Now, at least two or three times and episode I find myself fast-forwarding. As soon as Daryl said "There's an old story about that flower..." ZIP! Enough with the lame stories and monologues.
This is why we can't have nice things. We, being consumers of television shows. There's a reason why there isn't much compelling stuff on TV these days. This is part of it.
If you think there's not much compelling stuff on tv these days that's on you. Maybe you should stop watching the zombie show thinking it's amongst the best shows out there. If you like it, great. But there are numerous shows that build characters much better. There are also numerous shows that move the plot along quickly and have lots of action. Get a taste of shows that do it right and you'll see the flaws with Walking Dead. It's like eating filet mignon for a month then coming back to a McRib minus the sauce. I have no problem with character development (nor do most people I imagine). I also have no problem with action. But is it too much to ask they do one - if not both - well?
I never said that I found Walking Dead to be one of those "compelling shows". I was simply stating that jamny's mindset is part of the problem. He specifically said that he likes plenty of shows that have more story and acting than action--then goes on to pan the latest (and one of the better) episode for not having enough zombie action, and specifically says that he fast-forwarded through Daryl's "boring monologue", which was what he originally wanted. Now, all that's already been addressed by him in this thread, so I'm not trying to extend that conversation again. I'm just explaining my post, which I made before reading the rest of his own posts. There are and have been plenty of shows out there doing their stuff MUCH better than Walking Dead, I know that. I'm personally a huge fan of Dexter, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Entourage, Weeds, House, Fringe, Rescue Me, even a guilty pleasure like True Blood. There's many more.I'm just saying that when there's over-budgeted, obviously pandering bull#### like Terra Nova on TV, its a little unfair to be so nit-picky about a show like Walking Dead, which is at least trying to be more. If its not your thing, that's fine. But its not the drivel that many say that it is.Most "normal" TV shows, your every-day sitcoms, medical shows, reality TV and crime procedurals, are a creative wasteland . He laid out what he wanted from a good show. Then, when it was given to him, he rolled his eyes and fast-forwarded for the action scenes. But there wasn't enough of that for him, either.Just commenting on that. Its impossible for you to deny that there's a ton of #### on TV right now, more than ever. And people eat it up. Throwing WD into that category, especially after ten episodes, is a bit unfair. It might not be filet mignon, but its not microwaveable, frozen processed meat, either.
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myself. It was very touching
I'm gonna have to set that to record...I'm missing good stuff!!
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