Walking Dead

lovemyvq · 04-04-2016, 11:48 AM

There was a season finale to a show last night? All I saw was a 90 minute commercial with a few quick shots of some folks driving around and talking. Aka this entire pointless, boring, lazy season. Too bad, since things started out very promising. After the mid-season finale it just went downhill. The finale really encapsulated the entire season of time wasting for me. 90 minutes of fluff and filler all for a brief moment of action capped off with a truly lazy writers ending. A cheap cliff hanger ending is just cheap. It was especially disappointing considering the visuals leading up to it which were outstanding. Really? CGI blood dripping on the screen? Did Negan lucille the camera man lol? I can honestly say this season has cemented my decision to stop watching the show. The show just refuses to allow natural progression of characters or story arcs of any kind. Tired and endlessly repeating characters with rinse, lather and repeat story lines is this show in spades. There's just too many better, more entertaining shows out there right now to spend time on.

RicerX · 04-04-2016, 01:28 PM

**** this show.

Last night was thinly veiled 90 minutes of cashing in on ad revenue. There was zero reason from a story standpoint to make it 90 minutes, especially when they committed to absolutely nothing at the end.

That first person view of the blood coming down was comical. Pretty sure that was an overlay from MSPaint. Cheap effects to fully seal the deal on a weak *** cheap ******* ending.

I'm mad that I spent time on it this season... I've been struggling since Terminus. "The Walking". Dead was redundant in the title that season.

This season truly cemented itself as the "Toyota Prius" of TV shows - terrible content and execution, but makes for a good run of commercials.

Jordo! · 04-04-2016, 03:45 PM

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Eugene is too important to how the story develops, but then so was Andrea...

I agree that Darryl is the most likely, but he's so popular...

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Glen should get the honor -- he earned it,

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and it would be extra horrible, given that Maggie is there.

I endured a few minutes of the Chris Hardwick Licks AMC and Kirkman's Balls Show, and they had the gall to claim that this wasn't just a "cheap stunt", and that the pay off next season would be worth it.

No, it most certainly is a cheap stunt, and they are writing IOU's their production team rarely makes good on.

I'll hang in to see Negan -- although I usually don't like their deviations from the comic (and not because "canon" , but rather just not better writing), I did like their take on the Governor... well, other than them really toning it down in regard to his various interactions with Michonne, but I certainly understand why they couldn't go there.

So, their version of Negan might turn out to have been worth the wait...

We'll see, I guess...

The Dimer · 04-04-2016, 04:01 PM

I feel the same way about Negan. The shows adaptation will certainly have less of a foul mouth (which I think is a large part of his character's personality) but there are ways to work around it and I liked what I saw last night, so here to hoping the writers don't totally ruin him.

Scott Gimple's excuse for not showing which character dies is complete crap. He said the character getting killed was the end of one story and the effects after it are the start of a new one. Then why not show who died to properly end the story? If they just gloss over the actual murder and start season 7 with people in mourning I may stop watching right then and there.

BlackZeda · 04-05-2016, 07:57 AM

Well the season finale was a disappointment, but overall TWD IMO is still better than 98% of the complete garbage that is being pushed as entertainment nowadays.

The good stuff:

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I think you guys covered all the bad stuff....

DCNISMO · 04-06-2016, 11:45 AM

It's going to be Eugene......after all he gave Rick the plans to make bullets before he drove off. No way in hell AMC kills Daryl......they make too much money off merchandise from him and having his own show, he will not die. Glenn to much like the comics, Abraham no, because it's expected. Won't be Rick or Carl, too integral to the show. You don't kill the lead character. Negan does not seem to kill women, so that removes Maggie and Michone. So it's going to be Eugene......

DCNISMO · 10-24-2016, 06:58 AM

Well it was Glenn and Abraham.......seeing Glen with the skull crushed in and his eye popping out was pretty gruesome.......So now we have a whole season of Rick being Negan's *itch.

SgtGoldy · 10-24-2016, 08:15 AM

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Well it was Glenn and Abraham.......seeing Glen with the skull crushed in and his eye popping out was pretty gruesome.......So now we have a whole season of Rick being Negan's *itch.

Okay, abraham was bad... But Glenn... my dude. I thought homie was already dead once. Guess theres no possible way from him to come back from this one lol.

Rick is being a little b*tch, but if I was told to cut my kids arm off I would start acting like a b*tch too. IDK I think I would be doing exactly what Rick is. That's an army, they just brutally killed two of your people & enjoyed the hell out of it.

I had to do a palate cleanser after that episode, I watched the Simpson and Regular Show lol.

DCNISMO · 10-24-2016, 09:09 AM

Here is what bugs me about the show......we have all of these various places in and around Alexandria Va, where I suppose the New Alexandrian s live....well how can these large groups (Saviors, NA, Negas Army....and others) exist without really knowing about each other for quite some time? And the timelines....well Karl is almost grown up...but Gimple and others say its really not been more than a year or so since the outbreak....In reality, they need to show that at least 5 years have gone by....and why not explore DC some in the show? The NA enclosure would be about 10 miles away from them. In five years or so...it would all have gone to crap....weeds and trees growing up in roads, buildings collapsed, all kinds of things. Lets have them explore the DC metro tunnel systems, the capitol, and other places to forage. By now, most of the ammo would be go too.

SgtGoldy · 10-24-2016, 09:23 AM

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Here is what bugs me about the show......we have all of these various places in and around Alexandria Va, where I suppose the New Alexandrian s live....well how can these large groups (Saviors, NA, Negas Army....and others) exist without really knowing about each other for quite some time? And the timelines....well Karl is almost grown up...but Gimple and others say its really not been more than a year or so since the outbreak....In reality, they need to show that at least 5 years have gone by....and why not explore DC some in the show? The NA enclosure would be about 10 miles away from them. In five years or so...it would all have gone to crap....weeds and trees growing up in roads, buildings collapsed, all kinds of things. Lets have them explore the DC metro tunnel systems, the capitol, and other places to forage. By now, most of the ammo would be go too.

LOL THE AMMO! Everytime I watch they just poppin rounds like they grow on trees haha. Killin me.

DCNISMO · 10-24-2016, 09:49 AM

Exactly.....by now all the gun stores would be raided and the Armories too. Plus they all have nice looking machine guns.....once again not lots of ammo for those applications around after 5 years. THings would devolve by now into more primitive battle....and gas?? They seem to have lots of it....after 5 years it would be bad bad gas. Full of moisture and turning into molasses. Plus after 5 years, the zombies...the first, second, and third batches....would be wasted away....Call be Debby Downer....But IF they followed time....then it would be more than find sanctuary, fight, lose each other, run, come back together, find villian...rinse and repeat.

SgtGoldy · 10-24-2016, 09:57 AM

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Exactly.....by now all the gun stores would be raided and the Armories too. Plus they all have nice looking machine guns.....once again not lots of ammo for those applications around after 5 years. THings would devolve by now into more primitive battle....and gas?? They seem to have lots of it....after 5 years it would be bad bad gas. Full of moisture and turning into molasses. Plus after 5 years, the zombies...the first, second, and third batches....would be wasted away....Call be Debby Downer....But IF they followed time....then it would be more than find sanctuary, fight, lose each other, run, come back together, find villian...rinse and repeat.

Also all the Eotech (With working batteries), supressors, etc. They're guns are tach the f*ck out. where the hell do they keep finding supressors??? and where are all these CR123 batteries coming from for their optics???

in all honesty we can pick this show the f*ck apart, but it is what it is.

Chuck33079 · 10-24-2016, 10:10 AM

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Also all the Eotech (With working batteries), supressors, etc. They're guns are tach the f*ck out. where the hell do they keep finding supressors??? and where are all these CR123 batteries coming from for their optics???

in all honesty we can pick this show the f*ck apart, but it is what it is.

You're asking that about a show in which Daryl has NEVER had any kind of sights on his crossbow?

SgtGoldy · 10-24-2016, 10:21 AM

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You're asking that about a show in which Daryl has NEVER had any kind of sights on his crossbow?

Never even thought about that one hahaha

DCNISMO · 10-24-2016, 10:06 AM

Another good point....by now most batteries would be dead and drained. It is what it is, I agree, but now in the 7th season....they need to address some of these things. Food would be getting scarce too. The supermarkets would long be empty. It would all be canned food too. And they seem to have lots of bottled water. Fresh and unopened. Once again, long since depleted.

04-04-2016, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 419	( Click to show/hide ) Abraham was the one who was supposed to get killed by Dwight's crossbow... he's a reasonable target. Eugene is too important to how the story develops, but then so was Andrea... I agree that Darryl is the most likely, but he's so popular... ( Click to show/hide ) (and his issues with Dwight actually could facilitate the plot twists for Dwight after they go to war). Glen should get the honor -- he earned it, ( Click to show/hide ) and whether or not the fans care, its both consistent with the comic and it would be extra horrible, given that Maggie is there. I endured a few minutes of the Chris Hardwick Licks AMC and Kirkman's Balls Show, and they had the gall to claim that this wasn't just a "cheap stunt", and that the pay off next season would be worth it. No, it most certainly is a cheap stunt, and they are writing IOU's their production team rarely makes good on. I'll hang in to see Negan -- although I usually don't like their deviations from the comic (and not because "canon" , but rather just not better writing), I did like their take on the Governor... well, other than them really toning it down in regard to his various interactions with Michonne, but I certainly understand why they couldn't go there. So, their version of Negan might turn out to have been worth the wait... We'll see, I guess... __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 04-04-2016 at 03:51 PM.

04-04-2016, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Dimer Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bolingbrook, IL Posts: 632 Drives: 2010 PW 370z Rep Power: 16	I feel the same way about Negan. The shows adaptation will certainly have less of a foul mouth (which I think is a large part of his character's personality) but there are ways to work around it and I liked what I saw last night, so here to hoping the writers don't totally ruin him. Scott Gimple's excuse for not showing which character dies is complete crap. He said the character getting killed was the end of one story and the effects after it are the start of a new one. Then why not show who died to properly end the story? If they just gloss over the actual murder and start season 7 with people in mourning I may stop watching right then and there. __________________ K&N Drop-Ins, Z1 Post-MAF Tubes, FI 18" CF TDX, TWM Short Throw Shifter w/ A6 Leopard Knob, 'esfourteen' clutch helper spring, 'kellyefields' hood struts.

04-05-2016, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
BlackZeda A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,109 Drives: 19 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 23	Well the season finale was a disappointment, but overall TWD IMO is still better than 98% of the complete garbage that is being pushed as entertainment nowadays. The good stuff: ( Click to show/hide ) Abraham and Eugene's bromance. Father Gabriel's stepping up and being more like Sgt/Det Carver! Morgan is becoming more likable. I think you guys covered all the bad stuff....

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04-04-2016, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
lovemyvq Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: London, Ontario Age: 41 Posts: 83 Drives: 05 350Z, 11 370Z Rep Power: 30	There was a season finale to a show last night? All I saw was a 90 minute commercial with a few quick shots of some folks driving around and talking. Aka this entire pointless, boring, lazy season. Too bad, since things started out very promising. After the mid-season finale it just went downhill. The finale really encapsulated the entire season of time wasting for me. 90 minutes of fluff and filler all for a brief moment of action capped off with a truly lazy writers ending. A cheap cliff hanger ending is just cheap. It was especially disappointing considering the visuals leading up to it which were outstanding. Really? CGI blood dripping on the screen? Did Negan lucille the camera man lol? I can honestly say this season has cemented my decision to stop watching the show. The show just refuses to allow natural progression of characters or story arcs of any kind. Tired and endlessly repeating characters with rinse, lather and repeat story lines is this show in spades. There's just too many better, more entertaining shows out there right now to spend time on.

04-04-2016, 01:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
RicerX Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: TN Posts: 597 Drives: To the Pizza joint. Rep Power: 7721	** this show. Last night was thinly veiled 90 minutes of cashing in on ad revenue. There was zero reason from a story standpoint to make it 90 minutes, especially when they committed to absolutely nothing at the end. That first person view of the blood coming down was comical. Pretty sure that was an overlay from MSPaint. Cheap effects to fully seal the deal on a weak * cheap ******* ending. I'm mad that I spent time on it this season... I've been struggling since Terminus. "The Walking". Dead was redundant in the title that season. This season truly cemented itself as the "Toyota Prius" of TV shows - terrible content and execution, but makes for a good run of commercials.

04-06-2016, 11:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	It's going to be Eugene......after all he gave Rick the plans to make bullets before he drove off. No way in hell AMC kills Daryl......they make too much money off merchandise from him and having his own show, he will not die. Glenn to much like the comics, Abraham no, because it's expected. Won't be Rick or Carl, too integral to the show. You don't kill the lead character. Negan does not seem to kill women, so that removes Maggie and Michone. So it's going to be Eugene......

10-24-2016, 06:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	Well it was Glenn and Abraham.......seeing Glen with the skull crushed in and his eye popping out was pretty gruesome.......So now we have a whole season of Rick being Negan's *itch.

10-24-2016, 09:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	Here is what bugs me about the show......we have all of these various places in and around Alexandria Va, where I suppose the New Alexandrian s live....well how can these large groups (Saviors, NA, Negas Army....and others) exist without really knowing about each other for quite some time? And the timelines....well Karl is almost grown up...but Gimple and others say its really not been more than a year or so since the outbreak....In reality, they need to show that at least 5 years have gone by....and why not explore DC some in the show? The NA enclosure would be about 10 miles away from them. In five years or so...it would all have gone to crap....weeds and trees growing up in roads, buildings collapsed, all kinds of things. Lets have them explore the DC metro tunnel systems, the capitol, and other places to forage. By now, most of the ammo would be go too.

10-24-2016, 09:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	Exactly.....by now all the gun stores would be raided and the Armories too. Plus they all have nice looking machine guns.....once again not lots of ammo for those applications around after 5 years. THings would devolve by now into more primitive battle....and gas?? They seem to have lots of it....after 5 years it would be bad bad gas. Full of moisture and turning into molasses. Plus after 5 years, the zombies...the first, second, and third batches....would be wasted away....Call be Debby Downer....But IF they followed time....then it would be more than find sanctuary, fight, lose each other, run, come back together, find villian...rinse and repeat.

10-24-2016, 10:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	Another good point....by now most batteries would be dead and drained. It is what it is, I agree, but now in the 7th season....they need to address some of these things. Food would be getting scarce too. The supermarkets would long be empty. It would all be canned food too. And they seem to have lots of bottled water. Fresh and unopened. Once again, long since depleted.