pilot is floating around on the intertubes incase anyone can't wait

Thanks for the tip, watching it right now

Leaked pilot thoughts:

Ahhh almost clicked it cause I click every spoiler.

man the pilot delivered, you guys won't be disappointed!

Pilot is pretty good

Yeah loved the pilot. Even from a guy who loves zombie stuff, this was much better than most of what i've seen.

anyone know when this is airing? I can't find it on my TV listings.

October 31, 10pm EST

Also,

I absolutely freakin loved the pilot! and I want to watch the whole first season RIGHT NOW. that would be so amazing

I heard the pilot quality is bad. I'll wait til halloween

pumped for this.

Really enjoyed the opener. Wasn't great, but really solid. High hopes for the series.

The pilot was awesome. This show seems like the real deal, but a few points:

1) The show needs to kill off a main character early in the season. I'm thinking either Grimes' wife or son.

In zombie movies, part of the excitement comes from knowing that any character can die at any moment. When you make a continuous TV show, you run the risk of your viewers not getting scared because they know most of the characters won't die. They need to address this issue by killing off a seemingly vital character so that the viewers know that everyone's fair game.

2) Are we really led to believe that in this day and age, a person doesn't know what a zombie is? Or are these stories taking place in an alternate universe where zombie movies don't exist? Unless you're a hermit, you've seen a zombie movie, so an explanation about them would be unnecessary in a zombie apocalypse. Not a big deal, it just bothers me a bit.

3) lol @ them all taking a shower at the same time. The clear optimal strategy there is to have one person shower while the other 2 stand guard. Even if you think the place is fortified, you shouldn't be taking any risks.

I think the first season is set at only 6 episodes, which is unfortunate, but I guess they don't want to take a risk on a full 12 or 13 episode run to begin with.

I'm sure it will deviate from the comics in some serious ways, but does anyone have an idea roughly how much the source material the first season is expected to cover?

You would have to accept that zombies didn't exist in the show's universe prior to this event. This is the case with most zombie movies. Shaun of the Dead was an exception but it was a comedy so it was able to milk "the rules" for laughs.

yes, the quality is bad. I looked for 720p, couldn't find it. Only found <400mb on every TV station I looked at. I rate it asstastic, ie, the very bottomest of my viewing range (we need more crappy poker analogies, ducy)

make sure to set your PVRs for tomorrow, 10pm EST

So psyched for this. AMC's track record so far is great. Hope this isn't where they stumble.

God damn this show is intense. Superb opening scene (from start till first commercial). I liked it a lot. No dialogue, just wondering around, getting a picture for what we already know...you are royally ****ed.

solid A