The Walking Dead [TV Serie]

[deadsuperhero]

As someone who poured through about five or six of the comics in a single night a few years back, I was really excited to see what AMC was going to do with this. I wasn't disappointed, and it really left me wanting for more.

[Stupot]

Wow, this series just keeps getting better and better.
I'm actually loving it a lot.
Can't wait for next week's season finale!

Spoiler

I still think Mearle is going to make a return and the shit is going to hit the fan.

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[arj0n]

I noticed something strange:
In part 5 - Wildfire:
* They all drove away from the camping site.
* Then Dale’s Winnebago got trouble, the hose broke down again so they couldn't drive on.
* They discuss to drive with a car to the nearest gas station or something to see what they can find to fix it.
* They actually do not go to that gas station [or I have missed something] and I didn't see them fix anything cause
   there was no duct tape anymore
* They decide to leave the zombie-to-be-guy who has been bitten along the road as he asked them to do.
* Next thing: they all drive. Also Dale’s Winnebago which has the broken hose so it shouldn't be able to drive...

Anyone can clear this up or is it a mistake?

[Pinback]

I noticed the same thing Arj0n, dunno what happened there, but it did seem strange that he Winnebago just suddenly became fixed. Hell I don't care though, it's a good zombie story.

[Phemar]

I also noticed that. I think maybe what happened was that the hose wasn't completely broken, maybe they were just pointing out that it was on the verge of breaking. Maybe they just stopped to let it cool down or something?

[Stupot]

* They all drove away from the camping site.
* Then Dale’s Winnebago got trouble, the hose broke down again so they couldn't drive on.
* They discuss to drive with a car to the nearest gas station or something to see what they can find to fix it.
* They actually do not go to that gas station [or I have missed something] and I didn't see them fix anything cause
   there was no duct tape anymore
* They decide to leave the zombie-to-be-guy who has been bitten along the road as he asked them to do.
* Next thing: they all drive. Also Dale’s Winnebago which has the broken hose so it shouldn't be able to drive...

Anyone can clear this up or is it a mistake?

Spoiler

I think a few of them went to the gas station for supplies while the others waited and babysat the camper and Jim... then they fixed her up and left Jim behind.  Maybe it wasn't especially shown on the screen, but lets assume the gas-station trip was uneventful and we didn't need to see it.  After-all, they then went on a 100 mile trek to the CDC HQ which apparently passed without incident... what's important is that they are there now and what happens next.

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[Phemar]

For those that were talking about Terriers earlier in the thread, I have some baaad news.

For what it's worth it was a great show, albeit with a terrible marketing campaign and name.

[Snarky]

Yeah, I heard. Fuck.

Blame FX for the terrible publicity campaign. Fair enough. But I also blame people for not tuning in (it actually kept on losing viewers) to a show that all the critics loved. What the hell is wrong with you people?

I was going to say "This was pretty much Big Lebowski: The Series... how could you not love that?!" (It's not quite true, since Terriers was much more sincere and serious than the movie, but still...) Then I remembered that The Big Lebowski was also a box office flop. I guess people just hate things that are good.

[Khris]

I just learned that they also canceled FlashForward.
It wouldn't annoy me as much if they didn't make season after season of really crappy bullshit.

[Phemar]

I wish the networks could take torrent downloads into conisderation as welll

Only the really big  shows make it to TV down here, and it's normally about a year after they've initially aired, which forces me to torrent my television shows in order to watch the good stuff I haven't even turned my TV on in years (save to play my Wii!).

So unfortunately I can't help with the ratings

Flashforward wasn't a very good series, but the idea intrigued me so I ended up reading the book the series was based on. It's very different and actually MUCH better!!!

[Ryan Timothy B]

I just learned that they also canceled FlashForward.

I'm actually not disappointed about that one at all. That show was poorly executed and quite cheesy. Good idea though.

[Khris]

I was actually rather surprised than disappointed, I'd never have thought they'd cancel it that early.
And it was another reminder that I don't have the same taste as the masses, which is a good thing of course, apart from the disadvantage of stuff I like being more likely to get canceled than stuff I find unwatchable.

I'm waiting for Breaking Bad and Hung to continue; I hope those don't get canceled before their time as well.

On topic, I've skimmed the first few comics, and it seems the TV series' storyline deviates a bit? I didn't find the CDC in the comics but didn't look to closely either to not spoiler myself.

[veryweirdguy]

Not to spoil too much but apart from the first episode, the show is vastly different form the comic. There are some similarities, but it uses the comic as a jumping off point rather than a Bible.

The CDC is most definitely not in the comic, I was surprised to see it show up!