The other problem is that some of the characters who may be prominent in the comic drag the show down. I don't know if Kirkman has any interest in Andrea but if he did then he should have stopped the show from making her character a shambles (I would also say she was miscast). Characters like Carol, who on paper seem easily disposable, actually contribute far more to the backbone and heart of the TV version.

I actually prefer Andrea and Lori on the show to the comic versions - not that I'm caught up yet. I think the actresses do great work with complex, layered characters. They pretty much had a single facet each in the comics, IMO; Lori was a shrew and Rick's wife, and Andrea was the supercool babe he ended up with later in life. Kirkman's characterizations are broad and not complex. The women on the show may not always be perfect, but to me they are real.

Edited January 24, 201312 yr by Vee

My issue with Andrea is she often seems like a man's fantasy to me. The pouty little lady who wants equality but actually just needs taming. All the flirting with any cute guy. The general incompetence. It's a little jarring.

I put my mouse over new promo, but then moved it away. Ha. My willpower continues to amaze me!

Me too! GIVE IN ANN! I want to Peer pressure you so bad but I swear leading up to the 10th. You should just take one promo a day at a time starting on Feb. 1.

London, you are positively cruel!

What I do Chit? You know you loved it... I need Doctor Who to take me to Feb. 10 at 10 p. already!

More toy things. The Glenn one is the best. Daryl looks like Magnum PI's boss.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/24/the-walking-dead-funko-pop-vinyl-figures/

Edited January 25, 201312 yr by CarlD2

I just got this email from AMC and I LOVE it -- even more new scenes from 3B premiere -- my poor bb. GIVE IN ANN! You have less than 2 weeks! Just give in!

Click here, hopefully this works. Here's another AMC had at the bottom of the email.

Edited January 28, 201312 yr by London

LOL! I can resist more 12 more days. I am too invested in NOT being spoiled now.

I just got up to mid-season 2, when Shane went completely insane and had everyone open fire on the barn (with children around, no less). I thought this was a good scene, although those scenes with Rick and Herschel and Beth's under five boyfriend bringing in the walkers with leashes just didn't make sense to me. I find it hard to believe someone wouldn't have gotten bit in the process of dragging the walkers to the barn if Herschel and the other farm people had been doing that for a while.

I'm surprised at just how much I liked Maggie/Glenn right from the start. I heard some say they didn't like them until this season.

Those scenes with the two guys Rick shot in the bar went on and on and seemed very stagey. I get the idea, but I did not like the execution (no pun intended).

Have any of you listened to the DVD commentary for that last episode (Nebraska)? Glen Mazarra (now deposed as showrunner) talks about the actors objecting to the initial script, and the guy who plays Glenn was also on there, doing his best Eddie Haskell, essentially saying, "I didn't have a problem, but other people did." Cracked me up.

Edited January 29, 201312 yr by CarlD2

I think the point of that scene is it doesn't make sense - Rick is trying to abide by Herschel's rules but the situation is just not workable. He doesn't want to hurt anyone but he doesn't have any other way to handle Herschel. Shane then takes the decision out of his hands. Shane was right, but his method was ugly.

Here's a spoiler from Ausiello... I'm just curious on the latter.

Question: Could I please have a niblet of scoop on what’s coming up on the second half of The Walking Dead‘s third season? —Rob
Ausiello: When the show returns on February 10, not only will we learn the outcome of the Daryl/Merle showdown, a character you probably never thought you’d see again will put in an appearance, and Rick will do something (literally) everyone has wanted to do at one time or another.

I wonder if Rick

hits Carl. I don't mind him too much but a lot of fans loathe him.

I think the point of that scene is it doesn't make sense - Rick is trying to abide by Herschel's rules but the situation is just not workable. He doesn't want to hurt anyone but he doesn't have any other way to handle Herschel. Shane then takes the decision out of his hands. Shane was right, but his method was ugly.

I see what you mean. It was just so tough for me to believe they would have been able to do that for months without getting bit.

LOL! I can resist more 12 more days. I am too invested in NOT being spoiled now.

I'm with you, Ann. Spoiler free!

I think the point of that scene is it doesn't make sense - Rick is trying to abide by Herschel's rules but the situation is just not workable. He doesn't want to hurt anyone but he doesn't have any other way to handle Herschel. Shane then takes the decision out of his hands. Shane was right, but his method was ugly.

I agree, but there was really no good way to do that. I hated Shane, but I was with him 100%. The scene was very powerful! And to have Sophia emerge????? Wow!

Yet because it was Shane not Rick who betrayed Hershel's trust, he allowed them to stay at the farm. Shane busting open the barn also burnt his the last bridge with the group (excluding Andrea). It cemented Rick as the undisputed leader of the group.

Chit, it is lonely in spoiler free zone so thanks for the company. LOL! It is damn hard though. It took all my willpower not to click on the London's spoilers.

Edited January 30, 201312 yr by Ann_SS

There was a scene where Rick is with Shane and then Shane hands the gun off to Daryl, or something, and the subtext is basically that Daryl is replacing Shane. It was nicely done.

I hope that with Merle around again they won't ruin the friendship between Daryl and Rick.

I get the feeling a lot of fans hate Rick but I think Andrew Lincoln is just superb. I always feel for Rick.

Oooooooooo CarlD, NOW I get what you're saying with your spoiler tag!

I have NO clue as to if he will slap Carl or not, now if this was Season 1 or 2 I'd be all for that since Carl got on my nerves so much but now I actually like him and see that he has some purpose and is a bit of a badass. I'm trying to think what else people have wanted to see for awhile that goes with that info... I am drawing a blank!

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by London