What Andrew Lincoln's Departure Means For The Walking Dead
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TV series can't really reset and many have tried with cast changes. The problem for series producers is viewers and fans become invested in characters (and by extension the actors who play them. Kill off too many favorite characters and you kill off the audience. Our word-of-mouth on these series lets others who never watched know the show will betray their trust. This is just a fact.
We have told people who never watched just to watch seasons 1-4 or so. There are a handful of series in the last 50 years that lasted as long as this one has or longer. Just bury it already. The best series are planned with an end in mind and don't just hobble along into seniliity for ages to justify paying all those people all that money. Self-justification in entertainment never works.
Date: 2020-07-14
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Comments and reviews: 9
Barstool
If they had bothered keeping some of the characters people actually care about around they could just turn it completely into an ensemble show, but they killed them all off. They've veered off from the comic book before and besides main story points they should be veering off as far as deaths to keep it interesting. Abraham was, for sure, a character they should have kept around as he was always a fan favorite and could have easily slipped into a leadership role in Alexandria with Rick leaving. It's going to be a disaster if they try and Make Daryl the lead. He's just not a lead character. He's basically been the exact same character for 8 seasons. Maybe if they actually developed him more towards that, but the fact of the matter is they didn't and he clearly isn't an interesting enough character to be the lead.
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If they had bothered keeping some of the characters people actually care about around they could just turn it completely into an ensemble show, but they killed them all off. They've veered off from the comic book before and besides main story points they should be veering off as far as deaths to keep it interesting. Abraham was, for sure, a character they should have kept around as he was always a fan favorite and could have easily slipped into a leadership role in Alexandria with Rick leaving. It's going to be a disaster if they try and Make Daryl the lead. He's just not a lead character. He's basically been the exact same character for 8 seasons. Maybe if they actually developed him more towards that, but the fact of the matter is they didn't and he clearly isn't an interesting enough character to be the lead.
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Terence
Rick should have died this season and rightfully handed the reigns over to Carl.
. logically, story-wise, it should be a series about Carl AND Judith.
. Carl because he became a man during the zombie apocalypse.
. and Judith because this is the ONLY world she's ever known, she's never known any moment where there weren't zombies roaming around.
. TWD should be a show about the fall of the old ways and the birth of the next generation, the new world that the children will inherit whether they want to or not.
. instead, it's about a bunch of whiney grown-ups LARPING around the countryside with swords, bats and crossbows fighting over food and what calls dibs on abandoned houses.
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Rick should have died this season and rightfully handed the reigns over to Carl.
. logically, story-wise, it should be a series about Carl AND Judith.
. Carl because he became a man during the zombie apocalypse.
. and Judith because this is the ONLY world she's ever known, she's never known any moment where there weren't zombies roaming around.
. TWD should be a show about the fall of the old ways and the birth of the next generation, the new world that the children will inherit whether they want to or not.
. instead, it's about a bunch of whiney grown-ups LARPING around the countryside with swords, bats and crossbows fighting over food and what calls dibs on abandoned houses.
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Mr.
A post-apocalyptic show that could last forever would be something based on the Fallout universe, probably. The Walking Dead, in contrast, really doesn't have much going for it other than the whole walker gimmick, and that gets old fast.
Why? Because there essentially is no real possibility of hope. No real goal of rebuilding society. No one is searching for a cure, no effort to unearth the start of it all. It's just the same thing, over and over. Group seeks shelter. Group finds shelter. Internal strife. Drama. Misery. External threat ends life at shelter. Rinse. Repeat.
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A post-apocalyptic show that could last forever would be something based on the Fallout universe, probably. The Walking Dead, in contrast, really doesn't have much going for it other than the whole walker gimmick, and that gets old fast.
Why? Because there essentially is no real possibility of hope. No real goal of rebuilding society. No one is searching for a cure, no effort to unearth the start of it all. It's just the same thing, over and over. Group seeks shelter. Group finds shelter. Internal strife. Drama. Misery. External threat ends life at shelter. Rinse. Repeat.
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Abigail
Honestly killing off Carl was a mistake. He was the future, the next leader to take after his father. It threw the whole show off, not only did I stop watching because Carls death was too much for me but I just dont see how everything can fall out after this. Nothing will be what it was, and if Lincolns leaving its just going to destroy it. Hes the main character of the show, like Harry Potter is in the Harry Potter series, you cant have a series without the main character. Im sad to see that this show is heading in the direction it has, it shouldve been different.
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Honestly killing off Carl was a mistake. He was the future, the next leader to take after his father. It threw the whole show off, not only did I stop watching because Carls death was too much for me but I just dont see how everything can fall out after this. Nothing will be what it was, and if Lincolns leaving its just going to destroy it. Hes the main character of the show, like Harry Potter is in the Harry Potter series, you cant have a series without the main character. Im sad to see that this show is heading in the direction it has, it shouldve been different.
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Shaun
Imho it's not good if there's too much gore for no reason, or if there's day to day stuff going on. Yes they are both needed, but it shouldn't take up all the screen time. What's needed is a new dynamic, and a new leader may provide some of they, but I'm not sure DD is a leader. He has always been the one to go off half cocked, the one that wants to hit the enemy as hard and fast as possible. This has always put him at odd's with Rick, like with the 50cal's. One thing I do hope, is that they don't stretch it out to a shite death, for us or them.
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Imho it's not good if there's too much gore for no reason, or if there's day to day stuff going on. Yes they are both needed, but it shouldn't take up all the screen time. What's needed is a new dynamic, and a new leader may provide some of they, but I'm not sure DD is a leader. He has always been the one to go off half cocked, the one that wants to hit the enemy as hard and fast as possible. This has always put him at odd's with Rick, like with the 50cal's. One thing I do hope, is that they don't stretch it out to a shite death, for us or them.
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fanjoy
I have never liked his character as his leadership has been spotty at best and at times the cause of their troubles. I have just stopped watching the Walking Dead seasons ago as I could not stand the rubber band scripts of him getting the group into trouble people dying and then the writers writing a rag tag victory. The initial novelty of the script kept me interested and I must say I think the King character was more of what is considered a leader but it was not enough to make me suffer through another season.
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I have never liked his character as his leadership has been spotty at best and at times the cause of their troubles. I have just stopped watching the Walking Dead seasons ago as I could not stand the rubber band scripts of him getting the group into trouble people dying and then the writers writing a rag tag victory. The initial novelty of the script kept me interested and I must say I think the King character was more of what is considered a leader but it was not enough to make me suffer through another season.
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Jeanie
What I don't want to see is Daryl and Maggie going after Rick, that would suck. Maggie leaving won't bother me, Rick yes. They never should have killed Carl. And I got so sick of Negan. This is coming from a die hard fan. I never watch continuing shows, but I love the zombie theme and it grabbed me in. Good acting. I don't want to watch Ricks end, I may not watch this time. All things must pass, this was a fun ride.
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What I don't want to see is Daryl and Maggie going after Rick, that would suck. Maggie leaving won't bother me, Rick yes. They never should have killed Carl. And I got so sick of Negan. This is coming from a die hard fan. I never watch continuing shows, but I love the zombie theme and it grabbed me in. Good acting. I don't want to watch Ricks end, I may not watch this time. All things must pass, this was a fun ride.
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AESCULAPTORmark3
Andrew Lincoln became a household name when he starred in the tv show, Teachers.
With Rick gone the Walking Dead tv show is over. Daryl is no leading character. This show should have ended at the end of season 8. Rick should have killed Negan and the show should have finished there. The show got lame after season 6. Season 7 and 8 were dull and slow. The show should end if Andrew Lincoln is leaving.
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Andrew Lincoln became a household name when he starred in the tv show, Teachers.
With Rick gone the Walking Dead tv show is over. Daryl is no leading character. This show should have ended at the end of season 8. Rick should have killed Negan and the show should have finished there. The show got lame after season 6. Season 7 and 8 were dull and slow. The show should end if Andrew Lincoln is leaving.
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Stabbath
Strange. I never seen at least the main focus ever being about zombies. Anymore than in Game of Thrones. Zombies act as a backdrop. The zombies act like global warming and then the politicians only occasionally mention it without calling it what it is. The drama lies within how people ignore the greater threat and war with each other and not work with each other as much as they should.
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Strange. I never seen at least the main focus ever being about zombies. Anymore than in Game of Thrones. Zombies act as a backdrop. The zombies act like global warming and then the politicians only occasionally mention it without calling it what it is. The drama lies within how people ignore the greater threat and war with each other and not work with each other as much as they should.
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