TV: The Walking Dead

[The Argonaut]

Not reading anything in this thread, just stopped by to say that I bought S01 of this the other day and have so far watched eps 1 - 4. It's a'ight.

No idea if this has been answered previously, and it probably has, but I do wonder how main actor policeman dude wasn't eaten in the hospital in the first place.

I loved season 1 from the get-go, but you're right they don't quite explain right away why he doesn't get eaten. I don't remember when, but eventually they show a Shane back-story (that's his fellow cop buddy), and you get an idea why Rick stays safe in his hospital room.

Yeah, Shane blocked the door. Rick woke up before he died of thirst.

[The Argonaut]

I still look forward to this show more than any other. An episode is never all bad, but pacing (over an episode, over a season) has been a problem for this show since the beginning. It may be the show's only serious problem.

You nailed it. Most great shows these days (i.e. GOT) use a season-long built-up approach and totally crush the audience in the last 2-3 eps. TWD has become a 1-up 1-down formula which leaves you scratching your head with inconsistency.

IMDB ratings of GOT showing season build-ups:
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt0944947

IMDB ratings for TWD still have very high mean scores, but extremely erratic and if you select the "Series Trendline" it's very flat:
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt1520211

This is pretty cool. I'm going to have to look at more of these more closely later.

[southp]

I'm a bit of a data geek, so that kinda shit is right up my alley.

[Stickman]

I've never understood the love for Morgan. James is an interesting actor, but the character sucks.

This scene had locked it up for many of us. Sadly, "at peace" Morgan is kinda lame.

[Strat]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz'ssssssssss

[The Argonaut]

I'm a bit of a data geek, so that kinda shit is right up my alley.

http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt0141842
The Sopranos charts are unique.

[Stickman]

[southp]

I don't get it.

[CopperTom]

[LoathedVermin72]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-es ... nts-852491

[Stickman]

“I thought living behind these walls was possible... I was wrong.”

[Stickman]

Robert Kirkman calls Negan 'an atomic bomb'

[verb_to_trust]

She used to be hotter

[VinylGuy]

She used to be hotter

I just thought about that.

[Stickman]

Some thoughts on what each pic could be hiding.

Spoiler: show

The first thing that jumps out is, obviously, the hand motif. The most recognizable image is one we’ve already seen on the show and again in the teaser for the second half of Season 6: Carl and Jessie holding hands.

this is likely hinting at the deeply sad comic-book story where Jessie, grabbing Carl’s hand during the panic of a zombie onslaught, forces Rick to cut her off at the wrist. Rick chooses his son over his new girlfriend and Jessie goes down.

But in the upper-right-hand corner we also have Carol’s hand oddly clutching a crucifix. (We know it’s Carol’s hand from the telltale jacket cuff.) Will Carol find religion? Unlikely. But she might be the one to finally put the rather useless Father Gabriel out of his misery. We haven’t seen anyone wearing a rosary on the show yet, but The Walking Dead does love its cross imagery.

Then we also have what looks like a walker wearing a wedding ring in the upper-middle section. That’s clearly Deanna (you can tell by the necklace) come back from the dead and it looks like Michonne may be restraining her (you can tell by the gloves). So don’t be surprised if we see a reanimated Deanna come for Rick’s group (or maybe her own people?) in the bloody mid-season premiere.

There are plenty of other tantalizing images to chew over here like the shot of Alexandria burning in the distance, Morgan on horseback, and the satellite dish teasing the prospect of connection with the larger world. Most intriguing of all is the scar underneath Rick’s eye. That’s a new battle wound that might end up matching the more serious one heading Carl’s way.

[Stickman]

Watch the first 4 mins of Sunday's episode

[E.H. Ruddock]

Watch the first 4 mins of Sunday's episode

That was tense.

[Rangi Guy]

Watch the first 4 mins of Sunday's episode

That was tense.

Can't watch it over here....

[Stickman]

Watch the first 4 mins of Sunday's episode

That was tense.

I was waitin for an arrow to go through his skull.

[Stickman]

it's kinda funny, all the couples I know that watch the show did their romantic shit last night so they could focus on tonight.
Dedication.