The Walking dead

[Jdaught]

I didn't catch it. Blew me away when I heard that interview and his British accent.

 

[tom_gamer]

Yesterday I heard Andrew Lincoln(Rick) talking... and he's British and has a very posh accent, I could never have guessed.

Can you as native speaker realise that he is faking the accent?

I saw an interview as well and noticed the change, but I don't think his change is as impressive as Hugh Laurie's. Hugh has a super thick British accent but does an amazing job covering it.

 

[dudius]

I saw an interview as well and noticed the change, but I don't think his change is as impressive as Hugh Laurie's. Hugh has a super thick British accent but does an amazing job covering it.

Yes but Lincoln is doing a southern accent which most actors fail at faking.

 

[tom_gamer]

Yes but Lincoln is doing a southern accent which most actors fail at faking.

That is true, I didn't even realize it...maybe its because I am from the south and I hear that all the time, hmmmm

 

[HoppyDaze]

Just caught up on this thread and noticed a few things:

1. For you guys arguing over psychology degrees and condescending tones...thanks for including all of us in your bickering.
2. The over analysis of the "mistakes" the show is making needs to stop. The show is awesome, enough said.
3. Lori is a whore and their son is a little b!tch
4. I love that crazy guy is back...

 

[oakbarn]

Must be the virus that gives him the ability to talk like that. I had no idea he was so affected by the infection.

 

[ciphin78]

Am I the only one that thought this past episode [S3E3] was the worst one i've seen in a while? "The Gov" is so bad I almost can't take it, he's got a massive case of Liam Neeson wanna'be, and loose the vest. It's the south and hot as hell. And as a personal pet peeve, I don't like not seeing my main characters for an entire episode.

 

[jhhicks]

Am I the only one that thought this past episode [S3E3] was the worst one i've seen in a while? "The Gov" is so bad I almost can't take it, he's got a massive case of Liam Neeson wanna'be, and loose the vest. It's the south and hot as hell. And as a personal pet peeve, I don't like not seeing my main characters for an entire episode.

I agree, with such a strong start to season 3, this episode really cocked it up. Horrible.

 

[dudius]

I like to watch Talking Dead after the episodes, after the last one they had a producer from the show who explained that the main reason they allowed an episode that focused on the town was so that they could give the viewers a good idea of what it was all about without making you learn little bits over a prolonged time. I disliked it, especially since I've hated Andrea since Day One (her sister was cute, wish she'd have lived), but I think it will be nice if it means the rest of the season can keep up a good pace. The slow pace of Season 2 has always been my biggest complaint about the show.

 

[MalFet]

The slow pace of Season 2 has always been my biggest complaint about the show.

Indeed...the show reminds me of Battlestar Galactica in that sense: rich story with complex characters, but also serious difficulties with pacing. In survival shows, it's hard to keep the plot moving in times of relative stability.

 

[dudius]

Indeed...the show reminds me of Battlestar Galactica in that sense: rich story with complex characters, but also serious difficulties with pacing. In survival shows, it's hard to keep the plot moving in times of relative stability.

Except Season 2 really dragged on the awful love triangle. It just killed me that stuff was continuously popping up. I was very happy when Sean died because I knew the story wouldn't be stuck on that crap anymore.

 

[Revvy]

Am I the only one that thought this past episode [S3E3] was the worst one i've seen in a while? "The Gov" is so bad I almost can't take it, he's got a massive case of Liam Neeson wanna'be, and loose the vest. It's the south and hot as hell. And as a personal pet peeve, I don't like not seeing my main characters for an entire episode.

Wow, I actually felt the opposite. I liked this episode. I found it interesting to see what type of world the Governor had created. I expected something more "road warrior-esque," more militaristic, like in the Stand, The Road, or some of the other post apocalyptic stories, instead we kinda see a Jericho type "idyllic" town, but of course with a underbelly of something.

Plus it was nice to finally get to see more about Michonne finally. Plus the whole Merle thing.

I thought the Gov was quite well cast actually. That slightly honeyed southern drawl covering up the ruthlessness. And WTF with the heads in the aquarium?

I'm kinda a little tired of the other group, so to get away for awhile and see what else is going on in the walking dead "world."

I actually think it was one of the best "un eventful" episodes in awhile.

 

[ciphin78]

I hear you. Don't get me wrong, I still love the show. Just wasn't as impressed with E3 and for me the Gov character just seems tired. Oh, and as far as the heads in the tanks...kinda cool, but I thought for sure it was going to be his wife and kid all zombied and locked in a room since he took special care to look at their picture just before going in there.

 

[Revvy]

... but I thought for sure it was going to be his wife and kid all zombied and locked in a room since he took special care to look at their picture just before going in there.

I thought the same thing, or even their heads in the tanks (trying to preserve their brains and maybe re-attach them to zombie bodies in a way to bring them "back.") But they didn't look like family, so it was more surprising to see that.

 

[infamouz-X]

walking dead rocks

 

[tszetela]

I just can't get past associating the Govt with his role in the "The Reaping." But then againg he is not that different in either role

 

[rifraf]

I hear you. Don't get me wrong, I still love the show. Just wasn't as impressed with E3 and for me the Gov character just seems tired. Oh, and as far as the heads in the tanks...kinda cool, but I thought for sure it was going to be his wife and kid all zombied and locked in a room since he took special care to look at their picture just before going in there.

COMIC BOOK SPOILER:


In the books it's his daughter he's got chained up. He's keeping her hoping that she learns to recognize him etc.

 

[mcwilcr]

My cousin posted this on her Facebook page and I thought it was worth sharing here.

 

[tom_gamer]

COMIC BOOK SPOILER:

In the books it's his daughter he's got chained up. He's keeping her hoping that she learns to recognize him etc.

That sounds better than the creepy fish tanks. I took the tanks as a form of TV. Sitting on the couch, drinking some whiskey after a long day at work and watching...fish tanks of heads?

 

[Jdaught]

I thought it was cheesy an one of the worst episodes of the series yet. IMO

 

[Punity]

I didnt mind it because i was wondering when the one hand band was coming back, but yea it kind of dragged on but the dark side of the colony i think will be great later in the season.

 

[Brewcrew02]

The prisoners said 292 days if I remember correctly, so yeah right about 10 months.

Speaking of timing, I felt like they messed up time tracking right from the get-go. Rick started off in a hospital bed. How long could he have possibly survived with no one attending to him? Any IV would have run out in hours, at which point he'd need water in no more than a few days. So lets say he sat there for three days before he woke up. From the time he woke until he linked up with the group, only a few more days passed, maybe a week. Let's go on a big limb and say 2 weeks.

Now, you're telling me it only took Lori maybe 3 weeks total to go from mourning a husband who had been shot and then probably killed by zombies, to face-down ass-up sex in a tent in the middle of the day with his best friend and partner? This is why I've hated her from the get go.

But, as someone who knows from experience the bond between cops when they work as partners, maybe I just 'get' it more than everyone else, who knows.

Reminds me of Ludacris.
I agree with this wonderment too. They made it seem like he was in the hospital for months... Whatever.

I'm SURE this has also been mentioned but 80 pages is a metric funk ton of pages to deal with so feel free to riddle me this Batman>>

How does the whole bite/scratch thing work and not the "I just offed more zombies in the last 4 minutes than probably humanly possible and on top of that, like 90% of their "brain-juice/face-blood" got in, on, or around my mouth, eyes, or rectum! But I ain't turnin' zombie BLEAAATCH!!!"

Am I just stuck on rage virus and 28 days later stuff or shouldn't the sheer amount of zombie-juice they get on them have some effects?

 

[tom_gamer]

Reminds me of Ludacris.
I agree with this wonderment too. They made it seem like he was in the hospital for months... Whatever.

I'm SURE this has also been mentioned but 80 pages is a metric funk ton of pages to deal with so feel free to riddle me this Batman>>

How does the whole bite/scratch thing work and not the "I just offed more zombies in the last 4 minutes than probably humanly possible and on top of that, like 90% of their "brain-juice/face-blood" got in, on, or around my mouth, eyes, or rectum! But I ain't turnin' zombie BLEAAATCH!!!"

Am I just stuck on rage virus and 28 days later stuff or shouldn't the sheer amount of zombie-juice they get on them have some effects?

I think the same thing. They need be careful with that!

I think the offical answer is that they already have the virus but that they need to die to convert. Although I am no sure how the simple bit comes in...I'm confused

 

[dudius]

My guess is it lies dormant until skin is broken to cause infection. But that doesn't make much sense because if someone scrapes a knee away from zombies, they could turn into a zombie. The whole space between a dormant infection and a zombie bite confuse me because of that.

 

[Brewcrew02]

How zombies work apparently:

http://zombie.wikia.com/wiki/Solanum

 

[rifraf]

In The Walking Dead, the bite or scratch don't actually transfer the zombie virus. Everyone already has it, the bite or scratch just gives you a very bad "normal" infection that kills you. You then come back due to the virus you were already carrying.

I guess ingestion of bits or drops in your eyes doesn't make you sick enough to kill you.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

^ This

The Walking Dead doesn't follow the Solanum rules exactly.

 

[dudius]

In The Walking Dead, the bite or scratch don't actually transfer the zombie virus. Everyone already has it, the bite or scratch just gives you a very bad "normal" infection that kills you. You then come back due to the virus you were already carrying.

I guess ingestion of bits or drops in your eyes doesn't make you sick enough to kill you.

I guess I just don't really understand why a zombie bite or scratch kills so much faster than anything else. Unless you wanna just peg it on extreme bacterial infection.

 

[rifraf]

I guess I just don't really understand why a zombie bite or scratch kills so much faster than anything else. Unless you wanna just peg it on extreme bacterial infection.

That's it basically.

 

[Slyko]

Hmmmm...................................

Zombie juice! :cross: