nmmom95
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I am Lori this time. 
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Im still Rick
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Sherry E
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A few thoughts...
1. I was just watching "Love Actually" for the 9 millionth time (it was a favorite movie of mine way before TWD ever aired), and now it's so odd for me to see Andrew Lincoln playing a guy with a secret, unrequited love for Keira Knightley and then watch him as zombie slayer extraordinaire in a few days. He is British, romantic, lighthearted and kind in the movie. He is crazy, moody, sullen, bossy and has a bad southern accent in TWD!
2. I am aware of the spoiler that's going around (which was referenced here a day or two ago) and I won't mention it, of course. I actually looked at a spoiler site to read it. I kind of think that it's either a ploy/fake plot development to throw us off track, or if it does happen it won't be the only big thing that happens over the next 2 episodes. I don't think that this particular thing would be all that surprising or shocking, really, which is why I think it can't be the only big thing that happens before the season ends.
3. I was also reading some comments on another board - it was a TWD thread on a totally different (uncensored) website - and it's interesting to learn that so many people are disappointed with this season. They think the show has gone downhill and that it was much better early on.
I am sort of in the opposite camp, in a way - in the beginning of the series, I thought there were a lot of scenes that were too long and ponderous. All of that in-between-zombie-attacks stuff seemed to drag on a bit, even though it was necessary to set the stage. Then, when season 2 rolled around, even though I was sick of that farm after a few episodes I found the pacing to be better and the plot developments were much more dramatic and hard hitting. This season, for me, has been pretty much the same - the prison setting is a little boring and I think they need to leave it, but some of the developments have been shocking and powerful (whether it was the Lori stuff or the Morgan stuff).
So, for me, I think TWD has gotten better since season 1 but there seem to be many other people who think TWD is a snoozefest now.
1. I was just watching "Love Actually" for the 9 millionth time (it was a favorite movie of mine way before TWD ever aired), and now it's so odd for me to see Andrew Lincoln playing a guy with a secret, unrequited love for Keira Knightley and then watch him as zombie slayer extraordinaire in a few days. He is British, romantic, lighthearted and kind in the movie. He is crazy, moody, sullen, bossy and has a bad southern accent in TWD!
2. I am aware of the spoiler that's going around (which was referenced here a day or two ago) and I won't mention it, of course. I actually looked at a spoiler site to read it. I kind of think that it's either a ploy/fake plot development to throw us off track, or if it does happen it won't be the only big thing that happens over the next 2 episodes. I don't think that this particular thing would be all that surprising or shocking, really, which is why I think it can't be the only big thing that happens before the season ends.
3. I was also reading some comments on another board - it was a TWD thread on a totally different (uncensored) website - and it's interesting to learn that so many people are disappointed with this season. They think the show has gone downhill and that it was much better early on.
I am sort of in the opposite camp, in a way - in the beginning of the series, I thought there were a lot of scenes that were too long and ponderous. All of that in-between-zombie-attacks stuff seemed to drag on a bit, even though it was necessary to set the stage. Then, when season 2 rolled around, even though I was sick of that farm after a few episodes I found the pacing to be better and the plot developments were much more dramatic and hard hitting. This season, for me, has been pretty much the same - the prison setting is a little boring and I think they need to leave it, but some of the developments have been shocking and powerful (whether it was the Lori stuff or the Morgan stuff).
So, for me, I think TWD has gotten better since season 1 but there seem to be many other people who think TWD is a snoozefest now.
I also think it has gotten better with time. It is realistic. In the beginning, you are running for your lives trying to make sense of it (season 1) Then, it becomes more about the relationships, trying to make a life (season 2) Then it is about the other survivors and trying to carve out a space for your group.
I like how the cast can change and grow with loosing characters, although it stinks, because they can meet up with new groups and the core cast is constantly changing and evolving. Just don't mess with Daryl.
I like how the cast can change and grow with loosing characters, although it stinks, because they can meet up with new groups and the core cast is constantly changing and evolving. Just don't mess with Daryl.
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I'm Rick. Last season, I was Dale. I am happy to be someone living now.
I do not think that this season is bad, but I do think that with the first season, every episode seemed full of action. With the second and third seasons, there is usually an over-the-top action-filled episode, followed by two or three filler, set-up episodes that don't really advance the plot and are more about the characters and their relationships. I kind of feel like it needs to be that way, instead of non-stop action, or else you'll never feel anything for the characters.
I do tend to think, based on the spoilers I've seen, that the past few episodes have been the fillers, leading up to the next 2, which will be pretty action-packed.
I do not think that this season is bad, but I do think that with the first season, every episode seemed full of action. With the second and third seasons, there is usually an over-the-top action-filled episode, followed by two or three filler, set-up episodes that don't really advance the plot and are more about the characters and their relationships. I kind of feel like it needs to be that way, instead of non-stop action, or else you'll never feel anything for the characters.
I do tend to think, based on the spoilers I've seen, that the past few episodes have been the fillers, leading up to the next 2, which will be pretty action-packed.
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I agree with all of you - I don't think the show has gotten bad or boring, and I think that a lot of those scenes that could be interpreted as slow or dull have to be there. It can't be one zombie fight after another every second.
One impression I got from the people on this other board who were grumbling about how boring TWD has become (and I only lurked - I did not jump in to discuss anything with them) is that they felt the fear of the walkers had diminished. They felt that the characters are almost indifferent to the walkers now, and that they are not scared of them anymore unless they are caught off guard or unless there is a mob of walkers coming at them. They also think the writing is really bad.
While I can sort of get what those folks meant about the shock factor of the walkers lessening over time, I think that in a situation like that -- where you know you have to use your weapons and strength wisely, and you know that you are not going to be able to kill every walker that is loose in the world anyway -- there would be a certain level of 'adjustment,' I suppose. Over time, I think you would sort of get used to the walkers being around as long as they kept a distance. If they came at you and tried to eat you, of course, then it's game on!
But if they are just meandering about in a field somewhere, far away from you, or walking down the road and not bothering you, it probably wouldn't be worth reacting to. And after you've been living in this zombie world for a while, you would expect to see them pop up behind every closed door or lurking in every abandoned house. Or at least, you'd be prepared for it now whereas in the beginning everything was startling and shocking.
I get the feeling that a lot of the people who are dissatisfied with this season of TWD are the ones who just want non-stop horror, blood and guts. This show certainly falls in the horror genre, and sometimes the scenes are graphically, disgustingly brutal and gory (I am often amazed at how much violence they can show on AMC!). Sometimes the show is very shocking. However, to sustain that level of blood and gore and overall 'shock factor' all the time, every second of every episode of the series, would be cheesy. It's not a movie that will be over in 2 hours, after all. It is a series, and it has to have some quiet moments or down time here and there. It can't be non-stop violence. Then it really would get old, if it was just one long bloodbath every episode.
One impression I got from the people on this other board who were grumbling about how boring TWD has become (and I only lurked - I did not jump in to discuss anything with them) is that they felt the fear of the walkers had diminished. They felt that the characters are almost indifferent to the walkers now, and that they are not scared of them anymore unless they are caught off guard or unless there is a mob of walkers coming at them. They also think the writing is really bad.
While I can sort of get what those folks meant about the shock factor of the walkers lessening over time, I think that in a situation like that -- where you know you have to use your weapons and strength wisely, and you know that you are not going to be able to kill every walker that is loose in the world anyway -- there would be a certain level of 'adjustment,' I suppose. Over time, I think you would sort of get used to the walkers being around as long as they kept a distance. If they came at you and tried to eat you, of course, then it's game on!
But if they are just meandering about in a field somewhere, far away from you, or walking down the road and not bothering you, it probably wouldn't be worth reacting to. And after you've been living in this zombie world for a while, you would expect to see them pop up behind every closed door or lurking in every abandoned house. Or at least, you'd be prepared for it now whereas in the beginning everything was startling and shocking.I get the feeling that a lot of the people who are dissatisfied with this season of TWD are the ones who just want non-stop horror, blood and guts. This show certainly falls in the horror genre, and sometimes the scenes are graphically, disgustingly brutal and gory (I am often amazed at how much violence they can show on AMC!). Sometimes the show is very shocking. However, to sustain that level of blood and gore and overall 'shock factor' all the time, every second of every episode of the series, would be cheesy. It's not a movie that will be over in 2 hours, after all. It is a series, and it has to have some quiet moments or down time here and there. It can't be non-stop violence. Then it really would get old, if it was just one long bloodbath every episode.
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I agree with all of you - I don't think the show has gotten bad or boring, and I think that a lot of those scenes that could be interpreted as slow or dull have to be there. It can't be one zombie fight after another every second.
One impression I got from the people on this other board who were grumbling about how boring TWD has become (and I only lurked - I did not jump in to discuss anything with them) is that they felt the fear of the walkers had diminished. They felt that the characters are almost indifferent to the walkers now, and that they are not scared of them anymore unless they are caught off guard or unless there is a mob of walkers coming at them. They also think the writing is really bad.
While I can sort of get what those folks meant about the shock factor of the walkers lessening over time, I think that in a situation like that -- where you know you have to use your weapons and strength wisely, and you know that you are not going to be able to kill every walker that is loose in the world anyway -- there would be a certain level of 'adjustment,' I suppose. Over time, I think you would sort of get used to the walkers being around as long as they kept a distance. If they came at you and tried to eat you, of course, then it's game on!
I get the feeling that a lot of the people who are dissatisfied with this season of TWD are the ones who just want non-stop horror, blood and guts. This show certainly falls in the horror genre, and sometimes the scenes are graphically, disgustingly brutal and gory (I am often amazed at how much violence they can show on AMC!). Sometimes the show is very shocking. However, to sustain that level of blood and gore and overall 'shock factor' all the time, every second of every episode of the series, would be cheesy. It's not a movie that will be over in 2 hours, after all. It is a series, and it has to have some quiet moments or down time here and there. It can't be non-stop violence. Then it really would get old, if it was just one long bloodbath every episode.
Yep completely agree!!! I also agree, that yes, they would get used to walkers. They are everywhere, and killing them is just second nature now.
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I agree with all of you - I don't think the show has gotten bad or boring, and I think that a lot of those scenes that could be interpreted as slow or dull have to be there. It can't be one zombie fight after another every second.
One impression I got from the people on this other board who were grumbling about how boring TWD has become (and I only lurked - I did not jump in to discuss anything with them) is that they felt the fear of the walkers had diminished. They felt that the characters are almost indifferent to the walkers now, and that they are not scared of them anymore unless they are caught off guard or unless there is a mob of walkers coming at them. They also think the writing is really bad.
While I can sort of get what those folks meant about the shock factor of the walkers lessening over time, I think that in a situation like that -- where you know you have to use your weapons and strength wisely, and you know that you are not going to be able to kill every walker that is loose in the world anyway -- there would be a certain level of 'adjustment,' I suppose. Over time, I think you would sort of get used to the walkers being around as long as they kept a distance. If they came at you and tried to eat you, of course, then it's game on!
I get the feeling that a lot of the people who are dissatisfied with this season of TWD are the ones who just want non-stop horror, blood and guts. This show certainly falls in the horror genre, and sometimes the scenes are graphically, disgustingly brutal and gory (I am often amazed at how much violence they can show on AMC!). Sometimes the show is very shocking. However, to sustain that level of blood and gore and overall 'shock factor' all the time, every second of every episode of the series, would be cheesy. It's not a movie that will be over in 2 hours, after all. It is a series, and it has to have some quiet moments or down time here and there. It can't be non-stop violence. Then it really would get old, if it was just one long bloodbath every episode.
I think you summed it up perfectly
You have to have a human/relationship side to things or it would get real old, real quick. It sounds like the people on the other board may need to look at the video game instead of the TV series. That is what I envision the video game to be like (non-stop zombie killing). But you can only watch zombie-killing on TV for so long before you start surfing channels for something that stimulates your brain more
Yes, but you would have come out a hero for saving Carol
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A few thoughts...
1. I was just watching "Love Actually" for the 9 millionth time (it was a favorite movie of mine way before TWD ever aired), and now it's so odd for me to see Andrew Lincoln playing a guy with a secret, unrequited love for Keira Knightley and then watch him as zombie slayer extraordinaire in a few days. He is British, romantic, lighthearted and kind in the movie. He is crazy, moody, sullen, bossy and has a bad southern accent in TWD!
I just watched Love Actually for the first time a few months ago and didn't even realize that was him!
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Hahahaha. That's like saying "gosh I love this character- I hope Steven Moffat doesn't kill them..." Of course we are! It's practically guaranteed. I kinda hope Beth goes- I don't feel like she's had too much purpose this season. Or ever.
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Hey, someone has had to hold the baby
If I had to guess, it will be Merle and Hershel to go. As much as I don't care for Andrea, I don't want to see her die.
Yeah, I hope Beth is one that goes. She's hasn't done much this season, except for being a walking bassinet
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