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The Walking Dead Season 8, Part 1 Sundays on AMC
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WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I feel like topping Season 7 is not hard to do considering it is the worst of the show.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
2 audible fucks per season.
Last season had me rolling my eyes several times, apart from the premiere which was excellent.. but then that belonged at the end of season 6.
And then the gore got nerfed wholesale in the 2nd half after people complained about the season opener. When the show had awful writing, it usually had the gore to fall back on. Now, awful writing and maybe a semi-graphic zombie kill here and there. Nothing had any punch to it.. and that hilariously edited shootout at the end of last season with a cg tiger attack that showed absolutely nothing. I felt bad for Greg Nicotero, he's being wasted now.
Ill check out the first few episodes and see if anything improves, but Im very close to jumping ship.
And then the gore got nerfed wholesale in the 2nd half after people complained about the season opener. When the show had awful writing, it usually had the gore to fall back on. Now, awful writing and maybe a semi-graphic zombie kill here and there. Nothing had any punch to it.. and that hilariously edited shootout at the end of last season with a cg tiger attack that showed absolutely nothing. I felt bad for Greg Nicotero, he's being wasted now.
Ill check out the first few episodes and see if anything improves, but Im very close to jumping ship.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Im readyyyyyy. Heard ep 1 is really awesome.
LowParry
Member
I'm kind of that way myself though we're going all out war this time so it may get good. Otherwise, we'll probably see a lot of questionable tactics.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I love how people went from the premier was too extreme to the back half was too PG lol.
The roller coaster is real.
The roller coaster is real.
More_Badass
Member
Last season had shadow kills in one episode. That was ridiculous
SDCowboy
Member
The second half was goofy as hell. It was horrible. IMO, the show can never be too extreme or violent.
SDCowboy
Member
Exactly. The second half essentially took the violence out of what is supposed to be a hyper violent show.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
Can't be worse than last season but nothing would surprise me
I forgot about the garbage people lol.
Huh, I should get back to it myself. Didn't really dislike season 1 but I just couldn't keep up with it at the time.
Exploratory
Banned
Holy shit. That was fast. I'm so fucking ready.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Trevor from GTAV sells menace way better.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
preaching to the choir bro I LOVED the EXTREMENESS of the premier. Perfectly executed.
Pun intended
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I think there is a bit of exaggeration and misremembering going on.
I'll be as honest and objective as possible but last season wasn't as bad as some of you are making it sound. It certainly wasn't nearly as good as it could have been so I think that's what is sticking in people's craw. And I agree with that.
I would have given the season a B overall. B- if I want to be harsh. Y'all make it sound like a D. It definitely didn't capitalize on all the things it had but now that we're in the payoff stretch I hope they go ham.
I'll be as honest and objective as possible but last season wasn't as bad as some of you are making it sound. It certainly wasn't nearly as good as it could have been so I think that's what is sticking in people's craw. And I agree with that.
I would have given the season a B overall. B- if I want to be harsh. Y'all make it sound like a D. It definitely didn't capitalize on all the things it had but now that we're in the payoff stretch I hope they go ham.
There's no "misremembering" going on. I thought the season was a massive disappointment as it aired.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I feel like if you thought it was a massive disappointment then you must have hated most of the show as a whole...aside from some moments per season.
More_Badass
Member
No, Season 7 was a marked decline. Season 6 was the best season of the entire show IMO
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I agree that it was a decline and it wasn't THAT good but it also wasn't awful/terrible/show on life support in terms of quality/etc...
It had its moments but was an overall misstep considering all they had to work worth. That's how I'd say it.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Pretty trash lady leader is a series reg ugh.
It was easily a D. They did not use their time wisely last season.
More_Badass
Member
Poor pacing, a cutback on the gore in the second half, actually making Negan less intimidating of a villain, the utter ridiculousness that is Jadis and the garbage people, completely blatant plot armor (ie Rick and Michonne pushing through the horde on the highway), that horrible finale, etc, etc
terrdactycalsrock
Member
Season 7 was such a mixed bag for me. It started off really well, and gradually just turned into (what I consider) filler. Then it started picking back up again. I understand that they wanted to build this tension, within this world. They wanted us to see how Rick would eventually cave and give the saviors what they wanted. They wanted us to see the different groups some more, and build the story between all of them coming togather. A lot of that stuff was really well done. They let it linger for too long though.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Alright, time for more garbage people on bikes and garbage trucks
Poor GRIMES
Banned
It Definitely was a D.
brickarts295
Member
Damn 8 years of WD, Gotta wonder how much more they can do since the comics are still going.
Anyways, as long as this handsome son of a bitch (and dat beard) is still kicking, I'll still watch.
Anyways, as long as this handsome son of a bitch (and dat beard) is still kicking, I'll still watch.
Nope. I enjoyed the show a good amount, despite down periods, for five seasons.
I thought season 6 was mediocre, with a number of questionable decisions from the fake deaths to the insulting finale cliffhanger.
But I thought season 7 ended up being worse. The premiere was basically ruined by the previous cliffhanger and it reeked of, "Well, we screwed up. Now we need to kill two people."
After that, the show just went nowhere for so long.
Poor pacing and too many stretches where we don't see important characters. Such as not having Maggie for like three episodes after what happened in the premiere, which is poor dramatic writing, in my opinion.
Along with multiple moments that honestly reached, "So bad, it's funny," levels. Examples: the trash people scenes, the fake Thanksgiving dinner, most of the Tara solo episode and the unquestionably bad CG deer scene. And let's not forget the awful final battle in the finale that was filmed so poorly, there were people who who actually thought for a moment that Rosita shot Tara for some reason.
And I'll be honest, for as much as I understand that someone important needed to die in the premiere, I don't think the TV show was in a place where they could lose two of the most likable characters. I think their deaths deeply impacted the show going forward and their lack of presence hurt it. I cared about Glenn and Abe. If you're going to kill off characters like that, you need to make sure that other characters can pick up the slack and I don't think they managed to do that.
bitbydeath
Member
Killing_Joke
Member
You can seriously watch about 3 episodes last season and you wouldn't miss a beat.
Wonder how much the war will be stretched out this year.
Wonder how much the war will be stretched out this year.
More_Badass
Member
Oh, and dont forget Heath disappearing in that Tara episode and no one ever mentioning him again
RadioHeadAche
Member
I really don't enjoy anything with the Dumpkins, so I hope they're not going to be a large focus.
Does anyone know what the bonus scene that AMC has been advertising in 7x16 is, and when it happens?
Does anyone know what the bonus scene that AMC has been advertising in 7x16 is, and when it happens?
brickarts295
Member
Lol I swear I have only watched Episode 1, 7, 8, 9 and 16 and I have a pretty good grasp about everything that happened.
bitbydeath
Member
Has anyone checked if the Netflix version of last season have a lot more swearing included or did that never happen?
Agreed. An episode without him is a waste.