THE WALKING DEAD...and all things zombie

I think the second half of season two has picked things up. I don't need a ton of gore but i do like the tension created by the need to survive and i felt in season 2 a lot of this was lost as well as the creepiness factor.

they use it in the opening credits but for example in season 1 when they are hiding out in the house and they show them trying to be quiet and you just see the dor knob turning. That was cool and creepy.

I want moer of that

Carl Grimes, the original Sinister Kid.

Even has his own theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnSdjIpMVsc

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

81 wrote:

i want zombie killings...i want gore....i want people running and survivng,

for 60 minutes a week, 13 times over? :yawn:

in fairness the show is only about 40 mintues...but yes, i want more zombies..more attacks, more fear and a whole lot less wandering around in the woods.

i'd also like to know where the brand spanking new car came from. it just showed up on the farm one day.

Where is all their fuel?

neilybabes86 wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

Was Shane scratched by a zombie or something then?

WE THINK THE KNIFE RICK USED ON HIM HAD WALKER BLOOD ON IT

If I remember rightly, if anyone dies, from anything, they come back as a zombie.

Brisk. wrote:

Where is all their fuel?

that too....but they don't drive much...so i haven't questioned that just yet

before long tho...gas is going to go stale and gum up everything.....i'd be switching to diesel.

anouther question....why does nobody have a CB or walkie talkie?

81 wrote:

and why are they just now boarding up the house...they have been living in tents outside, but all of a sudden, it's...lets all move inside and board the lower level up? hmm...

Yeah I didn't understand that either...they are panicked because of 1 walker that got through to kill Dale? That's the only reason I can think.

Also that herd at the end, where they come from? just random city?

Brisk. wrote:

81 wrote:

and why are they just now boarding up the house...they have been living in tents outside, but all of a sudden, it's...lets all move inside and board the lower level up? hmm...

Yeah I didn't understand that either...they are panicked because of 1 walker that got through to kill Dale? That's the only reason I can think.

Also that herd at the end, where they come from? just random city?

Food from the cities is gone, zombies now forced to scavenge the hill sides/towns for food.

Brisk. wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

Was Shane scratched by a zombie or something then?

WE THINK THE KNIFE RICK USED ON HIM HAD WALKER BLOOD ON IT

Ohh good work team!

What about Randall then (the captive that Shane killed)? Broken neck, no bite marks when Daryl checked him out. He still came back. :shock:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I'm not getting this whole "the second season is boring" stuff. I mean, yeah, the first season was intense. But think about it; anything that lasts only 6 episodes is bound to leave you wanting more. People are misunderstanding this show, It think. This is not a show about zombies; it's a show about human survival, and what happens to the human condition in the face of a global disaster. The zombies just add the adventure/suspense element to it.

Look at the show 24. In my opinion, easily one of the most intense shows on television. But there were 24 episodes each season. Yeah, were there a couple snoozing shows? Yep.

And I mean, come on, how many people have to die to make this show exciting for you? Is it because it's not all just 60 minutes of "unnnngggg..........brains.............BRAINS........unnnnnngggggg". That would be immensely boring to me.

I have a feeling that the finale and season 3 are going to make everyone quite happy.

Glad you like it. I think those of us who are down on this season aren't asking for 60 minutes of zombies, but the show is called The Walking Dead so we would like more of it. I wouldn't even mind going away from the zombies if the humans were more interesting, the writing was better, or the acting was better. Since it's not, give me more zombies!

This is not a dig at you, but this defense of "the show is not about <blank>, it's about <blank>" happens quite a bit as a defense of a show when others think it has gone downhill. I remember the Lost creators used that when people complained at the end saying "the show is not about the mysteries and the questions (they continued to throw out there and never really answered), it's about the characters". Ok, well make the characters more interesting. But in reality most people were watching for the mysteries.

I don't disagree with you that the show is about human survival, but make the storylines and the writing better when you go away from the zombies. They also need to make things clearer, especially things that are essential to the show like how one becomes a zombie. I have had and heard (one on Howard Stern this morning) a few conversations this week about why Shane became a zombie. Something this essential to the show should not be so vague. And with all the plot holes others have pointed out in this thread, it's hard for me to take it seriously as a character-driven show. But again, that's fine, just give me a zombie show!

I'm glad you're enjoying it and hope it does get better next season because I'm sure I will still be watching!