The "Walking Dead" Thread

[BigShadow]

Well this cliffhanger definitely sold me on wanting to see the next season.  What a weird place Terminus was.

[Mike Scott]

What a weird place Terminus was.

That's the real cliffhanger! Not "what's gonna happen to our heroes", but "what's the deal with the creepy Terminus people!"

[Mord]

That's the real cliffhanger! Not "what's gonna happen to our heroes", but "what's the deal with the creepy Terminus people!"

That's exactly what I meant, not an ending with someone holding a gun to Rick about to pull the trigger...fade to black, wait till fall.

[zombiehorror]

Greg Nicotero revealed (on the Talking Dead) that there was another "celebrity" zombie on last nights episode of TWD.

[Mord]

Greg Nicotero revealed (on the Talking Dead) that there was another "celebrity" zombie on last nights episode of TWD.

Yep, I loved the tribute to Cushing. Speaking of classic zombies, there was a shooting in the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh yesterday. That was the mall used in the original "Dawn of the Dead".

[bromstaker]

What do you all think of TWD season 5 thus far?

[Mord]

What do you all think of TWD season 5 thus far?

I don't know about you, but it's really starting to bore me. Maybe they're spending too much time on the spin-off that premieres this summer. The show has come to a standstill recently. What do you think?

[bromstaker]

I've been coming to the realization that the concept doesn't work in the long term. Because the walkers are now rotted corpses but somehow still ambulatory I'm finding my willing suspension of disbelief waning. And that, of course, is vital to this genre being successful. I still enjoy the dramatic aspects of the show (for the most part), but I just don't see the show going 10 seasons. 2 maybe 3 more at most. It seems the writers sometimes struggle to fill the 16 episode requirement. It might help to reduce the number of episodes per season down to 12.

[Dr.Cyclops]

I've been coming to the realization that the concept doesn't work in the long term. Because the walkers are now rotted corpses but somehow still ambulatory I'm finding my willing suspension of disbelief waning. And that, of course, is vital to this genre being successful. I still enjoy the dramatic aspects of the show (for the most part), but I just don't see the show going 10 seasons. 2 maybe 3 more at most. It seems the writers sometimes struggle to fill the 16 episode requirement. It might help to reduce the number of episodes per season down to 12.

Sorry but I can "suspend my disbelief" and prefer 26 episodes per year plus numerous spinoffs.

[Mord]

Sorry but I can "suspend my disbelief" and prefer 26 episodes per year plus numerous spinoffs.

I can "suspend my disbelief" too. I just wish that something would actually happen from time to time. The last two episodes have been real snoozers.

[geezer butler]

Things finally picked up this episode. You notice how these days Shane looks pretty tame compared to Rick and Carol?

[Mord]

 Yep, this episode actually kept me awake to the end.

[Mord]

 Anybody here watch "Fear the Walking Dead" last night? The characters are not as endearing as the cast of the original, but it kept a pretty good pace, IMO. I'm looking forward to how things will develop. It's just nice to see the zombies in the L.A. locales. If you live here (L.A.), you'd have a hard time distinguishing the dead from the living sometimes.

[Mike Scott]

I'm going to wait till the 6 episode season ends to decide if I like it. It started out OK and, hopefully, I'll warm up to the characters by then.

[bromstaker]

With the exception of the stepdad, the characters weren't particularly likeable. But the young dude playing the junkie did a pretty convincing job! I also liked the slow build to the climax. The things happening in the background during the episode created a real ominous air. The strength of this show will (hopefully) be in vividly portraying just how the world fell apart during the beginning of the zombie apocalypse.