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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Honest question, why are you still watching?
You seem to complain about it after every episode but seem to faithfully sit down and watch it every Sunday evening (at least recently judging by the thread). I know when I watched a show I didn't like and could only complain about (The Newsroom) I gave it a couple episodes to see if I'd enjoy it, complained in the thread about it but saved the people who enjoyed it the grief, then..stopped watching.
Not a big deal in the end but thought it was puzzling. Unless you're a fan and I'm just reading your posts wrong that is.
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Well almost all my comments are said with some amount of jest to them.
I like the Walking Dead in the same way I like terrible movies. They are fun to laugh at, make guesses at during, etc, without getting too serious or ruining the experience.
It's a social show like survivor, or a b-horror film at a party. You get a few 'omg' moments, you're secretly cheering against everyone and you have a few laughs at the really hokey parts.
I keep watching because I want to see the brutal ways in which the characters die, secretly hoping the entire time it's their own decision making that puts them there. For the lameness of a 2 season Governor story arc, decapitated Herschel head was pretty cool.
Once or twice in a season, the show will do things well for 30 minutes or more, and that's worth watching, but the rest of it is surface entertainment value. Sundays are also a terrible tv lull right now, but with Shameless picking things up and GOT starting soon, Walking Dead might turn into a Monday or Tuesday show.
Edit: Funny you should mention the Newsroom, I feel pretty similar about it as I do the Walking Dead.