The Walking Dead (Season 5)

[Knight165]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

The formula of: find a new area, stabilize and make area livable, **** hits the fan, hit the road, find new area, stabilize and make area livable, **** hits the fan, hit the road is becoming too cyclic and tired. There is no clear endgame or goal for the group. They had something with the Eugene could get them to the cure story line, but once they found out it was a lie, the standard cyclic story resumed. The "**** hitting the fan" part of the cycle can be psycho Dawn, the Governor, a horde, psycho Shane or whatever; but at the end of the day its the same cyclic story.

Well....if there is an "endgame"...that would mean the end of the show.
Of course they are going to keep moving/fighting...having problems and new antagonists.
What else could they really do?

M.K.
Knight165

[kingkilla56]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Well....if there is an "endgame"...that would mean the end of the show.
Of course they are going to keep moving/fighting...having problems and new antagonists.
What else could they really do?

M.K.
Knight165

Well...having an endgame... or rather overarching goal... does not necessarily... mean the show would end just because...you have an endgame...or overarching goal.

When you have a bunch of your fanbase getting tired of the same rinse and repeat... you should consider mixing it up a bit. The comic has done this in a way... but comics inherently... have more time and patience to work with... from their audience. TV shows... cant keep running the same thing... over and over and over... and expect their audience to just eat it... silently.

[Scott]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Well....if there is an "endgame"...that would mean the end of the show.
Of course they are going to keep moving/fighting...having problems and new antagonists.
What else could they really do?

M.K.
Knight165

I thought they were still headed to Washington...

[Knight165]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Well...having an endgame... or rather overarching goal... does not necessarily... mean the show would end just because...you have an endgame...or overarching goal.

When you have a bunch of your fanbase getting tired of the same rinse and repeat... you should consider mixing it up a bit. The comic has done this in a way... but comics inherently... have more time and patience to work with... from their audience. TV shows... cant keep running the same thing... over and over and over... and expect their audience to just eat it... silently.

I'm not really arguing that it could get tiresome....my point is that reaching the goal would result in...no more show.
With the immense popularity of it....they have to keep up the formula.
They kind of have an endgame...it just keeps changing.

M.K.
Knight165

[Antec]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I thought the show really improved with the new show runner until these last two post hiatus episodes. It had gotten back to a show that I watch asap after it airs for the first half of this season. I don't mind slow episodes but back to back and right after a break is a bit of a drag. I found myself screwing around on my phone and basically going through the motions waiting for the episode to finally end.

I found it a bit off that they focus on lack of food/water after the show basically skipped the group finally leaving Georgia and traveling to Virginia. Especially since if I remember correctly one of the characters mentioned it was smooth sailing to get there. They managed for 2-3 weeks traveling cross country just fine but now **** has hit the fan.

[Leon]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Well...having an endgame... or rather overarching goal... does not necessarily... mean the show would end just because...you have an endgame...or overarching goal.

When you have a bunch of your fanbase getting tired of the same rinse and repeat... you should consider mixing it up a bit. The comic has done this in a way... but comics inherently... have more time and patience to work with... from their audience. TV shows... cant keep running the same thing... over and over and over... and expect their audience to just eat it... silently.

Totally not related to the current discussion but this post makes for a great Christopher Walken impression because...of...all the...periods...

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Totally not related to the current discussion but this post makes for a great Christopher Walken impression because...of...all the...periods...

Haha. I just read it in his voice. Definitely works. Haha.

[Skyboxer]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I still get excited every Sunday night to watch it...
I don't watch a lot (other than Netflix when I can) but I won't miss TWD..

[Skyboxer]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Sounds like your living in seasons 1-3 1/2

Unless I'm misunderstanding you..
I enjoy it as much as I have ever enjoyed it.
Simply an enjoyable watch.
I like what I like.

[Quint75]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Don't ask me, I'm the guy who enjoyed season 2 on the farm...


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[StevenSD]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I view the slow episodes as somewhat of character development. The last two haven't been the best, but if you've read the comics you know what's coming towards the end of this season and next. For those haven't read the comics and are 'getting tired of the repetitiveness,' just wait a little longer.

[Scott812313]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I am sort of ambivalent towards this show. I am invested into it now so I doubt I will give up watching, but when I watch a show like "The Americans" I can't help but notice how well everything is done from plot concepts to character development and suspense and action. I just think this show is treading water with no direction on where it wants to go.

Every good story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end....this show to me seems like it has no end and every plot/episode seems to follow a predictable path or end result.

This isn't being asked rhetorically.... I truly wanna know your input. Why is everyone else watching? Are you in the same boat as me? Do you just really like the show and walking dead universe? What are you hoping to see that will bring about change?

Just curious to see where everyone is with their feelings on the show. My core group of friends thinks this show does no wrong and are critical of nothing about it.

Same as you, invested in it for 5 years, but to be honest, I've thought this show has sucked for the past 2-3.

[Brandwin]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I view the slow episodes as somewhat of character development. The last two haven't been the best, but if you've read the comics you know what's coming towards the end of this season and next. For those haven't read the comics and are 'getting tired of the repetitiveness,' just wait a little longer.

Yeah, but I thought the same thing with the Governor arc and it was "ehh"

[bigbob]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

I still look forward to every show. I don't get hooked onto many shows, including ones like Breaking Bad and honestly, unless it's cartoons or animated shows, I just don't get hooked.

The Walking Dead is the only show that is can't miss for me.

[Brandwin]

Re: The Walking Dead (Season 5)

Pretty much

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