[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by Mike F

That's my point -- he looks around, sees they had time to pack pictures and clothes, concludes they go away. . . . then breaks down crying and thrashing? Given how wooden he is the rest of the episode?

You do realize he came up with this conclusion about his family, and ran back into the house from outside (cuz the other two were squatting next door), scenes later (which was a day later) and somethings were explained to him by the man and his son. No issue here.

Originally Posted by Mike F

So no curiosity about how the world went from bustling to deserted in short order?

Let's give EVERYTHING away in the pilot... If you're not curious then they didn't do their job when they made the show.

Originally Posted by Mike F

So the cruiser parked outside the police station is the one car in town with gas? Convenient.

He is a cop, and a peace authority. Driving in a cruiser would help the most people no?

Originally Posted by Mike F

Path of least resistance is to put yourself in a position where you'll be surrounded with no ability to move quickly? If you can't run, climb on the tank and into the open hatch. Crawling under was simply the path of maximum drama.

He was already on the ground! He'd actually get scratched easier with your suggestion! How fast can you climb a tank surrounded by Zombies?

Originally Posted by Mike F

So you'll just buy the lack of logic? Fine, but it bugged me.

I'm not buying what your selling. The ZOMBIE TV show did quite fine thank you.

Originally Posted by Mike F

The premise of the human element is a man struggling to find his family. . . . who abandoned him. And not to an overpowering swarm a la I Am Legend, but a bunch of shambling dawdlers. If cowboy rick can beat one with a bat, and run through a swarm at least for a little while unscathed, how did the US Army get overrun?

He didn't run through. Watch it again.The horse fell, the zombies ate the mammal making all the noise (You know, keeping to the zombie design of the show). The zombies finally saw him after a few seconds and his massive panic, he looked behind and rolled under the tank. Not an issue. Good story.

Originally Posted by Mike F

Wait, you think my problem is that I need something simpler?

From the issues you have and seem to have a deal with... Something much more different that this show.

Originally Posted by Mike F

Look, I'm not as down on it as I may appear, but I expected better from AMC than your standard zombie story where you have to accept gaps in logic for the sake of creating drama.

See the ratings? Have you watched a good Zombie show lately? This show is unreal. I'm not a zombie movie lover. I loved this show because the zombies caused this but they are not the story. The people or aka, The Walking Dead, because the author actually is talking about the survivors in the title, are the story here.

Just like the Soprano's, most people were fooled into believing they were watching a crime family show, but, in fact, they were watch a show filled with family issues. The Mafia in Soprano's and the Zombies in TWD are the element that will make the people tune in.