Watching Dead - Walking Dead Podcast

Al & Joe committed one of the all-time biggest "Bald Move Boners" by watching and reviewing, not just the wrong episode of The Walking Dead but the wrong episode of the wrong show entirely! Since we're professionals (unlike some other podcasters), we've hastily slapped together this make-good episode covering the episode Al & Joe were supposed to cover, S09E06. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A big thanks to Al & Joe for covering S09E06 of The Walking Dead in our absence. If you enjoy this podcast, you can check out their previous work on the Rah Rah Riverdale podcast. We didn't have a chance to listen to the episode before publication, but we're sure it's great. Also, a big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Comes After might be the best episode of the season thus far but we still have some big questions. Join us as we ponder them, as well as a special announcement at the end of the episode. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com  Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an episode of The Walking Dead that's good enough to please no one, it's all about whether you're going to make Negan a martyr and whether Daryl and Rick can climb out of their desperate pit of emotion. I dunno. Daryl's sidewalls are pretty high and Rick's roots are as shaky as Negan's grip on sanity. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now there's a writer sitting somewhere in Georgia, maybe Hollywood, or more likely hell, thinking about what a great metaphor this episode's tomato was. It's probably the same writer who was self-impressed when they decided that Gabriel was an 'A'. Both of those writers suck. We couldn't figure out what either meant or why we should care about any of it, which makes this episode a B+ by The Walking Dead standards. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back for the 2nd episode of the season, in which we witness the communities attempting to come together to build a bridge to a brighter future. This feels awfully meta.. and it somehow seems doomed from the start. Join us for a discussion of S09E02 - The Bridge. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're (reluctantly) back! And while it has been 2 years, we still remember most of the characters' (nick)names. There's a lot of work to do to pave over the (awful) plotting of the previous seasons but Angela and the crew are doing their best. Is it good (enough)? A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been real, it’s been fun, hell, it’s even been real fun.  But as we announced two weeks ago, we feel this is our time to exit from the series that helped found Bald Move, AMC’s The Walking Dead.  This podcast is for you; the long time listener! Come take a stroll with us through memory lane, say your goodbyes, and hopefully meet again real soon on better shows with better podcasts.  This episode is chock full of clips from the archives, old skits, and tons of memories both hilarious and cringe-worthy from the past. Until we meet again! If you want to see A.Ron do Rick Grimes for THE Rick Grimes, here it is. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron put AMC’s The Walking Dead to rest at the end of it’s eighth season, with the finale episode “Wrath”.  It’s not the worst episode of TWD, but it certainly isn’t a good one, and it ends on a puzzling conspiracy against Rick perpetrated by his closest friends.  There are crazy character flip flops involving Morgan, Eugene, even Jesus and Daryl get caught up in it, and we say, enough.  We’ll be back next week with a Podcast Fiesta Wrap Up Extravaganza with some of our fondest memories of the show, and this podcast we’ve been doing for the better part of a decade.  Want in? Send us an email or hit up the rocking and rolling wrap up thread on our forums. Special thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this week’s podcast. For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter twd30. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com. Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  

Jim and A.Ron discuss the sadness that is an above average episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead that still can’t rise above the weight of the garbage it’s surrounded by.  No offense, Jadis.  For every half-decent book-end device, there is a terrible Gregory or Eugene scene.  For every clever Negan canary trap, there are two seasons of his incompetence making him look like a fool. We’re tapping out. Next week will be the last episode of The Walking Dead that we cover.  The week after, we’re ending the podcast in style, as we reminisce with our fellow fans about the show that was and that will never be.  Favorite moments?  Fondest memes?  Best skits?  Send us your thoughts and let’s do this send off right! A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron are here to, sort of backhandedly compliment the latest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead. It’s one of the better recent episodes, but the unfortunate thing is all of the moments and beats they come really close to nailing here are ones that have been so worn through mindless repetition to the point we’re incapable of feeling anything but boredom.  But yeah, Andrew Lincoln, Denai Gurira, and Lenni James really know how to act, and work their professional asses off to sell this material. Oh, and Rat-Faced Jesus has a very satisfying character development.  Just two episodes left!  See you next week. If you’d like to see Jim and I escape from prison together please watch us over at twitch.tv/baldmove, every Monday and Wednesday at 4pm EST.  You can watch part one of the “A Way Out” saga right here. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  

AMC’s The Walking Dead served up what A.Ron describes as a top 5 worst episode of all time in “Do Not Send Us Astray”.  The show continues to find new lows in its regard for the audience’s intelligence, as they don’t even bother trying to plausibly setup any action set pieces or plot, it just kind of happens because reasons. We have at least five morgalizers at this point. Day turns to night turns to day and Maggie has been pregnant for like ten seasons now.  There was a helicopter at some point?  I think Father G. went blind earlier? The only thing I know is that we’ll be back for more next week.  See you then. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com. If you think the idea of watching us play video games might be entertaining, come check us out!  http://twitch.tv/baldmove Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f

“The Key”, which is the latest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead continues to erode Negan’s aura of invincibility, as he can’t even keep Rick’s hands off his precious Lucille as he lurches from one insane and pathetic deal to the next.  Simon’s had enough, and leads the rest of the Saviors off to war against the Hilltop.  Meanwhile, Maggie makes a deal for The Key to the Future for a milk crate full of phonographic records, and Enid openly wonders if anything means anything anymore.  You and me both, Enid.  You and me both. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Dead or Alive Or” crash lands back to Earth after the pleasant surprise that was last episode, and there’s no “Jadis makes chunky beef chili” aspect to take your mind off things.  It’s the saddest traveling road show you’ve ever seen starring Father Gabriel and Dr. Carson.  It’s Carol and Morgan morgalize over a young boy’s soul.  It’s Daryl losing control over his refugee group because of arguing about the loyalties of Dwight.  And Maggie making hard decisions on the Hilltop, which is the most interesting thing about the episode and so of course serves as the “C” plot.  Can we get a second helping of that Zombie chili, ya’ll? A few things I wanted to link for your convenience… we discussed our Groundhog Day Marathon podcast, where our community raised over $10k for the National Alliance to End Homelessness in a typically ridiculous Bald Move way.  Also, we’re streaming on Twitch!  If you like us, and like video games, maybe you’ll like it?  Shows currently start at 4pm EST on Monday and Friday. A big than

Jim is off traveling the world this week, but Nina Perez from Project Fandom joins the lonely A.Ron to talk about the latest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead which… isn’t half bad as far as these things go.  Lots of Simon, an effective Rick vs Negan scene, and one of the most disgustingly awesome set pieces in all of The Walking Dead history combine to make for an entertaining episode.  Sure, Rick’s back to being a loon, the garbage people are still garbage, and Oceanside has clearly lost their collective minds, but that’s why we said it’s “not half bad” instead of “pretty good”. If you dig Nina, you can find her and her awesome crew over at Project Fandom covering basically all of television, movies, books, comic books, just all media in general.  You can also follow her on Twitter, and check out her published books! A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |

Jim and A.Ron are here to say goodbye to Carl, and to have the debate about whether or not we should be saying goodbye in the first place.  While acknowledging this is an above par episode of The Walking Dead by AMC Studios standards, it commits several offenses, chief among them the decision to undercut a fairly effective scene of a father and surrogate mother saying tearful goodbyes to their son with yet. More. Morgalizing.  Everyone involved is too good for what they’re doing, perhaps even including us, but we’ll be here to continue to catalog the decline of a once great television empire. Special thanks to our sponsors this week for their support of the podcast!  HelloFresh is offering our listeners $30 off their first week of fresh ingredients and tasty recipies delivered right to your door.   Just visit HelloFresh and enter twd30 when signing up for your plan. Casper is offering our listeners $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/watchingdead and using watchingdead at checkout. Terms and

Jim and I will be back for the back half of season 8 of AMC’s The Walking Dead.  Whether that is exciting or depressing is very much up to the individual, but it’s a fact, so today we’re previewing the next 8 episodes.  What do we think about Gimple’s promotion?  Is Carl really going to die?  What did we think of the pre-season trailers and marketing?  And who lives and who dies this season?  We contemplate all this and more.  See you Sunday night for the LiveWatch! A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 8 of The Walking Dead is finally over and we’re doing a wrapup podcast to commiserate with the fans who have hung in there.  Thanks to everyone who has been listening and supporting us for the past 6 years of coverage.  We’ll have some more information on the future of Walking Dead at Bald Move in early 2018.  Stay tuned. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It feels like we’re at a big crossroads here for our relationship with AMC’s The Walking Dead, as we watch “How It’s Gotta Be”.  What do you do with a show you don’t really enjoy watching when it eliminates one of the biggest reasons you’ve been watching it, and you have no real hope for improvement?  Honestly, we don’t know, we’re going to have to do a lot of off season soul searching to decide what form our coverage is going to take going forward.  We’ll be coming back next week for a mid-season wrap up if you got more things you need to get off your chest.  We’ll see what happens from there. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com This podcast is sponsored by Hello Fresh!  For $30 off your first week of meals, visit Hello Fresh and use the promo code TWD30 when you sign up. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |  Facebook  |  Twitter   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AMC’s The Walking Dead presents for us a perfect storm of mullet, trash people, rapid onset morgalizing, and terrible action sequences.  Except in the actual perfect storm it was two terrible things coming together to make a larger terrible thing, and in “Time for After” it’s four.  Regardless, George Clooney and Marky Mark ain’t making it out alive.  The question Jim and I are left with is, do we go down with the ship?  Or accept coast guard rescue?  Honestly, I’ve kind of lost the metaphor at this point, but if Gimple can do it, so can I! Thanks to today’s podcast sponsor, Sonos, the wireless Home Sound System that fills as many rooms as you want with great-sounding music, movies and TV.  Right now our listeners can get 10% off an order of $2500 or less by visiting sonos.com and using the promo code “WATCHING10” at checkout! A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music.  Find all of their music at MysterianaMusic.com Leave Us A Review Join the discussion:  Email  |  Forums  |