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ok i watched the walking dead i thought it was ok but comics were so much better.i thought they could have stuck to the comics alot more i know they have to change thing to make show longer but they changed just bout everything.alot of people who never read the comics seemed to like the show alot more.

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A long, long day.:rolleyes:

sorry just getting used to this, my first time on forums i will try be mor carefull.

Lee you're gonna hit a record if you keep this up. ;)

When's Season 2 due to hit the screen?

The Walking Dead is being shown here on the 21st October on the FX channel i think.

I loved the first series but with one complaint,not enough zombie action.Too much on character development i though,but what we horror buffs want is some zombie stuff,not love relationships and squabbling folk,get some blood flowing and let the bullets fly,that's what i want.

IMO what made the series so good is exactly what you didn't like. In order to sustain a story you need more than constant death and destruction. You have to have somebody to care about and root for.

Well, if you possess a normal set of human emotions you do, anyway.

Walking Dead shows on AMC, BTW, not FX.

I agree with NE. I don't want constant death and destruction, I also want a story behind it. I somehow missed out on the first season - I think I was working in CT - but started watching it on Netflix. Watched the first episode yesterday. I hope to catch up on all of them this week, before the premiere on Sunday.

Can't wait! Needed something to fill the gap of Breaking Bad finishing up.

Back in Blighty it is on FX,you are talking stateside.

I agree to a certain extent that character development is important but i found there was too much of it.Take another look at the first series,honestly,how much zombie action was there,if i am to be honest not a great deal,apart from the opening episode that is which was great.

Dont get me wrong,i loved the show but it needed...........more of what a zombie show should be and thats zombies.

We disagree.

Use something sparingly and it's more effective.

I've watched the first two episodes so far, and I've seen plenty of zombie action.

Yes,the first two episodes of the first series had quite a bit of action but then it tailed off.:(

I'm hoping to get caught up on the first season before the second season premieres on Sunday.

I agree.

The show is intended to be character centered over effects.

Supposedly they wanted for season 2 to have more indoor shooting and more implied horror (hearing zombies outside without showing them, etc...) to save money so seeing how the show is really a character study with a horrific backdrop - this might actually play in their favor.

I`m all in favour of characterisation but not for the majority of the show.It is the same for other series like Heroes and Lost for example,far too much time is on characters that when something happens it is a long time coming.

All i am asking is for more zombie action thats all.

Just watched the third episode. More character driven than zombie. I think you saw two zombies. But that's OK, because I got caught up in the story of the sheriff's deputy finding his wife and son, and wondering if he would figure out that his best friend is boinking his wife. :D

Did you get netflix back?lol

My nephew gave me a hard time about cancelling it and I told him if he wants it so bad he can pay for it......so he is (streaming only).

I agree with you. Definitely needed more zombies. I enjoyed the show but there were just so many stupid things that happened that i disliked which im not even gonna get into. I may have already posted about it. I forget.

I think they like to pad out a story to make a series out of something.By having love triangles and or people with a hidden agenda it takes time to develop,BUT,as a horror fan and a zombie lover what i want is some action.

Yes,you can still have the story but it doesn't have to take over four fifth`s of the show.If i want story's like this i can watch a re-run of the Walton's or Little House on the Prairie.:)

Maybe it'll appeal a bit more after you turn fifteen.
:D

But seriously, having read the comic from beginning to the current issues as they've come out I can see the only reason it's had the longevity it does is on account of the fact it's not just a single event/place covered...it's not just people running from zombies or focussed upon one attack or a survival situation.
That works in movies, sure. I've never much felt the need for an above average plot in a zombie film...surely you can't expect to have an emotional connection to zombie fodder etc, though in the ongoing sense of the comic and (hopefully) the tv show, I don't think it's a negative.
I mean if you look at it this way, it's a lot higher a zombie action percentage than the average NON-zombie show, right?
If it was all action/flesh eating/zombie killing...it just wouldn't be able to last, it would be pretty stupid if it were actually drawn out, the plotlines would become thinner and thinner and yeah...essentially while you can expect that from a zombie movie it's the wrong expectation from the get go with something like this.
Having read the series upon which it's based though, I can tell you there is a LOT more action to come...there will be death and mayhem, much violence and splatter enough to satisfy any zombie fan.
Some of the more interesting threats come from other things too.

By the way,i`m almost touching 50.:(

Still looking forward to the second series though despite what i have said.I never said i didnt like the show.

Just watched the fourth episode - LOTS of zombie action! So....what do we think happened to Merle?

yeah....finished the 6 episodes in 2 nights......I liked it. And Merle will most def be back. Michael Rooker plays a great bad-ass.

His white power character and the black man and son in the beginning always bugged me...What happened to them?(I didn't read the comics)

Maybe we'll see them in season 2?

Just finished watching Season 1. I really enjoyed it! Definitely looking forward to the Season 2 premiere this Sunday!

I thought the first episode of season two was GREAT. There were a couple places where I thought the dialogue was a little bit cheesy in the soap opera scenes, but overall, I thought it was exciting, suspenseful, and just the right amount of zombie action.

IMO, I think the sparing use of zombies makes it more "realistic." In this situation what you're trying to do is AVOID zombies, so it's more realistic if they only show up occasionally.

I thought the "herd" scene was fantastic!

Very good episode for sure. The ending was superb.

They're actually not in the comics... And to be honest, those stereotype two-dimensional characters bothered me.

I think the show is just ok - I'm not a fan of the actor playing Rick and the kid playing his son is just awful. The wife is unlikeable as are most of the characters to me.

Maybe it 's just because I read the comics, but I feel myself more sitting and waiting for plot points that may or may not surface instead of enjoying the show.

Also - The drama drives me CRAZY - Hated it in the comic too - Probably because I find most of the characters to be whiney and annoying... At least the comics didn't start off with this much drama - They started with a bang actually and I wish there was more action in the show.

I don't get the "not enough action" complaints. The show has had a pretty good balance of both drama and action. The last episode had heaps of action IMO.

It's a generational thing- you're getting old, dude.

Don't I know it :(

But seriously it's no different than the original Romero trilogy and I don't hear people complaining about those films not having enough action.

I didn't mind the Dawn of the Dead remake when it came out but these days I find it way to dumbed down (thematically it's quite insulting) and flashy (to the extent the violence has no impact because it's happening all the time).

LOL

No, I don't think that's it - I honestly just don't like most of the characters. Could be that I'm cheering for them to be slaughtered. ;)

Hey now - You know I like a good character piece... I just don't think that The Walking Dead is a good character piece - The writing is banal and two-dimensional at times... I had the same problem with the comic.

I'm enjoying the series thus far. Sure there are a few tweaks I would do.....like Chrono said, the characters aren't very likable but I'm sure that just to keep the story from going to point A to point B. Much like the stupid decisions of the characters.......I mean c'mon....I live in the smallest state in the U.S. and I can think of at least 2 RV dealers. GET A NEW FUCKING CAMPER.....and while you're at it....maybe a pickup truck to haul all that water ...or hell...just take the water truck.

im still yet to watch the new series, i dint like how they did the first so not in a rush yet.

Glad that our local Star Movies already started the 2nd season very early than our expectation. Already seen the 1st episode where the kid got shot at the end. :)