Walking Dead on AMC

[Mike Powers]

Thought the season, and the finale, were both good. Looking forward to season 4.

One thing that annoys me, is a large (vocal) population of TWD fandom. The friggin' fanboys that bitch and moan after every episode, because "in the comic, XYZ happened, not ABC, so this is the most awful thing EVAR!!". If you wanna read the comic, then read it. If you want to watch a show BASED on the comic, where it as been stated NUMEROUS times that they are going their own way with the plot, then watch. Just quit wishing they were the same damn thing.

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[The Laughing Man]

I like how they don't go with the comic it gives the show its own identity and it s own feel. Honestly if it went exactly the same as the graphic novel it wouldn't be as enjoyable or as suspenseful because everyone could just read the gn instead of waiting for the next episode or season. The season ending was a heart breaker. I was like noooooo when certain events happened that I can't mention due to people not seeing it yet. Than was like omg it can't end like this for such and such. I was teary eyed watching this episode. Can't wait for season 4.

[Kirk]

I thought it was an anti-climax to be honest. The first half of the series seemed like it was building up to something special, but the second didn't live up to the potential It's probably to do with them killing off most of the interesting characters. The ones we're left with are mostly a bit bland or have just morphed into the group and lost anything that made them unique.

[Kirk]

Is anyone still watching this? If so, what do you think of the latest series?

I thought it seemed like it was starting to get interesting until the last episode. My problem with the series is that all of the people in the main group have finished their character development and have become one dimensional. Now we're just watching things happen to people who aren't very interesting anymore. When [spoiler]the Governor [/spoiler] returned, we had a new character development arc and a potentially interesting splinter group to take the focus and burden away from the tired main characters. The way that story was brought to a sudden halt has undone all of the good work of this series and left us right back where we were [spoiler]before the prison[/spoiler] but with characters who the writers no longer seem to care about developing any further. It's similar to what happened to Merle, Shane and [spoiler]the woman who Rick just kicked out of the group in this series[/spoiler]: as soon as a character starts to become interesting or does something morally questionable, the writers get rid of them. The writers have to be willing to take a few more risks with their characters before the series gets too stale. It might be too late, judging from the lack of interest in this topic since the show started up again.

[Dorling]

Personally, I stay away from this topic because the yanks get to see the show quicker and I don't want it spoiled.

Not sure I really agree on your points but then I'm a massive fan of the series, have read all the novels bar one and am quite far advanced with the comics.

They are adapting an existing story after all, so I was begging for [spoiler]the governor to get his comeuppance[/spoiler]. I do like seeing the differences AND the similarities with the books, but instead of stale characters I feel that this season so far has been ratcheting up the tension to an inevitable event which is going to put the characters in more jeopardy and you will see much more from them.

[spoiler]Maggie and Beth will be dealing with the death of Hershel, the girls are eerily similar to a couple of other characters in the comics, Rick will be more emotionally strained than ever and Carl continues to evolve into a man. The reason you might have been feeling a bit stale with it is because the number of characters grew a lot - they've been thinned out a bit now, so they will get a bit of focus.[/spoiler]

I for one am really excited by what is to come and cannot wait. My favourite TV show right now by some distance.

[Black Death]

I stay away from thread because  of spoilers and not going to ruin stuff for people 

[Black Death]

It back ... Great Episode  last sunday... love the look at Michonne's past and her going dead island on the Zombies

can not wait for next week

[Jon]

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Having never read the comics, I was like is Rick going to seriously die? I was like no fucking way. Of course he didn't, but man, I was a little bit worried for a while.

I liked the Carl/Michonne episode as we got to see their characters get built up a little bit.

No doubt Carl is going to get himself in some pretty sticky situations from here on out. But Michonne continues to develop into one of my favorite characters on the show.

The sneak peak at the next show looks really intense. Looking forward to that for sure.
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[Mike Powers]

It totally went over my head when watching the show but I watched Talking Dead afterwards and they noted that.....

[spoiler]Michonnes original Walker "pets" were her lover and friend from tonights flashback/dream.  Makes it even more intense when you look at it that way.[/spoiler]

[Jon]

Ah, I had no clue.

I thought that was the case, but wasn't sure.

Makes it a lot deeper, for sure.

[Reya Serra]

That was also the same in the comics as well.

[Mike Powers]

Not a comic guy.

[Reya Serra]

Not a comic guy.

Neither am I, nor have I read The Walking Dead comics (except for the first one which I was able to read for free online).  I was merely curious about some of the similarities/differences between the comics and the show and in learning about the Michonne character discovered that.

[The Laughing Man]

I need a hug after that last episode

[Fnord]

For sure. But I saw it coming.