Just kill Andrea, please.

Prediction:  Andrea becomes pregnant with the Governor's zombie baby.

This show just sucks now. Maybe I should keep a list of characters they've totally ruined;

Dale
Lori (kind of sucked in the comic too)
Andrea
The Governor
Tyrese*
Rick*

* because they're trying to ruin them

justtray: This show just sucks now. Maybe I should keep a list of characters they've totally ruined;

Dale
Lori (kind of sucked in the comic too)
Andrea
The Governor
Tyrese*
Rick*

* because they're trying to ruin them

It's hard to say the show has been ruined given the massive ratings, but I do wonder if the overall quality is suffering from the turnover in showrunners.  Darabont was doing some really interesting and innovative things in the first season until interference from AMC led to the weaknesses of season 2.  Mazzara got the show back on track but in the process made it more formulaic.  I have no idea what the next guy is going to do, but I fear it's going to end up like the comics where it becomes so nihilistic that the audience just gets tired of it.  It seems they write themselves into corners with characters and then take the easy way out by killing them off.  Still love the show, but I wonder how much more staying power it has after this season.

NeoCortex42: I don't think they've totally ruined the Governor. I think the show version of him is fine. Tyreese hasn't been around long enough to say whether or not the show version is worse/better than the comic version.

Andrea is the worst adaptation from the comic. I guess some of her traits shifted towards Carol, but it still would have been nice to have the badass sniper from the comic.

The Governor in the comics was too much of a sadistic Snidely Whiplash.  I think they've done a much better job with the show version.  They ruined Lori though.  After last season, they had no choice but to kill the character because it was impossible to take her seriously anymore.

Comic book Darryl and Merle were better than TV show Darryl and Merle

thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

Hell no, she's got a banging body.

Popcorn Johnny: thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

Hell no, she's got a banging body.

Maggie's the hot one. And in real life she has a British accent, not that bad southern drawl.

Popcorn Johnny: thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

Hell no, she's got a banging body.

Then just fark Andrea. Don't care if she's sloppy gubernatorial seconds.

I haven't read the books, so the only frame of reference I have is the show--which is so far a good show.  So, pardon me if this ruffles feathers but a possible rest of the season based on the show dynamics so far:



Feeling like he's totally losing it goes into exile, perhaps even self-imposed.



Meet the new ever-suffering voice of reason, now with less Carl-centered hand-wrining.



Guess who finds Rick and helps him come back from insanity and certain death.



"Hey guys."



"Hey Daryl.  What happened to Merle?"



"He didn't make it through the expository subplot about redemption and family. How's Glenn doing? His card should be just about punched at this point."



"Oh, sh*t."



"Oh sh*t, I let myself become annoying, didn't I?  Just give me a nice melodramatic send-off, okay?"


Or something like that.

"The horror....the horror...."

I have my problems with the show, but damn am I glad I never read the comic.

/I have to read them now don't I?

thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

LOL Whatever...

NeoCortex42: Mentat: NeoCortex42: I don't think they've totally ruined the Governor. I think the show version of him is fine. Tyreese hasn't been around long enough to say whether or not the show version is worse/better than the comic version.

Andrea is the worst adaptation from the comic. I guess some of her traits shifted towards Carol, but it still would have been nice to have the badass sniper from the comic.

The Governor in the comics was too much of a sadistic Snidely Whiplash.  I think they've done a much better job with the show version.  They ruined Lori though.  After last season, they had no choice but to kill the character because it was impossible to take her seriously anymore.

Comic Lori wasn't that much better.  Offing her in the comic was just as necessary.

One Bad Apple: Comic book Darryl and Merle were better than TV show Darryl and Merle

Then just read the comic and STFU

One Bad Apple: Comic book Darryl and Merle were better than TV show Darryl and Merle

Did they show up later? I read through 60 or so issues over Christmas break and didn't see them even after the prison. Maybe I missed them.

antidisestablishmentarianism: One Bad Apple: Comic book Darryl and Merle were better than TV show Darryl and Merle

Did they show up later? I read through 60 or so issues over Christmas break and didn't see them even after the prison. Maybe I missed them.

No. I think he's trolling.

Daryl Dixon is a fictional character from the American television series The Walking Dead, portrayed by Norman Reedus. He is an original character and has no comic counterpart.
Same for Merle.

Kentucky Fried Children: LET THE DARRYL AND MERLE REDNECK ROAD WARRIOR EXTRAVAGANZA COMMENCE!!!!

/geeking out for some apocalyptic Dukes of Hazzard action, if you can't tell

I, for one, would like to see zombie Daisy.

/Zombie Boss Hogg was in the well

Madbassist1: thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

LOL Whatever...

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Meh.  Carl killed 1,123 just on the way to the infirmary.

Quite a pity about Andrea, she's easily the biggest badass in the books.

thismomentinblackhistory: Just kill Andrea, please.

No, not yet. She's pretty awesome in the comic, and I'm hoping they do the same on the TV series.

dammit to hell. it's 10 to 9:00, missed it again. why don't they wait till farking cartoons are over to broadcast the WD? dooshbags.

/ piss me off

KrispyKritter: dammit to hell. it's 10 to 9:00, missed it again. why don't they wait till farking cartoons are over to broadcast the WD? dooshbags.

/ piss me off

No, you didn't miss anything. The new episode doesn't come on for another six minutes.

KrispyKritter: dammit to hell. it's 10 to 9:00, missed it again. why don't they wait till farking cartoons are over to broadcast the WD? dooshbags.

/ piss me off

L2Timezone

Ghost Lori is hot.

Ghost Lori is as annoying as Live Lori.

Aaaaaannd Rick is completely insane.

Um, I have it on AMC. The AMC logo is in the bottom right corner. The DVR says Walking Dead is on right now. And Anaconda is playing........a little help?

psychicdeath99: Ghost Lori is as annoying as Live Lori.

She dresses nicer at least

WTF?

justtray: This show just sucks now. Maybe I should keep a list of characters they've totally ruined;

Dale
Lori (kind of sucked in the comic too)
Andrea
The Governor
Tyrese*
Rick*

* because they're trying to ruin them

Per what I implied earlier (and this has nothing to do with the comics):

Dale:



Made this face one too many times on his long spiral into complete uselessness.
Annoying scale-- 10  Result:  Horrible death.

Lori:



Fate was sealed from this exact point, anyway, but expertise in repeatedly losing her child without having to face any outraged judgment was the big loud boring cherry on top.
Annoyance scale--9 (-1 for realistic and accessible hotness) Result:  Gut wrenchingly horrific death


Andrea:



Destructively poor taste in men.

Annoyance level 2 (sexiness, badassery almost negates tiresome behavior) Result: still ticking


The Governor:



"What the f*ck am I doing on this list, gooberboy?"

Annoyance level--0 Solid villain Result--still kickin



"What the governor said."
Annoyance level-- -10.  Seriously man. The guy who brought us Cutty Wise is untouchable.


Rick:



"My annoying wife's dead, I killed my best friend, my little brat turned into a sociopathic force of death, I sawed that judgmental veterinarian's foot off, and I kept Glenn alive just long enough to outstay his welcome.  WTF can you possibly want from me?"

I have heard that the show has been consistently and dramatically different than the books, which makes a discussion of them moot.  I'm not sure how things worked in them, but it is apparent that in the televised Walking Dead universe, life expectancy is directly related to boring screentime, and annoyance level is directly related to the brutality involved in killing said character off.  If that's not a show that cares about its audience, I don't know what is.

WHAR WALKING DEAD, WHAR?

Michonne: He MAD!

How long before Rick goes up to give Lori a smooch and it turns out to be a zombie in a dress?

It's even advertising the new episode of Walking Dead tonight at 9/8 central. What in the ever living shiat?

Here's where Ghost Lori starts nagging Rick and telling him everything he did wrong.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY WON'T YOU STAY DEAD?