[Walking Dead] Finally - the wife is hooked.

kingworks

There is an Image comic series, written by one Robert Kirkman (Invincible) called The Walking Dead, in which a group of people try to make their way in the post-zombie-apocalyptic world. Things don't go well for them (especially the children).



There is a show, based on the aforementioned series, that tells the same story, albeit at a somewhat slower pace and with some different occurrences. Things do not appear to be going any better for them (especially the children).

kingworks

Talking points:

Zombie autopsies
Zombies tracking by: sight? smell? hearing?
The pros/cons of riding a harley in a post-zombie world
Guns vs. Crossbows
Screwdrivers vs. Machetes & hatchets
Do children really attract bullets?

Larlar

He looked so uncomfortable riding that bike.

Mr. G

That episode was really good and then fucking awful and then really good in the last 5 seconds

kingworks

Larlar wrote:

He looked so uncomfortable riding that bike.

Which is odd, seeing as how he used to work in a Harley shop (according to his IMDB bio)

KrunkMcGrunk

Mr. G wrote:

That episode was really good and then fucking awful and then really good in the last 5 seconds

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Mr. G

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Mr. G wrote:

That episode was really good and then fucking awful and then really good in the last 5 seconds

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

Searching for her was boring immediately. I don't care about most of these characters, much less the children. Darryl and Glenn should break off from the group and have cool guy adventures, attach a sidecar to that chopper posthaste!

Dark Raven X

Just finished Rick's intro call.

That Harley seems like a really really bad idea.

kingworks

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

IIRC, who shot Carl & where they take him for medical attention is where they find Sophia

Larlar

kingworks wrote:

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

IIRC, who shot Carl & where they take him for medical attention is where they find Sophia

What are you talking about, this never happened in the books.

...did it? Maybe I've forgotten.

Dark Raven X

"Hey, weren't we short on water?"

Wastes a fuckload of water.

Good going, koala face!

TheRoadVirus

I don't have cable, but my friend DVRed it for me, so I'm gonna watch it tonight.
So excited!
Also, it's really hard to not click on those spoiler tags.

How good is this new episode? Does it compare to the last season? Better? Worse?

Brainleech

Does the tv show kind of follow the comic?

Dark Raven X

Brainleech wrote:

Does the tv show kind of follow the comic?

Mmmnot really. It has diverged pretty heavily in terms of where they go and who lives and dies.

TheRoadVirus wrote:

How good is this new episode? Does it compare to the last season? Better? Worse?

Pretty good bro! I like it as much as the first season. Not better, but not worse, imo.

Larlar

If you hated the last two episodes of Season 1, consider it an improvement.

KrunkMcGrunk

Mr. G wrote:

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Mr. G wrote:

That episode was really good and then fucking awful and then really good in the last 5 seconds

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one episode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

Searching for her was boring immediately. I don't care about most of these characters, much less the children. Darryl and Glenn should break off from the group and have cool guy adventures, attach a sidecar to that chopper posthaste!

haha that would be awesome

Depressperado

Honestly if this had been 90 minutes of Darryl being a hick ninja, I would have still watched it.

He was the best part of this episode

KrunkMcGrunk

TheRoadVirus wrote:

I don't have cable, but my friend DVRed it for me, so I'm gonna watch it tonight.
So excited!
Also, it's really hard to not click on those spoiler tags.

How good is this new episode? Does it compare to the last season? Better? Worse?

It was... alright. Like the first season, this episode was a bit of a mixed bag.

TheRoadVirus

Ok, I will come into it with mixed expectations.
I'm hoping that they follow more with the comic books in the future, because if they ended up going to
(spoilered just in case)

Spoiler:

The prison

that would be pretty sweet to watch play out on the show.
It was one of my favorite segments so far in the books, and seeing it on screen would (hopefully) be awesome

Stale

Darryl continues being a stone-dicked badass. His little stealth zombie kill to save whats-his-fuck with the arm was awesome.


"Shhh"


Also, anyone would look uncomfortable riding that bike. Ape-hangers are God-awful to ride with.

Dead Legend

episode dragged on quite a bit, characters still whiny bitchfaces, go figure

kingworks

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

Stale

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

mrmr

Larlar wrote:

kingworks wrote:

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

IIRC, who shot Carl & where they take him for medical attention is where they find Sophia

What are you talking about, this never happened in the books.

...did it? Maybe I've forgotten.

Spoiler:

Sophia never got lost in the comics, but after Carl gets accidentally shot they bring him to Hershel's farm. Pretty sure that's where they're going next ep.

msuitepyon

Sophia spoilers?

Spoiler:

If I recall correctly, in one of the teasers, Sophia had become a walker.

Dead Legend

Stale wrote:

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

Spoiler:

rednecks

also: that goddamn scene with the deer is bullshit because ain't no wild fucking animal gonna let somebody get that close without spooking

Fandyien

I watched the first four episodes over the last two nights

It's pretty daggone good

Stale

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

Spoiler:

rednecks

also: that goddamn scene with the deer is bullshit because ain't no wild fucking animal gonna let somebody get that close without spooking

Yeah, I was saying the same thing last night.

Spoiler:

"How the fuck do 3 ham-footed idiots sneak up on a buck like that? Bullshit!"

Dead Legend

Stale wrote:

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

Spoiler:

rednecks

also: that goddamn scene with the deer is bullshit because ain't no wild fucking animal gonna let somebody get that close without spooking

Yeah, I was saying the same thing last night.

Spoiler:

"How the fuck do 3 ham-footed idiots sneak up on a buck like that? Bullshit!"

yes, i completely agree. out of all the goddamn things to get pissed off about in a zombie show, that is what i am upset with.

Fandyien

Maybe it's just cus I was helluva drunk when I was watching it, but I remember digging the scene where Grime's best buddy partner-cop beats the shit out of that wife-beater guy

Stale

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

Spoiler:

rednecks

also: that goddamn scene with the deer is bullshit because ain't no wild fucking animal gonna let somebody get that close without spooking

Yeah, I was saying the same thing last night.

Spoiler:

"How the fuck do 3 ham-footed idiots sneak up on a buck like that? Bullshit!"

yes, i completely agree. out of all the goddamn things to get pissed off about in a zombie show, that is what i am upset with.

Had Darryl been out there, that scene would have been over in 2 seconds.

Larlar

mrmr wrote:

Larlar wrote:

kingworks wrote:

KrunkMcGrunk wrote:

Spoiler:

I felt like Carl getting shot was felt like a tacked-on plot device. I mean, they hadn't even found Sophia yet. The search for Sophia started to get boring in one epsidode, stretching it over two eps is pushing it.

Spoiler:

IIRC, who shot Carl & where they take him for medical attention is where they find Sophia

What are you talking about, this never happened in the books.

...did it? Maybe I've forgotten.

Spoiler:

Sophia never got lost in the comics, but after Carl gets accidentally shot they bring him to Hershel's farm. Pretty sure that's where they're going next ep.

Huh, I don't remember that at all.

The only injury of his that comes to mind is [book spoilers]

Spoiler:

When he gets shot in the fucking head.

Though that happened a hell of a lot more recently.

Dead Legend

Stale wrote:

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

Dead Legend wrote: »

Stale wrote:

kingworks wrote: »

I think the other characters go a long way in helping me understand and sympathize with Rick who, let's face it, is who we came into the story with and with whom we most closely identify.

I identify with Darryl.


Because we're both awesome.

Spoiler:

rednecks

also: that goddamn scene with the deer is bullshit because ain't no wild fucking animal gonna let somebody get that close without spooking

Yeah, I was saying the same thing last night.

Spoiler:

"How the fuck do 3 ham-footed idiots sneak up on a buck like that? Bullshit!"

yes, i completely agree. out of all the goddamn things to get pissed off about in a zombie show, that is what i am upset with.

Had Darryl been out there, that scene would have been over in 2 seconds.

i have had the urge to bait the backyard with corn and remove my window screen and get a crossbow

free dinner!

Stale

I've also never seen a rack like that on a buck in June-July.


But then again they may be different down here in GA.

Dead Legend

i saw a pretty good rack back in july - august, considering the conditions (drought) i was impressed

but these hill country deer are usually small-bodied with racks much bigger than they should be for their body size. this close to campus though, plenty of food and water. i've seen some good ones and this cooler weather in the evenings has got them moving! i'm excited

ps @Stale i bought a Sig SP2022 in .40S&W

Stale

Very nice choice.


Back home in IL, that rack would be half as big over summer. They didn't finish up and shed until Oct-Nov.

kingworks

City-folk have such a limited understanding of what is edible.

TheRoadVirus

kingworks wrote:

City-folk have such a limited understanding of what is edible.

e....everything?
As long as it's not a mechanical component/zombie?

lostwords

I could do without the hokey talking parts, emotions are lame, just wanna see Darryl kill zombies, man.

lostwords

And the church part was kickass

Brainleech

Well

Spoiler:

It could be Darryl's brother whom found the girl and shot Carl in some bizzare revenge againist the group leaving him and forcing him to saw off his hand