06-25-2013, 06:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-25-2013, 11:54 AM by Hammerskjold.)
(06-25-2013, 02:22 AM)Taem Wrote: ... because otherwise it this show was headed towards Days of Our Live... with Zombies!
That's pretty much it. Now to be somewhat fair, I don't particularly mind soapy stuff, if it's done well. That last part is important, I mean if we're being honest here the rebooted BStar Galactica was basically space soap. But it was done so damn well, it was IMO, an A-Grade Science Fiction.
With Walking Dead, the TV series, it feels uneven at parts, at least for me. S1, Ep1, was off to a promising start. By the end of S1, I was kinda between meh...and WTF..? And not in a good way.
There are some great scenes and moments, but overall, a bit uneven. It's certainly not a stinker, but not quite A-Grade material IMO. Which is a bit of a shame, because there are some great moments in the series.
Quote:I must admit, I'm super curious on which part your referring, if it's in one of the compendiums or a later part I haven't read yet. I've only read up to the end of compendium 2 so far.
It's much later than that IIRC. I don't want to spoil it for you or anyone else reading it, and you may have a different reaction than I did. (edited addition: trying to be careful with spoiler here. I'm not talking about the non canon, bonus issue that was a deliberate gag. No, this happened 'in universe'.)
For myself, I kinda lost interest. Again, it's too bad, since it really did have some great moments. And I'm saying this as a zombie tales fan, and as a pretty lenient audience member.
Just my ole pine onion, the TWD video game was\is to me, the best iteration of that universe. It captured a lot of the essence of what made the book and series great.
Posted by Lissa:
Quote:Eck! That is completely the opposite of the Book and Audiobook by Max Brooks (yes, Mel's son) then. The zombies there are slow and plodding. The push in Brook's story is to show the human condition, both the best and the worst when faced with potential extinction.
Yeah, I was excited when I first read they're making the book into a big budget production. Now there are some parts of the book that I definitely went, '....that's just silly.' But overall it was a pretty good book IMO.
I'm still curious to see how Brad Pitt adapted the book, but it might be a netflix\rental thing for me vs must see it in theatres.