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[Galvatron X]

Holy crap. This show is hardcore.

Is anyone else following this show? I'm a comic collector, but never bought this comic. I'm extremely impressed by this show thus far.


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My impressions thus far:

I'm actually angry that the main character's (Officer Friendly's) wife is banging his buddy ALREADY! What the hell?

I'm really surprised that they didn't edit out some pretty harsh language.

2nd episode - "I'll be damned if I take orders from a ni**er!". That REALLY shocked me, actually. I never would've thought they'd put that in unedited. Plus, the scene where they smear themselves with "Walker" guts to avoid detection...those scenes told me this show isn't going to pull any punches.

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This show has the potential to the the talk of TV.

[Editor]

So far the show has been quite impressive, clearly being on AMC has been a boon. The effects are good, the acting and scripts are showing that they are treating this as a drama first and a zombie/apocalypse story second.

I've read thru the comics so I've been impressed by the bits they are using in the series to expand the stories, so even those of us who "know" what should happen still get to enjoy something new.

And Energon, there is a good reason that Shane and Lori are going at it that will be necessary to future episodes if the show gets that far.

[Hip-Hoptimus Rime]

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I missed the debut, saw last night's tho. WOW! Amazing effects and makeup! How long has it been since Officer Friendly and his wife/son were separated? Seems like she didn't waste much time getting it on w/ Shane.

I love Glen and his ride in the stolen Charger! VRRROOOM!

EDIT- More thoughts. I too was surprised at the harsh language. I did think it was not realistic to have T-Dog (name?) walk all the way back to the biker-guy to open his handcuffs- I would've just tossed him the key. The key could have been lost the same way, making T-Dog fall the way he did was just silly. I thought it was odd that the biker-guy would be left to die, looks like he'll be back.

Also, in the spirit of SciFi's Battlestar Galactica, this show is indeed a character drama that happens to be delivered via a specific genre. Excellent.

[Cyber Bishop]

I love this show.. Thanks to "my primetime"on in demand I have watched both episodes 2 times....

Great show.. I look forward too seeing how the show plays out.

[Me, Grimlock!]

I only saw the first episode, so I have yet to see the second. I'm glad they're sticking closely to the comics, but I hope they diverge a little more in the future episodes. And I'm also glad m'man Glenn was one of the characters chosen to be in it, in a cast of at least 40 characters from the comics!

Now if they'd only fit Michonne in soon.

[Editor]

I only saw the first episode, so I have yet to see the second. I'm glad they're sticking closely to the comics, but I hope they diverge a little more in the future episodes. And I'm also glad m'man Glenn was one of the characters chosen to be in it, in a cast of at least 40 characters from the comics!

Now if they'd only fit Michonne in soon.

The second episode touches on concepts from issues 3/4, but really is completely different from the books. The good news is that AMC has already green lighted a full 13 episode 2nd season.

While I know I read it somewhere, and I can't find it now. I'm sure they have said they plan to introduce Michonne sooner than her comic debut. Likely at the beginning of the second series.

My guess is that the season will end on a cliffhanger of them finding the Wiltshire Estates from issue 8,which will be used to introduce Michonne and Tyreese. Hopefully leaving out his daughter and idiot boyfriend, explaining they had already died rather than have to worry about bringing in two fan-favorites while dealing with 2 rather weak and unnecessary characters.

But that's just my prediction.

And for anyone who hasn't seen it, This was a fan-made opening for the show using the art from the original books. Not in tone to the show, but better (IMO) than what they went with.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/phLVlvMKVi8?hd=1[/youtube]

[The Legend]

Was anyone else bothered by the stupidity of Merle in using the hacksaw on his arm instead of the 10mm thick rusty bar he was handcuffed to or the 5mm thick chain of the cuffs themselves?

[Insidious]

I was pleasantly surprised by the turn of events from last night's episode. My brain started to go "ugh, another story arc full of gang warfare and turf battles" just with zombies thrown in the mix. But...it took on a decidedly different spin by the end of the episode. I like this series. Very interested to see how it plays out.

[Editor]

Was anyone else bothered by the stupidity of Merle in using the hacksaw on his arm instead of the 10mm thick rusty bar he was handcuffed to or the 5mm thick chain of the cuffs themselves?

They did speculate that the blade may have been too weak for cutting metal.

[The Legend]

Was anyone else bothered by the stupidity of Merle in using the hacksaw on his arm instead of the 10mm thick rusty bar he was handcuffed to or the 5mm thick chain of the cuffs themselves?

They did speculate that the blade may have been too weak for cutting metal.

If you could cut through bone you could cut through a thin bar of rusty steel. I get that it was done for shock value and to add interest to the character's plight but it's one of those things that just seems stupid when you see it on screen.