The Walking Dead, Am I Alone?

AprilT said:
Yes the cell will indeed hold someone significant. ;). And I agree, what is turning me off big time is the constant building and destroying oo Rick. To make matters worse that is what Kirkman said the whole point of the story was about and will continue to be about early on.. Sickening.
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Sorry, but who is Kirkman?
 

Wrigley's said:
But when I think about it (which is more often than I'm comfortable with), it's a good direction to take - reshaping Rick til he's more down-to-earth and human (humane) again. Alexandria could have gotten him to that point but then there wouldn't have been much story-telling left.

Although "The Cleavers of post-apocalyptic new suburbia" sounds kind of interesting.

Despite what I said earlier, I'll watch the opener....at least.


Curse you, Jared, with your stupid comic books! :playful:
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Yeah I heard him on Talking Dead ie story new direction blah blah blan which is code for this is how we're going rationalize what we want to do or did.
 

Wrigley's said:
But when I think about it (which is more often than I'm comfortable with), it's a good direction to take - reshaping Rick til he's more down-to-earth and human (humane) again. Alexandria could have gotten him to that point but then there wouldn't have been much story-telling left.

Although "The Cleavers of post-apocalyptic new suburbia" sounds kind of interesting.

Despite what I said earlier, I'll watch the opener....at least.

Curse you, Jared, with your stupid comic books! :playful:
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Actually it's pretty much been a repetitive theme throughout the series, tear Rick down build his confidence back up rinse and repeat but let's see how low we can go in the process. Nothing to do with living a Cleaver life, I get that basically the comics were geared more towards young males into slasher porn fare but the TV show has been applauded for being something separate from the comics though very much connected in story direction with certain elements. Seems the direction now is leaning toward appeasing the fanboys and the twisted mind of the creator. I guess I can understand why Kirkman is stoked.
 
Arachne said:
Well I think it is Glenn, why? Cause you hear Maggie scream and that would tear down Rick pretty good. Given the length of their relationship and what the characters have been through. But I guess they thought it would be a good idea to end it how they did. Regardless of how many complaints they are getting now. I have to say though I am getting tired of the make Rick strong, bring him down yet again. Oh and has anyone thought of why Morgan built the cell? I think it will hold someone pretty significant.
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I didn't hear Maggie scream. Nagan told them to watch but they were forbidden to make any sound at all. Hmmm.
 
AprilT said:
Actually it's pretty much been a repetitive theme throughout the series, tear Rick down build his confidence back up rinse and repeat but let's see how low we can go in the process. Nothing to do with living a Cleaver life, I get that basically the comics were geared more towards young males into slasher porn fare but the TV show has been applauded for being something separate from the comics though very much connected in story direction with certain elements. Seems the direction now is leaning toward appeasing the fanboys and the twisted mind of the creator. I guess I can understand why Kirkman is stoked.
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By that I meant that's pretty much what Alexandria would look like if it had "reshaped Rick til he was more down-to-earth and human."

The kid who works for me told me their problems with Negan aren't going to last very long. I don't know what his source of info is.
 
Wrigley's said:
By that I meant that's pretty much what Alexandria would look like if it had "reshaped Rick til he was more down-to-earth and human."

The kid who works for me told me their problems with Negan aren't going to last very long. I don't know what his source of info is.
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Got it. :).

Negan's reign will end, but who knows, the show runners might decide to milk JD Morgan's stardom for as long as he'll let them. But he will get overthrown.
 
AprilT said:
Got it. :).

Negan's reign will end, but who knows, the show runners might decide to milk JD Morgan's stardom for as long as he'll let them. But he will get overthrown.
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Yeah that's true. I never heard of the guy before he was cast as Negan. But then, old folks were never considered the target audience.

Gene Hackman = Negan.
Sidney Poitier = Morgan
etc
 
Wrigley's said:
Yeah that's true. I never heard of the guy before he was cast as Negan. But then, old folks were never considered the target audience.

Gene Hackman = Negan.
Sidney Poitier = Morgan
etc
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Gene Hackman = Age 86
Sidney Poitier = Age 89

Those guys would probably want to just watch, rather than kick butt.

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How about:

Sean Penn = Negan
Will Smith =Morgan
 
tnthomas said:
Well, how about these guys now?

Sean Penn = Negan
Will Smith =Morgan

Do you think that these guys could carry the parts well?
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I like Will Smith for Morgan, but I think he'd be better as Rick.

Negan is supposed to be very charismatic. Sean Penn isn't nearly as charismatic as he used to be.

It'd be kind of fun to think up different actors for each TWD role. I'm going to construct my own cast and share later.
 
Wrigley's said:
I like Will Smith for Morgan, but I think he'd be better as Rick.
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I can see that.

Wrigley's said:
Negan is supposed to be very charismatic. Sean Penn isn't nearly as charismatic as he used to be.
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I don't like Sean Penn, so I thought he'd be good for Negan, whom I also dislike.

Wrigley's said:
It'd be kind of fun to think up different actors for each TWD role. I'm going to construct my own cast and share later.
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That will be fun.
 
Wrigley's said:
By that I meant that's pretty much what Alexandria would look like if it had "reshaped Rick til he was more down-to-earth and human."

The kid who works for me told me their problems with Negan aren't going to last very long. I don't know what his source of info is.
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On TD and other sites they said the Negan story takes a couple of years to play out in the comics which turns him into just another threat to deal with. I think those years are called the war years or something like that.

At least in the comics you get to see what happens. The comics may be more brutal but they keep/kept on pumping them out. Setting aside the story I'm still ticked about the hype the final got. I was curious but I didn't even watch first airing. I'm still curious about the ratings for this episode. I don't want to see those show producers on TD again. If Fear doesn't pan out I'm done. Hello Madame Secretary or backdoor West Wing remake.
 
WhatInThe said:
On TD and other sites they said the Negan story takes a couple of years to play out in the comics which turns him into just another threat to deal with. I think those years are called the war years or something like that.

At least in the comics you get to see what happens. The comics may be more brutal but they keep/kept on pumping them out. Setting aside the story I'm still ticked about the hype the final got. I was curious but I didn't even watch first airing. I'm still curious about the ratings for this episode. I don't want to see those show producers on TD again. If Fear doesn't pan out I'm done. Hello Madame Secretary or backdoor West Wing remake.
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lol

The kid who works with me is who introduced me to the comic book, and subsequently the TV series. He's been talking about The War Years, with all survivor communities involved, forming alliances and pecking orders, figuring out who deserves to live in the new world and who doesn't - iow, creating a society that works.

I expect it'll be more like The War Weeks on the TV show.
 
It's 1993 and I get to cast TWD's core characters with A-List actors.

Negan: How 'bout Jason Statham? Or Bruce Willis? Kevin Spacey?
Rick: Tom Cruise (I like Will Smith better, but couldn't think who would be his Carl)
Carl: Ergo, Wil Wheaton or River Pheonix
Michonne: Halle Berry
Daryl: Keanu Reeves
Glenn: Edward Norton (ha!) (Jonathan Ke Quan - Short Round - was too young in '93)
Sasha: Jada Pinkett Smith? She's too girly, though, so maybe Rae Dawn Chong
Abraham: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eugene: Adam Sandler (haha!)
Morgan: Wesley Snipes
Father Gabriel: Laurence Fishburne
Carol: Kate Winslet
Maggie: Ashley Judd (be still, my heart)
Rosita: Jennifer Lopez
 
This is a work-in-progress, is what I got so far:

Negan: How 'bout Jack Nicholson?
Rick: I still haven't thought of a substitute, although five other actors were considered to play Rick Grimes. I am not familiar with any of them, so I abstain for the moment. Edit: perhaps Matt Damon?
Carl: Ergo, Wil Wheaton or River Pheonix(or.....)
Michonne: Viola Davis
Daryl: Keanu Reeves(or Gary Busey)
Glenn: How about Greg Kinnear?
Sasha: Jada Pinkett Smith?(or Naomie Harris)
Abraham: How about Paul Hogan?
Eugene: Adam Sandler(or Tim Allen)
Morgan: Wesley Snipes(or Michael Dorn)
Father Gabriel: Laurence Fishburne(or Tyler Perry)
Carol: Kate Winslet (or Helen Hunt)
Maggie: Ashley Judd (or Sandra Bullock)
Rosita: Jennifer Lopez(or Marisa Tomei)

Well, I still have a couple characters for whom I have not thought of alternate actors for. I have to confess(before somebody notices) that my actor-substitute selections are ending up being a decade(or more) older than the original actors+characters. I'm just not real familiar with performers younger than 50-something. :shrug:
 
tnthomas said:
This is a work-in-progress, is what I got so far:

Negan: How 'bout Jack Nicholson?
Rick: Tom Cruise (I like Will Smith better, but couldn't think who would be his Carl) (?)
Carl: Ergo, Wil Wheaton or River Pheonix(or.....)
Michonne: Viola Davis
Daryl: Keanu Reeves(or Gary Busey)
Glenn: How about Greg Kinnear?
Sasha: Jada Pinkett Smith?(or Naomie Harris)
Abraham: Arnold Schwarzenegger (or Paul Hogan)
Eugene: Adam Sandler(or Tim Allen)
Morgan: Wesley Snipes(or Michael Dorn)
Father Gabriel: Laurence Fishburne
Carol: Kate Winslet (or Helen Hunt)
Maggie: Ashley Judd (or Sandra Bullock)
Rosita: Jennifer Lopez(or Marisa Tomei)

Well, I still have a couple characters for whom I have not thought of alternate actors for. I have to confess(before somebody notices) that my actor-substitute selections are ending up being a decade(or more) older than the original actors+characters. I'm just not real familiar with performers younger than 50-something. :shrug:
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Carol = Helen Hunt? Yes!Yes!

And for sure Jack Nicholson would've nailed the Negan character when he was thirty-something.
 
tnthomas said:
I'm thinking maybe Matt Damon for Rick Grimes. As for Carl, I just have not watched any movies or TV series that feature a teenage male.
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I had Matt Damon down as Daryl before I thought Of Keanu Reeves. Damon would make a good Glenn. I don't see him pulling off Rick's hard, cold side.

Just when I got desperate for kid actors I thought of the movie Stand By Me. Bingo!
 

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