Zombie Movies

[Taem]

The ending of s3 was so much different than the comics, I had trouble enjoying it. I really like how it went down in the comics once they met up with Abraham and fought with the cannibals - Ricks remark sent chills down my spine. I find it hard to fathom just how they can get to that point (and beyond) with the way the show is going. And who Rick meets in the new town, and what happens to her afterwards is pivotal to the entire series if they even remotely want to follow the comics. So all in all, I felt the last three episodes of s3 were pure horse crap with no redeeming qualities - i.e. an empty story with only character development to keep it going.

Interesting. It would appear that fans who read the comics before seeing the show find the comics to be superior. There are fans on the RoamersandLurkers.com Walking Dead forum who have expressed the opinion that people who haven't read the comics are "bandwagon" fans; one can only be a true fan of the show if they have read the comics. On the other hand, having seen the show before reading the comics left me feeling that the comics were shallow, without any real depth to them, and poorly drawn to boot.

Well, tbh, I felt s1 and s2 were superior to the comics in every conceivable way. Sure, a lot of detail was left out, but the characters in the comics were very shallow like you pointed out, and I completely agree with that 100%. The TV series did a stellar job and I think it was Frank Darabont that made s1 and s2 (part of it anyway, since he wrote half the season before being fired) what it was - intense, gritty, suspenseful. Since Glen Mazzara fully took over for s3, the show has slowly turned into a soap opera and the fear felt in s1 and most of s2 is nothing more than a byproduct of, for example, a botched rescue. I'm so glad Glen stepped down and a new executive producer is taking the reins for s4, because otherwise it this show was headed towards Days of Our Live... with Zombies! Regarding the comic itself, I don't feel it starts to get really good on a character level until the middle of the second compendium after they meet up with Abraham and find the new town... I won't say any more for fear of spoiling it for others, but there is some juicy character building moments there and the results at the end of compendium 2 spell big changes for Rick and his crew. I don't really care if the TV series follows the comics perfectly - far from it - but I think it'd be wise to at least follow the general story slightly... and how the prison scene went down in the comics... oh man... that was severe! I think the producers were afraid to kill off any of the "main" characters and are following more of the TV-Land style of writing, like when Andrea came back from the Prison and got out of bed grabbed a knife and looked at the governor... TV stuff - you already knew she wasn't going to do it, but that was such a "Buffy" ending, I almost threw up. I truly loathe those TV cliche moments. I can't stand Glen Mazzara and I'm so glad he left the show!

TL;DR: Anyways, it's a mixed bag of beans at this point, and I'd say s1 and s2 were superior to the comics in every way, and s3 sucked terribly and I'm super happy they are getting a new director/executive producer for s4.

---

Both have their quirks and qualities, though frankly after the latest book, my suspension of disbelief is done broke. I was willing to give a lot, a looot of leeway in the service of 'how far of a savagery downgrade will a once civilized, lawman go in a zombie apoc world, moral vs survival etc'.

And it was quite a harrowing read. Until a particular event happened that just made me go, nope. You're having me on. GTFOutta here Mr. Writer Guy. Check please.

I must admit, I'm super curious on which part your referring, if it's in one of the compendiums or a later part I haven't read yet. I've only read up to the end of compendium 2 so far.

EDIT: lol, hallow instead of shallow... need to proof-read!