TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[go birds]

im seriously surprised at the lack of Vikings talk (and GoT as well)

[JackofDiamonds]

In the Game of Thrones
You Either Win or You Die
So...Play Well I Guess

Little bit surprised that GRB hasn't been talking more about this.

I know. Surprised and disappointed. I watch 3 or 4 shows in total (Archer, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, something else) and all you guys want to talk about is the Walking Dead; which has become just a terrible show. It lasted longer than The Killing did for me, but I am out on it regardless.

The difference is there's very little to criticize in GOT.

But how about

[SHOW]

the awesome [expletive] giant!

[SHOW]

Didyou know that the guy that played the Mountain in season 2 played the giant AND the White Walker?

[docellis]

Walking Dead:

[SHOW]

Maybe those two dudes are just evil

[Jocephus]

shupert and martinez

[docellis]

shupert and martinez

yeah, i just meant, maybe we (or they) are trying to determine if they are, in fact, also evil.

[TimeForGuinness]

Walking Dead:

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Very nice

[Jocephus]

shupert and martinez

yeah, i just meant, maybe we (or they) are trying to determine if they are, in fact, also evil.

no. shupert and martinez

[ghostrunner]

Basically they need the Governor to have some muscle at his disposal next season, and they want the Governor to live, so they completely avoided any logical reaction from those two. That's how TWD rolls unfortunately. Characters follow the needs of the plot, not the other way around. We can't have these bodyguards just killing the guy like they ought to. We need to save the battle for the end of the season, so we'll just have Rick and the Governor babble needlessly at each other for an episode. We can't have Andrea turning on the Governor yet, so Maggie's not going to mention her sexual assault, etc.....

Not that I'm an expert on writing TV shows, but that's how it seems as a viewer.

I can't help but be interested in the zombies, the post-apocalyptic world, and the kinds of issues that come up due to that. I'm always eager to watch it, and occasionally they do a really nice job. Seems like there's reason to be optimistic about the guy running the show next year though.

Read this interview with Graham Yost earlier today, who runs Justified and - well, you get the sense they think things through in a way they don't on TWD.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/26/justi ... ostmortem/

[JL21]

I'm seriously impressed with how much Justified has improved each year to varying degrees. Last night's finale brought damn near everything from the season full circle. It's a much better show than it was when it started.

Basically they need the Governor to have some muscle at his disposal next season, and they want the Governor to live, so they completely avoided any logical reaction from those two. That's how TWD rolls unfortunately. Characters follow the needs of the plot, not the other way around. We can't have these bodyguards just killing the guy like they ought to. We need to save the battle for the end of the season, so we'll just have Rick and the Governor babble needlessly at each other for an episode. We can't have Andrea turning on the Governor yet, so Maggie's not going to mention her sexual assault, etc.....

Not that I'm an expert on writing TV shows, but that's how it seems as a viewer.

I think that's spot-on and it's why I think it's a really mediocre show that gets away with a LOT just because it has zombies. It's a very enjoyable mediocre show and I like watching it... but I don't think particularly highly of the production.

[robbotis]

Walking Dead:

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That is perfect. I still can't believe they watched that, and then, yup, let's get in the car and go off w/ him!