The Walking Dead

by **Mr. Brian** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:42 pm

I'm not into all the zombie stuff but I do like The Walking Dead and the movie Zombieland. They don't even use the term "zombie" in the TV show.

by **Malbert** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:14 pm

I actually prefer the term "walker"; however, the things in the "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later" really scare me....those bastards are runners.

by **Malbert** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:17 am

What the hell? Now you can just die and turn into a walker with no bites?? The last episode airs next week, but it will be too intense for me. I'll have my 11 yr. old daughter give me the "sum up" after she watches it.

by **Mr. Brian** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:26 am

Malbert wrote:What the hell? Now you can just die and turn into a walker with no bites?? The last episode airs next week, but it will be too intense for me. I'll have my 11 yr. old daughter give me the "sum up" after she watches it.

I didn't read the comic books but apparently everyone is infected and they don't know that yet.

http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Zombies

One thing is certain, it is a different show now and they need to get off that farm, not so much out of safety but just to get the story moving along now. I imagine they will be running into that other group at some point.

by **Malbert** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:48 am

I'm thinking the farm is going to go up in flames at the very end of the last episode. My husband has the comics....excuse me, "graphic novels".....but he hasn't read that far ahead. I'm interested in the explanation, and please, sweet Jesus, don't let it be "immunizations". I've had enough of that with the autism hoopla.

by **black francis** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:27 am

Comics is a perfectly acceptable term. Graphic novel is a term made up by people ashamed to read comics.

by **JackT** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:37 am

Malbert wrote:What the hell? Now you can just die and turn into a walker with no bites?? The last episode airs next week, but it will be too intense for me. I'll have my 11 yr. old daughter give me the "sum up" after she watches it.

The show is getting out of control. The last two episodes have been the best ever.

It's interesting that while increasing tension makes for a riveting story it cannot, by definition, go on indefinitely.

Shane was so convinced that Rick did not have what it takes that it ultimately proved his undoing.

It does appear that we are moving from a situation where a direct Zombie bite is needed, to one where you just have to die. (They started alluding to this 3 or so episodes ago at the school bus depot.) Both mechanics are well accepted in Zombie lore, so I don't have a problem with it.

There are also Zombie stories where even those who died prior to the Zombie phenomenon crawl out of their graves, etc. I hope they don't go in that direction because that's just too many Zombies. This was the case with Night of the Living Dead, but IIRC it was temporary.

by **JackT** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:37 am

Malbert wrote:I'm thinking the farm is going to go up in flames at the very end of the last episode. My husband has the comics....excuse me, "graphic novels".....but he hasn't read that far ahead. I'm interested in the explanation, and please, sweet Jesus, don't let it be "immunizations". I've had enough of that with the autism hoopla.

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by **shadows on the trees** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:38 am

Malbert wrote:I'm thinking the farm is going to go up in flames at the very end of the last episode. My husband has the comics....excuse me, "graphic novels".....but he hasn't read that far ahead. I'm interested in the explanation, and please, sweet Jesus, don't let it be "immunizations". I've had enough of that with the autism hoopla.

My husband has read all the comics and he says the show is waaay off the storyline. In the books Carl killed Shane a long time ago...

by **JackT** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:41 am

Mr. Brian wrote:I didn't read the comic books but apparently everyone is infected and they don't know that yet.

http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Zombies

One thing is certain, it is a different show now and they need to get off that farm, not so much out of safety but just to get the story moving along now. I imagine they will be running into that other group at some point.

From a story standpoint, it only makes sense that their actions would be dictated by safety. There's the baby to consider, and there's also no knowledge of a safer place. The farm has long clear sightlines, which make it a preferred Zombie defense postion. If I were in charge I would say stay there.

I wonder why they don't just dig moats and go out every morning and kill whatever Z's have fallen in. That's what I would do. Zombies can't climb out of pits.

by **Mr. Brian** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:43 am

Someone elsewhere mentioned that CDC guy whispered something privately to Rick. Anyone here recall that? I hated that episode but this detail might be important.

by **Mr. Brian** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:45 am

JackT wrote:From a story standpoint, it only makes sense that their actions would be dictated by safety. There's the baby to consider, and there's also no knowledge of a safer place. The farm has long clear sightlines, which make it a preferred Zombie defense postion. If I were in charge I would say stay there.

I wonder why they don't just dig moats and go out every morning and kill whatever Z's have fallen in. That's what I would do. Zombies can't climb out of pits.

It seems like those zombies are heading there to tear that wooden house apart. I was thinking they may have to abandon it if they are overrun.

by **JackT** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:48 am

Mr. Brian wrote:It seems like those zombies are heading there to tear that wooden house apart. I was thinking they may have to abandon it if they are overrun.

Zombies are not that great at tearing into houses. Seems like they are doing a good job fortifying. Again, here is where my moat idea would work gangbusters.

by **Mr. Brian** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:51 am

JackT wrote:Zombies are not that great at tearing into houses. Seems like they are doing a good job fortifying. Again, here is where my moat idea would work gangbusters.

They very nearly ripped a school bus apart. I don't recall but have they reinforced that house? I don't see how they can hold off that mass of zombies headed right for them with just guns. I've never dug a moat, it seems like that would take a while.

by **Malbert** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:40 pm

A moat won't matter. Walkers don't need to breathe, so they would just walk the bottom of it and come out the other side (this was done in a movie I watched several years ago but can't remember which one). I didn't see any boarding of windows done on the farmhouse, and it looked like walkers just grabbed the clapboard and started climbing.

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