I mentioned The Walking Dead in a recent post. I suppose some generic comments are in order.
I skipped out TWD as a cultural phenom just like I do all such phenoms. The list of yuuuge shows I have not watched is enormous and I’m reasonably proud of that. The Sopranos. Breaking Bad. Mad Men. Those are just the recent ones. I still haven’t seen Forest Gump. You get the idea.
Partially I’m a grump and partially I just don’t watch much TV. But my wife watches shows, and the TV is over my shoulder as I sit at the computer, so I pick some things up by osmosis. And recently she got into TWD. I have to say…sometimes I put the keyboard aside to sit down and watch with attention. And that’s about as high a praise as I give.
TWD is simultaneously frustrating and excellent; dud and home run. Continue reading The Walking Dead Does Ethics Right