The Walking Dead (Season 3)

[Dave (imported)]

I've read stories from the POV of zombies.

I have to think about where to find them online or what journal printed them.

Give me a few days.

[artisticlicense (imported)]

I've watched this show since it began. Last night's episode was as, Dave said,' . . .

hit my "stop that" and "I don't want to see that" limit

'; a real eye-opener.

1st time I sat back and got creeped. It is starting to be a really intense show.

The story is set in Atlanta, and the surrounding area, but actually filmed in Senoia, GA, and areas surrounding Cowetta County; about an hour southwest of metro Atlanta.

Season 3 is 'in the can', but they are still set up for, and are still filming on selected days in Senoia.

My BFF and his little brother went down there a couple of weeks ago to see if they could join in the fray. The show uses hoards of locals for the 'Walker" characters. He said there are 3 streets in old downtown Senoia still roped off with sandbags and such for the 'town' of "Woodbury, GA", and the "Prison" is located near the AL state line in Heard County, but they didn't have time to go over there.

The film company has an office in Senoia, which tickles me. I used to deliver feed to the feed store several years ago. I always wondered how they made a living. It looked like a 'ghost town' then. Glad the town's fortunes have changed.

I still can't figure out how they filmed a scene 'located' on a "deserted" I-85. I'm sure it was artificially created.

Can't wait till next week's mid-season finale. Hope no one misses it!

[Dave (imported)]

Episode 8 - the mid season finale...

Tyrese arrives.

The Governor loses an eye.

Merle and Daryl Dixon find each other.

And Penny has a coming out party.

There will be a WALKING DEAD marathon on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day from the very beginning it anyone wants to see it all and catch up.

[Dave (imported)]

Wait a sec here....Hehe..Aren't zombies brain dead.?..They were in "Night of the Living Dead", which I think should be the zombie lover's bible...How could they have a point of view? Jackie

I just noticed the question. It's a

FIRST SEASON SPOILER ALERT -- if you can't read this, highlight it. If you don't want to read this. DON'T.

The scientist at the CDC has brain scans of his wife's death and her "conversion" to a zombie. He showed the group the scan of her brain dying and then a number of seconds later, the virus reanimates parts of the lower functions of the brain and creates a zombie.

[Dave (imported)]

There is a zombie apocalypse movie coming to theaters that has a zombie returning to human plot.

I think it is called "Warm Bodies"

I'm not sure.

[moi621 (imported)]

Would someone please PM the premise of "The Walking Dead" in the event I try to watch it.

What is their mythology? Their "Star Trek Bible"?

I just never enjoyed zombie, ghouls, walking dead since the original "Night of the Living Dead".

The Walking Dead gets such acclaim I may try it.

So please, what is the premise, upload here or PM.

Thank You

Moi

[Dave (imported)]

Here's the AMAZON blurb for the first volume of THE WALKING DEAD graphic novel:

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. A couple months ago he was a small town cop who had never fired a shot and only ever saw one dead body. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.

Again, from AMAZON

From Publishers Weekly

Taking a well-worn genre—flesh-eating zombies overrun the world and the unlucky surviving humans must deal with the gruesome aftermath—and approaching it from a purely character-driven point of view propels this series into the spotlight from out of nowhere. This collection of the first six issues of the ongoing series opens with police officer Rick Grimes awakening from a gunshot-induced coma. From here, he's immediately dragged into a world where dangerous revenants are shambling amok without any sort of an explanation.

From the moment Grimes comes to, it's a harrowing battle to avoid hordes of decomposing zombies and a hope-against-all-odds search for his missing family. Grimes makes his way to Atlanta, the nearest large city where there may be other living people, and events take several unexpected turns upon his arrival, as he meets up with a rural encampment of survivors.

Of course, as in recent hit movies 28 Days Later... and Dawn of the Dead, the last humans may turn out to be as much a danger as the zombies. Forceful scripting that gives the book a strong grounding in reality, crisp b&w artwork, a shocking final sequence and brisk, gory proceedings elevate this book from the trash heap of pedestrian horror comics.

[Dave (imported)]

A note on how TV and movies have changed over the years...

Back in 1968, Henry Fonda was the subject of much angst and commentary because in the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West" he kills a child. It seems that in 1968, that nearly got the movie an "R" rating which would have been terrible at the time. Think of all those boys and young men who would never have got to see Sophia Loren on the screen.

THE WALKING DEAD

The first episode has Rick Grimes shooting a young girl zombie.

The violence in WALKING DEAD is astonishingly gory and leaves nothing to imagined. In fact, the show's producers and writers are actively trying to get AMC to say "too much" and in two and a half years, they haven't hit the limit. It's not that there are buckets of blood in the WD but the each episode tries hard to gross out the viewer.

[A-1 (imported)]

A note on how TV and movies have changed over the years...

Back in 1968, Henry Fonda was the subject of much angst and commentary because in the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West" he kills a child. It seems that in 1968, that nearly got the movie an "R" rating which would have been terrible at the time. Think of all those boys and young men who would never have got to see Sophia Loren on the screen.

SHE WAS THE CHILD?

THE WALKING DEAD

The first episode has Rick Grimes shooting a young girl zombie.

The violence in WALKING DEAD is astonishingly gory and leaves nothing to imagined. In fact, the show's producers and writers are actively trying to get AMC to say "too much" and in two and a half years, they haven't hit the limit. It's not that there are buckets of blood in the WD but the each episode tries hard to gross out the viewer.

All of the young girl zombies around here are crack babies...

[Paolo]

But are there any Twinkies in this show?