The Walking Dead
 

I thought there was a WD thread already, but couldn't find it so must be mistaken...

Anyways. Figured we could use a Walking Dead thread around here. To put ....y'know....dead shit in.

Anybody else watching?

I may have mentioned one or ten times how much I love this show. I'm currently approaching the mid season closer of season 4.

It is currently my favourite programme on tv. Perfect bedtime viewing. This decade's BSG.

I love it so much it's got me into zombie fiction more generally (never my favourite horror trope until WD came along). I'm even downloading Left4Dead on Steam.


One of the things I really like about the current season is what they've done with The Governor. He was, as he probably should have been, a bit of a comic book villain. It was nice to see Morrissey chewing the scenery and being a nasty bastard. In between the smooth charm and whatnot.

I don't think I'd have a liked another season of that though. So, when I heard the Governor would be back I wasn't sure whether that was a good idea or not. And then they throw in such a wonderfully quiet and understated reintroduction to him that was a joy to watch. As fun as he is when he throws everything into the ring, Morrissey is at his finest with the quieter tones.

this is a wd as it gets// I sniped Sodam H with the eyes of Satan and the only way I can make it clear is by saying this... "you worship the back of that one dollar bill I don't"

Love walking dead.

The episodes featuring the "new" governor frustrated me. I wanted more of the main group.

What I find most interesting with the show is that, IMHO, Glen and Maggie are the only really likable characters. All the rest have serious flaws.

Loved the mid-season finale! No spoiler in case you haven't seen it yet, but DON'T miss it!

Frankly, just hearing the theme music and seeing the extreme close up of that doorknob and the eyeball, gets my senses right on edge.

Oddly, when I did a bit of research, there actually ARE more heinous attacks being reported around the world involving murder and cannabalism, than ever before.

The episode in FLA was the most graphic. The "zombie" attacked someone along a freeway, and starting biting his face off. Policeman orders him to stop, with his pistol pointed right at him - he doesn't stop! Officer shoots him with his side arm, wounding him - he STILL doesn't stop. He's eating the victim's face! All caught on video and on YouTube.

I'm chalking the higher number of incidents, up to much better reporting, and the internet - but I do wonder if some combination of modern day stresses and some (illegal) drug use, isn't really fueling some of this.

Anyway, great series!

Come the zombie apocalypse, I'm fucked. I've worked out that my house is undefendable (indefensible?). And my dog will absolutely not be quiet on command...

I was frustrated at an episode without our intrepid gang of survivors. But, I have always loved David Morrisey and I thought his performance in the first of those eps (I haven't seen the second yet) was superb. I found myself actually interested in the Governor again.

Wish they'd all stop with the split seasons though. That shit pretty much killed the last couple of series of Doctor Who for me. I mean, I enjoyed them...but the rhythm of the series was all to whack.

Our house is also impossible to defend. I've given this a lot of thought. We'll have to take our chances bugging out. We'll go half a block away, sneaking through back yards as much as possible, to the Metrorail electrical substation.
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I just have to practice picking locks. At least the access door is hidden from view, so I should have a moment to pick the lock if no zombies see me heading for the shelter.

It's perfect. No windows. Concrete walls. Metal doors.

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AMC is trying to screw the shows first developer, and he's started legal action to recover.

You have a great bug out site, glatt.

When the zombie apocalypse comes, I'm food. I will fulfill my duty to mankind by giving them sustenance.

I like your thinking, glatt.


And Spex: that's damn decent of you.

It's horrible when there's bad blood around the creative process.

You have to have big muscle behind you if you don't want the studios to eat your lunch.

Kinda like every other aspect of life/business on the planet.

Re the zombie apocalypse:
My house in the village would be indefensible but where I am currently living would be easy to avoid/ outmaneuver the zoms.

I think caching a lot of turkey loads all around would be wise. Between the swamp and the relatively open woods and steep ridges that enclose the valley, we could hold out for long time. Zombie deer may pose a problem...

Zombie deer? Now there are zombie animals? Does that mean we all have to go vegan?

Robert Kirkman is a Kentucky homeboy, fyi.

Watch out for the zombie zucchini, too

I always knew there was a sinister side to zucchini.

Have any of you checked out the Zombie porn? It seems like a growing industry

No. But I've noticed a lot of 'zomberotica' on kindle lately.

I think Sarah Michelle Gellar started the whole thing with Vampire Slayer,
much like Bob Villa started the real estate repair and flipping theme.

There ought to be a "Nobel Prize" award for personalities that launch
(actually) new forms of entertainment.

Y'know, I agree with that. I think that would be an awesome Nobel Prize.

That explains her acting skillz

I didn't want to know that. :greenface

What are Zombies looking for in women?

Brains?

looks and BRAINSSSSSSS

and you certainly don't want to do a google image search, either.

I'll take your word for it.

/sadder but wiser.

There are already enough things I've clicked on/looked up from other threads that I can't unsee. :yeldead:

Okay, I have a question for you other folks who have watched Walking Dead. We have just started season 3, so I've skimmed some earlier parts of this thread to try to keep my spoilers to a minimum.

In that same vein, do not read the rest of this post if you haven't gotten to season 3 yet.





Okay, so in the part we're at, they have just settled into the prison, and Lori hasn't had her baby yet.

My question is, why is Rick all mad at Lori now? They implied that he blames her for somehow forcing him to kill Shane at the end of last season, but neither Mr. Clod nor I can figure out how that is remotely supposed to be her fault. Did we miss a plot point somewhere, or is this just an example of us being too logical and not understanding normal people's irrational emotions?

I'm thinking that he felt betrayed by Lori's total withdrawal from him after he admitted that he killed Shane. Probably felt that he lost her trust and respect. It never occurred to me that he blamed her for his actions, but beforehand there were a lot of conflicting emotions coming from her about the baby...whose it was, will it survive, it is worth to keep it to term, so she was never really on solid ground enough to give Rick a lot of support via the whole Shane thing. Maybe he did feel that killing Shane was a result of her not dealing with it effectively.

zombie Leprechauns.

Pros and cons. Please list.

Didn't Shane force the issue? By wanting her back or something?

Pro: They would move even slower, even the fast ones.

Con: You'd constantly be swinging over their heads, smaller targets.

Plus:

♪ ♫They got little hands♪ ♫
♪ ♫Little eyes♪ ♫
♪ ♫They walk around♪ ♫
♪ ♫Tellin' great big lies♪ ♫
♪ ♫They got little noses♪ ♫
♪ ♫And tiny little teeth♪ ♫
♪ ♫They wear platform shoes♪ ♫
♪ ♫On their nasty little feet♪ ♫

There's also the fact that she all but told him that he wold have to fight for her: that Shane was dangerous, deluded and likely to try and kill him in order to keep her and the baby he believed to be his own.

Then, afterwards, her response to him was not what he expected.


Incidentally: I watched the midseason finale night before last: well, fuck. I mean...just fuck.

Damn this show is awesome. Can't believe I have to wait til Spring now.

Fucking stoopid split seasons.

I remember having the same questions, and I think I decided he was mad because he's a dick.

Amen, sister!

And that means it'll be on at the same time as Game of Thrones, when it could be over before GOT starts. Assholes.

Just watched the season six premiere.

Holy fuck balls, that is a season opener.

I watched it.
I didn't like.

I mean I liked it like I always like The Walking Dead. And I appreciated the difference in colour to separate the time-jumps. But it was too much for my tiny brain to handle. I need to watch it again to work out the real order, which I can't do until it comes out on DVD. Grrrr.

I'm not very good with things not laid out in time-sequence. I don't mind a bit of confusion, but I need to have things straight in my head to properly appreciate them. If I had access to it, I'd watch and rewatch and enjoy. The pressure of knowing it was a one-off viewing ended up making me less clever about keeping the plot-lines separate.

Not saying it wasn't good.
Just saying my personal circumstances meant I didn't enjoy it as much as I would a straightforward rendering.

So far we've had three episodes that cover the same time period. It's an interesting structure.

I havent seen ep 3 yet. might watch tonight :)

They killed Glenn.

I'm in mourning!

Maybe switch the font color to white? DanaC hasn't seen it yet.

Whoah! Spoiler alert!

I've been avoiding articles all day that splashed 'death of fan favourite' all over the headlines.

FUCK.

Okay but!

Maybe he survives. There is quite the controversy.

Haven't seen the episode; I watch when they stream a year later. But they have "killed" SO many characters then revealed later they were alive. I am confident in saying that if you didn't see his throat ripped out at length from multiple angles, the dude is alive.

Good point ;p

Keryx found some Walking Dead comic books at the library book sale. I guess it's every where.

Pretty sure he's dead. They showed walkers pulling his guts out, but I guess maybe the other guy might have been on top of him and Glenn will live because they don't realise he's there. That's my only hope.

Ffs - stop with the details!!

I thought it had already Bern spoiled? I was just responding to clod. Calm down.

You gave plot details - anything could have happened to Glen - all I knew was that apparently Glen appears to have died, but may not have. Now I have more details of that.

Please use spoiler tags for details of the major plot. I don't need to calm down - I'm not enraged. I was expressing mild frustration that I now have more spoilery details for this episode.

He does die in the comics, it's true.
But I have no idea how true the series has been to the comics, aside from the first two graphic novels that Dana lent me - where there were small differences. And a much later one I found in the library, but couldn't take out at the time as I had a fine on my card, but it was further on than I had watched at the time, so I was already warning myself in my head about maybe spoilers.

Been staying off the internet re series six for this reason. Even though I am the sort of person who opens Christmas presents early, birthday cards the day they arrive and snoops in people's bathroom cupboards. Usually everyone here is very good about spoilers, but a couple of slip-ups do not a flame war make.

I'm more upset at the idea Glenn is dead than the fact I read it here.
It was so good to see a Korean (or any other pan-Asian) character in a leading role where their race/ heritage forms absolutely no part of the storyline.

I don't look at this thread until I've seen the latest ep because I would expect there to be spoilers. What's the point of having the thread if you can't talk about the latest ep? Download it all free from cokeandpopcorn.ch .

Anyway, I guess I'll just fuck off again then.

Don't fuck off you silly fucker.
We still love you and your hair completely.

Seems to me that after an episode has aired, spoiler alerts need not be given. If you read a thread about a show, you can expect discussion to cover what has occurred on that show in the past.

Please remember that films and TV series take longer to reach us here though.
And it's not just the Brits - some people don't have access to the right channel, or have work/ family commitments on the date of airing.

We've discussed this before (Game of Thrones?)
I think there was a suggestion that we had an open thread and a no spoiler thread and then everyone realised that was just silly.
I think that was here, anyway.

I guess I can stay out of this thread. But I will continue to be careful about major shocks and plot points of things I do get to watch, and books, and anything that may change someone else's experience when watching or viewing if they knew about it in advance. Because although I like to know how other people think and feel about things, I don't need to know exactly what caused it.

And again, that is not a criticism of anyone on the Cellar. It's my POV.

Good point. I guess if we just discuss generalities and not specific plot points.

I dunno, media consumption is so weird now anyway. I'm like Clod. I'm years behind everyone else in the Walking Dead, so I don't care about spoilers here because I'll probably forget by the time I get around to that episode. I'll often wait for a show to be in its final season on the air before I start streaming it. That way, I can watch at my own pace and I'm not waiting for the next episode.

I generally try to put spoilers in white text, or give a spoiler warning and leave a gap. Not for incidental stuff, but for major plot points. It isn't that plots can't be discussed - it's just nice to be able to have a discussion with different people all at different stages of watching without that spoiling it for those of us who are a little behind.

I may be 1 or 2 episodes behind and wanting to post about how awesome episode 2 was.




Don't take this stuff as more serious than it is Ali. 'ffs' and other expletives are just how I communicate, it doesn't indicate any real anger. I'm rarely more than mildly aggravated by a spoiler and then rarely for more than a few seconds.