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Nick Clark: The Walking Depp

HalcyonDays

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HalcyonDays

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True. He kinda reminds me of Columbus from Zombieland in that respect. As I mentioned in the other thread, he also reminds me of Fear and Loathings' Depp mixed with Elias from Clerks II (plus a couple other Johnny Depp roles.).

 

Maybe that's where the FEAR part of the show title came from - Fear and Loathing - simply because the actor reminded them so much of Depp (I don't know, just throwing it out there - *shrug*)

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HalcyonDays

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Oh, BTW guys. If anyone can come up with better thread titles for the character threads, by all means, come up with something and tell me to change it. It's just there is not much "distinctive" about the characters right now (save for Nick).

 

I am partial though to Nick's The Walking Depp title - a couple of you suggested it and I think it's perfect.

Yolapukka

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The character really pops off the screen, mostly due to the strong performance, but I have a hard time seeing him as a character whose severe addiction isn't going to be a millstone around the other characters' necks. I'd say it's even money as to whether he's intended to straighten out and shine or merely exist to give the rest of the cast an excuse to emote in grief at his sticky end.

 

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OT (Just like I can't unsee the resemblance of Nick to Johnny Depp characters, mentioning Rob Schneider reminds me that I can't unsee how much Elle King looks like him when they're in the same picture.)

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HalcyonDays

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I am not seeing the Johnny Deppness, but whatever floats your boat!

 

[whispers] maybe some Keanu???

 

Sacriledge! Out, Out with you!! Don't be insulting the greatness that is Keanu!

 

Honestly - to ME - I totally see a combo of characters from movies I've seen. Elias from Clerks II, Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The clothes, the mannerisms, the FACE. It's all there, man.

 

The actor is a young Johnny Depp clone, if he was on heroin. That's what i see - and makes for perfect casting.

 

And dude's a good actor.

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editorgrrl

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I was so distracted with this same thought during episode 3:

At this point, almost everyone else has worn different clothes. The fact that Nick is still in his dead old man drag appears to be a clear and odd choice by the people behind this show.

TWD has cartoony-looking characters because of the source material. Nick's clothes are a deliberate choice by TPTB. I hand-waved episode 2 because he was puking, but if Nick was well enough to play Monopoly he damn well could've showered and changed.

Is it meant to be sly commentary about how kids started dressing like old people a couple of years ago? Elbow patches, tobacco pipes, granny hair…

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JBody

JBody

Ah, the unwanted love child of Johnny Depp and River Phoenix.  Disliked from the get-go but unfortunately he has the best chance of survival in the ZA.  I could have whacked him in the head last night when he bitched to his mummy that she gave half his pills away to a person --with a gaping hole in her in her ankle!-- who actually needed them.  "But I NEED them...wah...  I don't need you Mum, I need my medicine!" *huge pout*  OMG kid.  Can't wait 'til he's weened off his meds and can get a grip already.  Just had to get this off my chest.

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NurseGiGi

NurseGiGi

I REALLY have no patience with Nick, probably because my parents and I went through the same thing with my brother.  I have to admit, though, that the actor has the self centered, ME, ME, ME, manipulation down pat.  I'll just be glad once they get the character out of that phase.  Although I'm sure we'll see lots of backsliding and temptations in his future.  I hate the junkie drama.

nodorothyparker

nodorothyparker

The actor is one of the few on the show that I'm actually enjoying as opposed to mostly rolling my eyes at.  He's doing a pretty good job with what could easily be some thoroughly unlikable material.

 

I'm also perversely enjoying the fact that the descending zombie apocalypse is a somewhat distant #2 on his list of priorities.  Unwillingly detoxing and whining about needing more drugs is at least more interesting than whining about now dead boyfriends and one too many wives in the house.  I'd still really like him to shower and change though because it's waaaay too early in the series to go full Daryl.

diebartdie

diebartdie

I just need to say this, Im so fucking pissed off the showrunners have apparently decided Nick's costume ("dead old man drag" as one of you put it) I can hardly stand to watch the show. Look, I know when junkies are deep into their needles they tend to be deep in squalor, but by this point, Nick is fairly sober most of the time. Nick is a junkie and junkies are supreme hedonists who value comfort and pleasure over everything (although heroin/coke/meth has become the main pleasure) so Nick, who was in his own home where his own clothes are and his own bathroom filled with his own toiletries would not still be wearing stinking, vomit covered stranger duds. EVEN IF HE WAS THAT FAR GONE, no fucking way his own MOTHER would let him keep wearing that bullshit outfit. His sister would be saying "dude, you smell like literal shit. Go take a bath before we go to the desert asshole." Travis would be saying, "son, I know things are very tough for you right now but please, do everyone a favor and go get in the shower and put on some nice clothes, you're breaking your mother's heart dressed like that and besides, dried vomit is just unsightly." It's just bullshit, Nick would have taken a shower and put on his own damn clothes before they left. If this is going to be his costume for the entire show, I'm out.

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Yolapukka

Yolapukka

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Maybe it's gong to be an ongoing quirk that Nick keeps putting on the last thing people took off before they died. Hell, I can live with him sporting his damn hospital souvenirs in entirety or in part as long as we get at least one scene implying it's seen the inside of a washing machine.

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Watcher0363

Watcher0363

Okay I guess I am the only one. When I see Nick Clark. I think John Conner. Our subdivision was on the verge of being overrun by the relentless zombie herd. When Nick Clark rose from his heroin induce prescient stupor, and taught us how to stabbed, shoot, bash, and generally crush the brains of those undead MoFo's. Nick saves us all and wears a mean pair of old man pants. 

Nashville

Nashville

Maybe it's gong to be an ongoing quirk that Nick keeps putting on the last thing people took off before they died. Hell, I can live with him sporting his damn hospital souvenirs in entirety or in part as long as we get at least one scene implying it's seen the inside of a washing machine.

 

For God's sake, then, keep him away from Hooter's!

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