Walking Dead

[Bunk]

Watched last season's finale and this season's premier one after another last night - that was a really good two hours of tv.

Is it just me though, or do Sgt Buzzcut and his gang not still stand out like sore thumbs? The girl still looked she bought that outfit a week ago. (I find it telling that I don't know any of their names. I know everyone else's, even Bob).

[apocrypha]

We do the best derails. 

[Threash]

Oh sure let's not go back and finish of the survivors, it's not like that hasn't backfired horrendously in the past or anything.

[Miguel]

Oh sure let's not go back and finish of the survivors, it's not like that hasn't backfired horrendously in the past or anything.

Seriously, wasn't that the entire point of that scene?  I'd have to go back and re-watch, but I thought the Governor gave nearly that same line when he was convincing his group to attack the prison.

[jgsugden]

... I thought the Governor gave nearly that same line when he was convincing his group to attack the prison.

Not a coincidence.

I expect we'll see Rick (and others) echo Shane, the Governor, the Termites, and a few other characters from the past that were shown to have been good folks once upon a time, but focused more on surviving than doing 'the right thing'. 

[shiznitz]

One thing this show has taught all of us: the only way to live in peace during a zombie apocalypse is kill everyone else!

[Ironwood]

Holy shit.

[Bunk]

Oh sure let's not go back and finish of the survivors, it's not like that hasn't backfired horrendously in the past or anything.

Well, that didn't take long.

[Mithas]

Slower episode. It was obvious they were setting the table for larger things.

[Cyrrex]

Even so

...they were setting the table...

Heh, that they were.   

[Evildrider]

[Stewie]

[Mithas]

[Nevermore]

[Mithas]

[Evildrider]

[palmer_eldritch]

I'm really enjoying this show again.

[jgsugden]

[Setanta]

That's very Dale from the comic books.

[Ironwood]

Yes.  They've already said that they want to stick to the comics as much as they can.  I haven't seen it yet, but I'm a sucker for spoilers and this sounds lifted directly.

[HaemishM]

The showrunner, writers and directors they've had since the beginning of last season have elevated this show so much from the basement it had been dwelling in before the death of Andrea.

[Evildrider]

The showrunner, writers and directors they've had since the beginning of last season have elevated this show so much from the basement it had been dwelling in before the death of Andrea.

Yeah all this is Gimple, I'm glad he was given the reigns.

[Ironwood]

That's an unfortunate name.  What's his resume ?

[TheWalrus]

He did some work on Pulp Fiction.

[Ironwood]

The Basement scene, perhaps ?

[HaemishM]

Hmmm, based on his IMDB resume, I'm not sure I would have expected how good this has been.

I mean, he wrote the 2nd Ghost Rider movie, but then he also did some scripts for Flash Forward, which I liked but it had its problems.

[jgsugden]

FlashForward broke my heart.  It had some elements that were really good, and a lot of very visible elements that were just so horrible.  It was one of those rare shows that you felt could have been overhauled and massively improved between seasons...

I'd like them to twist the comics and do some misdirects here and there to keep people guessing.  People that have read the comics are looking for the storylines, and I'm waiting for them to use those expectations as a misdirect.

[Evildrider]

Hmmm, based on his IMDB resume, I'm not sure I would have expected how good this has been.

I mean, he wrote the 2nd Ghost Rider movie, but then he also did some scripts for Flash Forward, which I liked but it had its problems.

I really liked Life and was sad to see that canceled.

[Strazos]

[Nevermore]

[Cyrrex]

I'd like them to twist the comics and do some misdirects here and there to keep people guessing.  People that have read the comics are looking for the storylines, and I'm waiting for them to use those expectations as a misdirect.

Of the roughy 40 trillion people who watch this show (it is something close to that I'm pretty sure), I would wager that less than 20% even know there are comics.  And of that group, absolutely zero of them actually read the comic that aren't F13 forum posters.

What I am saying is that this is not a relevant point for them at all, because the vast portion of their audience has no idea whatsoever about what happened in the comics.

[Setanta]

Of the roughy 40 trillion people who watch this show (it is something close to that I'm pretty sure), I would wager that less than 20% even know there are comics.  And of that group, absolutely zero of them actually read the comic that aren't F13 forum posters.

What I am saying is that this is not a relevant point for them at all, because the vast portion of their audience has no idea whatsoever about what happened in the comics.

Ok, so the last wont happen because Lori is dead (is she?) and I really would have liked them to make Andrea the comic book character but I can't have everything :)

[jgsugden]

...Of the roughy 40 trillion people who watch this show (it is something close to that I'm pretty sure), I would wager that less than 20% even know there are comics.  And of that group, absolutely zero of them actually read the comic that aren't F13 forum posters.

What I am saying is that this is not a relevant point for them at all, because the vast portion of their audience has no idea whatsoever about what happened in the comics.

Watch Talking Dead once.  They constantly talk about how much they care about aligning the comics and the show and what a major concern it is... 

[Cheddar]

I assumed he was crying because of the wine being drunk.

[Nevermore]