The Walking Dead

[Ben]

Cool to hear! I've really been liking it.

Though I am trying to figure out why in the last episode neonazi biker didn't use the hacksaw on the 1/4" bolt his handcuffs were attached to.

[RocketMan]

Cool to hear! I've really been liking it.

Though I am trying to figure out why in the last episode neonazi biker didn't use the hacksaw on the 1/4" bolt his handcuffs were attached to.

I wondered the same thing.  But then, by the time he finally got his hands on the saw, it may have been too late to saw through the bolt.

[Perd Hapley]

Rubicon, another AMC series about conspiracies, has been given the boot.

Sponsored by Jeep?

Spider monkeys, huh?

Honestly, your best bet would be a riot shield, and something like a "true" bowie or tomahawk. If friends are available, two-fisting the weapons while the friends use shields would be ideal. Look something like this: /^\

You know he just made up that silly topic to see if he could get us to take it seriously, right? 

The real reason for shotguns over ARs in this setting is because had the characters been using ARs, the show would be less... entertaining.

A man with an AR and a bunch of mags can seriously thin out a crowd of zombies.

Not with a screenwriter's grasp of tactics, he couldn't.

[MicroBalrog]

Honestly, your best bet would be a riot shield, and something like a "true" bowie or tomahawk.

You know what my answer to this would be. :D

[brimic]

You know he just made up that silly topic to see if he could get us to take it seriously, right?

Spider monkeys are a REAL threat , zombies are still hypothetical.

The writers of that show need to hire some real experts, maybe they could start fishing on this site. The deer that was 'shot with 2-3 crossbow bolts and tracked for miles' is just plain silly. If an archer ever got a second shot at a deer, its because its already on the ground.

[Regolith]

Personally, I think it just reaffirms viewers' hunger for zombies.

[seeker_two]

Spider monkeys are a REAL threat , zombies are still hypothetical.

I live in a state where the dozens of spider monkeys we have live in zoos....but over 50% of voters re-elected Rick Perry....

That cinches it for me....

[Iain]

You know what my answer to this would be. :D

Would be a good choice though.

[HankB]

. . . Personally, I think it just reaffirms viewers' hunger for zombies . . .

Disturbing image . . . I thought it was the zombies who hungered . . .

. . . zombies are still hypothetical.  

Talked to a Democrat lately? (Even Bob Hope knew this - reposting the link in case anyone missed it:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWIatFCH1Q )

[charby]

Rubicon, another AMC series about conspiracies, has been given the boot.

That stinks I liked that show

[gunsmith]

Cool to hear! I've really been liking it.

Though I am trying to figure out why in the last episode neonazi biker didn't use the hacksaw on the 1/4" bolt his handcuffs were attached to.

Yup, the zombies were getting thru the door plus he had been sitting there for days going nuts. I knew that he was going to cut his hand off.

He will return to mess with the group, & he will be in a bad mood.

the main group is a bunch of losers, If I was that aisan guy I would take off-he's the only smart one. The main guy who always want to wear his uniform despite the world ending is going to get everyone killed. I hope handless brother kills him

[MicroBalrog]

Wearing a uniform makes SENSE from a survival standpoint.

[seeker_two]

Wearing a uniform makes SENSE from a survival standpoint.

Please explain....

[Ben]

Micro might mean the utilitarian value of something like BDUs. However the "middle management", cop on the city street, short sleeved shirt and polyster trousers our hero has been wearing don't really fit the utilitarian bill. Even his deputy buddy has switched to BDU pants and a pair of boots.

[gunsmith]

Wearing a uniform makes SENSE from a survival standpoint.

I guess I could see some advantage, like maybe less likely to get shot by other uniformed services-but the criminal element might be tempted to get even or shoot you because they are drugged out or something.

[Regolith]

I guess I could see some advantage, like maybe less likely to get shot by other uniformed services-but the criminal element might be tempted to get even or shoot you because they are drugged out or something.

Or just because they can.  There isn't exactly law and order in that kind of situation....

[Jamisjockey]

However, you have adults who have been conditioned for their whole lives to obey laws and obey the police.
A uniformed cop or member of the military would be looked to as a leader in such a situation out of sheer human conditioning.

[Bogie]

BDUs rock. Try stuffing an MRE into a hip pocket.
 

[MicroBalrog]

However, you have adults who have been conditioned for their whole lives to obey laws and obey the police.
A uniformed cop or member of the military would be looked to as a leader in such a situation out of sheer human conditioning.

It makes survival sense to cooperate with a uniformed policeman or soldier. Police have emergency training and are/were screened to avoid obvious criminality. A law-abiding citizen would sensibly look to trained LEOs for guidance.

Uniforms are also designed with comfort and durability in an emergency situation in mind.

[seeker_two]

A law-abiding citizen would sensibly look to trained LEOs for guidance.

....esp. since they're the only ones in the room who can use a Glock For-Tay responsibly.... 

Only LEO I'd defer to in this situation would be a Fish and Game officer...they know where the good poaching sites are.... 

[MicroBalrog]

What I'm saying is that a person would reasonably wear a uniform because they'd expect it would convey them an air of authority. Which has already worked well for the character at some points.

[Perd Hapley]

The writers of that show need to hire some real experts, maybe they could start fishing on this site. The deer that was 'shot with 2-3 crossbow bolts and tracked for miles' is just plain silly. If an archer ever got a second shot at a deer, its because its already on the ground.

Synchronized cross-bow shooting? It could be an event in the Apocolympics.

[Ben]

What I'm saying is that a person would reasonably wear a uniform because they'd expect it would convey them an air of authority. Which has already worked well for the character at some points.

[freakazoid]

Heck I bet a man with an axe could too if he used the top of a ladder on a building's fire escape as a chokepoint.

Actually in the comics someone actually did something like that. Stood on one side of a fence and jammed some kind of sharp object, don't remember, into there heads.

[gunsmith]

a "war hammer" with a really long handle would work too.