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Heh, yeah, I should have added that. High-end audio is nuts. $15,000 for a phono cartridge? That's some serious dough.

I'm curious, what's the deal with using older component based pieces than newer 'tech such as HDMI, optic, etc?

I'm not an audiophile myself, but I've heard some describe analog audio to be "warmer" than digital.

Plus, there's always the nostalgia factor.

I was thinking some more about that theory. If everyone's already infected, and you turn after you die, then...why would a bite from an infected zombie even matter? Unless of course, a zombie bite accelerates the infection, turning a mere carrier into a potential zombie? I dunno. I'm going to have to pick up the original source material...

I highly recommend you pick up the comics. It's a great read. The time waiting between issues is excruciating for me.

But if you want to read the comics for an explanation on the outbreak, you're going to be disappointed.

I had given it some thought as well. In the TV series the only thing really mentioned/shown is that being bitten (but not outright killed) somehow causes an extreme fever. This fever apparently kills the affected party. The cause of the fever could be unrelated to the zombie infection I suppose? A reanimated rotting corpse is probably a veritable breeding ground for all kinds of nasty things.

The deviation from the comics bothers me a bit but I appreciate the way the sex has been removed or toned down from the original. I felt it sort of detracted from the "big picture" in the comics not to mention how cliche some of it was.

I don't find the sex in the comics at all distracting, in fact I find it very realistic. The characters are all human, and they have human needs, like companionship and sex. That's why early on in the series, people started pairing off. In a situation as stressful as the End Of The World, wouldn't you want to share some time with someone and get laid in the process? After all, you never know if the next day is going to be your last.

The "openness" of the Android OS is what gets all the techies' panties wet. Personally, I'm not a techie, l33t, or a hax0r, but I love all the modded firmware out there. I have a G1 running CyanogenMod 5, which gave my 2+ years old phone some Eclair goodness. Yummy.

Note: Droid & iPhone users typically work for people who use Blackberries. Thank you.

I feel the same way, only about clothes.

"Don't you hate pants?!" - Homer Simpson

It's quite sad how quickly this series went from "drama" to "melodrama."

Crossing my fingers that Season 2 will fare better. I'm not giving up on it yet.

Nothing in the way of a good cliffhangar either-the season finale was very tepid. I don't know about you guys, but it certainly won't hold my interest until October in the year 2268 when this series is supposed to start up again.

Question: just what kind of force or energy would that M1A1 tank be able to absorb or tolerate? For example, would you be able to survive ground zero at a nuclear event, or something like it? What kind of damage would the tank suffer-could it remain operational?

No way is an Abrams surviving a direct nuclear blast. I think a large IED would be able to disable one.

F*ing magnets, how do they work?!

^Danny Trejo would make an awesome Governor.

I was utterly disappointed with the season finale. I hope that's the last time we see virtual-intelligences, big fancy computers/labs, and thermobaric explosions in this series. The season finale is the antithesis of what makes the comic great.

About 5 months late but that The Late Philip J. Fry episode was great. But don't consider the new universe's flatten Fry Professor and Bender a time travel paradox though.

"Let us anoint our guests in oil without using our hands."

That was a great episode.

I thought they were all great, with "That Darn Katz!" being the sole exception. I didn't find it funny at all.

Anybody hear any casting news? I'm curious who the producers are going to pick to play Michonne.

Some posters on IMDB's forums were playing "Lets Cast The Walking Dead" and Gina Torres's name was thrown out there. I think she'd be a pretty good choice.

A couple of candidates off the top of my head:

Detective Alonzo Harris (Training Day)

Asami Yamazaki (The Audition)

It remains to be seen if it's only the bite victims turn into walkers, or if it includes all the recently deceased.

Kirkland didn't touch upon the issue of re-animation in the comics until around the 3rd story arc. They might tackle it as early as tomorrow's episode at the CDC.

i'm a huge fan of the comic book but not so much the series, it's hard to explain but it's missing the pull of the book. it's almost got a stephen kings the stand tv movie vibe going for it. it shouldn't.

I like both, but I do agree with you that the comic is much better than the TV series.

I know AMC wants to keep the series gory like the comic, but I wonder how they'll handle the Woodbury story arc. A lot of crazy, messed up stuff happened there.