Quote Originally Posted by Renton View Post
I just finished the walking dead. I am mega-disappointed at how not-bad it is given how much I was built up for it. I also caught a couple of episodes with boost when he was bunking with us in thailand and they happened to be the worst 2 or 3 episodes of the entire series (the deer sequence in season 2, specifically).

It's a decent show, passable when its at its worst and a significantly good show when its at its best. As I mentioned before, the middle of season 2 is cringeworthy bad at times, but it has definitely rebounded significantly since then and it had a fairly strong first season as well. I don't really see why it is such a polarizing show, I don't understand how anyone could view it as anything other than somewhat above mediocre. I think zombie horror buffs just pity what a missed opportunity for greatness the show is, given its excellent source material and thrilling subject matter. This is of course true, but the show still exceeds the quality of most non hbo drama.
+1, i think the bad buzz is larger than what it "should" be because many people probably tried watching TWD that do not watch much TV