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Just a note first: I will be primarily focusing on The Walking Dead, but this thread isn't necessarily about TWD, it's really about any popular show with plot elements that just make you scratch your head. - Dave
Ok, so the The Walking Dead has been on for what, 10 years now, and has progressed about the same amount of time... First issue is the locations they set up their communities in...They make it look like the entire South is all forest, with towns being few and far between. BULLSHIT. They started out outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and are now somewhere in the Washington DC suburb area in Virginia. Now go look at a map of Georgia and Virginia. Yes, there are forested areas, but there are cities all over the place. Even if we allow for the idea that they live in the forest areas to avoid the Walkers in the cities, that doesn't explain the numerous run-ins with hoards migrating through their forested areas...If the hoards go everywhere, then surely, bunkering down in a city is better, even if just for the supplies...which brings me to the next issue: Nobody has figured out that there are a shit ton of supplies just waiting to be discovered in pretty much every town? This show takes place in the south. There are fucking Walmarts EVERYWHERE. The show starts out in Georgia, where there are over 200 Walmarts, just in that state alone. The show started in 2010, so BEFORE major chains like Walmart, decided to stop selling firearms. The Walkers don't give a damn about stealing guns. Any Walmart should be relatively stocked with guns and ammo. Not to mention non-perishable canned foods, and ALL SORTS OF THINGS you could use to help rebuild a society...tools, clothing, diapers for babies, motor oil for the vehicles, etc. And it's not just Walmarts...what about all of the equipment at all those abandoned Home Depots or Lowes? Where are all of the big construction vehicles from abandoned construction sites they could grab? I mean, shit, there is an entire society's worth of stuff just laying around, and they are busy doing everything the hard way to notice... Then, because you are still in the South, They should also be able to raid just about ANY town they find, and find all sorts of useful stuff in pantries, garages, etc. I can tell you from personal experience, there would be a ton of ATVs, dirtbikes, etc. just lying around in garages or car ports. Then just search the house for the freaking keys...Also, you need transportation? FIND A CAR OR MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP. Not only will they have lots of vehicles just sitting around, but they tend to have all of the keys. You don't even need to hotwire them, you just find the right set of keys, and you are good. Further, to get that dealership, there should be all sorts of cars just hanging around. Now, let's talk about the weather. In the season 9 finale, they confirmed that the Walkers cannot manage real winters. Now set in Virginia, they had a fierce blizzard, and what happened? The Walkers all froze up, and became completely immobile until things thawed out. Now, that has some huge ramifications, IF only the dumbass writers had thought of it. If the Walkers freeze during the cold, then pretty much any Northern state and Canada should be almost entirely clear of Walkers. As a Michigander, if this threat hit us, and we noticed that during winter, the Walkers were immobilized? We are going to fuck them up! That first winter, we would all get into our winter gear and go on hunting parties, knowing that as long as it's freezing out, the Walkers can't touch us! Plus, the snow plow drivers would just mow entire hoards down with their massive plows. You give people 3 months where the Walkers can't fight back, and they would do everything they could to get rid of as many Walkers as they could during that time. Then, bunker down until the next winter, and repeat. Simply put, northern states have a huge window in which they can destroy any Walkers they see without putting themselves into much danger. The North would be clear, and would thus be the obvious place for civilization to reassert itself. EVERYBODY should have figured out that it's in their best interests to head north, because humans can survive the cold, the Walkers can't. Humans in the north have a massive natural advantage over Walkers, but nobody seems to have figured that out...idiots. OK, rant over. That's just the show that immediately came into my mind, you can comment about any TV show that makes no sense to you, it doesn't have to be TWD related at all.
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