ricojes Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Okay, I admit, there wouldn't be a key to turn to start it up, but how hard could it be? I mean it isn't like they need to go to work tomorrow..... So you pack for a few days, and leave other people outside of the tank nearby to rescue you if necessary. It would be time very well spent if it runs....... So dismiss the tank idea all together, why don't they go and claim the multitude of automatic weapons, ammo, and grenades that were all over outside the CDC? I mean maybe the tank idea is too much, but an m4 or M249 would be so much better than the crappy weapons they have already. I hope next season they go into what happened while rick was in the hospital. What caused the zombie epidemic (although I suspect a lot of this will get covered in the season finale at CDC). Also, there are a lot of questions about what really happened when rick was in the hospital and Shane decided to steal his wife. I have to say, even though I see some problems with the show, I really like it......... What will be really interesting to see is who is out there that's not infected? How wide spread is the epidemic, is it worldwide? What gov't agencies are still functioning? Just how many weapons are still readily available? We really don't know how long Rick was in his coma, so most weapons and ammunition could be scarce. Just the City of Atlanta alone was overrun with zombies, when they panned out it was just amazing. So you would need quite and arsenal to take all of them out... Another good story line will be the whole kill an infected love one vs let them live and hope they find a cure. Will they finish off the people that were just bit at the camp or will they let them turn into zombies? It's such a farfetched circumstance that you can't even put yourself in their shoes really. What would you do? I like to think I know, but damn that's got to be crazy. Would I think with my head and try to find heavy artillery all the while zombies are closing in on me or would I just try to save my ass and get the heck out of there? I am not even going to pretend I am that macho, I would get the bleep out of there. The writer tried to cram everything from his comic book into the first 6 episodes, because he wasn't sure if it would be renewed and he wanted to tell a story. So now that they signed on for another season and a much longer season, I think many questions will be answered, of course I said that about Lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Really surprised how much i'm enjoying this show. Today they are showing a marathon including the season finale. Ive been watching them through XBOX Zune because DTV doesn't have the HD version of AMC. Maybe tune in after the Bills game. http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/11/full-season-marathon.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Really surprised how much i'm enjoying this show. Today they are showing a marathon including the season finale. Ive been watching them through XBOX Zune because DTV doesn't have the HD version of AMC. Maybe tune in after the Bills game. http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/11/full-season-marathon.php Watched the last edisode last night. What do you think the doctor told Rick? Edited December 7, 2010 by Gary M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Wa tched the last edisode last night. What do you think the doctor told Rick? His wife is pregnant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 His wife is pregnant? Yes. I believe that is highly likely! Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 and the baby is a walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffmonster Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 His wife is pregnant? Wow I never thought of that.....that would be quite a twist, and it would certainly not be Rick's. I love this show, it is not just a zombie horror-fest, they actually delve into the drama people would be going through if in that situation. It provides a unique perspective on the zombie apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 and the baby is a walker Now wouldn't that be awesome! When does the next season start? Watched all the episodes in a week. Fun but nothing left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 I loved the finale...can't wait til S2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Now wouldn't that be awesome! When does the next season start? Watched all the episodes in a week. Fun but nothing left! OCTOBER 2011 is what I read somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 OCTOBER 2011 is what I read somewhere Awful that its going to be so long but maybe that means it will be great since it won't be rushed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I can perhaps provide some insight into the "Jenner whisper". It's one of two things. 1. I think that Jenner told Rick that everyone is infected. In the graphic novel, all humans are infected with whatever it is that reanimates you. Irregardless of how you die, whether it's gunshot, heart attack or being bitten, you will reanimate, unless you are shot in the head. The "Walking Dead' is not a term for those already dead (the zombies) but for the living survivors, who are dead "already". This particular plot mechanism is important in Season 2 as it relates to Rick and Shane, and further down the road with other characters not yet seen. Think about 1) the opening scenes of the season finale, where the Army was massacring all the patients in the hospital and then shooting them in the head as a matter of quarantine and 2) Jenner explaining that reanimation starts anywhere from minutes to hours. Getting bitten speeds up the process. 3) Jenner doing the blood tests and reporting back that there was nothing surprising in the results and 4) Jenner's overall pessimism about living. Why the Army corporal did not shoot Rick while he was in bed...either a plot hole or that he's damn lucky. The CDC and Jenner are a tv-only part of the plot. It's not in the novels. The novels to date, have not shown how the government fell or the origins of the infection. I love the show, and I enjoy the flashbacks. They do it as good as Lost did, and not as horrible as they are on the Event. 2. In the novel, Lori is pregnant with Shane's child. It will be a girl named Judith. The basic blood test results may have shown that. The Wildfire and TS-19 episodes provided some plot for the second season of the show, which if it follows the books, will be more action packed. While they were watching the video of TS-19, Jenner said that the diease kills the host and then re-animates it, So I don't think they are all infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Don't shoot the messenger. That's the plot device in the novel, and so far, the tv show is following the plot fairly close. Death, by any means, is the trigger. It's just that the bites are 100% lethal, and quick to enter the bloodstream. The quote from Issue #41 "...the rule is: WHATEVER it is that causes the zombies, is something everyone already has. If you stub your toe, get an infection and die ... you turn into a zombie. UNLESS your brain is damaged. If someone shoots you in the head and you die ...you're dead. A zombie bite kills you because of infection, or blood loss ... not because of the zombie "virus."" You can survive a zombie bite if you amputate the part that is bitten. Dale gets bitten, and has his leg amputated by Rick later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Don't shoot the messenger. I only shoot Zombies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 I can perhaps provide some insight into the "Jenner whisper". It's one of two things. 1. I think that Jenner told Rick that everyone is infected. In the graphic novel, all humans are infected with whatever it is that reanimates you. Irregardless of how you die, whether it's gunshot, heart attack or being bitten, you will reanimate, unless you are shot in the head. The "Walking Dead' is not a term for those already dead (the zombies) but for the living survivors, who are dead "already". This particular plot mechanism is important in Season 2 as it relates to Rick and Shane, and further down the road with other characters not yet seen. Think about 1) the opening scenes of the season finale, where the Army was massacring all the patients in the hospital and then shooting them in the head as a matter of quarantine and 2) Jenner explaining that reanimation starts anywhere from minutes to hours. Getting bitten speeds up the process. 3) Jenner doing the blood tests and reporting back that there was nothing surprising in the results and 4) Jenner's overall pessimism about living. Why the Army corporal did not shoot Rick while he was in bed...either a plot hole or that he's damn lucky. The CDC and Jenner are a tv-only part of the plot. It's not in the novels. The novels to date, have not shown how the government fell or the origins of the infection. I love the show, and I enjoy the flashbacks. They do it as good as Lost did, and not as horrible as they are on the Event. 2. In the novel, Lori is pregnant with Shane's child. It will be a girl named Judith. The basic blood test results may have shown that. The Wildfire and TS-19 episodes provided some plot for the second season of the show, which if it follows the books, will be more action packed. I WOULD kick ur arse for not using a spoiler tag here, but since I would have read it anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Just plowed through all 6 episodes. I don't normally go for zombie stuff but I found this to be compelling. I won't be fidgeting waiting for new episodes like with "Mad Men" or "Breaking Bad" but I'll be happy to see this show return next fall. AMC seems to be hitting on all cylinders despite "Rubicon" not coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 (edited) I'm glad that 10 of Rubicon's 13 fans are Bills fans. I enjoyed that show. Started off slow, but got its legs. I put it into the bin with Jericho as shows the companies never gave a chance. As for the Walking Dead, my apologies for not indicating the spoilers. There's so much in the novels that can make for awesome television, and I think the first six episodes are just a tease of where this show can go. Edited December 9, 2010 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow, can't wait for next season. Everyone being infected makes perfect sense, and his wife being pregnant is a perfect twist. Maybe both will happen, maybe not. Will definately be interesting to see. Awesome show. I want to read the comic series/book, but also don't want to ruin the show at the same time. This series reminds me of the Stephen King book, "the Stand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 BB: Even if you read the novels, you'd still find the show surprising and interesting. The show throws in new wrinkles not seen in the books, (i.e Jenner and the CDC) and vice versa. For example, the show is "showing" more about the world as it fell. The comic doesn't spend a lot of time on the topic. You might enjoy a good book called World War Z, a tale about how countries world wide take on a zombie outbreak. It tackles some of the topics like how the military was overrun at first, how governments fell, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow, can't wait for next season. Everyone being infected makes perfect sense, and his wife being pregnant is a perfect twist. Maybe both will happen, maybe not. Will definately be interesting to see. Awesome show. I want to read the comic series/book, but also don't want to ruin the show at the same time. This series reminds me of the Stephen King book, "the Stand" Go ahead and read them, "Nothing in the show is going to go down exactly the same way it does in the comic," Kirkman says. http://spoilerwatch.blogspot.com/2010/12/robert-kirkman-talks-about-last-nights.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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