Yes, it is explained. If you think back to season 1 you can find the answer as to why someone would travel with them.

ROFL Can't believe that bothered more people than just me! I was like, "What if you would've gotten stuck, or busted your ride!, Then what?!?!"

haha, yeah. I thought homeboy was gonna drive right on and crash into dem trees!

Can you give us the spoiler why?

herp derp I'm going to watch a TV show based on a comic book series but have no idea what the comic book is about.

For those of you who have read the comic book and watched the TV series, you know that the series varies greatly from the comic books in many ways.

For those of you who didn't read the comics -- Shane dies in issue 6. In the TV series, he lasted all the way to the farm.
In the comics, Sophia is still alive.
There have been numerous characters added and removed for the TV series. Characters have been changed.
It has been confirmed that the Governor will be added to the third season -- but we honestly have no idea what will happen with him.

That's what makes this show great -- it varies from the comics while still maintaining the overall picture. Spoilers my ass, what happens in the comic book doesn't necessarily happen in the show and vice versa.

Why is it "herp derp" to watch the show but know nothing about comics? A lot of people don't read comics beyond the age of 13.

so, in other words, you're just a dick

got it

Essentially, a dick, yes.

It makes no sense at all to watch this show without having some knowledge of the comic books. I don't read comic books, but when I watched the pilot episode, I figured that "hey, I don't want to be one of those douchebags, so I should probably glance at the comics".

so, you're just a gigantic dick

got it

It makes plenty of sense. You're just dense.

I've never read the comics, nor would I ever be caught in a comic book store spending money on a comic book.

I watch the TV series because I enjoy zombie movies and flicks.

I didn't even know there was a comic for it until half way through the 1st season. I just saw the advertisement for a new Zombie show and thought I would give it a chance.


However, I may go pick up the comics now and read them...

Well, your plan failed because you still seem to be kind of a douche.

I think the Government should have a disclaimer for people wanting to see a movie or show based on a comic book.


"If you've not read the comics, don't be a douchebag AND DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!1!"!

Who spends money on comic books? It's 2012, son. Torrent that shit.

Kind of? You give him way too much credit.

New Avengers movie out this summer guys.


Don't be douchebags and read the comics first!



....or else.

I bet he uses that as a description on OkCupid

"I'm not the kind of douchebag that watches tv shows based on comics without first purchasing and reading said comics before then watching said tv show.

Plus I like to be plugged by chicks."

tmw4h5 = Comic Book Guy

Derp herp...
I listened to that band before they made it big! Derp!

Prepare thyself for mod abuse.

Oh God, I've got the trolls against me. I should quickly make fun of Cassel and Pioli to get them on my side.

The Walking Dead is the first comic I have read (and I glanced at best) since I was 8 and I read X-Men.
When I watched the show, I wanted to get an idea of what the hell this whole thing was about. If you find the show interesting, what's wrong with checking out the comic books?
I think that Kirkman has done a fantastic job with keeping the two separate and entertaining in their own way. Neither one is identical to the other, yet they're both captivating.

I am one of those people who wants to understand what the hell I'm watching. When True Grit came out, I wanted to see the original. The same goes for Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

When it comes to movies based on comic book characters (hence, Spiderman or Batman, X-Men, etc, etc) -- I think it makes sense to have some knowledge of the character before watching the movie. Otherwise, you're just uninformed.

At what point did it become lame to have knowledge about things that you find interesting?

No, not at all.
Just like most all of you, I saw what appeared to be an awesome show about zombies.
I checked it out, and guess what? It was pretty awesome.

After a few episodes I got curious and wanted to know more of the backstory.

Google, Wikipedia, and I found out what I needed to know.

When Michonne appeared last night, I did some more research on her.

Why would someone be lame if they didn't read the comic book? You said yourself that the story lines are immensely different.

I myself did familiarize myself with the comics via the web. I did not read them, just read the crib sheets.

None of this makes a difference. The point is, it's not your decision whether other people want to watch the show by itself, or read the comics with it. Not everyone does things the same way you do, and to give away major plot points before other people have seen them, and then get all indignant when you're called out by almost everyone here, is a major dick move and will end up without you having any friends.

So whether you think you're right or not, try not to do that again.

Well you were the one that started with the , "herp derp" bullshit as if there's something wrong with not reading a freaking comic book.
I hate to break it to you, but failing to read a comic book that spawned a television show doesn't really indicate a lack of intellectualism. I doubt the nation's great thinkers are saying, "Hm, in order to understand the Walking Dead let me get some back story here. I'll put down Voltaire for a bit."
So, congrats on getting all the background. That's great if that's what you want to do, but it's hardly, "herp derp" type stuff to not read a comic.

what does any of that have to do with you being a dick and trying to spoil it for the rest of us?


you're really going to the wall on 'all cool guys check out the comics of shows based on comics'?

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Perhaps I should have chosen my words a bit better.
To me, I think that if you enjoy the show as much as it seems some people do here, it would make sense to check out the backstory for the show. For me to say it was lame, that probably was a bad choice.

As far as having internet friends, that's not necessarily my biggest concern.
I may have been out of line in giving away a couple of plot points, but I made an assumption, which in retrospect was a poor assumption, that most people had knowledge of what to anticipate in season 3.

I still think, based on the fact that it's a network television show, a lot of what happens in the comic will have to be re-worked and re-written for the show.

I do apologize for giving away plot points from the comic book series though.

It wasn't my intent to spoil it at all - I assumed that most everybody had a vague idea of who the new characters were as new cast members have already been announced and previous cast members have been announced as reprisal roles.

Well that sucks. Now you seem reasonable. I was hoping you'd go full meltdown and we could have some fun around here.

Also, thanks mods for the signature.

Can it be changed to something funny though?

Again, my mistake and my bad. Posting here is quite different than posting on some place like /r9k/, where it's a constant battle of ruthless assholes.

I still have no intentions of buying, torrenting, etc. the comic books.

I've maxed out my nerdiness with video games. I'll stick with those.

LMAO welcome to Chiefsplanet.

You'll meet these ruthless assholes very soon; I'm sure of it.

I've had friends that bought and/or torrented the comic books. I glanced at some of their stuff.

But mostly, I just Google something if I feel the need to know.

I've seen some of them in the Lounge, but some of these guys seem quite tame.
Even the mod that edited my signature was rather nice about it.

I agree.

Daryll's brother will not be the governor they have already said so.

I didn't read the books because I didn't wanna spoil anything for myself, regardless of how different the two are. I'll probably go back and read the books once the series finale airs.

I've been wondering if and when the finale will be.The comics are still going pretty strong.

We've all watched two seasons and it still seems like there's so far to go with this story. Season 3 already has 16 episodes scheduled.

I wonder how long Kirkman and AMC can keep this thing going?

I have no idea. As long as it stays good and they don't have to recast any major characters, I'm happy if it goes a long time. However with TV, actors are gonna eventually move on to other stuff and I'm not a fan of recasts so I'd imagine if they keep it going, eventually the quality will go down. Happens to the best of them.

I know that the guy that played Shane already got a gig on some new TV show. The information actually leaked that Shane got the gig before he had been killed off in the Walking Dead series, which basically gave away the fact that he would be dying.

What I'm worried about is the show going on to a point where they're just grasping for ratings and there's nothing left to accomplish.

I think the idea of releasing a new season each fall is a good idea. It keeps people in suspense and it doesn't over-saturate the show. They give you just enough that you want more, but not so much that you don't mind if you miss an episode or two.


By the way, I'm f'ing stoked for season 3. I can't wait for the fall. Hopefully we'll be contending for the AL central, Stanzi will be driving General Lee through the tunnel and onto the field for pre-game entrances, and of course, Walking Dead.

see episode 1 season 1

My wife and I were saying the same thing last night. No walkie Talkies.he gave one to the guy and his kid in season 1,but never thought to find give any to the others.

There is one fairly intuitive reason to have tamed walkers in your vicinity at all times. And from what I understand it is in the comics.

Aww dammit! I thought you were goin to be a complete tool. I guess you're ok. (for now). I'll refrain from abusing you.

Ok, there you go. Weird request.

The finale has renewed my faith in this show. I don't know what happened with Darabount and how the show got so off track at the end of Season 1 and the beginning of season 2, but ever since the Mid-Season finale it's started to get back on track. The season 2finale now has the show exactly where I wanted it to be. It could be that good every week if they keep following close to the comic.

There is still a lot of territory to cover with this story, and the best is yet to come. Season 3 should be the best season yet if it's done well.

wait, Rick gets raped in the comics? I gotta get these damn books!

Nope, but someone does, over and over, its pretty brutal. If it does happen at all, it will happen in season 3. Is all i can say.


Anyways, The Walking Dead has HUGE ratings over 9million watching. Thats insane.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...lecast/125039/

show is a beast

I just checked out the new game coming out in a few months. Apparently, they're going to release it in installments like a comic book. It looks pretty badass. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

It seemed like at the beginning of the season they were trying to get more in depth with the characters. They were trying really hard to build them up so that we would have a better "understanding" of who each character was.
Also, I do recall AMC cutting the funding on the Walking Dead by a pretty significant amount (which is why Darabont quit the series), so I'm sure that the reduced funding played a large role in making some episodes less eventful.

Pretty shitty move on AMC's part in my opinion. It's a show that they produce, and it turned out to be a HUGE hit. So what did they do? The told them to produce 13 quality episodes for the same amount of money that it took to make the first 6 episodes.

I'm hoping that AMC realizes the awesome product they have here and they put out the best show possible.


Gonzo: Nice signature edit. Classy, yet comedic.

That's my thinking. Not reading the comic books yet has no real effect on my enjoyment of this show. They are different entities (and have clearly taken slightly different paths of storytelling).

No.
You don't have to make it sound like it's an awful thing to do. You could have just said, "I don't like comics."

The path has diverged so much from the comics to the show (only season 1 episode 1 was spot on), by now nothing is the same at all except the characters.

People that have died on the show are alive in the comics and people that have died in the comics are alive on the show.

Its using the comics as a blue print and have somewhat stayed in line. There are things that are different no doubt about it.

fantastic episode.
while i was wrong on my "who's gonna die" list (don't care,they were nobodies), total fanboy reaction at the last 2 juicy end pieces.
can't wait for the fall, when the real shit goes down!!!!

ROFL same

On season 1 episode 3. Good so far

I can't believe this idiots rep is still in the green. You're all slippin'.

That makes no sense. Zombies are mindless. They shouldn't even realize that they are missing their lower jaws or arms. They should just continue trying to attack. Certainly not walking around like obedient terriers.

But whatev. It's a show about zombies so I'm going to suspend my disbelief. Plus I've been waiting on someone to show up with a katana.

Comic spoilers, obviously.

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Yeah, I figured that's why she does it. I'm just saying it doesn't make any sense. Zombies don't have any idea what's going on. All they know is to kill and eat. Even if they're missing their jaws and arms, they should still be trying to jump on her.

In the season finale, those zombies were already eating something, saw a random ass chopper fly in a random ass direction and just decided to walk that way. They're stupid and all they know is how to kill. The two she's got chained up shouldn't be any different.

Like I said, it's whatever. I don't really care that much, but I thought I'd mention it.

What's even more farfetched is every single shot from every person being a headshot.

In moving vehicles.

On rough terrain.

...in pitch black

****ING A THE TRUTH DUDE

And I know this from experience, from playing call of duty, you can shoot people in the head all day long and never get a headshot.

and who is the governor? I didn't even notice him in the finale

He wasn't in the finale. But the writers did announce that the Governor would be in season 3.

please.....PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN! what a sorry piece of SHIT!
KILL HER RICK! KILLLLLL HEEERRRRRR!

I turned to my wife....and lovingly said....babe....I'da shot you in the face. I mean after all YOU set this shit up. YOU wanted me to act. and when I do you give me the "how could you look". BLAM!

****! never mind..... :deevee:

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First - I agree with the majority's opinion of Lori and am happily awaiting her gruesome death but.........................am I the only person who had a different take on her reaction to the news of Shane's death? It looked to me that she recoiled in disgust only after Rick's statement that Carl "put him down". I thought she was reacting to her son getting involved in the killing. :shrug:

That's the way I took it too. Even then though it's like, "Ok, he saved my life, bitch. And why did you let him out of the house unsupervised? You're looking at me? What the hell were you doing, complaining again about nothing? If you hadn't of left Carl out there I could have just sprinted back to the house. Instead we had to go to the barn and split up."
She's such a dumbass.

for future reference....you can see how to do a spoiler by replying to this post and eyeballing the guts. really coulda done without the comment about ricks hand though....dammit.

I kept waiting for more zombies to show up at the campsite to thin the herd a little more. A little disappointed that only a couple non-characters got whacked. All of our predictions were horribly off.

thats kind of what Kirkman said on the Talking Dead after the show. When asked about Loris reaction. It was the comment about Carl puttin down Shane that she freaks out about.

yeah the two that were eaten....we thought T-Dog had it bad. at least he does get to talk! wonder what the pay was for the guy in the camper. he never had a line did he? come to think of it....the way he died....maybe he was reeruned and couldn't talk? :hmmm: