riverheightsnancy October 23, 2016 Share October 23, 2016 37 minutes ago, peach said: This seems to make a difference. Having hung out with the Atlanta 5 since 2010, it's just really irritating to turn over focus to someone like Negan. I agree that villains can be interesting, and I think Merle was one of the most interesting characters in the entire series (credit entirely due to Michael Rooker). Gareth was interesting. ( even liked watching the Governor a lot. <ducks tomatoes> Negan is not interesting, he looks like a soap opera character, and the show is pushing him way too hard. It's possible, of course, that I'm just getting bored. I started the Hunger Games series of books with my kids way back when they were in grade school, and we had to wait a whole year for each new book to come out, and then for a movie (went to the midnight premiere on a school night!) and then dragging out two more films. And they went for the money grab by splitting Mockingjay into TWO films, and we just got sick of it all. The final film is sitting in Amazon Prime for free, and I still haven't watched it. Just don't care, and we were yuuge fans from the beginning. I wish I had never watched Fear The Walking Dead, because I didn't like it, and it started the burnout. Now the main show isn't even doing anything I want to see. Really, the boards are what makes it entertaining at all. lol If I didn't have smart, funny people to chat with about it, I probably would have quit last year! I do want to see what happened to Carol and Morgan. Yup, and you Peach were the person who got me into this series! (I forget what other show board we were on, you encouraged me to watch and I appreciate it because truly Zombies and me = no way at the time ). I suppose I felt the way you guys feel now about TWD, about Lost because I was a watcher from ep #1 and by the end, I had had enough and was pissed at the show runners for sure. I am looking forward to the series, but not to the violence of tonight. I do like JDM though. 2 Link to comment
Persnickety1 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 One more hour...I should commence drinking now. If they show Negan's soliloquy all over again, I'm going to hurl my wine bottle at my TV. Cheers! 5 Link to comment
Haleth October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Funny you should mention Lost. I was thinking how I felt similarly when Jack, Kate and Sawyer were being held and tortured by the Others. It just was not entertaining to see this and I was this [] close to giving it up. If we get week after week of Negan and his minions abusing our gang it's going to turn off a heck of a lot of viewers. Link to comment
Sighed I October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I was expecting more buzz tonight, but it appears blowback from the cliffhanger has made its mark. I avoided all things Walking Dead during the break myself, partially to remain spoiler free, but also because the showrunners' little stunt left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm sure I'll get into it once the show starts, but I'm surprised by how meh I'm feeling at the moment, considering this is my favorite show. Link to comment
Peanut October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I think I will do some ironing while the show is on, and then check in with you people. I know who dies, so I am prepared, I guess. But I also really don't want to watch. (and I would feel that way even if I wasn't spoiled) Meh. Link to comment
Reghan October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Am I the only one that's excited? I have no idea what's going to happen, but I'm super pumped to find out in 45 minutes! 2 Link to comment
SoSueMe October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I really hate seeing torture portrayed. That is the main reason I gave up on American Horror Story, it became torture porn. I hope that tonight's episode has a little restraint. I was unfamiliar with JDM, so the finale was pretty impressive to me. It is weird that the villains (Negan, the Gov, even Gareth) seem to have a sort of magnetic quality. I feel creepy even thinking that but there it is. 1 Link to comment
jackjill89 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Garrett Dillahunt? Oh man, I love that guy. Jeffrey Dean Morgan looks the part though and I do like him. Negan will be an annoying monologuer. It's his thing. It's all the Saviors' thing. They talk and talk and talk... Negan (yes, I mean Negan and not Megan autocorrect!) will get his eventually. It will be a beautiful thing. Maybe it will be in the middle of one of his stupid monologues. I would love to see Dwight turn. He could be an interesting character. Going to watch the end of 6b to get revved up for 7. Link to comment
MrsRafaelBarba October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, Peanut said: I think I will do some ironing while the show is on, and then check in with you people. I know who dies, so I am prepared, I guess. But I also really don't want to watch. (and I would feel that way even if I wasn't spoiled) Meh. I also know, but still dreading it. Link to comment
wait.what October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Any chance a freak tornado will show up and save them again? Didn't that happen once? Or maybe I dreamed it? 3 Link to comment
Sighed I October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, SoSueMe said: I really hate seeing torture portrayed. That is the main reason I gave up on American Horror Story, it became torture porn. I hope that tonight's episode has a little restraint. I was unfamiliar with JDM, so the finale was pretty impressive to me. It is weird that the villains (Negan, the Gov, even Gareth) seem to have a sort of magnetic quality. I feel creepy even thinking that but there it is. I'm not crazy about seeing someone's head get bashed in either, and knowing what's coming is probably contributing to my reduced enthusiasm for the premiere. Personally, I don't think they're going to be showing any restraint. They have a lot to prove tonight, and I suspect their idea of "raising the bar" to make up for/justify the cliffhanger means all out gore fest. I hope I'm wrong, though. Guess we'll find out soon enough. 2 Link to comment
Persnickety1 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 14 minutes ago, Reghan said: Am I the only one that's excited? I have no idea what's going to happen, but I'm super pumped to find out in 45 minutes! Nope, I'm on pins and needles with anticipation. In spite of the AMC and Gimple shenanigans, I'm beyond excited! 25 minutes to go! 1 Link to comment
JBody October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 On 21/10/2016 at 1:12 PM, Irishmaple said: The reason I soured on FearTWD is that it offered nothing new to me. I never took to any of the characters nor did I care about their fate (and I tried; I liked the kid Tobias and the Army Major Moyer - both died offscreen). I was genuinely interested in watching the early days of a ZA in a sprawling metropolis like LA but the show wasn't interested in telling me that story. LA was emptied offscreen, the bulk of the population deemed irrelevant. The main characters' professions proved equally irrelevant in contrast to Rick, Herschel and others on the mothership who adapted their previous experiences to the ZA. FearTWD has regularly left me unmoved and unconvinced, and none of the actors IMO are capable of the emotional beats of Andrew Lincoln, the seething menace of Jon Bernthal or the steely competence of Danai Gurira, never mind the growing skill Chandler Riggs has shown as Carl faces his ordeals. I watched this past season of Fear to the finale and still don't like or care about the characters. I''m concerned now that Negan might eat my show and I'll end up souring on it too. I don't remember The Governor getting this much publicity during his overlong arc. I like Jeffrey Dean Morgan but Negan, not so much. YES. I'm so sick of Negan already and he's had a mere 10 minutes of screen time. 5 Link to comment
chick binewski October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 52 minutes ago, MrsRafaelBarba said: JDM beat out Garrett Dillahunt and Timothy Oleyphant for this role. Wow. Dillahunt is great at playing a-holes. Olyphant would have been interesting. I can't believe JDM is part of a storyline that's worse than Ghost Sex. I'm somewhat relieved others here aren't loving AMC turning into the Negan Network. I understand TWD has to create drama, but watching the characters navigate the morally grey areas while firehosing and/or burning zombies is why I like the show so much. Don't want another rapey governor storyline. 3 Link to comment
MostlyContent October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I feel like I've been waiting, waiting, waiting forever, and now that the time is nigh; it's overwhelming dread. :) Link to comment
Reghan October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I'm dreading it being over because I always get so into it and then all of the sudden it's over... -_- Link to comment
MrsRafaelBarba October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, wait.what said: Any chance a freak tornado will show up and save them again? Didn't that happen once? Or maybe I dreamed it? Yes. Super Storm Herschel saved them in 5B. When a herd tried to get into the barn Link to comment
mightysparrow October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 There was a time when the season premiere speculation/live chat thread would have been at least 10 pages. I've decided to watch the premiere but I can't promise that I'll watch the whole episode or stick around for the whole season. I had forgotten that TWD was coming back until a week ago; I'd forgotten all about it. I'd stuck through the entire season of FTWD and I think I've reached my capacity for crap shows about zombies. It makes me sad to realize that I have absolutely no hope left for this show. I KNOW it's going to be awful. 5 Link to comment
phalange October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 My excitement over a new season is tempered by the fear that one of my favorites will be a goner. I was big on spoilers the last couple of years, but for this season I went spoiler-free and now I kind of regret it. 1 Link to comment
Macbeth October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Quote JDM beat out Garrett Dillahunt and Timothy Olyphant for this role. I am so glad Olyphant didn't get this role. I really like him. If he had been cast - I definitely would be watching. I have absolutely no moral center. 3 Link to comment
amass October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Not looking forward to it at all. Good to see I'm not alone 3 Link to comment
Lillith October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 (edited) I was starting to feel like a bad fan because I was iffy on even watching this. But I always enjoyed these live threads and hell, I've come this far with the show so I figure at least give the season premiere a shot right? I missed you all! Edited October 24, 2016 by Lillith 3 Link to comment
PunkyMouse October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Hey y'all, just popping in to say Hi. Can't watch live anymore so I'll be following along here. FWIW, I hope it's Abraham. 1 Link to comment
candall October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 What the hell?! It hasn't even started yet and there are 65 posts? Look at this, idiot Walking Dead producers! PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN BACK EVEN WITHOUT THAT STUPID CLIFFHANGER BUSINESS. It only took one promo on tv today for me to ditch my whole Sunday To Do List and re-watch the last four episodes. Of course, that promo had a freaking Spoiler TIGER!!! 1 Link to comment
wait.what October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 This is going to be just like when I ride roller coasters. All the dread while waiting in the long line. Then I keep my eyes closed during the entire ride and can't wait for it to be over. Then I eat an elephant ear with cinnamon and sugar. 3 Link to comment
MostlyContent October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Oh god, just the sounds of the last few seconds of the previous episode..........ugh. Here we go. Link to comment
Raven1707 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I'm on the west coast, so I usually livestream it via AMC; tonight, I have the stream running (without sound) and won't switch screens to watch until...whatever. Link to comment
peach October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, phalange said: My excitement over a new season is tempered by the fear that one of my favorites will be a goner. I was big on spoilers the last couple of years, but for this season I went spoiler-free and now I kind of regret it. There's still a minute left to join the dark side and read all the spoilers for this episode. lol 1 Link to comment
Rosiejuliemom October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 I'm not ready. Not nearly drunk enough. 2 Link to comment
calliope1975 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Ugh. I hope they don't drag this out. Let the pain begin! Link to comment
Armchair Critic October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 EEEEK!!! I watch this show more for the psychological aspect of being a survivor rather than for the zombies/gore. I am a bit leery of seeing the bloody club and the aftermath of who Negan kills and beats up. Link to comment
Mya Stone October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Here's the cutest Negan to ever Lucille. 2 Link to comment
mustbekarma October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 On 10/20/2016 at 2:32 PM, Boofish said: Swiiiiinggg batter batter batter swwwiiiiiiing! WRONG! Link to comment
Lillith October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Seriously? Gloss right over it? Better be a flashback. Link to comment
Rosiejuliemom October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Rick is gonna red-machete your ass, Negan. Listen up! Link to comment
mustbekarma October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Rick better keep that promise. The sooner the better in my opinion. Link to comment
minamurray78 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Well????? who the fuck was it???? I need ma spoilers confirmed NOW. 2 Link to comment
chick binewski October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Ruben Blades just time traveled to Virginia and offed Negan. Problem solved. I will continue to write my own fanfic through this episode. 8 Link to comment
mightysparrow October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Why does Rick think it' a good idea to get into a dick-swinging contest with a psycho who has threatened to mutilate his son? 6 Link to comment
NorthstarATL October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 Who was the hatchet man? I don't remember. 1 Link to comment
calliope1975 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 (edited) Did it already happen? Did they skip over the reveal for some bullshit talking? They did - those ASSHOLES! Edited October 24, 2016 by calliope1975 2 Link to comment
minamurray78 October 24, 2016 Share October 24, 2016 God, I had forgotten how TALKATIVE Negan was. 3 Link to comment
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