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[TWoP Tennison]

Welcome! This is the place for off-topic discussion and getting to know your fellow forum posters.

[diebartdie]

Im quite amused about how much cain we raised over not having a real forum for this show and now that we do we dont have a damn thing to say. Heh, Im diebartdie, HUGE fan of the (Romero style slow) zombie genre and Ive read nearly all TWD comics. Is this where we might talk about the comics? Should there maybe be a new topic for the comics?

[Doom]

Make one! I don't read the comics. I'm not a comics fan or really specifically a zombie fan, but I do love good science fiction. I do remember a lot of clamoring for a forum. I think when AMC starts airing good teasers for the new season, things will pick up. I'm wondering if this show will make it to a season three, without Darabont. AMC would do well to release a good 4 or 5 minute trailer (one shot) for the season.

[JennyEve]

Im quite amused about how much cain we raised over not having a real forum for this show and now that we do we dont have a damn thing to say.

Yeah, me too. But Doom is right: it's been almost a year now since we've seen the last new episode, so there's really not all that much left to discuss until we get new episodes. I'm pretty sure things will pick up here in October.

Is this where we might talk about the comics? Should there maybe be a new topic for the comics?

A new topic for the comics would be best, I think. As far as I know there are a lot of people who watch the show but haven't read the comics and don't want to know what goes on in them.

[HWavoidance]

I'm HWavoidance, and I was drawn to the show because I knew Norman Reedus would be on it, and I've been a huge fan of his for years now. Immensely enjoyed the first season and I'm looking forward to having a full story arc this year.

[Akaj]

I'm Akaj, and I just stumbled on the show, and became a zombie genre fan, went out and read the comics, watched Dawn of the Dead, read World War Z, and a few others after tripping over this TV series which I just love. Can't even explain why, but yes, I love me some Norman Reedus.

[these1000hills]

Before Andrew Lincoln was cast as Rick, Jonny Lee Miller was rumored to have been considering / considered for the role. Miller ended up guest starring on Dexter instead. Though I had AMC channel, I didn't have Showtime, so I decided to give Walking Dead a try, even without him.

[ReiMehari]

I'm ReiMehari, and I started out with the comics a few years back. I loved them, and when I heard they were making a show based on them, I didn't have high expectations.

Then I saw the preview at the New York Comic Con, and was blown away!

I'm looking forward to the next season, despite the problems that I've heard about.

[AngelKitty]

I'm pretty sure things will pick up here in October.

Yes I'm sure that's true.

Should there maybe be a new topic for the comics?

Yes please. I haven't read the comics and don't plan to and I'm pretty sure any discussion in the old single thread about the comics was spoiler barred, so they should have their own thread if possible. I read the first Buffy comic and decided comics are just not for me. And I am such a fan of Buffy that I watch that show any time it's on my TV, plus I am currently watching Ringer (as bad as that is) just because of SMG.

I read World War Z this summer and enjoyed it very much.

Hey, is anyone here watching Death Valley on MTV? Because it's a great show with lots of blood and gore and it's funny too, but I'm not sure anybody is watching it since the forum for it is so small (it's under Sitcoms and other Yukky Stuff if anyone is interested.)

It's been hard to wait so long for this show to start up again but I'm kind of glad they waited because there are just too many other shows starting now. I can hardly keep up with the forums!

[chandapanda]

Hi, I'm Chanda and I'm a horror junkie. For Christmas each year, I watch Die Hard (not horror, I know), and then for New Year's I watch the 4 Alien movies. My birthday is a marathon of vampire movies (no Twilights). Valentine's Day - aliens! I've gone to see Shaun of the Dead at the movies many, many times. I love that there are some (non-premium) cable shows out here now for us people who love horror.

So, what can I say? I enjoy this show. I just spent the day before the 2nd season premiere re-watching the first season. I have some very strong opinions on much of the cast and whether they should still be annoying me, but that's for another thread I'm sure. I'm surprised I haven't seen a "which person would you be in a zombie movie" thread here? That's always a fun way to get to know people.

Anyway, glad to meet all of y'all and look forward to spending some discussion time throughout the next few months with you!

[Doom]

For Christmas each year, I watch Die Hard (not horror, I know), and then for New Year's I watch the 4 Alien movies. My birthday is a marathon of vampire movies (no Twilights). Valentine's Day - aliens!

This is awesome! I usually Twilight Zone it out for New Years, but I estimate I've seen the Alien films (all 3 of them, there is no fourth film, why to whatever doth thou refer?) a bunch of times. I probably have seen Aliens 40 or 50 times. Back when it use to come on HBO in the summer, I would watch it what felt like every night. I'm this same way, in that I'm not so much a horror fan, but definitely a suspense fan. Good suspense will always get me, and TWD has that in good doses, when the characters aren't making completely stupid decisions.

[cmahorror]

Michael Rooker (Merle). Norman Reedus (Daryl) and John Bernthal (Shane) will be appearing at Texas Frightmare the first weekend in May in Dallas. I don't know if anyone else has gone, but I have been for the past 2 years and it is a lot of fun. I met NR last year and he was a really great guy.

Texas Frightmare Weekend

[chandapanda]

Oooh, thanks, cmahorror! That's my birthday weekend right there, and I live in Dallas. I'm saving up now!

Doom, thanks for the kudos - we seem to be similarly minded as well...although I do say, Alien 4 is worth watching (to me) for Ron Perlman. If you ignore everything else, it's quite entertaining. Although sometimes I do make watching it into a drinking game!

[Kosmonaut]

*waves to everyone*

And I am such a fan of Buffy that I watch that show any time it's on my TV, plus I am currently watching Ringer (as bad as that is) just because of SMG.

Heh, I'm pretty sure I've convinced myself that Ringer is a good show because of my love of SMG. I agree with you about Death Valley, too.

Thanks for the info, cmahorror. That sounds worth the five+ hour trip, and there's plenty of time to plan.

chandapanda, it's good to see someone else has certain movies/shows for certain holidays. I thought I was the only freak who did that. Every Halloween I have to watch all three Halloween episodes of Buffy and Shaun of the Dead AND Darkness. It's tradition in my house.

[BeetFarmGirl]

So glad to have the show back. Although it's scary to see that while the zombies seem to have gotten smarter- the residents of camp dinner bell have not.

It's also giving me new inspiration for the Zombie 5K I'll be running this weekend.

[BeetFarmGirl]

So glad to have the show back. Although it's scary to see that while the zombies seem to have gotten smarter- the residents of camp dinner bell have not.

It's also giving me new inspiration for the Zombie 5K I'll be running this weekend.

[Doom]

There's someone else from here running in that too! If I didn't have to kill a bank employee walker to get the dough, I'd consider trying to get there for it, since it looks really cool. There is sure to be lots of media coverage though, that's for certain. Don't get caught, BeetFarmgirl! Don't get caught!

[AngelKitty]

I probably have seen Aliens 40 or 50 times.

I don't know if I've watched it that many times, but close to it. I've always said if I were stranded on a desert isle with a DVR, the three movies I'd want would be Aliens, Terminator and Gone With The Wind.

[irishmaple]

I love Aliens and have seen it more times than I can count. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that some of the dialogue made it into my vocabulary. I work with young kids and when I'm teaching them road-safely, it usually goes like this: "look left, look right, check for cars and bikes. Now let's move with a purpose, people!"

I'd want Aliens, Fargo and, (don't ask me to explain why but I've loved this movie forever) Runaway Train on that desert island.

[HelenBack]

Desert island, I'd want Run Lola Run, The Princess Bride, and Grindhouse: Death Proof.

Today, anyway... Run Lola Run would always be part of the list, though.

Halloween, I don't keep anything specific on tap for that, no time; isn't there usually a Twilight Zone marathon? If so, I'll probably view that, to the extent that I can, which will be not much - lots of kids in this neighborhood! Which I love, they're all so cute and happy in their costumes, getting candy. This area really goes all out, people have mock tombstones in their yards, skeletonized scarecrows, carved pumpkins lining the walks and porches, bats hanging from their trees, everything, it's great.

[Doom]

This is cute. Well, as cute as zombies can be. http://zombies.lickmyscreen.com

It's a little app that allows you to send a picture to someone, and they get a zombie that licks the screen and that creates the picture. There are videos at the site that show it in action.

[HelenBack]

Oh, Doom, that's wonderful. I gave it a mention in Media, too. I think the first person I'm going to send it to is myself!

[Milan23]

Hi all! Love this show - I am not a horror fan but I love apocalyptic type books/shows and this definitely fits the bill. It's also the first show I've been interested in posting about in years.

[Milan23]

Can I double post because it's on two different days?

Zombie fiction - anything good out there? I loved WWZ and am a huge fan of The Passage (not zombies, but still world ending). I've tried The Walking Dead books but cant' get into the comic format.

[chandapanda]

Milan23, I am reading WWZ right now - it's taken me a while to get into it, but I am getting there.

I have been reading an anthology called "The Living Dead" (and it's successor, "The Living Dead 2" - John Joseph Adams is the editor). I am enjoying these - but I love short stories by multiple authors since any of them I hate, I can just skip over a few pages. And these volumes are HUGE - about 500 pages each. (I think I prefer the 2nd volume overall more, though.)

[Milan23]

Ok cool...thanks I will check those out. I tried searching the genre and just downloading a book last year based on the description and it was *awful*.

[HelenBack]

Sadly, it appears to be gone, but I thought this zombie garden gnome just had to be seen by Walking Dead fans!

[lynnea6]

I have to say that I love the insight and humor that I get on these forums. I decided to start watching this show because I enjoy post-apocalyptic shows and heard that the human drama was more of a focus than the zombies. Zombies/horor are not my genre (I Am Legend gave me nighmares, but I did enjoy Zombieland, probably because it was a comedy). I love the Georgia setting since I live on the border with Georgia.

I don't plan on reading the books because I'm not a graphic novel fan (although I did purchase the Jericho Season 3 novel because I loved that show). Also, I regret reading all of the Sookie Stackhouse books as the True Blood seasons progress. I like going in without preconceived notions.

[Iguana]

It's also giving me new inspiration for the Zombie 5K I'll be running this weekend.

Beetfarmgirl, that is so cool. I am the opposite of athletic, but I might take a shot at shambling my way through that if one was near me.

Hey, y'all. I decided to watch Walking Dead after all the critics and fall tv previews last year raved about it. I love the post apocalyptic stories, even though I'm not a horror movie fan, and I figured AMC had a pretty good track record for quality original series. While it's no Mad Men, it's been pretty entertaining and these forums and my fellow posters have added tremendously to the fun.

[Milan23]

lynnea6 I felt the same way about the Sookie Stackhouse books...I stopped reading around Quinn because I felt like I was getting too upset because the show didn't follow the books (specifically around the Bill/Eric/Sookie storylines).

I would love to run a zombie 5K, but sadly there are none scheduled in my area.

And Iguana that's why I started too - I love post apocalyptic stories but not really a horror fan either. I've watched parts of the 28 Days Later movies but can't sit for the whole thing.