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Fear the Walking Dead - Season One - Sundays on AMC
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I'm just messing with you.
frank dillane honestly appears to be the most talented actor on the show still. it's just his character is rather one dimensional right now which probably turns people off, but I think they are making a point of showing how messed up and junkie-like he is so they can transform him over time.
They just need to get rid of the ex junkie storyline asap. Shit got old on first episode.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
I'm loving the mood this show sets. The characters mostly have a bad case of the stupids, but its better than the base show for sure.
JimiNutz
Banned
It wasn't a 'us or them' situation though.
The dog was barking and trying to protect its home and family. The zombie was distracted, could have easily run across the street to help save your dog. It's not like the whole house was being over run by looters or zombies. Pretty sure they had a shotgun by this point too? 3 adults with a loaded shotgun vs one distracted zombie? Fuck that, I'm saving my dog in that situation. Especially since he could prove valuable later on.
So far I couldn't give a fuck if any of these characters died and thats my biggest problem with the show. Fuck them all.
mercenar1e
Member
He might be a good source of protein in a zombie apocalypse lol
Pilgrimzero
Member
The military really seems to have things handled. I'm curious to see how uncontrollable chaos breaks out to where even they can't deal with it.
Um, didn't they pan down when the dog had come in the house and it was already injured in some way by a bite? I think the dog was basically already dying, no?
I might be misremembering.
Napoleonthechimp
Member
No, that wasn't the dog's blood.
They gotta wean the junkie kid off the meds because it's not interesting anymore. It was interesting in the pilot when he thought he was going crazy and no one would believe him. However, that was resolved in the pilot. Now he's just meds meds meds all day and it's annoying.
Well. At least that episode was better than the second one. I did like the first one also.
Travis is the front runner for dumbest motherfucker ever.
Edit- Also when the national guard was going through the houses how the hell did they not notice the head level blood splatter on the wall by the sliding door? Kinda messes up the whole scenario where the mom was asked if they had been contaminated. NG wouldn't take a fucking chance on that one.
Travis is the front runner for dumbest motherfucker ever.
Edit- Also when the national guard was going through the houses how the hell did they not notice the head level blood splatter on the wall by the sliding door? Kinda messes up the whole scenario where the mom was asked if they had been contaminated. NG wouldn't take a fucking chance on that one.
Mom the meds! Mom I gotta crush them up, it works faster. Mom give me another 2. Mom that's all we have?! Mom I need them, why did you give it to some lady?!
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Its been like 24 hours...
It would be better if they just magicked away his drug addiction? That's not how that works.
It might be annoying, but just making it go away so quickly would create a huge suspension of disbelief problem.
There is already a huge suspension of disbelief in this show lol. For everything.
That's not how it works. You can put a fantasy element like zombie apocalypse in a real world setting on a show like this and make up whatever rules you want, but when you show things that actually exist in the real world—like drug addiction—you still have to follow the rules people know, or it feels like bad writing.
Yup sounds like a kid
Red Mage
Member
B-b-but that's his "medicine!"
Oh I know that. I was leaning more towards how they are dealing with the whole situation in general. Even with the creators of the show saying there is no zombie lore in the series it's still just fucking stupid how people are just not really reacting to it in a real way. Is this a world that has never had some other disaster happen?
Fake edit - I thought this out a bit too much and have no idea where I am going with it anymore lol.
Escape Goat
Member
Can someone watch Coral?
Ehhh. It needs to work on its characters. Everyones pretty bland. Their inner family dramas are uninteresting. Theres no real direction or urgency despite there being zombies now. Characters and overall plot move at a leisurely pace.
graffix13
Member
I'm liking it. I already have my "this character needs to die ASAP" list made.
Loved this episode, and I am loving this show way more than TWD already.
I just wished someone would turn a goddamn radio or TV on while they had power. I mean, don't you want to know what the fuck is going on outside?
I don't even get it.
Plus I would really love to see the news in this world. Showing the panic, the desperation, the uncertainty around the globe.
Edit: and of course a zombie would be able to kill the dog. It's not like the dog knows to shoot the zombie in the head to kill it, so it probably just attacks and starts gnawing away on whatever. Being a zombie, it doesn't care and just tanks the dog bites until it get a few good bites in.
I just wished someone would turn a goddamn radio or TV on while they had power. I mean, don't you want to know what the fuck is going on outside?
I don't even get it.
Plus I would really love to see the news in this world. Showing the panic, the desperation, the uncertainty around the globe.
Edit: and of course a zombie would be able to kill the dog. It's not like the dog knows to shoot the zombie in the head to kill it, so it probably just attacks and starts gnawing away on whatever. Being a zombie, it doesn't care and just tanks the dog bites until it get a few good bites in.
I said wean him off. He's not even trying to recover.
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Deleted member 325805
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Loving it so far, and the Junkie kid is great? Don't get the hate. They're doing the show right IMO.
The Artisan
Member
You mean character development?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Because he's an addict... I mean, it's pretty obvious that he is going to be more resistant to his recovery than his mom, otherwise he would have stopped before. And since they don't have an endless supply of pills, it's something that they'll have to address as the show goes on. They are weaning him off, his mom is the one adminstering the pills to him.
Marty Chinn
Member
They don't know what a zombie is or how they work.
Have they not seen the walking dead?
dead souls
Member
Finally got around to watching episode 3 today. AMC should be commended for their singular achievement with this show. It was the first time in recent years that I thought, "You know what? I'd rather be watching The Walking Dead than the current AMC drama I'm watching."
More_Badass
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I can't tell if this is a positive or negative comment
dead souls
Member
This is so bad it makes we wish I was watching The Walking Dead which I also hate.
So.. You're just here to talk shit since the show was obviously never for you. Got it.
Which is absurd considering they had a clean slate with creating characters. They weren't bound to some of the really lacking Kirkman characters and yet...here we are. I still have hope for something interesting to happen. For a show that should be all about the characters, they're really not doing much.
i mean, the tag he has is amazing in how it so accurately sums him up as a hater so we have that
For an entire show based on the decay of civilisation and showing the unspeakable horror people must've experienced during a zombie breakout, I find everyone be a little fast in accepting this whole zombie thing.
People are celebrating their birthday across the fucking street and OH YEAH HI THERE'S OUR ZOMBIE NEIGHBOUR AGAIN PEEKING THROUGH THE FENCE, DON'T MIND HER, JUST A DEAD PERSON.
I would freak out for a week knowing dead people are walking the Earth. And yeah, extremely boring characters to make matters even worse.
People are celebrating their birthday across the fucking street and OH YEAH HI THERE'S OUR ZOMBIE NEIGHBOUR AGAIN PEEKING THROUGH THE FENCE, DON'T MIND HER, JUST A DEAD PERSON.
I would freak out for a week knowing dead people are walking the Earth. And yeah, extremely boring characters to make matters even worse.
TheSadRanger
Banned
I dunno why but when Nick started scolding Daniel when he was teaching Chris how to use a shotgun I heard Walt JR say "this is bullshit!!" in my head 
BTW your welcome AMC for my idea of a spin off TWD with Walt JR as the main character. In fact, Breaking Bad even has a shared universe with TWD.
It was Walt's meth that started the outbreak and created the virus. The first known zombie incident even occurs in a drug house frequented by users. The meth was able to reach all the way to California due to Los Pollos Hermanos large distribution presence in the Southwest.
BTW your welcome AMC for my idea of a spin off TWD with Walt JR as the main character. In fact, Breaking Bad even has a shared universe with TWD.
It was Walt's meth that started the outbreak and created the virus. The first known zombie incident even occurs in a drug house frequented by users. The meth was able to reach all the way to California due to Los Pollos Hermanos large distribution presence in the Southwest.
More_Badass
Member
I'm curious, what would make them not bland? Different professions?
Funny thing is that if, let's say the dad was a cop or a soldier or the mom was a nurse, or something like that, people would be complaining that the characters were cliched, rather than complaining that they're bland
Yeah I like that premise as well since it defeats the concept of an army of dudes in full body suits of armor and swords just mowing through.
As for the show, I'm liking it more and more despite sharing many of the moments of annoyance that have been echoed by others. It just feels more creepy than TWD has been for a long time. The scene with the power going out across the city actually made me feel sorry for the characters moving forward.
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