Crazy. Racist. Missing an arm.
Holy crap! Do want!
Holy crap! Do want!
[TV] The Walking Dead
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I think Daryll may not be as big an asshole as his brother in general. I'm thinking the reason he was acting out so much to start was just the initial shock of "you did WHAT?!"
I think he knows that this group is his best bet, at least for now, plus he's not a total monster so he's fine helping to protect the kids.
I think his brother will come back near the end of the season and what happens next is going to really depend on daryll's choice.
I think he knows that this group is his best bet, at least for now, plus he's not a total monster so he's fine helping to protect the kids.
I think his brother will come back near the end of the season and what happens next is going to really depend on daryll's choice.
Cause he's black.
They are going to have another black character soon enough, as they already said they planned to add Michonne to the cast sooner than she'd appeared in the story, as she's a fan favorite.
Any word on Tyreese? He was onna my faves in the comic.
Black Female? Hell yes, it's Rochelle time!
Yes, she's exactly like Rochelle... if she wasn't annoying and used a Katana.
Spoiler: There will be zombies.
My Rochelle > Other survivors. Recognize!
Honestly, the TV show only has the most vague resemblances to the comic. Some of the characters are the same, some of the events are the same, but the TV series is definitely doing it's own thing. As for things I've mentioned... it's all stuff that's been mentioned in interviews about the show.
Truly don't care about the interviews of the show, interviews concerning the actors of the show, the directors or the producers of the show.... nor even the comic book in the slightest sense of the word. I just want to watch the series and discuss it here without having people constantly mentioning some random piece they got from the comic book series such as "blah blah blah some comic book person is probably going to be added in a few episodes"... "blah blah blah that was probably gobbity gook who shot the kid"…. “blah blah blah fuck you and your interest in watching the show without spoilers, the black woman dies in the church”.
I seriously think this show needs 2 separate threads and mods to keep an eye on the TV thread and put people in line. One thread to discuss uniquely the show on AMC and the other to discuss whatever else as people have been obviously unable to use spoilers on a constant basis and think only for themselves.
I’m not mad, I’m just fed up of people being unable to appreciate the gravity of the situation.
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I seriously think this show needs 2 separate threads and mods to keep an eye on the TV thread and put people in line. One thread to discuss uniquely the show on AMC and the other to discuss whatever else as people have been obviously unable to use spoilers on a constant basis and think only for themselves.
I’m not mad, I’m just fed up of people being unable to appreciate the gravity of the situation.
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Dave
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Jay does have a point, people. A lot of folks have not read the comic series and may very well never read it. The show is sufficiently different than the book that we can discuss the differences, but let's hold off on the character/future plot talks unless you have spoiler tags.
It's just good manners.
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Example: My wife has never read the books but is really into the show. If I spoiled it I'd be sleeping on the couch.
It's just good manners.
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Example: My wife has never read the books but is really into the show. If I spoiled it I'd be sleeping on the couch.
*pout* Fiiiiine.
But it'd be much easier if Jay just read the comic. Because it's awesome.
But it'd be much easier if Jay just read the comic. Because it's awesome.
He really should. It's an Eisner winner for Best On-Going series, as well as the winner of several other, less prestigious awards. It's hands down the best on-going comic out there and they've really gone out of their way to make it easy for people to get into, what with the re-released weeklys and the trade compendiums.
He never really was an asshole if you think about. He was pissed cause they left his brother (the real dickhead) on a roof to die.
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In regard to the situation they're in. Daryl is probably the most resourceful and practical. The rest of the group is overly emotional. Think about what made him a douche.
He was pissed off that his brother was left on the roof
He wanted to burn the bodies of the groups fallen dead.
He wanted to put down Jim before he turned.
He was pissed off at Jenner for locking them in the CDC building.
Didn't Daryl make some racist comments too? Or was that just Merle?
Hmm, seems I should have used "douche-bag" instead of douche-bag. My bad.
The sad thing is, I could see Daryl biting it (no pun intended). Don't get me wrong, he's one of my favourite characters, too. But unless he gets his own storyarc soon, as well, I don't see it ending well for him.
I disagree. I stopped reading that thread for a long time because I got one of two things: spoiled information about the books I planned on reading, or huge stretches of posts with nothing but a spoiler tag. For someone who hadn't read the book and didn't want spoilers it became pointless.
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Yes he did. He's toned it down since then; all he did was call Glenn "Short Round" in the episode last Sunday.
But does Thrones stray as much from the books as Walking Dead does? Because the first season alone is unquestionably different from the books. They seem to following the basic major storyarc structure...sort of. The first season was the first book, more or less. I mean, there was no CDC in the comics at all. Or Daryl. The previews for the next episode (or was it for the whole season?) point toward the second book, but it's not going to be remotely the same.
To be perfectly honest, that's actually what I like about the show. Even though I've read the books, I have absolutely no flipping clue what will actually happen next. I have a pretty good idea (Carl getting shot), but there are elements already that are different.
The biggest example, of course, being:
To be perfectly honest, that's actually what I like about the show. Even though I've read the books, I have absolutely no flipping clue what will actually happen next. I have a pretty good idea (Carl getting shot), but there are elements already that are different.
The biggest example, of course, being:
Shane's still alive. Which Kirkman himself stated he wants because he regrets not exploring the love triangle longer in the books.
Already mentioned I wasn't a fan of the Walking Dead comics after reading 7-8 of them. (I was actually bored).
And to be honest, just like Game of Thrones, I want to watch it on the tube before reading anything. Last night I finished the Game of Thrones book, which was awesome. Then I was staring hard at the 2nd book to start reading but decided to wait.... I don't know for how long... and picked up Zombie Survival Guide as a prelude to World War Z (and I have a good idea they'll fuck that movie up good).
I agree and hopefully people will try better or at least mind to put a spoiler tag and if they fail.... admins take out their hammers and start... hammering.
No problem, Jay. I've tried to be relatively discreet with what I say about the comic. I think. If not, smack me. Otherwise, I'll try to spoiler tag from now on, like I did above.
Its also $20 a volume here. I've only read up to volume 4, myself.
J
Joe Johnson
Just watched the show on DVR. The amount of times I had to fast forward through commercials seemed about the same as any other show I record. Plus the first 25 minutes were completely commercial free, so it didn't seem that commercial heavy to me.
I also thought it was a bit slow paced, but still enjoyed it and am hopeful for the rest of the season.
I was really annoyed that they didn't find the girl at the end of the episode. Not because I really care about the character, but because I wanted that part of the story to be done so we could move on with other stuff. If I wanted that plotline, I'd watch the Lifetime network.
I also thought it was a bit slow paced, but still enjoyed it and am hopeful for the rest of the season.
That was a boring, shitty episode. I haven't been super engaged since the (amazing) pilot. At least I'm glad I stuck until the end of the episode for the hilarious ending. The really terrible cocktease on whatever that dude whispered was really stupid and annoying.
He's proud of it too.
I have no idea what definition of hipster you're throwing on me. Trust me, I am not hating this to be cool or because it's popular. I want this to be good, I generally like Zombie Movies(TM). I love horror in general!