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HeartlessNinny

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Oh! Apologies for misinterpreting your comments. I thought...well, you know what I thought.

Well, I'm glad you're loving the comic, man!

One thing I will recant, however, is my insistence that people who like the show should read the comic.

If you like the show, DON'T read the comic.

Reason?

Well, in watching the second episode last night, which I really liked, I find my enthusiasm for the TV show's events to be less than what I'd like. They added in some extra stuff and they found a way to make the zombie escape scenes really intense. Hat's off to the tv show crew for making it really compelling.

But knowing what's going to happen next, for the most part, makes me anticipate the next episode less. Compare that with Sons Of Anarchy or Spartacus: Blood And Sand, where those shows reach a fever pitch because I don't know what's coming next (and are shows I both really, really enjoy,) and it makes me wish I could unabashedly love the tv show more.

I'll keep watching, of course. It's still a great show. But I don't have a burning drive to see the next episode. I'm eminently patient about it. Compared with other shows I've really loved in my day and I just wish I didn't know what happens next.

Heh, I wondered if you might come around to my way of thinking on this one. ;)

I really loved the second episode, pretty much for the reasons you give here: the zombie chases were really intense. And you really do get a feeling that stuff is building to something, which is the entire point of the comic.

Honestly, it didn't bug me too much that they didn't make the camp. Obviously they're going to about 10 or 15 minutes into the next episode, and they want to keep as many cliffhangers as they can, after all.

I tell you one thing, though. I'm glad....

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Shane dies soon. The actor they got for him is awful! Seriously. There are some other actors that look bad too, and I'm some of them are doomed to die eventually too.


Anyway. The guy they got to play Rick is excellent. Glad to see that role was well cast, at least.
 

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I understand how it works. I just don't really care for it. It's not like I dislike the tv series; I think it's awesome. I would just prefer it if they accomplished more story during an episode. That's something they'll have to feel out with time, and, with feedback from fans/critics, I'm sure they'll pace it a bit faster.

Bobak has the right idea. This is something I would like to watch all at once. Waiting a week between each episode and the story moving as slow as it is, it's a bit irritating to keep up with. If they stick close to the comics even a little bit, at this rate, it would probably take like 20 seasons to finish.

Haha, I'm in your boat. Anything with commercials has brutal pacing, to me.
 

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Heh, I wondered if you might come around to my way of thinking on this one. ;)

I really loved the second episode, pretty much for the reasons you give here: the zombie chases were really intense. And you really do get a feeling that stuff is building to something, which is the entire point of the comic.

Honestly, it didn't bug me too much that they didn't make the camp. Obviously they're going to about 10 or 15 minutes into the next episode, and they want to keep as many cliffhangers as they can, after all.

I tell you one thing, though. I'm glad....

Spoiler:
Shane dies soon. The actor they got for him is awful! Seriously. There are some other actors that look bad too, and I'm some of them are doomed to die eventually too.


Anyway. The guy they got to play Rick is excellent. Glad to see that role was well cast, at least.

With some of the additions that they have made to the show, that is something they could end up changing. I could see a TV show wanting to draw that out more.
 

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Slowly working my way through the comics. On issue #37 right now. I can't think of a time where I've been so thoroughly involved in a story as I am with this one. I actually yelled "FUCK!!!" when..

Spoiler:
the zombie bit into the doctor when they were escaping Woodbury
 

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Slowly working my way through the comics. On issue #37 right now. I can't think of a time where I've been so thoroughly involved in a story as I am with this one. I actually yelled "FUCK!!!" when..

Spoiler:
the zombie bit into the doctor when they were escaping Woodbury

Issue #46 gave me a WTF moment, which left me depressed for a good while.
 

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Slowly working my way through the comics. On issue #37 right now. I can't think of a time where I've been so thoroughly involved in a story as I am with this one. I actually yelled "FUCK!!!" when..

Spoiler:
the zombie bit into the doctor when they were escaping Woodbury

Dude, it gets even crazier.

It is fucking RARE when a book can continue to make my jaw drop after reading it for six years. There are moments all throughout that comic where I am just floored. It is an amazing, amazing story.
 

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I try to read 5 or 6 issues a day. I read them on my DroidX comic reader, which is perfect because the screen is so huge and I can huddle under my blanket and get into the story like I'm 12. I dread the day that I'm caught up on everything and not only have to wait for the tv episodes to come out, but also the comics.

This is one that I plan on supporting. As soon as my check comes in I'm grabbing all the graphic novels that have been released, if only to loan them to friends to get them into it.
 

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It's great that you're enjoying it, man. I'm much the same way with that series. I've exposed pretty much everyone I know to the comic and without exception, each and every one of them love it. Spread the word!
 

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This pacing is god-awful.

It is indeed. I've watched the first two episodes, finally, on DVR, and I swear, the first one, in particular, was a chore to sit through. I watched in on IFC, so even without commercials, at 1:06, it felt like two hours. And the second one was only a little bit better.

Darabont is really going heavy on the dialogue and light on everything else, it kind of seems like.

I still like it, for the most part, will definitely stick with it, now that I know what to expect with the pacing and I'm more used to it I'm fine with it, but yeah, bit of a jarring switch to start with, that's for sure.
 

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Holy shit...I just read issue 48. I don't think I've read anything as depressing as that..
 

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Yeah. I still can't believe Kirkman went there. That is, far and away, the most shocking issue of that series. Even moreso, for me, than the infamous Michonne-Governor issue.

In fact, the entire resolution of the prison arc is something I still can't believe he did. And there are still more shocks and great plot twists to come.
 

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Well...I've been watching this and I can say I'm somewhat satisfied. Some of the actors are pretty bad...especially the main cop's patrol buddy (the one that screwing his wife)...

All-in-all it's good enough for a TV show...I wasn't expecting much so I'm happy with it.
 

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Well...I've been watching this and I can say I'm somewhat satisfied. Some of the actors are pretty bad...especially the main cop's patrol buddy (the one that screwing his wife)..

Yeah, that guy is pretty bad. Apparently he was in The Pacific, but I don't remember him.

A lot of them are Darabont regulars... None of 'em seem all that remarkable to me one way or the other. The guy they got for Dale seems all right though, I guess.
 

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Man, I must be completely oblivious to what makes a bad actor. I don't think I've ever watched something and thought "what a poor actor, they should really practice their craft." But I agree with ninny that

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I can't wait for Shane to die, either. I think he'll probably stick around longer though just because of the retarded way they're dragging out the show.


I'm on issue #57. I'm getting so close to being caught up :(
 

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I am kind of with you on that count, Wes. More to the point, I don't think I care about it. If the show engages me, I generally don't notice 'bad' acting. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that if I enjoy the show, it's rare for me to put any effort into it.

For me, the live version of Shane isn't so much in his acting. It's more in the character's persona. Reading the comic, I never got the 'reverend Shane' persona out of that. The comic version of the character didn't come off this red to me. I don't mind that they changed it, but it just seems typical that because he's a cop from the south, he's got to be a 'good ol' boy.'
 

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I am kind of with you on that count, Wes. More to the point, I don't think I care about it. If the show engages me, I generally don't notice 'bad' acting. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that if I enjoy the show, it's rare for me to put any effort into it.

For me, the live version of Shane isn't so much in his acting. It's more in the character's persona. Reading the comic, I never got the 'reverend Shane' persona out of that. The comic version of the character didn't come off this red to me. I don't mind that they changed it, but it just seems typical that because he's a cop from the south, he's got to be a 'good ol' boy.'

I disagree. The character of Rick is cut from the same cloth, but the guy in that role is clearly a superior performer, at least in this context.

If I like something, I won't care if there's bad acting either. But the guy who plays Shane is shitty enough to irritate me and take me out of the show. It's distracting.

It's the same with Dexter. That show has some shitty actors as well, but I still like it anyways. That doesn't keep me from wishing it was better, though.
 

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I don't know what you're disagreeing with. I don't see anywhere where what I said has a contradictory context to it.

I said Shane's acting isn't the issue for me. It's the persona. I never said that his bad acting was the reason the redneck aspect didn't work for me. I said the redneck aspect, all by itself, is irritating. Daniel Day Lewis could be playing Shane and I'd probably still find the 'reverend Shane' thing wierd and mildly offputting.
 

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I don't know what you're disagreeing with. I don't see anywhere where what I said has a contradictory context to it.

I said Shane's acting isn't the issue for me. It's the persona. I never said that his bad acting was the reason the redneck aspect didn't work for me. I said the redneck aspect, all by itself, is irritating. Daniel Day Lewis could be playing Shane and I'd probably still find the 'reverend Shane' thing wierd and mildly offputting.

Sorry, this is what I meant:

Both Rick and Shane have the redneck thing going. I find Rick a lot more likeable, though, and I attribute that to the actor. And I think you're wrong about Daniel Day Lewis, too — if he was (somehow) in there, Shane would be much more interesting, I'm sure. ;)

Anyways, it's a quibble, really. Pay no mind. ;)
 

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Sorry, this is what I meant:

Both Rick and Shane have the redneck thing going. I find Rick a lot more likeable, though, and I attribute that to the actor. And I think you're wrong about Daniel Day Lewis, too — if he was (somehow) in there, Shane would be much more interesting, I'm sure. ;)

Anyways, it's a quibble, really. Pay no mind. ;)

I suppose it's possible the acting DOES have something to do with that. If the actor playing Shane were as good at getting me to embrace the character as much as I embrace the live version of Rick, maybe it wouldn't bother me as much despite the fact that I never read either of them as rednecks in the comic.

Makes me wonder when the zombie tractor pull episode is coming up. And we find out Rick and Lori are siblings as well as a married couple. And Carl has a genetic defect we'll learn about later. In fact, we'll probably learn the zombie apocalypse is because of all the inbreeding. If you're gonna stereotype, don't halfass it:D
 

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I'm disappointed that they're straying from the plot with extra characters and a more intricate love triangle with Shane, but the series is still real exciting for me. The comic is the best I've read in years and years so I'll take any takeoff movie/book/series.

I wish they would've used more experienced actors, but we'll see how this turns out in the course of the season. I never Bryan Cranston would be good in Breaking Bad either, but that's turned out real well.
 

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I subscribed to season 1 on iTunes. Was only like $15. Watched the first two episodes last night and I gotta say I was extremely impressed. Definitely lives up to the hype and then some.
 
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