Really enjoyed this episode and looking forward to future shows.

Stop lying you comic book pushing shill!

You liked it despite the fact that the show had so many poorly written instances of zombies being killed by gun shots when clearly a flame-thrower is the better weapon? Interesting...

I am loving the direction of this thread

The next time I awake from a coma and wander into a zombie apocalypse, I'm not telling you guys anything.

I don't want to be mocked for my irrational behavior.

This is DVDTalk, you will be mocked regardless.

A bunch of zombies in this thread.

I judge my TV and films the same way. The media delivery is entirely irrelevant.

Yes, this is the best zombie story ever made into a TV show. If there were no films, that would matter. But there are films, and The Walking Dead is nothing more than some good ideas from a bunch of them put into a TV show. Nothing original or particularly better than the best zombie films.

Giving it higher praise just because you can watch it on TV doesn't make sense to me, unless you don't watch films.

That said, it was pointed out a few times that this show is ultimately about what happens to the main characters after the typical zombie movie ends. So that means it is going to become a typical soap opera drama but with zombies. If done well, this could be awesome. But since I hate 95% of TV dramas, I'm not hopeful.

I just hope for some originality and not Grey's Anatomy of Zombies.

Disagree. Movies are not in serial form. (In so far as TV shows are.) If you can keep the quality up from week to week and season to season in a serial format I personally hold that in much higher regard than a single or even series of films.

I think for Rick, the uniform is the only thing he has left in this world that reminds him of his pre-apocalypse life. His family and friends are gone and the world has gone completely FUBAR. His police uniform is the symbol of order ("to protect and serve!") in this world of chaos.

Loved the pilot and am looking forward to more. I haven't been this excited for a TV drama since Rome.

Finally watched onDemand HD. I'm a bigtime fan of the comic (as well as almost anything written/created by Robert Kirkman) and I thought it made for a heck of a great first episode.

And if this in ANY way helps getting an Invincible animated series greenlit, I'll watch it repeatedly!

Never read the comic, just finished the first ep. on DVR. Really liking it so far. While there have been zombie apocalypse stories made before, I can't recall one that had this much depth to it. Most are essentially run, shoot, run some more. Not that this doesn't have that, but you seldom see a zombie flick with well written characters and acting that doesn't make you cringe, and you NEVER see it on TV.

Looking forward to next week.

Having just glanced through the first two issues, this reaction is exactly how he reacted in the comic.

This was new. In the comic, Rick and Shane were waiting for backup to arrive when Rick was shot by the crazy car guy. No mention of the wife or anything like that. In fact, it was only a single page. So this you can't blame on Kirkman and the comic.

Kirkman wrote a film script for a major studio a while back, I forget which one though.

I'm not huge on the zombie genre, but I do watch those movies from time to time and have enjoyed a few - but have to admit that genre has been over-done the last 10 years or so.

I also believe the movie/show must stand on it's own. I shouldn't have to read the novel to get a better understanding of what I'm watching, and it shouldn't add or subtract from my viewing pleasure. I haven't read the graphic novel this is based on.

With that said, I enjoyed the pilot. Sure I had a few issues, but it kept me interested. I liked the idea of seeing how this genre plays out in a series because they're given enough time to flesh out characters, situations and overall story while giving it more realism. You can't do a lot with a 2 hour movie to make things different. You can pace this series properly so it's not wall-to-wall zombie killing and running.

It's still too early to judge the show, but so far I like where it's headed and how it's getting there.

I thought the scene where Rick was descending the stairs in the hospital with his match, I honestly was cringing thinking that something was going to jump out.

I also like the sound design of the show.

kind of surprised that the horse didn't make it, very 'Survival of the Dead'

Hard to say at this point. The comic transitions between being an intense thriller to a soap opera, and personally I prefer the former.

i knew this would be the most watched. i even said it to myself. hopefully, it retains a good portion throughout the 6-week run.

wow. that was harsh.

Haven't read the comics and thought this was fucking brilliant. One of the best pilots in years.

Did anyone REALLY say the plot made no sense without reading the comics? Or was that just hyperbole?

Because I watched the pilot with a group, and I was the only one who had read the comics, and EVERYBODY understood (and loved) it.

watched it last night. enjoyed it thoroughly. i see no room for complaints, and this is coming from someone who never read the comic. everything rick did seemed logical and typical for someone who woudln't know what was going on.

i don't think he was out for 5 weeks in a coma (as someone suggested). however, i choose to believe that ultimately what happened is that he was in a coma for more than a few days when all of this was happening. it's possible that the military arrived by the hospital and fended off the zombies for an indeterminate amount of time (a week or maybe two) but then got over run. he was getting his care during that time. shortly after that incident, rick wakes up. so, based on that assumption, it is possible he could've been out for a while, but still getting care for his wounds and such, until shortly before he woke up.

i also commented on rick putting on his uniform when if first saw it. i thought it was dumb, as there could be many other things he could be wearing. but after thinking about it, i realized that he's reverting back to his old life. that's what he knows. plus, the uniform shows authority, so if he does run across situations, he can potentially use that to his advantage.

It was all hyperbole. Or at least not defense of the claim was made when details were requested.

People mentioned the comic and of course the discussion went hand in hand, but that got morphed by a few folks into people saying some people liked the show more because they had backstory that was missing from the show. It was all a bunch of nothing IMO.

I didn't mean any disrespect what so ever. I was trying to make a joke about all the posters who blamed everyone who liked the show for "rationalizing" simply because they liked the episode. I agreed with you 100% which is why I used your post. I apologize if it didn't come off as a joke.