Amazing amazing show. I didn't quite know what to expect but I'm glad this first episode layered on the depressing reality of the zombie apocalypse right out of the gate. That said I'm not as shocked at the gore as most people seem to be. I'm a big Breaking Bad fan and I highly doubt anybody's liquefied remains are going to be poured down a toilet this season.

Originally Posted by Barnstable

One thing I just thought about. The zombies want warm flesh, so they eat you completely if you've just died. So that must have had a large number of all the people that died from the zombies eaten instead of turned into a zombie. After all, you don't see any bodies in the street, so everyone must have either turned, or been completely consumed. I was thinking there aren't enough body remnants all over, but that would account for it.

Do they eat all of the bones and teeth and such though? That would be silly.

Originally Posted by Zipfinator

Do they eat all of the bones and teeth and such though? That would be silly.

OT :P
http://www.foodwithlegs.com/?p=1084

Originally Posted by moose

OT :P
http://www.foodwithlegs.com/?p=1084

That's just the tasty goop inside of the bones! There would still be the shells (I don't know the correct term for it) all over the place.

I'm so happy a new show is actually good. Lost going off the air last year and Heroes going off the air after season 1 (there never were other seasons) it's nice to have a great drama show. I wish it was a longer season than 12-15 episodes. But I'll take awesome any way I can get it.

The tank hatch thing was a rough patch in the episode. Otherwise I thought it was good.

That part immediately had me thinking that there was going to be a hatch under the tank, but it seemed like he was under there forever, and must have looked over that part of the tank 5 times when he was checking what was coming in either direction. I figured he would have seen it before, but then he just climbs in right before giving up?

It bothered me because I sorta saw that one coming, and they basically milked as much drama out of that without actually explaining what was happening. Oh well.

Originally Posted by aesir

Also, who else thought the black family was going to die after the sheriff left?

I say they survived, and the storyline was unresolved. They may revisit it later though, especially about the part where they handed off the radio.

Originally Posted by Arcanox

It bothered me because I sorta saw that one coming, and they basically milked as much drama out of that without actually explaining what was happening. Oh well.

Did you know tank construction before that though, because I didn't, and had no idea they have a hatch underneath. When I saw the zombies looking under the tank I thought how the heck does he get out of this one.

Success!!!:

"The Walking Dead' Premieres to Record-Breaking Numbers

To the delight of those who've long-wished for a smash-hit hit hardcore horror television series, last night's The Walking Dead premiere earned boffo numbers for its network, AMC -- winning the highest ratings for any cable TV series premiere this year from the highly coveted 18-49 year-old audience.

According to a press release issued by AMC, The Walking Dead enjoyed the highest-rated original series premiere in AMC's history. The show's debut "resulted in a 3.7 HH rating netting over 5.3 total million viewers making it the largest audience for any original series on the network."

"'It's a good day to be dead. We are so proud of this series, its depth of storytelling and the remarkable talent attached,' said Charlie Collier, AMC's president."

It's worth noting that, during the premiere, a promo aired for a contest in which viewers can win a walk-on role as a zombie in an upcoming episode of the show. Since all six first-season episodes have already been shot, does this mean an official announcement regarding The Walking Dead's renewal for a second season is right around the corner? If not, it's a good indication the network is thinking along those lines. Yet another reason to celebrate on this Day of the Dead!"

http://www.fearnet.com/news/b20814_w..._breaking.html

I thought it was already verified that they were green lit for season 2, but I guess it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Originally Posted by Barnstable

Did you know tank construction before that though, because I didn't, and had no idea they have a hatch underneath. When I saw the zombies looking under the tank I thought how the heck does he get out of this one.

Not exactly. I sorta suck in the sense that I watch horror movies trying to predict the most probable outcome of each situation. I spoil the surprise myself by thinking about stuff like that too much. :p

I believe there's a hatch under most tanks in the event of a rollover. Although it's unlikely, if they do roll over there's really no way to get out of the top as the turret hatch would be covered. Also interesting to know: Some tanks have built in drains. In the event that the tank is hit and the hull is compromised they can hose out the liquidated remains of the crew members.

It's not exactly what happened that bothered me. It's just sort of the screenplay that occurred and abruptness of it all.



Don't take me wrong though. It's not like I didn't enjoy it, in fact I'm a HUGE fan of what AMC has been doing in general and teaching some big networks a lesson in attracting viewers with original material. I think it's great that they've had all this recent success because a lot of their other shows are golden.

Originally Posted by jeffro

I'm so happy a new show is actually good. Lost going off the air last year and Heroes going off the air after season 1 (there never were other seasons) it's nice to have a great drama show. I wish it was a longer season than 12-15 episodes. But I'll take awesome any way I can get it.

dude Heroes had 4 seasons...where were you?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Heroes_episodes

^I think he just means he doesn't recognize any season past the first because they sucked.

I am so hooked on this show now. Awesome, awesome stuff. I love the British guy playing the main character.

What does zombie poo look like?

Do they even poo? They have to...right?

They're always eating...but you never get to see them poo. You'd imagine they would leave shit trails as they walked...hmmm...

Anyways, I'm glad this show doesn't have the marathon-running zombies.

Did any one tense up when the black chick zombie went up to the door? I was like "oh shit...oh shit..."

Yeah, great show.

The thing with slow zombies, is that the military would crush them with ease in real life. Quarantine a city in no time.

Why the hell aren't there any zombie movies like this? Seriously. Hundreds of zombie movies and most are shit or comedies. It takes a fucking TV show to get it right? Man up, Hollywood!

Pilot fuckin' rocked. Great acting, zombie makeup kicked ass and the camera work was great. The character emotion is really fantastic. I'm extremely excited to see where this goes.

Originally Posted by aesir

The thing with slow zombies, is that the military would crush them with ease in real life. Quarantine a city in no time.

No way. The military can't control every area of the country, and consider that even if the zombies moved slow, they will be everywhere. Quarantine a large outbreak in the city? They will be coming from all sides eventually, especially if the military gets surprised, and doesn't know people will turn if bit, or scratched. They will end up trying to quarantine their own hospitals and such in the middle of their basses as injured soldiers turn, and that has a huge potential to go wrong.

Plus, those zombies in the Walking Dead weren't that slow. They just weren't running full tilt like in Dawn of the Dead.

Apart from those trick or treaters almost ruining it for me this was the best thing i've seen all year.

Originally Posted by Barnstable

No way. The military can't control every area of the country, and consider that even if the zombies moved slow, they will be everywhere. Quarantine a large outbreak in the city? They will be coming from all sides eventually, especially if the military gets surprised, and doesn't know people will turn if bit, or scratched. They will end up trying to quarantine their own hospitals and such in the middle of their basses as injured soldiers turn, and that has a huge potential to go wrong.

Plus, those zombies in the Walking Dead weren't that slow. They just weren't running full tilt like in Dawn of the Dead.

I'd also like to add that they referred to the fever and sickness as being rather quick. Someone could die from it in a matter of hours.

They mentioned this from the time he was hit with a shovel, to when he ended up in the bed. They said the fever would have killed him already if he had it. I'm guessing they picked him up in the late afternoon and he woke up in the evening. Could be short as 6-8 hours.

7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html

This definitely turned out amazingly well. I hoped it would be good, but the first 2 minutes nailed it for me. They introduced zombies, violence, and child shooting just to show they weren't messing around with the subject matter, which I was afraid they would do given that it's on regular cable.

Seriously awesome directing, and acting, and an amazing use of silence

Originally Posted by MattQ86

7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html

Lies... lies,... Propaganda and misinformation.

When the Zombie Apocalypse happens I'll be laughing at anyone that didn't see it coming

Originally Posted by Barnstable

Lies... lies,... Propaganda and misinformation.

When the Zombie Apocalypse happens I'll be laughing at anyone that didn't see it coming

I'll be beside you with the shotgun.

Now that is my kind of show. The tank scene was great. Didn't find it all that gory TBH but the half-girl was an amazing bit of CG / Animatronics.

However I kept thinking he would say "seriously, zombies?!"

Originally Posted by hawken

Now that is my kind of show. The tank scene was great. Didn't find it all that gory TBH but the half-girl was an amazing bit of CG / Animatronics.

However I kept thinking he would say "seriously, zombies?!"

That wasn't animatronics/CG. It was a person in makeup. Look on the page before this. There's a video of the entire before/after for the makeup and such.

Originally Posted by skylebones

no kidding. Operating a tank isn't like operating a go-kart with a paintball gun strapped to the hood.

You'd be surprised. The hardest part would be to start it up. But even that is pretty fool-proof and it's not like he doesn't have the time for trial & error. Driving a modern tank is almost easier than driving a modern car. The interface is very intuitive and easy to learn. It has to be since the military is alot about redundancy.
I wouldn't be surprised if there even was instructions or a "checklist" somewhere in there.