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[HotHotHeat]

Oh man! Love this show! Just watched the pilot. Looks like that's the only show aired so far.

Ratings were strong for the first week. Hope that continues.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Oh man! Love this show! Just watched the pilot. Looks like that's the only show aired so far.

Ratings were strong for the first week. Hope that continues.

Who knows... It is hardly a believable show. For example, who in their right mind would ride a horse into town. What is this a western?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

Who knows... It is hardly a believable show. For example, who in their right mind would ride a horse into town. What is this a western?

who does he think he is, Mr. Old Spice?

[Flames89]

Thanks for the replies. And man - does that suck.

I may be a big enough visual snob to download the episodes on HD instead of settling for Rogers' crappiness.

[KTrain]

If you missed the first episode, you can now view the entire thing online (legally).

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.co...e-to-watch-it/

[trackercowe]

Man, Michael Rooker is a d1ck.

Great second episode. Good dynamic with the people in the department store. Not really feeling it at the camp, but they just need to develop those characters a bit more.

Sunday is pretty crazy night for television now. The Walking Dead at 8, Boardwalk Empire at 9, and Dexter at 10. Great night for tv; if only there were other shows of this quality the six other nights of the week.

[SeeBass]

[QUOTE=Mike F;2759223]

1. “Hey, little girl. . . .” - Bad start. They’ve been advertising this as a zombie show for months, so we weren’t going to be even mildly surprised that she was a zombie, and at that point in the timeline he’s well aware of the zombie situation, so he just looked stupid thinking this lone, shuffling, mottle skinned girl would be anything other than a zombie.

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Actually I thought it was a great way to begin.

It showed me that they are willing to show a little girl get a bullet in the head. I dont know many shows on TV yet alone movies that show that.
It gave me an idea that this is really going to be something different and that they are going to take it to another level.

I never saw any of the ads I had a friend tell me to tune in so of course I knew it would be a zombie but I didnt expect the extreme graphic violence.
I was like "whoa cool, hey honey come here and check this out!!"

I also want to know how you know what part of the timeline it was when it was the begininng of the show? In hindsight now you know, but not at that moment you didn't.
If you know the story that's fine but most people don't.

[Lil Pedro]

Tonights episode was intense. This show has been great so far. I feel like the video game Left 4 Dead has been made into a Tv series. Can't wait for next sunday

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Another hit episode for me. The "disguise" they made for themselves to blend in with the other zombies almost had me gagging. That was nasty!

Walking Dead is a nice surprise for me. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I have.

[the crispy badger]

loved tonights episode but i'm not feeling what they did to the redneck, that leaves an ugly feeling in my gut that he'll be back.

[HalifaxDrunk]

Originally Posted by the crispy badger

loved tonights episode but i'm not feeling what they did to the redneck, that leaves an ugly feeling in my gut that he'll be back.

Minor possible spoiler - Merle Dixon (actor Micheal Rooker) is credited with 6 episodes so yeah I think he'll be back.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by the crispy badger

loved tonights episode but i'm not feeling what they did to the redneck, that leaves an ugly feeling in my gut that he'll be back.

Did you miss the preview for next week at the end?

[Mike F]

Well, I gave it another shot, but this just isn't for me -- I wanted a zombie show that had the great writing of Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but got your standard cliche zombie show with no care for internal logic and silly choices just for the sake of artificial drama.

Don't want to pick apart every little thing again (and there were a tonne of things that had me rolling my eyes) but:

- so the group comes into town for the express purpose of gathering supplies in the midst of zombie-pocalypse, yet that one lady gets all hesitant about taking a necklace? "Would it be considered looting?"

- covering themselves in zombie guts was a fine strategy, and I went along with the sudden, shocking rain storm, but they hop in the vehicles, drive 20 feet and it's a bright, sunny day again? That's just lazy and showing no respect for quality.

- all of the dialogue on the rooftop was horrible.

Anyway, if you're enjoying the show, great - to each their own - but it's not for me.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by Mike F

Well, I gave it another shot, but this just isn't for me -- I wanted a zombie show that had the great writing of Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but got your standard cliche zombie show with no care for internal logic and silly choices just for the sake of artificial drama.

Don't want to pick apart every little thing again (and there were a tonne of things that had me rolling my eyes) but:

- so the group comes into town for the express purpose of gathering supplies in the midst of zombie-pocalypse, yet that one lady gets all hesitant about taking a necklace? "Would it be considered looting?"

- covering themselves in zombie guts was a fine strategy, and I went along with the sudden, shocking rain storm, but they hop in the vehicles, drive 20 feet and it's a bright, sunny day again? That's just lazy and showing no respect for quality.

- all of the dialogue on the rooftop was horrible.

Anyway, if you're enjoying the show, great - to each their own - but it's not for me.

They did mention it was a sun shower and it would be over quick

Wouldn't coming into the city for supplies be for neccesities and be different than grabbing a necklace?

It is a zombie show take off the tweed jacket with the elbow patches and the pipe, just turn off the brain and relax. There are a ton of things to pick at but why? Some of your thoughts have merit and others appear to show that you are the one not thinking. You can pick at any show they all have questionable moments.

Boy are they ever going to miss you I hope you dont have a Neilson box.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Did you miss the preview for next week at the end?

Can't speak for the poster you quoted obviously, but I'm one of those people that avoid next episode previews at all costs. I find they give way too much away so I just watch each episode of each show as they come. Probably not the only one who does this.

As for episode 2, not as good as the pilot, but good.

[SeeBass]

I agree not as good as the pilot but it was fun to watch.

I can't see this show lasting for more than a few seasons. It will do well for a bit but it will have to create an emotional connection with us and a few characters or after awhile the zombie shock/fear will wear off.

[FlamesFanInOilCountry]

I enjoy this series, because the emphasis was not on "How did it happen?" but more on the story about the characters in "How they are dealing with it." I think this is a similar approach to a movie like "The Road." For those of you who have seen it, they don't explain what the major event was, they just show the two main characters struggle for survival.

Anyways, really enjoyable series so far! I look forward to sundays, now!

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

I agree not as good as the pilot but it was fun to watch.

I can't see this show lasting for more than a few seasons. It will do well for a bit but it will have to create an emotional connection with us and a few characters or after awhile the zombie shock/fear will wear off.

Well this "season" is only 6 episodes so it could last for say, 8 season which would be the equivalent of 2 season of network TV.

My understanding is that these were going to be a sequence of "mini-series" and considering how cable operates, you might get 6 episodes every year/year and a half with little arcs in between.

Also, if it continues to draw good numbers, it's possible they might "spin-off" at some point, create entirely new characters in a different part of the country.


The potential here is significant, but it's a very expensive series to produce (although that is AMC's business model). It has movie level-production quality so it has to not only be a critical darling (like mad men, breaking bad) but a ratings darling as well.

I hope this series does well. AMC has produced quality series after quality series (although I hated the prisoner, you had to admire the attempt) and this will only encourage them to produce more high-priced television, which I think we can all agree is a good thing.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Wouldn't coming into the city for supplies be for neccesities and be different than grabbing a necklace?

If they wanted to set up a character trying to cling to the last vestiges of society and maintailnaw and order that would be really interesting, but here, the character hesitating over a necklace had, just 20 minutes ago, grabbed the sheriff by the neck, stuck a gun to his temple, and threatened to shoot him. No internal consistency.

It’s like the zombies -- here, they sense by smell, can detect characters in a department store through two sets of glass doors and wil stop an nothing to get them. Yet last episode, the black guy and his son had apparently been fine living in zombie town by simply boarding a door and keeping the lights low. Black guy’s wife even stood right in front of the door with the sheriff staring through the peep hole and she had no clue. No internal consistency.

Originally Posted by SeeBass

It is a zombie show take off the tweed jacket with the elbow patches and the pipe, just turn off the brain and relax.

No. I’m a big fan of sci-fi, fantasy, etc., and can enjoy a good monster movie, but don’t think I should have to completely turn off my brain to do so. You want to, fine.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanInOilCountry

I enjoy this series, because the emphasis was not on "How did it happen?" but more on the story about the characters in "How they are dealing with it." I think this is a similar approach to a movie like "The Road." For those of you who have seen it, they don't explain what the major event was, they just show the two main characters struggle for survival.

Anyways, really enjoyable series so far! I look forward to sundays, now!

I have a feeling this will change. I think a large part of the story line will eventually be occupied by some evil corporation/government agency who was responsible for the apocalypse and their agents who will become antagonists, with the exception of one who walks the line of badass protagonist.

This seems to be the formula that every sci/fi show eventually falls into (heroes, x-files, etc.).

I must say I am enjoying the show so far though. Reminds me a lot of the television adaptation of the Stand.