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Mar 16 2015
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The Walking Dead – Wrap-Up 3/15/15 – “Spend”

GRR!  ARGH!  SPOILERS!

Daryl vs. a Zombie

Daryl vs. a Zombie

Bookshelf Q. Battler here.  Tonight, The Siberian Yeti allowed me to watch one of my favorite shows, The Walking Dead.

It was the first time my super annoying house guest had ever seen the show.  He liked it.  All of the post-apocalyptic carnage reminded him of his home in Siberia, except the show is slightly nicer.

My observations, in no particular order:

  • Rick’s group members are coming in to their own.  Glenn’s becoming skilled at leading beyond the wall.  Abraham’s taking over as wall construction leader.  Rick’s the new sheriff in town again.  Noah’s trying to become an architect for the community.
  • Which is sad because that beginning scene where Noah expresses an interest in architecture was apparently a rouse to make us not think he’s about to become zombie lunch.  RIP Noah.  We hardly knew ye.
  • Eugene is developing some guts and good for him.  He’s right!  He did get the group to DC, albeit in a morally reprehensible manner.
  • Don’t mess with Carol.
  • Rick Grimes = other man’s wife smoocher = the new Shane?
  • Ironic that Maggie eavesdrops on Father Gabriel warning Deanna about Rick’s group.  A few episodes back, Maggie told Gabriel off, leaving him so depressed he tossed away his collar.  Could a little kindness from Maggie have kept his loyalty?
  • Gabriel’s warning plus Aidan’s death – will that turn Deanna and the community against Rick’s group?

What did you think about tonight’s episode?  Discuss!

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Mar 13 2015
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The Walking Dead Wrap-Up – Episode – “Forgotten” – 3/8/15

You know, I thought being held hostage by a dictatorial yeti would be a nice vacation, but it looks like I’m

Rick vs. Zombie - one of the more historic bookshelf battles.

Rick vs. Zombie – one of the more historic bookshelf battles.

blogging more than ever.  Bookshelf Q. Battle Dog redeemed himself for failing to stop the Yeti’s intrusion into BBHQ by fetching me the Yeti’s Commodore 64, which I have hooked up to a gas power generator in order to connect it to the Internet.

So now it’s just me, my dog, and a suped up 1980’s computer in my basement, blogging away behind the Yeti’s back.

3.5 readers, forgive me for not wrapping up The Walking Dead this past Sunday night.  I was in the middle of attempting (and sadly, failing) to kick the Yeti out of my compound.

Now I’ve had the chance to catch up.  (TOKEN GRR ARGH SPOILERS NOTIFICATION)

Here are some observations, in no particular order:

  • Carol = the character who does things no one else wants to do in the name of survival.  Often, those things are horrible, i.e. how she threatened that kid.  Oh well, at least she offered to bake him cookies.
  • Michonne hanged up her sword.  Say it ‘aint so!
  • Rick’s going to steal the Doc’s wife, isn’t he?
  • Sasha’s freaking out that no one is worrying.
  • Daryl might get civilized yet.

Do you have any observations you’d like to make?  Post away.  I will have Bookshelf Q. Battle Dog distract the Yeti with a festive dance number so that I can read your comments without Yeti interruptions.

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Mar 09 2015
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No Walking Dead Wrap-Up Tonight

Sadly, I must inform my 3.5 readers there will be no Walking Dead Wrap-Up tonight.  The Yeti has once again infiltrated my high tech Bookshelf Battle compound and I must now square off against him in a best 2 out of 3 roundhouse kick competition.

I blame Bookshelf Battle Dog.  He’s a lousy security chief.  Then again, I get what I pay for.

Bookshelf Q. Battle Dog, Head of Bookshelf Battle Compound Security

Bookshelf Q. Battle Dog, Head of Bookshelf Battle Compound Security

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Mar 02 2015
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The Walking Dead Wrap-Up 3/01/15 – “Remember”

Grrr…argh…spoilers!!!

Daryl vs. Zombie

Daryl vs. Zombie

Rick shaved his beard off!  Carol’s sporting a sweater and baking casseroles!  And the gang have their own mansions!

The group’s been beaten down for awhile now.  They’ve gone from one bad settlement to another, facing the likes of Woodbury (where they squared off with the Governor) and Terminus (and almost got eaten by the cannibals).

Deanna the Congresswoman runs the settlement.  The place has been up and running since the beginning o the zombie outbreak.  In other words, the people are pretty soft.  They’ve had heat, electricity, all the trappings of civilization.

They’ve had to do very little fending for themselves and it shows.  Rick and the group are skeptical and wary, though it generally seems like the townsfolk are trustworthy.

Still, there are problems.  Deanna’s son Aidan claims to be the big tough guy but makes rookie mistakes.  He keeps a walker hanging on a tree so he can torture it once in awhile as retribution for killing his friends.  Glenn and Tara are aghast.  As veteran zombie fighters, they realize it just doesn’t make sense to hold a grudge against a zombie.  Kill it to keep it from being a threat and that’s it.  The thing doesn’t know what it is doing so you’re only putting yourself at risk by keeping it alive and torturing it.

The viewer is left with the feeling that the town should be more afraid of Rick than anything.  Rick shaves his beard and puts on a fresh police officer’s uniform.  Eerily at the end, he tells the group that if life in the town doesn’t work, then they’ll just “take over” the town.

Is Rick slowly becoming a bad guy or is he just keenly aware that possible threats are everywhere?

By the way, I hope you like the latest battle on my bookshelf – Daryl vs. a Zombie!

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Feb 16 2015
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“We Are the Walking Dead” – Walking Dead Recap 2/15/15

GRRR…ARRRGH…SPOILERS!

“We are the Walking Dead.”

Was Rick’s statement in the barn tonight just a random thought or did it hold greater meaning for the show?

Rick shooting the crap out of these zombies on my bookshelf. Keep it down, guys. I'm trying to take a nap.

Rick shooting the crap out of  zombies on my bookshelf. Keep it down, guys. I’m trying to take a nap.

We all thought “the Walking Dead” referred to the zombies – does it actually refer to the human survivors?

MIND=BLOWN!

Other thoughts:

  • A big Maggie episode.  She’s heartbroken over the loss of Beth.
  • A big Sasha episode.  She’s heartbroken over the loss of Tyrese.  Two heartbroken characters tonight.
  • Sasha has become a loose cannon – diving in and risking the group…and even causing a near Rick bite!
  • Abraham slaps possibly poisoned water out of Eugene’s hand.  Aww.  He still cares.
  • Maggie a little harsh to Gabriel, though understandable.
  • Does dog taste like chicken?
  • What’s up with the kidnapped walker?  Do we ever find out how she got in the trunk?
  • How did they survive that zombie onslaught in the barn?
  • Who is this new guy at the end?  Whenever someone claims to be a friend on this show, they aren’t!

What did I miss?  Discuss!

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Feb 16 2015
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Happy 40th Birthday SNL

Too young to retire, too old to hang out at da club, the right age to buy an overpriced sports car.  Happy 40th Birthday SNL!

I wish I could watch your special but I’m too hooked on Walking Dead.  Hopefully tonight’s special will end up on Hulu or on NBC On Demand.

I totally love SNL.  Watching it as a kid, trying to do the imitations the cast were doing – fun stuff.  Everyone seems to love the cast they grew up with the best.  Which cast is your favorite?

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Feb 09 2015
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Holy Friggin Crap

128 visitors, highest I’ve ever received – this morning alone and the day’s barely started.

Did someone put me on reddit?  If so, thank you.  I’ll have to look into reddit more.

I guess I should have Rick shoot zombies on my bookshelf more often.

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Feb 09 2015
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Walking Dead Mid-Season Premiere 2/8/15

Grr.  Argh.  Spoilers.  Brains.

Sooo, first surprising thing, after five years of wandering through Georgia, they’re suddenly in Virginia now.  Oh well.  That’s a change of pace anyway.

Most of the episode centered around Tyrese hallucinating after being bitten.  And then that nasty scene where Michonne hacks off the infected limb with her samurai sword.  This was basically Tyrese’s character building episode.  And it almost looked like he was going to make it.

The gang decides to head for Washington, DC.

And what was up with all those zombie torsos in that truck?

Well, who else in Rick’s crew do you want to see on the bookshelf?  Michonne?  Glenn?  Maggie?  The Governor?  Eugene?  Abraham? Abraham beating up Eugene?

And who’s ready for Better Call Saul?

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Feb 09 2015
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Vote for Walking Dead Bookshelf Battle Banners

Well, this is getting ridiculous. As my 3.5 regular readers are aware, the theme of this blog is an ongoing “Bookshelf Battle.”  I have limited shelf space.  Books want it.  They fight.  And they send soldiers, robots, assassins, ninjas, or whatever to attack each other.  Battles are constantly being waged on my bookshelf, and frankly, all the racket is keeping me up at night. So imagine my surprise when I woke up in the middle of the night last night to find none other than Sheriff Rick Grimes blasting away on zombies with his big ole revolver. Conveniently in time for tonight’s midseason premiere! I snapped a few photos of the action.  You tell me which one you like the best.

Vote for #1 - Rick blasting one solo walker.

Vote for #1 – Rick blasting one solo walker.

Option 2 - Rick, more zombies, and Merle, who may or may not be a zombie.

Option 2 – Rick, more zombies, and Merle, who may or may not be a zombie.

Option 3 - Merle on opposite side with zombies

Option 3 – Merle on opposite side with zombies

Option 4 - Rick, zombie, random crawling walker

Option 4 – Rick, zombie, random crawling walker

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Dec 01 2014
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The Walking Dead Mid-Season Finale 11/30/14

Grrr….arghh…SPOILERS!

Gleamed from tonight’s The Walking Dead

  • Dawn was technically not the bad guy all along.  The other cops were bad, she had to be bad to keep them in line.

 

  • Beth’s death was not only surprising but a little surreal.  I don’t know about you, but it took me a moment to figure out she was actually dead.  Like Keegan Michael-Kee said on Talking Dead – “Oh Dear, Beth has fainted.  Oh wait, there’s some jelly on Beth’s head.

 

  • Eugene is alive and was not abandoned despite being a dirty, dirty liar.

 

  • Despite the running joke of the show (based on the fact that Maggie is in a lot of scenes where she doesn’t mention Beth at all) – Maggie cares about Beth a lot.

 

  • Some people talk.  Daryl acts.

What’s that guy from the beginning of the show up to now?  I guess we’ll find out in February 2015!

EDIT – FUN FACT – THIS WAS MY 100th POST!

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