-leaves-walking-dead/)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blyss on 31 Jul 2011, 17:06
Yeah, I saw that too.  I'm still looking forward to this.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Blue Kitty on 11 Aug 2011, 12:45
In further news (http://www.themarysue.com/frank-darabont-fired-walking-dead/)
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Torlek on 20 Oct 2011, 23:45
So, the season premiere aired Sunday and there's no talk by Thursday night? Forum, I am disappoint.

While I didn't find it as mind-blowingly brilliant as the series premiere, season 2 started off with an very nuanced and well written study of characters that are starting to break. You see the fault lines between the characters starting to widen and see them coping with the fact that the military won't be there to save them in 48 hours and this zombie apocalypse is going to be long term. The walker makeup is still off the charts amazing and the pacing is sill brilliant though I felt this episode was almost a little too drawn out and studied.

Also, dat cliffhanger. Damn, I hate the writers and love them at the same time.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 21 Oct 2011, 11:27
i'm just gonna echo what i already said to some of you once, and say that i found the season 2 premiere to be the best episode yet, aside from maybe the season 1 premiere

it's not longer a completely different story that just happens to have zombies, it's actually following the books again. which is only a good thing. fingers crossed they stick with it and don't pull another Season 1 and fuck up everything after the first episode
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 21 Oct 2011, 13:37
Posted this on my facebook page: The Walking Dead continues to be enormously boring, poorly acted, and overly melodramatic. Not sure how you ruin zombies so thoroughly but it's a real shame that they figured it out and are apparently still pursuing that end so doggedly.

EDIT: definite props to the makeup and effects teams, though. Great work there.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Dazed on 21 Oct 2011, 20:13
Well see I simply was not satisfied with 1 church monologue, I was thrilled they added another
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 21 Oct 2011, 21:16
In a nutshell, that
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 21 Oct 2011, 21:17
I know I ain't done paid you much attention in the past God but I sure do need ya now
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 21 Oct 2011, 21:17
 :psyduck:
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: IMMANotListening on 24 Oct 2011, 00:41
So I'm picking up a conflict of opinions: either it's mediocre or all kinds of awesome.

I was thinking of watching this show but I haven't really read the comics. Will that affect my enjoyment at all?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Oct 2011, 20:07
Episode 2 was pretty alright. Very uneven to be sure but far better than the overwrought snooze fest that was episode 1 at least. I may not make it through the season but if the episodes continue to improve (at least to a point) I might give it a chance. One of my concerns is that many of the characters and much of the dialog continues to feel trite and cliched, as do a lot of the scenarios and "twists." I find it tough to enjoy a show when I don't like a majority of the characters and even those I do like I feel I've seen a hundred times before. TWD isn't offering anything new or engaging at this point and unless it does it's just going to get more and more stale. The point is I'm not really sure that this series has legs. When I hear Robert Kirkman say he wants the show to run for 20 seasons I can't help but laugh, not only because it's patently ridiculous for him to say that but because it's pretty clear this show couldn't sustain itself for even close to half that. Not given the current order of things.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Torlek on 24 Oct 2011, 23:15
I think they're slowly setting things up to go crazy nuts on us about halfway through the season. This episode struck a much better balance between the human drama and the zombie drama. Too much zombie drama is cliche, too much human drama becomes very boring very easily even though it is a great psychological portrait. If they can just find that happy balance point of zombie killing and human strife again.

That said, I wish Andrea would quit her bitching and either get on with surviving or blow her brains out already. Also, I am not liking the direction Rick is taking so far this season. All this moping and blaming himself is making me dislike him as a main character. Shane needs to do something stupid so we can finally have the throw down that's been brewing since episode 1.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Oct 2011, 09:46
(click to show/hide)

Edit: Fixed spoiler tag.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 25 Oct 2011, 10:48
dude, spoiler alert please
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Oct 2011, 11:14
dude it's like one of the first things that happens once rick finds the group. issue like 2 or 3. maybe 4. i figured everyone here read it already. it's a pretty minor point, honestly, because
(click to show/hide)


but really: sorry. i didn't really think about it.


just be glad i didn't spoil anything that's actually important, like when.......naw just kidding


but seriously SPOILERS about some slightly later stuff:
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Edit: Fixed spoiler tag.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: pwhodges on 25 Oct 2011, 11:38
You do know there's a spoiler tag to hide things properly, don't you?
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Oct 2011, 11:43
i thought it was broken

it certainly was for a long time anyway. maybe it's fixed now, i dunno. don't post all that much here anymore, so i'm not up to date on all the goings-on with the forum software and stuff
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 25 Oct 2011, 11:57
(click to show/hide)
Or be too surprised. It kind of feels inevitable. Strange how shows/movies chose to deviate from their source material. Or maybe not strange, just interesting to see what gets left out or significantly altered.

Edit: Added spoiler tag.
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: pwhodges on 25 Oct 2011, 12:24
Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Oct 2011, 11:43
i thought it [the spoiler tag] was broken

It was, once, but it was only a permissions thing.  Est corrected it in some  forums for most  people, but wasn't sufficiently systematic; I have ensured that everyone everywhere has the correct permissions for it to work (at the same time I changed it from hover to a button to unhide).
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 25 Oct 2011, 13:24
oh awesome. nice work on that, paul. now i know!
Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Boiled Dove on 29 Mar 2013, 12:42
Wow, this show has really gotten bashed on here. I still enjoy it though so I thought I would share this:

Undeniable Proof That "The Walking Dead" And "Toy Story" Have The Exact Same Plot

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/undeniable-proof-that-the-walking-dead-and-toy-story-have-th

Title: Re: Darabont takes The Walking Dead to TV
Post by: Welu on 09 Feb 2016, 06:19
I've started watching this. Just started season four and I'm watching with Partner who has restarted to watch with me. He's been having a lot of fun at me for making theories and opinions when he knew what was going to happen, but soon we'll be both watching fresh. So far I've loved it and have gotten super attached to some of the characters.

Also I got spoiled slightly going into this thread which I expected but didn't want to make a new one either. I've added some tags now to the relevant posts.