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  1. myk
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the creators of the television show had no intention of copying the written works. Furthermore, why should they? This is someone else's take on the Walking Dead universe and it should be free to do what it wants to. As for being boring, this story is about people living through a horrific nightmare, it's not a machine gun emptying session of Call of Duty, Modern Warfare where you have to sprint from point A to point B. In my opinion there's been a healthy balance of exposition, tension, fear and action. Unless there's a psychological problem with someone, sudden, unexpected twists in a personality are unnatural. What is more realistic is a gradual reveal of what someone truly is underneath the comfortable facade that every human displays when all is good and normal in the world; Shane is the PERFECT example of this. Also, are you saying that you've been accurately predicting how some of these characters, such as Daryl, Shane, Lori and Andrea, to name a few would conduct themselves over the course of the episodes? I'm guessing that these characters are predictable to you because you've read the comic? Well, I can't even begin to imagine how I'd behave in a post apocalyptic world where nightmares come true, but I could imagine that there'd be a lot of freezing up and crying if the events of the Walking Dead became real. Rick's endless monologues are the counter to Lori and everyone else's hopelessness, and probably the hopelessness that the audience might be feeling. He's trying to remain optimistic in the face of unbelievable odds and circumstances even if everyone else, including the audience has given up. Also, he's the central character in this story. For the first few moments of the series the story was being told through his eyes, his experiences. As such, I'd expect a lot of talk from Rick as he's the main character and he is the unofficial leader of the group. (Major spoilers from the comic here!) All of the comic spoilers you've listed are again based on the premise that the show should be mirroring the comic, which it was never intended to, nor should it have to. Again, considering that we're barely three episodes into this season, it's too early to make a judgement call like that one. Also, what do you mean when you say their vision is forced? We don't even know where the producers are going with this, we don't know what the vision is. And that's fine, but again this is an interpretation of an existing work and they are free to shape their own story. I guarantee that all of the critics of the television show would have a much better opinion of it if they could just LET GO of this notion that the program needs to follow the comic books. I mean, if you prefer the comic books fine, I get that, but the television show is an entirely separate entity and should be treated accordingly. PS, Shane is an a**hole...
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    Characters like Rick bore me, because they're good, hopeful and optimistic almost all of the time-kinda like Optimus Prime. But, what if you take a guy like Shane that, in the pre-apocalypse was a stand-up, righteous man of the law and then is thrust into this sort of chaos; when he starts to break down it's fascinating, because you see this proper individual start to make selfish, evil choices. Good stuff, I tell ya. I can't wait to see when Rick finds out what his best friend has been up to...
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    Those repair shops aren't TOO bad when it comes to pricing; it's cheaper than Sony and buying a slim to replace my 60G isn't an option...
  4. myk
    True, and a story about people living the apocalypse is just as interesting as a movie about people causing it. That "thing" they're stretching out is ridiculous at this point. I can only think they're going to answer this question with something shocking...
  5. myk
    All of this walking, talking and crying-I feel like I'm watching the Lord of the Rings movies again, but it's fine-a story's only as good as the tale of the people in it, and they have to have filler episodes anyway.
  6. myk
    You know, I have NEVER seen a police car or an officer at a donut shop....
  7. myk
    Aiiiiy Graham...
  8. myk
    Yeah, what a concept eh? Special effects and makeup not taking center stage for once. Movies like They Live and the Thing were the types of movies that could stir your thoughts and soul. Good stuff for sure. I'm not trying to say that there isn't anything modern that can do the same, it's just remarkable that they could accomplish so much with so little, then...
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    Lol, hey man it was the 80's! I loved They Live for the story, much like the '82 Thing, whose special effects are equally laughable by today's standards. I realize that these two movies aren't the type to blow Uxi's home theater setup to oblivion, to be sure...
  10. myk
    Now THAT'S something I need to see, NSFW or not. I can always find another job!!!
  11. myk
    Alright, but not too much man!
  12. myk
    They Live was a great movie with next to ZERO special effects. Take that Lucas!
  13. myk
    Lol, I was assuming it was NSFW so I didn't bother looking it up. Will do so now...
  14. myk
    Ooohhh that's a 'beaut, 505...
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    Ok, thanks for the link '7. Looks like that car and mine were pretty evenly matched up, both cars being stock. I wish I could have pulled up for an even run...
  16. myk
    Ok, so what the heck is an Evo MR? I was rolling in traffic, getting ready to jump on the freeway when this silver 'Evo pulled up beside me, floored it and proceeded to start darting in and out of traffic, heading to the freeway on-ramp. I noticed the MR badge on the back and realized that I've never heard of that before. I'm assuming the car was stock because I've heard riced out Huyndai Elantra's with louder exhausts. Anyway the 'Evo finally gets on the freeway. Traffic thinned out as we got on the freeway so I decided I'd catch up and try to run the 'Evo. Well, as I started to get close the 'Evo starts to pull away; I figured I should be able to close the gap but I never got the chance-we were running at about 135 for what seemed like forever when I decided this guy wasn't going to let me pull up beside him to have an even start, so I shut it down. What is an MR? What are it's specs? Should I have been able to overtake or at least catch up to this thing? Was the 'Evo driver a twat for not letting me pull up beside him for an even start? I tried looking this thing up on 'Wiki but there are like 15 pages per year of 'Evo and then 3 sub-pages for each trim level. Jesus Christ man, people LOVE these cars. I was in the '99 T/A, btw...
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    Don't be surprised, as it wasn't too popular even during its initial run in the theaters. Critics didn't like it and the audiences clearly didn't either. Wasn't it competing with E.T. at the same time in the box offices? Nevertheless, it's earned quite the following over the years and rightfully so...
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    LOL...
  19. myk
    That's a shame. Seeing Scarlett tied to a....well, nevermind...
  20. myk
    Eh? The Hammer one?
  21. myk
    Here's to hoping that the Avengers DO get their asses handed to them; the movie'd be really dull if they just ran around in their cute little outfits, made snide remarks and didn't have any serious opposition. Maybe a cliffhangar with the lives of some of the members hanging in the balance would do. Whatever they do, they need to find a way to get Black Widow into less clothing....
  22. myk
    I felt that by season 3 they were already starting to run out of steam. People asked why they were ending with season 4 and I told everyone that it was better for them to get out while they were ahead...
  23. myk
    Yeeeeeeeah...I've always wanted to go to Universal Sutdios. It's on the bucket list...
  24. myk
    I just saw a mess of parts. Honestly, I don't want to make too much sense of the creature because it freaks me out... Lol I had to look that one up. I never knew there was such fanfare about that mechanical shark...
  25. myk
    Lol....Zentrans in hats...
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