The Walking Dead, Am I Alone?

Trade said:
I agree with her. I don't care much at all for Zombie stuff, but I like the Walking Dead.

The only other Zombie show I liked was the 2004 remake of the movie "Dawn of the Dead".

Mainly because it had Ving Rhames in it and he's a cool dude.
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Guess I'll try again. Was kind of into it but then got distracted with "Call the midwife" and that led to a lot of other British Shows for me.
 

Trade said:
I agree with her. I don't care much at all for Zombie stuff, but I like the Walking Dead.

The only other Zombie show I liked was the 2004 remake of the movie "Dawn of the Dead".

Mainly because it had Ving Rhames in it and he's a cool dude.
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Ditto that, have never liked zombie fare, it was the human element of the story that drew me in, the will of the people to survive in the face of such loss, pain and what to most would seem like hopelessness.

It has been an up and down experience where I too have often wanted to pull away from watching as the show has gotten more and more brutal, but, I still have hope for a positive outcome for some of the main characters. I watch several shows that feature some gratuitous violence, but, I've managed to get past it for the core story which most times there is some brilliant story telling. The moment the character Rick appeared on the screen, I just had to know, what was going to become of him.

I will admit, I'm a total geek/nerd for this show, but, can't say I didn't almost shelve it and throw away my WD bracelets. Anyway, I'm looking forward to Season 8.
 
AprilT said:
Ditto that, have never liked zombie fare, it was the human element of the story that drew me in, the will of the people to survive in the face of such loss, pain and what to most would seem like hopelessness.

It has been an up and down experience where I too have often wanted to pull away from watching as the show has gotten more and more brutal, but, I still have hope for a positive outcome for some of the main characters. I watch several shows that feature some gratuitous violence, but, I've managed to get past it for the core story which most times there is some brilliant story telling. The moment the character Rick appeared on the screen, I just had to know, what was going to become of him.

I will admit, I'm a total geek/nerd for this show, but, can't say I didn't almost shelve it and throw away my WD bracelets. Anyway, I'm looking forward to Season 8.
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No! Never! :eek:


I shall cherish my WD coffee mug until the end...

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AprilT said:
The moment the character Rick appeared on the screen, I just had to know, what was going to become of him.
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I never was a big fan of Rick. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. And now that he's hooked up with Michonne, I really don't like him. Michonne is supposed to be with me.:mad:
 
Trade said:
I never was a big fan of Rick. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. And now that he's hooked up with Michonne, I really don't like him. Michonne is supposed to be with me.:mad:
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I'm not a big Rick fan either, but, I do care about the character and what's to become of him. I wasn't happy about Richonne connection either, to me she could have done better, but, now, she's almost become a bit of a shrinking violet since hooking up with him. Michonne isn't the same character I adored, they seemed to have weakened her quite a bit. I even would have prefered seeing her make a one time connection with Negan rather than with Rick, but, of course proceed to katana the heck out of Negan right after. :D

I am glad Rick isn't whining anymore, I just can't see him as more than the whimper from earlier seasons. As I've said before, he will always remind me of the Charlie character from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".
 
AprilT said:
I'm not a big Rick fan either, but, I do care about the character and what's to become of him. I wasn't happy about Richonne connection either, to me she could have done better, but, now, she's almost become a bit of a shrinking violet since hooking up with him. Michonne isn't the same character I adored, they seemed to have weakened her quite a bit. I even would have prefered seeing her make a one time connection with Negan rather than with Rick, but, of course proceed to katana the heck out of Negan right after. :D

I am glad Rick isn't whining anymore, I just can't see him as more than the whimper from earlier seasons. As I've said before, he will always remind me of the Charlie character from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".
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Glenn was always my favorite. Then after that I liked the tough ladies. Carol, Michonne, Maggie, Sasha, Rosita. And then after that Darryl and Abraham.
 
I'm on a British binge tonight! Watching DI Banks on DVD. Love British mysteries. Keep watching TWD, you'll end up loving it! I had no desire to watch a zombie show, but there was a season 1 marathon and I was hooked! Your daughter is right, it's not about the zombies. 😊
 
Peridot said:
I'm on a British binge tonight! Watching DI Banks on DVD. Love British mysteries. Keep watching TWD, you'll end up loving it! I had no desire to watch a zombie show, but there was a season 1 marathon and I was hooked! Your daughter is right, it's not about the zombies. 
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Yep, the human drama is the focus of the show. The zombies are just to give it a little "edge" to the viewing experience. ;)
 
Temperance said:
Anyone watch the premiere of season 8 last night?
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Seriously? You have to ask.:playful: Of course I did. :lol:

But honestly, I had just got back Sunday evening around 6:30 pm from a weekend beach camping trip and I'm still exhausted, so I haven't been up to discussing the show or much else even now I'm getting ready to go back to be to recuperate from that trip. I could barely keep my eyes open for all of Talking Dead that followed the premier. So, I'll have to catch up on the conversations with ya all another time, as my body is broken and my brain is mush.
 
Yes! Love WD. After the Terminus season I vowed not too watch but glad I stayed. Last season was great. I watch on Netflix but always watch the premier of the new season.
People say how can you watch that? The walkers become secondary after you get caught up in the story. I still cover my eyes a lot.
 
No. I just kind of gave up on it. I am not even sure if I went back to watch it after I made that comment five years ago ! Is it worth me going back @Nathan ? I enjoyed the first four seasons and was kind of eh on the next couple of seasons.
 
Nathan said:
Hmmm, kind of an old thread....does anyone still follow the Walking Dead series, or Fear the Walking Dead?
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When Andrew Lincoln and many of the other cast members left, so did I but I did enjoy the show. It got awfully violent when they introduced Negan and lost something from my perspective. It became a show of violence for violence's sake if you know what I mean.
 
Strange thing, my husband passed at the end of 2010. Two shows my son and I watched together, I think they were both on Sunday night. The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf. I think we both needed something to help us get through that really hard time together and both of those shows bonded us. The other show I watched that helped me escape was Doc Martin.
 
I hate zombie movies and/or TV shows. There was a time that a zombie was simply a dead person brought back to life by a mad crazy scientist who wanted to use it for a slave. But in 1966, George Romero turned them into flesh eating cannibals. I can't understand how anyone can watch that disgusting crap.

The only Zombies I ever liked were the ones who sang, Time of the Season, She's Not There, & Tell Her No.
 
We stopped watching Fear The Walking Dead several seasons ago, but we will watch the final season of The Walking Dead when it starts in early October. Who doesn't love Daryl, Carol and Maggie?

We are currently watching Tales of the Walking Dead, which just started. The first episode was weird but pretty entertaining. It starred Terry Crews and Olivia Munn. It reminded me of something out of American Horror Story.
 

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