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#161 |
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Still watching you like NPH Ermaximus.
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#162 |
It's High Noon!
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Lol ok CSL.
I think mitchables said that btw CSL. |
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#163 |
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i was replying to somebody who was talking about characters in the show that weren't in the book, in that particular case, so... that's why.
before that, it's because, y'know, the series is based on one of my favourite comic books ever. that is why. any adaptation is going to be compared to the original format, rightly or wrongly. i'm not saying i don't understand some of the changes they've made, but it doesn't mean i have to like them. and besides, my point from the post you quoted stands like hell - the people were really not there for any good reason other than to add to the body count come the camp invasion. big fucking deal. |
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#164 |
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#165 |
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Seriously though, was it a comic or a book?
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#166 |
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yes but apparently i am forbidden from discussing the books because series that are based on other media should not be held remotely in comparative esteem, especially when said series are advertised as being "based on" the other media. MY MISTAKE.
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#167 |
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#168 |
It's High Noon!
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#169 |
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Never really think of comics as a book, think of them to be comics. Funny how that works!
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#170 |
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it's an ongoing comic book series.
thus, it is three things, really: 1. individual issues of a comic book released on a monthly schedule. 2. collected editions of 5-6 issues as trade paperbacks, which are single books, and probably the closest format to being considered a "graphic novel". 3. hardcover collections which collect 4-5 tpbs in one. |
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#171 |
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I quite like the fact that its different from the comic anyway, otherwise all you guys who have read it would've spoiled the whole thing by now.
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#172 |
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i would be no more driven to spoil it if it followed the book to the letter than as it follows it relatively closely with dramatic license taken for tv.
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#173 |
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Don't you think its more creative(and interesting) to not write something that's already been written???
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#174 |
bonjour
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yeah i don't think anywhere in this thread did i say that i don't understand why they've changed stuff. kirkman is not a fantastic dialogue writer sometimes, and he definitely didn't spend time developing the characters early on. you have to do that for tv. i understand that. that doesn't mean that for crucial plot points and moments that are important in the book should be discarded outright or mangled out of recognition.
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#175 |
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Fair enough. I'm just looking forward to episode 4 anyway after a shite episode, seemed like nothing happened in episode 3.
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#176 |
bonjour
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oh to clarify for newstead, i am not actually hating. i really have enjoyed the four episodes to date. have nothing but high hopes for the series, and it's delivered so far. that doesn't mean i am not allowed to question certain creative choices, knowing where the series is supposed to go but not necessarily where it will.
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#177 |
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I wasn't being a dick, I want to read it, if it's a book (novel) I'm not going to find it in the horror section at Dimocks am I?
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#178 |
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Mitch calm down. Just enjoy it
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#179 | |
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but yes, you can find it at (some) bookstores, although those will only be trade paperbacks (which is what you'd want anyway). moreover, you could just torrent it ![]() |
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#180 |
God Bless America
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I don't think we have Boarders here - but torrents will do.
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#181 |
bonjour
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grab yourself a comics viewer like cdisplay. i know there's a torrent on demonoid that has issues 1-66 in one go*, and then you should be able to find the individual issues after that pretty easily. might even have expanded the original one.
*for people like fignuts who will judge me if i don't say this, i also buy tpbs of everything i download. |
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#182 |
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I found a torrent of the first 78 issues. 1600+ pages. Read about 400 so far. Leagues different from the show, both in tone and storyline. So far, anyways.
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#184 |
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Why do we think merle was in on it?
Well, they show him steal a large truck and mention that he will want revenge. Then they RUN to camp and find it under attack. merle in a truck would get back much faster than them. Its all assumption, but just an idea that does make sense. |
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#185 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Technically, they never showed him stealing the truck.
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#186 |
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yeah it's true, really it was just an assumption on rick/glenn/daryl/t-dog's part to say merle stole the truck. there's a good likelihood of it, obviously, but i wouldn't say it's in the bank just yet.
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#187 |
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Sort of a boring episode this week.
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#188 |
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#189 |
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I haven't read the books, but since the beginning I don't understand how those 2 sisters fit in. I'm happy the one is dead now, but like fuck, could they have found 2 worse actresses? I plainly just don't understand their purpose, other than god fucking awful scenes that don't fit in with the rest of the show.
Were they in the books? |
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#190 |
bonjour
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yeah, andrea features heavily in the books. amy dies the exact same way in the book pretty much, except she has andrea's character model when she was drawn by tony moore originally (or does andrea have amy's character model when adlard took over?
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#192 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Surprised not even one mention of Merle this week. You'd think it would have been an issue with Daryl on whether to leave or not.
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#193 |
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Daryl mentioned it a few times.
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#194 |
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He mentioned it in a "you left him, and now you got attacked. KARMA, BITCH!" kinda way, but not when they were all talking about leaving.
Also, I really thought Jim was on track to be one of the main characters. I guess not. I have a feeling we'll see Zombie Jim sometime later on in the series though. |
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#195 |
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His lost brother aside I would think that his own survival would be his #1 priority.
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#198 |
It's High Noon!
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Hey Mitchables, maybe you can answer this for me since you've read the comics. What is the name of the Japanese girl in the series that kills the zombies with a katana sword and drags some of the zombies around with chains like pets? I heard they were going to add her into season 2, but I'd like to do some research about the character first.
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#199 |
bonjour
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might be getting your comics mixed up there. there is a character called michonne who does exactly what you described, but she looks like this:
![]() she is, however, one of the single most bad-ass characters in the entire book, so i can't wait for her to come along. also look up a character called abraham and understand why i was so confused/disappointed by the addition of the dixon brothers. you might have thought she was japanese though because of this lady, toyota, from y: the last man: ![]() who is a japanese assassin with a katana blade that winds up getting fucked up by someone who looks a lot like michonne, agent 355: ![]() comics be crazy. |
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