The walking dead days gone bye movie#

Robert Kirkman claims that when he started writing the comics, he hadn't watched the movie (there's a 1-year gap between them). It's really bleak.ĭoc, you said that the beginning, with Rick waking up at the hospital, has been done before, and I think you're referring to 28 Days Later. Speaking of deaths, if you think Joss Whedon kills too many characters, brace yourselves. Some characters that should be dead by Ep3 are still alive in the series. There are as many strong (physically and psychologically) women as men in the series. I've read the comics until #84, and if they follow it at least in spirit, many of your worries about women's roles will be squashed. Nice to have you covering it, Doc (I'll use this nickname, too). Gus Brunetti Thursday, Septemat 4:00:00 PM EDT Song at the end: “Welcome to my world, welcome to my only world.” Rick: “You pull the trigger, you have to mean it.” Morgan: “I guess we just froze in place.” Rick: “Is this real? Am I here? Wake, wake-up!” Note to self - don’t use a gun in a tank. You can see the process of creating her in the short clip “Bicycle Girl” which is available on the show’s website.Ī horse is a good idea since they don’t need gas, but riding them into a zombie crowd is just nasty. The half-woman zombie that Rick sees and eventually shoots out of mercy is an awesome product of special effects. Why exactly was Rick standing out in the open to shoot at the suspects in the car when he already knew they had shot at police officers. The big male protector thing can get a bit wearing. I would like to see a little more action from women in the show, though. Her dad was always after me to turn off the lights, and now her partner does the same thing. Okay, the conversation about women never turning off the lights was sexist, but my daughter and I looked at each other and laughed. The zombie kids creep me out and Rick shooting the little girl was awful. I really am not a fan of the gooey bits of this show and I find some things really disturbing. Rick is the lone traveller trying to get from one group to the other, although he doesn’t know it yet. Not the greatest thing to find out after you’ve battled zombies to find your family.

Unfortunately Shane has something going with Lori.

Even these characters have some depth though and this group includes Rick’s wife Lori, his son Carl, and his best friend and partner, Shane. We also get to meet the ubiquitous ragtag group of survivors hunkered down just outside of Atlanta. I really hope his being frozen in place doesn’t end up killing him and Duane. The scene where he tries to shoot his now-zombie wife was heartbreaking. Morgan is a much more realistic portrayal of how one might react in this situation. Morgan and his son are holed up in the suburbs of Atlanta next door to where Rick used to live. We have a band of survivors on the way to Atlanta, a father and son on the outskirts and Rick. There must be some kind of civilization somewhere, though, because we do see a helicopter. Atlanta is not the safe haven it was advertised to be (even I know that in a zombie apocalypse the city is not the best place to go, and an even bigger hint was that all the cars were trying to drive out of the city). It sets the scene, introduces us to the main characters and let us know a little bit about them. I might just stay in that hospital room forever.Īs a first episode, this one did its job. I can tell you that I’m not sure I would make it past the first zombie attack. What would I do on the edge? What do I take for granted every day? What is really important to me? It is interesting to see the characters struggling with these things. The point is not just how can we survive, but why we should bother.Įnd of the world shows are also good for getting us to ask ourselves important questions. I love that Rick continues to wear his uniform even though being a cop doesn’t have any meaning anymore, because this show isn’t just about survival, it's about what makes us human. He realizes that his family may still be alive. However, if you want to give luck a chance, you have to start using your brain and thinking things through. You can be the best shot and the most well-trained survivalist, but it is luck more than anything that determines who lives and who dies when the world goes to hell. It is only pure dumb luck that gets Rick to his home without being attacked, and it is luck again that he finds just the right people to help him survive long enough to get his wits about him. So there is our protagonist, still recovering from his gunshot wound, staggering through complete horror. I know it’s been used before, but it is such a great way to move from everything’s okay to complete disaster without all the icky bits in between. There is nothing like waking up in a hospital room and finding out the world has ended.