tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post993394824897484020..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: The Walking DeadNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-65671354930900921162010-11-12T14:39:27.635-05:002010-11-12T14:39:27.635-05:00Nikki, I'm also hooked on this Dead show. I a...Nikki, I'm also hooked on this Dead show. I am terrified of horror movies but have watched my share over the years because my husband and my mom are fans. (I too was DISTURBED by the Ring) This show seems to have all the good qualities you outlined, and so far, I'm hooked. <br /><br />Always a pleasure to read your thoughts.E.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11108275657965234552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-64994686137964236222010-11-09T08:24:33.030-05:002010-11-09T08:24:33.030-05:00AMC has already signed on for a second season, whi...AMC has already signed on for a second season, which is good to hear.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13386833276050655152010-11-08T03:54:46.091-05:002010-11-08T03:54:46.091-05:00Just wanted to say I enjoyed the post.I have to sp...Just wanted to say I enjoyed the post.I have to speakyour web site is very cool I really like your theme! I'll bookmark it and come back later.air max Tailwind 2009http://www.airmax-tailwind.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48336394551430288752010-11-06T00:12:19.534-04:002010-11-06T00:12:19.534-04:00Bought the first two volumes of the graphic novel ...Bought the first two volumes of the graphic novel yesterday, and I'm about to finish the second one. Everyone who hasn't read this, GO BUY THEM NOW! They are brilliant. I can't believe I've never read them before (which is also a good thing, because I get to read them all for the first time. Don't you love that feeling? I DO!) Go get em now!Batcabbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609077644806458692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-62457451034291938942010-11-03T12:49:17.289-04:002010-11-03T12:49:17.289-04:00Nikki: As I understand it, this first season is ju...Nikki: As I understand it, this first season is just six episodes, with subsequent seasons to be a more standard cable order of 13 each. I'd imagine next season would start filming sometime after the first of the year.<br /><br />State tax incentives have bolstered Georgia's film industry quite a lot in recent years, and there are rarely fewer than 8 or 10 different productions shooting in and around town. In particular, the television shows are great for the economy simply by virtue of their longer shooting schedules, and it's wonderful to add something as cool and high-profile as 'The Walking Dead' to a list that currently includes Chrissy's beloved 'Vampire Diaries,' Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva' and MTV's new episodic reboot of the 'Teen Wolf' franchise, none of which generate much excitement for me.yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-66959704864395512832010-11-03T10:32:37.571-04:002010-11-03T10:32:37.571-04:00Did anybody else notice that it was Norman Reedus&...Did anybody else notice that it was Norman Reedus's voice on the radio at the end of the episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59093966031078085452010-11-03T10:20:16.412-04:002010-11-03T10:20:16.412-04:00I'm glad you're watching this Nikki! I lov...I'm glad you're watching this Nikki! I love a good zombie story but I wouldn't call myself an aficionado of the genre, but I'm willing to give most comic book adaptations a shot (even if I haven't actually read the comics, as in this case) plus, you know, it was on Halloween. <br /><br />I'm glad I did, cuz I really enjoyed it. <br /><br /><i>that scene where Rick is going down the stairwell in utter darkness reminded me of the Lincoln Tunnel scene. </i><br /><br />Me too! And, in hindsight (because at the time I was riveted) I thought it was wonderfully bold that in the end, nothing happened. The darkness, the unknown, was frightening, not a zombie or dead body or something. What a great subversion of expectations, and using that subversion to create suspense. <br /><br />It was arguably the scariest scene in the premiere. And what happened? Absolutely nothing. Brilliant. <br /><br /><i>And how was Rick’s life spared when he was in the hospital? </i><br /><br />My wife pointed out that Rick had to move a gurney away from his door after he woke up, so theoretically, that door blocked off his door and the zombies just kept shuffling past as the plague broke out.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48894279883572839162010-11-03T10:09:24.018-04:002010-11-03T10:09:24.018-04:00Great stuff, Nik, as always.
The premiere didn...Great stuff, Nik, as always.<br /><br />The premiere didn't disappoint me at all, being a huge fan of horror fiction. It was exciting, tense, and full of strong emotion. The scene with the zombie torso at the end, as you pointed out, was incredibly well-shot and edited to great effect.<br /><br />I imagine what we'll get with this show is a combination of horror-carnage -- like the devouring of the horse at the end -- and the softer character moments. Like you, I'm hoping the horror serves as a foil for what's happening in the lives of the characters. Zombies are often a metaphor for conformist mobs, contrasted against a group of individualistic survivors trying to learn how to work together. I'm hoping that while the show will take a similar path, that it will distinguish itself quickly.<br /><br />In a lot of ways, "The Walking Dead" is similar to "Boardwalk Empire" in that we've seen this sort of thing before, and it's up to the producers/writers to make it new to us. Alan Sepinwall pointed out that in this week's episode of "Empire" that the show got its first iconic character in Richard, the half-face veteran that befriends Jimmy. I thought that was a great observation, and it seems to fit with "Dead" too. Will there be a character soon that we haven't seen before, that could only belong in this world. Right now, the show is an amazing mix of zombie mayhem, great atmosphere, and subtle characterization. Is that enough to sustain it without those go-to characters, like Ben Linus, Spike, or Omar?<br /><br />I'm excited to find out.Ambivalentmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340690686932188014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-58654429474316813252010-11-03T09:39:20.661-04:002010-11-03T09:39:20.661-04:00Batcabbage: Your comment just made me laugh out lo...Batcabbage: Your comment just made me laugh out loud. Hahaha!!! And yes, I hope to post on it periodically.<br /><br />Anonymous #1: Thanks for asking! I've been meaning FOR WEEKS to write up some roundup of what I've watched, what I thought about it, and what I'm still watching. But it's getting longer and longer and might end up a series of posts. Now I just need to get my butt in gear and actually do it. <br /><br />ashlie: So jealous you have a graphic novel reading group. ;) <br /><br />yourblindspot: Oh man, I would have LOVED to see you as a zombie extra on this!! ;) How many episodes have they filmed, do you know? I always assume with cable shows that they've got the entire season in the can before the first ep airs, and so I always go in assuming I'm watching the full season and it's not like a network show. It would be interesting to see how that actually works in cable. ;)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-55465558711266801162010-11-03T08:43:05.654-04:002010-11-03T08:43:05.654-04:00Having read the books (which are terrific, by the ...Having read the books (which are terrific, by the way, harsh and rich and compulsively readable), I've been practically foaming at the mouth to see this show for months now, so much so that I almost scheduled a day off work when they held an open casting call for zombies back in May (I live about an hour's drive north of Atlanta). I certainly wasn't disappointed by the results, either -- the premiere was really strong, I thought, and held remarkably true to the comic's notion of a very grounded, character-driven take on a great narrative conceit that is too often wasted in schlock. I can't wait to see what they keep from the source material and where they strike out on their own, because things get pretty ugly pretty quickly in the books. At any rate, with numbers like they earned Sunday (ratings even higher than Boardwalk Empire's premiere), I'd imagine a full-season order is just a formality at this point.yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-54973484766554367542010-11-03T08:15:13.449-04:002010-11-03T08:15:13.449-04:00We just read the first volume of Walking Dead for ...We just read the first volume of Walking Dead for my graphic novel group and it was amazing. I can't wait to read more, and I'm so glad that the show is so great!Ashlie Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819825642101427700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-54653934153358081362010-11-03T05:34:51.782-04:002010-11-03T05:34:51.782-04:00I believe the father and son appear again in the c...I believe the father and son appear again in the comics quite far down the line so if we get a few seasons we may get to see them again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-35611780423532568452010-11-03T02:54:58.507-04:002010-11-03T02:54:58.507-04:00I watched this just out of curiosity. Being a hug...I watched this just out of curiosity. Being a huge comic geek (and totally proud of it), I had heard of this comic, but never picked it up. I am now going to be picking up all the trade paperbacks. I loved this premiere. Nik, I actually meant to ask you the other day whether you'd caught it, because as Batkitty and I were watching, we both said 'I think Nik would dig this.' So glad you did. It's funny you should mention the Stand and that going downstairs in the dark scene, because as he was losing his match, I said to Batkitty (creepy growly voice) <i>'Come down and eat chicken with me, beautiful!'</i> She just looked at me like I was a naughty and exasperating child and replied 'I'm a vegetarian, you dickhead.' I'll have to get her to read the Stand one day. :)<br /><br />Great post, Nik, and please, keep them up on this one! I'm really interested on how this one could go, and I'm interested in your take on it.Batcabbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609077644806458692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-84089219619831906462010-11-02T21:50:09.823-04:002010-11-02T21:50:09.823-04:00Rather off topic of this show... but you should th...Rather off topic of this show... but you should think about doing a topic on the shows you're watching this season! Wouldn't have to be anything detailed- it could just be a list if you didn't want to elaborate. I'm really curious what you're watching these days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-88106839239516790892010-11-02T20:43:01.749-04:002010-11-02T20:43:01.749-04:00I find it hard to resist shows like this, whether ...I find it hard to resist shows like this, whether it's any of the body snatcher movies (including the recent <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s15PvvAt4lo" rel="nofollow">"The Invasion"</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7CC0kbGj6s" rel="nofollow">"I Am Legend"</a>, or a show like BBC's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_WMDCkhh4&feature=related" rel="nofollow">"Survivors"</a> or, as you mentioned, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_W9b9E0DA" rel="nofollow">"Day of the Triffids"</a>. <br /><br />It's not blood and guts that makes them fascinating to me, but the way it uproots people living comfortable lives and places them squarely in the path of a sudden and horrifying death. Jobs are gone, family takes on a new meaning, and people bond to complete strangers when they understand that they are going to have to depend on each other for food, shelter, and personal safety. On the surface, it seems to be the perfect solution to a boring, predictable life. <br /><br />It's always good to see Lennie James, too. I'm still a little bummed about "Jericho".Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-47352203265776681892010-11-02T20:10:18.081-04:002010-11-02T20:10:18.081-04:00Thank you. The one question I kept thinking of is...Thank you. The one question I kept thinking of is how did this guy not get attacked while in a coma?? And yes what started all of this. And who didn't see his partner being with Rick's wife coming? I am like you - not into gore. I've never watched all the Saw movies, the first was enough and I hear they get gorier. Those are the types of movies I don't watch. But I saw the previews and figured ok - we'll try zombies. I mean if they're willing to try me I should at least reciprocate. LOL. I, of course, watched it during the day though not at night before I go to bed. LOL. I also watched the Dead Set special on IFC which is also zombie based. My friend who loves gore said she couldn't believed I watched it (again not at night :o) as she thought that was gory. I guess I can handle zombies (for now) and will be sticking with the show. It was pretty darn good and tastes like chicken. :o)Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885364402642185540noreply@blogger.com