AMC's The Walking Dead - S3 2nd half starts 02/10/13 9PM ET

[quote name='lokizz']i might try watching that sounds like it could be interesting and i like steve buscemi.[/QUOTE]
He's flat out amazing in this series because he just looks the part of a slimeball, moneygrubber. Thing is, you love him for what he is and end up rooting for his character. Seriously, it is such a well written series I'm shocked nobody really talks about it. The characters are interesting and the actors REALLY give outstanding performances. What really stands out for me is the natural cliffhangers that aren't forced and sometimes come as total shocks. Between it and Game of Thrones, HBO has me hooked.
 
Woops wrong person

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daryl who gets hurt while out looking for the girl and its on this sunday NOV 15 show


Also i love to know what they are hiding in that barn
 
[quote name='slidecage']Also i love to know what they are hiding in that barn[/QUOTE]
Hopefully a plot.

Couldn't resist. =)
 
[quote name='slidecage']Woops wrong person

WOOPS SORRY ITS


daryl who gets hurt while out looking for the girl and its on this sunday NOV 15 show


Also i love to know what they are hiding in that barn[/QUOTE]

the ark of the covenant
 
I think they're definitely setting up to follow the comic in regards to the barn

Herschel told Rick to keep away from the barn and stay near the house instead, and Herschel's daughter got all emotional when she saw the walker from the well killed. It seems to be setting up the right way. Hopefully that plot bit will stay true to the source material and possibly pick up the overall pace of the season a little considering how slow it's been so far.
 
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Also i love to know what they are hiding in that barn[/QUOTE]

If you really want to know I have a pretty good idea.
They're hiding their zombie turned family members in there. They want to keep the outsiders away for their own safety and so Rick and his crew don't kill his zombiefied family.
 
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[quote name='Rodimus']If you really want to know I have a pretty good idea.
They're hiding their zombie turned family members in there. They's want to keep the outsiders away for their own safety and so Rick and his crew don't kill his family.
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so its sort of like that one zombie island movie where half want to kill the zombies
other half want to try to train them to eat something other then people

I still think they are hiding my amazon package that got lost in the mail last year :)
 
[quote name='slidecage']so its sort of like that one zombie island movie where half want to kill the zombies
other half want to try to train them to eat something other then people[/QUOTE]

Sorta, but I thinks more like
they have faith a cure will come and Hershel can't bring himself to kill his family.
 
Yeah, I am eager to see how they can Dragon Ball Z the barn. How many episodes can that be stretched into?
 
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[quote name='Rodimus']Sorta, but I thinks more like
they have faith a cure will come and Hershel can't bring himself to kill his family.
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Maybe he is trying to turn the zombies back into normal people... It was sort of werid he told the outsiders to drink from well 2 .. thinking if they drink the water he would have a mix human/zombie person and start to try to fix them ... if he could fix them he could then make a cure to fix a total zombie .. then again maybe reading too much into it... It was just sort of werid he was like

yea we got water but if you want water go drink it from another well :)
 
[quote name='Rodimus']Sorta, but I thinks more like
they have faith a cure will come and Hershel can't bring himself to kill his family.
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There are certainly enough small hints at it, so that sounds about right to me. Good analysis.
 
[quote name='slidecage']so its sort of like that one zombie island movie where half want to kill the zombies
other half want to try to train them to eat something other then people

I still think they are hiding my amazon package that got lost in the mail last year :)[/QUOTE]
survival of the dead?
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']Yeah, I am eager to see how they can Dragon Ball Z the barn. How many episodes can that be stretched into?[/QUOTE]
They only spent 4 episodes so far looking for that shitty girl. Lets cut them some slack

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good shit
 
got to wondering if they are all infected one way or another inside that house.. that one chic who went to town with him said NOthing happened .. like they were trying to infect him
 
The women are so stupid on this show. Almost had to quit the show, Andrea got even more retarded this episode. Almost had to quit if the consequence of her actions went the other way.
 
The women are so stupid on this, Andrea got even more retarded this episode. Almost had to quit if the consequence of her actions went the other way.
 
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Yeah, you can really really really see the downgrade in action because of the director switch. I can see why the original left because the season has been nothing but self severing drama. They havent dealt with a real problem in about 5 episodes.
 
Have they finished filming the 2nd part of the season yet? If not, hopefully they will see everyone's feedback and make changes. This lost girl thing has gone on too long but I expect it to be dragged on until the last episode of the first half where they will introduce a new location and/or character.
 
[quote name='Stealthcat']The women are so stupid on this, Andrea got even more retarded this episode. Almost had to quit if the consequence of her actions went the other way.[/QUOTE]

You don't have to like everything that happens on a show. I too was pissed as all hell when she took that shot but that's the point you're supposed to be pissed at her about it.

I remember reading an article a couple months ago about how Glee season 2 was largely written as fan-service and basically the jest of the article was that we, as an audience, are idiots who don't know what the hell we want. Its true, we don't know what we want and we don't have clear story arcs planned out. I really wish I could find that article again because it was pretty interesting.

I'm not saying everyone should just disregard anything they don't like about a show but on the other hand sometimes the plot devices that piss you off are designed to do just that. For example, the lost girl storyline has the audience split, just like what's happening with the group on the show.

Its important to remember also that at a certain point there's a section of the audience that will never be happy with the show. They'll keep watching but they're going to endlessly pick apart the show though. At least they're still watching though... I disliked Terra Nova so much that I just flat out stopped watching; a lot of the haters of Walking Dead are still watching though so its obviously doing at least something to pique their interest.
 
[quote name='GUNNM']so what's the point of a zombie barn?[/QUOTE]


Herschell thinks they can be cured and therefore doesn't kill them. Instead, they keep all of their family members, friends, and I believe any walker that shows up in the barn in case the cure is found one day.
 
[quote name='crushtopher']None of this matters because the Governor will kill most of them off.[/QUOTE]


you can only hope he will fucking a this is the plot device that wont bloody end the only thing that could make it cool is if shes found and has turned into a badass survivalist but yeah that wont happen chances are theyll find her right as shes about to be killed and miraculously save her.

and wtf is with the barn?
ive been pretty underwhelmed with zombie totals overall in this show but the barn at the very least should have been pack to capacity with zombies so that when what happens happens it is a very scary and tense moment.

i will say this as a positive the chick who plays maggie if she goes down the path she did in the comic i can see her pulling it off. other than that cmon and thin those numbers already.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']You don't have to like everything that happens on a show. I too was pissed as all hell when she took that shot but that's the point you're supposed to be pissed at her about it.

I remember reading an article a couple months ago about how Glee season 2 was largely written as fan-service and basically the jest of the article was that we, as an audience, are idiots who don't know what the hell we want. Its true, we don't know what we want and we don't have clear story arcs planned out. I really wish I could find that article again because it was pretty interesting.

I'm not saying everyone should just disregard anything they don't like about a show but on the other hand sometimes the plot devices that piss you off are designed to do just that. For example, the lost girl storyline has the audience split, just like what's happening with the group on the show.

Its important to remember also that at a certain point there's a section of the audience that will never be happy with the show. They'll keep watching but they're going to endlessly pick apart the show though. At least they're still watching though... I disliked Terra Nova so much that I just flat out stopped watching; a lot of the haters of Walking Dead are still watching though so its obviously doing at least something to pique their interest.[/QUOTE]


the people who watch it and hate it are either zombie fans who will watch anything zombie no matter how bad it is or fans of the comic who keep hoping it will get better or who are curious how it will be the same/different as the comic. im in both of those groups unfotunately.

it just sucks because they could be doing so much more with this even if you change things here or there it could be way better.
 
You guys are hilarious. Every week you bitch the show sucked and yet you continue to watch. Move on already, it's not going to get better. That was obvious even before S1 ended.
 
[quote name='Stealthcat']The women are so stupid on this show. Almost had to quit the show, Andrea got even more retarded this episode. Almost had to quit if the consequence of her actions went the other way.[/QUOTE]

Yea, seriously Andrea kicks ass in the comics but in the show she has become a complete retard with almost no redeeming factor.
 
[quote name='lokizz']the people who watch it and hate it are either zombie fans who will watch anything zombie no matter how bad it is or fans of the comic who keep hoping it will get better or who are curious how it will be the same/different as the comic. im in both of those groups unfotunately.

it just sucks because they could be doing so much more with this even if you change things here or there it could be way better.[/QUOTE]

Doesn't matter
Got ratings...

I don't disagree they could do more with the show but that can be said of just about any show. There's really only one show that I felt always got it right, The Shield. Every other show that I count as my favorites I feel could have done something better; Lost (season 2 and the finale), Battlestar Galactica (slow mid-season points, repeated plots, a few stretches in the finale), 24 (ran out of steam in season 4 and didn't pick up again until season 7), etc. The thing is, I kept watching those shows even through the tough times because there was still something entertaining going on.

It's not about perfection, it's about entertainment. I'm entertained with The Walking Dead because for all of its shortcomings, at the end of the day its still offering something I can't see anywhere else on TV; a post-apocalyptic zombie show. The fact that its also a show my girlfriend enjoys (and she can't stand most sci-fi or horror stuff) is just icing on the cake. Now, do I fall into the category of watching it just because its zombies? I dunno, maybe, but I'm still entertained and there's still some fun twists to be had. Shane sacrificing Otis, Andrea nearly killing Daryl, etc. may have been moments that pissed me off but they were memorable and established those characters in certain ways.

Eh, at any rate, some people are going to continue hating this show no matter what. I'm enjoying it and there's plenty of people watching it to keep it getting renewed so there's not much to complain about. Unless we start getting to the point that the show stops entertaining me, I'll continue to watch it.
 
[quote name='Stealthcat']The women are so stupid on this show. Almost had to quit the show, Andrea got even more retarded this episode. Almost had to quit if the consequence of her actions went the other way.[/QUOTE]

i love how they make you belive he walked all the way back and never ran into another zombie... i guess they are all on vaction..

loved the one chewing on his shoe :)
 
One thing I gotta wonder. Daryl used the same crossbow bolts over and over. So, the one he got stabbed with more than likely had been through the heads of a few zombies already. Wouldn't that mean that he was infected now (because of the old dry zombie blood on the bolt)? I somehow doubt he was disinfecting them after every headshot.
 
[quote name='DOMINATOR912']One thing I gotta wonder. Daryl used the same crossbow bolts over and over. So, the one he got stabbed with more than likely had been through the heads of a few zombies already. Wouldn't that mean that he was infected now (because of the old dry zombie blood on the bolt)? I somehow doubt he was disinfecting them after every headshot.[/QUOTE]

If this is caused by a virus then there are some virus that don't survive for very long outside of the body, like HIV. Then again, he could be infected and slowly changing which they will deal with later. Even if they don't address it, given that some viruses die relatively quickly outside of the body, its not quite to the level of a full-blown plot hole, but it is close.
 
So I came into this thread asking if this show was worth watching (obviously catching up with the older episodes first). After reading the last page, it looks like it isn't worth getting into. If anyone can convince me otherwise, cool. But it looks like that isn't the case. Oh well, saves me money as I don't have cable and would have to buy the show.
 
^Depends what kind of shows you like. This show is very slow plot wise. It's really more character driven and what someone does and feels in this sort of situation than anything.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']So I came into this thread asking if this show was worth watching (obviously catching up with the older episodes first). After reading the last page, it looks like it isn't worth getting into. If anyone can convince me otherwise, cool. But it looks like that isn't the case. Oh well, saves me money as I don't have cable and would have to buy the show.[/QUOTE]Netfliix has the first season, if you have access to Netflix.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']If this is caused by a virus then there are some virus that don't survive for very long outside of the body, like HIV. Then again, he could be infected and slowly changing which they will deal with later. Even if they don't address it, given that some viruses die relatively quickly outside of the body, its not quite to the level of a full-blown plot hole, but it is close.[/QUOTE]

ummmm then why did they close off the well that the zombie got ripped in half and blood got into the water

maybe you can only get it from a bite? i mean if you could get it from blood i think half of them would be infected how close they get to some and smash their heads in .. you would expect blood to fly everywhere (like the one in the well)
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Netfliix has the first season, if you have access to Netflix.[/QUOTE]

Nope, the only "premium" service I have is Amazon Prime, and it's not free on there. :(
 
[quote name='slidecage']ummmm then why did they close off the well that the zombie got ripped in half and blood got into the water[/QUOTE]

It's called a precaution. I don't think they're really too sure about anything. But they're not taking any chances either.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']It's called a precaution. I don't think they're really too sure about anything. But they're not taking any chances either.[/QUOTE]

I still say that one doc KNEW that body was in there.. He wants someone to have virus start in them so he can see how it works so he can try to cure it.

it was werid he goes Yes well 1 gives water to the house but told them all to drink out of well 2
 
[quote name='slidecage']I still say that one doc KNEW that body was in there.. He wants someone to have virus start in them so he can see how it works so he can try to cure it.

it was werid he goes Yes well 1 gives water to the house but told them all to drink out of well 2[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately, its the reverse of what you are thinking. Now, I am saying this as a guy who works in and on tons of tv shows, movies, etc etc. The reason why they did that was as follows.

As you can clearly see the budget for the show is drastically lower than last season, which is why you see so many self contained plot devices. They wrote that to fill time for the show. The only reason they have 2 pumps is so a zombie can be in one of them and they can spend half an episode A)showing a zombie B) not spending to much money showing many zombies C) to create some fake drama via a problem that can be solved within the same episode (think any classic tv show, Full Hose, Wonder Years) Oh and what was this episode? Big D gets lost by himself and then finds his way back within the same time frame. All of this is just filler. This is "How to extend a sesason 101"


One pump to explain how they have been drinking this entire time and the 2nd so they can waste half an episode showing a zombie in one. Hell they didnt even tell Herchell they found a fucking zombie in the 2nd one...you would think he would want to know that.

We all can stand a little bit of filler...its very hard to write compelling episodes weekly, even the great shows of the past had it. I just think the ratio here of filler vs actual plot is way off. Probably due to budget reason but god damn..if the budget got cut so bad that you cant even progress the story you might as well cancel it. We are 6 episodes in this season and we havent learned or seen anything, as a viewer nothing is happening.

(Just a note, I read all the comics years ago so I know all of the plot points)
 
How the hell did that zombie get into the well? Also, why aren't many walkers roaming outside of the farm? Is it that deserted? Where are they going to drink the water from now?
 
Andrea has been the least likable of the characters on the show being the voice of bitching. We get it, your sister's dead and you're sad about about that and the post apocalypse thing. Then her first step in a redemption attempt is to almost kill the King of Badasses taking the most ill advised shot ever. Seriously, did Rick and Glenn not inform her what gunfire plus walkers can equal? (I know I know, just say to myself it's just a show I really should just relax.)
 
I reverse my previous stance on being upset that they haven't found Sophia yet. It seems to be a personal mission for Daryl to find her because he maybe sees similarities between him and her (abusive parents, missing in the woods for days on end). As such, Daryl's getting some good character development and screen time, so I'm cool with it. Frankly, I'm going to be upset if anyone but Daryl finds her.

Incidentally, Andrea's lame. With little to no gun training, she took the shot (that was in the sun's direction, I believe), while she knew there were at least 3 of her allies closely surrounding the target. The stubborn fool could have killed anyone of them.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']So I came into this thread asking if this show was worth watching (obviously catching up with the older episodes first). After reading the last page, it looks like it isn't worth getting into. If anyone can convince me otherwise, cool. But it looks like that isn't the case. Oh well, saves me money as I don't have cable and would have to buy the show.[/QUOTE]

If you like watching good TV shows with interesting characters, tense situations and ZOMBIES then you will like this show. I never read the comics so I have no expectations and I am really really liking it. I don't mind that there isn't a ton of action (there is enough, IMO) because the story is compelling. It is also really interesting to me to see how these people are forced to work together to survive when they would otherwise have nothing in common.

If you are expecting a live action FPS then you should skip it but I think everyone here is complaining because it isn't living up to their expectations based on the comic book (which may be true - I don't know).
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']So I came into this thread asking if this show was worth watching (obviously catching up with the older episodes first). After reading the last page, it looks like it isn't worth getting into. If anyone can convince me otherwise, cool. But it looks like that isn't the case. Oh well, saves me money as I don't have cable and would have to buy the show.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Javery']I never read the comics so I have no expectations and I am really really liking it.[/QUOTE]


I think this is the key point. If you read the comics and know the story through there, the show seems a lot worse than it is.
 
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