The Walking Dead

[Mr.DGAF]

Does anyone watch it? I was a big fan of the comics, so I gave the show a shot. It's pretty damn good show, it's definitely hit it's stride in the last couple of episodes.

[BigBoss]

I fucking love it.

[Epidemik]

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[RKOunion]

Terrible show.

[ernies]

I saw the first episode of the second season. It was decent.

[RainMan44]

Terrible show.

[RKOunion]

Terrible show.

What's so funny? I'm only basing it on the first season, which was awful. Terrible, stereotypical characters that act stupid in order to move the plot forward. The dialogue is absolutely dreadful. Obnoxious melodrama. Last 3 episodes were awful with the finale being a snooze fest (whisper gimmick for a cliffhanger, shitty cliche no suspense countdown for explosion to end the season)


Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Game of Thrones are good shows. Not this.

[RKOunion]

And I was thinking of giving S2 a shot because I like the premise so much. This thread discouraged me though http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/board/nest/191985973?p=1
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I watched 2 scenes from S2. Rick and Shane's showdown and Carl shoots Zombie Shane.

Rick & Shane's showdown was good, especially since I don't really know the context. Great tension and wonderful cinematography with the full moon showing.

But the scene where Carl shoots the zombie Shane was terrible.

1- Why did Carl randomly show up? Where did he suddenly come from? (although this may be explained earlier or something.)
2- Carl doesn't even bother to tell his father about the zombie.
3- Rick somehow doesn't hear all the growling from zombie Shane approaching him.

Cheap suspense.

[BigBoss]

1- Carl is a little shit who doesn't listen to anyone. Hopefully he dies.

2 - He was probably scared as fuck, if you saw someone who was really close to you, like your second dad, like that you'd be at a loss for words to.

3 - Rick was probably in high adrenaline, plus seeing Carl out there like that he was probably like WTF. put yourself in their postion.

[RainMan44]

1- Carl is a little shit who doesn't listen to anyone. Hopefully he dies.

2 - He was probably scared as fuck, if you saw someone who was really close to you, like your second dad, like that you'd be at a loss for words to.

3 - Rick was probably in high adrenaline, plus seeing Carl out there like that he was probably like WTF. put yourself in their postion.

[RKOunion]

Those are all stretched logic. Carl is scared as fuck...yet he pulls out a gun and aims perfectly at his head? What stopped him from pointing at the zombie then?

High adrenaline doesn't make you deaf, he was in a WTF mode, but if you look at Rick's facial expression, he doesn't seem to notice that there is a zombie growling behind him.

Some other moments of bad writing on top of my head.

In S1E4...instead walking all the way to the camp, why not simply steal an abandoned car? The "Vatos" episode was terrible. So a group of orderlies and geriatric patients can hold out against the entire zombie population of downtown Atlanta, but the military was completely overrun?

People standing around in the clothing store while walkers continue to pile up against the GLASS doors. They only leave when one randomly grabs a rock to break the glass. Haven't seen any other rock-wielding zombies since...

In S2's opener (last episode I've seen), Rick going after Sophia, knowing she was being chased by a zombie, without so much as a hammer. But then if he simply kills the zombie, and doesn't tell directionally challenged Sophia to hide and wait, Sophia wouldn't be lost. Perfect example of character acting stupid in order to move the plot forward.

Those things on top of my head. If I watched the show, I'm pretty sure I'd notice more stupid writing. No wonder the show drop from 9.4 to 8.7 in IMDB.

I really wanted to like the show. Even if I chalked up the awful writing, most of the character are terrible.

[RKOunion]

Something positive:

-The show is good at handling tense scenes. Like the zombie attack in Vatos.
-The pilot had a great atmosphere. Loved the scene where Morgan was about to shoot his wife.
- Great intro. Very eerie and pumps up the viewer for the episode.

You people should watch Game of Thrones. It's fantastic.

[Squiggles123]

I like the walking deaed. Sometimes though I feel as if i'm watching it because I think it's going to get awesome not because it is awesome. But it has its moments, i'll certainly keep watching it. Now that shane's gone and they're off the farm it will either get much better or much worse, we shall see.

[UofLCard]

I like the show a lot. It may not have the writing of Breaking Bad, but it's entertaining. I think I'm onw of the few people that enjoyed season 2 as much as season 1. But I ddin't care much for the "Jury, Judge, Executioner" episode.