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I much prefer slow zombies to fast zombies, but i'd take either of them to this shows "fast enough to be three feet behind you no matter how fast you are going" zombies. Shane and Otis barely outran the zombies on their way in going at full speed, then they barely outran the zombies while limping an stopping for a wrestling match on their way out.
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Don't you know, the show is called the Walking Dead.
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They sure run pretty fast when the situation calls for it.
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Evildrider
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Zombie speed is relative to what they need at the time. If you want a more realistic approach the more intact/new the zombie is the faster they can move. The older and more fucked up ones will be slower.
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DLRiley
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Realistically zombies shouldn't have the motor skills to do much more than crawl on the ground hand over hand.
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I think if another person tries to inject realism into a Zombie discussion, I'm going to visit them with an axe.
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I don't think consistency is the same as realism. The zombies that chased Shane and Otis into the school would have caught them in three seconds when they ran out.
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Ironwood
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Consistency dies due to dramatic tension shocker.
The horror genre as a whole is guilty. Hell, most genres are guilty.
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I guess if you are going to have an episode with one single zombie appearance you better make damn sure it's memorable. The asian kid nailing Vivian Volkoff really had me wishing this was on hbo.
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Evildrider
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I guess if you are going to have an episode with one single zombie appearance you better make damn sure it's memorable. The asian kid nailing Vivian Volkoff really had me wishing this was on hbo.
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I guess if you are going to have an episode with one single zombie appearance you better make damn sure it's memorable. The asian kid nailing Vivian Volkoff really had me wishing this was on hbo.
THAT'S where I remember her from! Yeah, she is a hottie. Not a great episode, but I think it was the buildup to some storylines. The search for Sophia is wearing thin. I understand they seem to be doing an episode per day of this merry band, but it's starting to damage the narrative flow. Previews for next week look good though! |
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I guess if you are going to have an episode with one single zombie appearance you better make damn sure it's memorable. The asian kid nailing Vivian Volkoff really had me wishing this was on hbo.
THAT'S where I remember her from! Yeah, she is a hottie. Not a great episode, but I think it was the buildup to some storylines. The search for Sophia is wearing thin. I understand they seem to be doing an episode per day of this merry band, but it's starting to damage the narrative flow. Previews for next week look good though! The Sophia thing is being dragged out, but on the plus side, it hasn't really taken up that much of the last couple episodes, and it's given Daryl something to do. I also liked the Shane and Andrea stuff, and the subtle hints that things are going to take a similar path to what happens in the comics. |
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Yes.
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I didn't recognize Vivian Volkof... how did I not recognize her? It was the lack of accent, I guess.
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The show may diverge, of course, but it was a big thing in the comic.
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Haven't read the books but based on everything in the show I'm really siding with Herschel. A bunch of idiots disrupting his life and doing stupid shit that endangers everyone and wastes valuable resources.
I just realized that Daryl reminds me a lot of Sam Wateverthefuck from Avatar
The guy that plays Rick and the girl that play Maggie have superthick english accents in real life, yet I'd never have suspected. I have a hard time believing that our shitty actors produce UK accents that aren't cringeworthy.
Also, I'm hoping that Andrea just fucking dies or something.
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Haven't read the books but based on everything in the show I'm really siding with Herschel. A bunch of idiots disrupting his life and doing stupid shit that endangers everyone and wastes valuable resources.
The reveal about why Herschel is the way he is was shown tonight and he's just as much an idiot as everyone else can be. |
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More, I think, assuming they keep it 'the same'.
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The guy that plays Rick and the girl that play Maggie have superthick english accents in real life, yet I'd never have suspected. I have a hard time believing that our shitty actors produce UK accents that aren't cringeworthy.
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Second on the hope that Andrea dies.
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Although I hate the current incarnation of Andrea, she's pretty awesome in the comics. I hope they lean her more that way, and soon.
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At the beginning of the first season I preferred the show's version of Andrea, but they have taken a bad turn with her lately, and I'm not a fan.
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Although I hate the current incarnation of Andrea, she's pretty awesome in the comics. I hope they lean her more that way, and soon.
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I was within a heartbeat of quitting the show for good when they showed
Semi-related: The actress who plays Maggie is also on a show called Vampire Diaries and this was how it was marketed:
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Threash
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I hope there are more flashbacks, the fall of civilization is a lot more fun to watch than the short bus survivors. "I don't know how you guys made it this long" about sums up the show for me.
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Sonuva. Hot damn, I need to rewatch this scene. |
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I'd be surprised if that were true, but it's not like they've stayed real close to the comics with some of the characters. |
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I'd be surprised if that were true, but it's not like they've stayed real close to the comics with some of the characters.
There's a screenshot of it from episode 7 circulating the intertubes. . The whole thing could be a hoax I suppose. Also, ditch the guns except for last resort and make/get some machetes. Seriously, any sort of big blade with some weight would take care of pretty much any of the groups except the giant swarms. Running away from 2 of the fucking things is shameful. |
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Ironwood
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Actually, that change makes sense from the dramatic narrative PoV that they've built around the farm.
However, I think that might muck up some of the 'good' comic stuff later on. We'll see.
I don't think I said anything there worthy of a spoiler tag. Heh.
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The guy that plays Rick and the girl that play Maggie have superthick english accents in real life, yet I'd never have suspected. I have a hard time believing that our shitty actors produce UK accents that aren't cringeworthy.
That's because southern accents are easy to do. If they weren't easy, southerners wouldn't be able to do them. |
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The guy that plays Rick and the girl that play Maggie have superthick english accents in real life, yet I'd never have suspected. I have a hard time believing that our shitty actors produce UK accents that aren't cringeworthy.
That's because southern accents are easy to do. If they weren't easy, southerners wouldn't be able to do them. California accents aren't tough either. I have a Scot friend (who I spent the first year saying "What?" to a lot) who does a perfect California accent. Her kids (raised here) could switch in and out at will, although I'm hearing them with an American ear, not a Scot ear, so I don't know how a Scot would consider their accents. |
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The guy that plays Rick and the girl that play Maggie have superthick english accents in real life, yet I'd never have suspected. I have a hard time believing that our shitty actors produce UK accents that aren't cringeworthy.
That's because southern accents are easy to do. If they weren't easy, southerners wouldn't be able to do them. California accents aren't tough either. I have a Scot friend (who I spent the first year saying "What?" to a lot) who does a perfect California accent. Her kids (raised here) could switch in and out at will, although I'm hearing them with an American ear, not a Scot ear, so I don't know how a Scot would consider their accents. If you as an American can understand someone putting on a real Scottish brogue, then they are doing it wrong. |
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