The Walking Dead 17/2/12

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Have started new thread, will be watching last night episode today and will report back.

Custy is right.

I watch, and have watched since the beginning.

The premise is brilliant (well, the premise of the comics), and I was hoping for greatness. it COULD be so much better. Some of the dialogue is terrible. The characters are terrible, aside from the odd one (Daryl).

It fails where it could be incredible. It's such a shame.

I think the second season has suffered because apparently the budget was slashed by a huge amount after season one. That was one of the main reasons Frank Darabont left. He didn't want the show to suffer and he knew they wouldn't be able to keep up the high standard with the lower budget. Whether he left or was sacked is still a sore subject I think. I would imagine that's why there's been an increase in the slow talky scenes as they are much cheaper to film than the action scenes. It's all about saving money at the end of the day.

I heard he was sacked to keep costs down

Yeah I think you are right. At first it seemed he had walked but it's looking more and more like he was sacked. Bit Shit really when he was the guy who got the show started etc. Not a nice way to be treated. And if the budget was the reason behind it all then I think this season has proved him right. Most people were kind of bored by the first half of the season. It's only this second half of the season that has really stepped up a notch. I wonder how the cast felt about his sacking? I also wonder if that influenced some of the decisions about who died too. After all, some of the cast have worked with him on different projects.

I thought that of this season, only the finale was entertaining.

And I thought that the first season was disappointing, really. At the end of S1, I thought I wouldn't come back, but I hoped it might work things out. To be honest, I think that AMC are still learning about television, but they get a lot of things right, which is one of the reasons I keep watching. I read that TWD is a much bigger ratings hit than either Mad Men or Breaking Bad, which surprises me. To be honest, I just wish it would be better, because it could be incredible. But I feel that the casting is off, the dialogue is poor, and the women characters are just terrible.

Getting excited!! Only 29 hours to go

Finally watched last weeks episode and avoided this thread till now

Really enjoyed :)

Roll on tomorrow's last episode :(

But yah for sexter dexter back the following week :)

Blondesare you still watching Fringe? What did you think of last week's episode???

Indeed I am :) tho havnt seen last weeks yet or even last nights lol

No one has been on our thread for ages :(

I need things explained :(

I just watched this week's tonight. I don't ow whether to laugh or cry. Or both. I need explaining too! We need a new thread urgently.

Am an avid Fringe watcher too. To the point that I am now on US pace.
What ep are you up to?

I've not read this thread this week and won't until after tonight just in case anything has inadvertently been given away, but looking forward to tonight!

I LOVE Fringe. Very much so, also watch at US pace. I watch everything at US pace, I'm impatient

Getting stupidly excited now

Me too and in very good news DH is put tonight
I think I failed to look disappointed that I wouldn't have his company

OUT obv damn autocorrect!

all ready for the finale but a few questions. Given that Daryl, Carl and anyone else wonder the woods at will, meeting just the odd zombie, where the friggety fuck have the massive hordes seen at the end of last week rolled in from?
WTF?

Well in one of the books I read the zombies 'swarm' though no explanation was given as to why or how they did that.
It could just be karma - all those days with no zombies in sight. :)

Or the zombies in the nearest city have run out of food?

There's books?

Ah, not books to do with Walking Dead, but other zombie books - JL Bourne books & the News trilogy ones are the most recent I've read.

Grr, was sure it started at 9pm (when staying up til 10 is a push with the early-rising DC i have), then saw it doesn't start til 10! WIll I make it to the end??

About the Frank Darabont thing: I heard the actor that played Dale left because he was loyal to Darabont.

Yes I heard a similar thing, he has worked with Darabont a few times I think. Makes sense definitely. Also, the actor who played Shane is going to be in Darabont's next tv project too. He was also praising Darabont in a tv interview recently.

Here we go - I've made it, still awake!

Soooo, if they are all carriers, does that mean that Lori's baby may be immune?

(apologies if this has been asked already / would make no sense scientifically)