The Walking Dead

[cool breeze]

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Shane

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[Great Rumbler]

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Shane

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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[cool breeze]

totally

it should have been

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Shane standing over the body as the all the women cheer him on.  Or at least the wife picks up his cigarette and puts it out in the husband's eye.

emotions are so passé

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[Great Rumbler]

That would be awesome, yeah.

[TakingBackSunday]

short round is by far the best character

[brawndolicious]

I knew Merle was going to do that at the end.  The way Lori and Shane can't just tell Rick pisses me off though.

It's pretty disappointing how they've already finished half of the first season.  They're starting production of the second season in February so hopefully they can air it before Fall 2011?

[Himu]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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[Himu]

i was hoping that when rick and his gal bone, and she says,"don't worry he won't wake up" they show the two of the kissing for one moment, transition, show the kid wide awake with his eyes open wondering what the fuck that noise is.

wasted opportunity.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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lol you know nothing of abusive relationships.

[cool breeze]

i was hoping that when rick and his gal bone, and she says,"don't worry he won't wake up" they show the two of the kissing for one moment, transition, show the kid wide awake with his eyes open wondering what the fuck that noise is.

wasted opportunity.

he should have been woken up to the sound of moaning, only to run out of the tent yelling about a zombie eating his mom. 

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Then Shane walks in and starts crying.  Then he goes and wakes up the wife beater guy and takes his anger out on him.

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[Great Rumbler]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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lol you know nothing of abusive relationships.

I didn't roll my eyes because I thought it was unrealistic. 

[Boogie]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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An eye-roller?  Maybe.

Realistic, though.

[Great Rumbler]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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An eye-roller?  Maybe.

Realistic, though.

I didn't roll my eyes because I thought it was unrealistic.

[Boogie]

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Shane

taking out his anger on a wife beater

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The wife crying over her beat-up dead-beat husband was a big time eye-roller, though. 

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An eye-roller?  Maybe.

Realistic, though.

I didn't roll my eyes because I thought it was unrealistic.

Yes, I posted before reading.  Sue me.

[Dickie Dee]

Finally watched it, another good ep.

Ratings actually went up from Ep2 

[Boogie]

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Not quite sure why redneck dude hacksawed his hand off, rather than the handcuffs....

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[Tauntaun]

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Not quite sure why redneck dude hacksawed his hand off, rather than the handcuffs....

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Cause he's a stupid redneck?

[Himu]

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Not quite sure why redneck dude hacksawed his hand off, rather than the handcuffs....

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[chronovore]

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Not quite sure why redneck dude hacksawed his hand off, rather than the handcuffs....

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Cause he's a stupid redneck?

I just posted the same damned response over in the TV thread.

[cool breeze]

I've picked up the first comic collection thing (first eight volumes) last week-ish and have been going through it.  I'm about halfway into it and I'm really excited to see how they handle a lot of this stuff on the show.  Already I think the show is doing a lot of things better.

[ManaByte]

[brawndolicious]

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Not quite sure why redneck dude hacksawed his hand off, rather than the handcuffs....

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Cause he's a stupid redneck?

I just posted the same damned response over in the TV thread.

It seems unlikely that you could cut through an inch or two of steel with a steel saw.

[chronovore]

Okay, how about the heads of the bolts/screws where it's attached?

[Great Rumbler]

Okay, how about the heads of the bolts/screws where it's attached?

He was completely out of his mind at that point and the zombies were banging on the door to the roof. Not exactly a situation where he's going to sit down and rationally think about the best way to get himself loose.

[chronovore]

Hence: "stupid redneck."

[Diunx]

Okay, how about the heads of the bolts/screws where it's attached?

He was completely out of his mind at that point and the zombies were banging on the door to the roof. Not exactly a situation where he's going to sit down and rationally think about the best way to get himself loose.

Oh please, it was stupid writing with the sole purpose of creating more melodrama all this excuses are pretty ridiculous.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, i didn't buy that for a second, it was pure set up for that last shot

someone was a little too in love with their own writing there

[ManaByte]

You knew he was going to do that in the last episode when the hacksaw fell out of the bag. If you didn't you're a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow and need to be hit on the head with a tack hammer.

[Eel O'Brian]

and that totally makes it not bad writing

also, tone down that fucking violent rhetoric you use all the time, you sound like a goddamned psychopath

[Boogie]

You knew he was going to do that in the last episode when the hacksaw fell out of the bag. If you didn't you're a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow and need to be hit on the head with a tack hammer.

It was obvious that the hacksaw would come into play.  It wasn't obvious that he'd cut off his damn hand, rather than the cuffs or the pipe.

[ManaByte]

and that totally makes it not bad writing

also, tone down that fucking violent rhetoric you use all the time, you sound like a goddamned psychopath

Someone never saw Tommy Boy.

[Diunx]

A lot of people never saw Tommy Boy.

[fistfulofmetal]

i was kind of hoping this show was going to end the season with the major plot point from the comics
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for me, ending the season on Carl killing Shane just makes sense. it's such a huge moment and is a perfect cliffhanger. but... i dont see them getting us there in 2 more episodes. they would have to quickly transition into Shane/Rick tension next episode and play it hard going into the 6th then have the moment where Shane, Rick and Carl go hunting. i just dont see it happening tho.

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tbh i'm worried they might not even go that route at all. which would be disappointing. while i do want this show to find it's own story, that particular plot point really needs to stay IMO.

[brawndolicious]

Okay, how about the heads of the bolts/screws where it's attached?

That's an awful precise cut to be making one-handed.  Regardless, that would be an even thicker cut than cutting right through the steel rod since the nuts went around the threaded ends of the rod.  You can find examples of steel saws cutting paper thin pieces of steel at a time but even then, they use tons of cooling fluid.  It would be nice if they put this guessing to rest in the beginning of the next episode by showing a tiny notch on the rod where he tried initially to cut the steel.

[chronovore]

hey, don't get me wrong, I was pretty sure he'd saw SOMETHING of his off to get out of there. I personally would probably have tied off my hand, and cut inward from between my pinky and ring finger, so I'D STILL HAVE A HAND.

We can discuss this all day, but at the end of it all: Yes, he was panicked by a group of zombies pounding on the door. Yes, he had a saw and it was obvious that it would be put to use in his escape.

But are any of us actually arguing that he wasn't a stupid redneck?

[ManaByte]

He obviously cut off the hand he used to eat the chocolate covered pretzels.
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[chronovore]

Lori really tears into Shane there at the end. I thought, "wow, Lori's even more of a bitch than she is in the comic!" But it looks like they're setting it up differently than the book.

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Shane told her that Rick had died; she or Shane told Carl. In the comic, it's much more of a "the world is ending" moment of weakness and doubt.

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Carl is badass. He's really going to be great as things ramp up. I got chills when he was talking to his mom in the tent.

He obviously cut off the hand he used to eat the chocolate covered pretzels.
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Good christ.

[Third]

Just watched the pilot. Wow that was great.
Downloading the comic now. The first comic I'll ever read.

[Raban]

I tried the first two episodes, and oh lord is the acting and dialogue bad (the dialogue is so bad i think it brings down the acting) hopefully it gets better, but for now, this is is a no. :'(

[Great Rumbler]

First part of the episode was pretty boring, through the middle it was okay but not great, but the last few minutes were

[fistfulofmetal]

great episode



some series finale spoiler theories/comments related to the comic:

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at this point if they are going to kill Shane this season then it's likely not going to be at the hands of Carl. well... they could still go that route. but the way i see it, the plot line that leads up to that scene needs some build up that simply isn't here yet. we need Rick and crew grounded for some time and Carl starting to learn how to shoot. we need Rick and Shane to have a serious power struggle. based on what we see for the next few episodes I don't think it's going that way. that said, it doesnt necessarily mean Shane won't still eat it. they may have Merle kill Shane. I really hope that's not how they do it tho. i do like it for the show to find it's own way in terms of story but Carl killing Shane is the one thing that needs to stay i think.

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[Eel O'Brian]

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they've already said shane's gonna last longer on the show than he did in the comic

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[fistfulofmetal]

booo

[Eel O'Brian]

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he'll probably still get taken out by carl, but i am thinking it will be during the prison period

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[Cormacaroni]

It's not gonna wrap up in a year - he's got it planned out through #150 at least.

Where'd you see that?

It's like you don't trust me implicitly in all things!

[cool breeze]

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they've already said shane's gonna last longer on the show than he did in the comic

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Thought that would happen

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Don't think there has been enough build up yet and two episodes isn't enough time. 

My guess is that Shane makes some bad calls at Hershel's farm and that is a big part of it.  There is a lot to work with there where a character can lose his head, and you kinda see it happen to Rick in the comic.  Just have Shane willing to kill Hershel and the others to protect his group or something.

That and there is more to Shane now than there was before.

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some other theories I saw thrown around are

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that Merle (however you spell it) will be The Governor.  The idea is because he lost a hand become of Rick, so when he eventually takes Rick's left hand, it can be revenge.

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[Loki]

Don't know why the third episode still isn't showing on FiOS On Demand yet.  I don't want to watch episodes out of sequence and have only seen the first two so far, which I enjoyed enough to want to continue watching.

[fistfulofmetal]

some other theories I saw thrown around are

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that Merle (however you spell it) will be The Governor.  The idea is because he lost a hand become of Rick, so when he eventually takes Rick's left hand, it can be revenge.

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that would really good if they did this. but i don't see them keeping his character off that long. i think he'll be back and dealt with by the end episode 6.

[Loki]

Well speak of the devil - the third ep just aired on On Demand and I just watched it.  Great episode.  Is AMC replaying the one that just aired tonight (4th ep) at any point on live TV?  EDIT: just checked the listings; seems like they're airing it on Wednesday at 4:00 AM.  Not sure if I'll be up then even though I'm off this week.

[chronovore]

It's not gonna wrap up in a year - he's got it planned out through #150 at least.

Where'd you see that?

It's like you don't trust me implicitly in all things!

Put some meat on your bones and we can talk again as men with similar values.

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Here, have a donut.

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[Diunx]

Finally a great episode! Kirkman saving the day

[ManaByte]

Oh shit that ending was awesome.

[Diunx]

The ending saved the episode, this show is 80%.shit and 20% good, such a let down.

[Third]

Show has gone downhill after the pilot. 
I'll keep on watching though.

And yeah, acting and dialogue are quite horrible.

[tehjaybo]

Just watched eps 3 and 4...  You know, I started out loving this.  But it felt like those episodes were a bit weak.  They're REALLY taking creative liberties.

Before, someone said the show is best watched if you think of it as it's own story, and have not read the graphic novels.  I'm inclined to agree now.  I still like it, I'm just hoping the next ep is better.

[Cormacaroni]

Some of the melodrama stuff has been truly execrable; the stuff on the fishing boat almost made me lose my lunch. There is no way I'm going to get attached to all 300 characters, sorry. Still, it's definitely good enough to hold my attention so far. They've nailed Rick, that's the key part for the long term I guess.

[chronovore]

Yeah, I'm liking Rick too.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Without the melodramatic opening scene seeing that girl get eaten would have been far less awesome.

[chronovore]

Prolly should spoiler that.

It's a good episode; I think next week we're going to find out that Merle

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cut the conspicuously shown warning lines, which had noisy tin-can bells hanging from them, probably after confirming that his brother wasn't in the camp.

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Jim's little freak out and recovery, with the closing line of the episode were good. I think I preferred the sullen, near-catatonic version of him from the comic though. You were never sure what he'd do. This one looks almost normal now that he's past his sunstroke.

It's really damned stupid though to keep ANYONE tied to a tree when the camp is under constant threat from zombies wandering nearby. Shane basically asking him to understand and checking to see if they're going to be copacetic while Jim is still tied up? What the hell? "Why don't you untie me so I can at least flee if a zombie comes by, and then we can work out our personal issues, m'kay?"

Also, everyone who said this episode is 80% crap is wrong. It's 90% crap. The addition of the faction INSIDE ATLANTA is dumb enough, but

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why the hell are los cholos de retirement home entirely unmolested by zombies despite being downtown? If they aren't downtown, why wouldn't they give Rick and his guys a ride back to their van? Where are they getting enough food to look after so many senior citizens? How many have they had to wrangle and cap after they pass on naturally?

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NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE. All the stuff in the comics, it's like Kirkman has at least thought it out decently. Not this! This is all "hey, wouldn't it be cool if this surprising thing happened? and we all remember our humanity?"

Here's an idea: WRITE CRAP WHICH MAKES SENSE.

[Diunx]

I just hope that in the future Darabont keeps making his melodramatic oscar baits and leave my comic books alone