The Walking Dead - season 6 discussion thread

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drquest

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Oh, okay. So the truck was basically an entrance barricade & the zombies knocked it down while they were watching.

Correct... Rick and team were concerned it would fail and they wouldn't be prepared. Rain and the elements were wearing it down and could cause it to fail.
 

Kaido

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Correct... Rick and team were concerned it would fail and they wouldn't be prepared. Rain and the elements were wearing it down and could cause it to fail.

I wonder if it's a rigged trap by the Wolves. So they were watching, pushed the semi to make Rick's group jump the gun, and then had Enid honk the horn to distract them. Hmm.

I wish FTWD had been as good as this show is...
 

Cappuccino

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I have some random questions to ask.

Do I need to watch 'FTWD' to understand anything important as of now? If yes just spoil me now, give me them spoiler tags. I can't bothered to watch FTWD if it's filler. ^_^

Last question. How much does each character make per epispde roughly? How much does Carl get per episode? iirc the big bang theory most of the cast earns 1million per episode lmfaoooo.
Just wondering cuz TBBT is par with TWD in popularity.

I have not seen Season 6 yet
 
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I have some random questions to ask.

Do I need to watch 'FTWD' to understand anything important as of now? If yes just spoil me now, give me them spoiler tags. I can't bothered to watch FTWD if it's filler. ^_^

Last question. How much does each character make per epispde roughly? How much does Carl get per episode? iirc the big bang theory most of the cast earns 1million per episode lmfaoooo.
Just wondering cuz TBBT is par with TWD in popularity.

I have not seen Season 6 yet

I enjoyed FTWD but its not required. Different storyline no idea how much pay they make its a popular show but I'm sure they all kept kept in place because anyone cab die at any point
 

Drako

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I'm thinking the horn honker is the Anderson kid. The Wolves or Enid is too obvious. Or maybe it was Carl. :biggrin:
 

Kaido

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I have some random questions to ask.

Do I need to watch 'FTWD' to understand anything important as of now? If yes just spoil me now, give me them spoiler tags. I can't bothered to watch FTWD if it's filler. ^_^

Last question. How much does each character make per epispde roughly? How much does Carl get per episode? iirc the big bang theory most of the cast earns 1million per episode lmfaoooo.
Just wondering cuz TBBT is par with TWD in popularity.

I have not seen Season 6 yet

Nah, they are unrelated. No crossover, at least not in Season 1 of FTWD.

As far as salaries go, I did some googling:

http://www.designntrend.com/article...increases-after-massive-season-4-revenues.htm

Leading man Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) is the show's highest paid actor, yet only makes $90,000 per episode.

"That may seem like a lot, until you consider that Ashton Kutcher makes $750,000 an episode for 'Two and a Half Men,'" the insider said.

And Charlie Sheen, who by all accounts rarely even came to work, was paid a staggering $1.8 million per episode by the end of his "Two and a Half Men" tenure.

"The Walking Dead" is even more profitable than "Two and a Half Men," earning over $11 million per episode from ad revenue.

"The cast would like a piece of that pie," the source said. "And they're willing to band together to do it, just like the 'Friends' cast did before they got their record-setting $1 million an episode deal... Any one of their characters could end up getting killed at any time. But they're willing to take that risk now. And if they don't get their way, they're going to walk!"

TWD Season 4 had 16 episodes, so Lincoln pulled in just north of $1.4 million total for the season @ $90k per episode. Advertising fees discussion:

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/10/amc-makes-per-episode-of-the-walking-dead

30 seconds of commercial time during TWD is $326k & it takes about $2.75 million to produce an episode:

As for how much AMC makes per episode of The Walking Dead, with this number we can pretty accurately calculate it: If there are about 18 minutes worth of 30-second commercials during a single episode, that means AMC makes about $11 million off an episode. Subtract the amount of money it takes to produce an episode—according to The Hollywood Reporter, $2.75 million—that means that AMC is profiting a healthy $8 million every week off of TWD. Not bad! Just don't tell Fox News.

Some interesting discussion here:

http://www.walkingdeadforums.com/forum/f36/cast-salaries-114632.html

Bryan Cranston made $225k & Aaron Paul made $150k per episode of Breaking Bad. GoT's top actors get $300k per episode. I'm sure a lot of this stuff is all speculation, but hopefully they're paying the actors of the best show on TV right now a little bit better than that...
 

AznAnarchy99

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I love how it took a highly coordinated team of people to direct the large group of walkers while in Fear the Walking Dead, it took a barber with a flash light.
 

Jeeebus

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What is the death count up to now for the famed zombie ninja?

Zombie ninja attacks face from behind tree.

+ 75 Crit DMG
+ Bleeding 15 seconds
 

Charmonium

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@Kaido - thanks for the salary discussion. That was both interesting and surprising. AMC are some cheap-ass bastards.

The opening was great but I think it was flawed. Like the guy Carter who said 'hey why don't we just reinforce the quarry.' That was the best idea. Rick's response was bullshit.

Look at it this way, this was a roach motel for walkers. Any heading toward Alexandria get trapped there. The louder they get, the more of a magnet they are.

At some point you would have so many immobile walkers that you would have had to thin them out but that leads to my next point.

Since you have them all trapped, find a couple tankers of diesel or fuel oil and dump it over the ledge. Then set fire to it. If you don't want to waste the fuel, use something else that's combustible - tar, alcohol, there's a whole host of chemicals you could use.
 

Kaido

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@Kaido - thanks for the salary discussion. That was both interesting and surprising.

You know, if you think about it, getting paid like a sports star makes sense. Let's say you're the dude who plays Rick Grimes & never get a job again. Google says he's 42 years old. If you live to be say 90 years old (common these days), you have to live 48 years off that if you don't want to find another job. Just from that one season alone, that annual payout is only $30k a year if you don't do any investments & don't get much in the way of residuals.

And then he gets double, triple, quadruple that over time with other seasons, but you're also stuck being a celebrity, so you're not going to want to live in a regular neighbor for fame reasons, so you're going to need some cash to live a segregated life...even $100k a year isn't really going to cut it for someone that famous. I mean, how weird would it be to see a big actor working at McDonalds or something? You'd get pestered all day! So in a twisted Hollywood perspective, getting paid a truckload of money makes a lot of sense because you have to live until you die with your name & face plastered all over the media, and there's no guarantee you ever work in acting again.
 

chowderhead

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You know, if you think about it, getting paid like a sports star makes sense. Let's say you're the dude who plays Rick Grimes & never get a job again. Google says he's 42 years old. If you live to be say 90 years old (common these days), you have to live 48 years off that if you don't want to find another job. Just from that one season alone, that annual payout is only $30k a year if you don't do any investments & don't get much in the way of residuals.

And then he gets double, triple, quadruple that over time with other seasons, but you're also stuck being a celebrity, so you're not going to want to live in a regular neighbor for fame reasons, so you're going to need some cash to live a segregated life...even $100k a year isn't really going to cut it for someone that famous. I mean, how weird would it be to see a big actor working at McDonalds or something? You'd get pestered all day! So in a twisted Hollywood perspective, getting paid a truckload of money makes a lot of sense because you have to live until you die with your name & face plastered all over the media, and there's no guarantee you ever work in acting again.

none of the actors were really famous when they signed the contracts at the beginning. Probably the most famous were Sarah Wayne Callies and Norman Reedus. The Walking Dead was considered a "genre" show so very few people expected it to blow up like it did. A show based on a comic book about zombies on AMC ... yeah okay. I guess everyone can hold out and try and renegotiate their contracts but on this show, AMC is more likely to kill off the character (everyone except for Rick/Daryl and Michonne?) if the actors tried to hold out for more money. The actors will get residuals from the syndication, residuals from video games/toys/etc. They can also do conventions and sell their autographs for the rest of their lives. It is not a bad situation for most of these actors who will be well known for their role on this show for the rest of their lives and can get residuals/money in perpetuity off of this show. It's better than 99% of the working actors out there.
 
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holden j caufield

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after Rick killed Carter in the woods when he was bitten, he left and Morgan said something and Mschone agreed. I didn't catch what Morgan said.
 

drquest

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I'm thinking the horn honker is the Anderson kid. The Wolves or Enid is too obvious. Or maybe it was Carl. :biggrin:

I think the honker is Gabriel. Rick shut him down immediately when he volunteered to help... He's a jerk, keeps trying to get everyone killed.
 

Mai72

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You know, if you think about it, getting paid like a sports star makes sense. Let's say you're the dude who plays Rick Grimes & never get a job again. Google says he's 42 years old. If you live to be say 90 years old (common these days), you have to live 48 years off that if you don't want to find another job. Just from that one season alone, that annual payout is only $30k a year if you don't do any investments & don't get much in the way of residuals.

And then he gets double, triple, quadruple that over time with other seasons, but you're also stuck being a celebrity, so you're not going to want to live in a regular neighbor for fame reasons, so you're going to need some cash to live a segregated life...even $100k a year isn't really going to cut it for someone that famous. I mean, how weird would it be to see a big actor working at McDonalds or something? You'd get pestered all day! So in a twisted Hollywood perspective, getting paid a truckload of money makes a lot of sense because you have to live until you die with your name & face plastered all over the media, and there's no guarantee you ever work in acting again.
Lol, it's not common to live to 90. Maybe 75 or 80. Then again life is unpredictable.

We are you bringing this up? It has nothing to do with the show and only encourages people to side track the thread. You should keep your comments on the show.
 

smackababy

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Am I the only person who thinks their plan is beyond moronic. They could just herd them into an industrial wood chipper and be done with it. Sure, it might be messy, but it gets the job done. Or some well placed lawnmower blades and some dangling "meat" for them to move towards.

Also, the whole "alarm" is beyond stupid. It makes no sense unless it was someone specifically involved in their current predicament OR a completely unrelated issue. They were on a dry run and not going to herd the zombies until it broke (conveniently right as they were there to handle it...).

I was really hoping this season would be about Rick turning into the bad guy (sure, he would be saved in the last episode and "see the light" from Morgan continuously talking to him), but this is looking to be another lame season.

I honestly don't even know why I watch this.
 

Charmonium

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I agree. Dumb ass plan. I thought for sure that the quarry was a area where the Wolves were warehousing zombies to unleash on alexandria, but no. It was a "natural" phenomenon that happened to benefit the town. The solution? Get rid of it. Arrrrrgggggghhhhhh!!!
 

Imp

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Am I the only person who thinks their plan is beyond moronic. They could just herd them into an industrial wood chipper and be done with it. Sure, it might be messy, but it gets the job done. Or some well placed lawnmower blades and some dangling "meat" for them to move towards.

That or undermine/damage, fuxxorz the ramp where the truck was so they couldn't get out.

Or take one of the working 18-wheelers in the area and drive through the crowd -- remember when they met up with the Alexandria scouts? They drove a POS old car through a big crowd of zombies that disintegrated on impact, only stopped because the engine got clogged with body parts.

Or they could have built a new wall at the top of the ramp like they did on the road.

Seriously, how has no one made a zombie clearing vehicle yet...
 

smackababy

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That or undermine/damage, fuxxorz the ramp where the truck was so they couldn't get out.

Or take one of the working 18-wheelers in the area and drive through the crowd -- remember when they met up with the Alexandria scouts? They drove a POS old car through a big crowd of zombies that disintegrated on impact, only stopped because the engine got clogged with body parts.

Or they could have built a new wall at the top of the ramp like they did on the road.

Seriously, how has no one made a zombie clearing vehicle yet...

I really don't get that nobody has put a steam roller into action with a couple blades hanging off the sides...
 

pontifex

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I agree. Dumb ass plan. I thought for sure that the quarry was a area where the Wolves were warehousing zombies to unleash on alexandria, but no. It was a "natural" phenomenon that happened to benefit the town. The solution? Get rid of it. Arrrrrgggggghhhhhh!!!
The problem is that eventually they would all get out. They clearly went over this in the episode.
 
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