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He is awesome.

@kalel3412- agreed. this show is not about "the walking dead". its just a zombie show.

@kalel3412 & luckylu-thank god you two said what you said. My wife and I were beginning to think we were the only fans of "The Walking Dead" comics who DIDN'T care much for the TV show. Started out promising but then changed...and not for the better in our opinion. Much prefer the comic. And before all of you fans of the tv series start in on me, yes, I realize, probably more than most, that some things HAVE to be changed when you're transfering one medium to another, BUT, not entire plotlines. Then it's not an adaptation of the comic any longer. It's got some of the same characters, but it's no longer the same story we fell in love with.

Its one thing to make a Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men, Superman, etc. movie without any subtitle labeling and not follow a specific storyline (which is cool), but its compLETELY different to label a movie/show to its fullest and NOT follow it to a 'T'. This has been the biggest mistake when it comes to these CBMs. Sin City has been the only one to truly get it right. Call me a fanboy, but don't call a movie Watchmen and have Rorshach hack a guy up instead of burning him alive in his house, don't call it X-Men First Class and have an adult Emma Frost, and don't call it The Walking Dead and have the group find some underground science lab! I understand things wont always be perfect when transfering from the page to the screen (Alan Moore once said thats why certain stories should ONLY be told in the comic book medium) but if you're gonna change it, call it something different or give it a secondary title.

everyone complaining it hasnt stuck to the comic story all i have to say is

good!

I have read and love the comic - i dont need to see the exact same story again, because i have already seen it and can go back and read it again anytime i want

for me its like an alternative one - same characters just slightly different circumstances

and i really like it

i would be bored if it was exactly the same as the comics - and im glad shane isnt gonna bite it any time soon

@Daybot
You speak the truth!

@Stubbz-LOL! That's why I said that "I realize, probably more than most, that some things HAVE to be changed when you're transfering one medium to another" and in Nolan's Batman films, which have YEARS of comics and so many different interpretations of the Batman out there that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to follow any particular style and make everyone happy, The Walking Dead is one single story in and of itself. This group of people, their lives affected by the appearance of the walking dead.

@spideydude-I agree with you to an extent. I was completely fine with Shane not biting the dust just yet, not going to affect the way the story goes one way or the other by killing him off now or waiting until the end of the series. And as far as the new characters go, still ok with THAT. Where I really began to lose faith in this series was the addition of the CDC plotline, which, altho it does make a bit of sense in the fact that the CDC is located in Atlanta and most people probably would have sought it out, it was such a plot deviation that I had trouble accepting it. Plus, it was totally unnecessary after all because now they've left and won't be returning to it. So, why add it? And trust me guys, those are my complaints thus far. My wife is a whole lot less forgiving than me!

I guess what boggles our minds is that we're constantly reading comments on this website about different films that have come out or are soon to be coming out and they are nitpicked TO DEATH due to subtle changes or even major ones. Such as Green Lantern's gloves being black, Thor either wearing a helmet or NOT wearing a helmet, the new Spider-Man's suit...things that DO NOT change a story at all. Our complaints were about things that affect the story. Why was "The Walking Dead" so damn popular? Because of the STORY that we all read! Why change the STORY so drastically? Again, I understand that, especially with this being a TV series they must add some things or change some things in order to up the drama and drag things out so it doesn't come to an end so quick. Plus, Kirkman is still writing the series so why the fear of it ending so quickly? I'm beginning to think that Kirkman is allowing these changes because he himself doesn't seem to feel that his comic was that great and that it could use the changes. Stand by your work man.