"The Walking Dead" Season 8

[Mord]

It's comforting to know that gas will be plentiful during the Zombie Apocalypse. These guys do an awful lot of driving around.

[Mike Scott]

It's comforting to know that gas will be plentiful during the Zombie Apocalypse.

Should be plenty of it lying around in abandoned cars, abandoned gas stations, oil refineries. What I don't get, is why they do so much walking? They should be driving around in Lamborghinis!

[horrorhunter]

Should be plenty of it lying around in abandoned cars, abandoned gas stations, oil refineries. What I don't get, is why they do so much walking? The should be driving around in Lamborghinis!

Yeah, gas is no problem. But, the condition of the roads is degrading constantly and it ain't like road repair crews are on the job anymore. It'll keep getting worse all the time too. For now, most of the highways are still passable with some occasional effort. I think I would secure all the off-road vehicles I could for the future when the roads get really bad. Of course, if one faction or another gets powerful enough to bring back a semblance of civilization they could eventually clear and repair enough of the roadways to get around in regular vehicles.

On the bright side the humans that survive will eventually outlast the vast horde of zombies as they just rot away. There will always be more zombies as humans die off, but not the overwhelming amount of them that are still wandering around in herds. There's always some chance of surviving humans finding a cure to the zombie disease that everyone is infected with if civilization can rise again. Probably wouldn't happen if this were real, but since it's fiction who knows? Just depends on the writers. 

[Mike Scott]

But, the condition of the roads is degrading constantly and it ain't like road repair crews are on the job anymore.

It should be a long time before we need any road repairs.

There will always be more zombies as humans die off, but not the overwhelming amount of them that are still wandering around in herds.

Hopefully, we'll have learned enough to keep new zombies to a minimum! 

[horrorhunter]

It should be a long time before we need any road repairs.

I was mainly thinking about surrounding vegetation reclaiming the roads. True that wear and tear won't be a factor for a long time, but without people constantly keeping undergrowth cleared off those highways they will look like a forest in a few years. The towns and even the cities will collapse and be reclaimed by trees and plants eventually without people keeping that stuff cut back and making repairs. Especially in hot environments like the southern U.S. that stuff grows like crazy most of the year. And let's not even talk about the kudzu! That stuff is all over Georgia and grows like something out of a monster movie.  Actually it's not as bad as once thought, but without people keeping it cut back it can still overtake everything fairly quickly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States

[Mike Scott]

I was mainly thinking about surrounding vegetation reclaiming the roads.

Yeah, I guess we'll eventually have to do some roadside manicuring.

[long live kong]

I thought this week's episode was pretty dire. The Rick/Michonne scenes played like a tedious romcom and I'm finding the garbage gang laughably bad. Their costumes look like something from a shool production of Oliver! And why on earth is the lanky woman leader talking in that childlike pigeon english?? I came very close to switching off this week. Oh and I almost forgot about the deer! That was some of the worst cgi I've ever seen. It's a shame because I did enjoy last weeks episode with Dwight/Eugene but sadly this season is becoming a big let down for me.

[Mord]

Yeah, the Rick/Michone puppy- love scenes were a bit much. I just want the big battle to finally get here. I hope it doesn't turn out to be a cliffhanger.

[long live kong]

I think a cliffhanger is looking likely, but when the big battle finally comes I'll be rooting for the saviours to wipe out the garbage gang!

[Mord]

I think a cliffhanger is looking likely, but when the big battle finally comes I'll be rooting for the saviours to wipe out the garbage gang!

I thought you were drawn to the oddly attractive, tall garbage girl.

[long live kong]

I thought you were drawn to the oddly attractive, tall garbage girl.

I was for about 10 seconds. But the gobbledegook she keeps spouting is a bit of a deal breaker.

[Mord]

I was for about 10 seconds. But the gobbledegook she keeps spouting is a bit of a deal breaker.

I would probably opt for earplugs and keep the sexy, giraffe girl.

[bromstaker]

I'll just reiterate what I wrote earlier today over at CHFB: For me, a sure sign that TWD is in danger of jumping the shark is that I'm actually looking forward to the return of FTWD due to the walkers still being a threat! After the war with Negan scenario has played out there's no where for the show to go. With the walkers no longer being much of a threat and basically rotting away the show will just be Rick and the gang against the villain of the season. That's just not a sustainable concept. End the Negan war this season or early next season, then spend the rest of next season wrapping things up. I don't want to see this once great and at times still good show fizzle out from the creators not knowing when to say when.

[horrorhunter]

Everything runs it's course. TWD has given us much enjoyment for a long time and I'm still having fun watching it. I consider everything from here on out gravy. I'll enjoy it to the end and then buy the entire collection of episodes on the big Blu-ray box set when that inevitably arrives (after the likewise inevitable price drop), then I'll have it on the shelf to continue to watch until I become The Just Dead.

[Joseph_Baeza]

I'm with you, HH.  TWD still provides enough good entertainment for me to continue watching.  There have been brilliant episodes over the years, including this season's opener, and I would assume we'll still get another few truly great episodes before all is said and done.  Sure, just like any other show that has been on this long, it is inconsistent and misses the mark at times, but since the comic is still going strong, I think the series can sustain itself for another few more years, if not longer.