The Walking Dead

Except the show isn't really about Zombies as much as it is about post-apocalyptic survival. To this point they haven't been (actively) looking for a cure or trying to see who/what is behind the virus. While Zombie's are the core of the show, the plot is about survival and how people live and react when governments and societies fall. The great thing about a show like this is that you don't have to have a complex center plot that you have to write around. And it's also a huge advantage that its based off a comic book, so they have plenty of material to use in writing the show.

Also, post-apocalyptic movies tend to do pretty well in theaters and pretty much never go out of style with audiences. Walking Dead isn't going anywhere any time soon b/c the writing and acting a million times better than 90% of the shows on TV.
 
Carp said:
Also, post-apocalyptic movies tend to do pretty well in theaters and pretty much never go out of style with audiences. Walking Dead isn't going anywhere any time soon b/c the writing and acting a million times better than 90% of the shows on TV.
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Carp said:
Except the show isn't really about Zombies as much as it is about post-apocalyptic survival. To this point they haven't been (actively) looking for a cure or trying to see who/what is behind the virus. While Zombie's are the core of the show, the plot is about survival and how people live and react when governments and societies fall. The great thing about a show like this is that you don't have to have a complex center plot that you have to write around. And it's also a huge advantage that its based off a comic book, so they have plenty of material to use in writing the show.

Also, post-apocalyptic movies tend to do pretty well in theaters and pretty much never go out of style with audiences. Walking Dead isn't going anywhere any time soon b/c the writing and acting a million times better than 90% of the shows on TV.
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Eh. Revolution in nbc isn't doing to well. Zombie post apocalyptic works well. Falling skies started strong now getting absurd
 
I'm just a shill for post-apocalyptic scenarios. I still enjoy falling skies as I see it as potentially more realistic than zombies.

I just don't see how you can think that the zombie apocolypse genre is going to die soon. The market size of people who are interested in it is just getting larger. There has always been a stronger zombie influence than vampire influence in video games.
 
thethe said:
I'm just a shill for post-apocalyptic scenarios. I still enjoy falling skies as I see it as potentially more realistic than zombies.

I just don't see how you can think that the zombie apocolypse genre is going to die soon. The market size of people who are interested in it is just getting larger. There has always been a stronger zombie influence than vampire influence in video games.
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Most of those Zombie games are recent though. Both Genre's have a long lasting super franchise (Resident Evil for zombies and Castlevania for vampires) And the reason Zombies are prevalent now in videogames is cause of the rise of the FPS. In FPS you need a ton of enemies and what's easier than a horde of zombies? Vampires as villains fir more into RPGs and adventure games which have not been dominating.
 
zitothebrave said:
Most of those Zombie games are recent though. Both Genre's have a long lasting super franchise (Resident Evil for zombies and Castlevania for vampires) And the reason Zombies are prevalent now in videogames is cause of the rise of the FPS. In FPS you need a ton of enemies and what's easier than a horde of zombies? Vampires as villains fir more into RPGs and adventure games which have not been dominating.
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Castlevania died after Super Ninetendo. The new games were ok but nothing like the popularity of Resident Evil.

Resident Evil came out in the US in 2002 so no its not recent. Its been in the gamers consciousness for quite some time now.
 
thethe said:
Castlevania died after Super Ninetendo. The new games were ok but nothing like the popularity of Resident Evil.

Resident Evil came out in the US in 2002 so no its not recent. Its been in the gamers consciousness for quite some time now.
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Many great Castlevania games have come out in the last decade. Not as much as they did before that, but that's the case with most videogame franchises.

Seriously just cause you can't pick up trends doesn't mean anything. You're either choosing to be blind or you're ignorant. Zombies won't go away but they're experiencing a boom that's on the down swing soon. Like i said, when the interest in Zombies wanes, so will the Walking Dead. Though personally I think the Walking Dead will go out before then because people will turn on it at some point in the next season ro 2.
 
You are comparing zombies to vampires. That in it of itself shows that you don't understand the difference in popularity and the root cause of that difference. Obviously, every trend wanes but its not going to be as quick as you believe. The young audience (35 and younger) loves zombies and that will probably stay consistent for quite some time.

The ratings are going up for the show and not down. The half season approach is working for them as it causes build up.
 
thethe said:
You are comparing zombies to vampires. That in it of itself shows that you don't understand the difference in popularity and the root cause of that difference. Obviously, every trend wanes but its not going to be as quick as you believe. The young audience (35 and younger) loves zombies and that will probably stay consistent for quite some time.

The ratings are going up for the show and not down. The half season approach is working for them as it causes build up.
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The young audience loves zombies for now, then they'll move onto something else. Trends are called trends for a reason. Zombies are popular now but then something else will take it's place and it will go to the back burner. Walking Dead is popular now because of nerd of mouth. That has effectively ended. The nerds for the show have largely left it.

Want a show to compare it to? Think about Family Guy. It's still on the air it still gets viewers, but no one backs the shows and at any point it's core could slide and it would be over.
 
Where is your evidence that the nerds have left the show? And where is your evidence that even matters?
 
I think these last two episodes have been pretty solid after a string of snoozers that didn't seem to advance the story or develop the characters the way these last two have.
 
thethe said:
Where is your evidence that the nerds have left the show? And where is your evidence that even matters?
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The evidence is called the internet. Most nerds are backing off the show. Not all of course, that would be a silly blind statement. But the general consensus I've been able to find from talking to my nerdy amigos and talking online they all share my general consensus on The Walking Dead. The crowd who are watching Walking Dead now, are like the people who started watching Breaking Bad in season 3/4. Most people who watch the Walking Dead and are "obsessed" with it now started season 3/4 of it. They caught up on Netflix.
 
zitothebrave said:
The evidence is called the internet. Most nerds are backing off the show. Not all of course, that would be a silly blind statement. But the general consensus I've been able to find from talking to my nerdy amigos and talking online they all share my general consensus on The Walking Dead. The crowd who are watching Walking Dead now, are like the people who started watching Breaking Bad in season 3/4. Most people who watch the Walking Dead and are "obsessed" with it now started season 3/4 of it. They caught up on Netflix.
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What a scientific response. If this were a baseball discussion and someone gave a response like that in baseball terms you would laugh it off as being moronic.

The ratings are up and will continue to go up for the time being. Like all things, interest will wane but if you think that point is now or sometime in the near future you are sorely mistaken.
 
50PoundHead said:
I think these last two episodes have been pretty solid after a string of snoozers that didn't seem to advance the story or develop the characters the way these last two have.
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The show definitely struggles with consistently releasing episodes which have people talking. However, I believe that is integral to the show in that they lay groundwork for future episodes, or more specific certain moments, that leave you absolutely speachless.
 
I don't think any nerds have give up on the show.

I just think they don't take it as serious as they used to. I just dvr it, and when I anticipate a predictable boring scene I just fast forward it. Lizzie, Carol episode last week was the first time in a while I sat and watched it in it's entirety. I skipped some of Sunday's episode because I find Glen's behavior to be stupid and his awkward reactions with Maggie are awful.

The interesting characters don't get enough screen time to me. Stookey is going to be dead soon, very likely Sasha as well and the lesbian girl. We've BARELY seen Rick, Carl, and Michonne at all the last few episodes. Main character Rick has probably had 10 minutes of screen time since the House episode.

I think most nerds will check it out and then change the channel if the episode goes downhill.
 
I know publishers are actively discouraging zombie submissions. The trend is on a downward spiral, for sure.
 
Raylan would've told the others to stay put while he checked it out. Once he spotted the watch, he would've gunned everyone down, ESPECIALLY TASHA YAR, before the food even finished cooking.
 
I am not sure a season of any show has ended with a worse line from a worse lead. Wow. "They're screwing with the wrong people." Good thing there were a few new faces to introduce so Rick had time to think that one up.
 
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