Walking Dead

LukasC

Bleep bleep bleeping awesome!!!!!!!!!!! I loved that episode!! Haha so wicked they took a royal dump on that place in one episode and wiped them off earth!

synolimit

Leaders still alive though and a hand full more.

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DCNISMO

Gareth was only shot in the leg, he is still out there…..

synolimit

Not that it matters but I thought he tucked right grabbing his shoulder with his left hand.

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Jordo!

Terrible.

Made more terrible by the heavy handed "how people lose their humanity" moral (NOW, THEN, NOW, THEN, YAWN, BELCH, FART)

I recommend everyone start watching Z Nation on Syfy. DJ Qualls is a hoot and the show better balances storyline, drama, and some offbeat laughs too.

Still love the comic, but the show has just about lost me.

The whole bat-to-skull-slaughter scene was silly -- it was PAINFULLY obvious they were going to stop before any main characters, making it pointless to have it set up that way. Also, there is no way that scrawny, unimposing and young wuss would be the leader in that scenario. I don't care if he can shoot laser beams out of his eyes or is the only one who is literate or both. Too much suspension of disbelief.

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Cmike2780

I strongly disagree. I thought it was awesome.

As for the slaughter house scene, it's not that obvious if someone was about to die for a show like the walking dead...who have killed off plenty of main characters. As for the scrawny dude being the leader...well, that's not that unbelievable given the right circumstances. Look at Kim Jong-un for crying out loud.

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KittenMittens

I haven't even started the series but i keep hearing that i would extremely disappointed if i started. I am reading on Volume 12 out of the .. what?, 26 that is out but seems to me i will not be starting it anytime soon. I am completely hooked on the graphic novels and looks like that is will my head will stay. But saying that, how often is it when the movie/series is better than the book/comic? ...... The first Kick-*** movie maybe, the second one was crap.

Jordo!

My only serious gripe with the comic series is that the original artwork was more stylized, and in my view, much better. But that was only the first few issues... the current artist is ok.

Also, the writer is a reasonably good story teller, but all the characters kind of have the same "voice" and foibles, so his range in characterization isn't very deep, but it really doesn't interfere with the story.

Now, not all storylines in the comic land, as with any series, but the comic is MUCH better at showing you how people lose their humanity without getting melodramatic, heavy handed, or corny about it. I'd highly recommend getting the first omnibus collection and seeing what you think.

Also, the Telltale Walking Dead game is generally quite good -- and, sad to say, usually better written than the AMC show.

Other gripes with the TV show: AMC is avoiding any really controversial scenes -- the rape of Michonne, her revenge on the Governor (all of which makes much more sense in the comic), the degree to which Rick slowly collapses into a leader of survivors, the murder of Rick's wife and baby.

However, credit where credit is due: AMC made the Governor much more complex and interesting than the comic did and somehow managed to find a an actor who could make Michonne feel believable rather than forced (she is a VERY "superhero-y" character if you think about it...). Can't wait to see how they handle Ezekiel...

And Abraham looks like a dude doing WD cosplay for a comic con...

All the goofy stuff (the tearful sending off of Carol, for example) is not part of the comic story. That's all just extra stuff AMC added in to ramp up the melodrama. Then there was a whole season devoted to dying from the flu. And another about being lost in the woods and finding oneself... say, while eating a tub of pudding on a rooftop or burning down a house to symbolize shared disgust with class differences... oookaaayy... pretty sappy.

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StLRedrider

^ I seen the z nation. It's ok I don't think it's as good as the walking dead but hell there isn't much on worth watching. The strain was pretty good.

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Jordo!

I am intrigued by the Strain -- I'll have to check it out.

I had super low expectations for Z Nation, but I've been pleasantly surprised. It's a lot more tongue-in-cheek than WD, but I like it a lot.

They certainly had no problems with a zombie baby and also having to waste it -- that's cojones

I feel like the WD is starting to stray into melodrama territory -- but, if the Terminus thing turns out to be a lead into the Negan/Saviors story, I'm in.

In the comic they ran into some cannibals too (a very short story arc, and not that great), but it was really just a small group, not a big organized cult-like following. Still, it could be a good intro to the Negan arc.

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StLRedrider

The one guy from z nation I really like is the guy they call doc, think he's funny as sh!t. When it comes to wd I have never read the comic so I don't unless I come here if and when they stay from the comic.

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DCNISMO

The WD comic is more brutal than the TV series.....there are still some things you cant do on TV.....cable included. I read some of the comics after first watching the TV show. The Strain is good too, seeing how the Ebola thing is growing.....well......

DCNISMO

I agree, look at Hitler....scrawny little dude that was a master at manipulating people....you don't to be a hulking brute to lead....

coolvans1988

So far the new villian is taking over.

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Tadpole

I have watched every episode since season one and still enjoy this show. Yea there are some corny things happening from time to time but still is a good series.

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