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It time to start the Walking Dead thread, new season starting tonight. (Original Post) texanwitch Oct 2012 OP
The logistics of cleaning out a prison full of zombies. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #1
Yes, a prison would be a save place once cleaned out. texanwitch Oct 2012 #2
I just woke up blogslut Oct 2012 #3
I have watched most of the episodes since Saturday. texanwitch Oct 2012 #5
Me too. Never got into the zombie genre but walking dead changed amerikat Oct 2012 #42
I'm anxiously waiting OhioChick Oct 2012 #4
I read that there might not be nearly so many zombies this season... they have to Flaxbee Oct 2012 #6
Once they are behind safe walls zombies would not be a major problem. texanwitch Oct 2012 #7
The show deviates from the comic book lunatica Oct 2012 #47
Just read today Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #8
On and off screen Hayabusa Oct 2012 #38
watching the season finale, I still get a kick out of Hershel's shotgun with the infinite ammo cheat charlie and algernon Oct 2012 #9
+1 Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #10
I noticed that too. amerikat Oct 2012 #43
One was an old mag light... ileus Oct 2012 #61
So are we 5 years ahead from where last season ended? charlie and algernon Oct 2012 #11
Looked like 7-8 months NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #27
Oh shit, that's right. Iggo Oct 2012 #46
I think it's 3 or 4 months later. Iggo Oct 2012 #45
Could be NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #57
I think you're right. Iggo Oct 2012 #58
Yeah, the belly button pop up shows it almost time! benld74 Oct 2012 #70
A prison. Interesting. Brigid Oct 2012 #12
It's the same actor but with longer hair lunatica Oct 2012 #48
Hey, wait a minute! SPOILER Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #13
Aw crap, I liked him (SPOILER) Flaxbee Oct 2012 #14
Well, that was bloody. texanwitch Oct 2012 #16
How could that zombie be so inert with all those people running around??? krispos42 Oct 2012 #34
I Brigid Oct 2012 #29
Can anyone tell me why Michionne walks around with two armless, jawless walkers? Flaxbee Oct 2012 #15
Maybe to keep other zombies away. texanwitch Oct 2012 #17
I'm sure they'll explain it later, but NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #18
thanks. (More SPOILERS in my question) Flaxbee Oct 2012 #22
Not with a dirty ax from killing zombies. texanwitch Oct 2012 #25
it's a mystery Baclava Oct 2012 #52
Two answers here.... rppper Oct 2012 #69
Get the Michonne Special that came out this week Hayabusa Oct 2012 #32
Never mind. you got a better answer. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #19
In the original story they are her ex-boyfriend and his best friend lunatica Oct 2012 #49
excellent episode tonight NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #20
What are the chances of Herschel surviving the zombie scurge? Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #21
Maybe the operation was in time. texanwitch Oct 2012 #23
***SPOILER*** Flaxbee Oct 2012 #24
Maybe it might be a slow death. texanwitch Oct 2012 #26
His farm would have been overridden by that migratory group that was the subject Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #31
Spoiler. texanwitch Oct 2012 #33
looks like there was at least 5 or 6 alive there charlie and algernon Oct 2012 #35
From what I understand, they ARE a big part of the story. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #37
The cast needs more people now. texanwitch Oct 2012 #39
The helicopter seemed to be leading the zombies to the farm. texanwitch Oct 2012 #36
That's good to hear. I love his character, so down a leg is better than gone! Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #28
I am glad we can't smell what it must smell like. texanwitch Oct 2012 #30
spoiler lunatica Oct 2012 #50
In the novels... LP2K12 Oct 2012 #72
The writers are keeping the fans on the edge. texanwitch Oct 2012 #74
According to the Talking Dead show, it was clean ax from his medical bag. texanwitch Oct 2012 #40
Anyone catch all 3 Code Words tonight? HipChick Oct 2012 #41
Yes. texanwitch Oct 2012 #44
Not a spoiler. From "The Talking Dead", in the graphic novel, Dale is still alive at this point... MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #51
yes, I was going to post that info NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #55
Do you think they're reserving this fate for Herschel? Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #60
It's possible NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #62
I WAS looking forward to it. Helen Reddy Oct 2012 #53
Cable has been advertising that Dish doesn't have any of the good AMC shows lunatica Oct 2012 #54
Supposedly, Dish customers NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #56
Here's a quick review from a gossip source. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #59
Last night's show broke records. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #63
AMC needs to run the show online, the show would become more popular if that is possible. texanwitch Oct 2012 #64
I still have one episode left to watch from Season Two Bake Oct 2012 #65
Shane was right to a point, but he went to far. texanwitch Oct 2012 #66
I'm going to miss the Shane character Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #67
They now have a prison full of ruffians that can play Shane. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #71
Biggest Wins of episode 3.1 (IMO) Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #68
I have been thinking about how Rick is treating his wife. texanwitch Oct 2012 #73
If they follow what happens in the novels... LP2K12 Oct 2012 #76
Poor Rick. texanwitch Oct 2012 #78
Could You Kill Your Fellow Lounge Lizards If They Became Zombies? Yavin4 Oct 2012 #75
Yep. texanwitch Oct 2012 #77

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
1. The logistics of cleaning out a prison full of zombies.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:06 PM
Oct 2012

The only thing that makes sense is that you always have someone in the safe room to have something to retreat to.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
2. Yes, a prison would be a save place once cleaned out.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:20 PM
Oct 2012

I think by now anyone still alive living with zombies would have become mean and lean.

Kill or be killed.

I have lived under stress, a lot of stress.

Stress makes you hard or kills you.

I am still alive.

It does change you.

You can't go back.


blogslut

(38,000 posts)
3. I just woke up
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:25 PM
Oct 2012

I stayed up till six this morning watching that marathon. That damned show. I don't normally go for horror but, that. damned. show....

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
6. I read that there might not be nearly so many zombies this season... they have to
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:57 PM
Oct 2012

worry more about the living -- "the Governor"

Which is fine with me. I like the show, would like it a lot more w/o all the gore.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
7. Once they are behind safe walls zombies would not be a major problem.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:19 PM
Oct 2012

The Governor seems really interesting.

I did look at the comic book the other day at the bookstore.

Didn't really have the time to really read it.

I need a few hours to go back and read it.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
47. The show deviates from the comic book
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:19 AM
Oct 2012

The writers decided to do that deliberately to keep people interested and it's working.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
8. Just read today
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:06 PM
Oct 2012

That Andrew Lincoln said more walkers get killed in tonights episode than in all of season 1. But I think you are right about the direction of the new season as a whole.

Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
38. On and off screen
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:56 PM
Oct 2012

I'd certainly say so, especially with the implication that they had to clean out an entire cell block of the zombie prisoners that were in the cells.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
10. +1
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 08:43 PM
Oct 2012

Last edited Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:33 AM - Edit history (1)

I figured that he must have been a terrible shot, or else he would have been surrounded by a 15' high wall of Zombie carcasses. Maybe in season 3 he'll loose an arm and have it replaced with a chain gun.

On edit:

[IMG][/IMG]


amerikat

(4,909 posts)
43. I noticed that too.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:20 PM
Oct 2012

and where did the silencers come from on Rick's and Carl's guns. They didn't have them last season.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
11. So are we 5 years ahead from where last season ended?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:07 PM
Oct 2012

because that's how much it looks like Hershel and Carl have aged. That and the crew suddenly looks competent.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
57. Could be
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:49 PM
Oct 2012

But, Lori had a flat stomach at the end of last season.... and, now looks ready to give birth any day now.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
12. A prison. Interesting.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:34 PM
Oct 2012

I read somewhere that isn't a bad idea at all in a survival situation. Think about it: Food, a kitchen, guns and ammo, shelter--maybe even running water. There should be a pretty decent array of medical supplies in the infirmary too. Plus, it can be secured once all the zombies inside have been disposed of. Lori is going to need someplace safe to have that kid.

BTW, did they recast the role of Herschel? He looks so different.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
13. Hey, wait a minute! SPOILER
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:54 PM
Oct 2012

How did those heavily suited guards get bitten or how did they die to turn them into walkers?

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
14. Aw crap, I liked him (SPOILER)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:59 PM
Oct 2012


That was brutal.

How much time do they have before the disease or whatever the hell it is spreads?

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
15. Can anyone tell me why Michionne walks around with two armless, jawless walkers?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:01 PM
Oct 2012

I'm sure there's a reason

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
18. I'm sure they'll explain it later, but
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:12 PM
Oct 2012

if you want possible spoilers from the comic, swipe below:

[font color=white]she uses them to travel among walkers without being found out. Also, in the comic, one of them was her boyfriend.[/font]

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
22. thanks. (More SPOILERS in my question)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:21 PM
Oct 2012


Do you know what the deal is with hacking Hershel's leg off? Will that stop the spread of the cooties?

EDITED: Just checked IMDB and looks like he's in at least 7 more episodes... but still - how long do they have to remove a limb before infection sets in? Anyone know?
 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
52. it's a mystery
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:44 AM
Oct 2012

you don't get all the answers

maybe they are infected, but just carriers of the disease, low level-like, resistant in some way, yet if bitten they get flooded with the toxin or whatever

look how fast Shane turned when he died, in minutes, without being bitten, yet earlier in the show it took hours and hours for Andrea's sister Amy to turn after she was bitten

another mystery

rppper

(2,952 posts)
69. Two answers here....
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:38 AM
Oct 2012

The axe came from a first aid bag....it was clean.....

The zombies on chains, according to the graphic novel, are a friend and an ex....

Hope that clears up some issues!

Hayabusa

(2,135 posts)
32. Get the Michonne Special that came out this week
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:40 PM
Oct 2012

it reprints a short comic that was in an issue of Playboy earlier this year as well as part of #22, I believe. Found it in my pull this week and I enjoyed it.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
49. In the original story they are her ex-boyfriend and his best friend
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:25 AM
Oct 2012

Long story short, she uses them to camouflage her smell with the zombies. Kind of like when they put a zombie body on top of them so the zombies can't smell them.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
21. What are the chances of Herschel surviving the zombie scurge?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:14 PM
Oct 2012

Is it possible that we may see someone with an immunity to it?

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
23. Maybe the operation was in time.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:23 PM
Oct 2012

It was clean cut.

The ax was dirty from killing zombies, so I hope they find some strong meds.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
26. Maybe it might be a slow death.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:30 PM
Oct 2012

I like the guy.

Just think, he and his girls could still be living on the farm.

He was right wanting to make them leave his farm.

It was only a matter of time before the zombies in the barn escaped.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
31. His farm would have been overridden by that migratory group that was the subject
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:40 PM
Oct 2012

of last season's finale.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
33. Spoiler.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:48 PM
Oct 2012













That was interesting with the live person at the very end.

Someone else seems to be in the prison also.

That was quick little teaser to keep us coming back.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
35. looks like there was at least 5 or 6 alive there
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:52 PM
Oct 2012

I wonder if they are actually joining the cast, or just staying long enough to become cannon fodder in the next battle.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
50. spoiler
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:27 AM
Oct 2012

No. The axe was clean. Herschel carries a makeshift medical bag and it was in it, to be used specifically for that purpose. If you watch The Talking Dead after the Walking Dead show you get all kinds of information.

LP2K12

(885 posts)
72. In the novels...
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:29 PM
Oct 2012

Dale was the one with his leg bitten. Cutting his leg off saved his life. He died later when bitten on the shoulder. I'm assuming they're following this loosely.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
74. The writers are keeping the fans on the edge.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:45 PM
Oct 2012

I wonder what will happen after the prison.

The helicopter herding the walkers toward the farm, away from the city.

Someone is in charge ordering this.


MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
51. Not a spoiler. From "The Talking Dead", in the graphic novel, Dale is still alive at this point...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:42 AM
Oct 2012

.
.
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... although he had his leg amputated during the taking of the prison.
.
.
.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
54. Cable has been advertising that Dish doesn't have any of the good AMC shows
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 11:40 AM
Oct 2012

like Breaking Bad, Hell on Wheels, etc.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
56. Supposedly, Dish customers
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:48 PM
Oct 2012

could stream The Walking Dead premier last night through the AMC website.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
59. Here's a quick review from a gossip source.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:15 PM
Oct 2012

The Walking Dead 3.1

Yay The Walking Dead is back and the first thing we get to see is a zombie eyeball. Oh, Walking Dead. You do so know what we like.

Without Stupid Shane wrecking the dynamic, we can finally get to Daryl serving as Officer Rick’s second. This is already so much more compelling, as it’s actual action and not standing around talking. Rick and Daryl patrolling is a thousand times more fun to watch than Rick and Shane and we’re only 100 seconds into the episode.

Also along on this expedition is Carl, carrying a gun with an hilariously huge silencer.

Enter Horrible Lori, hugely pregnant.


http://www.laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/24885/The-Walking-Dead-Season-3-Episode-1-recap

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
63. Last night's show broke records.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:09 PM
Oct 2012

'Walking Dead' breaks basic cable record, scores 10.9M viewers

Oct 15 (TheWrap.com) - "The Walking Dead" returned in its third season premiere to 10.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched basic cable drama telecast ever.

The episode, which found a band of survivors cleaning out a prison full of walkers, grew more than 50 percent over last season's premiere, and scored an astonishing 7.3 million viewers in the key 18-49 demographic

In addition, the season two premiere of the wrap-up show "Talking Dead" at 11 p.m. attracted 2.1 million viewers, growing 85 percent over the season one premiere.

Including the 10 p.m. and midnight encores for "Walking Dead," it scored 15.2 million viewers.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/sns-rt-premiere-ratingsmt1thewrap60726-20121015,0,5971683.story

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
64. AMC needs to run the show online, the show would become more popular if that is possible.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:37 PM
Oct 2012

Think what AMC could charge for the commericals.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
65. I still have one episode left to watch from Season Two
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 03:53 PM
Oct 2012

But I have the new one DVR'd! I love this show!!

Can't believe what happened to Shane, but he did richly deserve it ...

Bake

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
66. Shane was right to a point, but he went to far.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:02 PM
Oct 2012

A Shane under control would be nice to have in a zombie world.

There were two guys both wanted to be boss, someone had to go.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
67. I'm going to miss the Shane character
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 07:27 PM
Oct 2012

Were it not for his douchbaggery he'd be a huge asset with his tactical skills in the prison setting.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
68. Biggest Wins of episode 3.1 (IMO)
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 07:40 PM
Oct 2012

1) Gas-mask Walker

[IMG][/IMG]

2) First 5 minutes with no Dialog.

3) Bad-ass Hershel rockin' the long hair and beard. Wait a minute... has anyone ever seen Hershel and MFM in the same room at the same time?

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
73. I have been thinking about how Rick is treating his wife.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:39 PM
Oct 2012

It is not that he hates her it is because he is very stressed out.

He is trying to keep everyone alive, he is tired.

I know the feeling.

I was under extreme stress for awhile, it takes a lot out of you.

At the end of the last episode Rick is just wore out, sliding down the wall.

When the baby is born, however it is born Rick will be there.

Rick is just doing the best he can.

Bless him, he just had to chop a leg off a friend.

I feel for Rick, he cares but he can't show it.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
78. Poor Rick.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:01 PM
Oct 2012

He will be getting more dangerous with time.

Stress is a dangerous thing, makes you mean.

Rick has PTSD, in the worst way.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
77. Yep.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:55 PM
Oct 2012

I killed chickens on the farm, chopped the heads off.

If a zombie is coming after you it is kill or be killed.

Once someone becomes a zombie, they are not your friends anymore.

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