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[krickets]

It was way better than the latest promo for it made it seem. I think I caught the tail end of a promo some weeks ago and was far less impressed by that than the first promo I'd seen for it and so I began to doubt whether or not I'd like it. But I was pleasantly surprised.

Before we started watching it my mom goes "are they good walking dead or bad walking dead?" I honestly didn't know how to answer that. It felt like a trick question.

Zombies are very very bad! Run!

I think the thing that made it good was focusing on the survivors. Rather than the situation. I mean obviously it focused on that as well but zombie movies can sometimes be all about the zombies which I was afraid this would be but it clearly wasn't in the end.

Plus it had Lennie James in it, which I either didn't know or had forgotten about and I love him and he has the best fake American accent. I hope we see his character again.

My mother even liked it -- she actually spoke actual words about the show after it was over! Which, if you knew my mom, you would know is highly unusual. Half the time when we're done watching something, if I ask her if she liked it she just kind of scoffs at me for asking such a silly question and goes "I don't know." But she was a fan of both Jericho and Prison Break so it's got some of her alums in it to draw her in.

I also have grown to appreciate Jon Bernthal even though I've only seen him in supporting roles. (He was in the Pacific and in Eastwick.)

I am looking forward to next week.

If this show does run for a full season will it be 13 episodes? Does anybody know. If you want to know why I'm asking, it's because my mom wants to know how many episodes there will be. I actually cannot believe she even asked the question. That's so unlike her to even care.

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[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

Haha I actually got my mom to sit and watch the first hour with me too and not once did she say "ohh i don't like this. how can you watch this?" which, if you know my mom, is also highly unusual LOL
So, go Walking Dead. Bringin in the moms!

I really liked that it was a lot more character driven vs situation driven.
I already really dig the little semi love triangle between the cop, his cop friend and his wife lol.

The part with the black guy trying to kill his wife OH MY HEART. I didn't think I could get emotional over zombies lol. I was proven wrong!

That last show was pretty powerful too. Of the ENTIRE city taking over his tank. Craaaazaaaay.

I'm glad you liked it! :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Why didn't she watch the rest? LOL.

Yeah at that part my mom was saying "do it, shoot her." To the character lol. And both she and I said if he doesn't he'll probably regret it.

[falseeeyelashes.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh, I loved The Walking Dead so much! And I think you make an awesome point by saying it focuses on the survivors and not the situation, which I am sure why I enjoyed this so much. There's a lot of humanity in this show already for a story about the zombie apocalypse, *laughs*.

And yes! Jon Bernthal! I recognized him from The Pacific, and I got rather excited, haha. I am very, very excited to see where this show goes the coming weeks.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yeah I am pretty sure that both me and my mom wouldn't have liked it as much if it hadn't been more about the people than the walkers.

Yeah his character was not as likable in Eastwick. In the end of that very short-lived series, he turned out not to be that huge of a douche though, so that's good, plus it earns him a recognition factor at least.

[slybrunette.livejournal.com]

I believe it runs for six this season.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

I still have yet to see it but it's waiting for me after Castle is over. I DO LOVE LENNIE JAMES. He's just brilliant. It's 6 episodes, though.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just heard. Kind of a disappointment but I have a feeling they will be packed.

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

I actually do prefer shorter seasons if they're packed rather than long seasons where things are strung out. This seems like the kind of show that will be all story, no filler. And AMC has great shows. So I'm optimistic about that.

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

Just butting in to say that I totally agree lol

[daybreak777.livejournal.com]

I just finished myself. It was kinda slow moving to me. I like the characters but kept thinking, "Have you people never seen zombie movies?" Don't go anywhere alone! Don't go into the cities!

:-)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I thought the pacing was good considering the fact that it's a series. I think it would get old pretty fast if somebody was in dire straights every second of it. That's the thing about these things. Can't have too much self-awareness haha.

[far-to-nowhere.livejournal.com]

Lennie James of Jericho. I can say his character isn't much different in this show but hey--he plays it well. I'm pretty sure we'll see him again.

The pacing was fantastic and them just focusing on the survivors was great. We're kinda traveling with him and we know as much as he knows. I'm guessing we might learn more about the epidemic as we meet more people who know more, but until then--we're all along for the ride.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Haha, maybe not I didn't really notice. I did notice he was excellent though.

It's definitely going to be fun to see how it progresses.

[x-greyflowers-x.livejournal.com]

As stated above, it's only 6 episodes this season. However, back around Comic-Con time, they were already picked up for a second season. :D

Each of the currently 12 volumes (in an ongoing series) includes 6 individual comic book issues, so I'm not surprised they've opted for a six episode season. At least for now. Each volume covers a main story arc, thus making sense to have each season cover one volume. If they're going to stick that close to the story, anyhow. (I know they're adding people that aren't in the books, like Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker's characters, so I would not be at all surprised for some plot points to change.)

The comics are very much character driven - it's more about people's struggle in this new, horrible setting to maintain their own ethics while having to adapt to entirely new rules of life. There's a lot of great characters thanks to the diversity in how people deal with this. In both good and bad ways. Some people have no problem, some people find themselves wavering, and some people go full tilt into chaos. This also makes the story sometimes heart-wrenching, which makes Frank Darabont just perfect for the show - he's not afraid to hank, twist, and even sever the heartstrings.

If the books are anything to go by, we'll be seeing more of Lennie James' character. Hopefully it won't take as long to get back to him as the books do, though.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure the 2nd season thing is official but I hear their ratings were off the charts (for AMC at least if not in general)

The comics are very much character driven - it's more about people's struggle in this new, horrible setting to maintain their own ethics while having to adapt to entirely new rules of life.

That's why I ended up liking it. I hope it sticks to that theme!

[cmonkatiekatie.livejournal.com]

Character driven zombie show! I think it towed a really neat line between character stuff and tensiony stuff. I'm totally excited for the next one. And kind of bummed there will only be six a season.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Who would have thunk it? Haha.

It really did.

I'm kind of bummed about that too!

[pumahmistress.livejournal.com]

Walking dead♥ ...Squeeeeeeee

[crickets.livejournal.com]

haha.

[liebmich.livejournal.com]

Half the time when we're done watching something, if I ask her if she liked it she just kind of scoffs at me for asking such a silly question and goes "I don't know." - Haha. I know how that is. My mother hates EVERYTHING I like. Especially tv shows.

I'm glad you two liked it, though! It looks promising. I'm pretty excited.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

You know even if she likes something she kind of gets like that. She might give me a half-hearted "yeah sure" when I press her about whether or not she liked something -- but she certainly doesn't want to talk about it beyond that.

[lenina20.livejournal.com]

Just 6 eps, it seems.

I'm glad you liked it. I did, too. I have so much curiosity for how this may evolve!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yeah hopefully it's decent.