[ConjunctionJunction]

Season 1 Episode 4: "Not Fade Away"

Madison and Travis witness different sides of the National Guard's occupation of their neighborhood.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Walking Dead ping!

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[Hot Tabasco]

While it's been kinda boring so far, I think it's unfair to compare it to the actual TWD. Two different lifestyles between the two series and I think FTWD kinda captures the California mindset of people caught up in a zombiepolcalypse who don't know it yet.....

I'm not going to criticize the character plot anymore and just wait and see how it plays out...........

[Hot Tabasco]

Thank you for continuing to host the TWD and FTWD threads.......

[gop4lyf]

Other than the time they were looking for the son and he was at the protest, the characters don’t have the presence of mind to turn on a TV, radio, smart phone, or computer to try to find out what is happening. In a real zombie apocalypse all social media would be melting down with millions of posts.

[gr8eman]

Madison and Travis witness different sides of the National Guard's occupation of their neighborhood.

Really...I thought it was about a bad acid trips and a poor remake of a Buddy Holly song by the Grateful Dead!

[CatherineofAragon]

I saw an interesting comment at spoilthedead.com.

Someone opined that Nick might be the only one on this show who might end up improving himself in unexpected ways, which would not have happened without the ZA...much like Daryl became a better person on TWD.

Nick’s going to have to get clean now...but without the ZA, he probably would have continued on as a junkie until he OD’d.

[Demiurge2]

Everyone thinks the actor playing Nick the junkie looks like Johnny Depp, but I think he looks more like the late, great actor John Cazale (brother Fredo in The Godfather)

[dynachrome]

So far the theme seems to be “normalcy bias”. Everything will be fine. The gov’t will take care of you/s

[BigCinBigD]

Fear the anti gun walking dead...

[TomGuy]

These people are in a fenced-in Woodbury and don’t realize it yet.

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At least we know the timeline is 9 days.

[Drew68]

Slowest episode yet finally starting to pick up.

[laplata]

Thanks very much for also doing FTWD.

[TomGuy]

“We’re from the government, and we’re here to help you.”

[eclecticEel]

The zombie apocalypse is surprisingly free of zombies.

[Cats Pajamas]

They should rename the show cull the living.

[Patriot Babe]

Don’t tell me that in this episode they are playing JENGA! sigh

[moovova]

Looks like Nick is off to the Soylent Green factory...but he’ll be back. Considering his drug infused blood system...I’m guessing he’ll be back as a bottle of Advil Liqui-Gels.

[BenLurkin]

Two references in this episode to Revelations 21:4

[Patriot Babe]

Ok so what did we learn from this episode?:

1) You got an army holding you hostage and zombies outside. Why not go for a run around the block or go for a lap in the pool.

2) You need medication. Hey no worry, just find a sick patient and steal his.

3) “Hi I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you”. Just remember the National Guard is there to help you with shelter, food, water and sex.

Stay tune for our next lesson next week =)

[CatherineofAragon]

AND STILL WITH THE OLD MAN CLOTHES!!