the guy is a great actor, as is the dude shot in the bar. and they used them both for one episode?! what a waste.

Oh yeah. What ever did happen to them I wonder? Wonder if we'll see them again.

I have to agree. How many people have died at the hand of zombies in say the last six episodes. I can only think of one and that was the black guy getting his faced ripped apart.

They need more zombies, more deaths, and less dumb bitches doing dumb bitch stuff.

Not saying this is for sure AMCs fault but they keep doing dumb shit with their shows. They have some of the best shows on TV yet they keep trying to **** them up.

Speaking of which, i havent heard anything about "The Killing" lately. Anyone heard or seen when its coming back?

April fools day.

Uhh, nobody expected them to kill off a somewhat big name actor in his first episode. That was a great move.

You guys don't get that?

I sat there and was like, "Oh cool, this guy is a new character on the show."

And then bam! He was gone. I like when shows do shit like that. It takes balls. It wasn't stupid.

I disagree. His acting was 10x the other characters. He should have been used in a recurring role.

hey man...you wanna talk about blah blah blah...you should seen The River last night. it pissed me off. I'm gonna give it another week after which I just may delete the timer......

Well at least he got alot wider exposure to people who might not have seen his work in Terriers or True Blood. Sounds like he got alot of love on Twitter. Hes also been cast in a new show, so congrats to him.



http://twitter.com/#!/@MRaymondJames



Michael Raymond-James (True Blood) has landed a lead role in NBC’s drama pilot Midnight Sun. The thriller, based on an Israeli format, follows the mysterious disappearance of Midnight Sun, a group living on a cult-like commune in Dugan, Alaska, and a female FBI cult specialist leading the investigation that uncovers a larger conspiracy. Raymond-James, repped by Talentworks and Sanders.Armstrong.Caserta., will play the second-in-command of the Dugan Police Department, an Alaskan lawman

http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/mena...n-join-pilots/

It's tough to think of anyone that's been killed by zombies in this whole second season. Otis, I think, is the only other one.

Sophia?

People haven't died because they've been on the farm. And the farm needed to be idyllic and safe, so that opening the barn at the midseason point would have impact on the people who lived on the farm. And all that needed to happen so that Hershel would realize his whole belief system regarding the walkers was wrong, leading to him drinking in the bar, leading to whatever it is that we're heading towards now. Everything has been tied together in pretty subtle ways, which is why it's as good of a show as it is. If it's all just mindless killing and hot zombie action, you lose the character interaction. And when the zombie events and the deaths are infrequent, they have a greater punch when they do happen.

Ultimately it's a very well made show, and we could nitpick a show about zombies to death but something I've always wondered:


Why don't they just stay on the farm or at least In a sparsely populated Area forever? That way you could wipe out the zombie population fairly easily, and live walker free. No reason to ever venture into Atlanta as long as u have food and water. I know, I know, there wouldn't be a show without zombies to kill.......

This.


Shane carried the show for a large part of the second season.

He's the catalyst for pretty much everything interesting that happens.

I don't like Shane's character, and most of the reason is because of his acting.

The dude has the same mannerisms, and ticks, and its becoming played out.

In fact, I want some character growth to happen soon, because I feel like the same shit is happening over and over again; the same facial reactions (Shane's head tilted downward with a smirk and his same eye roll look away thing), the same long glances between old fart and blond chick...

I dunno. I'm probably nitpicking, but I just haven't seen much character development this season. So far.

Recurring role? So in a Zombie apocalypse, they're just going to bump into the guy here and there?

MOAR EXPOSIONS!!!!

Don't worry Shane won't make past the this season.

Maybe he could have been a central character in the prison they are supposed to locate.

I think Rick is becoming more hardened. Hell, he'd have to with everything that's happened to him.

I don't particularly like Shane's character since he killed Otis. He was interesting before, but he seems more like a cliche now.

AMC announces David Morrissey Cast as The Governor in The Walking Dead Season 3



http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-d...e-governor.php




AMC announced today that David Morrissey has been cast in the role of The Governor in the network's critically acclaimed hit series The Walking Dead. The Governor, a character from Robert Kirkman's graphic novel, is the leader of Woodbury, a small settlement of survivors, and becomes the chief antagonist for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group.

The Governor will appear in The Walking Dead Season 3, a 16-episode order from AMC, which begins production this spring in Atlanta.

A BAFTA Award nominee, Morrissey has appeared in many acclaimed British series including State of Play, Meadowlands, The Deal and Blackpool. Along with his celebrated work in television, Morrissey is also known for his leading roles in feature films such as The Reaping, The Other Boleyn Girl, Centurion, The Water Horse, Nowhere Boy and Blitz. He recently wrapped Welcome to the Punch opposite James McAvoy and Mark Strong. Morrissey is represented by The Collective and Troika in the UK.

The Walking Dead Season 2 airs Sundays at 9pm on AMC.

MOTHER ****ING SPOILERS **** **** ****!!!!!!!

OMFG!!!! ho leeeeeeee shit. if done right, fuggin fanboy-gasm.

I get the sense that tonight's going to be something to see.

wow, the pic in the link.... at first I thought it was Bill Compton from True Blood.

Morrisey
http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-d...rissey-250.jpg

Moyer
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/bg/S...heR2BJla4l.jpg

That's a good beginning..

Best episode of the series!

Rick should have left Shane for dead.

You people toss that around too loosely...

Really loved tonight's episode but can someone explain something to me.

Great stuff in this episode...story keeps progressing

Pretty sure everyone is happy to see some more action and suspense instead of seeing them hang out at the farm

I'm not sure that the infection is lethal to a living person. They just reanimate after their death. I do think a bite from the mouth of a rancid zombie would be lethal though. That's, you know, very unclean. Blood poisoning and such.

I think they're all infected, I just don't think the zombie virus itself kills anyone.

I'm pretty sure the virus itself is lethal. That's pretty much the whole point. If people that got bit didn't die from the virus, there wouldn't be any sense of urgency. They could just let them stay with the group and die of old age or natural causes.

I'm trying to think of people from the show that got bit but I'm having trouble. The only one that comes to mind is the guy that went crazy shoveling graves back in ATL. After the walkers attacked the camp, he had gotten bit on the stomach. The black chick noticed he was looking sickly and pale and questioned him about it. The bite itself wasn't even that major (he was able to hide it from the others) but his health deteriorated pretty rapidly. Plus the characters in the show seem to have a wealth of cuts and scrapes that never seem to get infected. It has to be the virus.

I'm saying a bite from a rancid corpse, regardless of the zombie virus, would be enough to cause sepsis and potentially death rather quickly. How many pathogens is in a rancid corpse mouth that eats nothing but meat?

I'm convinced these people are becoming sick from blood infections, making the bite appear to be the source when it is not.

I believe the bodies were two cops, presumably partners just like Shane and Rick were. It struck a chord with him.

My money is on Herschel finding a cure in his barn.

If he can repair that kids leg that was ripped off of a 3" wrought iron fence barb so the kid can be just about perfect a week later, then he can find a cure.

I don't think he's got the scientific knowledge or experience to create an anti-virus. Besides, I think he's a goner by the end of the season.
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you guys got me thinking....in most zombie movies...if you die you come back to life. not all mind you...but I'd say most. whether you are bitten or not, if you die you come back to life. hadn't really considered that for this series. they never showed people climbing from graves and stuff...so I must assume that those who were dead before the "incident" are still dead.
I don't think anyone has died yet from anything other than zombies or being shot in the head....right? I was wondering last night...if that girl kills herself will she come back alive....and I answered myself...yeah I bet she will this is gonna be awesome!. and then she didn't. DAMN IT! who will be the first to die of non-zombie non-head related trama???

The police duo were affectionately called "skinny and fatty" around the department.

Top Ten Signs that you might be a Zombie:

1. You start to notice that some people not only have good taste... but taste good too.
2. It takes you ten times longer to walk to the mailbox.
3. People avoid or run from you.
4.You start to develop a pronounced dragging on one side of your body.
5. You start hanging out at the mall with groups of strangers.
6. Your deodorant doesn't work anymore.
7. You have nightmares about shotguns.
8.You order steak rare... like in still moving.
9. You think George A. Romero does documentaries.
10. Your doctor diagnosed you with onset Rigor Mortis.

I thought it was a real good episode, but I really had to resist the urge to fast forward through all the estrogen scenes. Although I did like Lori and Andrea's confrontation in the kitchen a whole lot.

seriously do they have to keep going back to the farm with the chicks? i wished that girl wouldve just did it. i mean shes had like 3 lines in the entire show and now we're supoosed to be all sympathetic for her. peace out

I thought Andrea was going to get bitch-slapped when she brought up Lori's "boyfriend", (Shane). That would have been epic! LMAO

They need to kill off some characters.

I vote for the chinese kid, his girlfriend and the old man who owns the farm to take get whacked. What you say?

My vote would be Andrea. Hate her. And T-Dog. Why is he even there?

And Glen is Korean.

That was a really good scene. Nobody to that point had really questioned Lori, and Andrea didn't back down. Made Lori think, at the least.

Lori
T-Dog
The suicidal sally
and Sophia's mother

Really though, just ****ing kill Lori with a zombie aids tree that's on fire. I can't stand her.

pretty sure there's a death or two on the horizon.

fun, action-filled episode.

Cool episode with same really cool kills. They appear to be going the LOST route and filtering down the story and action to just a few characters each week. Probably for the better.

Id like to see a Dale/T-Dawg or Daryl/Carol centered episode in the future.

How could you kill Glenn? Glenn is one of the biggest badasses on the show. The only thing he's scared of is living people with guns. The LEAST of your problems in this world. Glenn says ****s zombies!-

It will probably be an unpopular opinion, but Andrea was completely wrong for doing what she did.

Andrea kept talking like Dale was so wrong to make her decision for her, blah blah blah. Then, says, she came to terms with her situation, found her niche, and essentially a reason for her to fight to live. More or less, she took control, and no longer felt helpless b/c she learned to shoot.

If Dale hadn't stepped in, she never would have found out she had a will to live. Essentially, she did the exact opposite of what proved to be best for her.

Also, she made a decision she had no right to make. Sure she felt everyone has the right to make their own decision, but someone closer to the girl has more a right to say "keep an eye on her, make sure she doesn't hurt herself", than Andrea does saying "let's see what happens". That'd be like a stranger coming into a hospital room, where your loved one is on life support and saying, "lets pull the plug, it's what they would have wanted".

Shane is not going to be around much longer...

This is the popular opinion with him starring in another show. Not so sure myself. Who says he can't do both? Also, I have an idea of where things head with the graphic novel, but don't know how closely they'll go with all of that.

It's like you almost saw a change in him when he thought he was being left for dead. Wonder if he'll make a change, or if he'll revert back to his old ways. Also, wonder how he'll react when he hears about the stupid shit Andrea pulled.

What's with Shane's constant look of trying to hold back a wet fart after hearing a punchline he doesn't get this season before he opens into dialog? Is it just the shaved head?

Here are my thoughts on the female characters...

The "strongest" of the group, (IMO anyway), would be Lori and I doubt she will get killed-off. Yeah, she can be annoying at times, but she has a mission to keep her boy and unborn child alive.

Maggie busted out of her shell quite a bit after the barn incident. I think she will become a strong leader in the group and be able to hold her own against the Walkers.

Andrea tries to appear tough, but with her giving up at the CDC building that showed her true weakness. Plus, now she's overstepping her bounds w/ everyone, (especially w/ the suicidal girl incident). I have a feeling she's going to stray from the group and get mauled by zombies.

I thought Sophia's mom was pretty weak to begin with and now she's in shambles over the death of her girl. I'm guessing she will probably chew a bullet.

As far as suicidal girl, she annoys the crap out of me and needs to get nibbled on by a bunch of zombies. :evil:

They just posted who the governor will be for next season earlier today.

Someone threw an idea out there that I don't think we've ever seen in any zombie film or show.

Just to toss this out there we're assuming everyone is infected and you rise from the dead no matter how you die.

What happens if Lori's baby dies? I mean she's all stressed out and getting into car crashes and shit. Does it turn into a zombie and eat it's way out? That has to cross some kind of line that nobody on TV would be willing to cross right?

you just blew my mind. send the writers your idea. now man NOW

That would be an odd twist, no doubt. However, I don't think the writers would get that grotesque w/ the story and risk losing viewers. Anyone w/ kids would cringe at a baby becoming a zombie, (inside or outside of the womb). The scene w/ Sophia walking out of the barn is probably as vile as they will get when it comes to the young characters.

Of course, I could be wrong.

Didn't they already do the zombie baby scenario in the Dawn of the Dead remake?

I was just going to say that. The one with Ving Rhames in the mall. I don't think they'd do it on TV though.

The "Dawn Of The Dead" was a movie... that's the only difference. People paid to see it in the theatre. If they walked out after that scene, oh well. But with a tv series, pushing the envelope with a scene like a baby zombie sucking on a severed finger paci would probably not fare well w/ most viewers.

Plus, there's good ol' censorship to consider. I don't know about AMC, but most cable networks would put the kabosh on it and request a scene rewrite. I honestly wouldn't get uber twitchy by seeing something along those lines, but it would make me a little uncomfortable.

I actually had just the opposite thought after this week's episode. After all the angst of bringing an infant into this world; what if the child that is born is immune to the zombie virus? A vaccine is produced from its' blood that saves mankind. Story line has been done before but it's more than a long shot IMO.

That's what I am thinking. Lori's baby (and any other baby born after the zombies) could help create a cure for the zombies, ala I Am Legend.

Just thinking of that horrible ending makes me so ****in' mad.

The real ending to I am legend is brilliant. That was hollywood garbage they tossed together after test audiences hated the original (and far more awesome) ending. Grrrrrr.

Uh-oh I think a TV writer just stole your idea. Zombie Babies the new SyFy original movie!!!

It was announced by AMC last Friday. Which was odd considering its a character from the comics who has never been mentioned on the TV show as of yet.

In the preview of next week there was a quick hint that the kid that skewered his leg was part of another group. Bet that's how the governor gets brought into the series.

Which brings up another thing.......in the previews you mentioned, they appeared to be getting intell from the kid....why didnt they do this before they intended to drop him off 18 miles out? They never showed them asking him questions about his group.

I think the knife is a little too close for comfort. I would think their heads would be decomposed enough that you could smash the skull with a bat.

Yeah good point, perhaps poor / lazy script?