OdysseusVA
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First thing that came to mind lol
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Fear the Walking Dead - Season One - Sundays on AMC
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First thing that came to mind lol
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Deleted member 325805
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I thought the son was nailing it personally, he was legit freaked out as you'd expect.
GodParticle
Member
I ended up fast forwarding through sections because it was so boring. At least the trailer for rest of the season looked a bit more interesting
Pinchable Buttocks
Banned
Prediction.
The rest of the episodes won't be as boring. Acting will suck still and people will be stupid for the sake of the plot. Judging by the limited episodes and judging by the season trailer, stuff gets cray fast and a few good eps will come out of the show this season.
At least they better not fuck up The Walking Dead outbreak story. I think the season ends right before the main show premeire so I hope it won't be a teasing of sorts for that. lol
The rest of the episodes won't be as boring. Acting will suck still and people will be stupid for the sake of the plot. Judging by the limited episodes and judging by the season trailer, stuff gets cray fast and a few good eps will come out of the show this season.
At least they better not fuck up The Walking Dead outbreak story. I think the season ends right before the main show premeire so I hope it won't be a teasing of sorts for that. lol
robotzombie
Member
Just finished watching and it's refreshing compared to the original series. I couldn't unsee Nick as a prequel to pineapple express though, don't know if it's been brought up before. lol
yeah, everyone keeps calling him Johnny Depp, but this was all I could think about every time he was on screen
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
I really liked it. Can't wait for the next one.
Indeed. Outbreaks are the best about the zombie setting. Hope they don't fuck it up. Looking good so far.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
the best part is the oh shit everything is fucked part and its just chaos like the opening of the dawn of the dead remake if they can nail that then the season will be great
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Deleted member 325805
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Definitely. I want the outbreak to be as "real" as possible and for the most part the first episode gave me that feeling. If a zombie apocalypse actually happened you'd probably see videos popping up on social media of unbelievable things and thinking they were fake, until you started seeing them with your own eyes, and by then you're already dead.
MisterHero
Super Member
I'll be the first to say, "Wait for more episodes!", but man what a boring premiere. More episodes won't help when the same vibes came from the Season 3 and 4 finales of the regular series. A long buildup and anticlimax afterward. Lots of filler and commercials.
It didn't need an hour and a half. But hey, it'll be something to watch until the TWD comes back proper.
It didn't need an hour and a half. But hey, it'll be something to watch until the TWD comes back proper.
dead souls
Member
Finally got around to watching this today. Um, well, it can only get better. It has the exact same problem as the original series, it's not just bad which can be fun (The Following, The Strain, Tyrant, Gotham) it's dull.
What a waste of Kim Dickens and the rest of the cast. She's one of those "I'd watch her read the phone book" actors to me, and that would be more compelling than this pilot.
What a waste of Kim Dickens and the rest of the cast. She's one of those "I'd watch her read the phone book" actors to me, and that would be more compelling than this pilot.
This is hyperbole right? I'm sure the actors will have had more opportunities to express their characters and acting abilities in the next few episodes as everything really starts to fall apart.
Christopher
Member
How did anyone not like this? A sense or hint of the outbreaks until the shit hits the fan like the start of things...I highly enjoyed it.
Seeing the park full then empty
Seeing the school full then empty
Seeing the real world function in the walking dead and how it will slowly deteriorate was a good show
Seeing the park full then empty
Seeing the school full then empty
Seeing the real world function in the walking dead and how it will slowly deteriorate was a good show
I don't understand why anyone would do something like this. How can you expect to enjoy something if your just going to skip a bunch of parts, everything would be so disjointed and you would miss out on backstory for the characters.
Weapxn
Mikkelsexual
I loved it. But I've borderline hated the main series for a while now for a variety of reasons. I've more or less stopped watching it on a weekly basis and just binge it, as needed, to keep somewhat up-to-date. This was like a breath of fresh air, and I'm excited to see where the series goes.
More_Badass
Member
Didn't notice that one
KibblesBits
Member
People were too busy bitching.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
To add to it, the park was full with kids playing then sparse with the missing child poster on the curb. Then the presumed homeless walker dude alone in the park.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I'm with you I found his character really annoying. It was something about the physicality of the actor, it just felt off. Hopefully they have a pretty quick arc for him to either get interesting or dead.
I agree with you-I found him insufferable.
Sectorseven
Member
I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. They subverted expectations with the character development, and the slow burn towards the breakout.
Yeah wasn't sure if that was a walker or no. I've seen homeless straddle around like that.
StriKeVillain
Banned
As someone who's completely given up on vanilla TWD, I really enjoyed the premiere. Doesn't hurt that I love both parent actors.
Christopher
Member
I just hope we don't go into craziness right away l like a bit of normalcy and the slow burn the previews made it seem like we're blowing the load already
Zomba13
Member
I really enjoyed it. I liked that it was slow paced, I liked see more of normal society and how more and more people were off "ill". I liked how people saw the zombies and didn't believe it (son thinking it was the drugs and a bad trip, daughter saying it was faked, mother saying it was just a crack house and bad things always happen there). I liked the ending and the three of them seeing a zombie first hand.
I think if it just started out full of zombies from the start it'd be much more boring. Like if it was just another Rick thing where a guy wakes up after sleeping/coma/drugged up and being in a world already waist deep in zombies.
I do find it funny people hating on the junkie son for not being a lovable druggie and for acting jittery/shaky. Like, he's a junkie. He's not going to be funny and charming and "Science bitch!", he's going to be shook up from seeing a girl eat a man and then come at him, he's going to be shaken up form getting hit by a car, he's going to be shaken up from the drugs.
I think if it just started out full of zombies from the start it'd be much more boring. Like if it was just another Rick thing where a guy wakes up after sleeping/coma/drugged up and being in a world already waist deep in zombies.
I do find it funny people hating on the junkie son for not being a lovable druggie and for acting jittery/shaky. Like, he's a junkie. He's not going to be funny and charming and "Science bitch!", he's going to be shook up from seeing a girl eat a man and then come at him, he's going to be shaken up form getting hit by a car, he's going to be shaken up from the drugs.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I love TWD but this was so much better than TDW.
Doczu
Member
Quite good opening. Had it's highs and lows, but overall good.
I loved the opening scene in the shooting gallery. Waking up, no people, first contact with zombie (while being high) and then the scene outdoor. No people up to the moment that Nick get hit by a car. After that a good shot of people around him, planes, cars and shit. You feel that this world lives.
As already pointed out - the park with less and less children as the episodes rolls, posters with missing people, doctors knowing that shit is getting real with dying patients. The flying choppers, police cars sirens - reminded me of the beginning of the Telltale Walking Dead. Loved it.
I didn't like the scene in the end where they fight off their first walker. How the hell did he end up behind them in the tunnel? that makes no sense at all.
I did stop watching TWD mid season 3, and this got me hooked again. Can't wait for more.
I loved the opening scene in the shooting gallery. Waking up, no people, first contact with zombie (while being high) and then the scene outdoor. No people up to the moment that Nick get hit by a car. After that a good shot of people around him, planes, cars and shit. You feel that this world lives.
As already pointed out - the park with less and less children as the episodes rolls, posters with missing people, doctors knowing that shit is getting real with dying patients. The flying choppers, police cars sirens - reminded me of the beginning of the Telltale Walking Dead. Loved it.
I didn't like the scene in the end where they fight off their first walker. How the hell did he end up behind them in the tunnel? that makes no sense at all.
I did stop watching TWD mid season 3, and this got me hooked again. Can't wait for more.
Glorious Ownage
Member
I felt like he was overacting a little by the start but once he left the hospital I thought he killed it. Good work. That outfit and hairstyle he had going on made him look like a 90 year old man.
Watch all of those except for Sons of Anarchy. She is only in the last season and it's a trainwreck of a show anyway.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Liked the first episode and can't wait for the 2nd. Hope the keep the extreme family drama out of this series. That totally turned me off from Walking Dead.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Yeah, when he was running away from the zombie (in slow motion) in the beginning of the episode, he looked pretty silly.
They won't.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
They had no idea what they were seeing. They didn't know it was an evil zombie come to eat their brains.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Exploratory
Banned
You're missing my point. I'm saying if you watch every episode to complain stop watching it.
That was the most elongated episode of a show I've ever seen. Jesus christ have some plot development holy hell.
And here I was thinking the hour and a half reveal would be this awesome mini TV movie thing like the original TWD did, which was awesome.
Nope, just some boring ass exposition with like one zombie at the end. Sure, it paints a good picture of the "pre-walker" age, but nothing actually fucking happens.
And here I was thinking the hour and a half reveal would be this awesome mini TV movie thing like the original TWD did, which was awesome.
Nope, just some boring ass exposition with like one zombie at the end. Sure, it paints a good picture of the "pre-walker" age, but nothing actually fucking happens.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Can someone explain this? Didn't watch the episode and don't know much about the season...I'm guessing it's because the cast is diverse?
Nice! Walkers on a plane.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
The show killed off 2 black people - one was literally just a corpse, the other had a few scenes with another character before dying (he was also a drug dealer).
Escape Goat
Member
The guy missing half his face just wanted to give them a friendly hug.
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