Unknown Soldier

But Resident Evil 2 was out a bit before 28 Days Later.

Howard the Duck

^^then vice versa

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someonecompletelyrandom

The comic and those films came out so close to each other I doubt there was any plagiarism.

Unknown Soldier

I've just finished season 1 and loved every single episode, the sentimentality that a lot on here seem to dislike is something I really dig, we here in the UK don't really do it that well, so I always enjoy seeing it in a US series and I really like the characters as well. I'm also glad they didn't spend too much time in the underground complex as that would've been boring.

I hoping one handed Merle returns in season 2, I guess he does, as the actor that plays him Michael Rooker was the only actor that I knew quite well, these series always need a badass one-handed redneck to really ignite some tension

I've missed out on a lot of the posts here, as I'm sure thery're full of spoilers on season 2.

Guybrush

But is it done well? Perhaps norwegians are not a particularly sentimental people, but I can't help feeling that it's not realistic. Would people really react this way emotionally and behaviourally to the situation/environment they're in? I can't help feeling it just seems fake.

The characters in the british Dead Set miniseries actually seemed more real to me.

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Unknown Soldier

Did you have any examples that you were referring to?

Never seen Dead Set but have made a note of it.

Guybrush

It's in the details of how the characters interact, like how emotionally loaded things are, and so there would be examples in every episode. It's not an obvious thing, but more like something that's slightly "off". I definetly feel it has most to do with Rock, Lori and Shane. I don't remember the dialogues in my head so it's hard to remember a specific example. Rather, I notice it as I watch, but I could find an example of what I mean had I had the episodes on the computer. My comp broke down some time ago, though, so I don't have them.

If I get them, I'll try and remember to find a specific example I guess I should watch the rest of season 2 .. Just in case it picks up towards the end.

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I'm guessing things would be very emotionally loaded if the dead were really walking. To have ex-family and friends seeing you as the main course must be very unnerving If human beings were really put into this situation I'd expect them to behave in a similiar manner, its kind of like one of these reality shows where a bunch of people (often strangers) have to interact with one another to survive and they often end up spilling out their live stories to each other. If a zombie outbreak really did occur in real life, I'd expect things to go like so, with all trhe best and worst human qualities coming out.

As for the characters you've mentioned, that can often be a weakness in the actors themselves rather than the script.

Guybrush

In regards to the zombies and related trauma, it sometimes seems emotions are underplayed rather than exaggerated while people are really quick to jump the gun if there's any social drama going on, like a reaction to criticism. I've also noticed that the characters have no humour which is one of the most basic human coping mechanisms. I've seen dead people as I've been in a search and rescue group and you can bet there was a lot of humour going on during those searches.

It's like the characters only have a very few sides to their personalities. Rick is only ever brooding and contemplative. When he's angry, he's always keeping the lid on in this strained, dramatic way. The other characters are more or less fake in the same way. Everyone's dead serious all the time, no nuances.

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Sure when in traumatic situations, emotions can come across as exaggerated whether in a just manner or in a form of seeking attention for the person' s situation, but then again do we really want to be watching a series with people wailing and screaming all through the episodes? I think the exaggeration of human emotions being underplayed is a positive for the series (though I can see people criticizing that for being maybre unreal)

I do agree about the lack of humour though, to be honest I never even noticed the lack of it in the series until you just mentioned it, so I guess for me its not a problem.