The Walking Dead (Season 2)

[sven]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

The Walking Dead came back stronger than ever. Sunday’s season two premiere just rolled up 7.3 million viewers. The 90-minute Walking Dead return is not only up compared to last fall’s Halloween-night debut, but it’s finale — so this is a series high.

DAMN........

[Rouchicus]

Quote: Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ

Probably won't happen until next season, maybe even further when Spoiler They get to the prison and meet the Mayor from the nearby town. Thats probably the closest you'll come to something like that.

Has it been said anywhere about how far this season will go? It's gotten hard to determine when/how something might happen in the show based on the comics. Too much has, or hasn't, happened already to make me skeptical about ever trying to make a definitive prediction about the TV show.

I know that I want more Glenn just because he is one of my favorite characters from the comic. Hopefully, this Carl stuff will lead to a little evolution for the characters.

[OSUFan_88]

Quote: Originally Posted by sven

I really wish a zombie would tear out Laurie's throat.

I do not like how they are handling Andrea's character now, but give it time.

[CaptainZombie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rouchicus

Has it been said anywhere about how far this season will go? It's gotten hard to determine when/how something might happen in the show based on the comics. Too much has, or hasn't, happened already to make me skeptical about ever trying to make a definitive prediction about the TV show. I know that I want more Glenn just because he is one of my favorite characters from the comic. Hopefully, this Carl stuff will lead to a little evolution for the characters.

One thing that sucks with this show is that you have the TV series camps and the comic book camps. Those that have read the comic book want this to be exactly like the comic book. I am not saying that this is the case here at OS, but at a few other message boards you have people in an uproar that the show is not following the comics and an example is.........

Spoiler

Shane should have been dead by now since he gets killed by Carl in the comic books which is one thing I've read people bitch about.

It is hard to really appease both sides imo.

Question for those that have read the comics, is The Mayor and The Governor 2 different people? I keep reading about The Mayor in some place and The Governor at others.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

One thing that sucks with this show is that you have the TV series camps and the comic book camps. Those that have read the comic book want this to be exactly like the comic book. I am not saying that this is the case here at OS, but at a few other message boards you have people in an uproar that the show is not following the comics and an example is......... Spoiler Shane should have been dead by now since he gets killed by Carl in the comic books which is one thing I've read people bitch about. It is hard to really appease both sides imo. Question for those that have read the comics, is The Mayor and The Governor 2 different people? I keep reading about The Mayor in some place and The Governor at others.

You will always have that problem trying to appease the "established" fanbase and then the new media fan-base.

I love comics and I love good tv shows, but sometimes a good story just does not transfer from one form to another. The same can be said for the characters and their interactions.

It doesn't bother me when things differ so long as it advances the story or there is a reason for doing so.

re: example

Spoiler

With Shane dying the comics, it just made sense. Shane in the comics just would not let the relationship go and he seemed to be a lot more conniving than TV Shane. Not to mention it really enforced Carl and Rick's relationship as father and son, which is something the TV show hasn't done enough to develop.

I'm not saying the show is horrible in comparison, but it seems like the show is content with just letting the "side" characters flounder around as nothing is really done with them. That is an area where the comics definitely trump the show. The way Glenn, Andrea, and Dale (though Dale is pretty good in the show, definitely one of my favorites) are developed in the comics is something that could be done with a few scenes. At least show progress instead of having things go in circles.

[goh]

They had the girl that plays Laurie on AOTS the other day and she said it's not like the comics because it'd "bore the living daylights out of people"

Here it is:



Might want to watch that oatmeal wrestling thing in the related vids too.

[OSUFan_88]

Quote: Originally Posted by goh

They had the girl that plays Laurie on AOTS the other day and she said it's not like the comics because it'd "bore the living daylights out of people" Here it is: Might want to watch that oatmeal wrestling thing in the related vids too.

Really?

Wow...

That's a pretty foolish thing to say. The comics are masters of having everything settle down then BAM, zombie attack.

Whatever.

[JayBee74]

General question, but how good is this show? The sensational ratings (eclipsing Mad Men and Breaking Bad) have me interested.