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Title: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 11 October, 2018, 01:04:38 PM
That was entertaining  :D
Loving the detail of construction time again and unlike the comic loads of crisp Walker action, along with a load of crumb trails getting started and Chekhov's guns primed,

...and a ending that startled and seemed fitting too. ( not that I advocate that sort of thing)

oh, And Carol and Daryl getting the screen time they deserve at last.

So I'm sticking with it
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: auxlen on 22 October, 2018, 05:03:51 PM
Was so sick of the rival factions, governor, then the saviors...and Negan was so annoying (he spoke like he was delivering punchlines on a bad radio 4 comedy, like dr cox on scrubs) Just talk like a human!

Nice to see the survival side without guns....for a change
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Dudley on 06 November, 2018, 07:23:45 AM
Total reboot 5 episodes in?
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Keef Monkey on 08 November, 2018, 11:56:26 AM
I've been coasting on Walking Dead for a long time now, it had started to feel like a bit of a chore to watch. I certainly had no excitement for it going into this season but it hit the ground running and hasn't dropped the ball yet. Genuinely got me hooked again, and has been the best run of quality they've had in years. Looking forward to next week, which is quite a turnaround from the half-grudging way that I watched the last season.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Bolt-01 on 08 November, 2018, 03:33:59 PM
Is it really improved 'that' much? I finally gave up at the midway point of S08.

Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Link Prime on 08 November, 2018, 04:03:08 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 08 November, 2018, 03:33:59 PM
Is it really improved 'that' much? I finally gave up at the midway point of S08.

It has in my opinion Bolt, even down to the opening credits (now including some nice references and foreshadowing).

It's an all new set-up as of next week- a significant [spoiler]time jump, of at least 6 years[/spoiler].
Really looking forward to it, for the first time in absolutely ages.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Keef Monkey on 08 November, 2018, 04:37:24 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 08 November, 2018, 04:03:08 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 08 November, 2018, 03:33:59 PM
Is it really improved 'that' much? I finally gave up at the midway point of S08.

It has in my opinion Bolt, even down to the opening credits (now including some nice references and foreshadowing).

It's an all new set-up as of next week- a significant [spoiler]time jump, of at least 6 years[/spoiler].
Really looking forward to it, for the first time in absolutely ages.

Yeah I think opinions will vary but I really do think the difference in quality from last season to this season is night and day, at least in terms of how invested I am in it again. Been a few seasons since I felt this up for more TWD.

And that [spoiler]time jump! Really didn't see that coming, and quite excited about how much new energy that could potentially inject into things. Really closes the book on an era of it I guess, and gives them a chance at a bit of a fresh start if they pull it off. Of all the ways I thought they might handle Lincoln leaving this really took me by surprise, felt like a very gutsy move![/spoiler]
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 21 November, 2018, 12:53:42 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 08 November, 2018, 03:33:59 PM
Is it really improved 'that' much? I finally gave up at the midway point of S08.

The [spoiler]time jump[/spoiler], [spoiler]missing Rick[/spoiler] and the first sign of [spoiler]the Whisperers[/spoiler]... yes worth a couple of hours of your time.

I'd previously asked for Michone  to be the lead, and it to be the Carol and Daryl l show... and you know what? thats what we got!

Only crap bit is Carol's hippy hair-do. :D
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 21 November, 2018, 06:51:13 PM
I don't read the comic, but I'm really enjoying the series right now.  I was close to giving up - it was getting to be a case of fight the bad guy's rival community, rinse, wash repeat.  And most shows lose direction as soon as the lead character goes.

But things are really good right now.  There are enough good characters to carry on without Egg and the[spoiler] time jump was a brave and successful way of clearing the air and refreshing the series[/spoiler].  I like Carol's new 'do, and Michonne looks way cooler now that she has my hairstyle. [spoiler]Rosita and Gabriel[/spoiler] seems a wee bit unlikely, but hell, why not - I like Gabe, he's been through a lot and he deserves it and I'm just jealous.

And, though it may not be any great surprise for comic-readers, [spoiler]talking zombies![/spoiler]  I really wasn't expecting that - the zombies have been little more than background props for a long time.  It's about time the actual Walking Dead started pulling their weight a bit.

Still can't work out why nobody had ever heard of zombies before the apocalypse.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 21 November, 2018, 10:23:27 PM
... aaaand I've just had the truth of the whispering walkers spoiled for me by looking at the wrong website; with some prick saying the usual 'it's hardly a spoiler, it's already all over the internet.'
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Link Prime on 21 November, 2018, 10:42:58 PM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 21 November, 2018, 10:23:27 PM
some prick saying the usual 'it's hardly a spoiler, it's already all over the internet.'

That brother of yours is outta control JBC.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 22 November, 2018, 09:22:49 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Link Prime on 27 November, 2018, 06:02:41 PM
Really enjoyed last nights mid-season finale.
Shocked by the death of [spoiler]Jesus[/spoiler]- didn't see that one coming.
Another reminder that while this series has been a very faithful adaptation, there are some big differences with the ensemble.

I'll honestly admit, I thought that [spoiler]The Whisperer's[/spoiler] were an eye-rollingly stupid idea when they were first introduced in the comic series.
So ludicrous that I just couldn't imagine the show-runners using that story-line (I think I even speculated that the garbage dump group were intended as their replacement).
Anyway- I was wrong on both counts. They pulled it off.
Looking forward to the series return in 2019.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 29 November, 2018, 01:25:58 PM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 11 October, 2018, 01:04:38 PM
That was entertaining  :D
Loving the detail of construction time again and unlike the comic loads of crisp Walker action, along with a load of crumb trails getting started and Chekhov's guns primed,

...and a ending that startled and seemed fitting too. ( not that I advocate that sort of thing)

oh, And Carol and Daryl getting the screen time they deserve at last.

So I'm sticking with it

as above with bells on.
The death of [spoiler]Jesus[/spoiler] and the intro of [spoiler]the Whisperers[/spoiler] and great things, the lack of Rick and loads of Daryl and Carol action along with Michonne acting like a true leader is all great stuff jump on if you haven't already (Bolt looking at you  ;))

Is that it for a few months now? when's it back?


Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: rogue69 on 29 November, 2018, 11:42:48 PM
There's no confirmed date yet,but it normally starts on the second Sunday of February which would make the start date for the current series 10 February. However season 8 moved away from this and part 2 didn't start until 25 February

Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 02 December, 2018, 09:58:33 PM
Just watched the last episode - I'm very glad that the thing that had already been spoiled for me was revealed fairly quickly.  Also, I really enjoyed it.  Being chased by zombies in a misty graveyard! It's B-movie territory but it worked.

Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 04 December, 2018, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 29 November, 2018, 11:42:48 PM
There's no confirmed date yet,but it normally starts on the second Sunday of February which would make the start date for the current series 10 February. However season 8 moved away from this and part 2 didn't start until 25 February

Cheers Rogue!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Keef Monkey on 03 April, 2019, 09:43:31 AM
I know literally nobody who still watches the show (and this thread has been quiet for a while!) but this season has really got me back on board with the show. The snowy finale was very cool, and while there have been some duff episodes the good ones have been very good. Actually looking forward to it coming back, which is something I haven't felt for years!
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Trooper McFad on 03 April, 2019, 10:37:00 AM
I still watch TWD but end up moaning about the difference between the books and the show. I get the need to be different and some differences have worked (Daryl, still having Carol)and I understand that in a long running series (some seasons were too drawn out) that the actors will go on to pastures new BUT when you have very good story lines and characters in the books why change? As said when the changes are well thought out then they add to the story.
I I'm hoping the Whisper's story is done well and they don't drag it out with filler episodes like the Governor & Negan's storie lines did.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Link Prime on 04 April, 2019, 02:27:53 PM
Still watching and still enjoying it.

In my view this was the strongest season in at least the last 5 years.
A lot to enjoy; Ricks memorable exit, the time-jump, secondary characters getting a chance to shine and, unbelievably, The Whisperers working on-screen (didn't think it would be possible).

A brilliant finale too.
I've always found that there's something very enjoyable about horror set in winter conditions, and this episode didn't disappoint.
Great spotlight on Daryl, superb 'Draugr' zombies and a bit of a redemption for Negan too.

Roll on the autumn for season 10.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Keef Monkey on 04 April, 2019, 04:17:47 PM
Yeah the icy setting was very, very cool, made for a really stylish episode. I particularly liked that it didn't seem like they felt the need to ram in a shocking twist or character death as a cliffhanger for the next season, it felt like they were confident enough in the characters that they didn't need to, which is quite a difference to some previous season finales. I guess they did have quite a lot of genuinely shocking exits in the penultimate episode and this was more of an aftermath sort of thing, but in the past the previous episode probably would have finished the season and this would have kicked off the next one.

It was great, I'm usually quite fatigued by the end of a Walking Dead season but I would have happily sat down to more next week!
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 18 April, 2019, 09:37:28 PM
Season 8 just turned up on Prime. Did we have a thread for it or had Season 7 sucked the life out of everyone?
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 19 April, 2019, 10:04:47 PM
Quote from: Keef Monkey on 04 April, 2019, 04:17:47 PM
Yeah the icy setting was very, very cool

Sorry, I just can't let that one past without drawing attention to it.

It was great though, some interesting if slightly predictable developments on the [spoiler]Negan[/spoiler] front.

I don't read the comics so I was kind of blown away by the Whisperers' display of revenge. 

The series doesn't really suffer for the [spoiler]lack of Rick [/spoiler], surprisingly (given that it's generally a series' death knell when [spoiler]the lead actor departs.[/spoiler]

There are plenty of interesting characters about to keep it exciting.  I know this is probably blasphemy for TWD comic readers out there but I can't imagine the series without Daryl.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 23 April, 2019, 11:38:52 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 08 November, 2018, 03:33:59 PM
Is it really improved 'that' much? I finally gave up at the midway point of S08.

I can see why.

Given that they've had the run time of Extended Editions of Fellowship and Two Towers in Season 8 up to this point and failed to deliver a) any decent action or b) any decent character beats.

And not only that they seem to be deliberately going non sequential for no other reason than it would be terribly fucking linear and plodding If they didn't. It's "and then..." storytelling at its worst.

And characters failing to speak in anything that resembles real dialogue (Negan, Ezekiel and the leader of the dump survivors) all at the same time stretches credulity. In a show where the dead walk.

The repeated motif of close ups of the lead characters trying to look meaningful (But for which we have no context by which to judge their reactions) are getting on my tits too.

And to top that, we seem to be barely through this "All out war", eight hours down and hardly anything changed situationly.

Of course I'm going to carry on watching. It's free and I get completionist on some things. But this is harder going than SMALLVILLE was.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 24 April, 2019, 11:26:40 AM
I still like it.  Sometimes I think the ridiculously high quality of modern TV drama has us somewhat spoiled.  We demand the best and are unforgiving of anything less, even when it's still a good show.  For me, TWD's good bits far outweigh its bad ones. 

Not directed at you or anything, Tips.  For the record, Ezekiel's pseudo-shakespearian twaddle started getting on my tits a long time ago too, but I still like him and am glad he didn't end up as a head on a stick.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 24 April, 2019, 03:40:58 PM
On their own, Megan or Ezekiel or dump woman (is it Jadous?) would probably be ok, even though nobody really talks like that. It's that all three are in the show together.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 24 April, 2019, 04:23:18 PM
Hmmmm, never really thought Negan sounded too unnatural - he doesn't sound too unlike the intelligent, bombastic psychopath he is supposed to be.  The guy who played the Comedian was perfect for the role.  Pity about the Watchmen film, but that's another story.

Maybe if I read the comics I'd have a less positive view of TWD. But as I said, I like it, and for a bleak, post-apocalyptic nightmare hellscape, it always brightens up my life when it's back on the telly.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 26 April, 2019, 11:37:58 AM
I enjoy it mostly, sometimes the obvious ' this is so'n'so backstory' episodes are a bit tiresome as they seldom add to the overall picture.

I've liked the whole refocusing on Carol and Daryl, along with Micione, and seeing some of the settlemts flourishing, also things that previously irked: monster trucks, driving endless but never having to get fuel have all gone, only niggle is no-ones ever worked out you could use mountain bikes for moving around quickly, quietly and out run zombies...
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 26 April, 2019, 09:38:11 PM
Fecking hell! They killed [spoiler]Carl[/spoiler]. I really wasn't expecting that. And it seems to have picked up pace after a terrible death rattle episode.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 27 April, 2019, 12:05:54 AM
Quote from: Tiplodocus on 26 April, 2019, 09:38:11 PM
Fecking hell! They killed [spoiler]Carl[/spoiler]. I really wasn't expecting that. And it seems to have picked up pace after a terrible death rattle episode.

Cripes, you've a bit of catching up to do.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 27 April, 2019, 08:46:31 AM
Yeah, I'm Season 8 because after Season 7, I decided against paying to see the season early so waited till it turned up on Prime. But couldn't find a thread for Season 8.
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 30 April, 2019, 09:08:35 AM
It's hard keeping up. Just watched a trailer for S5 of FEAR THE WALKJNG DEAD thinking I'd seen S4 but realised halfway through I hadn't and have spoiled it a bit. Bugger!
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 30 April, 2019, 10:52:23 AM
Thats where I am with GoT, no idea which was the last series I watched!
With TWD, further confusion when you read the comic...and not a ditry Tradewaiter  :-X ;)
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Tiplodocus on 04 October, 2020, 08:58:24 PM
 Bit of a necropost (but that is fitting the theme of the show).

Really enjoyed Season 9. Vast improvement over 7 and 8. Best it has been for a while. Same things still irk... And Michonne's episode with the orphans trod similar ground to the Season 4 episode THE GROVE (my personal fave after the opener).

But whispering Zombies are heckuva scary on screen and a shed load of character deaths.

Should I buy S10 ? Does the improvement last?
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: rogue69 on 04 October, 2020, 10:52:33 PM
I would say Yes get it. Alpha and the whisperers are great villains unlike any before. Loads more character deaths plus Negan just gets better and better
Title: Re: TWD series 9
Post by: Proudhuff on 05 October, 2020, 03:41:09 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 04 October, 2020, 10:52:33 PM
I would say Yes get it. Alpha and the whisperers are great villains unlike any before. Loads more character deaths plus Negan just gets better and better

This^^^