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I thought the episode was pretty dank. I'm not a horror aficionado like some and I scare fairly easy so the show is still kinda intense. I really like the series so far, and I'm not a big TV watcher so that's saying something. : )

Defo gonna continue watching it!

Just finished watching the 1st episode (had to watch it in about 18 parts over several days as I kept on having to pay attention to my wife ) - have to say I am reasonably impressed so far.

A few things:


Just waiting for the next episode to appear on the internet to download *shakes fist at America getting it on TV ages before the merry ol' England*

SilverMK2 wrote:Just finished watching the 1st episode (had to watch it in about 18 parts over several days as I kept on having to pay attention to my wife ) - have to say I am reasonably impressed so far.

A few things:

Spoiler:

I could see the main character's wife "shacking up" with someone else a mile away. Since when are tents in a wood adequate defence against hordes of undead?

Just waiting for the next episode to appear on the internet to download *shakes fist at America getting it on TV ages before the merry ol' England*

@ Silver.



Another thing that's been puzzling me...how is it that Ricks wife and his old partner believe he's dead?...did they check the hospital?...I mean,Rick was in a coma..it's not like they had no idea where to find him when the outbreak started..I mean,what sort of wife says "Oh,the zombies are rising...well let's go...no we won't go by the hospital to see if my husbands still alive...even though he's been laying in bed in a coma for weeks..let's just go..he's dead ..yup...died already...get in the truck."

I got the idea that his partner & wife had a thing going long before the zombies took over. Like in the very beginning they were talking about women troubles and stuff, but his partner didn't seem to care that much.

Judging by the previews they're all gonna meet up in the next episode.

For all we know at this point his 'buddy' could have lied to the wife. We'll find out next week it seems.

I got a prediction right?! HOT DAMN im the next...erm

Balls, it's on the tip of my tongue. Like a predictor of future guy.

ergh.

/annoyed.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
FORTUNE TELLER!

How did I know that?

I predicted I'd remember.

Necros wrote:I got the idea that his partner & wife had a thing going long before the zombies took over. Like in the very beginning they were talking about women troubles and stuff, but his partner didn't seem to care that much.

Judging by the previews they're all gonna meet up in the next episode.

I had the same sort of idea...that or as Ahtman said his buddy lied to her,it just seems unlikely that,if she were committed to her husband that she'd just bail on him.

SilverMK2 wrote:
Just waiting for the next episode to appear on the internet to download *shakes fist at America getting it on TV ages before the merry ol' England*

FX channel is showing it in the UK this week (think it was FX) saw an advert for it last night, hell it wasn't even me who decided to watch it, my wife immediately said she wanted to see it if it was a series.

Just watched the second episode. Hey Fitzz, it IS like shaun of the dead. Only definitely more gribbly.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:FX channel is showing it in the UK this week (think it was FX) saw an advert for it last night, hell it wasn't even me who decided to watch it, my wife immediately said she wanted to see it if it was a series.

I don't think I get that one - I only have the standard digital freeview. Luckily it is ready for download now

Was kinda disapointed with Episode 2. Totally strayed from the comic and yes they actually stole from Saun of The Dead. Problem is Saun of the Dead is a comedy.

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Was kinda disapointed with Episode 2. Totally strayed from the comic

I am shocked. Just shocked. They should have had the comic creators and the development team say it was going to be different from the start. Oh wait, they have been saying that. In fact it was in the thread earlier. It isn't meant to be a carbon copy of the comic, and shouldn't be. If you read the comic and the TV show was exactly the same, there would be no surprises.

Ahtman wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Was kinda disapointed with Episode 2. Totally strayed from the comic

I am shocked. Just shocked. They should have had the comic creators and the development team say it was going to be different from the start. Oh wait, they have been saying that. In fact it was in the thread earlier. It isn't meant to be a carbon copy of the comic, and shouldn't be. If you read the comic and the TV show was exactly the same, there would be no surprises.

I was dissapointed because of the part of my comment you cut out.

Edited by Manchu.

KamikazeCanuck wrote:

Ahtman wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Was kinda disapointed with Episode 2. Totally strayed from the comic

I am shocked. Just shocked. They should have had the comic creators and the development team say it was going to be different from the start. Oh wait, they have been saying that. In fact it was in the thread earlier. It isn't meant to be a carbon copy of the comic, and shouldn't be. If you read the comic and the TV show was exactly the same, there would be no surprises.

I was dissapointed because of the part of my comment you cut out.

Besides being a personal insult, which is a no no, the rest of your statement still doesn't change a thing. You are complaining that it isn't like the comic when, since the announcement of the show, they have said that the comic and the tv show are/were supposed to be two different experiences, albeit with some similarities. Therefore complaining that something that is supposed to be different is actually different, is a bit silly.

Please do not post personal attacks, which violate Rule Number One. Additionally, please do not quote personal attacks in your posts.

No, I'm saying borrowing a comedic scene from Shaun of the dead is a bad idea for a Drama.
You cut up my post to make your own point.

Been a while since I saw Shaun of the dead so whatever reference they made, I totally missed...

KamikazeCanuck wrote:No, I'm saying borrowing a comedic scene from Shaun of the dead is a bad idea for a Drama.
You cut up my post to make your own point.

Maybe those were the words you should of used, as that still has nothing to do with what you did say, which was that it wasn't 'true to the comic'. I also don't know if you don't know this either, so I will point it out: similar situations do not mean that two things are exactly alike. Shaun of the Dead had them just acct like they were zombies to get past some zombies. In this show they covered themselves in rotting flesh and organs to mask their scent. You could do either scene as serious or funny. I didn't find that part in The Walking Dead to be played for humor at all. If you didn't care for it that is fine, but that doesn't mean that your reasons are very good, or that no one is going to notice that they are poorly thought out.

Necros wrote:Been a while since I saw Shaun of the dead so whatever reference they made, I totally missed...

There was no real reference to Shaun of the Dead, just something that is somewhat reminiscent of it, superficially.

Necros wrote:Been a while since I saw Shaun of the dead so whatever reference they made, I totally missed...

They get through a crowd of Zombies by pretending to be Zombies.

I liked the second episode, though Ill admit the zombie perfume was a bit of a "oh dear" moment for me. Im just glad they are going back in there next week. I want to see what they do to save that racist fella

I can't believe I didn't catch that Greg Nicotero was doing the zombie make up/effects for the series.

I should have known ...

FITZZ wrote: I can't believe I didn't catch that Greg Nicotero was doing the zombie make up/effects for the series.

I should have known ...

Dunno who that is, but I have to say Im impressed with the look of the zombies.

KingCracker wrote:

FITZZ wrote: I can't believe I didn't catch that Greg Nicotero was doing the zombie make up/effects for the series.

I should have known ...

Dunno who that is, but I have to say Im impressed with the look of the zombies.

Greg Nicotero is one of the founders of KNB EFX,and an apprentice of Horror make-up master Tom Savini.
He's done the make up FX for a gak load of films, including work on both George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" and "Land of the Dead".

KingCracker wrote:I liked the second episode, though Ill admit the zombie perfume was a bit of a "oh dear" moment for me. Im just glad they are going back in there next week. I want to see what they do to save that racist fella

My gf has a passing knowledge of the comic and thinks that when/if they get back to try and save him that he'll be gone, but they'll find a piece of him. He'll later be reintroduced as another character with a much greater antagonistic role later in the series.

Infreak wrote:

KingCracker wrote:I liked the second episode, though Ill admit the zombie perfume was a bit of a "oh dear" moment for me. Im just glad they are going back in there next week. I want to see what they do to save that racist fella

My gf has a passing knowledge of the comic and thinks that when/if they get back to try and save him that he'll be gone, but they'll find a piece of him. He'll later be reintroduced as another character with a much greater antagonistic role later in the series.

Spoiler:

Basically she thinks he'll be the Governor.

I was thinking the same thing but I hope they don't go that way.

There are certain things I was told about the character that makes me think that it won't end up going in that direction. However, since it's already been said that there will be differences between the show and comic it leaves a reasonable doubt.

Needless to say, there is more then one way to make your way to the top of the social ladder and being a "nice guy" or "smart" isn't a prerequisite.

One of the staff at my FLGS will be handing me the first episode today. It's not screening over here yet and I'd rather not wait ages for it to start on Showcase.

Cheese Elemental wrote:One of the staff at my FLGS will be handing me the first episode today. It's not screening over here yet and I'd rather not wait ages for it to start on Showcase.

I'll actually be quite interested to know what your opinon of the episode is Cheese,as I recall we've had a few interesting zombie discussions in the past.

I think that they are still preserving the basic theme of the comic even though they are not following it scene by scene. My friends and I have discussed the deviations and came to the conclusion that the series would be too short if they followed it scene by scene.

so far each episode has been 1 comic. So on average that's enough for at least 75 episodes.

The first episode followed the "spirit" of the comic. The second not so much.