tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3755766673735312963..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Walking Dead: Days Gone ByeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86930842488470762092023-05-18T21:49:32.042-04:002023-05-18T21:49:32.042-04:00Y'all keep saying it's never too late to c...Y'all keep saying it's never too late to comment, so...<br /><br />I just rewatched this premiere as a chaser to finally finishing the whole series. Even 11 seasons later, that premiere is still a stunner. What is most impressive to me is the restraint - the measured pacing, the silence. So much silence, in a world emptied so suddenly.<br /><br />It's amusing to revisit this episode after 11 seasons in which the zombie mythology evolved. Last few episodes: "Since when did zombies learn to use doorknobs?!" Um, apparently in the series premiere. Also, even though the zombie FX have come a long way since then, that torso-up zombie (can't even call the poor thing a "walker") is still damn effective. And even though he left early, I'm glad Frank Darabont kicked off the whole series with class. TWD took itself seriously, so the audience could, too. RIP, TWD. See you in the spin-offs.Mothranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74920654529565655212013-02-23T11:52:55.771-05:002013-02-23T11:52:55.771-05:00Chris, based on your comments here, you may want t...Chris, based on your comments here, you may want to jump off the train now. The gore level in the next episode is substantially higher, so if that, tension, and grimness are deal killers for you, you may want to just consider this show "not for you." :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74509377072820766722013-02-23T11:33:36.188-05:002013-02-23T11:33:36.188-05:00This show has so many people raving about it and i...This show has so many people raving about it and it got such great numbers the other night that I had to check out the pilot. Dear God, but this is grim.<br /><br />I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I found myself completely taken out of the beginning when Rick wakes up because all I could think about was how much time had elapsed since the hospital had been abandoned. How is Rick still alive with no liquid for however long? How is not lying in a mess of his own waste? How is he able to wake up from the coma and then walk and ride a bike?<br /><br />I found myself engaged again when he runs into Morgan and Duane. I loved the shower scene. Talk about things we take for granted! The joy in something as simple as hot water was lovely to watch. I was surprised that Rick left them, but I guess he didn't realize how paralyzed Morgan truly is. Besides, Rick is dealing with a lot of new information.<br /><br />The final scene in Atlanta scared the hell out of me, especially the final crane shot of the streets overrun. But, I wasn't too fond of the bloody mangling of the horse and all the head shots either.<br /><br />If I had watched this pilot cold, this probably would have been it for me. But, I respect the people who love this show, so another episode it is. Just as soon as my heartbeat returns to normal.<br /><br />Jess -- I was interested in your comment about Lincoln's accent. For the first few minutes, I couldn't place where I knew him. The face was so familiar but the accent wasn't. I finally hit pause and reverted to IMDb. No wonder I didn't recognize the voice. For an Englishman, his accent is great.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51539289040800607542012-11-13T16:11:58.360-05:002012-11-13T16:11:58.360-05:00Okay, so I don't usually like zombie fare. Bu...Okay, so I don't usually like zombie fare. But so many people I know that say the same thing just rave about <i>The Walking Dead</i> (including Doc), and I've decided to give it a go. And I've got to say, thus far I'm quite enjoying the series (having finished all of S1). <br /><br />I was particularly blown away by this pilot. Just an outstanding first entrance into this terrifying new world. (The relative lack of zombies until the end probably helped.) Rick is a very solid central figure, and fairly well inhabited by Andrew Lincoln. I was completely caught up in his introduction to the end of the world. The hospital bits were particularly harrowing --- made all the more so by the lack of music and most sound --- and when he broke down in his home, agonized over the absence of his wife and son, and hoping he was having some kind of coma nightmare, I got rather choked up.<br /><br />But I was particularly moved by Morgan's inability to kill his zombie wife. I actually cried at that scene, and any zombie series that can wreck me with true human pain from the get go seems to be worth sticking with. :)<br /><br />Side note: a lot of people seem to complain about Andrew Lincoln's accent. Apparently it doesn't strike them as particularly authentic, but I think he does just fine. I didn't find it distracting at all, even though I kind of expected to.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50809646694754906982011-09-30T22:24:31.326-04:002011-09-30T22:24:31.326-04:00You were not pedantic at all, Anon. I was wrong an...You were not pedantic at all, Anon. I was wrong and you've corrected me with tact.<br /><br />I just don't remember Morgan before that. My memory is not the same.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70455924017259228652011-09-30T17:01:54.281-04:002011-09-30T17:01:54.281-04:00The original "waking up in a hopsital bed to ...The original "waking up in a hopsital bed to a world destroyed" is from the book Day of Triffids. And sorry to be pedantic but Morgan is there (briefly) from the begining of the comics not #70.<br /><br />Anyway agree with you about the body count in the comics. Wow they don't spare many, but I can't see the tv show doing that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24346346086513788412011-09-30T03:20:44.739-04:002011-09-30T03:20:44.739-04:00This really is a great show and I am so looking fo...This really is a great show and I am so looking forward to season 2. <br />Dissappointingly enough, I bought three volumes of the comic and found it pretty bad actually - the first volume being the best. <br />But then it just went downhill with plotthreads that got thrown out and lost and characters that were very one-dimensional. <br />I'm hoping, and assuming, that this won't happen with the show.Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646513358412600648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43007551449831218452011-09-29T16:00:21.743-04:002011-09-29T16:00:21.743-04:00Nice to have you covering it, Doc (I'll use th...Nice to have you covering it, Doc (I'll use this nickname, too). Great review. I hope the next season is on par, too. At least as good as the comics.<br /><br />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. There are as many strong (physically and psychologically) women as men in the series. Weak, too.<br /><br />They've deviated from the plot a lot. Some characters that should be dead by Ep3 are still alive in the series. Morgan appears only around #70.<br /><br />Speaking of deaths, if you think Joss Whedon kills too many characters, brace yourselves. Don't get attached. It's even worse than Game of Thrones. It's really bleak.<br /><br />Doc, 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. Robert Kirkman claims that when he started writing the comics, he hadn't watched the movie (there's a 1-year gap between them). I don't mind it, because the reason and manner they were left in the hospital were very different. Originality doesn't exist.<br /><br />I'll have a lot to comment, now I'm almost up-to-date with the comics.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47400886007481982512011-09-29T13:06:57.207-04:002011-09-29T13:06:57.207-04:00I am so with you, Doc. I really like end of the w...I am so with you, Doc. I really like end of the world stories (although of course I don't want the world to end) and even though I'm not a zombie fan, this show is so well done that I love it, anyway. Thank you so much for covering <i>The Walking Dead</i> for us! You're off to a great start with a terrific review.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24833823447777827322011-09-29T12:04:14.716-04:002011-09-29T12:04:14.716-04:00Great to see that replacing lost content has begun...Great to see that replacing lost content has begun.<br /><br />That was an effective pilot, the rest of the season not as much. Nonetheless I can't wait for the new season, but I'm dreading that all the backstage drama may have an inpact on quality.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.com