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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2013 17:39:23 GMT -5
Ok I am still an episode or 2 behind but some things about the show are troubling me
1) The zombie apocalypse has been for a while now (after the farm season, (during the current season) they say Andrea and Michone were on their own for the summer or some season, so its been at least 4-5 months since the zombie apocalypse. So....How do all these random cars on the side on the road still start? (shouldn't all the batteries be dead by now?) not to mention the fact that all the tires would be flat? I can suspend some disbelief, but c'mon.
2) Why did Merle take Michone to the governor only to let her go? Made no sense. If he was going to attack the gov on his own anyway, why not just go without her? 2a) Also when he was hotwiring the car (which I wonder how it still works (see item 1 above)), how stupid is he to not know zombies would be all over the place considering how long the alarm was going off? I mean this Merle, he is pretty smart with survival and zombies and stuff
3) How do all these people still look decent? Their teeth should be starting to look British by now (unless they somehow found a year's supply of toothpaste to go along with the year's supply of baby food and diapers....ARG! Don't even get me started on how stupid the whole baby thing is being handled)
4) They are really dragging this prison / woodbury thing out way too long and up to now, especially the Governor and Michone have been pretty lame compared to the comic ...err I mean graphic novels...although this torture chamber the gov set up has potential, but they been dragging this out way to long, I know its AMC and not HBO but c'mon
but for some reason I keep watching, but not a excited by it anymore
that's all for now
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Post by Malarky on Apr 6, 2013 17:56:57 GMT -5
#2 is redemption. And I would so be looting toothpaste after the apocalypse. Of course I would only need a week's supply since the other survivors would kill me for whining about the lack of air conditioning. Or cold depending on the weather.
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Post by midjd on Apr 6, 2013 21:33:47 GMT -5
The car thing bothers DH and me too... you have to figure with the timeline of Laurie's pregnancy, they've been in the apocalypse for more than a year now. It is a little difficult to keep track of time, though.
The finale was pretty good but the episodes leading up only had a few "wow" moments for me, I agree they're dragging it out.
If they stick with the graphic novel plot, how many seasons are left?
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Post by KaraBoo on Apr 6, 2013 21:59:42 GMT -5
I'm WAY behind (only seen the 1st season so far- no worries about giving anything away on my sake, I don't really care).
I was bothered on the very first episode in the hospital about how ONE guy survives but no one else. And then his "friend" only blocks the door with a gurney, not even bothering to lock the wheels, and the door swings in ward. Yeah, ok, I can believe he survives the zombies with those safeguards in place.
there were so many, yeah right, moments in the first season for me that I don't really care if I watch any more. I probably will anyway since its better than DH's SOA.
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Post by midjd on Apr 6, 2013 22:02:59 GMT -5
Blasphemy! SOA, Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad are probably my three favorite shows on TV right now. Not quite sure what to do now that none of them are on til July or later
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2013 12:26:38 GMT -5
Blasphemy! SOA, Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad are probably my three favorite shows on TV right now. Not quite sure what to do now that none of them are on til July or later I have an idea on something you can do until your shows come on............. ....................have a baby (as long as it aint mine )
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Post by Happy prose on Apr 7, 2013 12:33:17 GMT -5
I'm loving the show The Following. And tonight is Mad Men! I'm going to have to record it and watch tomorrow because it's over at 11:00.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2013 13:02:39 GMT -5
The car thing bothers DH and me too... you have to figure with the timeline of Laurie's pregnancy, they've been in the apocalypse for more than a year now. It is a little difficult to keep track of time, though. The finale was pretty good but the episodes leading up only had a few "wow" moments for me, I agree they're dragging it out. If they stick with the graphic novel plot, how many seasons are left? They are NOT following the graphic novel......at this point I think it is better to say that the TV show is "inspired by" the graphic novel......the same basic elements are similar, but there are QUITE a few differences from the graphic novels......the graphic novels are still on going so they have plenty of potential seasons left (especially if they slow roll things like they have the whole Woodbury / prison thing)
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Post by michelyn8 on Apr 8, 2013 8:05:29 GMT -5
You cannot compare the TV show to the Graphic Novel - the show has always just been based on the novel, nothing more.
Its been at least 18 months to 2 years since the onset of the apocalypes by the show's timeline. When season 2 ended, it was fall and when season 3 started they had spent the winter moving around. Now its getting cold again, so early to mid-fall. I'm not sure about a timeframe for season 1 but I'd say it took place over 6 weeks or so.
I can see the annoyance with the car issues, but mine was more along the lines of why do they keep using newer cars when the computer systems in them are more complicated than your typical backyard mechanic has knowledge of. Not to mention, there are only so many cars to siphon from and no electricity for the pumps so how are they getting gas?
I loved the whole arc with Merle. I think he truly intended to turn Michonne over but in the course of their trip and her letting him know she understood why he was going to, she got to him and he realized his brother had a better chance at the life he wanted with Michonne on his side than if he turned her over - especially since he knew the Governor wasn't going to let him go back either. For Merle is has always been about looking out for Daryl since he didn't really do that when they were kids (especially when he found out Daryl was abused by their father too).
Why should their teeth be bad? They have always tried to maintain a semblance of normalcy by keeping clothes as clean as they could and taking baths. You can still care for your teeth without toothpaste and even so, I'm sure each supply run they go on, they stock up on what ever basic products for hygiene they need as well as foodstuffs.
I'm curious to see where the show goes next. They now have more in their group who are simply not equipped for the world around them. They had been sheltered from reality the whole time they were with the Governor and now have to learn to adapt whereas the main group has already gone through that process.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 8, 2013 8:17:37 GMT -5
I like where they ended this season. I agree with whoever it was on the last Talking Dead episode that said it's nice they don't keep ending the seasons the same way, the show is evolving.
I think it was a turning point for Rick when Carl dropped his badge. A sheriff is supposed to protect and support the community. That's what Rick is doing by bringing the citizens of Woodbury to the prison.
On the flip side though, why didn't they just stay in Woodberry? Much better protected and supplied than the prison. Is it because Woodberry is tainted for them?
Anyone else feel like Carl is becoming a little sociopath? Understandable considering the environment he's been growing up in. He's had to form his norms/morals in a zombie apocalypse as opposed to the adults but Eesh, he shot that kid without a moment's hesitation.
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Post by hoops902 on Apr 8, 2013 9:39:07 GMT -5
::Not to mention, there are only so many cars to siphon from and no electricity for the pumps so how are they getting gas? ::
They do VERY little driving. And when they do drive, it's over very short distances. The gas thing doesn't really cause me any suspicions when you start seeing just how much of a smallish area they are actually covering.
::2) Why did Merle take Michone to the governor only to let her go? Made no sense. If he was going to attack the gov on his own anyway, why not just go without her::
THat's not waht he was going to do "anyway", he changed his mind on the way there, which is why he let her go.
::The finale was pretty good but the episodes leading up only had a few "wow" moments for me, I agree they're dragging it out.::
Wasn't impressed with the finale, particularly how short the battle between woodbury/prison was.
::If they stick with the graphic novel plot, how many seasons are left::
In the first half of the season on Talking Dead one of hte Producers or someone associated to the show said they had at least 7 seasons worth of plotlines total just from the current volumes of the comics.
::On the flip side though, why didn't they just stay in Woodberry? Much better protected and supplied than the prison. Is it because Woodberry is tainted for them?::
Is it? The Governor made it pretty clear earlier that the prison was their first choice but he "settled" for Woodbury because he didn't think his group could clear out the prison. And Woodbury is fairly well protected, but it took tons of people to monitor all the entrances...probably not possible with the smaller group. The prison seems much better protected from walkers with their fences, and much less straightforward for some random person to walk in (think how easily the group got into Woodbury to get Glen and Maggie).
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 8, 2013 10:01:33 GMT -5
The prison seems much better protected from walkers with their fences, and much less straightforward for some random person to walk in
True, but the prison still has that big gaping hole in the back that Tyrese came thru and quite a few walkers still get into the prison.
I thought the battle was too short but when you think about it that wasn't exactly a well trained and conditioned army.
It was moms, asthmatic kids and old people. Besides the Governor's cronies not a single one of those people were prepared to deal with an all out war.
So it made sense they flipped out and ran at the first sight of a zombie hoard and further fell apart when they came under attack. It's not like they had to deal with stuff like that on a regular basis in Woodbury unlike Rick's group.
Even as guards their "best archery expert" was a 16 year old who couldn't hit a zombie to save her life. Andrea jumped over the wall and stabbed it in the head.
I don't think it's over. We don't know where the Governor was headed of to. He's not dead and he's still pissed/crazy.
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Post by michelyn8 on Apr 8, 2013 10:10:35 GMT -5
::On the flip side though, why didn't they just stay in Woodberry? Much better protected and supplied than the prison. Is it because Woodberry is tainted for them?::
Is it? The Governor made it pretty clear earlier that the prison was their first choice but he "settled" for Woodbury because he didn't think his group could clear out the prison. And Woodbury is fairly well protected, but it took tons of people to monitor all the entrances...probably not possible with the smaller group. The prison seems much better protected from walkers with their fences, and much less straightforward for some random person to walk in (think how easily the group got into Woodbury to get Glen and Maggie).
| You also have to keep in mind that Woodbury was the Governor's town first and he had all these secret little places that the rest of the townsfolk knew nothing about. It would be very easy for him to return undetected versus the prison being Rick's and them having already secured the cell block they've claimed for their own. They've also learned their way around the "tombs" as they call it. As for the gaping hole - yes, Tyrese and his band were able to come in that way but where did that really get them. If it wasn't for Carl showing up and helping them to safety, they could have easily been bitten or trapped in an area they couldn't get out of to find food/water. (of course that chic screaming like a dingbat wasn't helping their situation either - every scream drew more walkers so no wonder she didn't make it). |
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 8, 2013 10:15:53 GMT -5
I was disappointed in how jean vest guy died (what was his name again?), the husband of the chick that died. He was such a douche, I was really hoping he'd get violently eaten alive or something. I had a feeling he was going to die. Speaking of the Governor's secret passages, WTF is up with every psycho having a Silence of the Lambs type maze/hidey hole? Last episode of The Following had a bunker with a similar set up. It felt rather contrived. Do serial killers all go to the same architecture/engieering school?
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