The Walking Dead : Othor Games

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:47 pm

So, AMC is releasing the new http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead TV series in Halloween, and from what I've seen so far it looks pretty awesome. (The zombies look great, the slow Romero-esque walkers instead of the L4D runners) Anyone else excited? (Release is set for this Halloween)

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Also, I've seen topics about zombies rapidly degrade into "I'm sick of zombies" etc... please just discuss the show here.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:37 pm

Nice, vampires have been svcking the enjoyability out of televised undead for too long.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:46 pm

I loved the comic, and saw the trailer. The opening scene (car chase) looked somewhat cheesy with bad acting though. Or is it just me

:cryvaultboy:

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:36 pm

Nice, vampires have been svcking the enjoyability out of televised undead for too long.

heh... icwatudidthar

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:45 pm

This looks awesome. I'll definitely tune in to watch this.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:31 pm

The comics are amazing, and the stories very solid. It would be almost impossible to ruin them, I doubt even a little cheese and bad acting will affect it all that much.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:32 pm

The Walking Dead might just be the greatest zombie fiction out there. The entire premise of an ongoing Romero-esque zombie series is like a dream come true for those of us who love the classic "of the Dead" movies. I am not a fan of "new school" zombies that are fast-moving nerdragers like in 28 Days, or have superpowers like in L4D.

» Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:49 am

Very very very excited about this. Not so excited about Andrew Lincoln playing Rick Grimes though. Said it before, will say it again, should have been http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1058987/

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:38 pm

Never read the comic but I'll definitely watch the show, I love anything about Romero-esque zombies.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:00 pm

There was a comic?!

TO AMAZON!

$30 for book 1?!?!

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:12 pm

Well, the first episode aired tonight, so what'd everyone think?

Personally, I thought it was excellent. Seems like the show will focus more on character development and how they react to situations instead of gruesome zombie killing (though there were a few pretty graphic scenes so far and it looks like there's a lot more to come), which I welcome. Also the acting was great and there were a lot of emotional moments that really drew me into the story.

I'm definitely going to be following this show.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:55 pm

Watching the latest airing as we speak. Really interesting.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:45 pm

Watching the latest airing as we speak. Really interesting.

I'll ditto that.

:P

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:03 pm

I just finished watching the premiere, and this series has found a new home on my DVR. Very well done in my opinion.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:08 pm

I like.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:37 pm

Noooooo I forgot to watch it

I'll have to see if they air it on AMC's website now and they probably won't and I'll never get to see it

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:10 pm

Yes, I like the looks of this show very much. Will be eagerly awaiting next Sunday. Seriously, Sundays are going to be so freaking awesome in the weeks to come. Football, and now this awesome new show!!

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:45 pm

I have it DVR'd. Watched the Steelers choke instead last night. :swear: Looks to be a promising series. When True Blood starts back up hopefully they wont be on the same time.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:22 pm

That was much more violent than I anticipated. Regardless, it was a very good show; and the end of the premiere.... That would svck so bad.

» Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:58 am

What was the coverage for the premiere? One comic issue or more? It'll be a long while until the show comes on air where I'm from

» Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:33 am

I really liked it! It was very good and it seems to have more substance than most zombie flicks today. The funny thing was that about 3 months ago I went to a comic book store and the only one that stood out was The Walking Dead. Time to pick up that comic! The funny thing is that now my mom wants to watch it with me since she says it looks very interesting and that's cus she's a zombie hater. Can't wait for sunday!

I was pissed about the horse though...

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:26 pm

I was pissed about the horse though...

Yeah, that happened way too quick. From the commercials I figured that he would be with that horse for pretty much the entire season, or even series..... But I guess not.

Also, just a quick thing I noticed. Do tanks actually have a hatch on the bottom? Through common sense, I'm almost positive they wouldn't because that would add a significant amount of risk to mine blasts or something like that.

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:55 am

TiVo'd it, about to watch it for the first time

» Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:19 pm

Yeah, that happened way too quick. From the commercials I figured that he would be with that horse for pretty much the entire season, or even series..... But I guess not.

Also, just a quick thing I noticed. Do tanks actually have a hatch on the bottom? Through common sense, I'm almost positive they wouldn't because that would add a significant amount of risk to mine blasts or something like that.

Apparently they do, it's an escape hatch. I wasn't able to find a very reliable source that explains how the tank would maintain it's integrity in the event of a mine blast.

» Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:16 am

One little thing that had me confused:

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The last we saw of the father and his son in the premier, the father was just blasting away at zombies from the attic window. Wouldn't that like attract every zombie in the area to them? Isn't that like not a good idea? :blink: