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Just watched the 1st episode of the 2nd season and I just have to say, that I'm still on the fence with the series. I've almost learned to live with the fact, that his is quite different compared to the original (comickook) story, and I'm starting to feel that it's kinda ok. Surprises and all that, and Darryl is imo an interesting character. But then again, I would like the story to take further apart from the comicbook story, if it ain't gonna fully follow it. It's kinda annoying, that there are some bits that are clearly from the comicbook storyline, and at the same time some are pretty far off from it (for example Shane? Tyrell?), that it feels... I don't know... just weird to have some bits from the original and then not doing some really crucial plot twists that made the comicbook so damn good from the start. I also feel that the story drags a bit. Yeah, I know they are building more drama, but still. Some bits are kinda leaning towards the boring zone.

PS. I'm still thinking, that Merle is going to be The Governor in the tv-series' storyline. Hand for a hand and so on. Let's just see when that story arc is going to be introduced. Maybe on 4th season? ;)

I personally prefer fake cities, or "real" cities, that don't resemble too much of their real world counterparts. I just feel, that it gives so much more leash for the creators to create a setting that allows the story and illustrations to reach their full potential, without any restrictions of the real world cities may have. I don't say, that real world city setting don't work, but I prefer fake or not accurate "real" cities. :)

Sounds awesome. That guy is a rising star atm on my "favourite actors" list. :)

Hi, I finally decided to join yesterday. Hope I don't irritate too many people here at the Comic Vine forums with my (sometimes straightforward) opinions. :D

Dude... Where are you coming up with that "they used to be 80 bucks, now they just raised the price to 400" ? I have used different kind of digital drawing tablets since 1998, and I can tell you, that the high quality tablets, like Intuos (which debuted around '98), were even more expensive back then. Why? Because they really are quality hardware. Ofcourse some hardware aimed for hobbyists cost $80. But if you have ever even tried for example Wacom Intuos3 or 4 (A4 size and up), which is aimed for serious business, and also tried for example Adesso/Aiptek table, or the cheaper Wacoms, which are aimed for hobbyists and guys, who aren't quite sure yet, if digital medium is their cup of tea, you know that there's a huuuuge difference. For a 1st tablet something like the cheaper Wacom's (Bamboo etc.) or Adesso/Aiptek (Adesso and Aiptek use mostly the exact same hardware) are just fine, but if you want to get serious at some point, there just ain't no competition to Intuos or Cintiq at the moment. You just don't get quality hardware with a cheap price tag, believe me, I know from experience.
 
But I have to agree, that pencil and paper are the best choice, when it comes to touch and feel of drawing. Although, Cintiq is pretty damn close.

All I want to see is, that AMC would stick with the original source material, if they can't bring anything better on the table. What I mean is, that if you start to do your own additions and alterations, you have to make sure, that you're actually making the product better, which imo isn't the how the things turned out here. Only thing I think is a good and interesting addition/alteration is Daryl. Eventhough there's one "redneck" in the comic book story, he is not even close to be as interesting as Daryl, which Norman Reedus portrays brilliantly.
 
So, like many have already said before my post, what really should happen, is: Carl shooting Shane, introducing of Maggie, Tyreese (or if T-Dog is supposed to be Tyreese, he got to grow a pair), Hershell, Michonne and the prison, and the pregnancy. If Carl don't kill Shane on the 2nd season, it's pretty obvious, that the AMC route is going to be very different on the seasons to become, compared to the original story. Can be good or bad, but by judging by the quality of the AMC-additions so far, it would be bad (for my personal taste).
 
I hope the 2nd season would deliver better than the 1st one as I would like to like the tv-version of one of my favourite comic book series.

I just finished the last episode of the season one, and boy, oh boy, did I hate it. I'm sorry, if this sounds like flaming, but for me, that was one of the worst things I've seen on a TV in a long time. Kind of dropped my expectations totally for the upcoming season 2. All in all, I think the series have been going steadily downhill after the episode 2. I really hope, that the second season would hit me better than the first, but I don't keep my hopes high. :(