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

So does anyone watch The Talking Dead? I have never even attempted to see it because I really dislike the host but I havent heard anyone talk about it in the thread.
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']So does anyone watch The Talking Dead? I have never even attempted to see it because I really dislike the host but I havent heard anyone talk about it in the thread.[/QUOTE]

I watched all of them on demand. I like Chris Hardwick of Singled Out and Shipmates fame. :)

He asked Kirkman directly about Michonne on the last one.
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']So does anyone watch The Talking Dead? I have never even attempted to see it because I really dislike the host but I havent heard anyone talk about it in the thread.[/QUOTE]


The host is probably THE most annoying person on television. I refuse to watch it because of him alone.
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']So does anyone watch The Talking Dead? I have never even attempted to see it because I really dislike the host but I havent heard anyone talk about it in the thread.[/QUOTE]

I actually like it a lot.
 
[quote name='lokizz']was there an episode on tonight?[/QUOTE]
i think last sunday was the midseason finale so you won't be seeing another episode until February; I think it's good that they stopped there, they really need to work on the story, i know drama is always interesting but for some reason i feel that everyone's emotions are getting out of hand, the comics (at least the beginning) seemed a little better since it kinda just flowed while the tv show tends to slow down then go full speed and then slows down again, i'd appreciate it if they were a bit more consistent but thats just my two cents
 
[quote name='exaznkid']i think last sunday was the midseason finale so you won't be seeing another episode until February; I think it's good that they stopped there, they really need to work on the story, i know drama is always interesting but for some reason i feel that everyone's emotions are getting out of hand, the comics (at least the beginning) seemed a little better since it kinda just flowed while the tv show tends to slow down then go full speed and then slows down again, i'd appreciate it if they were a bit more consistent but thats just my two cents[/QUOTE]

I think the pacing will get better on the second half of the season. They are going to use Lori's 'condition' to show the passage of time. The frist season was supposed the be day to day, but the second season was supposed to occur over a longer period of time (according to the producers).


Just for clarification: Is t-dog, tyreese? Every interview I see they talk about how Daryl is not in the comic, but they never mention t-dog or Myrle as non comic characters.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']I think the pacing will get better on the second half of the season. They are going to use Lori's 'condition' to show the passage of time. The frist season was supposed the be day to day, but the second season was supposed to occur over a longer period of time (according to the producers).


Just for clarification: Is t-dog, tyreese? Every interview I see they talk about how Daryl is not in the comic, but they never mention t-dog or Myrle as non comic characters.[/QUOTE]


i hope not itd be better if they just dont add him at all at ths rate. if i recall correctly they met tyreese
during the winter with his kid and his kids bf.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']The slow pacing and prolonged storyline(s) were well worth that payoff.[/QUOTE]

Just caught up and I agree.

Really enjoying the show. Never read the comics btw.

If they have enough supplies built up I could see them leaving the farm to try and find the base, but do you really want to leave the farm if you're not sure?

Also for people who have read the comics:
Does the farm get overrun or do they just leave? Assuming somewhat similar circumstances, if the comics treated the farm differently, don't worry about it.
 
[quote name='thamaster24']Just caught up and I agree.

Really enjoying the show. Never read the comics btw.

If they have enough supplies built up I could see them leaving the farm to try and find the base, but do you really want to leave the farm if you're not sure?

Also for people who have read the comics:
Does the farm get overrun or do they just leave? Assuming somewhat similar circumstances, if the comics treated the farm differently, don't worry about it.
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They just left
 
[quote name='ced']Anybody else remember the season resumed tonight?[/QUOTE]
more of the same ol shit the first half and then it goes to show woman can't drive in the end
 
Yes I did but I didnt want to be the first one ripping it so I didnt post!

Some good parts but overwhelming lame, boring and forced as always, this might be the season I stop watching altogether which I know will make some people in here happy.

Quick note and kinda spoiler but not really.

Really? This is how you are going to start off the season with Ricks wife crashing for no apparent reason? Talk about fucking forced. There was no real reason for her to leave the farm to find herchel since 2 people left to get him. The girl is in shock at the farm with people around her? She isnt in any danger she isnt bleeding to death...there is no reason to leave.

Then you want me to believe that in a state of no traffic laws what so ever and very little to no traffic...she is so fucking engrossed in the map that she doesnt noticed the 1 lone walker in a 20 mile radius who just happens to stumble out in front? Having the map just says you had no idea where you were going....why even leave? Especially, like I said 2 people already left to do the same mission.

Its my same shin dig from all the other seasons, the show has no ability to convince me that the world actually went to shit and is dangerous. They intentional put themselves into traps far too often while escaping them like a old Batman tv show. I feel that the cast is too safe so it becomes pointless to watch.
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']Yes I did but I didnt want to be the first one ripping it so I didnt post!

Some good parts but overwhelming lame, boring and forced as always, this might be the season I stop watching altogether which I know will make some people in here happy.

Quick note and kinda spoiler but not really.

Really? This is how you are going to start off the season with Ricks wife crashing for no apparent reason? Talk about fucking forced. There was no real reason for her to leave the farm to find herchel since 2 people left to get him. The girl is in shock at the farm with people around her? She isnt in any danger she isnt bleeding to death...there is no reason to leave.

Then you want me to believe that in a state of no traffic laws what so ever and very little to no traffic...she is so fucking engrossed in the map that she doesnt noticed the 1 lone walker in a 20 mile radius who just happens to stumble out in front? Having the map just says you had no idea where you were going....why even leave? Especially, like I said 2 people already left to do the same mission.

Its my same shin dig from all the other seasons, the show has no ability to convince me that the world actually went to shit and is dangerous. They intentional put themselves into traps far too often while escaping them like a old Batman tv show. I feel that the cast is too safe so it becomes pointless to watch.[/QUOTE]Yeah I didn't get the need to send more people to find hershel either
 
Man, I have never seen "end of the world," content have to manufacture drama so often. You would think the world ending would be enough.
 
Was hoping that
Dave (aka Rene from True Blood) didnt get killed. His character seemed pretty interesting. But I guess if he had to go out, might as well go out in a pretty awesome way. Rick was John Marston right there.
 
The whole Lori plotline was a tough deal to swallow.
In a world supposedly full of these things, she careens a car right into the only freeroaming one seen in a few days an open road because she was staring at a map? Really now?
Honestly that's a writes itself joke on The Soup and would be the second time the character was made fun of on the show.

The last ten minutes at the bar I wish would have been explored for more of the episode to overshadow the pity party that was going on back on the farm.
 
Only thing I have to say is who knew "I hear Nebraska's nice" could turn out to be a badass line. Of course,
following the line up with a quickdraw shot between the eyes helps a little but still that was awesome
.
 
I was work but had a TV on while the show was playing. Looked like:

50% people talking, yelling & bitching (maybe I saw someone grab a gun)
45% commercial
5% zombie
 
I really enjoyed the human tension, although the zombie suspension is building up!

Something has to give, so prepare for a twist?
 
ok finally watched it and yeah the only good thing was the last few minutes good to see the new rick coming out though if you read the comics
youd know rick now is even more hardcore than this.
.

lori continues her streak of being the biggest bitch alive in an undead world
youd think one person would have come up to the redneck and said something since he put the most effort into looing for sophia
and overall its still annoys me that they act like the world isnt overrun with zombies so they go hang out in town or go alone way over the woods alone or go for a leisurely drive alone. show needs alot more fear and general respect for the concept of zombies being everywhere.


ot but same channel how was the comic book show?
 
[quote name='lokizz']ot but same channel how was the comic book show?[/QUOTE]

I liked it, made a thread about it already.
 
I'm not sure what they're doing with Lori's character, but whatever it is, I'm fine with it. I don't want her storyline to follow the same path as the comic..
 
[quote name='lokizz']ok finally watched it and yeah the only good thing was the last few minutes good to see the new rick coming out though if you read the comics
youd know rick now is even more hardcore than this.
.

lori continues her streak of being the biggest bitch alive in an undead world
youd think one person would have come up to the redneck and said something since he put the most effort into looing for sophia
and overall its still annoys me that they act like the world isnt overrun with zombies so they go hang out in town or go alone way over the woods alone or go for a leisurely drive alone. show needs alot more fear and general respect for the concept of zombies being everywhere.


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I felt the same they walk off to have alone time way too much for a world over run with zombies, i'm not saying I need to see the zombies all the time but at least have the characters act like going to a bar to go get drunk alone is suicide these days.
 
I think what they are going to do with Lori is
have her miscarry(because of the accident) getting rid of her tie to Shane altogether.
 
[quote name='ImLuhkee']I think what they are going to do with Lori is
have her miscarry(because of the accident) getting rid of her tie to Shane altogether.
[/QUOTE]


Hopefully
they'll just kill her like they did in the comics because she's annoying.

I wonder how many seasons it will take at this pace to
get to the prison
.

I think I'm becoming more critical/impatient with the show now that I'm now completely up to date with the comics. It was decent as a supplement to reading along through the story before, but now it's all I have :cry:.
 
I thought it was a good episode. But then again, as I've said before, I've not read the comics and I'm not huge into dramas so I'm watching more for the character arcs anyway.
 
[quote name='ced']The whole Lori plotline was a tough deal to swallow.
In a world supposedly full of these things, she careens a car right into the only freeroaming one seen in a few days an open road because she was staring at a map? Really now?
Honestly that's a writes itself joke on The Soup and would be the second time the character was made fun of on the show.

The last ten minutes at the bar I wish would have been explored for more of the episode to overshadow the pity party that was going on back on the farm.[/QUOTE]

LOL I felt bad for the zombie ...... man first getting attacked by zombies then then getting hit by a car.. that one was having a real bad day :)
 
[quote name='ImLuhkee']I think what they are going to do with Lori is
have her miscarry(because of the accident) getting rid of her tie to Shane altogether.
[/QUOTE]

Agreed. My wife said the same thing. Honestly, as soon as I saw
her car flip, I knew people in this thread were going to go apeshit. It was dumb for her to go out alone and the stupid/helpless woman thing is getting a bit tired. But to me, Lori is kind of a worthless character anyway. I like the actress, and really enjoyed her on Prison Break, but it's kind of funny that she actually seemed tougher in that show than she does on one where she has been surviving a zombie apocalypse. I'm hoping the show will just progress Andrea and Maggie as the "tough female chicks". Hell, even Carol could become much tougher than Lori at this point (or she could kill herself...I could see either one happening).

Regardless, I don't think people give this show enough credit for making viewers feel what they WANT you to feel. As somebody else pointed out during the whole Sophia search marathon, we were supposed to be frustrated and annoyed with it because that's exactly how most of the people in their group felt. Everybody just wanted it to be over with and move on, and when it finally was, it was a gut punch for everyone. Most people probably won't look at it from that perspective, but then again...most people are idiots. :)
 
[quote name='blindinglights']
I wonder how many seasons it will take at this pace to
get to the prison
.
[/QUOTE]

Over9000.jpg
 
When the dudes walked into the bar I thought . . .
We're gonna meet The Governor!
Then they died.

They could be tied to him tho if they were not lying about having others to take care of.
 
[quote name='csidegamer']When the dudes walked into the bar I thought . . .
We're gonna meet The Governor!
Then they died.

They could be tied to him tho if they were not lying about having others to take care of.
[/QUOTE]

I think the indication is that is was just the beginning of a new storyline/conflict, not just a throwaway scene.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']I think the indication is that is was just the beginning of a new storyline/conflict, not just a throwaway scene.[/QUOTE]

That is what I am hoping.
 
[quote name='lokizz']ok finally watched it and yeah the only good thing was the last few minutes good to see the new rick coming out though if you read the comics
youd know rick now is even more hardcore than this.
.

lori continues her streak of being the biggest bitch alive in an undead world
youd think one person would have come up to the redneck and said something since he put the most effort into looing for sophia
and overall its still annoys me that they act like the world isnt overrun with zombies so they go hang out in town or go alone way over the woods alone or go for a leisurely drive alone. show needs alot more fear and general respect for the concept of zombies being everywhere.


ot but same channel how was the comic book show?[/QUOTE]

I think this is a good example of how having a live action tv show as a medium can convey a totally different sense rather than a comic book. Yeah, Rick is a badass in the comics too but seeing him quickdraw and put it between the bad guy's eyes just wouldn't carry as well in the comics.

Also, personally I've never gotten the same sense of tension in the comics (or with comics in general) that a TV show can convey. They are increasingly getting better at building tensions in scenes, last season there was the Dale/Shane scene and now right off the bat we've got that bar scene. They're not as good as the Sopranos yet but just that sense of invoking that same building tension really reminds me of the Sopranos.
 
Was pretty happy with the episode. I like the way Rick is heading (probably will make it easier when I assume Shane has to be eventually replaced as the hardass). Now both Rick and Shane have killed in the show (granted Shane's was a bit more brutal), but both did it to protect the group (or Carl). I like how Rick is getting hard, but I hope he doesn't end up like comic Rick. That Rick is just too cold and extreme. It has been so many years of the comic I don't even remember Rick before he became what he is now, I kind of wish he was still more like this Rick.
 
why did that chick need to go find hershel and the gang? Why couldn't she just stay there and not be a dumb ass and crash? she is the most frustrating/annoying character on the show
 
Yeah, that was the one part of the show that didn't make sense.

They went to bring Hershel back, and they knew his daughter was sick and needed him. Why did she or anyone else need to go and fetch them when the purpose of their trip was to get Hershel back to his sick daughter?
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Yeah, that was the one part of the show that didn't make sense.

They went to bring Hershel back, and they knew his daughter was sick and needed him. Why did she or anyone else need to go and fetch them when the purpose of their trip was to get Hershel back to his sick daughter?[/QUOTE]

Well, the way I saw it, it had nothing to do with Hershel. To me, it had an "I'm going to get my husband!" feel, since she didn't agree with Rick leaving in the first place. Maybe that wasn't their intent, but with the way Lori just stormed off without telling anybody, that's the vibe I got. Either way, it was stupid and irrational, and just makes women look incapable. As I said, I'd rather see less Lori and more Andrea and Maggie, as I think those characters have a lot more depth.
 
they should just ill her off speed up
ricks insane period
because as of right now shes easily my least favorite character. and as odd as it may sound itd be cool if they did a spin off and had shane leave the group and go out on his own because hes the most interesting character they have. oh yeah the hillbilly guy is cool too him and shane need their own show together.
 
I actually read a poll a while back and it was Darryl that beat out Shane as the best character. I think he's the only one I give a shit about, him and maybe Allan.

Shane was cool for a while but now it's torture waiting for somebody to just creep up behind him when he's about to do something crazy and shoot him in the head. They practically did that with Merle COMIC SPOILER:
(who's looking to possibly be The Governor!). Shane's just stuck in neutral until Carl does exactly what I suggested be done to Shane. They established he's gone off the deep end, and then have these halfassed "Sorry, I just want to protect the group." crybaby scenes like when he was with the little girl's mom.

Excellent end to this episode though. For as much as it was about trying to survive flesh eating zombies, that scene at the end had more tension than the entire show has had up to this point. Just from the dialog, because there wasn't much other than that to drive that scene.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Well, the way I saw it, it had nothing to do with Hershel. To me, it had an "I'm going to get my husband!" feel, since she didn't agree with Rick leaving in the first place. Maybe that wasn't their intent, but with the way Lori just stormed off without telling anybody, that's the vibe I got. [/QUOTE]

But she went to Darryl first and tried to get him to go to town to get them as Hershel's daughter needed help.
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']I actually read a poll a while back and it was Darryl that beat out Shane as the best character. I think he's the only one I give a shit about, him and maybe Allan.

Shane was cool for a while but now it's torture waiting for somebody to just creep up behind him when he's about to do something crazy and shoot him in the head. They practically did that with Merle COMIC SPOILER:
(who's looking to possibly be The Governor!). Shane's just stuck in neutral until Carl does exactly what I suggested be done to Shane. They established he's gone off the deep end, and then have these halfassed "Sorry, I just want to protect the group." crybaby scenes like when he was with the little girl's mom.

Excellent end to this episode though. For as much as it was about trying to survive flesh eating zombies, that scene at the end had more tension than the entire show has had up to this point. Just from the dialog, because there wasn't much other than that to drive that scene.[/QUOTE]


true that that ending scene was the best scene ive seen in the series since the series first episode and shanes betrayal of that guy. i also like darryls bit when he got injured and pushed to survive.
 
I like Daryl as the best character as long as he has a purpose. He is a pretty good character when he is looking for Sophia or heading out with Rick. When his is underused I feel his character kind of gets annoying.
 
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