Walking Dead

[Ironwood]

Channel 4 over here used to do the most annoying thing ever, which was cut to the first batch of ads RIGHT AFTER the starting credits.

It was.....vexing.

[Mrbloodworth]

Somewhat related. I hate how Hulu will plays commercials, and then roll credits.   It so feels like they are just slapping it in ONE LAST TIME.

[AcidCat]

The dumb people dumbing it up not so much.

It really became too much. Characters acting without a shred of common sense just to serve the plot. I don't remember any season 1 episodes being this dumb.

[Numtini]

Apparently this was two episodes grafted together with a lot of the journey away from the CDC removed.

[Samwise]

It so feels like they are just slapping it in ONE LAST TIME.

That's what she said.

[Slyfeind]

Hiding under the cars did seem dumb, but only because they played it relatively smart/realistic in Season 1. Did they do that in the books? Also weird was the girl running from the zombies, and the zombies keeping up, even though they were shambling and tripping while the girl was bounding through the woods like freaking Tarzan. It reminded me of Jackson's LotR, where he depicted Aragorn and Legolas striding along the plains, with Gimli constantly 20-25' behind them because he's running slower but not really.

I was ok with the awkward search for the girl, because I couldn't think what I might do differently in that situation.

Loved the church scene, especially when they first opened the doors.  slow turn I don't think Baptists have giant crucifixes though, do they?

[Ratman_tf]

Loved the church scene, especially when they first opened the doors.  slow turn I don't think Baptists have giant crucifixes though, do they?

I think it's catholics. Though I still say the zombies put the crucifix up. 

[Velorath]

Hiding under the cars did seem dumb, but only because they played it relatively smart/realistic in Season 1. Did they do that in the books? Also weird was the girl running from the zombies, and the zombies keeping up, even though they were shambling and tripping while the girl was bounding through the woods like freaking Tarzan. It reminded me of Jackson's LotR, where he depicted Aragorn and Legolas striding along the plains, with Gimli constantly 20-25' behind them because he's running slower but not really.

I was ok with the awkward search for the girl, because I couldn't think what I might do differently in that situation.

Loved the church scene, especially when they first opened the doors.  slow turn I don't think Baptists have giant crucifixes though, do they?

No, they never hid under cars in the books.  It was an odd thing for them to do in this episode, because it's been established that the zombies detect people largely through smell, which makes it even more surprising that for the most part it worked (most of the herd passed them by).

[Ratman_tf]

I still need to watch the interview show thing, but apparently Kirkman is retconning the whole track by smell thing, by saying that the zombies sense of smell deteriorates like the rest of their bodies. 

[tazelbain]

It's believable to me.  I couldn't smell someone under a car.  It seems more like that someone would have made noise to attract them or one of the zombies stumbles and catches a glimpse.

[Furiously]

I started to watch the new season then realized I had missed the last two episodes of last year.

Episode 5 was amazingly good. It might be that they had Adagio in D Minor playing, which makes anything epic.

[lac]

Is this season going to be split in two halves like they plan to do with the final season of Breaking Bad?

[Cheddar]

Is this season going to be split in two halves like they plan to do with the final season of Breaking Bad?

Yes. 

[Tannhauser]

I enjoyed the episode mostly.  I wish the characters would wise up a little though.  The redneck is really showing his worth.  I laughed at the blonde in the bathroom.  What a stupid bag of hammers she is!

[Ironwood]

It's believable to me.  I couldn't smell someone under a car.  It seems more like that someone would have made noise to attract them or one of the zombies stumbles and catches a glimpse.

Trouble with that line of logic, as Max Brooks covers in his novels, is that there is literally NO WAY for a zombie to sense anyone once you start analysing what is believable or not.  Eventually the senses should be utterly useless, which is believable.

Until they start bashing on your door.

[Merusk]

Don't ever analyze zombies or zombie worlds.  The list of 'wait, what about..' questions is far too long.

Beginning with senses and decay and ending with, "where are all the carrion eaters, anyway?"

[Ironwood]

That one's been covered though :  Solamnum kills them.

 

[HaemishM]

There were only two parts about the first new episode I didn't like. The blonde turning into stupid whiny "Why didn't you let me off myself!" and... hmm, I've forgotten what the second thing was because goddamn, she became really annoying really quickly. I was surprised by the ending. Not that something happened, just what it was that did happen.

[tazelbain]

I wonder what kind of sign he expected from a God who lets the world devolve into a pile of shit.

[Bunk]

"Here's a sign for you my child... HAHA PSYCHE!"

Sadly, I doubt its permanent. Core character in the books or not, he drags the show down.

[Threash]

I want everyone but the guy from Boondock Saints and the asian kid to be eaten by zombies and for the show to turn into a zombie hunting buddy comedy starring those two.

[Evildrider]

I want everyone but the guy from Boondock Saints and the asian kid to be eaten by zombies and for the show to turn into a zombie hunting buddy comedy starring those two.

Well Zombieland is being turned into a 30 minute tv show.

[stu]

Zombieland started out as a tv show but CBS dropped it just before filming started.  The movie is a condensed version of the first season.

[Evildrider]

Zombieland started out as a tv show but CBS dropped it just before filming started.  The movie is a condensed version of the first season.

Yep, but instead of a sequel they are going back to TV.  I'm sure Walking Dead's popularity is what sealed that deal.

[Tannhauser]

The exchange went something like this over at CBS...

Producer:  We want to do a funny/scary zombie show.
Suit:  Zombies?  On the Tiffany Network?  I say good day sir!
Producer:  We turned the concept into a movie and it made bank.
Suit:  I'm sorry I can't hear you over the sound of my three martini lunch.
Producer:  The Walking Dead on AMC is wildly popular.
Suit:  WHAR SERIES WHAR

[Evildrider]

Too bad that Fox is the one going for the show, CBS is shit outta luck.   

[Samwise]

That's a shame.  Odds are high of it being shitcanned halfway through the first season despite being fantastic.

[stu]

Zombieland started out as a tv show but CBS dropped it just before filming started.  The movie is a condensed version of the first season.

Yep, but instead of a sequel they are going back to TV.  I'm sure Walking Dead's popularity is what sealed that deal.

I kinda figured you knew that, but whatevs. I love the movie even though it only feels twenty minutes long. If done well, I'd rather see this than The Walking Dead each week.

[Bunk]

Well, episode two was at least paced out a lot better than the first one. And this may be the only show on tv where the redneck is the coolest character.

[Ironwood]

Saw the first of S2 last night.

It was well done and quite tense, but I still have real problems with the characters being....Bloody Stupid.

Some seriously obvious 'setup' which kinda broke the immersion for me.  Particularly the "'Now, you stay here' - BOLT" thing.  My wife was shouting at the screen.

[Velorath]

Well, episode two was at least paced out a lot better than the first one. And this may be the only show on tv where the redneck is the coolest character.

Yeah, I thought this was a pretty good episode.  I like that they give Shane some redeeming qualities that never really came through in the comic.  Also, with what little screen time he's gotten so far, Otis is already miles better than his comic equivalent, so I'm looking forward to seeing how they get out of their current situation.  Daryl continues to be the character I'm constantly afraid will killed off for shock value and because it would probably be the biggest hit to the group.  At the same time though, I tell myself that he wouldn't get killed off before his brother shows up again.  Also still dreading the potential quality drop halfway through the season after we hit the point where Darabont left.

[Threash]

Some seriously obvious 'setup' which kinda broke the immersion for me.  Particularly the "'Now, you stay here' - BOLT" thing.  My wife was shouting at the screen.

Well to be fair he said "stay here, but if i don't get back soon here is how you get back".  Which apparently she was actually following until for some reason she took off in a completely different direction.

[Ironwood]

'Soon' shouldn't be defined as 'The Minute The Cop is out of Eyeline.'

She totally bolted.

Also, can someone tell me what the guy in the car actually died of ?  The one with the sweet roll of melee weapons ?

He was just sitting there.  Dead.

 

[Surlyboi]

I have a feeling that... Not. Everyone. Comes. Back...

[Ironwood]

Well, sure, but there didn't seem to be a mark on him.  He was just...dead.

I wonder if the Army did a Brooks and dropped chemical weapons on fleeing infected.