Seconded. He's been the best character since the beginning. The only person in the series that truly thinks of survival, especially when it comes to Lori and Carl. And yet, he's the outcast. I'd be down for a Team Shane shirt, maybe with his signature shotgun as the horizontal line in the A.MFP 2020 said:
They never really say in the comics. Only one scientist shows up in the comic and that's later on. Funny thing is the guy is full of it.darthgordon said:
I like to think that the virus is only able to reanimate human beings. Therefore bacteria, insects, other animals aren't zombified, but are simply killed. So the virus kills the bacteria and maggots before they have a chance to consume the corpse.
Not super-relevant (since I'll be interjecting content from something other than The Walking Dead), but in Brooks' "Zombie Survival Guide" the story is that the virus that reanimates the corpses also acts as a repellent to the common bacteria, insects, animals, etc, that would normally feed on (& aid in decomposition of) the body. So the rotting occurs much more slowly.Scareb said:
I kind of like that theory, so that's the one I use when I'm in these "type" of conversations.
On a semi-related note, my bro (police officer) showed me a photo of a deceased individual who had been found in the woods (out in the elements here in FL), & he asked me to guess how long the person had been dead. I thought it HAD to be AT LEAST 8 months, cuz there was literally almost nothing left (& most of it looked to have been just decomposition, as opposed to animal feeding). I was FRAKKING SHOCKED when he told me it was just under 2 weeks.
Yeah, isn't Florida super humid? Can't be very kind to a corpse, that's for sure.
I saw some History Channel show on this and they showed a time lapse of a deer (if I remember right) and it took just about 2 weeks for it to go from freshly dead to nothing but bones that you could hardly recognise. It was in a hot and humid climate. Interesting and gross to see all at the same time.Nexus6 said:
Not super-relevant (since I'll be interjecting content from something other than The Walking Dead), but in Brooks' "Zombie Survival Guide" the story is that the virus that reanimates the corpses also acts as a repellent to the common bacteria, insects, animals, etc, that would normally feed on (& aid in decomposition of) the body. So the rotting occurs much more slowly.
I kind of like that theory, so that's the one I use when I'm in these "type" of conversations.
On a semi-related note, my bro (police officer) showed me a photo of a deceased individual who had been found in the woods (out in the elements here in FL), & he asked me to guess how long the person had been dead. I thought it HAD to be AT LEAST 8 months, cuz there was literally almost nothing left (& most of it looked to have been just decomposition, as opposed to animal feeding). I was FRAKKING SHOCKED when he told me it was just under 2 weeks.
It looks different to me, too. But what's a little discontinuity between friends?Krel said:
And it still looks like a different shirt to me, I stand by what I wrote the first time.
David.
I thought the well zombie turned out to be full of maggots when it split open, but I guess it was just liquid running across the ground. Speaking of which:
‘Walking Dead’ Well Zombie: Greg Nicotero Reveals All
Not all of it. Remember that drought that Georgia had a few years back? The North Florida area suffered it too. If you're go further south, then it rains like clockwork.Scareb said:
If you can find them. If I recall, in the comic, the ones they found it was by accident and they were barely noticeable because of how much they were covered in snow. But, if you were in Florida, finding them shouldn't be an issue (depending on where in Florida we're talking about, as there are still some wooded areas down here where Walkers can be walking around).Kerr Avon said:
Right, but even so, you'll be able to find some. Those you don't find, as they go through the freeze/thaw cycle, will be significantly damaged by the process even without normal rotting. The freezing will cause cells to explode, and when unfrozen the body will be weakened. Eventually it'll be reduced to a nice flesh slushie.CB2001 said:
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Yup, zombie apocalyse, head due north. Places like Siberia would pretty much be zombie free. BTW, reading the comics right now, there's only one man to play "The Governor" Danny Trejo.
Places like Siberia or tundra areas would be a terrible place to go, unless you have a few semi trucks worth of food/fuel/heating supplies to take with you or know for a fact that is there and not already claimed. The optimal location would be middle-upper states in the US. You need farmland that you can start growing your own food during the growing season and then added defense and destruction of zombie bodies by a freeze/thaw cycle.0neiros said:
It's almost like you're hot for me, you can't wait to jump on my post and take me down.Kerr Avon said:
It's not personal, I just don't want people confusing what "Walking Dead" is actually about with what they want it to be about. There are an endless stream of movies you can watch about how a zombie apocalypse starts, and one of the things that sets WD apart is that it's all over, the walkers won, now the living are just trying to manage in a new world.ONEYE said:
I don't think it's you. I think he feels a need to defend/make excuses for the series for some reason.ONEYE said:
As if I need to make excuses for a show that's smashing ratings records.JD said:
Or south. I never heard of a zombie movie set in the Antarctic. As long as its away form the equator, maybe there's a chance.0neiros said:
"Smashing ratings success."
Dancing with the Stars is the top rated show in the United States (actually, it's one and two). Doesn't mean it's a good show.
Walking Dead is the #3 cable show in the US surrounded by football a wresting.
Yup. "Smashing ratings success." I wonder if Dancing with the Stars has apologists for it as well.
(...and I'm not saying The Walking Dead is a bad show. Most of the opinions here have been pretty thought out and informed, it's not like we're mindlessly bashing it).
Just come to MN 40 below would take care of them pretty well!0neiros said:
Check out Dead Snow for some snowy zombie goodness!CB2001 said:
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Variety Applauds Midseason Finale; Kirkman Talks Upcoming Episodes With THR, EW - The Walking Dead - AMCJD said:
"Smashing ratings success."
Dancing with the Stars is the top rated show in the United States (actually, it's one and two). Doesn't mean it's a good show.
Ratings for the Midseason Finale rose from the previous week's episode, garnering 6.6 million total viewers, and topped viewership for the Season 1 Finale -- and came close to the record-breaking numbers for the Season 2 premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Variety points out The Walking Dead "has emerged as basic cable's top-rated original drama series ever in adults 18-49." According to TV by the Numbers, The Walking Dead was the top-rated cable program on Sunday.
Yeah. It's JUST like the "Dancing with the Stars."
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