OT: The Walking Dead

[Fishy]

I worked from home today to catch up some paperwork without the nitwits in my office getting in my way - at the end of the day, I'd caught up on half the second season of The Walking Dead and not so much on the paperwork.

Anywho, some thoughts...

1) Through season one and half of season two, I can say that I am tired of random zombies showing up every six minutes. The way they decompose, you'd think they would basically all die out after a few weeks. It's a good show, but when the antagonist is limited to popping out from around corners and behind trees, it can get a little old.

2) Why don't zombies eat other zombies? Seems picky to me.

3) The average human being with all of its faculties needs about 40 minutes to get the average blister pack open. A zombie, with just its brain stem functional, can get to a horse's liver and have it half-eaten in six seconds.

4) If the Boneyard ever gets hit by some plague that turns some of us into zombies, the survivors really should just kill the entire women's board. Honestly, from what I can tell, there is nothing you need less when you're running from zombies than having to endure the chicks pitching fits.

I would have shot the blond chick ten times by now if I were either of the sheriff characters. I'd have shot the brunette at least three times. There are zombies afoot, ladies, let's put a damper on the histrionics. Annoying.

5) If this was on HBO, I would have seen by now.

6) Zombies will never have their Twilight-like rebirth.

No spoilers.

 

[Gurleyman]

Zombie are kinda gross. Especially if they are, like, half-eaten or something. Vampire can still be kinda hot, but you gotta be careful about staring because you leave your neck exposed. Forget werewolves - they have litters of pups or whatever, and way, way too much hair. Alien can be hit or miss, unless its Natasha Henstridge in Species.

 

[CL82]

^Sci-fi/ horror boobies for dummies. Sounds like a best seller to me.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

My main problem with the show is that the women are all incredibly annoying especially ricks wife. Rick's son Carl needs to die as well.. He basically adds nothing .

 

[traitor71]

My main problem with the show is that the women are all incredibly annoying especially ricks wife. Rick's son Carl needs to die as well.. He basically adds nothing .

Rick's wife is the worst. Carl is a much different character in the books and I'm not sure they can portray that on television.

 

[Fishy]

Rick's wife is the worst. Carl is a much different character in the books and I'm not sure they can portray that on television.

If that gives one more of those half-whisper, half-yell speeches again with her hands on her hips, I will shoot her through the TV set.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

I wonder if zombies can learn to use tools. They are not very bright, but have that dogged persistence that our Huskies could use.

It is hard to see how they stay "undead" with the lack of speed and the high protein diet they seem to be on. Speaking of food, where are the people getting food where they are now? And gas, how do they keep finding gas to drive that gas guzzling RV? Lots of great mysteries in this show. I think that they should move to some regional Walmart warehouse somewhere out in the boondocks where they have lots of canned goods to choose from. Maybe annex a nearby prison to keep the undesirables out. Perhaps a military base would have a lot to offer once cleaned up some. They definitely could use a long-term power source, so maybe they should move to a dam or a nuclear power plant if they have someone who could read up on how to run one of those things. Lots of options.

 

[traitor71]

I wonder if zombies can learn to use tools. They are not very bright, but have that dogged persistence that our Huskies could use.

It is hard to see how they stay "undead" with the lack of speed and the high protein diet they seem to be on. Speaking of food, where are the people getting food where they are now? And gas, how do they keep finding gas to drive that gas guzzling RV? Lots of great mysteries in this show. I think that they should move to some regional Walmart warehouse somewhere out in the boondocks where they have lots of canned goods to choose from. Maybe annex a nearby prison to keep the undesirables out. Perhaps a military base would have a lot to offer once cleaned up some. They definitely could use a long-term power source, so maybe they should move to a dam or a nuclear power plant if they have someone who could read up on how to run one of those things. Lots of options.

Hmmm......

 

[HuskyHawk]

If that gives one more of those half-whisper, half-yell speeches again with her hands on her hips, I will shoot her through the TV set.

She cleans up pretty well though...looks pretty decent when not on the show.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I wonder if zombies can learn to use tools. They are not very bright, but have that dogged persistence that our Huskies could use.

It is hard to see how they stay "undead" with the lack of speed and the high protein diet they seem to be on. Speaking of food, where are the people getting food where they are now? And gas, how do they keep finding gas to drive that gas guzzling RV? Lots of great mysteries in this show. I think that they should move to some regional Walmart warehouse somewhere out in the boondocks where they have lots of canned goods to choose from. Maybe annex a nearby prison to keep the undesirables out. Perhaps a military base would have a lot to offer once cleaned up some. They definitely could use a long-term power source, so maybe they should move to a dam or a nuclear power plant if they have someone who could read up on how to run one of those things. Lots of options.

Yes, there are dozens of locations far more appropriate than the farm to hole up. Major police stations are fortified against entry, have lots of cots, showers, kitchens, have an armory etc. Probably an indoor range as well. Without sta-bil, all this gasoline would be unusable by now. Anyone planning for the zombie apocolypse needs to have cases of sta-bil on hand. Generators need to run on propane. You can scrounge millions of blue rhino spots and it does not deteriorate. Lots of holes. That's why most zombie stories only cover a shorter time period.

 

[G0UCONN]

Rick's wife is the worst. Carl is a much different character in the books and I'm not sure they can portray that on television.

Amen. Tired of her whiny shat. Time for her to go...

 

[selles]

If that gives one more of those half-whisper, half-yell speeches again with her hands on her hips, I will shoot her through the TV set.

As you watch the rest of season 2, keep in mind that I sell TV's. Also guns. Give me a call.

That may be a spoiler, but I sell guns so I don't care.

 

[uconnbill]

Just wait to the upcoming year, that's all i am going to say .

Yes Rick's wife is a pain in the neck

 

[Fishy]

There are spoilers in the next post. If you haven't seen season two and you don't want to know what happens, stop reading now.

Go read some of the other enlightening posts on offer here at the Boneyard.

 

[Fishy]

All right, I've seen season two.

First, I made the mistake of watching the seven-minute "inside the episodes" that AMC put on iTunes. Rick's accent in real life was as stunning as Mike Tyson's voice. I didn't see that coming.

Second, honestly, he needs to let the zombies get his family. His wife went on a sausage-fest two days after he 'died' and his kid is a . And not for nothing, but you don't win Mom of the Year when your son routinely ends up in the woods with zombies and you don't seem to care.

And you just know that the baby is going to a) be Shane's and b) be really annoying.

I did appreciate that douchekid riled up the zombie that killed Dale. I liked that character right up until I started to hate him - I also got a big kick out of the fact that he was willing to get himself blown to bits to save the blond chick, but left the black chick behind without so much as a glance. I suspect the writers might like to have that one back.

I also thought they did a great job whittling down the characters to a workable number - Shane obviously had to go as he's in Darabont's new show, but they really got rid of the dead-end characters. (They need to ditch the short-haired woman next...her kid was missing in the woods and she was planning a dinner party.) Kinda curious to see who the head-chopper off-er person with the two armless zombies is.

 

[G0UCONN]

Couple more thoughts...

1. Hope they bring Merle back soon....decent chance he is in that prison.

2. Wonder what happened to the black guy with the kid and zombie mom wandering outside the house. Rick seems to have lost interest in him too....no more 6pm radio calls. TDog hopes he stays away....can't kill the only bro left and he is currently the only bro.

3. I hope not but that lady showing up dragging two pet zombies wielding a machete had that Fonzie just jumped the shark feel about it. Hope not. Great show.

 

[uconnbill]

All right, I've seen season two.

First, I made the mistake of watching the seven-minute "inside the episodes" that AMC put on iTunes. Rick's accent in real life was as stunning as Mike Tyson's voice. I didn't see that coming.

Second, honestly, he needs to let the zombies get his family. His wife went on a sausage-fest two days after he 'died' and his kid is a . And not for nothing, but you don't win Mom of the Year when your son routinely ends up in the woods with zombies and you don't seem to care.

And you just know that the baby is going to a) be Shane's and b) be really annoying.

I did appreciate that douchekid riled up the zombie that killed Dale. I liked that character right up until I started to hate him - I also got a big kick out of the fact that he was willing to get himself blown to bits to save the blond chick, but left the black chick behind without so much as a glance. I suspect the writers might like to have that one back.

I also thought they did a great job whittling down the characters to a workable number - Shane obviously had to go as he's in Darabont's new show, but they really got rid of the dead-end characters. (They need to ditch the short-haired woman next...her kid was missing in the woods and she was planning a dinner party.) Kinda curious to see who the head-chopper off-er person with the two armless zombies is.

Shooting Shane was pretty good by the kid, outside of that he is worthless. My guess he stays around as does his mom. Remember what's coming up next is in the last scene in the distance.

 

[Mots010]

I enjoyed season 1, but stopped watching halfway through season two. You have a disease that destroys most of mankind, and you hole up the entire cast at a lame ranch for most of the season looking for some dumb girl who wandered off? I'm guessing there's hundreds of millions of dead, and its like a summer vacation at the ranch. I hope its gotten better.

 

[G0UCONN]

I enjoyed season 1, but stopped watching halfway through season two. You have a disease that destroys most of mankind, and you hole up the entire cast at a lame ranch for most of the season looking for some dumb girl who wandered off? I'm guessing there's hundreds of millions of dead, and its like a summer vacation at the ranch. I hope its gotten better.

First half of season two was too slow....second half was better.

 

[Dogdeacon]

First half of season two was too slow....second half was better.

Yep, I was out after season 1 but came back in for the last 3-4 episodes and they were something I looked forward to even though they had holes. Its just weird to me to have a show about a Zombie Apocalypse and no one ever addresses, wonders, theorizes or talks about the worldwide apocalypse. It constantly calls the viewers attention to the characters myopia and screams that the writers are to dim to figure out how to write around the cause/state of the world.

Its kind of the opposite of most the the serial TV dramas these days where every scene is incredibly well thought out and every bit of dialogue has 2-3 meanings. Yet WDead has great ratings.

 

[Cheddie]

All right, I've seen season two.

I also thought they did a great job whittling down the characters to a workable number - Shane obviously had to go as he's in Darabont's new show, but they really got rid of the dead-end characters. (They need to ditch the short-haired woman next...her kid was missing in the woods and she was planning a dinner party.) Kinda curious to see who the head-chopper off-er person with the two armless zombies is.

More spoilers:

You give the writers too much credit - they're following an already written script (although I don't know anyone who reads the comics). They actually let Shane live longer on TV than in the comics.

Next season is supposed to be "darker" as the group is threatened as much by other survivors as the zombies. The head chopper - Michonne - becomes a major character. The gang ends up in a prison, with some wacko who calls himself "The Governor" and who, in the comics, mutilates Rick. And Merle does return.

 

[District-Husky]

I enjoyed season 1, but stopped watching halfway through season two. You have a disease that destroys most of mankind, and you hole up the entire cast at a lame ranch for most of the season looking for some dumb girl who wandered off? I'm guessing there's hundreds of millions of dead, and its like a summer vacation at the ranch. I hope its gotten better.

That's what annoyed me. There are millions of zombies walking around and the crew is staying at a farm house, without any defensible position (no walls, moat, heavy guns), and running the lights at night. WTF?!?!?! How are they not all dead?

 

[Cheddie]

Shooting Shane was pretty good by the kid, outside of that he is worthless. My guess he stays around as does his mom. Remember what's coming up next is in the last scene in the distance.

As odd as it seems, the show producers say that Carl (the kid) is the most important character in the cast. They view him ("an innocent") as a metaphor for the future of the human race in a zombie world.

 

[UConn990411]

That's what annoyed me. There are millions of zombies walking around and the crew is staying at a farm house, without any defensible position (no walls, moat, heavy guns), and running the lights at night. WTF?!?!?! How are they not all dead?

Um, because those same zombies that can rip apart a horse in .2 seconds can't seem to conquer an old wooden fence. Obviously.

It's somewhat impressive that the writers managed to make nearly every character in the show unlikable. I think I'm going to start rooting on the zombies next season.

 

[Dogdeacon]

As odd as it seems, the show producers say that Carl (the kid) is the most important character in the cast. They view him ("an innocent") as a metaphor for the future of the human race in a zombie world.

That's one of the problems with the 'TV show runner' phenomenon these days. They might give an interview and say something, but fact is their show stands alone as the art and that kid is doing absolutely nothing but wandering around dumb as a doorknob. They chose the actor very poorly (probably all on innocent look) and although the producer might say he's very important his MOM AND DAD don't treat him importanly at all (not trying to teach him like say Sarah Connor in Terminator) and are constantly losing track of him. That's back to my issue, long term plot narrative is totally absent and characters are run about like headless chickens just to create some scene drama

I guess if interviewed the producers would say the future of mankind is unguided, dimwitted and lacking direction.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

That's one of the problems with the 'TV show runner' phenomenon these days. They might give an interview and say something, but fact is their show stands alone as the art and that kid is doing absolutely nothing but wandering around dumb as a doorknob. They chose the actor very poorly (probably all on innocent look) and although the producer might say he's very important his MOM AND DAD don't treat him importanly at all (not trying to teach him like say Sarah Connor in Terminator) and are constantly losing track of him. That's back to my issue, long term plot narrative is totally absent and characters are run about like headless chickens just to create some scene drama

I guess if interviewed the producers would say the future of mankind is unguided, dimwitted and lacking direction.

Sounds about right (in regard to the future of mankind)

 

[Fishy]

There is a lot of scene drama, but that's probably because they're making a television show.

If I were in their situation, the entire show would have consisted of me slowly starving to death in the tree that I'd climbed to get away from the zombies.

Perhaps a more logical choice, but bad television.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

There is a lot of scene drama, but that's probably because they're making a television show.

If I were in their situation, the entire show would have consisted of me slowly starving to death in the tree that I'd climbed to get away from the zombies.

Perhaps a more logical choice, but bad television.

I would watch that, if it was really you starving in the tree.

 

[traitor71]

More spoilers:

You give the writers too much credit - they're following an already written script (although I don't know anyone who reads the comics). They actually let Shane live longer on TV than in the comics.

Next season is supposed to be "darker" as the group is threatened as much by other survivors as the zombies. The head chopper - Michonne - becomes a major character. The gang ends up in a prison, with some wacko who calls himself "The Governor" and who, in the comics, mutilates Rick. And Merle does return.

There have been some deviations from the comics so far. Shane sticking around as long as he did, the trip to the CDC and no Tyresse, who was a really good character, are big differences to me. I wonder how much of the Governor's insanity they can actually put on television. It's an understatement to say that he really changed things for the main characters.

 

[Dogdeacon]

I would watch that, if it was really you starving in the tree.

I think that'd actually be a pretty cool episode. Send the short-haired Mom into the woods one day and then up a tree when a few zombies show. Then over the course of the hour we flash back to her slowly losing her grip up the tree as more and more zombies assemble. Kind of Hitchcockian horror as she sees no way out and has a couple of near miss falls. Then finally she just willingly dives into the zombies, takes a couple out but also splatters her guts sufficiently to feed the herd. If their simpleton writers steal this idea they'd change it to have her up the tree retrieving a kite for the nitwit little boy and they'd rescue her and the stupid kite. In contrast I'd actually open ever single episode with a random unknown wandering the earth that is suddenly overtaken by zombies.

A dark governor and the weird machette wielding characters are welcome riffs into the supernatural. The show is about implausible zombies yet for everything else they stick rigidly to current physical laws ? Unlike some, I have no need to poke holes in how they get cars, food and gas whhile I'm buying into zombies defeating all comers and walking the earth.