The Walking Dead!

[Wickedkitten]

I'm confused by the thread subtitle, does this mean that this is on FX in the UK on 05 November?

If so, that's flipping fantatsic, as I'm planning on staying in with a heavily sedated dog.

Yes it will be on FX on Friday

[ZOK]

Brilliant news, thanks Kit!

[Goose]

I really enjoyed that. More than a couple of times it went the other way than expectations would have you think it was going to go. Lincoln seems fine so far too. Practical zombie effects looked great and I liked the way there wasn't a massive "and here's what happened" when he was talking to the guy and his son. In fact, he didn't even ask how it all came about - much better to just see the aftermath of it all.

My only gripe, and it's a very, very tiny one -

How did Lincoln stay alive for over a month, with no one attending him? The guy and his son mentioned either his wife had turned a month ago or they'd come to that house a month ago. So surely that means Lincoln was in that coma for at least six weeks?

Roll on episode 2.

[Cthulhu Steev]

I loved the bit in the park

when he followed the slime trail of the Return Of The Living Dead's half-zombie through the park and apologised for its circumstance before putting it out of its misery.

And Zombie wife's bird-like twitching through the peep-hole was pretty creepy.

I loved all of it actually, it was a fantastic start and as a big fan of the comics I am hugely relieved.

[Mogster]

I've just watched the episode myself, and I thought it was pretty much perfect. I'm pleasantly surprised by the ratings too.

[Rudi von Starnberg]

I really enjoyed that. More than a couple of times it went the other way than expectations would have you think it was going to go. Lincoln seems fine so far too. Practical zombie effects looked great and I liked the way there wasn't a massive "and here's what happened" when he was talking to the guy and his son. In fact, he didn't even ask how it all came about - much better to just see the aftermath of it all.

My only gripe, and it's a very, very tiny one -

How did Lincoln stay alive for over a month, with no one attending him? The guy and his son mentioned either his wife had turned a month ago or they'd come to that house a month ago. So surely that means Lincoln was in that coma for at least six weeks?

Roll on episode 2.

Who's to say

how long he was actually unattended? The hospital clearly functioned to some extent during the outbreak.

[NecroMorrius]

Yeah, it's implied he's the last patient, so it follows he was probably treated by the last remaining doctor as long as possible. I liked the gurney pushed across the door of his room, probably the only thing that kept him from being zombie chow along with everyone else. He had a drip as well, I think?

[Goose]

Both excellent answers

[ScouserInExile]

You can last a couple of months without food, expecially if you are comatose. But the drip thing doesn't really hold up, even on a very slow drip, it wouldn't last that long, so he'd dehydrate within a week or so.

Artistic licence, though. So I'm willing to let it go.

[NecroMorrius]

Maybe it's all a dream.

The doctor treating him could have legged it five minutes before he woke up for all we know!

[Steve McQueef]

Maybe his wound was fatal and this is all a dying dream?

Like fuck!

[NecroMorrius]

Disappointment/10!

[Barnard]

I had to hide my eyes a few times whilst watching. Especially

when he was lighting the matches on the fire escape stairwell, I was expecting the worst every time the light flared up.

[Goose]

Harthacnut, that's exactly why I loved the show. A few times I expected it to go one way and instead it went the other. Are the rest of the episodes 40 or so minutes long?

[Hoodedclaw]

its bloody ace , finally something worth watching on tv

[futureshock]

its bloody ace , finally something worth watching on tv

Check out AMC's other productions - Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

[SqueakyG]

We must first thank George Romero for creating this genre. Then ask him why he couldn't make anything as good as this for the last 25 years.

[roskelld]

We must first thank George Romero for creating this genre. Then ask him why he couldn't make anything as good as this for the last 25 years.

Survival of the Dead was great.

The Ferry scene in-particular was pure class.

[Monkeyboy]

Is this on in the US now? How many episodes have there been? Just the one?

[Ben]

The first episode screened at the weekend in the States.

[Wickedkitten]

I think I might just watch this on FX HD really. Seems more of a Friday/Saturday thing than a Monday thing for sure.

[Monkeyboy]

Just watched it, and thought it was fucking excellent. I'm impressed by the scale of some TV shows these days. It was like watching a movie. I thought Lincoln was pretty good as well.

[Eighthours]

Just watched it too, and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. Proper big-scale stuff, like only the Americans can do. Looked absolutely mega-budget, great performances, lovely sparse use of music (we can argue about the ending here, but the long periods of silence in the rest of the episode were great, and very unusual for television), and the writing was very good.

Which came first, by the way: the comic, or 28 Days Later?

[Rudi von Starnberg]

Day of the Triffids.

e: I don't mean that to sound snippy.

[snowbind]

Iirc 28 days was 02 TWD 03.

[Comrade]

I liked it when Egg shot some zombies.

[neoELITE]

I've got this set to record the whole series. The problem is, Mrs neoELITE won't watch anything with zombies - even Pet Semetary. I've told her that, although it's called The Walking Dead, it's more about the living battling for survival in a World that has simply ceased in terms of normal civilisation. She isn't going to like it is she?

I've not watched an entire US series on TV since Twin Peaks

[NecroMorrius]

Just watched it too, and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. Proper big-scale stuff, like only the Americans can do. Looked absolutely mega-budget, great performances, lovely sparse use of music (we can argue about the ending here, but the long periods of silence in the rest of the episode were great, and very unusual for television), and the writing was very good.

Which came first, by the way: the comic, or 28 Days Later?

First issue was written in 1999, before 28 days later released, but wasn't published until after 28 days later released. Besides, the two are wildly different after the opening scenes.

Agree about the music, though there's so little of it that Bear McReary is doing this right now:

[Spartan]

Watched it last night. A throughly depressing and bleak affair

Basically an amazingly good adaption and I've found a new addiction

[DarhkFox]

Quite enjoyed it, even though the first 30 mins was like watching 28 Days Later.

My only thing with most of the episode was that i had seen it all before in all the other zombie films i have seen. Im hoping it will be different, the ending offered hope of this.