http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-walkingdead-idUSTRE79O7XD20111025
"Walking Dead" gets season 3 pick-up
"Walking Dead" gets season 3 pick-up
[TV] The Walking Dead
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I honestly see this making it to 5 seasons, then it gets dropped because AMC doesn't want to pay the actors more.
Or they'll kill off a few of the actors. This is one show I would be worried about being too aggressive with renegotiation.
That is another problem.
Eh, I'm not so sure. As I said before, the first season was essentially the first book. Going by comic chrononlogy, we're already halfway into the second book (skipping one rest stop entirely). I could see them using each season in a setting. Maybe Hershel's farm will be the majority of the second season, the third being...
The prison. Which, to be honest, I found the pacing of the book really dragged for awhile.
It was supposed to drag. The prison was supposed to be their home for the foreseeable future. Why would they leave when they had all the food, water, and occasional power they needed... except to look for other survivors or to find help?
There are long sections of the comic where zombies aren't really that important. In those sections, it's usually the inter-group drama that drives the plot... but it's still good because it's the drama is what is always pulling the plot. When you live in a world where a single member of the group could ruin life for everyone else, the tension is always there.
It's not a show about zombies. It's a show about how people struggle to survive after society collapses, and there just happens to be some zombies around as well.
Exactly. In the letters at the back of the single issues he'll sometimes address this. If it were issue after issue (or in this case episode after episode) of just non stop zombie mayhem it would get old pretty quick. Next episode is going to be zombie heavy with Shane and Otis escaping the high school with the medical supplies, but then they'll probably take another episode or two break from high intensity zombie action.
Pretty much what was already covered but dragging? Really? Comon.
You can't put up a whole lot of zombie action every single episode and personally I appreciate the occasional episode where things "slow down" and go back to the basics. Last week's episode was all about Rick's family with some flashbacks to pre-zombie era... everyone got a bit of time including several new characters. (I do hope the girl from Chuck joins this cast, she's good... and cute... ps don't fucken spoil it for me you bastards)
Next week we'll get some action. I'm sure.
And even with this "draggggggggging oooooooooooooooooouuuunnnnnnnnnnn" some people shamefully feel... I'll take this than the pieces of monkey shit they put up such as reality TV and Drama Queen shows.
Let them fucken do their thing and enjoy it.
At least they're not not fucking it up like Twilight or True Blood where that shit isn't even watchable...
You can't put up a whole lot of zombie action every single episode and personally I appreciate the occasional episode where things "slow down" and go back to the basics. Last week's episode was all about Rick's family with some flashbacks to pre-zombie era... everyone got a bit of time including several new characters. (I do hope the girl from Chuck joins this cast, she's good... and cute... ps don't fucken spoil it for me you bastards)
Next week we'll get some action. I'm sure.
And even with this "draggggggggging oooooooooooooooooouuuunnnnnnnnnnn" some people shamefully feel... I'll take this than the pieces of monkey shit they put up such as reality TV and Drama Queen shows.
Let them fucken do their thing and enjoy it.
At least they're not not fucking it up like Twilight or True Blood where that shit isn't even watchable...
initial reaction:
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
Ok, so now it feels like things are starting to kind of drag on a bit. We're still addressing moral choices from the end of last season, sofia is still missing and the only real development was Shane's dick move.
I think though, now that the Carl getting shot arch is over they'll focus on looking for Sofia, which will let the group and the plot move forward a bit.
I think though, now that the Carl getting shot arch is over they'll focus on looking for Sofia, which will let the group and the plot move forward a bit.
Didn't see that one coming.
I saw it coming the first minute of the episode. I know crazy looks when I see them. Shades of Taxi Driver.
As far as the episode goes... I'm starting to find it a little too slow even for me... especially the Carl scenes (WHICH WERE MANY BTW). Honestly thought, after watching the preview of the next episode where ONCE AGAIN THEY'LL TRY TO SAVE THE STUPID GIRL... I'm not a happy camper. Yes, there are moral choices but I'd like people to make a stand and go, we can't do this... we need to move, find somewhere safe, find food, get a shelter... not fucken run in the woods after a dumbass girl. I also don't like pussy Darryl as well.
I don't think this show has that little content to work with... nor are there many episodes in this season.
BananaHands
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I'm with Jay on this one. The last two episodes dragged on way too much for too little of a payoff. I don't get why a show about zombies would make me fight to stay awake.
Well we know they are going to finish up looking for Sophia soon... the episode preview made it clear they are going to focusing on that at least. Whether or not she's alive? I honestly don't care. She's essentially a McGuffin at this point and she's not all that important in the comics ether. She's honestly one of the few characters that doesn't add anything to ether format. Her death would honestly make more of an impact that her survival.
Was kinda hoping Otis would have lasted longer. He was a bit more interesting in the show.
As for Shane... that's clearly going to come to a head soon, probably by the season finale at least. I hope they don't change a thing about it.
As for Shane... that's clearly going to come to a head soon, probably by the season finale at least. I hope they don't change a thing about it.
Except that they spent too much time fighting... they could have totally reached the car in that time.
They really should have done it in another way...
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Philosopher B.
The biggest problem thus far with this season is that all the main drama revolves around the kids, neither of whom are actual characters in their own right, and thus are hard to care much about, beyond the initial holycrapthechildren! I also wish Glenn had something to do
I did like this ep a bit more than the last one, though.
other than randomly get religion.
I did like this ep a bit more than the last one, though.
Looked to me that he is going to get something to do.... well, someone.
I'd say Carl doesn't really get interesting for a bit... but when it does, it'll hit you like a semi-truck.
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Well... I wonder how many of you have 8 year old boys. I do, and I can tell you the
bullet removal scene hit me like a ton of bricks. That kid deserves an Emmy for that performance, because I just wanted to help him. I didn't see Shane's move coming, either. I honestly friggin' wish someone would slap blondie Airplane! style with a series of progressively stronger weapons. I mean, boo-freakin-hoo. EVERYONE has had something crappy happen. EVERYONE understands. You're not special, and if you're a functional part of the group dynamic and making use of group resources, the group sure as hell has the right to prevent you from taking a useful team member away, and all she can do is whine condescendingly. I wish on one hand that beardie would've stood his ground, but on the other hand, it's good he didn't, because it would not have been in character.
I really don't get all the complaints of it being too slow and not having enough zombies. Seriously, I do not understand that sentiment at all.
I'm still loving every minute, so not everyone is complaining.
I never understood why he didn't just climb up, cut it down, and get the arrow back. It's not like he snapped the arrow in half or anything.
I remember in the comic they had a scene where the women were cleaning clothes and one of them mentioned it was kinda demeaning to be stuck back in camp doing it. The rest sort of looked at her like she was insane and said that it was easy work and it certainly beat the life endangering work the men were doing. It really showed how priorities shift once the world ends.
But yeah... Andrea is falling behind in her development. She needs to get over this and move on.
But yeah... Andrea is falling behind in her development. She needs to get over this and move on.
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I think we actually agree on something for once. She annoys the hell out of me. Like we're supposed to feel bad for her because she went through the same damned experience everyone else in the cast did.
Didn't they do that scene in the show last season, too?