"The Walking Dead" Season 3 Starts on Sunday!

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

Am I the only one who considers this show as, "meh"? I love the zombies, but that's about it. I am not invested in the characters, I think a lot of the acting is dreadful and the story is not very compelling. The Governor is quite possibly the worst character in the show and that is saying a lot. But don't get me wrong, the make up and sets are great. Love the gore!

Based on the ratings, I guess I am alone in this argument. Not the first time I wondered what the hell the rest of the world was thinking...

[zombiehorror]

Am I the only one who considers this show as, "meh"? I love the zombies, but that's about it. I am not invested in the characters, I think a lot of the acting is dreadful and the story is not very compelling. The Governor is quite possibly the worst character in the show and that is saying a lot. But don't get me wrong, the make up and sets are great. Love the gore!

Based on the ratings, I guess I am alone in this argument. Not the first time I wondered what the hell the rest of the world was thinking...

You may not be alone after all, there are definitely those out there that don't get into The Walking Dead;

Kid, 12 years old
November 14, 2012
AGE
14

Worst show I've ever seen
This is the stupidest show I have ever seen. If you would like to start watching it, I would not recommend it. Any show is better than this crap.


ftfh40
Oct 24, 2011
0 out of 10
I can't believe the number of sheep who lap up this garbage with zeal. I've come to the conclusion that the writers haven't yet let us in on the survivors' ultimate plan: bore the zombies death by spending two-thirds of every episode discussing their feelings.


todayor
Oct 22, 2011
2 out of 10
Are you people on crack? Some of the worst acting I have ever seen, including one of the worst shows. Is this show a comedy? 'What would happen if Zombies took over the world, leaving nothing but white trash behind?" Seriously. W.T.F.


goodterling
Nov 15, 2010
3 out of 10
I had high hopes, but the characters are just too stupid to root for. The only time these slow moving zombies would be a threat is when you're trapped by them. So once they showed people having access to vehicles all danger has to be manufactured by dumb plot devices (imitating zombies to sneak by), or stupid character decisions (riding a freakin' horse). The only way this series would've worked would be with 28 Days Later fast moving zombies. Damn, it looked so cool in the previews.


4 out of 10 Filakin
It amazes me that american t.v. continues to create weak and over dramatised rubbish that idiots rate as positive. This show promises so much but delivers a lot of disappointment. The characters are so annoying that the show leaves you wanting them to be eaten just to save the world before they breed. Love the zombies, but hate the imbeciles this series is based around. Producers of t.v. need better writers.


delightful
Nov 1, 2010
3 out of 10
Points for production values; the elaborate city scenes were convincing, grand, and well-choreographed. The cinematography was quite good, especially the tense opening sequence which had some beautiful long takes. But I was unable to give a **** about any character (except the poor horse). The acting fit the parts well enough, but these characters feel so recycled and ordinary that they're unreal. You really sense the writers trying to tug our heart-strings -- the manipulative plotting left me cold. It's a low-grade melodrama that fails to address any substantive social issues (unlike the excellent 28 Days Later). There was definitely some excitement in the long city sequence, in a survival-horror kind of way. If the characters weren't so hollow, and the dialogue so canned, the action sequences would have some weight behind them. Walking Dead gives the impression of a totally insincere, mass-market cash-grab made to capitalize on the zombie fad.


60 out of 100 New York Daily News-David Hinckley
Fans of the comic book and first-rate psycho-horror may form a large enough audience to make this a hit. Those not in those groups may want to start by taking a deep breath.
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Personally I love the show, look forward to every episode and every season!!

[scott_of_smeg]

This show promises so much but delivers a lot of disappointment. The characters are so annoying that the show leaves you wanting them to be eaten just to save the world before they breed. Love the zombies, but hate the imbeciles this series is based around.

Points for production values; the elaborate city scenes were convincing, grand, and well-choreographed. The cinematography was quite good, especially the tense opening sequence which had some beautiful long takes. But I was unable to give a **** about any character (except the poor horse).

these two sum it up quite well! listen, i still grudgingly watch this show on a random night when i have nothing better to do. i do enjoy the black and white episodes that are being replayed. SPOILER - but i really didn't care when son killed mother after giving birth. that should have been an emotional moment, right? this coming from a guy who cries at SPCA commercials...

im just saying, i dont want to settle for my horror. i still hold hollywood accountable for proper acting and story lines. at least walking dead is not as bad as LOST was. how can it take 3 episodes to decide whether or not to open a frigging door!?!?!

I've come to the conclusion that the writers haven't yet let us in on the survivors' ultimate plan: bore the zombies to death by spending two-thirds of every episode discussing their feelings.

[FACTO2]

Spoilers for the next episode.  Only read if you like spoilers...

http://walkingdeadpictures.tumblr.com/post/43181899433/the-walking-dead-spoiler-bomb-here-comes-a

[general gruesome]

I watched the show sometimes, I have been reading the walking dead comics and they are way better than the show

[Mitchellmania]

I enjoy the show and watched from the beginning. I don't like the Governor and I hope he gets his.

[Jethro]

Last nite's (02-24-13) show was pretty poor, very boring.  Need's to pick up the pace.

[Anton Phibes]

I like the show. It isnt anymore boring or the charcters any more or less likeable than any Romero zombie movie imho. The comics the show is based off of aren't for me at all. 

[zombiehorror]

Last nite's (02-24-13) show was pretty poor, very boring.  Need's to pick up the pace.

This show for all intents and purposes is a drama, the turmoil in the group and the hostilities between other groups is the primary focus (And I assume that to be true even in the comics?)!  I don't get when folks say a particular episode was boring?!  If you want nonstop zombies go watch a movie that attempts to cram in as much zombies as possible during its runtime!  In all fairness I've not yet seen last nights episode but I know many complained about the mid-season opener being boring?!

[Mike Scott]

Last nite's (02-24-13) show was pretty poor, very boring.

Yeh, only 3 dead zombies and no dead cast regulars, what a snoozefest! 

[Jethro]

This show for all intents and purposes is a drama, the turmoil in the group and the hostilities between other groups is the primary focus (And I assume that to be true even in the comics?)!  I don't get when folks say a particular episode was boring?!  If you want nonstop zombies go watch a movie that attempts to cram in as much zombies as possible during its runtime!  In all fairness I've not yet seen last nights episode but I know many complained about the mid-season opener being boring?!

How can you say "i don't get when folks say a particular episode was boring?" when you didn't bother to watch the episode I'm refering to?  All I said is that it was boring (not the entire series) and I never said that I wanted to watch "nonstop zombies" and for it being a "drama" well that's your opinion.
In regards to the previousous episodes, I found them very entertaining and I am a big fan of the show and look forward to the next show. 
Anton, I don't find any of the characters boring, annoying sometimes (like Shane and Rick's forced southern accents).

[zombiehorror]

How can you say "i don't get when folks say a particular episode was boring?" when you didn't bother to watch the episode I'm refering to?

I can say that because....I don't get it when people say a particular episode was boring.....that is why I can say that!  I'll probably be catching up with that episode tonight, I'll report back on the boredom level!  As far as my "opinion" of it being a drama, the zombie genre more than any other horror genre is all about drama!  The undead are a secondary antagonist in any given zombie film with the primary focus being on tension between groups of humans or the relationships between individuals within a given group!  Hostility, friendships, love, angst, character development (good guys going bad, bad guys going good), family (or extended family as it were) and survival all play a larger role than the zombies do even though they (the zombies) are the catalyst that started it all.  I would place something like the Resident Evil franchise into more of a horror (also action/sci-fi) category than I would most zombie films, there are the dramatic elements found in other zombie flicks but more emphasis is placed on what the new creature is going to be coming around the next corner!

Maybe if you can expound on what you found so boring about the episode it'll provide some better insight!?

Also forgot to add....Can a mod move this to the television forum?!

[Jethro]

What I find boring may not be to others.  Being bored is relative and measurable from individual to individual. My daily acitvities are typically exciting and occasionally somewhat dangerous. 
Don't get me wrong Z.H., I do like the character developement but I (that's me, no one else except maybe Mike Scott) do like more action from something titled "The Walking Dead".
I thought this single episode was slow paced compared to all of the others.  There, I've expounded and I hope you get it.
The previews for next week ,in case you watch them, look more promising, in my opinion, no one elses.

[zombiehorror]

Don't get me wrong Z.H., I do like the character developement but I (that's me, no one else except maybe Mike Scott) do like more action from something titled "The Walking Dead".

Well the show is, as you noted,  The Walking Dead and not The Running Dead, I could see The Running Dead having way more action! 

I thought this single episode was slow paced compared to all of the others.  There, I've expounded and I hope you get it.

Sure, sure, there are plenty of others that want more bang-bang shoot em' up and zombie munching than they want character/plot development (even if they don't mind it) but again that isn't what this show is going to focus on.  And keep in mind they are somewhat paralleling an established timeline/story.  I didn't mean to single you out, as I mentioned plenty of others have noted being bored of a particular episode...I just don't get it!?  A big part, and again pretty much the main focus, of the show is the characters and their relationships.....actually back in the day they would have called this show a primetime soap opera (now they just call all of them dramas)!   I can see there being slower episodes when compared to others but being letdown or bored by them?!  I can't see that, maybe some folks should wait for Walking Dead the movie and skip the show!

The previews for next week ,in case you watch them, look more promising, in my opinion, no one elses.

Oh yeah, definitely always watch the previews....but then again they made this weeks episode (02-24-13) look good!!  LOL!

[Jethro]

The previews look good.  Getting their vehicle stuck in the mud with all those walkers around looked pretty intense.
Z.H., how many years do you think the series will run?  Or anyone else heard what they anticipate how long it will go.  I've heard they have enough material for ten years.