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Maybe it's just the characters don't connect to people because they are often badly written/unrelatable, VS, that they are humans in dramatic situations on a show about zombies? I mean look at Sleepy Hollow. It's a show about weekly demons and monsters and poo poo, and yet the characters are the most interesting thing about it. Doesn't have anything to do with 'Michael Bay' poo poo.
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CelticPredator posted:Maybe it's just the characters don't connect to people because they are often badly written/unrelatable, VS, that they are humans in dramatic situations on a show about zombies? I mean look at Sleepy Hollow. It's a show about weekly demons and monsters and poo poo, and yet the characters are the most interesting thing about it. Doesn't have anything to do with 'Michael Bay' poo poo. Eh, I dunno man. I think the characters are pretty relatable, and the story is generally well written (though obviously not perfect).
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Nov 9, 2014 06:29
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I was making a point as to why people can be bored with the show and find the Zombie bits more interesting. Rather than just proclaim their idiots who want explosions all the time. Sometimes things just don't connect with people.
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Nov 9, 2014 06:33
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Are there any zombie books or movies that present the zombies in a medically accurate way? I have no idea what real medical issues would most resemble zombies, but that could be kind of fun.
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Nov 9, 2014 06:55
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Juan of the Dead.
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Nov 9, 2014 07:00
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The 28 days later movies are roughly a million times more plausible than any "shoot them in the head" zombie movies.
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Nov 9, 2014 07:03
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I guess. Does 'plausibility' matter?
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Nov 9, 2014 07:27
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Mantis42 posted:I guess. Does 'plausibility' matter? Not really but 28 Days Later owns and everyone should watch it.
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Nov 9, 2014 07:33
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Mantis42 posted:I guess. Does 'plausibility' matter? this thread got goony hella fuckin fast. drop the ep already AMC so we can get back to arguing about whether or not beth should sing.
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Mantis42 posted:I guess. Does 'plausibility' matter? Nah but if that's what dude I was replying to wants, those movies are as close as it gets as far as I know ed: Beth singing is ok, seems like a cool kid the directors or whatever wanted to showcase singing, good for her Pharmaskittle fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Nov 9, 2014 |
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Nov 9, 2014 07:42
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precision posted:Not really but 28 Days Later owns and everyone should watch it. Well, the first 2/3's of it does.
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Nov 9, 2014 07:44
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28 Days Later is a pretty decent movie, but it isn't a zombie movie. Its a 'Super-Rabies' movie.
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Nov 9, 2014 09:38
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I like the Last of Us O. unilateralis-based zombies. 
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Nov 9, 2014 10:30
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Zombie fungus is about as realistic as it gets
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Nov 9, 2014 11:42
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enraged_camel posted:You may not feel that the show is supposed to be about humans vs. zombies, and that's OK. However, the show is called "The Walking Dead" and not "Survivors." Just like the show Dexter was about a protagonist named Dexter, The Walking Dead should be about zombies primarily (as the main protagonist). Zombie media is almost never about the zombies. Night of the Living Dead and all the stuff Romero did that followed was about how terrible human society is, using its collapse under the zombie apocalypse as the backdrop. And that's also what The Walking Dead is about, it's just not as good.
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Nov 9, 2014 15:51
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Have you guys ever considered that maybe it is us who are the zombies
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Nov 9, 2014 16:36
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We are the Talking Dead!
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It's us. This convo died a while ago but its still goin
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Nov 9, 2014 16:49
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Colonial Air Force posted:Zombie media is almost never about the zombies. Night of the Living Dead and all the stuff Romero did that followed was about how terrible human society is, using its collapse under the zombie apocalypse as the backdrop.
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Am I the only one who really gives no damns about zombies, and am just in it for the post-apocalyptic setting? I guess I'm just kind of resigned to the fact that if I want a post-apocalyptic story to exist and be remotely popular, I have to deal with there being zombies in it. Survivors, the BBC series mentioned earlier, is actually my preferred apocalyptic scenario. Disease (or something) wipes out 99.9% of humanity. What happens next? No need for zombies to make that a good or exciting story. I actually kind of liked the 1975 version a lot for just how down to earth it tried to be (it also had obvious issues). The 2008 remake kind of lost me with the needless and stupid government conspiracy subplot.
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Eiba posted:Am I the only one who really gives no damns about zombies, and am just in it for the post-apocalyptic setting? I guess I'm just kind of resigned to the fact that if I want a post-apocalyptic story to exist and be remotely popular, I have to deal with there being zombies in it. That was the same point that lost me on Survivors as well. I recommend everyone at least watch the first few episodes just to get a nice helping of that Fallout feel. I loved the gas station scene that showed that some survivors just get hosed over without any external stimuli affecting their demise. Also, I'd like if we got to see more mystery houses/bunkers with strange final circumstances that may or may not have anyone left in it a la the cabin with heads or the country club.
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Nov 9, 2014 20:23
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Eiba posted:Am I the only one who really gives no damns about zombies, and am just in it for the post-apocalyptic setting? I guess I'm just kind of resigned to the fact that if I want a post-apocalyptic story to exist and be remotely popular, I have to deal with there being zombies in it. Or Aliens. I started watching Falling Skies recently (still in first season) and almost prefer it to TWD.
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Eiba posted:Am I the only one who really gives no damns about zombies, and am just in it for the post-apocalyptic setting? I guess I'm just kind of resigned to the fact that if I want a post-apocalyptic story to exist and be remotely popular, I have to deal with there being zombies in it. I know you aren't referring to Survivors with Jeff Probst, but I like to imagine that you are and that is the actual setting on which they are hosting the contest on. Or is that just Survivor? Not plural? I have no idea, I'm a stupid idiot.
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Nov 9, 2014 22:31
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Look not one of you have given a theory on how they flip that short bus, I wanna know your thoughts on how it goes down.
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Nov 9, 2014 23:27
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The REAL Gtab Fan posted:Look not one of you have given a theory on how they flip that short bus, I wanna know your thoughts on how it goes down. Somehow Lori comes back, and she's driving.
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Nov 9, 2014 23:28
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Everyone hedge your bets on if/when this episode will catch up to recent events. I say no till the very end.
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Nov 9, 2014 23:30
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The REAL Gtab Fan posted:Look not one of you have given a theory on how they flip that short bus, I wanna know your thoughts on how it goes down. Eugene spouts a lot of techno-babble nonsense about driving and they give him the wheel
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Nov 9, 2014 23:32
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I say it's Abraham's group the entire time.
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Nov 9, 2014 23:32
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Eugene and Glen get in an argument about exo suits and Abraham reaches back with a fly swatter to hit them but they're two seats back so he turns completely around and oops car out of nowhere
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Nov 9, 2014 23:50
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Walking Dead characters are incredibly negligent in cars. Always crashing into zombies because they're reading maps or adjusting radios.
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Nov 9, 2014 23:52
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OVer/Under on The Car for the washington crew is currently 10mins
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I'm betting the under
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Nov 9, 2014 23:54
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Over, I bet it lasts until near the end as the 'all is lost' moment.
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OctoberBlues posted:Are there any zombie books or movies that present the zombies in a medically accurate way? I have no idea what real medical issues would most resemble zombies, but that could be kind of fun. The only medical issue anyone cares about is: do they poop 
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"Oh my God, it smells like a poo poo took a poo poo!" 
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Nov 10, 2014 01:38
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Pharmaskittle posted:ed: Beth singing is ok, seems like a cool kid the directors or whatever wanted to showcase singing, good for her Beth's actress is almost 30, she's just aged very little.
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TOOT BOOT posted:Beth's actress is almost 30, she's just aged very little. She looks 7, but her actress is almost 88 years old, so it's ok.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I started watching Falling Skies recently (still in first season) and almost prefer it to TWD. Whoa. You're in for a...a treat.
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Rewatching this awful last week episodes episode, and it is just awful. Ill take anything they can give for this next episode as an improvement. I'm betting this was their plan all along.
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:She looks 7, but her actress is almost 88 years old, so it's ok. Look at her arms, she has middle aged woman arms.
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