TV: The Walking Dead | S7 | PART III | (NO COMIC DISCUSSION/SPOILERS)

[The Night King]

Is it just me or does it like never rain on this show?

I can think of a couple of times when it rained, but it certainly doesn't happen often.

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

I can think of a couple of times when it rained, but it certainly doesn't happen often.

Honestly the only time I remember is I blieve the second half of season 5 when they find their way to the barn.

 

[SensBrawler]

Honestly the only time I remember is I blieve the second half of season 5 when they find their way to the barn.

It also rained in season one when Glenn and Rick were walking outside wearing walker guts.

 

[The Night King]

Honestly the only time I remember is I blieve the second half of season 5 when they find their way to the barn.

Yeah, that's one of them. Only other time I can remember.... way back in Season 1 when Rick and Glenn are walking down the street covered in walker guts when it starts raining.

Edit: beat me to it.

 

[The Night King]

AMC revealed the crossover character.

And it


is...


Morgan. Interesting. Says he's already filming.

 

[SIU LAW]

So Morgan will have traveled from Georgia to Texas? Quite a trip and I will be curious where this fits in on Morgan's timeline (he was in Georgia during "Clear").

 

[Blender]

So Morgan will have traveled from Georgia to Texas? Quite a trip and I will be curious where this fits in on Morgan's timeline (he was in Georgia during "Clear").

The only way this makes sense is if they are putting a time jump in FTWD.

 

[SIU LAW]

I think that is unlikely. The original show is at least two years in the timeline ahead of Fear. I cannot see them making that kind of jump with all the characters scattered at the end.

 

[SIU LAW]

If the timelines on The Walking Dead Wiki are fairly accurate, the recent season finale of Fear and Rick waking up in the hospital (and being hit in the head later that day by Morgan) are close in time to one another.

Once again, I am curious how the timeline and continuity will shake out.

 

[Warden of the North]

So any idea what the helicopter is about? I havent watched todays ep yet, if it was revealed there, go ahead and spoil me.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Haven't watched anything TWD related in the past few weeks but I really thought the crossover character was going to be Abe.

 

[TP]

Is it just me or does it like never rain on this show?

Nor does the wind blow. Every street has to be covered in leaves?


I know it's early, but did anything happen tonight? (other than that guy who Rosita blew up)

 

[Seb]

Yawn

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Yes, because that’s literally who Ezekial is. He thought he was a king, he wanted to be a king.

He almost wanted to go out in a “noble” death to save others. Especially after the entire kingdom army got wiped out. He’d rather take that death and not face all the Women and Children back at the Kingdom.

This isn’t a hard concept. There’s stuff to bash this show about, but this storyline is clear as day.

So you are saying he's a self-serving coward who doesn't want to face the music.

Ok!

 

[ThePhoenixx]

So any idea what the helicopter is about? I havent watched todays ep yet, if it was revealed there, go ahead and spoil me.

Nothing on the helicopter.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

I mean, AMC is really misjudging the interest people have in The Walking Dead if they plan on stretching out this bullshit for another 4 seasons.

The ratings are cratering by the show's own standards. Yes, I know that for cable, it's still pulling in a phenomenal number but it's on its way to a more than likely 50% drop year over year. If that isn't a hint that people are tiring of the same hashed and re-hashed formula and unimaginative cliches that serve as a backbone for the show's narrative, I don't know what is.

I can't even be bothered to sum up my thoughts on the show's shortcomings anymore because they are too numerous to point out and have been talked about ad nausea over the past 2 or 3 seasons.

What a shame that AMC and Kirkman sacrificed quality in order to chase $$$. If only HBO had picked this series up instead of AMC, what could have been.... at least @Cor is still enjoying it though I guess.

 

[Warden of the North]

So Fear is clearly getting a big time jump then?

Morgan is being setup this season to have such a large disagreement that hes going to leave Ricks group.

I cant see how the timelines can work for Morgan to be in Fear unless there is a big time jump to accomadate it.

 

[Tuggy]

I still watch this show because I've been watching for this long, I can't bail now.

I kinda force myself to look past how they seem to have unlimited ammo and gas (has a shelf life) in a post-apocalypse world.

Sadly, this season hasn't been much better than the last one.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I mean, AMC is really misjudging the interest people have in The Walking Dead if they plan on stretching out this bull**** for another 4 seasons.

The ratings are cratering by the show's own standards. Yes, I know that for cable, it's still pulling in a phenomenal number but it's on its way to a more than likely 50% drop year over year. If that isn't a hint that people are tiring of the same hashed and re-hashed formula and unimaginative cliches that serve as a backbone for the show's narrative, I don't know what is.

I can't even be bothered to sum up my thoughts on the show's shortcomings anymore because they are too numerous to point out and have been talked about ad nausea over the past 2 or 3 seasons.

What a shame that AMC and Kirkman sacrificed quality in order to chase $$$. If only HBO had picked this series up instead of AMC, what could have been.... at least @Cor is still enjoying it though I guess.

You're telling me the actor who plays Jadis saying the rating drop being due to gore is a lie???

Seriously I don't know how they plan on stretching this out. The drop is significant and it keeps sliding.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

You're telling me the actor who plays Jadis saying the rating drop being due to gore is a lie???

Seriously I don't know how they plan on stretching this out. The drop is significant and it keeps sliding.

I nearly spit out whatever I was drinking at the time when I read that on Deadline. Found it interesting that she mentioned "they" (whoever that's supposed to reference) listen to what the fans have to say yet the complaints about sloppy writing, poor pacing and crappy plot mechanisms have been ignored for the past 2 or 3 seasons.

Wouldn't be surprised to see AMC just run the property into the ground. The amount of turmoil they seem to go through with every series they air is remarkable... lots of behind the scenes drama with Mad Men, Breaking Bad and of course the well documented Walking Dead clusterf*** that's been ongoing since season 1 with Darabont.

 

[Moose Head]

I'm guessing the helicopter might have something to do with Morgan. Maybe that's how he can crisscross the US. Maybe it's a group he was once a part of and they're looking for him. Would explain how he can travel vast distances in different directions

 

[Bubba Thudd]

The helicopter is a time machine.

 

[Moose Head]

The helicopter is a time machine.

Well Morgan does have Jedi powers...

 

[SakuKoivu11]

The person writing for this season should be fed to zombies immediately.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I nearly spit out whatever I was drinking at the time when I read that on Deadline. Found it interesting that she mentioned "they" (whoever that's supposed to reference) listen to what the fans have to say yet the complaints about sloppy writing, poor pacing and crappy plot mechanisms have been ignored for the past 2 or 3 seasons.

Wouldn't be surprised to see AMC just run the property into the ground. The amount of turmoil they seem to go through with every series they air is remarkable... lots of behind the scenes drama with Mad Men, Breaking Bad and of course the well documented Walking Dead cluster**** that's been ongoing since season 1 with Darabont.

It's just not good anymore. They can blame it on gore or whatever, but it's just not a good show. It's the same thing over and over and over again. Maybe I was jaded because I binged it on Netflix, but the first five seasons were really good imo. Again, it may just be the binge factor because I read poor reviews for a season like season two because of the pacing.

Ever since I caught up mid-season 6 or whatever, it's just been downhill with glaring problems with regards to the pacing and the story itself. The cliffhanger was the straw that broke the camel's back, imo, both from a personal interest and viewership rating perspective, along with the horrific pacing of last season (f***ing Tara and Heath had their own episode ffs).

What happened with Mad Men and Breaking Bad?

 

[CokenoPepsi]

It is a shame the show has suffered so much, in an arc you think would be amazing.. but they really are screwing up all out war.

The build up to Negan was great (all they had to do to perfect it was let the season 6 finale go on 3 minutes longer showing the kill)

But then the actually Negan stuff was hit or miss but they set up some characters to really hate so the ground work was all there but they just aren't delivering.

A big factor is the 16 episodes a year for sure, how great would this be with say only 10-12 episodes a season?