Squawking Dead

In case you missed it, Dave was interviewed by On the Side (OTS) Podcast (@user-835819392), which revolves around our side passions (Squawking Dead being the primary focus). Have a listen! https://soundcloud.com/user-835819392/ep-40-david-cameo * Dave & Carol have never butted heads like this: Loving/Hating The Clarks * #TheVultures weren't much of an enemy: there's gotta be a bigger story * All we are saying is give Strand a chance: After #AllOutWar, we finally understand him. Breaking down his character growth * I think the writers underestimated the impact of our new characters #JohnDorie, #Althea, and Naomi * Character background & development on #TWD vs #FearTWD. We wouldn't be able to appreciate the latter series as much without the former * Side Note: #JeffreyDeanMorgan & #NormanReedus are next-farm neighbors, with Norman talking his ear off. Maybe he'll finally get to do more of that on #TWDseason9 * WTF made #VictorStrand, #AliciaClark, and #LucianaGalvez Terminators? Sympathizing with Me

VERY long Episode 21, filled not only with observations on "Just in Case" but predictions for both #FearTWDseason4 & #TWDseason9! * #JohnDorie: go dark or hold back? ...why wasn't there a #TalkingDead poll? * Before & Now * Showdown at filling station: Cinematics & dissecting #TheVultures' behavior/possible end game * Until now, The Vultures haven't brandished a single weapon * Time-Jumping is only as effective as the story you are attempting to weave and #FearTWD is killing it * Naomi may serve as this season's spine: everything will be revolving around her. We praise her growth, but still question her motives * Carol's fear of contagion, Dave's fear of Mob Hysteria * Is Naomi a chameleon, like Charlie, and are The Vultures playing Three Dimensional chess with our group? * John Dorie the bad-ass, in that 1st scene, and how he's quickly becoming a #FTWD AND #TWD fan-favorite * What's #Althea's story? "It wouldn't be the first time" (video cassettes labeled "The Bog") * #FearTheWalkingDead's runnin

APOLOGIES for the wait, but you know what they say about Good Things, and this episode was definitely worth the two-and-a-half-year wait! Since there's no new episode airing on Memorial Day Weekend, we'll be recording and releasing Episode 21 soon after. * This episode squashed any doubts about #JohnDorie's character and how we can't recall anything close to a love story on #TheWalkingDead or #FearTheWalkingDead * This thoughtfully-written, carefully-shot, well-paced episode MAKES the loves story * The prescience of the (#AlGreen's) "Take Me to the River" singing-bass alarm clock * Comparing the way #MorganJones' & John Dorie's methods of isolation: they do it differently, but for similar reasons * The grass is greener on the other side, pun intended: The Clarks struggle for what John Dorie has, but John Dorie needs what The Clarks already have * John's circumstances have shielded him from the fall of man, which preserves his goodness, but is burdened by guilt * This episode completely validates our initi

BUCKLE UP for this slightly longer than usual Episode 19, where we not only discuss "Buried" but give you our thoughts on #TWDSeason9 and #TheWhispers * We're 40-going-on-14 * Using #Althea's lens (of truth) to catch us up & connections starting to form between past & present * For Carol, every water park is one of terrors * Colorscheme, in the past, becoming less "warm", while present is set at night (absence of color) * Loving the openers, in general, but VHS opener was clever (featuring #JeffGoldblum) * Refreshing #FearTWDseason4 with new characters doesn't detract from our series regulars * ...Dave finds #TWDFamily's lack of faith in #FearTheWalkingDead disturbing * ...The reason you watch #FTWD is because everyone else more caricature-like than The Clarks * #MrHyde, #MorganJones, mingling quite well with #FTWD, snookered into friendship with #DrJekyll, #JohnDorie * Laura's/Naomi's suspiciousness & possible psychopathy of John Dorie (Dave, still #TeamDorie) * ...turns out Dave was wrong about

With Carol’s "Response" we present,"Call & Response," covering "Another Day in the Diamond" & "Good Out Here" * Catching up is hard to do, for many reasons * Our regulars celebrate the 1st anniversary at The Diamond, but so time is unaccounted for * #LucianaGalvez is back? #NickClark ribs her for leaving * #AliciaClark's baseball grenades: weapon against #TheVultures? * The world has other plans for our self-sufficient Alexandria/The Prison * Enter Charlie & her least favorite food: swimming upstream sucks * 47 people saved: #MadisonClark cares about more than her own: How & What happened? * Awesome opening sequences, especially the music * Charlie's #RobertJohnson dilemma & #VictorStrand's concrete reminder * Nick's Agoraphobia/PTSD & our desire fully understand * The Vultures' suspicious timing: weevils destroy the crops * Enter Naomi, near-Exit Naomi! ...thanks salmon Madison! * Madison's strange #Walker foreshadowing * #TheLittlePrince Charlie * Why Madison swims upst

Took us a little while (thanks to #TWDxFearTWD)! We've changed the background music - hence the new interlude - as well as the colors of our episode logos to suit the series - Fear The Walking Dead! Is nothing's to good for our listeners * You've never watched Fear The Walking Dead, this is the perfect episode to start with * The difference in cinematic colors/tones and how they contrast to #TheWalkingDead * Morgan decides to leave #TWD "16-24 Weeks" after #Negan's defeat and #AllOutWar ends * Our first of two odd, out-of-place characters, #JohnDorie, is a lot like #MorganJones: isolated for an extended period * Platypus, Pasta, Potable...? P.P.P.? Heath?! * Along with living in a movie theater for a really long time, J.D. seems like he was a Rodeo Cowboy * Is the Laura J.D. looking for a mute? or just didn't speak much? * Just like TWD, FearTWD is finally introducing character personas: The Gunslinger, The Journalist, and... Karate Man? * This episode feels a lot like the a video game intro * Morgan ends up

#TWDseason8 FINALE! ALL remaining video podcasts should be uploaded to our #FacebookPage over the weekend (4/21)! We're working our TAIL-FEATHERS to record and edit the #FearTWD season premiere before the #FearTWDseason4's 2nd episode airs! * A taste, rather than teaser, for #TWDseason9: No hand-holding and definitely no cuddling * #RickGrimes is finally ready to hear about #CarlGrimes' last moments with #Siddiq. #RIPCarl * Why #Negan has to go (AKA, no more #TeamNegan) and we shouldn't need to worry about people when the world is full of #Walkers * #MorganJones, Rick, and even Negan and Why we need to hold onto the ideas of the people we've lost: a guide to not losing yourself * Negan's rapid downfall is directly due to him discarding his philosophy * Why is Henry dressed like Gavin? * Jerry & #KingEzekiel's dialog is everything. #GoodSpirits * Burning #AMC's swear-word allotment and how it creates more "creative" dialogue * Gregory mouse is locked in the house (at #TheHilltop): This episode was definite

Episodes 11 & 12 are NOW available for streaming on our #FacebookPage! Dave WILL be going to #SurvivalSunday #TWDxFearTWD! NYC! Head here to get event details! https://www.facebook.com/events/2062743047384151/ * Even after this episode, Carol is still #TeamNegan * Will #twdseason8 end in a satisfactory manner? * ...#TWD is trying to vilify #Negan: In a weird way, as brutal as he is, it exemplifies his ability to lead * Negan's MASTERFUL way of playing both #RIPSimon and Dwight (TWICE), while rallying #TheSaviors back into the fold * Negan made good with his promise to #Jadis. CONFIRMATION: Simon ended Oceanside. * Negan at his breaking point with #RickGrimes and the rest #TheHilltop and #TheKingdom * ...reacting out of anger: finally absconding with his "People are a resource" philosophy * The difference with the way #AllOutWar ends in the Comics #twdseason8 finale, based on #TheWalkingDead on #AMC's trajectory * Speaking of final altercations, will Jesus have a bigger role in Ep16? Finally? * Will the he

Episodes 9 & 10 are NOW available for streaming on our #FacebookPage! * #XanderBerkeley has a private #Instagram account... which he's now allowed us to follow. Dave is swooning * Carol has gone full #TeamNegan: Oddly, between he and #RickGrimes, he seems to be the more reasonable of the two * We're getting closer to finding out about our mystery helicopter, speculating about #Jadis' involvement and who controls it * The folks behind the helicopter may be the key to ending the A.H.K. vs #TheSaviors conflict * Deconstructing Jadis' possible dual origin. Possible government sleeper agent? Contacted/Recruited by Georgie? * The only thing we know, for sure, about Jadis: she's made contact with whomever controls the helicopter, but her Scavenger life had meaning to her * For the first time, instead of pinning his horrible actions on others, neurotically, #Negan not only apologizes for the act but assumes responsibility for Simon's actions, as a leader * Who Does Negan pick up on the way to #TheSanctuary? Sherr

UPDATE TO Episode 13 FIRST EVER UPDATE to a recent Episode of Squawking Dead, in Update 13.1 we mainly discuss the possibility of Negan (not murdered, but) possibly dying or ill (either mentally or physically), to the point where he feels he can no longer lead * Dave's insomnia-fueled and alarming call to Carol to discuss a solid theory in an attempt to resolve the #Negan dilemma * Negan can figure out and re-resource EVERYONE but doctors, but there may be an underlying reason for it * Why the #comics narrative may not work on the show: so many reasons why it would be deeply dissatisfying, given what we know about #TheSaviors * Why Negan is perfect for this new world: reins in his emotions, applies his philosophy, and channels it into saving people - but takes pleasure in problematic perks * Even though #RickGrimes and company can't defeat Negan, they have certainly proven themselves to be formidable foes of The Saviors * With none of The Saviors ever fully committing to Negan's philosophy, with his upper ech

Episodes 7 & 8 are NOW available for streaming on our #FacebookPage! * Dave & Carol flexing their (not so) creative muscles * #AMC, fooling viewers into watching #TheTerror... and Carol's not having it ("AMC: We're killing it! [GUTTURAL WALKER SOUND]" * Last episode, we thought #RickGrimes would receive the first spectral encounter: #MorganJones' spooky visit from Gavin * Doctor Dana: #Siddiq, passing her smell test * The conflict on the mount * Simon discarding his Satellite Outpost underlings, going for broke, getting weird - becoming his true self. * #MaggieRhee owning both her titles (Rhee and The Widow) * Low-rent #Negan (Simon), Scooby-Dooing it right into #TheHilltop's booby traps * Has Morgan set phasers back to stun...? * Is #RickGrimes gearing up for another killing spree, or is it getting a little chilly? * Carol called Dwight's conundrum, last week: maintaining his cover with #TheSaviors by shooting #Tara with an (unsullied) arrow * Saving Private Tobin: made of sterner stuff, in more than

Episodes 5 & 6 are NOW available for streaming on our #FacebookPage! * The beginning of the end for Simon: where he came from and discovering his true nature * Following the breadcrumbs of #Negan's true nature throughout the seasons, even before Negan's confession to #FatherGabriel and #EugenePorter (people are a resource) * The trickiness of killing off Simon (the who and how) * How Simon's many mistakes reflect poorly on Negan. Never punishing him or denouncing his acts is the reason why Simon is able to take over * Negan's fire sale pitch to #RickGrimes: he's teeters between incompetence and stupidity * #TheSaviors video montage at the start of this episode: a callback to the AHK version in Episode 2 "The Damned" * The juxtapositions in this episode between Rick & Negan and their affect within their respective communities * The Chase: Rick's Storm Trooper aim and the real-world aim of police officers in the Walkerpocalypse (but incredible dental plan) * DarylDixon's finally got some dialog! Compari

Episodes 3 & 4 are NOW available for streaming on our #FacebookPage! * Something we forgot to bring up in Episode 9: Are Jerry & #Siddiq gay? What about #DarylDixon? * Deconstructing #Tara: The things you hate in others are things you hate in yourself. * Dwight's sacrifice. Laura's & Sherry's Revenge! ...and Carol's #Comics Spoiler * A Series of (Mostly) Fortunate Events * Dr. Carson's story ends: Leap of Faith or Intentional Self-Sacrifice? * The not-so-deep faith of #FatherGabriel and where this leaves him * The long-term significance of the Gabriel/Carson Odd Couple, Maniac Mansion shack * Unlike Ace of Base, Father Gabriel did NOT see the sign ...and it closes shut his eyes? * #EugenePorter, lowering #Negan's expectations, sets the table for he and Father Gabriel to find their bravery? * Carol's husband figured out how to use Walker guts to make people sick a long time ago... pfft! * Eugene points out Negan's hypocrisy - is he ahead of the game, compared to the more central characters? * A rec

We're uploading all of our episodes - two a week, starting with Episodes 1 & 2, this week - to our #FacebookPage! Carol, heavily medicated + Dave, heavily caffeinated = An Episode PACKED with insights (a ping-pong of slurred & stammered speech). * Carol's prediction of The Junkyard Gang's fate comes true... as well as #CarlGrimes having writen a note to #Negan * #RickGrimes is stuck: not ready to make Carl's dream real. Just when you thought there was the occasional breakthrough * #Michonne may be struggling, still stuck on the future of Alexandria, but is trying her hardest to reach Rick... * Why did Negan keep The Grimes House intact? * Simon vs Carl, in Negan's eyes: The Brut vs The Most Prized Resource * Simon & Negan: a complete shift in our perception of them from when they were first introduced * Sending Simon to The Landfill (after witnessing his behavior in the conference room): Negan's biggest mistake. * Poll: Who will END Simon? (a) Oceanside (b) Negan. God, I'm hoping it's Oceanside, b

WE ARE BACK after a LONG, mid-season hiatus... Long enough to finally be able to confront the death of #CarlGrimes #RIPCarl Subscribe to our #YouTube channel! We only need 80 more Subscribers to change our URL to something prettier than www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6PMRa1C52wCE5PVhXT6Qg * Dragging out Carl's demise throughout the episode (with some heavy acting/dialogue) * The importance of Carl's parting notes * characters that are allowed long, "goodbye" episodes and #JudithGrimes as the promise for a better future * Extreme Flashforwards finally revealed: will it still happen? * Carl's departure paves the way for #DarylDixon to be a better character * Like the #Negan, hate #TheSaviors: How Negan will come around (and why it'll be messy) * "May My Mercy Prevail Over My Wrath" We are not caught up to the lesser Flashforward (and why we should be concerned) * The ping-pong, repeating theme of confronting redemption * A Requiem for Gavin: the path to hell is paved with an endless string of small compromises * Is

Carol has a decked-out Yeti mic setup! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcx_vA_FhJN/ & https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc4uG-lltr2/ ...she sounds great, doesn't she? Let us know in the comments! Subscribe to our #YouTube channel! We only need 80 more Subscribers to change our URL to something prettier than https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6PMRa1C52wCE5PVhXT6Qg * If we sound morose/dumb-struck... * Shame about #CarlGrimes: finite number of scenes with him and #Negan * Hoping Carl's demise isn't a "fruitless"/senseless one * The Owl Festival flash-forward: a farewell to #Comics readers? How #RickGrimes driving away #Siddiq, initially, caused an alternate timeline * What Carl's death means for the show's future and the #ComicBook Reader reaction * Show writers dangling #JudithGrimes throughout the episode to mess with us * Rick had visions of Laurie, ergo... * Other than Carl's death, #TheSanctuary (not just structural, but psychological) damage alone might be enough to get #Negan to the table * Even though Simon s

SquawkingDead.com: overhauled AGAIN! Long, but stay the course! We go pretty deep & get personal! Background Music by Bear McCreary * #TheWalkingDead has refined their solitary character-centric episodes, and this one, with #EugenePorter, is peak. * Try as you might, #TheSaviors get blood on their hands * Constant, scattered, and subtle reminders throughout the episode of why being a Savior sucks * Eugene is a Dufus and Dwight ain't f***in' around - both are committed to what were once opposing causes * Eugene is a good guy that has only known safety, but the lengths that he goes to maintain it... * Why Eugene is "#Negan": his talents have actual purpose at #TheSanctuary, as opposed to his uselessness in Alexandria * #DrCarson cuts through Eugene's Savior bullsh** and gets #FatherGabriel... weed... via con juana * Why the guts won't work, anymore, or why the Toxic #Walkers made Father Gabriel so sick, so fast *ding-ding* * Why Tanya's priorities may not be right, but she's not wrong: either way, another l

FINALLY! We're on #YouTube! (https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCa6PMRa1C52wCE5PVhXT6Qg) https://SquawkingDead.com website, launched!!! Our first Squawking Dead blog is up: recap to Episode 5 + Comic spoilers to come! (https://SquawkingDead.blogspot.com) * Carol is disappointed with the group's bad decisions, this episode * Digging deeper on who was previously in charge and/or how #Negan couldn't have been the one to decimate Oceanside * Dave points out how the younger generation is taking constructive action, while waiting for the overall plan to work * Impatience/Poor Decisions due to world absent of Instant Communication * Why killing off #DarylDixon makes the most sense, sadly. * #MorganJones' crossover to #FearTheWalkingDead. Why we might even (or Carol wants to) see #AbrahamFord on #FTWD? * Who and how many title characters are on the (literal) chopping block? #TantricDeath. "Death, Brooding, and Hashtags: Carol (An Authorized Biography)" * Why we felt uncomfortable with Gregory's breakdown, in spite of

* Yeah, ok, episodes are slowly lessening in intensity, but we still had an explosion AND a helicopter! * We're now on #GooglePlayMusic! ...and improved #FacebookPage * Carol's Roman Catholic spirit is moved by the #Negan/#FatherGabriel scenes * Restarting the Season from #TheSaviors' perspective - things are way clearer * Veins, balls, dicks... and the only character that seems to pull it off/out...? * More humor? PLEASE * the gratuitous opening scene * Father Gabriel: frustrating characters that are necessary disruptions to story progression * Ogg & Berkeley: The Ogg Couple * Simon: suggestively menacing; *break*fast for dinner. * Tying up the roles of The Savior Lieutenants in a bow: The Upper Echelon * Gavin: A middle-management post office worker. Clock in, clock out, works the bare minimum. * Is Almost-Negan "backsliding"/was the original leader of what's now The Saviors? * If people are a resource, and there are so many, how sustainable is The Saviors' model? * What Simon doesn't get: Negan's core

We've also updated our logos and profile images, along with, TA DA, being approved as an Apple iTunes Podcast! * Carol sums up the entire, action/character-focus balanced episode in under 4 minutes... see you next week! * Dave likes to call out Carol when she's wrong - we're seeing #Negan sooner than she predicted * #KingEzekiel's soaring high and gravity drop... the naked, macabre-birth of Ezekiel * Most folks in the Walkerpocalypse are an Erik, at best (#DarylDixon, really???) * Chester the Molester/Pete the Pedophile ("Gunther") and #TheSaviors' dental plan at #TheSanctuary * Protecting the King who doesn't want to be saved * Gunther's blood anointment and The Cult of The Saviors * #TheWalkingDead's diverse cast teaches us tolerance and unity (unlike the way things are, pre-apocalypse) * JERRY'S (graphic) VENGEANCE (and Carol's reaction) - deconstructing Television gore * The return of Carol: The most put together of #TWD cast. * The fatal flaw of The Saviors - surrendering the self means the inability to