Phil Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 I think the bar scene was what put it over the top. We havent seen any people vs. people yet and I think that scene made the whole show a little bit more dynamic. Also when they were loading corpses into the truck and the arms falls off as they drove off had me LOL The only thing I didnt like about the episode was Rick's wife being a moron. Nothing new at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Nothing new at all. yea i dont like her character much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 yea i dont like her character much She's annoying, says the same bullshit every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 So I had no idea Andrew Lincoln (who plays Rick) is BRITISH (same with the farmers daughter I think)! He has a pretty strong accent too. He was on O+A this morning and gave a little info on the next episode. Spoiler below.. not a major one in my opinion..doesn't name the character(s) involved but still, click at your own risk: He said that one of the characters gets his nose literally shot off. He said the makeup guy is a fucking magician. The character went off for about 30 minutes and came back with no nose lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 So I had no idea Andrew Lincoln (who plays Rick) is BRITISH (same with the farmers daughter I think)! He has a pretty strong accent too. He was on O+A this morning and gave a little info on the next episode. Spoiler below.. not a major one in my opinion..doesn't name the character(s) involved but still, click at your own risk: He said that one of the characters gets his nose literally shot off. He said the makeup guy is a fucking magician. The character went off for about 30 minutes and came back with no nose lol. haha sounds awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I bet it's Hershel or Shane, but then again why would they ruin Shane's look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Theres goes the cocaine binge episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Maniacal Lori! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Im disliking this show more and more with every episode. It feels so unnatural and soapoperaish lately.. that last 10 seconds with Lori being crazy and Rick's stare. Bleh. Need more Darryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I disagree, dude. It's total evolution. The Sophia thing changed everything IMO. It awakened the do or die in all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 It's not like im analyzing the script or anything. Its just a puke-in-mouth cheesy feeling I get when it's so forced... can't really ignore that. I have my other qualms too. The cast talks so highly of that little kid but I think hes shite. Plus they seriously coddle their fucking audience character-wise (not speaking of gore) - its always a close call. Just kill someone already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I am not gonna lie, I think the show could be better but its certainly not bad or anything. Still a lot of fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Im disliking this show more and more with every episode. It feels so unnatural and soapoperaish lately.. that last 10 seconds with Lori being crazy and Rick's stare. Bleh. Need more Darryl. I completely agree. It's become more of a soap opera. I've started calling it The Talking Dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) I've had this discussion with so many of my friends who feel the same way. I guess I'm just built differently. I love this version of the show so much more than the one where they did nothing but run from and kill zombies. All I hear is that there are too few zombies and too much drama, but IMO the show is better positioned for long-term success this way than the former. There's a reason zombie movies have a niche audience and a reason why few viewers would sit through 12 hours of non-stop zombie-gore. The story is what hooks people and what keeps most viewers attached. The goal is to create a reason for everyone to come back by forcibly planting an investment in all of them. "I want to see zombies butcher people and get their heads blown off" only fits a very small niche group audience. "I want to see a post-apocalyptic group survive in a zombie-overrun environment where trust and mistrust are a daily struggle" fits a much, much larger net. Why have any drama at all if all you want to see is zombie-gore? Who cares about getting to know the characters if all you want to see is people get ripped apart and shoot walkers in the head? Who cares that Shane fucked Lori, or that he killed Otis, or that Sophia is dead? Depth is what keeps programs alive, and depth comes from developing characters. Something I feel too few people realize is that "The Walking Dead" is in reference to the survivors, not the zombies, so it stands to reason that the focus is on them... not the walkers themselves. Edited February 21, 2012 by Phil in Absentia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I've had this discussion with so many of my friends who feel the same way. I guess I'm just built differently. I love this version of the show so much more than the one where they did nothing but run from and kill zombies. All I hear is that there are too few zombies and too much drama, but IMO the show is better positioned for long-term success this way than the former. There's a reason zombie movies have a niche audience and a reason why few viewers would sit through 12 hours of non-stop zombie-gore. The story is what hooks people and what keeps most viewers attached. The goal is to create a reason for everyone to come back by forcibly planting an investment in all of them. "I want to see zombies butcher people and get their heads blown off" only fits a very small niche group audience. "I want to see a post-apocalyptic group survive in a zombie-overrun environment where trust and mistrust are a daily struggle" fits a much, much larger net. Why have any drama at all if all you want to see is zombie-gore? Who cares about getting to know the characters if all you want to see is people get ripped apart and shoot walkers in the head? Who cares that Shane fucked Lori, or that he killed Otis, or that Sophia is dead? Depth is what keeps programs alive, and depth comes from developing characters. Something I feel too few people realize is that "The Walking Dead" is in reference to the survivors, not the zombies, so it stands to reason that the focus is on them... not the walkers themselves. That's not my position at all though. I don't watch for the zombies. I have friends that do and complain like you're talking about, but I watch for the story and mostly the characters/dialogue/suspense. I'm not a fan of horror in the first place. My problem is simply that it feels so fucking cheezy. Especially with that damn kid and Lori's stupid psycho-trip. I want subtlety, something this show is NOT delivering. It's all exaggerated nonsense at this point. Honestly it's very much reminding me of Sons of Anarchy's bad qualities. Cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnydollaz18 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Darryl is starting to piss me off, ever since they found out Sophia was in the barn he got like a real dick. Okay I understand you were out there all day and night holding onto hope that she was still out and you would find her, but hes acting like a real fucking asshole now. Its not like anybody else other than Herschel knew she was in the barn, you were searching for a child grow the fuck up. Would not mind if his character was killed off soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Guy are crazy, show is fucking awesome and I repped Phil for it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Guy are crazy, show is fucking awesome and I repped Phil for it too! As far as I'm concerned, this and Breaking Bad are the two deepest and most dramatically written shows on television right now. :thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 As far as I'm concerned, this and Breaking Bad are the two deepest and most dramatically written shows on television right now. :thumbs: I dunno about that dude lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I dunno about that dude lol Why is that? What show has more depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Why is that? What show has more depth? I don't know I did not have any in mind when replying. But I think it's going a little far calling it one of the most in depth shows out now. It's a good show. But in the end its about a zombie apocalypse lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 No, it's about the relationships of strangers made family in a post-apocalyptic setting. Again, the show is called 'The Walking Dead' in reference to the survivors, not the zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 No, it's about the relationships of strangers made family in a post-apocalyptic setting. Again, the show is called 'The Walking Dead' in reference to the survivors, not the zombies. The show has substance, I'm not arguing that. I am just saying I wouldn't go out and call it one of the deepest shows out there. I would def. throw GoT out before Walking Dead for starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Game of Thrones > Breaking Bad >>>>>> Treme >>>>>>>>>>>> Walking Dead > Sons of Anarchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Game of Thrones > Breaking Bad >>>>>> Treme >>>>>>>>>>>> Walking Dead > Sons of Anarchy Oh man I just started season 2 of treme the other day. Love that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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