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by Xav de Matos, Aug 26, 2010 5:00am PDT

You've probably seen the links in previous chatty posts by now but in case you missed it, check out the ComicCon trailer for AMC's The Walking Dead.

Since the series isn't landing until October 31, I've decided to ruin the entire experience and read the graphic novels. Well, ruin might be the wrong word as AMC has stated that the adaptation is based on the series. This means it may see a number of changes, which fans may just have to start dealing with now or decide to ignore the show entirely.

Sometimes changes work out for the better; however, sometimes changes can ruin the overall message or experience. For example, Watchmen was completely destroyed for me when the film decided to pull Dr. Manhattan's final, haunting lines of dialog and give them to a different character rendering them utterly meaningless.

What do you think about changes to source material? Do you want a carbon copy or something more tuned to the new medium it's being translated to?

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What's your favorite one-hit wonder?

I don't know mine, but I've had Black Velvet by Alannah Myles going through my head the last few days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS870zCCAwM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-hit_wonder

Aug 26, 2010 9:45am PDT

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  the one i always think of is Modern English - Melt With You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuN6gs0AJls : dirge23
  - i've seen the difference and it's getting bettah...all the time : lukej1337
- I'm sure there's one I like better, but off the top of my head: Bittersweet Symphony : kallanta
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  Big Country by Big Country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vhebiuuLqU : cptstern
  - This is probably mine as well. : baron calamity
  - Big Country rules. The Crossing (the album containing that song) is terrific. : ThomW
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  One night in Bangkok by Murray Head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mwELXPGbA favorite one on the wi... : retardhumper
  - that song came out at around the same time as this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnnS9spo_3k ... : cptstern
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  Company Of Thieves - Oscar Wilde : BouillonCubes
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRIkCLw7xkE : BouillonCubes
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28KobNbbI2s : dael
- Probably Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock. Yep, I like music from the 60s. http://www... : shotgun1
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  Golden Earring - Radar Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRa3RtBiIU : SolveChrist
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    Golden Earring isn't really a one hit wonder. Twilight Zone reached Billboard #1 : retardhumper
    - Ok, so they had two. Close enough. :) : Arcanum
- Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKxGzm98AU : Crabs Jarrard
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  That's a good choice. I like that song. : RogerDandy
  - Yeah, nice rockin' beat. : Nixx2004
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  First thing that came to mind: Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDAXltfj8-... : AxeMan808
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    Marcy Playground CD is awesome : Navy Spitfire
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      I do like the CD, but frankly I was surprised to find more the Sex & Candy on YouTube. : AxeMan808
      
      "more than" : AxeMan808
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  Pepper by The Butthole Surfers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPH-vhpEnaI : Navy Spitfire
  - Listen to Goofy's Concern for true BH listening. : edward
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    not really one hit wonders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAkbbKycCM : cptstern
    - They kind of were, Pepper was the only radio hit to my knowledge and the only song that is pretty synonym... : Navy Spitfire
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  Are Devo and Gary Numan considered one hit wonders? I like both of them. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    I think Devo counts despite a very long career and fan following because they were only relevant in pop o... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      DEVO?! They had like 3 hits off New Traditionalists alone. : AxeMan808
      
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      I was discussing Devo the other day, and honestly, Mark Mothersbaugh has to be one of the coolest people ... : Majuju
      
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      I love the fact he does all the Yo Gabba Gabba drawing time stuff. hilarious. : beastrabban
      
      ya I really liked that guy even before I realised he was the guy from Devo : cptstern
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      no way Bashildy. Devo was at the forefront of the new wave movement in the late 70s, early 80s and had n... : beastrabban
      
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      Hey I'm a fan, I'm just saying they weren't getting much radio play after the early 80's. I wasn't aroun... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
      
      yeah the late 70s early 80s was such a fun time.. so much "new" (lol) sound coming from electronic synthe... : beastrabban
  - Hi five my Mecha Tofu bro! http://www.last.fm/user/drazz/library Other 1-hit wonders right on that page:... : drazz
  - Gary Numan had 2 #1 songs (if you include Tubeway Army), but yeah probably : tunis5000
- This is one of my Top 3 songs that gets stuck in my head the most. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  Whale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irtC1WFHTFQ : cptstern
  - Awesome track, baby we dont love you baby we dont love baby yeah! : IgnoramusSA
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  Karma Police - Radio Head : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    WTF? Radiohead isn't a one hit wonder. That's not even their biggest song. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      Actually I think that was their biggest song. They definitely aren't a one-hit wonder though. : snot3353
      
      Oh wait, for some reason I read that as "Creep", not Karma Police. : snot3353
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      Britney Spears - Baby One More Time : sparkly
      
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      the Beatles - Hey Jude : cptstern
      
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      NiN - Fuck you like an animal : randomnull
      
      Michael Jackson - Heal The World : dirge23
      
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      it's called Closer, fyi : graceofdragons
      
      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22756671#itemanchor_22756671 : randomnull
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      That's their only good song? Unless you're talking about Creep, which might be, but still 2 hit wonder : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      
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      ONE HIT WONDERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY : dirge23
      
      well fine, i don't even like karma police that much anyway : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      
      Thank you Morbo. Now, in other news... : AxeMan808
      
      One hit wonders have one song on one album that is popular. Radiohead has had many songs popular and many... : snot3353
- listen closely doesnt it sound like the intro song for that vampire show? : Hoax
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  jackie blue - ozark mountain daredevils : jvox
  - great, now this is going to be stuck in my head all day. : ass-street
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  Popular by Nada Surf jumps to mind : flagg209
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    That band is so good :( : Deathlove
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      the entire album of Let Go is amazing : dirge23
      
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      oh man - I'm not making commentary on the band...they are just regarded as a one hit wonder. I love that... : flagg209
      
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      you really should, it's solid. : dirge23
      
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      I'm listening to it now for the first time in a while (commentary re: music library size removed for leng... : Deathlove
      
      The Weight Is A Gift is one of my favorite albums of all time. : slax0r
- Taco - Putting on the Ritz. : dnagenome
- Dexy's Midnight Runners : Come On Eileen : ThomW
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  Peter Schilling - Major Tom : watcherxp
  - Love that song. : freshyk
- Safety Dance - Men Without Hats : silent77
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  talking heads - once in a lifetime : mXENO
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    Madonna - Borderline : dirge23
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      phil collins - in the air tonight : mXENO
      
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      Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear : dirge23
      
      mariah carey - obsessed : mXENO
      
      November Rain - GNR : edward
      
      Michael Jackson - thriller : zipr
      
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      We already have a subthread like this. :( : Nixx2004
      
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      oval - shop in store : mXENO
      
      the beatles - love me do : jvox
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    That's a good choice. : kallanta
    - *I mean song. : kallanta
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    The Talking Heads are definitely not a one hit wonder.... : acidnynex
    - indeed. wtf? : drucifer
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  Spacehog - In the Meantime. Even tho the album was really good. : mwasher
  - Mungo City got plenty of playtime. : Lunatic Angelic
  - Loved that album and the followup. : Stoned Gargoyle
  - I love this song. Reminds me of my middle school hell raising days. : Slawterr
- New Radicals - You Get What You Give http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QBxwRhAmA : Ziz
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  not favorite, but What's Up by 4 Non Blondes routinely gets stuck in my head: http://www.youtube.com/watc... : DonkeyPopsicle
  - The Spin Doctors were a 2-hit wonder with "little miss can't be wrong" also : dirge23
  - It's contagious, thanks. : Nixx2004
  - Fucking Vevo, I got an ad with a picture of Justin Beiber that's next to the video. It's distracting. : Nixx2004
- Where's the Harvey Danger love?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBgmC_USeoM : Head Rush
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  General Public - Tenderness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmoHQ2DC3zo : huds0n
  - along these side-project-of-much-more-famous-band lines, Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love http://www.youtub... : dirge23
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  Jackson and his Computer Band - "Utopia" : deathofrats
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    I love that whole album. : Ormsbee
    - It's a great album, but it seems like he's fallen into obscurity. I was hoping he'd be a little bit more... : deathofrats
- the freshman - the vervepipe : alanboom
- The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) : deject
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  Here's one I remember fondly. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvA... : Nixx2004
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    I never realized that's Michael Jackson doing the chorus. : Nixx2004
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      Nixx2004, wow just wow.
      
      Aug 26, 2010 12:31pm PDT
      
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      Nixx2004, wow just wow. : FrayLo
      
      I was 10 when it came out, gimme a break. I didn't own the CD or anything, just heard it on the radio or ... : Nixx2004
- I'm blue da bu de da bu di : noxiousgg
- "Take On Me" - A-Ha : action roommate
- there are many, but When In Rome - The Promise comes to mind now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xF... : ErneX
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  Living Color - Cult of Personality. I understand they did more that just that, but I feel as if I am t... : Stoned Gargoyle
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    Such a fun song! Am I being a chatty bitch today or did the PRL get stricter? Second time today it's h... : Nixx2004
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      Takes one to know one! : Nixx2004
  - Property to you! They are still touring. Playing small clubs and tbhey are amaIng live. I saw them ... : FormerHPB
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    didnt know they had a new album? still the same guitarist? Muzz skillings? (I think) : cptstern
    - New album is great. And yes, Muzz is still around. : Stoned Gargoyle
- Fastball - The Way I love that song so much. Makes me nostalgic for past road trips that I've been on. : slax0r
- When in Rome - The Promise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOyyrB1wj04 I have tons of other favorites,... : beastrabban
- I heard Black Velvet SO MANY TIMES at Sturgis : cpt_gloval
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  Wax Ecstatic by Sponge : cpt_gloval
  - either that or Soft by Second Coming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egJCVoZIIg : cpt_gloval
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    Their first album was so good. : FormerHPB
    - I didn't like it as much as Wax Ecstatic. If you could wear out CDs I woulda worn that one out. : cpt_gloval
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    "Molly" and one other song were also good : FrayLo
    - Oh, plowed, and "have you seen Mary" : FrayLo
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      I saw them in concert once. It was... not good. Skinny shirtless freak of a lead singer flailing around... : riptyde
      
      Sounds like I'd describe Buckcherry. In fact I suppose I'd liken the two bands. : cpt_gloval
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  Mazzy Start - Fade Into You : nodge69
  - *doh "Star" : nodge69
- Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting : Edges
- They had some other albums, but I'm going to go with Two Princes by Spin Doctors, I still enjoy Pocket Fu... : acidnynex
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  Does Better than Ezra count? : radicus
  - Another one of those bands that actually had quite a few minor hits, but people only remember for Good. ... : Thresher
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  Lucy - The Producers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW2cjdnKRpQ It's not really fair to call them o... : Thresher
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    This was my favorite Producers song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT6Lv5iBsLM : Thresher
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      What's He Got and She Sheila are the one's I like : drucifer
      
      Both of their 80's releases are excellent. : Thresher
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  penny lane - the beatles. small english band from the olden days none of you have heard of : CoRDS
  - With a name like that, they'll never go anywhere. : Thresher
- The Flys: Got You (Where I Want You) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQ-ofuWKmo : milkandcheese
- Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm. And it wasn't even their song (but it was a pretty decent cover). ... : timmie
- 4 Non Blondes - What's up? : rosewood
- Lucas with the Motherfuckin Lid off bitches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY5zaDZq0sc : IgnoramusSA
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  Not my favorite, but Republica "Ready To Go" gets an honorable mention because the singer was hot : ctlaltl33t
  - gd yes she was hot. that video is pure headache, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijh2Fqd1ZPY : liquidlies
- Blur - Song2 : K1Bond007
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  The Wallflowers - that entire Bringing Down the Horse album. : mnsnota
  - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get. : mnsnota

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