tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post8604699906790395417..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Hollywood Babble On & On #639: Walking Dead Writers Get Their Walking PapersFurious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-41062828462848697382010-12-02T22:28:47.327-04:002010-12-02T22:28:47.327-04:00I thought B5 was a great SF show, it did have one ...I thought B5 was a great SF show, it did have one of the best lines uttered by a female character.<br /><br />"Only one human captian ever survived an attack on a Minbari Fleet, he is behind me and you are in front of me, if you vaule your lives leave now."Gary T. Burnaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498841646544658878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-34606829465429362562010-12-01T16:18:10.206-04:002010-12-01T16:18:10.206-04:00When I first heard this announced, I thought it wo...When I first heard this announced, I thought it would be right up my alley. Having seen four episodes, my feelings are pretty mixed. I mean, Kirkman and Darabont! I like both of 'em! ...Don't I?<br /><br />I've never read 'The Walking Dead'. I have, however, read the first sixty or so issues of 'Invincible', Kirkman's other big comic. As interesting as some of the dynamics were, I gave up on it after the eighteenth time a previously-recurring villain got their intestines ripped out in a way that was apparently supposed to shock me. Sadly, I've begun to realize that, it's quite possible that Kirkman's just a one-trick pony, which is all the sadder when it's the same trick that every other Joe Blow in the comics industry has been using for the last ten years - Mindless Violence That Pretends To Have A Point (TM).<br /><br />Meanwhile, as much as I like Darabont's stuff (when people say something is 'schmultzy', that's actually a compliment in my eyes), I have never, despite multiple attempts, been able to make it through 'The Mist'. And it's not (exactly) for the reason you'd first expect. And this series seems to be going in the same general direction as that - to paraphrase one critic, a whole bunch of people stand around airing their personal issues to each other while a mindless horde claws at the door, but only gets through when it's dramatically appropriate.<br /><br />I'm sure the kind of people who like to call themselves sophisticated TV viewers because they watch shows about drug dealers and 50s ad execs and undertakers are in love with this stuff, and probably tell everyone 'oh, yes, I watch that Zombie Show, but it's not REEEALLY about the Zombies, it's about the Relationships!' ...Yeah. I'm gonna have to say, if the last two episodes manage to un-wow me as much as the others, count me the heck out.Striker Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-30852363674055578302010-12-01T15:40:22.947-04:002010-12-01T15:40:22.947-04:00I'm amused (and bemused) by those that think t...I'm amused (and bemused) by those that think the first episode was the best one. I thought it was very slow, and was frustrated with Rick being such a dumbass. (At least in the comic when he wakes up the first thing he does is look in the dresser in his room and GET DRESSED.)<br /><br />Although the show has strayed drastically from the source material, it's not unexpected and really was necessary. The first 12 issues (if I remember correctly) were all set at that camp. Can you imagine that for a TV show? Zzzzzzz.<br /><br />Rick did go into Atlanta on horseback, but he was saved by Glen and only Glen. No scavenger party, no tank, no Dodge Charger, no Merle, etc. So, we needed the extra characters to build relationships and drama and conflict, etc. If only they had made those extra characters (and the originals, for that matter) actually LIKABLE. <br /><br />The writing thusfar has been sloppy, IMO. Rick is lectured by Glen about how hard it is to get in and out of Atlanta to scavenge .. yet they slip in and out with hardly any trouble at all. The dialog is laughable at times and the characters are more like caricatures. Caricatures of stereotypes, for that matter. <br /><br />Still. We're talking zombies. Or "infected" (but that's a whole other debate). So, I'll watch. Once I saw how far the show had strayed from the comic, I told myself to forget the comics and just accept the TV show for what it was. I just haven't decided what that is, yet.Lindazillanoreply@blogger.com