The Walking Dead

[Rider]

Originally Posted by dean_r_koontz

they're not striving for a realistic drama here rider. a plot hole in my opinion would be if say shane is seemingly bitten by a zombie in one episode and then he's back in the next without any problems and there's not explenation for that. the stuff you're mentioning are just unrealistic aspects of the show, like a zombie apocalypse for example.
And of course you don't know that they will explain the zombie problem with a virus, you've only seen a guy working in a lab. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't come up with anything.

The problem is the comic was realistic drama. It's like they are dumbing it down and adding in stuff to make it appeal to a TV audience.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Rider

Watch the episode again. He explains it was two guys everyone else left, the others showed up later.

And no one was living in the department store they were just there grabbing shit and leaving.

The entire US military could not defend the CDC but there is an old age home full of meat that is fine. Sorry makes no sense.

there isn't much "saving" involved in staying in the building and having the old people not leave the place they live. you made it sound like they had to run around and round them up.

and it's a fucking tv show about zombies. quit being obnoxious about it.

[slunken]

here is a thread with a bunch of nerds arguing about it http://www.thewalkingdeadfanclub.com...ing-dead-back-

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

there isn't much "saving" involved in staying in the building and having the old people not leave the place they live. you made it sound like they had to run around and round them up.

and it's a fucking tv show about zombies. quit being obnoxious about it.

So everyone would have been fine iif they just locked themselves inside. Too bad the old age home was the only place that thought of that.

I don't mind suspending reality but you need to be consistent about the rules of the reality you are creating.

[dudehitscar]

Originally Posted by Rider

So everyone would have been fine iif they just locked themselves inside. Too bad the old age home was the only place that thought of that.

I don't mind suspending reality but you need to be consistent about the rules of the reality you are creating.

I'll give you the part with the grandma wandering in(the whole standoff gang part really) was too contrived and defied logic.. but you are really reaching on everything else.

So far my few realism type complaints would be the lack of children zombies( which is a pet peeve I have for all zombie movies), the fact that Rick's beard was neatly trimmed near the neck area when we woke up in the hospital, the complete skipping over the actual overrun, and the cleanliness of everyone in the show.

Hardly something that makes the show out of line with the rest of tvland and zombie movies.

[dean_r_koontz]

Originally Posted by dudehitscar

I'll give you the part with the grandma wandering in(the whole standoff gang part really) was too contrived and defied logic.. but you are really reaching on everything else.

So far my few realism type complaints would be the lack of children zombies( which is a pet peeve I have for all zombie movies), the fact that Rick's beard was neatly trimmed near the neck area when we woke up in the hospital, the complete skipping over the actual overrun, and the cleanliness of everyone in the show.

Hardly something that makes the show out of line with the rest of tvland and zombie movies.

not to mention that he should be covered in his own shit and piss. he had clean underwear. i turned off in disgust after that.

[dudehitscar]

Originally Posted by dean_r_koontz

not to mention that he should be covered in his own shit and piss. he had clean underwear. i turned off in disgust after that.

you must turn off 80% of the movies/tv shows you watch then.

[Sonic Johnny]

hey other readers of the comics...

Merle = Governor? Methinks yes.

[dean_r_koontz]

One gaping plothole was how large the cell nuclei were and how unproportionally large the DNA strands were in the two (!) chromosomes. I mean come on stop dumbing it down.

[dean_r_koontz]

Also you would never get a clear view of DNA in what looks like a light microscope with some sort of general coloring. but whateva if you people want dumb just swallow it up.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Sonic Johnny

hey other readers of the comics...

Merle = Governor? Methinks yes.

SO UNREALISTIC BECAUSE HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BLED OUT PRETTY SOON SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING ANYWHERE NEAR HIM WITH WHICH TO CONSTRUCT A TOURNIQUET

RIGHT, RIDER?

[Mooney]

he cauterized the wound!

[Eulogy]

oh did he

well nevermind then

[Mooney]

i think that was mentioned, but i might have just made it up.

[Sonic Johnny]

yeah they showed that he made a tourniquet and that he cauterized the wound on a gas stove. Plus he took the van.

[Eulogy]

how do you guys remember detail like that

[Rider]

The just fired the entire writing staff with the exception of the show runner who wrote episodes one and two. They thought the quality of the next 4 episodes was so low they fired everyone who wrote them. So apparently I'm not the only one who thought the quality went to shit as the season went on.


http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/188...ls-its-writers

[Eulogy]

Darabont himself penned the first two episodes of the first season and polished the scripts for the other four - one of which came from the comic's creator and two from non-staff writers.

so the staff was responsible for two episodes? which ones?

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Darabont himself penned the first two episodes of the first season and polished the scripts for the other four - one of which came from the comic's creator and two from non-staff writers.

so the staff was responsible for two episodes? which ones?

Not sure, but I would assume Kirkmans episode is one that's not considered staff. The article is sketchy on details and kind of contradicts itself. I expect more details in the coming months. AMC has weird press leeks and they try to cover up stuff. Like when it leaked that the show had been renewed before episode one aired, they denied it even though they were casting actors for parts in season two.

I don't think they could just fire Kirkman his name is all over the show.

[dean_r_koontz]

no one has said that the quality has gone to shit except you Rider. I think it's just as plausible that the non-staff writers were concidered to have done an ok but not great job and mostly coasted along on the strength of the setting and the two first episodes. the only episode i'd considered to be of a low quality is the one kirkman wrote.

[AndySlash]

i like this show, team

favorite part of the last episode was the uplifiting music-filled driving scenes coming to an abrupt halt with a shot of the broken down truck. i don't know why, but that made me laugh.

[Trotskilicious]

haha @ team

[Eulogy]

so uh

that was the finale, i guess

[slunken]

pirate bay won't load

[slunken]

was it stupid? or was it surprising?

[Eulogy]

it was not surprising. i'd say disappointing.

[slunken]

boo. looks like i'm going to have to wait til tomorrow to try and grab a copy anyway.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by slunken

was it stupid? or was it surprising?

I'd say boring not much happens. They talk alot about how people get turned into zombies without really telling you much of anything, have a feelling they building up for a big revel with that, seems like they are purposely misdirecting people.

Pretty much just a lot of talking leading up to a somewhat silly excuse to have a big escape sequence.

[Rider]

Oh and the mysterious whisper, I hate shit like that.

[slunken]

I think the finale would have been successful if anyone actually cared about Jenner or the other lady.