Watching Dead – A Walking Dead Podcast

The officially unofficial podcast for AMC’s The Walking Dead. Jim, A.Ron, and occasional guest appearances by Sheriff Rick Grimes.

509 – “What Happened, and What’s Going On” – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron are mildly surprised by tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, the mid-season premiere entitled, appropriately, “What Happened, and What’s Going On”.  What did you think?  Write in and let us know! If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check…

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Season 5B Preview

A.Ron and Jim are back talking about The Walking Dead.  Please note that we have seen and are talking about the previews and official promotional materials, so if you consider those spoilers, you might want to skip the preview and wait for our Instant and full casts coming out after episode 509 airs. We discuss what…

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Mid-Season Five Wrap Up

Jim and A.Ron give an exhaustive look at the first half of season five, and then look forward to the next half.  Where are we going?  Who’s going to live?  Who’s going to die?  Up front is the non spoiler speculation and theories, then we go to our spoiler section and we try to plot…

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508 – “Coda”

We have arrived at yet another The Walking Dead mid-season finale, which crashed into the front steps of the church along with Abraham and company.  All of our groups have come back together to bravely face another half season, with one notable exception.  What is the final verdict on season 5A?  How did Carol make her…

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508 – “Coda” – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron offer their initial impressions of The Walking Dead’s mid-season finale, episode 508 “Coda”.  On the one hand, it wasn’t as bad as we feared.  But that’s not the same as being good.  Which is also not the same as being bad.  It’s complicated, and we try to figure it out.  Join us…

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507 – “Crossed”

Brace yourself, The Walking Dead fans!  A.Ron and Jim forecast foul weather and predict a harsh Georgian winter in store for us after the mid-season finale.  Will we be proven right, or will we all be pleasantly surprised?  We’ll have to find out next week.  In the meantime, enjoy our thoughts on yo-yos, church demolition,…

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507 – “Crossed” – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron sit down and talk about the latest The Walking Dead episode, “Crossed”.  Tune in Tuesday for our full coverage cast with feedback and more! If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. If…

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506 – “Consumed”

A.Ron and Jim really dig into episode 506 of AMC’s The Walking Dead, “Consumed”.  We talk the meaning of smoke and fire, Daryl and Carol’s long shared history and it’s impact on the story, skywalking sleeping bag zombies, the coolness of Daryl triumphant, and freak out a little about Carol’s survival prospects.  All this plus…

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506 – “Consumed” – Instant Take

This episode really showed me something, some heart, some history, some really disturbing use of camping gear.  I loved it almost start to finish, while Jim’s praise was more reserved. Will he see the light by the time of our full cast?  Stay tuned for Tuesday! If you want to give us a shout out,…

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505 – “Self Help”

This podcast for The Walking Dead episode 505, “Self Help”, has a lot going for it.  Abraham flashbacks, cool zombie deaths, some post apocalyptic sex, and lots of people making fun of Eugene.  But, as The Walking Dead is wont to do, there are also problems.  The flashbacks raise as many questions as they answer,…

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