Fear the Walking Dead

[bigpern23]

Anyone catch the premier last night? I enjoyed it. I think it's going to be fun to see the beginning of the zombie apocalypse and I was particularly impressed with the acting in last night's episode. I think they assembled a pretty strong cast.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

I enjoyed it as well. Much like The Walking Dead, there were complaints it was "too slow." Bah. Did a great job laying the groundwork for what lies ahead.

The short attention span and need for instant gratification for a lot of viewers is staggering. It can't be zombies ripping flesh off faces all the time. That would get as boring as hell.

 

[outofplace]

So annoyed that I completely forgot to watch this last night. I'll have to keep an eye out for a replay.

 

[Spartan Squad]

I'm watching it now in AMC's website. It's a little weird that they chose to pick it up in the beginning of the outbreak considering we all know the answer to the mystery they're exploring. I hope they take this in a different direction from Walking Dead.

 

[spikechiquet]

I liked it. Good intro. Hey, it ain't Rick and Co. .... but it will do.

 

[HC]

I like the fact that this is starting from the beginning. With "Walking Dead" we pretty much jumped right into it since we saw everything from Rick's viewpoint. Seeing everyone just begin to figure it out (especially when we as an audience know so much more than they do) is fun.

 

[JackReacher]

I really liked the first episode. I think this cast is going to be fun to watch. The background music worked well, too, I thought.

At least Kim Dickens got promoted. No more whorehouses for her!

 

[Ace]

It may just be me, but that stupid white shirt, blouse, whatever, that apparently had not buttons that the stoner dude was wearing when running from zombies drove me crazy.

Either dress like you are going on a heroin binge or dress like you're going to a drag show. Make up your mind.

 

[Buck]

Did not like it. Too slow.
My co-viewer is a much bigger TWD fan than I am, and she didn't like it either.

That said, I hated the first episode of TWD, and it improved dramatically as it went along.

As a fan, I guess I have to accept that the show creators struggle with pacing. They're just not good at it.
Doesn't mean I have to stop complaining about it, though.

 

[spikechiquet]

Wow. Shocker. Buck found it slow.

 

[JackReacher]

Yeah. Unbelievable!

 

[Ace]

Did not like it. Too slow.
My co-viewer is a much bigger TWD fan than I am, and she didn't like it either.

That said, I hated the first episode of TWD, and it improved dramatically as it went along.

As a fan, I guess I have to accept that the show creators struggle with pacing. They're just not good at it.
Doesn't mean I have to stop complaining about it, though.

Buck,

Have you tried watching on fast forward?

 

[Buck]

Buck,

Have you tried watching on fast forward?

It's not just action I'm looking for. I'm looking for the story to feel like it has momentum.

I get frustrated with shows that want to spend 60 minutes setting the table or simply providing context or investigating character.

 

[JackReacher]

They should have revealed everything in the first 60 minutes. Setting the table is for idiots who don't understand TV.

 

[outofplace]

It's not just action I'm looking for. I'm looking for the story to feel like it has momentum.

I get frustrated with shows that want to spend 60 minutes setting the table or simply providing context or investigating character.

There were two zombie attacks and there was one fight to the death among two human beings. It wasn't like there was no action at all in the episode. I didn't love it, but it is worth giving a shot.

Also, the creators are certainly expecting a large part of the audience to be people who watch The Walking Dead, so there isn't quite the same urgency you might see in other pilots.

 

[Della9250]

Here's the problems with all the complaints -- the premise of the show is about what happens before/at the start of the downfall. How can you be upset when the whole point of the show is to not show zombies because they don't exist yet?

 

[bigpern23]

It may just be me, but that stupid white shirt, blouse, whatever, that apparently had not buttons that the stoner dude was wearing when running from zombies drove me crazy.

Either dress like you are going on a heroin binge or dress like you're going to a drag show. Make up your mind.

I had a similar reaction, like, "What the hell kind of shirt is that supposed to be?" To the directors' credit, though, it worked well visually as he ran out of the church. I thought that kid did a nice job acting, particularly as you kind of see the withdrawals gradually setting in toward the end of the episode.

I also really like Cliff Curtis, who plays Travis. Oddly, he often plays latino or Middle Eastern characters, but he's actually from New Zealand and is of Maori descent.

 

[Spartan Squad]

I had a similar reaction, like, "What the hell kind of shirt is that supposed to be?" To the directors' credit, though, it worked well visually as he ran out of the church. I thought that kid did a nice job acting, particularly as you kind of see the withdrawals gradually setting in toward the end of the episode.

It worked OK. I think the director was making the kid look like Jim Morrison and really drive home that the kid was strung out. Nick had a good Morrison swagger going which helped the look.

 

[Buck]

There were two zombie attacks and there was one fight to the death among two human beings. It wasn't like there was no action at all in the episode. I didn't love it, but it is worth giving a shot.

Also, the creators are certainly expecting a large part of the audience to be people who watch The Walking Dead, so there isn't quite the same urgency you might see in other pilots.

It's definitely worth a shot. I didn't like the first episode of TWD, either, but it got much better and turned me into a fan.
I will keep watching and hope it improves.

What's the timeline here? Two weeks before Rick wakes up? A month?

 

[JimmyHoward33]

I enjoyed it, I don't love all the characters at this point but I'm fascinated to see how the world devolves. Conceptually, this interests me a lot more than TWD proper.