The Walking Dead

GovernmentYard · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5318

Episode 2 done. I really like the feeling of having a weekly serialised zombie fix.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

just saw on twitter that is has gotten picked up for a 13 episode second season.

Edit: Details

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Aargh! Season one is only six episodes long! No wonder we're not seeing Michonne until season two.

@lewiep: you snooze, you lose.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 23:55

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Aargh! Season one is only six episodes long!

How did you of all people not know this?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I think I knew, but repressed it because I don't want it to be true.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

A solid 2nd episode , and I really hope the fact that there are only 6 for the first set doesn't hold it back - because by the time the next series comes out a lot of people may have forgotten the characters and their choices - although you could pretty much just sum this weeks up by

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Some alive people get stuck in a shop and have to escape - they do

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:01

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Has anyone e.g. Craster recorded this on their Media Centre and is able to make a copy available for download?

I'm uploading a copy for you know - it'll be done by the time you get up.

http://www.fullonrobotchubby.co.uk/random/braaaains.avi

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

Every time I quickly scroll down the active topics bit, I read this as 'The Wanking Thread'. Then I realise it's not Zardoz being a cad, it's me not being able to work my brain. It dashes my hopes every single time, without fail. I think we need a wanking thread. Not a wanker thread, I think Davspaz has that one under control with bits n bobs.

(I love you really, Dav. It's just your big head makes you such an easy target).

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:29

Grim... I dun that yesterday, think he got it. 'fur?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I did, yes, thanks kalmar! And thanks Grim... too! However, if you've got ep2 around...?

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:27

Y'all rubbish at telling people.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:34

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Aargh! Season one is only six episodes long! No wonder we're not seeing Michonne until season two.

This was one of my primary reasons for criticising the pacing of the first episode, knowing that there were only five to follow.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:59

Curiosity wrote:

Who was the black guy he meets in the first episode? I recognise him.

That was Lennie James. He's been in a metric shit-ton of stuff, but I primarily remember him as one of the robbers who're menaced by Brick Top in Snatch.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 13:31

Ah, now I have given his name to IMDB, I see that I recognise him from an episode of 'Lie To Me'. I knew he was a Brit!

Very amusing that most of the first episode was about him and Andrew Lincoln... both pretending to be American.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 13:36

I wouldn't have guessed either of them were Brits.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:09

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

That was rather my point, yes. That's like posting "Shakespeare? Who he?" or "Firefly? Never seen it."

Quote:

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

"We" do seem to be slightly better at the accents.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:12

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

"We" do seem to be slightly better at the accents.

Or can tell a forgery of our mother tongue better than another's.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:12

Yowl av tuhr soiy thad agoyn madt oy kant anderstahnd ah wohrd
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Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:13

I can tell your Mothers forged her tongue better than another's.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:15

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica is British.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

The pilot of Burn Notice had the female lead speaking an unfuckingbelievable terrible Irish accent. Really, truly, shocking. Come episode 2, it was gone without a trace. Unsurprisingly.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:19

What are Scousers then?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16559

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

"We" do seem to be slightly better at the accents.

Or can tell a forgery of our mother tongue better than another's.

I think it's just that we are brought up hearing a lot more American accents than Americans do British.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 14:35

Grim... wrote:

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica is British.

There's a ton of them getting work out there, pretending to be American, in all sorts of things (The Wire, True Blood, House, etc.)

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 16:58

Craster wrote:

The pilot of Burn Notice had the female lead speaking an unfuckingbelievable terrible Irish accent. Really, truly, shocking. Come episode 2, it was gone without a trace. Unsurprisingly.

You're not wrong. American TV is even worse at Irish accents than it is at English ones*.

* - Although Gabrielle Anwar is English, of course.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

What amused me about that is that they left a clip of her from the pilot in the intro.

"Where am I?"

"Moiarrrmi"

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 17:37

Grim... wrote:

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica is British.

You just reminded me that I saw this last week. Remind me again who it is that thinks Katee Sackhoff is sexy?

I'll post the link as I'm not sure if some people might find a shot of three actresses in bikinis NSFW

http://blog.photos2view.com/2009/01/15/ ... bikini.htm

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 17:38

DBSnappa wrote:

Remind me again who it is that thinks Katee Sackhoff is sexy?

An opinion that wrong? Mr Chris.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

DBSnappa wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Malaboob wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

What?!

He's EGG FROM THIS LIFE, malaboob. How could you not know he's a brit?

God, kids today etc.

I haven't seen that, obviously

I find it a lot more difficult to spot Brits acting as Americans than the other way around.

Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica is British.

You just reminded me that I saw this last week. Remind me again who it is that thinks Katee Sackhoff is sexy?

I'll post the link as I'm not sure if some people might find a shot of three actresses in bikinis NSFW

http://blog.photos2view.com/2009/01/15/ ... bikini.htm

That'd be me.

I will be clicking on that link as soon as I get home. Hummana hummana.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

DBSnappa wrote:

You just reminded me that I saw this last week. Remind me again who it is that thinks Katee Sackhoff is sexy?

I have seen her in real life, she is definitely sexy.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 17:43

Oh, I don't doubt that, but in that photo she's sat with Tricia Helfer and Grace Park. There is no competition IMO

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

She was sat next to Jolene Blalock at the time, which she should have come off worse after watching the respective shows. Yet Sackhoff was much much more attractive in person...

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 18:37

Trooper wrote:

She was sat next to Jolene Blalock at the time, which she should have come off worse after watching the respective shows. Yet Sackhoff was much much more attractive in person...

She has charisma in spades, that's evident watching her on TV.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Shame all those spades hit her in the mush.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 19:41

You're on quite good form today!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 19:45

Craster wrote:

Shame all those spades hit her in the mush.

I'm sorry, guys, but I shan't stand by while you lot affirm Chris's freakish crushes ?:|

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 20:06

I was being polite. I think Katee Sackhoff is too masculine for my taste. Each to their own.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Blimey - episode one was good. Best zombieage I've seen in a good long while. Hell, best TV I've seen in a while.

Now, if only there were some way of watching episode 2...

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 23:15

Craster wrote:

Shame all those spades hit her in the mush.

Racist.

sdg · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:00

We watched episode one last night (after locking all the doors obviously). Really enjoyed it and looking forward to the next one!

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

During the first ten minutes or so when the coma guy was wandering around his house and stuff Jen and I kept furiously whispering shhhh! to the TV because he seemed to be being very loud. I really liked the bit with the dad trying to find his wife once he had the sniper rifle :'(

and the cop going to find that first zombie he'd encountered.
Was a bit frustrated by the lack of questions he was asking because I was desperate to know what had happened but they did seem to be trying to make out he thought he was dreaming.
I didn't think that his wife and partner had abandoned him due to an affair, I assumed they had left him there because he was in a coma and couldn't leave and they couldn't make themselves kill him to protect him. I'm nt even sure I think they were having an affair prior to the zombie outbreak.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

I liked Katee more in Bionic Woman where she was a crazy psychopath.

The only thing that impressed me with this show was the production quality. The storyline and scenario are as tired as a very tired thing. Seen one Zombie/series film you've seen them all.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 13:03

Ep 2 was much better until it got to the

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

"oh noes, the rain will wash the smell off" bit.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

I thought Episode 2 was pretty solid all around, some really tense moments.

You have to suspend disbelief with zombie fare and as long as things remain fairly consistent within the world I don't have a problem with what happens.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I was a bit less inclined to believe that the zombies would fall for the disguise in the first place than I was with the rain washing the smell away.

Definitely panning out to be a really good series, and Series 2 has already been commissioned. I prefer it to most of the utter fucking dross that passes for mainstream US film fare these days.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:28

Nirejhenge wrote:

I liked Katee more in Bionic Woman where she was a crazy psychopath.

The only thing that impressed me with this show was the production quality. The storyline and scenario are as tired as a very tired thing. Seen one Zombie/series film you've seen them all.

I don't think the Zombie storyline is worn out, if anything it's the "generic survivor story" which lets it down. The politics and group dynamics of the people in the camp is the focus and it's all very predictable.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The bit where our guys abandon the loudmouth redneck on the roof, for example, classic moral dilemma, throw some racial tension in as well but it was all rather signposted.

I felt the the zombie stuff was a plot device as much as anything, in episode 2.

That said, it's still watchable and enjoyable.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:32

So is everyone saying Zombie fiction needs more brains?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 22:43

Episode two is one of the better bits of TV I have seen in a while.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:16

Again, most things were signposted well in advance, but it's a fun ride so far.

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