Boghead ranter Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Like I said, not at all. Some of my favourite TWD moments featured no killing - Beth and Daryl in the cabin, for example. And any scene with Maggie looking slightly sweaty in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 We demand more beheading with a spade.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) I'm really struggling to care about any of these characters. Kinda wish some walkers would swarm the fences, break through and then they'd be in no doubt about what's happening. Edited September 28, 2015 by Spain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I've not even bothered starting this and I doubt I will. It's looks about as exciting as Time Team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I've not even bothered starting this and I doubt I will. It's looks about as exciting as Time Team. It's ok actually - still better than most of the crap on telly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 The teaser for episode 6 actually looked pretty good. It just feels that they missed so much potential by putting them in the safezone. At least it looks like it's going somewhere now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I've not even bothered starting this and I doubt I will. It's looks about as exciting as Time Team. You should. I really like it and it's got another 15 episodes in the offing. No doubt it'll go on to a good few seasons. Another slow one last night but really interesting ending. I think we all know what's inside. When it's over I'll watch all 6 again in one go, get a proper feel for it, love the setting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I like it but I don't mind the slower episodes in TWD. Looks like Daniel is going to be this shows "c**t rick" looking forward to seeing how that goes. Also interested how Nick and this other guy get on and if he'll become part of the main cast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) In all honesty if I wasn't such a massive TWD fan I'd prob have binned this by now. It's just very blah. For an origins story it still has''t told us anything we didn't already know from the original show. The first episodes really should have been the strongest and by the looks of it the writers are struggling already. I'm hoping they're saved the entire budget for a massive season 1 finale as that's about the only thing that can save it for me. Edited September 30, 2015 by Pepper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 In all honesty if I wasn't such a massive TWD fan I'd prob have binned this by now. It's just very blah. For an origins story it still has''t told us anything we didn't already know from the original show. The first episodes really should have been the strongest and by the looks of it the writers are struggling already. I'm hoping they're saved the entire budget for a massive season 1 finale as that's about the only thing that can save it for me. This, and I bet there are a lot of people thinking the same thing. Again, it wasnt a bad episode but, again, it didnt move the story forward any, other than finding out the army is pulling out. Oh, and that Daniel has a shady past, which we'd all guessed anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) I think people are perhaps watching this and expecting to be viewing another TWD, it isn't!!! TWD is about extreme people surviving in an extreme world, basically the survivors, the people hard and bad or even clever enough to have made it this far in a dead world with no rules or laws,eg "c**t" Rick - hard, Daryl - bad and Eugene - clever, with a clearly defined enemy, that they know will kill them if they don't kill it first!!! FTWD is about normal people having to adapt to a situation they know f**k-all about, with no clear-cut roles for either side, they don't even know if the "Walkers" are the enemies or people who should be saved or even if the people supposedly protecting them are the ones who should be stopped. The roles for either side haven't been clearly defined yet so there is no clear-cut goodies v baddies situation that the viewers are used to in TWD!!! Also the suriving populaion hasn't been pared down yet, the people who you just know would be ueless in Rick's world haven't been killed off yet, which btw is basically everbody we've seen so far IMO, apart from Salazar (which means he'll probably be the first to go!!!), it's a long way to go before this world that we see in FTWD becomes the world of TWD and people are just going to have to be patient!!! Edited October 2, 2015 by King Kebab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'd have quite liked the show to be about the military side of things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I think people are perhaps watching this and expecting to be viewing another TWD, it isn't!!! TWD is about extreme people surviving in an extreme world, basically the survivors, the people hard and bad or even clever enough to have made it this far in a dead world with no rules or laws,eg "c**t" Rick - hard, Daryl - bad and Eugene - clever, with a clearly defined enemy, that they know will kill them if they don't kill it first!!! FTWD is about normal people having to adapt to a situation they know f**k-all about, with no clear-cut roles for either side, they don't even know if the "Walkers" are the enemies or people who should be saved or even if the people supposedly protecting them are the ones who should be stopped. The roles for either side haven't been clearly defined yet so there is no clear-cut goodies v baddies situation that the viewers are used to in TWD!!! Also the suriving populaion hasn't been pared down yet, the people who you just know would be ueless in Rick's world haven't been killed off yet, which btw is basically everbody we've seen so far IMO, apart from Salazar (which means he'll probably be the first to go!!!), it's a long way to go before this world that we see in FTWD becomes the world of TWD and people are just going to have to be patient!!! I dont think its that at all, certainly not in my case. The idea of a prequel and telling the story of what happened at the start could have been really interesting. FTWD just isnt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I dont think its that at all, certainly not in my case. The idea of a prequel and telling the story of what happened at the start could have been really interesting. FTWD just isnt. Perhaps not in your case, but the premise still stands!!! How many quotes on this thread have you seen comparing it to the "Filler" episodes of TWD??? That very statement shows that viewers are comparing the two and putting the standards of the former over the latter!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Perhaps not in your case, but the premise still stands!!! How many quotes on this thread have you seen comparing it to the "Filler" episodes of TWD??? That very statement shows that viewers are comparing the two and putting the standards of the former over the latter!!! Maybe. There was always going to be some comparisons made, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I was hoping that this show was going to give us more education as to the cause, not the effect, but other than that I think it's ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 The problem is the characters have been placed in a safe little bubble. They're in filler episodes when the situation is clearly evolving and stuff happening but we're not seeing it. What's the point in that? The military aren't just sheltering the characters from what's going on, they're sheltering the viewer too. It seems like they just took the easy way out to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I found this a good synopsis of what's wrong with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) I was hoping that this show was going to give us more education as to the cause, not the effect, but other than that I think it's ok. Thats a good point. I wonder if it would have drawn less comparisons with TWD had we seen more of the build up and, as the article Spain linked to says, more of the break down of the city I found this a good synopsis of what's wrong with it. Fantastic article, absolutely nails it Edited October 2, 2015 by Mr X 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I was hoping that this show was going to give us more education as to the cause, not the effect, but other than that I think it's ok. I thought this is what we were getting, still enjoying it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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