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Post by token on Oct 22, 2016 21:49:52 GMT 10
Waiting with anticipation. If you didnt know, its the release of the new season of the Walking Dead ***EDIT*** PLEASE BE WARNED THIS THREAD MAY HAVE SPOILERS SO READ NO FURTHER IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW PLEASE.
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Post by Peter on Oct 22, 2016 22:00:30 GMT 10
I gave up the expense of Foxtel some time ago, so I've fallen behind with this great show. I did, however, buy season 1-5 on DVD, and I started watching from the start again a few weeks ago. I've just started season 4 a few days ago, and I intend to buy season 6 ASAP. My finger is hovering over the Ban Button for anyone who wishes to provide a spoiler without adequate warning in the thread title. Please - for your own sake - don't test me on this. Really
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Post by token on Oct 22, 2016 22:04:49 GMT 10
My finger is hovering over the Ban Button for anyone who wishes to provide a spoiler without adequate warning in the thread title. Please - for your own sake - don't test me on this. Really lol, yes agreed, no spoilers, i hate them....but you shouldve seen what happened in season 6 with the..just kidding!
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Post by Peter on Oct 22, 2016 22:21:51 GMT 10
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Post by Peter on Oct 22, 2016 22:23:15 GMT 10
But seriously, it's great to have you with us, Token. You've posted some good stuff.
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Post by token on Oct 22, 2016 22:35:07 GMT 10
Thanks Peter, had a log in a ways back but didnt really get over much. Good to be here and hopefully i can contribute well to the community with what little knowledge or experience i do have and help out.
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Post by perthprepper on Oct 22, 2016 23:32:20 GMT 10
I gave up the expense of Foxtel some time ago, so I've fallen behind with this great show. I did, however, buy season 1-5 on DVD, and I started watching from the start again a few weeks ago. I've just started season 4 a few days ago, and I intend to buy season 6 ASAP. My finger is hovering over the Ban Button for anyone who wishes to provide a spoiler without adequate warning in the thread title. Please - for your own sake - don't test me on this. Really Might be cheaper on google play, unless you want the physical set. Meant to mention today - if you're interested in the spin-off "Fear the walking dead", remind me to lend you season 1 on DVD before the next meet
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Post by PlanZ on Oct 22, 2016 23:59:17 GMT 10
I'm also eagerly awaiting another round of TWD. I've paid for all episodes to date via Apple TV but don't think I'm going to be able to wait for it so I think I'll be streaming for free using fmovies.to - as far as I can tell streaming is a grey area - the host of the file is breaching copyright but not the person streaming it, as long as you're not actually downloading the file.
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Post by Peter on Oct 23, 2016 0:04:33 GMT 10
I gave up the expense of Foxtel some time ago, so I've fallen behind with this great show. I did, however, buy season 1-5 on DVD, and I started watching from the start again a few weeks ago. I've just started season 4 a few days ago, and I intend to buy season 6 ASAP. My finger is hovering over the Ban Button for anyone who wishes to provide a spoiler without adequate warning in the thread title. Please - for your own sake - don't test me on this. Really Might be cheaper on google play, unless you want the physical set. Meant to mention today - if you're interested in the spin-off "Fear the walking dead", remind me to lend you season 1 on DVD before the next meet I'm more than interested, so count me in.
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Post by shinester on Oct 23, 2016 5:42:13 GMT 10
Now that I know the date, why yes I'm hanging out for it. The big build up at the end of last season, where [redacted] is [redacted] and [redacted] and I really think [redacted] is [redacted]!
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Post by grumble on Oct 23, 2016 6:47:40 GMT 10
Waiting with anticipation. If you didnt know, its the release of the new season of the Walking Dead I used to be a fan of the series but my interest waned when I could no longer turn a blind eye to the simple fact that none of these people would actually survive for very long and in fact due to the incompetence of the group as a whole they all need to be fed to the walkers
The above statement is based on the following
1. No demonstrated adaption of tactics or evolution of strategy based on threats
2. Ricks group are the harbinger's of doom Every group or community they encounter or team up with ends up being destroyed and only ricks group survives minus a couple of members . so based on this ricks group should be shot on site
3. They have had sufficient time to establish a very solid and well defended resource rich community with a regular intake of new arrivals to further strengthen their position however due to their constant bumbling , inaction and lack of long term planning their are reduced to nothing more then a scourge and a threat to others
A good example of what I mean
remember the prison? great place had huge amount of potential now its gone. How did they lose it?? by not taking the simple steps securing the perimeter
Its a great show but I find myself face palming far to much
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Post by token on Oct 23, 2016 7:38:20 GMT 10
Waiting with anticipation. If you didnt know, its the release of the new season of the Walking Dead I used to be a fan of the series but my interest waned when I could no longer turn a blind eye to the simple fact that none of these people would actually survive for very long and in fact due to the incompetence of the group as a whole they all need to be fed to the walkers
The above statement is based on the following
1. No demonstrated adaption of tactics or evolution of strategy based on threats
2. Ricks group are the harbinger's of doom Every group or community they encounter or team up with ends up being destroyed and only ricks group survives minus a couple of members . so based on this ricks group should be shot on site
3. They have had sufficient time to establish a very solid and well defended resource rich community with a regular intake of new arrivals to further strengthen their position however due to their constant bumbling , inaction and lack of long term planning their are reduced to nothing more then a scourge and a threat to others
A good example of what I mean
remember the prison? great place had huge amount of potential now its gone. How did they lose it?? by not taking the simple steps securing the perimeter
Its a great show but I find myself face palming far to much
haha, it got to someone else too! lol. I almost quit numerous times as well as stood there in the lounge screaming at the tv hahaha. The thing that annoys me more than anything is how everyone needs a counselling session every 5 minutes in the worst of times haha. Ok, so if we have a few folk enjoying the series, then we HAVE ONLY 1 day left of speculation!!! So then, WHO did Neagan kill?
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Post by perthprepper on Oct 23, 2016 7:43:45 GMT 10
Waiting with anticipation. If you didnt know, its the release of the new season of the Walking Dead
Its a great show but I find myself face palming far to much
Agree with everything you wrote, and my wife gave up on it three seasons ago for those reasons, but I can't turn it off. It's too much fun thinking about what I'd do in their situation. It's one of those shows where it's necessary to not expect much from the overall plot and some of the basic stuff they do wrong, and instead just sit back and enjoy the apocalypse
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Post by PlanZ on Oct 23, 2016 9:40:51 GMT 10
I would agree as well grumbleYou definitely need to engage your 'willing suspension of disbelief' But the show has to include massive incompetence along with its heroics. It's about defeating big overwhelming obstacles as much as it's about the smaller (in scale but not significance) issue of human relationships under strain. And immense challenges to hope - that's probably the biggest thing. The hopelessness would be more overwhelming than anything. The prison is a big win, but HAS to become a big loss so the show can move on to another round of challenges. If nothing else they couldn't squeeze 7 seasons out of it otherwise. It's critical that the characters are brave but not successful enough that they can relax and regain their optimism too completely. Just long enough to give us and them a breather and learn a bit more about the finer points of their characters. Its an interesting twist as well when you start getting that niggling feeling that maybe Rick's group are not necessarily 'the good guys' - (same with Walter White on Breaking Bad) - it's designed to mess with your head a bit I reckon! Is it still ok to want them to prevail?
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Post by shinester on Oct 23, 2016 9:45:03 GMT 10
Half the fun is seeing their obvious mistakes.
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Post by token on Oct 23, 2016 14:53:42 GMT 10
Half the fun is seeing their obvious mistakes. i find myself judging what id do in a scenario, the first thing i would probably do is, id threaten to shoot folk who emotionally break down (other than kids) and or need a counselling session and a 4minute hug right in the moment of stalking up to a house in the woods or serious situation of killing zobies, as they risk your life and the groups in doing so. Too much talking lol, and then not enough quick explaining of what happened, but it is drama and not real life so i put up with such. I would also be seeking to go on a mission of purging the world of zombies which with a little thought it very possible over time from area to area.
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Post by shinester on Oct 24, 2016 6:02:45 GMT 10
Half the fun is seeing their obvious mistakes. i find myself judging what id do in a scenario, the first thing i would probably do is, id threaten to shoot folk who emotionally break down (other than kids) and or need a counselling session and a 4minute hug right in the moment of stalking up to a house in the woods or serious situation of killing zobies, as they risk your life and the groups in doing so. Too much talking lol, and then not enough quick explaining of what happened, but it is drama and not real life so i put up with such. I would also be seeking to go on a mission of purging the world of zombies which with a little thought it very possible over time from area to area. That's funny knowing what you do The statistics are 5000 zombies for every survivor. So each person on average needs to purge that many, so a big job, but not insurmountable. Why they don't have a place with a 1km clear zone in all directions like a military base I'm not sure. Could easily bulldoze or burn down obstructions, fortify a position on a hill and then proceed to push that out further and further, have growing areas within the area. This would also give you time, distance and warning about potential encroachment of the living. Why use a short knife like they do, a sword is far superior [sharpened bar would do] or a little more cumbersome but better again, a spear. A group of people with spears can finish large numbers of zombies in no time. As I said, half the fun is getting annoyed at how stupid they act at times, the seemingly unlimited food supply [5000x3 days stored... ok, that could keep you going for a LONG time] with very little emphasis on food production, except a couple of small plots, the availability of resources and the lack of 'fight the common enemy' spirit that prevails.
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Post by graynomad on Oct 24, 2016 10:32:17 GMT 10
Now that I know the date, why yes I'm hanging out for it. The big build up at the end of last season, where [redacted] is [redacted] and [redacted] and I really think [redacted] is [redacted]! Thanks Shiney, I was wondering how that played out.
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Post by token on Oct 24, 2016 18:20:13 GMT 10
My kids, stepkids, nephew are big fans. My daughter bought me the series but I haven't watched it yet. As I explained to my nephew, in the land of the M4, if 80% of the population are infected the remainder simply fire 8 times, problem resolved in a couple of minutes. Ad for ricky boy, why dont his group have shoulder fired missiles, 40mm automatic grenade launchers, up armoured humvees, 50cal machine guns. They'd be freely available to anyone who isnt a complete moron. Youll love it i reckon, apart from the emotional stuff every 60 seconds in the middle of serious drama lol, and apart from it being drama with some sttttuuuuuupid actions which most of us here probably would never engage in. Id be a lot more hostile and defensive as well as anticipating serious enemy attacks and thinking all the time, plus trying to grow heaps of food, trap and hunt parties, but thats just me, everyone is different, for me its thought provoking as well as engaging getting to know the characters and see them evolve.
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Post by token on Oct 24, 2016 18:21:47 GMT 10
Now that I know the date, why yes I'm hanging out for it. The big build up at the end of last season, where [redacted] is [redacted] and [redacted] and I really think [redacted] is [redacted]! Thanks Shiney, I was wondering how that played out. haha, no spoilers shiny, i think i overheard Peter loading his 12g lol
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