The Walking Dead

[nflman2033]

what was wrong with the old thread? I like this show but find it vastly overrated. Its nowhere near the top 5-10 shows currently on tv.

And what 10 shows are better?

 

[mgoblue2290]

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/the-walking-dead-season-2-trailer-from-comic-con

Four and a half minute trailer for season 2.

 

[Buzzman]

And what 10 shows are better?

Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
Sons of Anarchy
Justified
Damages
Boardwalk Empire

Thats just off the top of my head. I'm sure if I looked I could find more.

 

[BroncoBlue]

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/the-walking-dead-season-2-trailer-from-comic-con

Four and a half minute trailer for season 2.

Thank this man!

Anyway, looks like a pretty grim season two, which is FUCKING AWESOME I hate "happy endings" in shows like this.

 

[BroncoBlue]

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[nflman2033]

Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
Sons of Anarchy
Justified
Damages
Boardwalk Empire

Thats just off the top of my head. I'm sure if I looked I could find more.

Thats only 7.

 

[godspeed]

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/the-walking-dead-season-2-trailer-from-comic-con

Four and a half minute trailer for season 2.

The hiding under the car highway scene looks cool, but won't the Walkers smell them?

Remember last season Episode 2 or 3, the group in the ATL said the walkers smell different then the living, and that the walkers smell the living. So they covered themselves in zombie blood so they could walk through the streets undetected. They were disguising the smell by covering themselves with zombie blood.

Wouldn't they be sitting ducks under those cars, because the walkers could smell them?

 

[BroncoBlue]

The hiding under the car highway scene looks cool, but won't the Walkers smell them?

Remember last season Episode 2 or 3, the group in the ATL said the walkers smell different then the living, and that the walkers smell the living. So they covered themselves in zombie blood so they could walk through the streets undetected. They were disguising the smell by covering themselves with zombie blood.

Wouldn't they be sitting ducks under those cars, because the walkers could smell them?

Maybe that's why people start getting snatched up in the trailer!

Maybe that was their only chance, at survival.

 

[padman59]

Frank Darabont is rumored to be stepping down as the showrunner (perhaps from the show altogether).

http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/walking-dead-shocker-frank-darabont-steps-down-as-showrunner/

 

[BroncoBlue]

Shit can't be a good thing, look what happen to LOST after JJ left!

 

[NAHSTE]

And what 10 shows are better?

Even if there aren't 10 other shows better, that doesn't necessarily make this a good show. I will give season 2 a shot but I agree with Buzz, I found the first season to be subpar.

I thought the dialogue was terrible (replacing the writers should help that), the acting to be wooden (hard to tell how much of that was due to the writing) and the characters to be really stereotypical and two dimensional. (You had your red neck, your militant black guy, your asian tech geek, your embattled woman, etc; it was one gay guy away from being a Real World cast.)

It's got good visuals and a mildly compelling plot, and it's set in my hometown so I want it to do well, but the bulk of the show's execution left much to be desired IMO.

 

[Diivox]

it was one gay guy away from being a Real World cast.)

this line literally made me LOL.

anyway. I agree with you. it was some of the better Zombie stuff i've ever seen, but that aint saying much, and it was nice and dark, but... the show didnt build on its promise, and pretty much everything involving the racist guy was retarded. i never even caught the season finale.

On the other hand, I delayed the Boardwalk Empire finale for a long time, and liked the series alot better when I did finally watch it. I'll give em both a second season, but fuck if I'm pulling another Weeds where I watch it multiple seasons hoping it gets better.

 

[nflman2033]

Even if there aren't 10 other shows better, that doesn't necessarily make this a good show. I will give season 2 a shot but I agree with Buzz, I found the first season to be subpar.

I thought the dialogue was terrible (replacing the writers should help that), the acting to be wooden (hard to tell how much of that was due to the writing) and the characters to be really stereotypical and two dimensional. (You had your red neck, your militant black guy, your asian tech geek, your embattled woman, etc; it was one gay guy away from being a Real World cast.)

It's got good visuals and a mildly compelling plot, and it's set in my hometown so I want it to do well, but the bulk of the show's execution left much to be desired IMO.

anyone who is a fan of zombie movies would find the writing and acting more than sufficient, when you look at the works of George Romero who's films have cheesy dialogue and amateur acting, only people who don't love this show are clearly fans of new school zombie movies that are about action fast moving zombies and lack any kind of social commentary. Basically people who prefer the dawn of the dead remake over the original. if you are in that category then fine, but I think your nuts.

 

[nflman2033]

One more thing, first season to first season, it is better than game of thrones, which I found to be totally rushed, and seemingly forced its use of nudity, scenes where it was just totally not necessary.

 

[mgoblue2290]

One more thing, first season to first season, it is better than game of thrones, which I found to be totally rushed, and seemingly forced its use of nudity, scenes where it was just totally not necessary.

:gtfo:

 

[nflman2033]

:gtfo:

Pulling the pin on a groan grenade in this motherfucker.

 

[mgoblue2290]

Pulling the pin on a groan grenade in this motherfucker.

 

[Houston]

nflman2033's taste in movies :fap:


nflman2033's taste in shows :flaccid:

 

[NAHSTE]

anyone who is a fan of zombie movies would find the writing and acting more than sufficient, when you look at the works of George Romero who's films have cheesy dialogue and amateur acting, only people who don't love this show are clearly fans of new school zombie movies that are about action fast moving zombies and lack any kind of social commentary. Basically people who prefer the dawn of the dead remake over the original. if you are in that category then fine, but I think your nuts.

I'm not comparing it to other zombie movies, because it's not a zombie movie. I'm comparing it with every other drama I've ever watched on TV. And compared to the ones I like watching, I found it to be subpar. If you liked the writing, that's fine, but the show runner didn't and he shitcanned all of them. I agree with him and I'm glad he made that call.

Either way it's funny you groaned my post. I provided a pretty level headed criticism of what I found wrong with the show. I could have just said GOD THIS SHOW SUCKS and left it at that. Anyway, I'll probably tune in to season 2, but I found season 1 to be disappointing.

One more thing, first season to first season, it is better than game of thrones, which I found to be totally rushed, and seemingly forced its use of nudity, scenes where it was just totally not necessary.

I know it's a matter of taste, but ... seriously?

 

[Houston]

anyone who is a fan of zombie movies would find the writing and acting more than sufficient, when you look at the works of George Romero who's films have cheesy dialogue and amateur acting, only people who don't love this show are clearly fans of new school zombie movies that are about action fast moving zombies and lack any kind of social commentary. Basically people who prefer the dawn of the dead remake over the original. if you are in that category then fine, but I think your nuts.

So this show isn't fast paced like Zombieland? Cool, I'm fine with that. But can I at least have some interesting dialogue or characters? With all the time not spent on action, this show had so much potential to build on the story and characters and it went nowhere. You talk about new zombie movies, but I'll take the characters from Zombieland over this series any day of the week.

What exactly do you love about this show?

Being the first zombie series I've ever seen I really wanted this show to be good, but it was really hard to watch at times.