The Walking Dead

Quarterstick · Post by **Quarterstick** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:43 pm

This AMC series is coming back for a second season on Oct. 16. My favorite new show on television last year, it is much more than just zombies. Interesting characters, great acting, and enough tension to hold up the Golden Gate Bridge. I enthusiastically recommend it!

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:06 am

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll try to catch an episode and see how I like it.

Quarterstick · Post by **Quarterstick** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:37 pm

FYI, the series is serial in nature. So if you start in Season 2 there are bound to be references to past events. Season 1 is available on DVD and only consisted of 6 episodes.

function · Post by **function** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:49 pm

Big fan of that show. AMC has hit a few home runs with their original series programming.

churchilllafemme · Post by **churchilllafemme** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:12 pm

Sounds good. My wife and I like to watch movies and series, with a tub of popcorn. I've ordered the season 1 DVD from my local library.

Quarterstick · Post by **Quarterstick** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:36 pm

churchilllafemme wrote:Sounds good. My wife and I like to watch movies and series, with a tub of popcorn. I've ordered the season 1 DVD from my local library.

My wife and I enjoy watching a good movie or series together as well. However, shows like this are a no go unless I want to spend an inordinate amount of time stumbling around my house in the wee hours of the morning , half awake checking on "that sound."

maskaggs · Post by **maskaggs** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:24 pm

What a coincidence - SWMBO and I just rented Season 1 from Redbox last night (of course, the entire season fits on a single 2-sided disc). We really enjoyed it and have set the DVR for Season 2. One downside, though - now that we've seen The Walking Dead, Terra Nova looks like recess for toddlers

On a serious note, anyone not particularly fond of gore should probably avoid this one.

Seamaster · Post by **Seamaster** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:22 am

I thought the first episode was sensational, but it went downhill fast.

As for the gore, sure, it's probably strong by American TV standards, but pretty anaemic compared to the classic Italian zombie movies of the seventies and eighties.

m3m0ryleak · Post by **m3m0ryleak** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:51 am

Another big fan of the show and the genre.

Terra Nova ?, pfft. A so-so mash up of Stargate and Lost World with
mediocre CGI best associated with SyFy movies. But, I'll keep watching and hope for improvement.