"The Walking Dead" Season 8

[Mike Scott]

I'm looking forward to watching Fear the Walking Dead, as soon as I've finished watching American Gods, Fargo S:3, the new Twin Peaks, and Black Sails. What a time to be a couch potato!

You are seriously backlogged!

[marsattacks666]

I'm looking forward to watching Fear the Walking Dead, as soon as I've finished watching American Gods, Fargo S:3, the new Twin Peaks, and Black Sails. What a time to be a couch potato!

A lot of catch-up.

[Mike Scott]

A lot of catch-up.

No, this is a lot of catch-up!

[long live kong]

I forgot to include The Amercans and the Wire. I need some time off work. Maybe I could break a foot or something. 

[Mike Scott]

Maybe I could break a foot or something. 

You need some help?

[Mord]

I forgot to include The Amercans and the Wire. I need some time off work. Maybe I could break a foot or something. 

I'm really hooked on The Americans (probably the smartest show around). The concept of Russian undercover operatives living next to an FBI agent is brilliant. Setting it in the eighties before the fall of the Berlin Wall was a stroke of genius.

[long live kong]

You need some help?

Nooooo! Maybe just a toe then.

I'm really hooked on The Americans (probably the smartest show around). The concept of Russian undercover operatives living next to an FBI agent is brilliant. Setting it in the eighties before the fall of the Berlin Wall was a stroke of genius.

I only realised the other week what the premise of the show was. I thought it was a Desperate Housewives or Dallas type show haha!

[long live kong]

Almost at the end of season 2 (Fear the Walking Dead) now. It has exceeded my expectations. It's easily as good if not better than The Walking Dead. Very gritty and I love the setting and atmosphere of the show.

[Mike Scott]

Almost at the end of season 2 (Fear the Walking Dead) now.

With all this half season stuff, I don't know where I am in either show. Did the seasons end, or are we in the middle break?

[long live kong]

With all this half season stuff, I don't know where I am in either show. Did the seasons end, or are we in the middle break?

Yep I get a bit confused with it myself. Fear the Walking Dead is currently into season 3. I have the first two seasons available on my Amazon firestick and am waiting for s:3 to become available  (I can't be bothered with all that streaming malarkey).

[Mord]

The second part of Fear... starts up next Sunday. Great show, more interesting than the current season of the original show.

[long live kong]

The second part of Fear... starts up next Sunday. Great show, more interesting than the current season of the original show.

Just finished season 2 and absolutely loved it. Can't wait to watch season 3.

[Mike Scott]

The premier of . . . whatever the hell season, or half season this is . . . of TWD is on TONIGHT!

[Mike Scott]

Anybody watch, last night?  The episode, of course, centered around Carl's demise. One of the main Saviors also met his end.

[geezer butler]

Anybody watch, last night?  The episode, of course, centered around Carl's demise. One of the main Saviors also met his end.

I know it's fashionable in some circles to rip on TWD and if there's one thing i hate---it's being fashionable . But i have to agree to a large extent. The whole time I was watching the Carl dying scenes the only thing I heard in my head was: Boorring. Here's why: they already spoiled it with the midseason finale. Let's say we didn't know anything and we're watching Sunday's episode and all of sudden we realize Carl was bit. I would have thought "Holy crap, OMG!" But we already knew. So we had what like 6 yrs to wait between the midseason finale and Sunday's episode. So i was totally over it. In fact, first time I fast forwarded scenes during an episode. I thought it was so boring I couldn't handle it.

To be fair I did enjoy the scenes with Carol and Morgan.

A larger critique to think about however. In the few first few seasons of TWD, the "no character is safe" approach was pretty exciting. But is it time to rethink that? I think about Beth, Tyreece, Glen, Abraham, and now Carl, and what do we get in their places---Siddig? Jesus? Dwight? Enid? The King?
I don't know about others, but i think show would be much better if some of those old-school characters were still on.