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I have to ask: do you dislike Romero's original series for similar reasons? Or really, most zombie films? It's very rare to see a "good" zombie film that doesn't feature zombies sparingly. Truthfully, I have little interest in the zombies themselves during a zombie apocalypse (they are not real characters, or at least they show little actual development). Rather, I am more interested in how people survive and what their life is like during a zombie apocalypse (and let's face it, running and hiding from zombies is the only way to survive a zombie apocalypse). |
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2012-10-01, 22:25 | Link #462 |
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^Partially because the katana has a limited range, dulls quite easily, and can be stuck in bone. Secondly a weapon, any weapon is only as good as its operator! And I rather doubt the person in question was trained in any sort of martial art, more likely hack and slash with the three foot razor blade.
We covered swords in the old Zombie thread if you remember? And I preferred the Roman Gladius as its a stouter blade destined for both hack and slash as well as stabbing. But in the real world a firearm is preferable as distance is your friend! As for the show, yeah they're really reaching with the sword thing, but I'll watch the premier nonetheless. |
2012-10-01, 23:21 | Link #463 | |
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My ideal anti-zombie melee weapon against the Walking Dead type of zombie is the double-sided iron mace staff.
long staff with rectangular steel mace on each end. Makes it a lot easier to consecutively crush zombie skulls quickly and efficiently. And no need to worry about dull blades! Quote:
Melodrama social conflicts has it place, but it should take a backseat to actually facing the survival issue, not be the prominent force of the plot. Whoever wrote the first half of the 2nd season was a complete idiot who didn't have a CLUE on priority.
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2012-10-02, 00:17 | Link #464 | |
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Additionally, to put it in perspective, crazy blond woman (Lauren Holden) spent all of two episodes learning how to shoot a variety of firearms. After those two episodes, she could hit a moving target with a chance to kill at a 100 yards (thereabouts). That is impossible in the real world. Hell, being able to use any firearm in a reasonable fashion is almost impossible after only a few days. Yet, the entire series, nay the entire Zombie Apocalypse mythos, is built around the idea that anyone can pick up any gun at any time and start getting clean head shoots (with any type of gun) within days if not hours. If you, are anyone, is willing to suspend their disbelief so far as to allow these very unrealistic ideas, then why not swords? What's the big deal? They may not work a certain way in real life, but this is clearly not real life (though it is nowhere near as bad as the chainsaw arm from Evil Dead that you referenced earlier). That being said, and to repeat what I wrote in the apocalypse thread, the main weapon everyone needs in a zombie apocalypse is a big stick (metal or otherwise). Your main defense and offense is always to run away, and frankly guns provide something of a very false sense of security (guns are most useful on humans because they can cause humans to retreat or surrender; since Zombies never retreat, guns are essentially useless beyond the dozen or so zombies that you can kill before you run out of bullets and have to run or die), but a big stick is a constant companion that can always help you, and since your main weapon is the big stick you will always try to steer clear of entering any situation where a big stick is useless. Big Stick for President! I never disputed this (though, I do think part of the survival process is finding ways to work with others). My problem wasn't so much the pacing (which was bad), but rather the character regression from episode to episode. Characters would learn some valuable lesson in one episode, only to regress the next episode, relearn the same lesson, then regress again until they either die, or whatever lesson they were supposed to learn becomes irrelevant. Not only was this an uninteresting and boring process, it was downright idiotic at times, and thoroughly broke any of the shows tension and drama (which, when done right, was quite powerful). |
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2012-10-02, 00:24 | Link #465 |
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There's defenitely that as well.
When they came back from short hiatus in the second half of the second season, and immediately showed improvement by Rick using his blood to draw a zombie to the fence and dispatch with ease with the knife, I shouted "See, THIS is what I was looking for in this series. Innovative way to solve critical problems. Not 'MEH I DISLIKE YOU' 'I DISLIKE YOU MOAR' for six straight hours." It's like, the whole "figuring out solutions to survive" doesn't have any impact other than oooh ahhh of the moment, and zero lasting effect. Like you said, it's stupid.
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2012-10-02, 05:48 | Link #466 |
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I'm not disputing the use of any sword, just pointing out the attempt by the producer to draw more of an audience by having a twin katana wielding female now in the show.
I'm going to table the discussion of guns and false security for another thread! As well as the "Big Stick" theory also. I was only pointing out the limitations of the katana (or any other sword for that matter) in this hypothetical situation, and listing my preferences! Remember we're allowed our opinion, and this is mine, and that's all it is. But the show has gotten rather silly though. Last edited by Lost Cause; 2012-10-02 at 19:05. Reason: 6am!@~@! |
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Yeah, it was clear the producers/writers decided to forgo the melodrama of last season for a complete bloodbath. Lots of fun.
Pacing was good (a nice mixture of the slow and fast and the tense and frantic with the peaceful), acting on par with the rest of the series (the new dynamic between Rick and his wife is interesting, and it is really cute seeing their son try and impress the only girl close to his age range), and the gore was certainly plentiful. I also like the time skip; the medias res nature of the story helps to add to the drama. Can't wait for next week 84/100. |
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The prison is Far glorious hell than the long boring farm house. There are on a offensive to capture the whole prison inch by inch. Well its just episode 1. |
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2012-10-17, 16:29 | Link #478 |
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I am super pumped for new Walking Dead episodes. I've been following this show since day one and it just keeps getting better. I hope there is more zombie action this season than there was last season though.
My friends all read the comics and are telling me tidbits of spoilers about the upcoming season. It's gonna kick some serious ass. |
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