I was thinking they may be doing something similar to the storyline arcs of the comic..? I mean I can think of a relatively significant event to do with one of the younger cast members, and a change of location coming up pretty soon...so it could just be sticking to that?
Though I wouldn't be surprised if next season is at least a few episodes longer.

I believe the next season is going to have 12 episodes

that was a most cracking show of recent times.. There is a street full of the zombies because they need somewhere to stay in it..

13, actually. :)

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the real Kim Kardashian...

The season finale was really great, IMO. They managed to wring some real emotional reactions from me as I found myself caring for the character's plight. It didn't matter to me at all that there was only about 30 seconds of zombie footage in the entire episode.

Looking forward to the next season eargerly.

I didn't like how we didnt see what happened to that one guy and his boy.and we never found out what happened to Merle either.

Gotta save something for next season!

Michael Rooker was talking about being excited for Merle's return next season, so chances are damn good you'll see Merle again.

I have so far seen five episodes and love it,though there is a wee small problem and that is there is not enough zombie action,after the first episode the fun stuff is spread out quite thinly.

For a show about zombies i just want a bit more,would anyone else agree.

Still love it though so its only a small criticism

I think keeping the zombie action spare it heightens the tension and allows for more character development, which gives the story more emotional depth, making it more than a mere splatterfest.

I agree, and to that extent they've succeeded but the problem is that I was really looking forward to a splatterfest. But it's like any other show... with added zombies. I wanted more action and blood and guts, not friggin character development and human bonding.

Well, there's whatever Romero is churning out these days for those who aren't interested in good storytelling.

TWD comic, has been going for nearly 7 years now...these days, that's one hell of a run...the reason it has managed to go for so long, and stay relatively "fresh" is that it has broken the mould in such a way - It's not just about "surviving zombies" and being attacked, it's about characters brought together to survive in a world that has been overrun by a zombie plague, with not only zombies but their own conflicts to deal with among themselves, and *invisible spoiler*
...eventually others they encounter...
It's about what it would be like...not everyone's automatically a bad-ass zombie killing machine, and some that usually aren't, turn out to be...you see people grow, and change throughout the series so, in my opinion I'll have to disagree with you S.baby/Anthro - There isn't LESS to this than most zombie movies, there's more.

Keep watching, you WILL see zombie attacks, huge hordes of the undead, much blood and gore for many reasons...you will see people go through some truly crazy shit and many unexpected situations, and terrible things worse than being eaten alive, the cast will change, grow, and shrink for many reasons.
This is a series of quality...and simply would not last, if it stuck to the "lets have zombies kill people all the time", it just would not work...

I hope Darabont gets ol' William Sadler to play Hershel Greene.

To me, one of the most shocking, and effective moments in the whole series was in the first episode, of the zomble with no legs left, pulling itself along by its arms. That one image spoke so much.

At least with Romero you know what you get. I'm not saying that this is a bad show, only that I was disappointed in it because I was expecting it to be something else.

I saw the final episode a couple of days ago, pleased with the way they ended it without having some big cliffhanger. The great thing about this is they've taken some time for character development and I can only see it getting stronger.

Bring on season 2

i loved it - really great job (for TV). i think season 2 will need to raise the bar especially in terms of a compelling plot trajectory and some deeper core character development - but as a first season 'set the tone' this one was perfect

The walking dead is awesome show by AMC. I had seen all the 6 episodes of season 1 and didn't like the way it ends up. I was not expecting lori to died in last episode. But the good news is that show has been renewed for new season as well.

Mark your spoilers, ffs. -.-

Lori doesn't die in the last episode. Don't worry.

She doesn't die for some time yet.

Shhhhhhhh.:p

I really need to start watching this. Everybody recommended it to me, but it's just finding the time! Gah!

Just the dvd of the first season TWD hits the local store here with a pretty fine watchable print. Already bought it...eagerly waiting to give it a watch in this weekend.:)

your verdict??

Awesome! Just finished watching the 1st season in a row for the last 2 days. First 2 episodes were excellent! It wasn't like a 'made-for-TV' product at all. I haven't read or see the original comic book series but I think that's what any good true fan of this genre wants to see in a zombie story....even far better than any big or low budget zombie films made in recent years.

Hate to wait for a year for the 13-episode long (coool!) 2nd season...eagerly waiting to know what's their next stoppage and especially what happened to Marle Dixon, Morgan and his son Duane??

Ditto! :)

I only hope that Darabont gets engaged in more projects in coming years...this man can give us anything with standard.

Hey i am watching this show right now and yeah it is very interesting.

It's really pretty good show to watch.

Loved it! Want more zombies in season 2.........everything's better with more zombies :D

I'm glad that you asked this. I have Disc 1 coming in the mail tomorrow, and I was just about to come here to ask people what they thought.

I'll come back and let you all know once I've watched.

I really think you'll like it. I seriously looked forward to this show coming on every week!!

I just bought season 1. came in the mail yesterday, so Ill let yall know how I like it soon.

Well, I watched the first disc and really enjoy it.

I'm really diggin' the start of Season 2. It's great that there are two killer horror shows on TV right now. American Horror Story being the other one.

And next Friday is the first show of Grimm

Grimm being on NBC could limit it's potential. I hope I'm wrong. It will be on my DVR for sure.

The walking dead
 

What are your thoughts on it love it hate have a fave character like some things but hate other?

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58130

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56622

When does this start again?