Copeman Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The show is supposed to be about zombie attacks, No, it's not. It's about the survivors, and how they act/react towards eachother after virtually everyone is wiped out. The zombies are just a backdrop as per the comics, in which the show is based upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 No, it's not. It's about the survivors, and how they act/react towards eachother after virtually everyone is wiped out. The zombies are just a backdrop as per the comics, in which the show is based upon. OK, I'll rephrase. I believe the show is at its best when the survivors are faced with the constant imminent threat of being attacked by zombies. Good stories need conflict. Last season, that conflict centered on the living vs the dead, and the survivors vs one another. What do we have this season? Let's see: a missing child, a wounded child, a mopey mom and a pregnancy where we're left to guess who the baby daddy is. This show was fun when the survivors were on the run, because there was tension. Where's the tension when they're on a remote farm where the biggest zombie-related problem is how to properly fish one out of a well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 ....this show is going downhill fast. Downhill might be an improvement over the "nowhere" it's currently going. Geez, get some forward motion in this f'in plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Downhill might be an improvement over the "nowhere" it's currently going. Geez, get some forward motion in this f'in plot. I have on good authority that the second half of the season is amazing. Edited November 13, 2011 by piratesownninjas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 No, it's not. It's about the survivors, and how they act/react towards eachother after virtually everyone is wiped out. The zombies are just a backdrop as per the comics, in which the show is based upon. This. This week things pick up. Hopefully the one armed badass starts wrecking everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 a barn full of zombies!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 a barn full of zombies!!!!!!!!! "You weren't supposed to see that." "But we're still gonna have sex, right?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I ejnoyed last week's opening...reminded me of World War Z for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 so dr. horsenstein is secretly working on a cure for zombie to save his beloved bride (how horribly cliched), and they're still looking for the girl I can't even vaguely remember from the first season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 so dr. horsenstein is secretly working on a cure for zombie to save his beloved bride (how horribly cliched), and they're still looking for the girl I can't even vaguely remember from the first season. Don't forget the part where shooting guns made the blonde so hot and horny that she reached out and grabbed the nearest non-zombie c0ck she could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis29 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Someone tell me this is worth watching beyond the 3rd episode. I love me a good post-apocalypse story, even better with Zombies...but the writing has to improve at some point, doesn't it? Maybe I've been spoiled by Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but it seems that most of these characters are pretty one-dimensional. The dialogue between the characters leaves a lot to be desired. And I just don't find some of the people's actions all that believable (riding into the big city on the back of a horse right in the open? Really? Wearing a face shield when you chop up the zombie's guts but shooting these guys at point blank range with short sleeves and no face guard?) Tell me it gets better - because I'm digging the special effects and camera work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 The farmer's daughter thinks montster is dreamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) Don't forget the part where shooting guns made the blonde so hot and horny that she reached out and grabbed the nearest non-zombie c0ck she could find. It's been a while since I've been to a gun range or taken training. But that 'training scene' where they're all lined up shooting bottles is a perfect example of how isulated Hollywood can be, as something so simple is so clearly not how it supposed to be. "Hey, stick a gun in your belt and stand in the background." Terrible. And that girl is in the barn. Edited November 21, 2011 by Pope Flick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Just watched the pilot episode on Netflix. I'll have to watch a few more episiodes just for the zombie slaying scenes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Just watched the pilot episode on Netflix. I'll have to watch a few more episiodes just for the zombie slaying scenes... First couple episodes are pretty good then it tanked hard. I'm keeping an eye on this thread to see if it becomes watchable again because the premise should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Someone tell me this is worth watching beyond the 3rd episode. I love me a good post-apocalypse story, even better with Zombies...but the writing has to improve at some point, doesn't it? Maybe I've been spoiled by Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but it seems that most of these characters are pretty one-dimensional. The dialogue between the characters leaves a lot to be desired. And I just don't find some of the people's actions all that believable (riding into the big city on the back of a horse right in the open? Really? Wearing a face shield when you chop up the zombie's guts but shooting these guys at point blank range with short sleeves and no face guard?) Tell me it gets better - because I'm digging the special effects and camera work. Nah, the premise is solid, and they do a great job when they have an action setpiece, but this show is utterly frustrating. Basically, little character development, a limpid love triangle at the heart of the show, and wildly inconsistent zombie "rules." They do just enough right to keep me coming back and complaining about how much better the show could be, in essence. I know some people have given up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Needs more gratuitous zombie killin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Way too slow paced at the farm. Need to get on the road and have some flashbacks into how the whole thing began, how each character was affected before they met, and encounters with other less friendly survivors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 thought tonight was finally a good episode... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 pretty decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 a good twist at the end that I should have seen coming but didn't. I liked it a lot. I'm tired of Shane, his character has always been my least favorite one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 It's been a while since I've been to a gun range or taken training. But that 'training scene' where they're all lined up shooting bottles is a perfect example of how isulated Hollywood can be, as something so simple is so clearly not how it supposed to be. "Hey, stick a gun in your belt and stand in the background." Terrible. And that girl is in the barn. Winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Winner! Half joke, half snark as in - 'where else could she be after 3 episodes?' Which is, of course, lamely predictable. So who knew she was there? The farm owner or Otis the fat guy Shane shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Winner! it didn't occur to me until pope said it, but as soon as he said it it seemed obvious that's where that storyline was going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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