The Walking Dead (RTE pace)

RichT

28 Days Later is one of my favourite films, so I had to give this a go and I'm enjoying it

One thing puzzling me though

Have I missed something? I don't remember at any time there being any reference as to why The Zombies are .... well Zombies. In 28DL we know right from the start the RAGE VIRUS is the cause for all the Zombieness.

In the first episode, when Rick meets Lennie James's character, his son and a shovel, there are Zombies walking around the streets and unless I missed it, at no time did Rick ask "Why/How are there Zombies walking around the streets?"

GavRedKing

RichT wrote: »

28 Days Later is one of my favourite films, so I had to give this a go and I'm enjoying it

One thing puzzling me though

Have I missed something? I don't remember at any time there being any reference as to why The Zombies are .... well Zombies. In 28DL we know right from the start the RAGE VIRUS is the cause for all the Zombieness.

In the first episode, when Rick meets Lennie James's character, his son and a shovel, there are Zombies walking around the streets and unless I missed it, at no time did Rick ask "Why/How are there Zombies walking around the streets?"

I've also noticed this. There has not yet been any explantion as to why there is a load of Z's walking around the city, one thing that is off putting that they have not bothered to explain it either.

Or was there a scene in the house after he is taking in where the guy explains he doesnt know what happened?

Seriously confused, might hae to re-watch the 1st episode.

RichT

gavredking wrote: »

I've also noticed this. There has not yet been any explantion as to why there is a load of Z's walking around the city, one thing that is off putting that they have not bothered to explain it either.

Call me inquisitive/nosy but it would be pretty high up on my list of questions after waking up from a coma......probably the very next question after "How did Chelsea get on?"

GavRedKing

RichT wrote: »

Call me inquisitive/nosy but it would be pretty high up on my list of questions after waking up from a coma......probably the very next question after "How did Chelsea get on?"

It would be up there alright, I mean I'd like to know what I've just woke upto really and what i was facing.

Another thing i was pondering after the other nights episode is one of the nurses got shot with an arrow, now hes been shooting Z's with them arrows, what are the chances of the guy he shot getting infected, if we assume hes been shot with an arrow thats been used on a Z?

brian_t

Apparently there are two slightly different versions of The Walking Dead. A US version and a European one. I wonder which one RTE is showing.

http://www.movie-censorship.com/series.php?TID=5087

constitutionus

RichT wrote: »

28 Days Later is one of my favourite films, so I had to give this a go and I'm enjoying it

One thing puzzling me though

Have I missed something? I don't remember at any time there being any reference as to why The Zombies are .... well Zombies. In 28DL we know right from the start the RAGE VIRUS is the cause for all the Zombieness.

In the first episode, when Rick meets Lennie James's character, his son and a shovel, there are Zombies walking around the streets and unless I missed it, at no time did Rick ask "Why/How are there Zombies walking around the streets?"

i cant remember if he asked but im pretty sure the guys he met didnt know either so there wouldnt have been an explanation from them anyway.

theyve really been playing it like dawn of the dead/28 days later where your just fecked into the middle of things on street and have to deal.

you notice theres a real lack of "science nerd" or military types to pipe up with an explanation.

the last episode IIRC goes into detail about

how the zombie process works

but i dont recall if they say where it comes from at all

beyond being some virus/plague thats our "extinction level event". basically our version of what happened with the dinosaurs so they leave it open to the viewer as to whether its natural or man made

on the

merle bringing up the zombies for revenge

thing.

yeah i was thinking that myself, but then again we did see the one that took out the deer daryl was hunting which came with the explanation that the zombies in the city are running out of food and foraging further a field.

TBH one of the things that bugs me is why the hell they wouldnt seek out the most defendable postion possible KNOWING whats out there. sleeping in tents is nuts when they couldve stolen some caravans to hole up in instead.

hell sleeping in the boat in the middle of the lake wouldve been safer.

Degag

When the two sisters were staring into each others eyes at the end after one had been bitten i was expecting the bitten one to suddenly turn into a zombie and start to eat her sister!

Somnus

Degag wrote: »

When the two sisters were staring into each others eyes at the end after one had been bitten i was expecting the bitten one to suddenly turn into a zombie and start to eat her sister!

Same. I'm glad that didn't happen though, as it's such a cliche. It would spoil it a bit.

alchemist33

She does have to zombify, though. It's only a question of when...

Degag

Dr.Poca wrote: »

Same. I'm glad that didn't happen though, as it's such a cliche. It would spoil it a bit.

No, the cliche is them looking into eachothers eyes and crying etc. I wouldn't call a sister ripping another sister's throat out a cliche!:pac:

Degag

alchemist33 wrote: »

She does have to zombify, though. It's only a question of when...

DP but i imagine they'll shoot her in the head even if sis won't be happy.

shadowninty

Wow really getting into this!
Was that episode the last in the series?

Penfailed

shadowninty wrote: »

Wow really getting into this!
Was that episode the last in the series?

Second last one - next week is the last

Hal Emmerich

shadowninty wrote: »

Wow really getting into this!
Was that episode the last in the series?

one more to come in this season.....

alchemist33

If it wasn't for zombie/viral apocalypse films, I'd never know where the CDC was. As soon as I heard Atlanta, I thought we'd end up here.

Sticky_Fingers

RichT wrote: »

Have I missed something? I don't remember at any time there being any reference as to why The Zombies are .... well Zombies. In 28DL we know right from the start the RAGE VIRUS is the cause for all the Zombieness.

In the first episode, when Rick meets Lennie James's character, his son and a shovel, there are Zombies walking around the streets and unless I missed it, at no time did Rick ask "Why/How are there Zombies walking around the streets?"

The reason for this is that except for a few notable exceptions (28 days later et al but they are not technically zombie movies) the cause of a zombie outbreak is never explicitly stated in films. This is an unwritten rule in the zombie (film) genre that is a nod to the original zombie movie Night of the Living Dead where many ideas were proposed but no definite answer was provided as to the cause.

Penfailed

Sticky_Fingers wrote: »

The reason for this is that except for a few notable exceptions (28 days later et al but they are not technically zombie movies) the cause of a zombie outbreak is never explicitly stated in films. This is an unwritten rule in the zombie (film) genre that is a nod to the original zombie movie Night of the Living Dead where many ideas were proposed but no definite answer was provided as to the cause.

Nice edit - I was going to point out that the guys running around like mad 'uns in 28DL had a virus (ie, not zombies)

Melion

Really loving this, cant understand why people said it weakened after the first episode. They have all been excellent.

When does S2 start and what channel will show it on Sky?

WindmillWarrior

Melion wrote: »

Really loving this, cant understand why people said it weakened after the first episode. They have all been excellent.

When does S2 start and what channel will show it on Sky?

Yeah, I was waiting for it to get a bit weak as well but it certainly hasn't for me neither. I thinks its class. Done a wiki on it earlier and the 2nd season (13 episodes ) begins in October. What channel I don't know.

muff03

FX had the contract for S1 so I'm assuming they'll have S2. Haven't heard different.

PhiloCypher

Melion wrote: »

Really loving this, cant understand why people said it weakened after the first episode. They have all been excellent.

When does S2 start and what channel will show it on Sky?

The people most down on it from the other thread are likely people like me who have read the comic and have found this wanting in comparison.

Somnus

Last nights episode was absolutely excellent. More personal and moving. And I thought it brought the cast out really well. They're not all just guns and one liners. The emotions looked real.

Loved the CDC bit at the end. Can't wait for the last episode

round tower huntsman

posted on after hours but was moved. any one else watching it? on paper it sounds gick but its a deadly show,great story lines. im loving it............and its not something i'd usually be in to.

Mindkiller

One of the most horrendously overrated shows I've ever had the mispleasure of watching. Characters aren't allowed to develop outside of pre-established archetypes such as 'selfish b*tch of a wife' and 'racist redneck' and 'jive talking ghetto ganster T-Dawg dude'.

You get the impression when watching that there was no set path for the series beyond what was conceived for the first episode. Like they made it all up as they went along, realised they introduced too many uninteresting, ancillary characters, and killed them off.

I know it was a short season but then so was Breaking Bad's first season, and that had a definite sense of purpose and direction right from the get go

I've no idea what that word 'gick' means btw

Richard Dower

Mindkiller wrote: »

One of the most horrendously overrated shows I've ever had the mispleasure of watching. Characters aren't allowed to develop outside of pre-established archetypes such as 'selfish b*tch of a wife' and 'racist redneck' and 'jive talking ghetto ganster T-Dawg dude'.

You get the impression when watching that there was no set path for the series beyond what was conceived for the first episode. Like they made it all up as they went along, realised they introduced too many uninteresting, ancillary characters, and killed them off.

I know it was a short season but then so was Breaking Bad's first season, and that had a definite sense of purpose and direction right from the get go

I've no idea what that word 'gick' means btw

Well said mate!...never mind the fact Rick was kept alive to create a love triangle/drama plot going :mad:

DeepBlue

Richard Dower wrote: »

Well said mate!...never mind the fact Rick was kept alive to create a love triangle/drama plot going :mad:

Ahem I think you might have meant Shane instead of Rick. :pac:

Aisling(",)

Well that was an ending,not sure if I'm happy or not.

Really want to know what Jenner said to Rick as he left.

I'll definietly tune in for series two though.

johnpatrick81

Pffft, it was good but not great. Defo want a second series, but it better pick up a bit. And where can it go from here? France?!

endakenny

In the flashback at the start of last night's episode, why did the soldiers execute the hospital staff?

smcgiff

endakenny wrote: »

In the flashback at the start of last night's episode, why did the soldiers execute the hospital staff?

Trying to contain outbreak? Soldiers were in full protective gear unlike the staff

endakenny

smcgiff wrote: »

Trying to contain outbreak? Soldiers were in full protective gear unlike the staff

Good point.

shadowninty

In such a situation best practice is to neutralise everything. For the greater good.
You leave one person off and you put millions at risk.

Aiel

This is just about the only thing ive been watching consistently on Tv over the last few weeks when its been on RTE.I enjoyed it alot and cant wait for the next season.
Theres a few similarities to the show Prison Break.Not just the fact that one of the main characters was also in Prison Break but they way it talks about humanity,the way they are always running,hiding etc and when they seem to have something sorted something goes wrong etc.
Was an ad for Season 2 of it last night on FX saying its coming "soon",probably September i assume then.

MitchKoobski

Season 2 will premier on AMC sometime in October 2011, most likely the last week of October, close to Hallwe'en. 13 episodes.

pixelburp

I'd already seen the show before it came to terrestrial TV, but I think (for once) props should go to RTÉ for not only broadcasting what is a very visceral / violent show, but broadcasting it at a reasonable hour in the evening so people could actually watch it (as opposed to hiding it in the late-night graveyard slots).

constitutionus

smcgiff wrote: »

Trying to contain outbreak? Soldiers were in full protective gear unlike the staff

thats the feeling i got too.

like this was just when the outbreak happened and no one has a ****ing clue what caused it or how you caught it (for some bizarre reason this reminded me of growing up in the 80s when AIDs broke onto the scene and people thought you could get it from kissing and the like . you should see some of the TV ads from back then.)

you notice the military are just blazing away.

no head shots except the odd incidental one.

it looks to me like they were told to just take out everyone that wasnt in one of those suits.

this also explains why shane hided behind ricks bed when the soldier comes in to sweep the area.

i have to say that hospital scene has me chomping at the bit for some more flashbacks to that time to see how the authorites acted during the crisis.

pixelburp

constitutionus wrote: »

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i have to say that hospital scene has me chomping at the bit for some more flashbacks to that time to see how the authorites acted during the crisis.

Me too, and considering that Season 2 will be a full & proper season (of 13 episodes iirc), I wouldn't be surprised if some flashback scenes during the infection were used to pad out the season.

ryoishin

I really liked this.

Whats the bet that he whispered that

shes pregnant from the blood test at the end!

What was the the big pink hand thing at the hospital in the first episode?

QDog10

Watched episode 6 last night.. Hopefully things will kick on abit in season 2 as found last couple of episodes quite boring. Had a good laugh last night however at the doctor in the facility. He looked like he had just had a haircut .. Unlikely in downtown Atlanta given the goings on.. Anyway looking forward to season 2.

cgcsb

the first ep of season 2 starts in the US Sunday week. Can't wait to catch it online, does anyone know when season two will appear on RTÉ?

Colmo52

cgcsb wrote: »

the first ep of season 2 starts in the US Sunday week. Can't wait to catch it online, does anyone know when season two will appear on RTÉ?

Next Year.

It'll be on FX over here next month though.

bb1234567

Colmo52 wrote: »

Next Year.

It'll be on FX over here next month though.

well the wd season 2 will be split up into two bits, first seven episodes starting on the 16th oct ending around start of december. then hiatus of 10 weeks and starting back in feb again,whats the bets rte will air wd season 2 in ireland when the second part of season is airing in us so long away ah well i'll just get them on sidereel great site

ghosttown

Any news on when RTE start season 2 ?

civis_liberalis

2016.

don ramo

well back in october it said itd be back on RTE early in 2012, so id say if thats still the case id say March April or May, probably April

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1018/walkingdead.html

brian_t

ghosttown wrote: »

Any news on when RTE start season 2 ?

No air date but they have confirmed that they will be showing it.

It will start on Channel 5 in April. Apparently they are not allowed to show it before then so it is probably the same for RTE.

jcf

RTE are showing the walking dead and not breaking bad ???

don ramo

jcf wrote: »

RTE are showing the walking dead and not breaking bad ???

pretty much yeah, no-one is showing BB its not just an RTE thing, a lot of people find it very very odd

DeepBlue

don ramo wrote: »

pretty much yeah, no-one is showing BB its not just an RTE thing, a lot of people find it very very odd

Not really when you consider TV is about selling advertising.

Advertiser: Hey, we'd like to buy some ad space on one of your edgy new US imports.

RTE Sales: Well we're thinking of getting this new show called Breaking Bad. It's about a teacher who becomes a drug dealer.

Advertiser: Okaaaay, so I guess the show focuses on the cops putting him out of business and showing how drugs are bad?

RTE Sales: Well.......no......not really. He's kind of the hero of the show and it's about all the close calls and general drama of becoming a drug dealer even though he's not ideally suited to it.

Advertiser: But he comes to his senses and realises he's on an incredibly destructive path and reforms his wicked ways? Right?

RTE Sales: Er.....no.......actually he kind of really gets to enjoy being a drug dealer.

Advertiser:........pause........hmmm.....how about I just buy a slot during Grey's Anatomy?

Corkfeen

DeepBlue wrote: »

Not really when you consider TV is about selling advertising.

They could show Nurofen Plus ads.