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Post by siamesesin on Oct 30, 2010 9:08:38 GMT -5
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Post by Mod City on Oct 30, 2010 11:43:35 GMT -5
I've been watching enough AMC over the last couple of weeks that I'm not sure I'm allowed to ignore it anymore. It seems like a bold step, but I agree - with AMC's track record recently I may just check it out.
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Post by crowschmo on Oct 30, 2010 19:13:06 GMT -5
So, is anyone else planning to check this series out? Definitely.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Oct 30, 2010 20:52:12 GMT -5
I've actually told my wife that I'm going to interrupt her Sunday night TV (Desperate Housewives, Dexter) with this.
I read the comics, too, and I think they're some of the best zombie apocalypse scenario stuff ever done. They do it like it should be done: use the situation to explore human extremes and relationships. As long as the series stays faithful to that aspect of the comics, I'll be happy.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 31, 2010 22:09:05 GMT -5
Haven't read the comics, but recorded this on my DVR. Can't wait to check it out.
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Post by siamesesin on Nov 1, 2010 8:00:35 GMT -5
I was actually pleased. I had some minor reservations about the casting and if they would stay as dark as the books, but that was not a problem. We'll see if they hold true to it.
I hope this gets picked up as a regular series.
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Post by crowschmo on Nov 2, 2010 18:22:52 GMT -5
I liked what I saw so far. I've never read the comics, so I don't have a comparison. One gripe: When the main guy (I forget his name already) wakes up, walks around a bit and notices the world gone mad, then the other guy knocks him out, when he wakes up again, he never asks the guy what the date is, or never asks when this walking dead thing started to happen (unless I missed a part). Wouldn't that be one of the first things you would ask?
We don't know why, if he was still in the hospital, his wife thought he was dead. (We might get answers for that later, though).
That horse got a bad deal, didn't he? In a nice yard, then ridden to the city to be eaten. (If he was locked in his pen, why didn't some zombies eat him sooner?) Plot convenience, I guess.
Seems like it should be good.
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Post by Skyroniter on Nov 3, 2010 10:05:01 GMT -5
Based on this thread I think I'll check it out. Thanks.
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Post by Mod City on Nov 3, 2010 10:42:49 GMT -5
I thought it was pretty good, but yeah, I had a few of the same hangups crowschmo pointed out. And the opening is just a little too close to 28 Days Later. I mean, it's a great way to open this kind of series, but since 28DL was on AMC a few times last week, it kind of glared at me.
Either way, since I don't have much I like to watch on Sunday nights, I'll have to keep checking in. I'll give it another shot.
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Post by Torgo on Nov 3, 2010 11:10:12 GMT -5
Watched it, and enjoyed it. Probably the worst thing I've seen Darabont direct, but considering the last worst thing he directed was the terrific Mist, that's not really a criticism (I haven't seen the Majestic, though).
I also thought there were a few times that it stretched credibility. I thought the main character waking up in a hospital bed in a room that was untouched during the zombie apocalypse (meanwhile everything else in the entire hospital is torn to shreds) was a pretty poor opening. I also found it a bit similar to 28 Days Later (which sucked ass, so I didn't really care that much). Another scene I found similar to another film was the devouring of the horse, which reminded me of George Romero's Suvival of the Dead. But I don't really know if the horse was in the comic or not, so for all I know, Romero could have taken the idea from it.
I thought the human drama was spectacular, just like Darabont's other work. I always said that the Mist was the best remake Night of the Living Dead never had, and it was fun to see Darabont bring his dramatic strengths to an actual drama film. It's refreshing to see a character-based zombie story after films like Zack Snyder's messy, over-styled remake of Dawn of the Dead and the goofy Resident Evil series (which went from fun to boring in it's crummy last two movies).
The Walking Dead is definately one of the stronger zombie outputs this year, easily beating Survival of the Dead and Resident Evil: Afterlife. I still haven't seen Rec 2, but I greatly look forward to it. But I'll watch this show until then. And if it stays good, I'll continue to.
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Post by TurkeyVolGuessnMan on Nov 4, 2010 19:06:22 GMT -5
I liked the first episode and while there were a few minor things to gripe about, it definitely looks promising. Definitely better than some of the more recent zombie movies, like Land of the Dead.
While it will be insteresting to see how the main character survives, I'm really looking forward to the zombie horse.
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Post by Joker on Nov 6, 2010 21:03:58 GMT -5
I saw the first episode last night and was floored by how good it was. I haven't seen a zombie movie this good since Dawn of the Dead (1978). It must have been from Darabont's background as a dramatic director. Most zombie movies are derivative as hell and terribly cliched with action hero characters wasting the undead as if they live in The Matrix or something.
No action zeroes here though as people have to remain hidden and quiet or more zombies will show up. The performance of Lennie James as Morgan Jones when he tries to protect his son and later kill his zombie wife is devestating (and even more so if you know what happens in the comic). Although the incedent under the tank made me wonder what that was about. Better to just accidentally find a way into the tank while trying something like that than making it look like some second-long impulse suicide attempt.
Otherwise it's good enough to win Emmys. It better since it's the best thing on TV these days.
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Post by Frameous on Nov 7, 2010 16:43:57 GMT -5
I liked it a great deal, as well as the the comics. I am looking forward to future episodes. My only gripe was the dialog in the opening scene. I got an uneasy feeling as that unfolded, like the show was going to suck. It just sounded fake and uninteresting. But it quickly moved on to what is shaping up to be a great show.
And may I add that I am thrilled to live in a time where a zombie story is being made into dramatic and compelling television, backed by real talent. So often horror in general is treated as substandard entertainment.
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Post by Mod City on Nov 7, 2010 19:55:46 GMT -5
I liked it a great deal, as well as the the comics. I am looking forward to future episodes. My only gripe was the dialog in the opening scene. I got an uneasy feeling as that unfolded, like the show was going to suck. It just sounded fake and uninteresting. But it quickly moved on to what is shaping up to be a great show. That scene matched the pace of a lot of AMC shows, but upon catching that opening a second time, I smiled a little bit when I noticed the guy in the passenger seat dip his fries into the ketchup on the main character's burger (I'm already forgetting names). Looks like he might have been dipping into some other things, as well. I haven't read the comics, so I'm going in completely blind.
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Post by Joker on Nov 13, 2010 2:15:48 GMT -5
I just saw the second episode and liked it as well as the first. I only had one small quibble as a shot of the sky after it started to rain suddenly was clear (when Glenn was getting the zombies' attention with a noisy Mustang) then went back to being cloudy again. It's a problem that filmmakers run into when the sky is overcast for a few hours and then clear again. Usually you can't do anything about it, but they could have probably done something digitally to the sky there. It happened in the Red Zone Cuba episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where Tom Servo pointed out:
"It's really comin' down...wait a minute it's beautiful!"
Of course, it's a blink and you miss it moment. I was happy to see the super hot Laurie Holden from The Mist as Andrea. They should have had Mike Rooker play another character so that he could have been in the series more because he's great as the racist toughguy. Hopefully, they can keep up this level of coolness.
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