Good ratings, but I thought it would do better. Anyone who did not watch, missed a great episode.

I'd hoped for a little more, but generally the midseason finales for TWD don't have a big boost, from what I can remember. They were lucky that the two Governor episodes didn't do more damage. In the past the midseason premieres have had a boost. We'll see.

A few more articles.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-deaths-scott-gimple-660859

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-spoilers-robert-kirkman-661157

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-deads-david-morrissey-governors-660922

Talking Dead did very well in the demo also, 3.0. I think this is its highest ratings. I think that it was all due to Hershel's death and Scott Wilson's appearance.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/04/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-wins-night-talking-dead-soul-train-awards-real-housewives-of-atlanta-more/219569/

Ugh, I am having Walking Dead withdrawals already.

Play the Telltale game! Season 2 of the game starts up week after next.

Gimple interview. Might be a little spoilery.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/walking-dead-postmortem-scott-gimple-governor-rick-tank.html

I was reading through the new Walking Dead magazine at the store, and they interviewed Gimple. He talked about how when he was 9 he planned to become a TV producer, and what he'd have to do to make it happen.

I didn't realize he wrote 18 Miles Out. That's one of my favorite episodes, mostly for the opening and closing shots of Rick looking at the walker as he drives by.

I thought the interview was okay. I usually like most of major plots that the story does, but I don't think that they made the right decision dragging out the Governor's story. Really his story was done last season, the attack on the prison should have been last season's finale. I also don't like the character study episodes that telegraph who is going to die next.

With three more regulars, we should have at least one more death by the end of this season. I think that we will see Morgan again. I would prefer that he joins the group. They can get rid of Bob.

Frank Darabont is suing AMC for profits.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fired-walking-dead-creator-frank-666176

Considering the many shifty things that have been said about this network, he probably has a solid basis. I didn't really enjoy his run on the show myself, but he did help start it up.

Andrew Lincoln narrated the Sherlock Holmes special on PBS last night. I was a little surprised at how quickly I recognized his accent.

I totally believe Darabont's claims. He is not the first creator/producer to be cheated by the networks. Plus, AMC is run by cheap dumbasses and scumbags. AMC has been in financial trouble for the last two or three years and it was made worse when it tried to take on the Dish Network. No doubt the settlement with Darabont will take yet another financial chunk out of AMC.

Edited December 18, 201311 yr by Ann_SS

Oh, I believe him. They're cheap as !@#$%^&*] at AMC. They want to be HBO on fifty dollars and some layaway.

LOL! AMC is just poking itself in the eye with all these miserly decisions. Think of all the projects that are going elsewhere because producers want nothing to do with AMC. It such a coincidence that just a couple days somewhere online I was reading a financial blurb where two stockbrokers were debating whether investing AMC was a good move. The network has such a bad rep despite having the no. 1 scripted tv show.

The season 1 marathon has started.

I love Morgan and Dwayne was so sweet. Morgan and Rick were instant BFFs. I hope that they bring on Lennie James as a regular now that his AMC show has been cancelled.

Edited December 31, 201311 yr by Ann_SS

I forgot how different the tone of the show was way back when. This is going to be a nice way to spend the day.