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jerseydevil said:
I guess we are just VERY different Doc.
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santiclaws said:
So, last episode of Hell on Wheels, anyone? **SPOILERS**

Just watched it yesterday and... WTF?? Bohanon is kept alive by the Mormon dude that wanted him dead so badly he kidnapped him but agreed to have him marry his daughter instead? And the Swede keeps him alive for what purpose, exactly? What is the Swede thinking? "Let's see, my mortal enemy's fate is in my hands. He knows my true identity and desperately wants to kill me. One word from me, and he's a dead man. I know - to really make him suffer, I'll have him married off to the hot 18-year-old and live with him side-by-side so he has the opportunity to unmask me and/or kill me!" Cue evil laugh.

"Cake.. or Death?!" "I'll take the cake, please."
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^^^^ such a rip-off of Knots Landing.
 
I enjoyed the finale. I loved the look on cullens face when the mormon girl said she was carrying his child. As for the swede, when has he ever acted rationally.
 
Saving the finale' of HoW...building anticipation. Got that and AHS:Coven on hold for when I can really sit and absorb.

[TV] New "Walking Dead" Promo, Major Casting News! -

In addition to a brand new promo hyping up tomorrow night’s premiere, we’ve got two major casting breaks for AMC’s Season 4 of “The Walking Dead.”

“Retired at 35″ alum Josh McDermitt, pictured above, has joined the zombie drama in the series regular role of “Dr. Eugene Porter,” writes THR. He’ll be joined by “Southland” alum Michael Cudlitz, pictured below, as his traveling companion (and series regular role) “Abraham,” producers announced Saturday at New York Comic-Con, where the actor was a surprise addition, appearing in character from the audience.

[Warning: Spoilers from the comics series follow.]

Explains the site, in the Image/Skybound comics, Eugene is a former high school science teacher who first appears in the 53rd issue of the series. He travels with sports coach/Army Sgt. Abraham Ford (Cudlitz) and Rosita (new recurring player Christian Serratos).
The trio eventually crosses paths with Rick as they make their way to Washington. However, unbeknown to Rick as well as eventual couple Abraham and Rosita, Eugene is lying when he claims to know what caused the zombie outbreak and instead is using the physically superior former sports coach to protect him.

The character remains alive in the comics and proves to be a key part of Rick’s group, using his science know-how to manufacture ammunition.

Eugene for his part, disguises the fact that he’s a smart guy by altering his appearance in order to further protect himself.

The arrival of the characters also opens the door for the series to explore different locations than the prison.

Abraham, meanwhile, is a married father of two who following the outbreak returned from a hunt for supplies to find his wife and young daughter had both been raped and his young son force to watch. He ultimately kills the culprits and loses his family, who flee him in fear and are latter found, turned. He eventually becomes Rick’s right-hand man after his group loses a key member in battle.

“The Walking Dead” returns for its fourth season Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC.
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Cudlitz is a terrific character actor, can't wait to see how they misuse him.
 
****ADOODLE

Blink if you missed AMC burying the news, but...COMIC BOOK MEN returns to Sunday Night starting...ummmm now. Way to do nothing AMC. Good Grief.
 
Well I continue to enjoy the Walking Dead, even if everyone is all depressed all the time. It was nice to see the Beaver pop up, but way too many new kid characters. It was also a little ridiculous that the zombies just kept falling through the ceiling in new spaces. There can only be so much ceiling. I see they are continuing their quest to give Michonne a personality, which is good. Nice kill with the pool stick by the other black chick. Not enough Maggie.
 
TV Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Surges Again, Hits Record 16.1 Million Viewers

16.1M viewers for the season 4 premier of The Walking Dead

Compare that to...

10.3M viewers for the series finale of Breaking Bad

Hard to believe.
I mean, I like The Walking Dead and I watch it every week but...c'mon!, it's a bunch of zombies walking around and people running away from them.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
How Many Retards Can We Get to Watch TV?, AKA The Big Bang Theory got higher ratings than both of them.


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Particularly stupid was the roof caving in under the zombies only after the people were in the store.

Were the zombies walking harder, like Dewey Cox, with the people in the store?

Ridic.
 
notbob said:
Anthony Hopkins Wrote Bryan Cranston The Best 'Breaking Bad' Fan Letter Ever - Yahoo Finance
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High praise indeed.

Here's the letter, if you didn't click the link:

Dear Mister Cranston. I wanted to write you this email - so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber - I take it we are both represented by UTA . Great agency.

I've just finished a marathon of watching "BREAKING BAD" - from episode one of the First Season - to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.

I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!

Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen - ever.

I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bull**** in this business, and I've sort of lost belief in anything really.

But this work of yours is spectacular - absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers.... every department - casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.

From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.

If you ever get a chance to - would you pass on my admiration to everyone - Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada - everyone - everyone gave master classes of performance ... The list is endless.

Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.

You and all the cast are the best actors I've ever seen. That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It's almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.

Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.

Best regards

Tony Hopkins
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Aaaaaah Walking Dead. Just like being a Cubs fan. The beginning of the season starts with SO much optimism. Maybe this is the year they DON'T squander what they have...maybe this is the year they take it all the way...which will most likely end with me cursing everyone involved and the manager(showrunner) getting the hook.

First off. Thank you. Carol is finally a show regular. Saw it in the credits and it put me in a good mood for the rest of the show. Prob'ly means she is gonna die...we'll see. REALLY liked a LOT of things but by the end of the show was already unsure of where they are going with some of them. I like all the new faces. Good work fleshing out characters in short scenes. Of course, 2 of them, the more promising ones, were killed off almost immediately. That's where I worry. Have they just brought in more folks to provide cannon fodder? Only one I don't care for is Stuckey(the alcoholic? ex medic) a) because who WOULDN'T be an alcoholic in that world and b) because I read an interview with the actor where he moaned about being on a show where you don't know if you are gonna live. After all he has a family to feed. Guess what pal, so do the rest of us. Welcome to the real world.
Best moment of the show was Darryl struggling with his fame and Carol calling him Pookie. Just too cute the two of them.
At first I thought Irish Zombie wife was a new strain...the talking dead. Weird choice with that makeup they gave her. Seriously gave her that zombie look. Pretty effective choice to NOT show her husband. Had me interested as hell. Half expected Rick to see her at the fence chow line at the end of the episode. Then again I thought she might have been another of Rick's visions.
Some nice work with the make-up. Particularly the marionette ceiling zombie and the rupture on impact ones. But some BAD puppetry on the fence as well as some SyFy bad cgi(the roof collapse).
I think next episode is going to make the mistake of being yet another bloodbath of faceless folks. No reason to let tension build or make us regret the deaths of these people...got to feed what you think the viewers want. WRONG.
A good start that really only has me waiting for the inevitable let down. Maybe I will watch the shows in reverse at the end of the season so I can end with some good will.
 
Oh and as far as what major player will die first I have whatshisnames sister(the gal that looks like Angela Basset) in the death pool as first to go.
 
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