AMC's The Walking Dead - Page 6

*myconius* · 09-26-2017, 07:54 PM

i've watched the show since season one.

the writing is inconsistent, characters flip-flop all over the place, and storylines drag out and go nowhere.

i watched the show long before i was introduced to the comics.
glad i did discover the comics. at least it has some redeeming qualities.

as the tv series goes on it shows less and less zombies.
want to know why? cuz they can save budget. it's become a glorified soap opera.

*TurtleWA* · 09-26-2017, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myconius

i've watched the show since season one.

the writing is inconsistent, characters flip-flop all over the place, and storylines drag out and go nowhere.

i watched the show long before i was introduced to the comics.
glad i did discover the comics. at least it has some redeeming qualities.

as the tv series goes on it shows less and less zombies.
want to know why? cuz they can save budget. it's become a glorified soap opera.

What do you have to gain from continuing to watch? Sounds like you enjoy it very little, especially after reading the comics.

*myconius* · 09-26-2017, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleWA

What do you have to gain from continuing to watch? Sounds like you enjoy it very little, especially after reading the comics.

i gave the series one more shot to improve after being completely disappointed with season 6.

after watching the entire season 7 i feel like it has gotten even worse.

*TurtleWA* · 09-26-2017, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by myconius

i gave the series one more shot to improve after being completely disappointed with season 6.

after watching the entire season 7 i feel like it has gotten even worse.

Sounds like no season 8 for you then. Lucky they still have the comics for fans that decide the show no longer fits them. And lucky for me that I still enjoy it and will continue to watch.

Looks like the show might give a F this season. Maybe two.

"The Walking Dead is allowed to use the F-word in season 8"
https://www.google.com/amp/www.indep...421.html%3famp

*The Deadman* · 10-02-2017, 11:41 AM

AMC decided to kill the only good thing they do all year long in the FearFest horror marathon for this month (its only a week this year) because they feel the need to air EVERYTHING Walking Dead because of the season 8 premiere. TWD has got to be one of the most overrated "horror" shows on television going today.

*Redeemer* · 10-02-2017, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myconius

i've watched the show since season one.

the writing is inconsistent, characters flip-flop all over the place, and storylines drag out and go nowhere.

i watched the show long before i was introduced to the comics.
glad i did discover the comics. at least it has some redeeming qualities.

as the tv series goes on it shows less and less zombies.
want to know why? cuz they can save budget. it's become a glorified soap opera.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Deadman

AMC decided to kill the only good thing they do all year long in the FearFest horror marathon for this month (its only a week this year) because they feel the need to air EVERYTHING Walking Dead because of the season 8 premiere. TWD has got to be one of the most overrated "horror" shows on television going today.

I have to agree, I loved the show when it came out, but the show as others has mention has become stale and a complete let down. I am going to watch the upcoming season because the new arch has caught my interest. Hopefully it will re-spark my interest in the show.

*The Deadman* · 10-08-2017, 10:10 AM

“The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” WILL Soon Collide!

*The Deadman* · 03-05-2018, 01:30 PM

Guess What? Even More “The Walking Dead” Spinoffs Coming Soon

HOORAY

*Andrew NDB* · 03-05-2018, 01:32 PM

The midseason premiere was all kinds of bad. Last night's episode was surprisingly good.

Spoiler:

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 05-29-2018, 02:51 PM

http://collider.com/andrew-lincoln-l...=social#images

So, no more Carl... and no more Rick?

No Andrea, no Carl, no Rick... and people wonder why I don't watch the show...

*Andrew NDB* · 05-29-2018, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

http://collider.com/andrew-lincoln-l...=social#images

So, no more Carl... and no more Rick?

No Andrea, no Carl, no Rick... and people wonder why I don't watch the show...

And Maggie doing part-time only because of her sitcom, too.

Yeah, dumb. If true. And Norman Reedus as the series lead now? Pffft!!!

*Andrew NDB* · 03-25-2019, 12:13 PM

Hell of an episode last night, for once. Wow. Really brutal.

*The Deadman* · 07-19-2019, 03:44 PM

*Andrew NDB* · 04-26-2020, 11:40 PM

People getting triggered by it, complaining to the FCC (who has no jurisdiction over cable TV):

https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead...rs-whisperers/

*Leo656* · 04-26-2020, 11:59 PM

Well that's the pussiest of pussy sh*t if I ever heard it.

*Andrew NDB* · 04-27-2020, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Well that's the pussiest of pussy sh*t if I ever heard it.

Right? Why are these people even being humored?

*Coola Yagami* · 04-27-2020, 09:04 AM

I remember a similar waaaahmbulance shitshow when Negan made his debut.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 04-27-2020, 09:08 AM

These people DO realize this is The Walking Dead and not Touched By An Angel, right?

EDIT: The people complaining about commercials for it, though... yeah, THEY have a good point. That's entirely fair.

*Leo656* · 04-27-2020, 09:57 PM

Except that most of the revenue from TV is in advertising, and that's one of the most popular shows on TV. So even asking them to only air commercials for it during certain times of day, while reasonable-sounding on paper, simply isn't practical from a dollars-and-cents standpoint.

I look at it like this... when I listen to classic rock stations, I know I'm gonna get hit, at some point, with a Grateful Dead song, because they're part of what that station advertises. Keep in mind, Grateful Dead songs literally give a person brain damage, but they still get heavy rotation and airplay, anyway, despite being very bad for you. As a listener/viewer/participant, I now have to choose where my personal line is drawn. I can suffer through, knowing the song after that one will absolutely be better because it by definition can't get any worse. I can change the station temporarily, to spare myself a moment of grief, while knowing that I also might switch back too late and miss part of something good, but that's the risk inherent. Or, the most extreme reaction, I can simply stop going to that station entirely, since I know for a fact that at some point I'm going to be force-fed something gross, and I have to decide whether the hassle is worth it.

What I most certainly am NOT gonna do, is try and make the rest of the world change its ways in deference to MY personal tastes. I'm not gonna write angry letters and try to annoy the station manager into giving me undue attention, I'm not going to try and get anyone to lose their job, and I'm not going to demand sanctions against the people who run and program content for the station. What I watch or listen to is my own personal choice and responsibility, and I already have plenty of options for how to navigate the wilds of the fields of entertainment, how to filter what I do and don't want to be exposed to.

It's amazing to me how many "grown adults" can't find the maturity to do the same.

I don't watch the show, but I do like the games and have a very small passing familiarity with the comics. There's a group of people out there whose endgame is really simply just, "This kind of thing simply shouldn't be allowed, period." And f*ck those people, never give 'em a single inch. It starts with, "I don't want to see this," and if you concede, it quickly becomes "NOBODY should be allowed to see this, ever," and the line is incredibly thin. They betray themselves with lines about how "sick" and "filthy" and "vile" anyone who could think of or enjoy such programming must be, rather than simply describing them as "mature adults with a clear grasp of the difference between Real and Make-Believe", which is more than can reasonably be said to describe those who complain. The first step in getting people to accept censorship, is in painting anyone who likes something you don't like as a twisted, evil person.

F*ck these sandy-vag'ed Nancys. I don't empathize with them at all. Christ, when I was 7 I walked in on my Dad watching a rather explicit porno movie. I didn't pitch a fit about the horrors I'd just witnessed, I just left the room and snuck downstairs after dark to steal the tape off the top of the bookshelf like a normal person. None of this, "People shouldn't see this kinda thing" nonsense. People need to grow up.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2020, 01:08 AM

Finally got the season finale. It was pretty good, though I think the show would benefit from them dialing up the Negan factor. He can be the new Rick. Daryl, he can't do it, and they're not even trying with him (and they shouldn't because Norman Reedus doesn't have that in him).

Though apparently... this isn't the season finale anymore? They're adding 6 more episodes for next year, then making season 11 (the final season) 24 episodes?

09-26-2017, 07:54 PM	#101
myconius Abby Normal Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton. Posts: 2,857	i've watched the show since season one. the writing is inconsistent, characters flip-flop all over the place, and storylines drag out and go nowhere. i watched the show long before i was introduced to the comics. glad i did discover the comics. at least it has some redeeming qualities. as the tv series goes on it shows less and less zombies. want to know why? cuz they can save budget. it's become a glorified soap opera. __________________

10-02-2017, 11:41 AM	#105
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,977	AMC decided to kill the only good thing they do all year long in the FearFest horror marathon for this month (its only a week this year) because they feel the need to air EVERYTHING Walking Dead because of the season 8 premiere. TWD has got to be one of the most overrated "horror" shows on television going today. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

10-08-2017, 10:10 AM	#107
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,977	“The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” WILL Soon Collide! __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

03-05-2018, 01:30 PM	#108
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,977	Guess What? Even More “The Walking Dead” Spinoffs Coming Soon HOORAY __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

03-05-2018, 01:32 PM	#109
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,251	The midseason premiere was all kinds of bad. Last night's episode was surprisingly good. Spoiler: I had no idea that the only point to the storyline with the junkyard people was literally to develop the leader lady and have her join Rick's gang. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

05-29-2018, 02:51 PM	#110
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	http://collider.com/andrew-lincoln-l...=social#images So, no more Carl... and no more Rick? No Andrea, no Carl, no Rick... and people wonder why I don't watch the show... __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

03-25-2019, 12:13 PM	#112
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,251	Hell of an episode last night, for once. Wow. Really brutal. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

07-19-2019, 03:44 PM	#113
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,977	__________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

04-26-2020, 11:40 PM	#114
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,251	People getting triggered by it, complaining to the FCC (who has no jurisdiction over cable TV): https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead...rs-whisperers/ __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

04-26-2020, 11:59 PM	#115
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	Well that's the pussiest of pussy sht if I ever heard it. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know."* nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

04-27-2020, 09:04 AM	#117
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14,004	I remember a similar waaaahmbulance shitshow when Negan made his debut. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

04-27-2020, 09:08 AM	#118
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	These people DO realize this is The Walking Dead and not Touched By An Angel, right? EDIT: The people complaining about commercials for it, though... yeah, THEY have a good point. That's entirely fair. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

04-27-2020, 09:57 PM	#119
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	Except that most of the revenue from TV is in advertising, and that's one of the most popular shows on TV. So even asking them to only air commercials for it during certain times of day, while reasonable-sounding on paper, simply isn't practical from a dollars-and-cents standpoint. I look at it like this... when I listen to classic rock stations, I know I'm gonna get hit, at some point, with a Grateful Dead song, because they're part of what that station advertises. Keep in mind, Grateful Dead songs literally give a person brain damage, but they still get heavy rotation and airplay, anyway, despite being very bad for you. As a listener/viewer/participant, I now have to choose where my personal line is drawn. I can suffer through, knowing the song after that one will absolutely be better because it by definition can't get any worse. I can change the station temporarily, to spare myself a moment of grief, while knowing that I also might switch back too late and miss part of something good, but that's the risk inherent. Or, the most extreme reaction, I can simply stop going to that station entirely, since I know for a fact that at some point I'm going to be force-fed something gross, and I have to decide whether the hassle is worth it. What I most certainly am NOT gonna do, is try and make the rest of the world change its ways in deference to MY personal tastes. I'm not gonna write angry letters and try to annoy the station manager into giving me undue attention, I'm not going to try and get anyone to lose their job, and I'm not going to demand sanctions against the people who run and program content for the station. What I watch or listen to is my own personal choice and responsibility, and I already have plenty of options for how to navigate the wilds of the fields of entertainment, how to filter what I do and don't want to be exposed to. It's amazing to me how many "grown adults" can't find the maturity to do the same. I don't watch the show, but I do like the games and have a very small passing familiarity with the comics. There's a group of people out there whose endgame is really simply just, "This kind of thing simply shouldn't be allowed, period." And fck those people, never give 'em a single inch. It starts with, "I don't want to see this," and if you concede, it quickly becomes "NOBODY should be allowed to see this, ever," and the line is incredibly thin. They betray themselves with lines about how "sick" and "filthy" and "vile" anyone who could think of or enjoy such programming must be, rather than simply describing them as "mature adults with a clear grasp of the difference between Real and Make-Believe", which is more than can reasonably be said to describe those who complain. The first step in getting people to accept censorship, is in painting anyone who likes something you don't like as a twisted, evil person. Fck these sandy-vag'ed Nancys. I don't empathize with them at all. Christ, when I was 7 I walked in on my Dad watching a rather explicit porno movie. I didn't pitch a fit about the horrors I'd just witnessed, I just left the room and snuck downstairs after dark to steal the tape off the top of the bookshelf like a normal person. None of this, "People shouldn't see this kinda thing" nonsense. People need to grow up. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-07-2020, 01:08 AM	#120
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,251	Finally got the season finale. It was pretty good, though I think the show would benefit from them dialing up the Negan factor. He can be the new Rick. Daryl, he can't do it, and they're not even trying with him (and they shouldn't because Norman Reedus doesn't have that in him). Though apparently... this isn't the season finale anymore? They're adding 6 more episodes for next year, then making season 11 (the final season) 24 episodes? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]