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[MDS]

i dont really follow broadcast tv like i used to but id doubt with those numbers

maybe as cheap replacement programming when they have to cancel all their other terrible scripted shows.

[Sgt PSN]

Been wanting to get into The Walking Dead for a while but I didn't catch it from the beginning and was too lazy/forgetful to check Netflix for instant streaming. Finally did that last night and watched the 1st 3 episodes.  Not quite sure what I think of it yet, but the start of the show is really poorly done, imo, especially when it comes to continuity or realism. Yeah, I know it's a zombie show, so I don't expect a lot of realism, but a couple of things that happened early on are just head scratching.

Looked like dude got shot in the back of his shoulder and maybe part of his lat and that put him into a coma?  Really?  And then his bandage is later shown on his side.

When he wakes up and gets taken in by the guy and his son, Rick never asks what year it is or anything.  Usually people who wake up from a coma wonder how long they've been out, and given the fact that zombies are walking around and his town is deserted, you'd definitely think that might be something he'd want to know.

The guy also changed Rick's bandage for him while he was unconscious and said it was pretty grody.  With or without fresh bandages, the wound will still heal. So if he was out for several months or a year, he'd have either been healed up when he woke up or his wound would have gotten infected and he'd have probably died during his coma....or woken up in extreme pain.  I guess it's possible that he was only out for a few weeks, but if that were the case then he probably would have woken up during the zombie apocalypse, not what appeared to be a significant amount of time after it.

How was he getting sustenance during his coma after the Zombies took over? 

I'll give it a few more episodes to try and change my mind, but I already have doubts.

[Rome]

It's a show about zombies, dude.

Zombies.

[Sgt PSN]

Yeah. I'm aware of that.

[Rome]

My point is your suspension of disbelief should start and end with that thought.

PS: I think Rick's in his version of Hell.

[ice grillin you]

i would say at least 75% of the people who watch walking dead think it could and/or will happen

[Geowhizzer]

All I can say is that you all have a hell of a lot more time to watch TV than I do.

[Rome]

i would say at least 75% of the people who watch walking dead think it could and/or will happen

A number close to 50% of registered voters chose Mitt Romney in the last general election.   

[reese125]

Been wanting to get into The Walking Dead for a while but I didn't catch it from the beginning and was too lazy/forgetful to check Netflix for instant streaming. Finally did that last night and watched the 1st 3 episodes.  Not quite sure what I think of it yet, but the start of the show is really poorly done, imo, especially when it comes to continuity or realism. Yeah, I know it's a zombie show, so I don't expect a lot of realism, but a couple of things that happened early on are just head scratching.

Looked like dude got shot in the back of his shoulder and maybe part of his lat and that put him into a coma?  Really?  And then his bandage is later shown on his side.

When he wakes up and gets taken in by the guy and his son, Rick never asks what year it is or anything.  Usually people who wake up from a coma wonder how long they've been out, and given the fact that zombies are walking around and his town is deserted, you'd definitely think that might be something he'd want to know.

The guy also changed Rick's bandage for him while he was unconscious and said it was pretty grody.  With or without fresh bandages, the wound will still heal. So if he was out for several months or a year, he'd have either been healed up when he woke up or his wound would have gotten infected and he'd have probably died during his coma....or woken up in extreme pain.  I guess it's possible that he was only out for a few weeks, but if that were the case then he probably would have woken up during the zombie apocalypse, not what appeared to be a significant amount of time after it.

How was he getting sustenance during his coma after the Zombies took over? 

I'll give it a few more episodes to try and change my mind, but I already have doubts.

this type of thinking is right up there with igy's top gun analysis---why go that deep unless youre baked? its a farging tv show-- about zombies no less

[Munson]

Been wanting to get into The Walking Dead for a while but I didn't catch it from the beginning and was too lazy/forgetful to check Netflix for instant streaming. Finally did that last night and watched the 1st 3 episodes.  Not quite sure what I think of it yet, but the start of the show is really poorly done, imo, especially when it comes to continuity or realism. Yeah, I know it's a zombie show, so I don't expect a lot of realism, but a couple of things that happened early on are just head scratching.

Looked like dude got shot in the back of his shoulder and maybe part of his lat and that put him into a coma?  Really?  And then his bandage is later shown on his side.

When he wakes up and gets taken in by the guy and his son, Rick never asks what year it is or anything.  Usually people who wake up from a coma wonder how long they've been out, and given the fact that zombies are walking around and his town is deserted, you'd definitely think that might be something he'd want to know.

The guy also changed Rick's bandage for him while he was unconscious and said it was pretty grody.  With or without fresh bandages, the wound will still heal. So if he was out for several months or a year, he'd have either been healed up when he woke up or his wound would have gotten infected and he'd have probably died during his coma....or woken up in extreme pain.  I guess it's possible that he was only out for a few weeks, but if that were the case then he probably would have woken up during the zombie apocalypse, not what appeared to be a significant amount of time after it.

How was he getting sustenance during his coma after the Zombies took over? 

I'll give it a few more episodes to try and change my mind, but I already have doubts.

It was mentioned somewhere that he was out for about a month (or maybe it was just common knowledge from comic book readers).

The hospital stayed operational through at least a few days of it before they had to abandon it. You'll eventually see the circumstances of that. And the characters mention that the world went to shtein pretty fast, so I don't think the zombie apocalypse took as long as you're thinking it did.


Overall I liked Season 1 but thought it suffered from some bad acting (Rick definitely wasn't completely ready for this role at the time, Andrea's sister Amy is a terrible actor, and the boy that plays Carl was also pretty bad early on)...but all of that gets resolved one way or another...The middle 4 episodes of Season 2 are kind of slow but then it gets pretty good, and Season 3 has been really good so far.

[Munson]

Been wanting to get into The Walking Dead for a while but I didn't catch it from the beginning and was too lazy/forgetful to check Netflix for instant streaming. Finally did that last night and watched the 1st 3 episodes.  Not quite sure what I think of it yet, but the start of the show is really poorly done, imo, especially when it comes to continuity or realism. Yeah, I know it's a zombie show, so I don't expect a lot of realism, but a couple of things that happened early on are just head scratching.

Looked like dude got shot in the back of his shoulder and maybe part of his lat and that put him into a coma?  Really?  And then his bandage is later shown on his side.

When he wakes up and gets taken in by the guy and his son, Rick never asks what year it is or anything.  Usually people who wake up from a coma wonder how long they've been out, and given the fact that zombies are walking around and his town is deserted, you'd definitely think that might be something he'd want to know.

The guy also changed Rick's bandage for him while he was unconscious and said it was pretty grody.  With or without fresh bandages, the wound will still heal. So if he was out for several months or a year, he'd have either been healed up when he woke up or his wound would have gotten infected and he'd have probably died during his coma....or woken up in extreme pain.  I guess it's possible that he was only out for a few weeks, but if that were the case then he probably would have woken up during the zombie apocalypse, not what appeared to be a significant amount of time after it.

How was he getting sustenance during his coma after the Zombies took over? 

I'll give it a few more episodes to try and change my mind, but I already have doubts.

this type of thinking is right up there with igy's top gun analysis---why go that deep unless youre baked? its a farging tv show-- about zombies no less

Also, this.

For whatever reason, The Walking Dead seems to be the most over-analyzed show I've ever seen. The internet tries really hard to pick at some things that really aren't worth picking at because they don't effect the overall story.

[Sgt PSN]

It was mentioned somewhere that he was out for about a month (or maybe it was just common knowledge from comic book readers).

Never read the comic, so I wouldn't know.  If it gets mentioned later in the show, that's fine.  Just seems odd that Rick isn't the least bit curious about it.  I also thought it was funny that he went to his house but opted not to gather up any clothes and instead waited to go to the police station to put on his uniform.   

The hospital stayed operational through at least a few days of it before they had to abandon it. You'll eventually see the circumstances of that. And the characters mention that the world went to shtein pretty fast, so I don't think the zombie apocalypse took as long as you're thinking it did.

I was thinking that it probably took somewhere around 1-2 months.  So if Rick was in a coma for a month, then it would seem that he went into his coma shortly before shtein hit the fan.  It would certainly make the continuity more believable as far as his bandage being grody and still needing to wear it. 

Overall I liked Season 1 but thought it suffered from some bad acting (Rick definitely wasn't completely ready for this role at the time, Andrea's sister Amy is a terrible actor, and the boy that plays Carl was also pretty bad early on)...but all of that gets resolved one way or another...The middle 4 episodes of Season 2 are kind of slow but then it gets pretty good, and Season 3 has been really good so far.

You could say the same thing about The Wire.  Some of the acting was downright terrible (especially since it featured so many unknown actors or non-actors who were plucked off the streets) but the story and writing was so good that it was easy to overlook the acting.

For whatever reason, The Walking Dead seems to be the most over-analyzed show I've ever seen. The internet tries really hard to pick at some things that really aren't worth picking at because they don't effect the overall story.

I nitpick at continuity.  Like when Rick and that kid covered themselves in zombie parts so they could walk down the street to get a truck, then it rained and washed the smell off of them but when they got in the truck there wasn't a drop of water on the windshield or on the ground as they sped off.  It's little attention to detail things like that that bug me.  It might be over-analyzed because they've left themselves open for it. 

[Munson]

Just don't give up on Season 2...there's a lull from like episodes 3-7 where they're kinda trying to figure certain things out, and then the episode that was teh mid-season finale for season 2 gives you a really solid ending and starts building to the conclusion of the season.

[Sgt PSN]

Watched episodes 4-6 today.  A little better.

[ice grillin you]

you understand you are attempting to seriously discuss a tv show that comic book fans with elementary school educations think is the greatest thing since the comic section and play dough