AMC's The Walking Dead

[MarkGrace]

Did he not like the premiere or something?

[UteStar]

My wife and I watched it and really liked it. I liked how there is the build up. It was not nonstop action of killing and running from zombies...that would have become quickly tiresome. The writers are telling the story. That is good. With that said, there seems to be little doubt that there will be some action and zombie killing -with the story and character development being center stage. Thumbs up.

[falafel]

I watched the premier last night, but I wasn't blown away. It was good, and I'll return next week, but I felt like it was a little empty, especially for an hour and a half premier. I don't know what it was. Probably would have liked to have met a few more characters, or maybe spent a little more time with Shane and Carl and Lori.

Or at least give me some more info about the fever. That would be the FIRST thing I'd ask about when I woke up at the black dude's house. What's this disease? How did it start? How far has it spread? What was the news before the broadcasts went down? Instead, the main dude was just like "there's a fever that turns people into walkers? Bummer. I wonder where my family went." Even if they don't want to address those questions in the premier, the least they could do is acknowledge them.

Anyway, it looks like it will be a good show and I will be watching. I'm interested to see who

Spoiler for premier ending:

that punk is that knew he was in the tank and spoke to him on the radio. And how he gets out of the tank.

[LiveCoug]

I'm interested to see who

Spoiler for premier ending:

that punk is that knew he was in the tank and spoke to him on the radio. And how he gets out of the tank.

If you had watched the preview for next week, you would know.

[falafel]

If you had watched the preview for next week, you would know.

Yes, I purposely stopped the recording at that point. I hate when the give stuff away.

[MarkGrace]

Or at least give me some more info about the fever. That would be the FIRST thing I'd ask about when I woke up at the black dude's house. What's this disease? How did it start? How far has it spread? What was the news before the broadcasts went down? Instead, the main dude was just like "there's a fever that turns people into walkers? Bummer. I wonder where my family went." Even if they don't want to address those questions in the premier, the least they could do is acknowledge them

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My buddy and I were talking about this last night, as I wondered if they would at some point give us more information about what happened, or if they'd treat this brand of apocalypse the way The Road did: how and why it happened is not the point so much as it did happen and the only thing you can really do is deal with the aftermath.

That said, I'm guessing that in this show we'll get a lot more background as to what happened at some point.

[LiveCoug]

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My buddy and I were talking about this last night, as I wondered if they would at some point give us more information about what happened, or if they'd treat this brand of apocalypse the way The Road did: how and why it happened is not the point so much as it did happen and the only thing you can really do is deal with the aftermath.

That said, I'm guessing that in this show we'll get a lot more background as to what happened at some point.

That's how it should be and I believe that's how it should be. Who cares how it came about, that's not the point.

[Coach McGuirk]

Yes, I purposely stopped the recording at that point. I hate when the give stuff away.

except when you want them too.

[MarkGrace]

I watched the premier last night, but I wasn't blown away. It was good, and I'll return next week, but I felt like it was a little empty, especially for an hour and a half premier. I don't know what it was.

Maybe the lack of diagloue? In the first half hour of the show, I'm guessing there was a total of about five minute worth of dialogue. But, that's kind of what I loved about it. It created sort of this vast emptiness that created a mood and ambiance. You could have never gotten away with something like that on network TV.

[MarkGrace]

Maybe the lack of diagloue? In the first half hour of the show, I'm guessing there was a total of about five minute worth of dialogue. But, that's kind of what I loved about it. It created sort of this vast emptiness that created a mood and ambiance. You could have never gotten away with something like that on network TV.

That first half hour in some ways reminded me of the opening to There Will Be Blood. Seemed to have something of a similar purpose.

[Green Lantern]

Or at least give me some more info about the fever. That would be the FIRST thing I'd ask about when I woke up at the black dude's house. What's this disease? How did it start? How far has it spread? What was the news before the broadcasts went down? Instead, the main dude was just like "there's a fever that turns people into walkers? Bummer. I wonder where my family went." Even if they don't want to address those questions in the premier, the least they could do is acknowledge them.

See, to me that is the least interesting part of the story. The story is about survival in a dystopic world. Who cares how it happened? What use would that information have to the survivors? All that matters now is how to keep on going. You'll probably want to know that, if this series stays at all true to its source material, it will never answer those questions you're asking.

[falafel]

That's how it should be and I believe that's how it should be. Who cares how it came about, that's not the point.

In a show that goes on for several seasons, you've got to address it. Any normal person with any normal amount of curiosity would at least ask about it. I don't think you can go on for several seasons without someone at least asking the questions, even if the answer is "we don't know for sure, and the lines of communication went down before we could get any answers."

The Road is a different story. They don't start at the beginning of the apocalypse. We assume the characters all know what caused the apocalypse, that's why its not important for the reader/viewer to know. Here, the main character has no idea what brought about this cataclysmic change. One moment everything is normal, the next moment he wakes up and his town is dead save for a dude and his kid and dozens of zombies, and he's not curious? It doesn't ring true.

[Green Lantern]

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That said, I'm guessing that in this show we'll get a lot more background as to what happened at some point.

Most likely not, if the source material is any indication.

[LiveCoug]

In a show that goes on for several seasons, you've got to address it. Any normal person with any normal amount of curiosity would at least ask about it. I don't think you can go on for several seasons without someone at least asking the questions, even if the answer is "we don't know for sure, and the lines of communication went down before we could get any answers."

The Road is a different story. They don't start at the beginning of the apocalypse. We assume the characters all know what caused the apocalypse, that's why its not important for the reader/viewer to know. Here, the main character has no idea what brought about this cataclysmic change. One moment everything is normal, the next moment he wakes up and his town is dead save for a dude and his kid and dozens of zombies, and he's not curious? It doesn't ring true.

I must not have normal curiosity. Not once during the pilot did I think to myself "wait a minute, how did the fever come about? I demand answers!". Didn't cross my mind. I don't care. The why doesn't really have anything to do with the show. It's not important.

How bout this: It came about from some alien meteorite that landed in a nevadan desert. Feel better?

[MarkGrace]

We assume the characters all know what caused the apocalypse, that's why its not important for the reader/viewer to know.

I assumed the opposite, that they had no idea what caused it, which is why it was never talked about. That seems the most consistent with a cataclysmic event.

They don't start at the beginning of the apocalypse.

Neither did this show. We see what was going on before and after whatever this event was, but was saw neither the immediately before nor immediately after. The real starting point for these characters was well into this new world that they had inhabited, especially for the main protagonist. He could have woken up one week into it, one month into it, or several months into it. I guess since there are other characters who would have been conscious at the very beginning, you wonder why the lead guy isn't more inquistive when he interacts with them -- I actually wondered the same for a bit last night, but eventually chalked it up to the fact that the writers simply didn't want us to know what happened at that point. And, like others have said, if we don't get anymore info about "the event," I'm completely fine with it, as to me it is mostly besides the point. The basics have been laid out and I think we already know the most importand bits of information.