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Same here...I was riveted the entire 90 min of this premiere...and I still can't believe how much I love this show. As I said earlier in the thread, I've never really been all that into zombie films/shows. But this story has completely captivated me...I'm so glad it's back! Based on the previews for the season, it looks like rough waters ahead for these folks. Can't wait!

Awful news... RIP, Kent...you were a great one, brother!

LMFAO!!!!

This show is pulling some serious numbers... http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51622

Within the first month after moving to Atlanta, I was in line at a movie where a guy two or three people back started talking openly about how "lions and monkeys don't hang out together in nature", so black people and white people shouldn't have to hang out in America. I respectfully pointed out that lions and monkeys were different species, whereas black people and white people were not. It was the first of several very uncomfortable experiences I've had since moving here.

You've never lived in the south, eh?

WOW,what a premiere! I'm SOOOO glad this show is back! Looks to be an intense sesason

I think I read that ptII was banned in the UK lol

I was embarrassed by all the catastrophizers on here earlier...we lose a tough game and people lose all sense of perspective. I'm thrilled that we're 4-2, because we all know we could have EASILY been 6-0. We are competitive with ANY team in the NFL, we finally beat the Pats, we still have the Jets and Fish to play twice, and we're getting all sorts of positive media attention. As for Fitzy, the kid completed 70% of his passes today and led us to 24 pts. His two bad throws came at really unfortunate times, but anyone who has watched this team this year knows that there have been at least a few times when Stevie went up to get that same pass EXACTLY how it was thrown today. The DB had better position on Stevie this time, though, and he couldn't get his body positioned to go over the top, so when the ball is thrown short, it gets picked. But to use THAT as your example that all of a sudden Fitzy isn't starter material or whatever is completely asinine, IMO. Fitzy has been BALLS OUT for us all year, and I would go to war with him behind center on any Sunday of the year. We're 4-2...we have plenty to look forward to, and we're a LEGIT contender for the post-season this year....when was the last time we could say THAT??

You'll love it, man...the show lived up to and exceeded all expectations I had for it last year

That drummer has mad skillz

That's a fantastic point about social media...in fact, I think you could even make the case that the reason why what these athletes are saying on twitter is because people WANT MORE of exactly what we're talking about. They DO want to be entertained, like you said, and quite frankly I am entertained when I hear all the feedback - positive and negative - about what is said on twitter. It wasn't really a trash talking example, but look how much mileage Stevie got out of it when he tweeted to God about the dropped TD pass? That was all OVER the damn place. And there are lots of examples of that too, cause nearly every time I turn on sports center or NFL Total Access they are saying what so and so tweeted. I know Chan and a lot of these players haven't been here for ten years, but if I were on the Bills and we were going into the Pats game a few weeks ago, I would have NO PROBLEM talking about how frustrating it's been to drop so many in a row to these guys and how I can't wait to hit the field and leave it all out there trying to up-end those fukkers!!! You make a good point about Lebron, too...I hadn't really thought of it that way, but yeah, that's exactly the sort of thing that can make for a lot of controversy/discussion/etc. Even when he, Wade, and Bosch came out with the smoke and the fanfare and all that...I don't really see anything wrong with that at all. They didn't back it up, of course, and I was one of the first ones to jump all OVER them when Dallas took them down, but that's what makes sports fun! I still see a lot of these pre-game interviews when I watch Total Access, Sports Center, talk radio, etc. I don't make it a priority to get my arse out of bed on Sundays to see it anymore, but I still hear it just due to how much time I still spend with these programs. You can pretty much predict what they're going to say no matter when it happens, seems like. A lot of it seems to happen when the media have the telephonic press conferences/interviews with the coaches during the week. Those have become really boring unless there is something going on with the team where we're awaiting news, you know?

LOL, yeah he is

AMEN!! YES!! You said it perfectly...much better than I did! "Cliched" responses is exactly what they are, and that is exactly what I'm finding annoying. I can tell by the other responses in this thread that people have lost sight of the art of good trash talkign. It's still plenty within the realm of good sportsmanship...there is NOTHIGN wrong with a little trash talk. I'm not talking about being mean-spirited or acting like some arrogant douchebag. I'm talkign about letting yourself get into the heat of the moment BEFORE the moment takes place. Allowing yourself to feel the intensity of the impending match-up and engaging your opponent ahead of time. Just listen to what is said on the field...just the other day I saw a clip of Revis and Dez Bryant goign up agaisnt one another. They were talkign a lot of smack during the game and then afterwards they went up to one another and told each other how much respect they had for the other's game. That's the sort of thing I'm talkign about...an extension of what already happens on the field anyway.

That's so true...I used to watch HOURS of pre-game on Sundays. I'd get up in time to see our boy Tim Russert talk some politics, and then that would segue into the ESPN pregame until the national networks finally came on air about an hour before kickoff. Now I rarely even get up before noon or 1pm on Sundays...just in time for the start of the game. I don't care about pregame analysis much at all anymore. I will still watch some post-game stuff, but like you, not much during the week.

No, I'm referring to Rob, the DC for the Cowboys. Before they played the Lions he was doing a little trash talking about C.Johnson.

Amen to that! On the rare occasion that I will hit up a Waffle House down here in the ATL for an omelette and some hash browns (scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked baby!), I like to leave like a five dollar tip (on a bill of like $10-12) just to see the reaction of the waitress after I leave. These people are not paid well at all and they work like dogs in these places, so it's fun to give them a little extra cause I know how much it means to them.

lol, true, but there are plenty of other topics for discussion than the game plan...I'm not saying this should turn into a Mike Tyson press conference when he goes Hannibal Lector on the reporters, but my gosh there must be some way to liven things up a bit. I want to see some pre-game build up! Let's get some of these rivalries heated up with some trash talk! The NFL has become too sterile in some aspects...needs more cowbell! I was listenign to Mark Richt (UGA 'dawgs coach) on the radio coming into work today going on and on in his monotone voice about how awesome Vanderbilt was and how tough the game was going to be today...there is absolutley no WAY UGA should even allow Vanderbilt to remain in the game today. But according to Coach Richt, it's going to be one heck of a struggle all afternoon... Anyone who watches the NFL knows darn well that the players trash talk the BEJEEZUS out of each other when they hit the field...I'm just sayin' lets take some of that and get it out there before the game. Enough with this PC crap!

I look forward to the weekend games - both college and pro - as much as or more than anyone else. But what I am really tired of is all the sunshine that these coaches and players blow up each others rear ends in the pre-game interviews. The only one you can ever really rely on anymore for a little gamesmanship and/or trash talk is Rob Ryan. Everyone else just goes on and on about how great the other team is, position by position. It's so predictable and boring that I just don't see the point of it anymore. When Rob Ryan talked trash about Megatron, saying that he couldn't hold a candle to Dez Bryant, it was like a breath of fresh air. I understand the issue with "bulletin board material" and all that, but like Flutie said back when he was a Bill, "what are they going to do, play HARDER? Why wouldn't they be playing their hardest anyway?" I wish more coaches/players would adopt that attitude and start stirring things up a bit. Heck, don't even trash talk...just discuss areas where you expect to have an ADVANTAGE here in there....where a match-up is favorable to YOU instead of just goign on and on about how tough the other team is, how the game will be hard fought, etc, etc. It's a sad day when we have more trash talk going on in GOLF than we do the NFL or college football. We need more Rob Ryans!

I'm probably one of the few who like Bank of America. My only pet peeve with them is that their cust svc is not available 24/7. But I like their phone app and online banking, their bill pay options, and the program where they round up all my purchases to the nearest dollar and then put that change into my savings acct automatically. I think it's called the "keep the change" program. It's just interesting to see how much change i would have otherwise lost had I been payign with cash They have also been cool about fees. If you are in good standing, but something gets messed up where a deposit is late or whatever, and they assess a fee on your acct, you can just call them up and they'll typically remove it. So I feel that they've been pretty flexible with me, even when it was my own fault.

Looks like a mini-Urlacher lol

I worked as a server for four years, so I tend to tip pretty well. I also always monitor how my friends/family tip whenever we are out eating together. When the server comes to refill my glass without me having to ask, I tip even better...I usually drink a lot with my meals, sand I hate having to flag someone down for a refill. I also tip on take out, especially places I tend to frequent. Not quite as much as crayonz, but throwing a few bucks their way seems to make sure subsequent orders are hot and ready to go in a timely manner. I think people who make a big deal about tipping are cheap sumsumbitches who should stay home. An extra buck here and there isn't going to hurt you either way.

He fumbled the Saints into the superbowl.

Cowherd not only picked the Giants, he mocked Wingo and Schlereth when they both picked the Bills to win.